Poverty: Children
Lords · Question HL15079 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bird
To ask His Majesty's Government how the Child Poverty Strategy addresses the higher risk of poverty in larger families.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 17 Mar 2026
We are determined to lift children out of poverty irrespective of the size of their family. The removal of the two child limit will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, rising to around 550,000 alongside other measures set out in our Strategy, such as th...