DWP rule under Labour means 10,000 children will fall into poverty

At least 10,000 more children have fallen into poverty since Keir Starmer took office, thanks to the two-child benefit cap, according to new analysis.

At least 10,000 children have fallen into poverty under the new Labour Party government, according to a new study. At least 10,000 more children have fallen into poverty since Keir Starmer took office, thanks to the two-child benefit cap, according to new analysis.

Data from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) lays bare the significant impact of the cap, showing “10,000 children have been pulled into poverty by the two-child limit since the government took office” in early July.

The charity’s chief executive, Alison Garnham, said: “The clock is ticking while child poverty rises – and the two-child limit is the key driver of the increase. Scrapping it is the most cost-effective way to stop more kids being pulled into poverty on the government’s watch.

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“We welcome the government’s child poverty taskforce but the damage grows every day – the policy must be abolished in the upcoming budget.” John McDonnell, who was suspended from the Labour party for backing an SNP amendment that called for the cap to be scrapped, said: “Many of us are pleading with the government to act on this before any more children are forced into poverty by this iniquitous rule. No Labour government worthy of the name can stand by and witness children suffering and their lives blighted in this way.”

Rosie Duffield said: “These new figures should shame every single member of parliament. We could and should do what all NGOs and charities have been asking us to do for the best part of a decade and scrap this heinous and punitive cap that traps children and families in poverty.”

Labour MP Kim Johnson added: “It’s becoming increasingly untenable for the government to continue to refuse to scrap the two child cap on benefits. We’re being told to wait for the outcome of the child poverty taskforce, but children in my constituency of Liverpool Riverside and across the country cannot wait any longer.”