Petitions/Implement measures to reduce child poverty
StatusClosed
Opened19 May 2025
Closes19 Nov 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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It’s not OK that almost a third of UK children (4.5 million) live in poverty. I want the Government to: -Lift 620,000 children from absolute poverty by removing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap -Increase child-related benefits in line with inflation or average earnings (whichever is higher)

I am a full-time working single mum-of-three. Despite being in the top 25% of earners, I am impacted by the two-child limit, and rely on food and baby banks. My third child is exempt from the same state support awarded to his two older siblings. Ending child poverty is both a moral imperative and the best economic strategy for growth.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Catherine West
1Catherine West MP
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
35
Mary Glindon
2Mary Glindon MP
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
18
Jeremy Corbyn
3Jeremy Corbyn MP
Islington North
17
Ms Diane Abbott
4Ms Diane Abbott MP
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
16
Steve Reed
5Steve Reed MP
Streatham and Croydon North
16
Mr David Lammy
6Mr David Lammy MP
Tottenham
14
Ms Stella Creasy
7Ms Stella Creasy MP
Walthamstow
14
Darren Jones
8Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
13
Rebecca Smith
9Rebecca Smith MP
South West Devon
12
Peter Kyle
10Peter Kyle MP
Hove and Portslade
11