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Jason Manford, Simon Pegg and Bill Nighy ask PM to axe 'cruel' two child benefit cap
Anti-poverty charity Trussell and celebrities warn the two-child benefit cap pushes 109 children daily into hardship and hunger, urging its removal in the autumn budget.
- Celebrities and Trussell Trust campaigners wrote to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, urging her to scrap the two-child benefit limit, with signatories including Jason Manford, Tom Kerridge, Simon Pegg, and Bill Nighy.
- Campaigners say removing the cap is the most effective way to protect children from hunger and urge Reeves to fully remove the two-child limit now.
- Food-Bank data show 4 in 10 families with three or more children face hunger, and 29% of Trussell community food banks parcels go to them, while the two-child limit pushes 109 children into hardship daily.
- Last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves signalled she may lift the cap, and Trussell tweeted on November 17, 2025, calling removal the simplest way to protect struggling families before the autumn budget.
- Families report skipping meals and avoiding heating to protect children, while campaigners say the two-child cap `punishes children for their existence` and pushes families to food banks.
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Jason Manford, Simon Pegg and Bill Nighy ask PM to axe 'cruel' two child benefit cap
Jason Manford, Simon Pegg and Bill Nighy have joined charity Trussell in calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to axe the two-child benefit limit in…
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Celebrities call on UK Government to scrap cruel two-child policy
Over 40 celebrities have joined anti-poverty charity Trussell in calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the two-child limit in the upcoming autumn budget. The two-child limit, which restricts support from the social security system to just two children, is punishing children for their existence and forcing families to food banks. Removing the two-child limit in the autumn budget is the most effective way to protect children from hunger, gi…
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