In February 2026, 458 MPs voted to scrap the two-child limit. Seema Kennedy voted for the bill that created it, in 2015, though she also backed HS2 twice. She scores minus 1.11.
"Four years in the Commons, nine goals, eight of them below zero."
Her card is public. #UKPolitics #TwoChildLimit
"Four years in the Commons, nine goals, eight of them below zero."
Her card is public. #UKPolitics #TwoChildLimit
KeepingScore: our verdict on Seema Kennedy
The scores, the record and the full verdict, with sources.
keepingscore.today
October 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In February 2026, 458 MPs voted to scrap the two-child limit. Seema Kennedy voted for the bill that created it, in 2015, though she also backed HS2 twice. She scores minus 1.11.
"Four years in the Commons, nine goals, eight of them below zero."
Her card is public. #UKPolitics #TwoChildLimit
"Four years in the Commons, nine goals, eight of them below zero."
Her card is public. #UKPolitics #TwoChildLimit
361 MPs voted to scrap the two child limit in February, and it passed. Julia Lopez voted no three times. Our verdict: 'Three chances. Three noes. The card is not an accident.' You can read every vote on her card. #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #UKPolitics
KeepingScore: our verdict on Julia Lopez
The scores, the record and the full verdict, with sources.
keepingscore.today
August 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
361 MPs voted to scrap the two child limit in February, and it passed. Julia Lopez voted no three times. Our verdict: 'Three chances. Three noes. The card is not an accident.' You can read every vote on her card. #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #UKPolitics
Sir Edward Leigh chaired the committee that hunts government waste for nine years, and takes no paid outside work. He also voted twice this year against scrapping the two-child limit. It passed anyway, 361 to 84. Our verdict: "Even the good news is only a smaller loss." #UKPolitics #TwoChildLimit
KeepingScore: our verdict on Edward Leigh
The scores, the record and the full verdict, with sources.
keepingscore.today
August 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Sir Edward Leigh chaired the committee that hunts government waste for nine years, and takes no paid outside work. He also voted twice this year against scrapping the two-child limit. It passed anyway, 361 to 84. Our verdict: "Even the good news is only a smaller loss." #UKPolitics #TwoChildLimit
From 6 April 2026, the two-child limit in Universal Credit is being removed. Support may now include all children in your household. Contact us or check your entitlement using a benefits calculator on GOV.UK.
#TwoChildLimit #BenefitChanges #Edinburgh #MoneyAdvice
#TwoChildLimit #BenefitChanges #Edinburgh #MoneyAdvice
April 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
From 6 April 2026, the two-child limit in Universal Credit is being removed. Support may now include all children in your household. Contact us or check your entitlement using a benefits calculator on GOV.UK.
#TwoChildLimit #BenefitChanges #Edinburgh #MoneyAdvice
#TwoChildLimit #BenefitChanges #Edinburgh #MoneyAdvice
#ToriesGone242
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
Child poverty strategy likely to fail unless two-child limit goes, charity warns
The charity estimates that the two-child limit pushes another 109 children into poverty each day.
leftfootforward.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
#ToriesGone242
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
#ToriesGone241
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
Child poverty strategy likely to fail unless two-child limit goes, charity warns
The charity estimates that the two-child limit pushes another 109 children into poverty each day.
leftfootforward.org
March 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#ToriesGone241
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
#Labour #Change
#PovertyIsAPoliticalChoice
#Scrap2ChildLimit
#ScrapTheCap
#ChildPoverty strategy likely to fail unless #TwoChildLimit goes, Charity Warns
Charity estimates that the #2ChildLimit pushes 109 Children into Poverty each day
leftfootforward.org/2025/03/chil...
Good Morning M 👋
Absolutely! This is another Labour own Goal that will come back to bite them later, unless #JusticeForWASPI is Served asap, along with keeping #WinterFuelAllowance Universal until UK Pensions are aligned with Minimum Wage, & #TwoChildLimit & Cap is Scrapped etc!
#ToriesGone167
Absolutely! This is another Labour own Goal that will come back to bite them later, unless #JusticeForWASPI is Served asap, along with keeping #WinterFuelAllowance Universal until UK Pensions are aligned with Minimum Wage, & #TwoChildLimit & Cap is Scrapped etc!
#ToriesGone167
December 19, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Good Morning M 👋
Absolutely! This is another Labour own Goal that will come back to bite them later, unless #JusticeForWASPI is Served asap, along with keeping #WinterFuelAllowance Universal until UK Pensions are aligned with Minimum Wage, & #TwoChildLimit & Cap is Scrapped etc!
