Speaking in Parliament today (16 July 2025), Teesside MP Luke Myer said that one of the central objectives of the government’s child poverty taskforce should scrapping the two-child limit – a policy change which he said “would make such a difference to so many families”.

Scrapping the cap has been described by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) as “the most cost-effective way to start to reduce child poverty”. CPAG estimate it would lift 350,000 children out of poverty and mean 700,000 children are in less deep poverty.

Speaking in Parliament, Luke Myer MP said:

“Breaking down barriers to opportunity and giving children the best start in life is one of this Government’s defining missions, so I welcome the steps that have been taken to expand free school meals, roll out free breakfast clubs and establish the child poverty taskforce. But does the Minister agree with me that when that taskforce reports in the autumn, it is important that it recommends things like lifting the two-child limit, which would make such a difference to so many families?”

In response, Education Minister Janet Daby confirmed that the actions taken so far were “just the first steps in putting the early years back at the heart of how we deliver stronger outcomes for our children, our families and our society.” 

Earlier in the week, in response to a Conservative Party motion calling to keep the cap, Government spokespeople said that “lifting the cap is one of the many levers that the Government are considering,” but that they “will not commit to any policy without knowing how we will pay for it”. Luke’s call puts further pressure on the Government to address the policy.