Today we, @churchofengland, @womensaid, @turn2us_org and @refugeecouncil have published new research on the #twochildlimit [THREAD]
About 160,000 families have been affected already; most are working families and most have three children.
As a result of this policy, 300,000 children will be pushed into poverty and one million children, already in poverty, will be pushed even deeper into poverty by 2023/24.
Of the 430 families we surveyed, 95 per cent said that the two-child limit had affected their ability to pay for basic living costs, including 88 per cent who said it had affected their ability to pay for food and clothing.
Families are facing severe and ongoing financial difficulty and being forced into debt just to cover basic living costs each month.
Victims of domestic abuse are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of the two-child limit.
Refugees affected by the two-child limit are likely to have arrived in the UK with next to nothing, and the two-child limit hinders their ability to rebuild their lives after traumatic experiences.
Orthodox Jewish and Muslim communities are also disproportionately affected by the two-child limit.
Read the full report here: cpag.org.uk/twochildlimit #AllKidsCount [ends]
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