Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the government’s controversial two limit child policy, which caps support at a family’s first two children. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due in the autumn, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/RniuLBW Website ► https://ift.tt/WPjbEXD Facebook ► https://ift.tt/TtOw0fR Bluesky ► https://ift.tt/84leA5v Instagram ► https://ift.tt/fXlmVUD The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #childbenefit #twochildlimit #twochildcap #childpoverty #labour #uk #politics #poverty #costofliving