Becca Lyon, head of UK child poverty at Save the Children, said:
“We welcome the UK government’s commitments for a Children’s Wellbeing Bill made in the King’s Speech today. Bringing down costs of school uniform will relieve some pressure on parents and rolling out free breakfast clubs in all primary schools will ensure every child can start the day with a proper meal.
“Families have endured the worst cost of living crisis in 40 years, with parents struggling to afford the essentials for their children. Today’s announcements are a positive start but with 1.6 million children affected by the cruel two-child limit, the quickest and most effective change the UK government can make is abolishing it at the Autumn budget.”
*Further details of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669791c549b9c0597fdafe63/King_s_Speech_2024_background_briefing_notes.pdf