US EditionFamilies to be offered help to leave temporary accommodation under UK child poverty strategy
The UK plans to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030 with measures including ending unlawful B&B stays and reversing the two-child benefit cap, amid a record 4.45 million in poverty.
- In last week’s Budget, the UK Government confirmed it will lift the two‑child benefit cap and pledged to end unlawful B&B stays beyond six weeks, aiding families on Universal Credit.
- The Prime Minister set up the Child Poverty Taskforce last year amid party dissent, with campaigners blaming the two‑child benefit cap for rising child poverty to a historic high of 4.5 million children.
- Ministers also announced measures to cut baby‑costs, saying retailers will accept loyalty points on infant formula to save parents up to £540, and the government will continue an £8m pilot in 20 local authorities with plans to build 5,000 homes.
- Responding at Holyrood, Shirley‑Anne Somerville described the strategy as underwhelming amid inflation, despite Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander praising it as delivering for Scotland, with the UK scrapping the two-child cap next year.
- April–June 2025 figures show more than 2,000 children stayed in B&Bs beyond six weeks; councils must notify schools, health visitors and GPs, while a next year rule change extends childcare cost eligibility.
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Child poverty strategy ‘will give every child a good start in life’
The plan comes amid a record high of 4.45 million children living in poverty in the UK.
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