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UK Abolishes Two-Child Limit, Aims to Cut Child Poverty

11/27/2025

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The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has abolished the two-child limit on means-tested support.
This policy has been criticized for exacerbating poverty since its introduction in 2015.
The change is expected to lift about 450,000 children out of poverty by 2026.
The government plans to publish its first child poverty strategy in nearly a decade.

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Story summary

The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has abolished the two-child limit on means-tested support.
This policy has been criticized for exacerbating poverty since its introduction in 2015.
The change is expected to lift about 450,000 children out of poverty by 2026.
The government plans to publish its first child poverty strategy in nearly a decade.