“In 2025, it is unacceptable that any child is growing up in shocking levels of poverty, going without basics like food, clothing, heating, safe housing and other essentials.
“Child poverty is not just a statistic. It impacts every part of a child’s life, from their health, their education, their opportunities and their futures. We see the toll poverty is taking on millions of children’s wellbeing – but this does not have to be inevitable. Poverty is the result of policy choices, and it can be changed.
“As Children’s Commissioners, we are united in calling for a child poverty strategy that tackles the root causes of poverty and builds a system where every child in the UK can thrive. This must start with two urgent steps: removing the two-child limit, which is driving hundreds of thousands of children into poverty, and annually increasing all child-related benefits, so families can meet their children’s basic needs even as costs rise.
“We urge the UK government to act with urgency, because children cannot afford to wait.”
