DWP figures out today show 1.6 million (1 in 9) children are affected by the two-child limit. 62 per cent of affected families have three children, and 59 per cent of affected families are working.
Today, the government published the annual statistics on families affected by the two-child limit. For the first time, these statistics include a breakdown of the impact by gender, ethnicity, disability, conditionality status, and age of the children in the household.
On 13 March, eight parents from across Britain came to Westminster for a meeting with the education secretary. All are parenting children with SEND while living on a low income, and shared their experiences and their calls for change with the education secretary, advisers and officials. Two more parents who could not be there in person had speeches read out on their behalf. This article brings together excerpts from these speeches.
This briefing covers the following announcements: the new crisis and resilience fund, free school meals, school-based nurseries, housing and employment support/benefits.