#ToriesGone167
Absolutely! This is another Labour own Goal that will come back to bite them later, unless #JusticeForWASPI is Served asap, along with keeping #WinterFuelAllowance Universal until UK Pensions are aligned with Minimum Wage, & #TwoChildLimit & Cap is Scrapped etc!
#ToriesGone167
The UK under Labour in 2025 twochildlimit
Child Poverty %
Denmark 2.4%
Finland 3.2%
Norway 3.6%
Sweden 3.6%
The UK 32.1%
Denmark 2.4%
Finland 3.2%
Norway 3.6%
Sweden 3.6%
The UK 32.1%
February 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The UK under Labour in 2025 twochildlimit
#Liebour UK
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Britain's high-profile purchase of fighter jets armed with nuclear bombs is a primarily political move which gives the country no obvious military advantage, a new report has warned
RAF nuclear fighter jet purchase 'is £1bn thank you to Uncle Sam'
www.thenational.scot
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#Liebour UK
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Cannot afford
To address #ChildPoverty
To fix energy bills
#WinterFuelPayment
#WASPI reparations
Eliminate #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause or #BedroomTax
#OverseasAid
Address #ClimateChange
CAN afford
Nuclear-armed fighter jets
WMD's & #Trident replacement
Billions spent but missiles USA
Widespread ignorance of the impact of Tory (now Labour's) #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause
But let's say you have a wife, 4 kids & a good job then are suddenly made redundant
Or you are a mother with 4 kids forced to flee an abusive relationship taking them with you
Then you will find out.....
But let's say you have a wife, 4 kids & a good job then are suddenly made redundant
Or you are a mother with 4 kids forced to flee an abusive relationship taking them with you
Then you will find out.....
December 13, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Widespread ignorance of the impact of Tory (now Labour's) #TwoChildLimit / #RapeClause
But let's say you have a wife, 4 kids & a good job then are suddenly made redundant
Or you are a mother with 4 kids forced to flee an abusive relationship taking them with you
Then you will find out.....
But let's say you have a wife, 4 kids & a good job then are suddenly made redundant
Or you are a mother with 4 kids forced to flee an abusive relationship taking them with you
Then you will find out.....
For years, this limit has pushed struggling families into hardship. Ending it would bring us closer to a fairer system that supports every child. #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit (2/2)
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
For years, this limit has pushed struggling families into hardship. Ending it would bring us closer to a fairer system that supports every child. #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit (2/2)
“Scrapping the #twochildlimit IS a moral victory” — but new data from DWP shows nearly 1 in 3 children in the #NorthEast are still growing up in poverty.
Progress matters. But the system is still leaving families without enough to get by.
labourlist.org/2026/04/soci... @nechildpoverty.bsky.social
Progress matters. But the system is still leaving families without enough to get by.
labourlist.org/2026/04/soci... @nechildpoverty.bsky.social
'Scrapping the two-child limit is a huge moral victory, but our social security system still traps families in poverty' - LabourList
Poverty in the UK is not inevitable but as a result of political choices has been built into the design of our social security system.
labourlist.org
April 21, 2026 at 7:09 PM
“Scrapping the #twochildlimit IS a moral victory” — but new data from DWP shows nearly 1 in 3 children in the #NorthEast are still growing up in poverty.
Progress matters. But the system is still leaving families without enough to get by.
labourlist.org/2026/04/soci... @nechildpoverty.bsky.social
Progress matters. But the system is still leaving families without enough to get by.
labourlist.org/2026/04/soci... @nechildpoverty.bsky.social
New child poverty figures for the #NorthEast are devastating, even if not surprising.
Removing the #twochildlimit was long overdue, but these levels of poverty show how far there is to go.
We see this every day: impossible budgets, constant pressure, and too little to get by.
Removing the #twochildlimit was long overdue, but these levels of poverty show how far there is to go.
We see this every day: impossible budgets, constant pressure, and too little to get by.
🚸 New data published by the Department for Work and Pensions today shows that almost 1️⃣ in 3️⃣ (30%) babies, children and young people across the North East were growing up in poverty in 2024/25.
March 31, 2026 at 10:42 AM
New child poverty figures for the #NorthEast are devastating, even if not surprising.
Removing the #twochildlimit was long overdue, but these levels of poverty show how far there is to go.
We see this every day: impossible budgets, constant pressure, and too little to get by.
Removing the #twochildlimit was long overdue, but these levels of poverty show how far there is to go.
We see this every day: impossible budgets, constant pressure, and too little to get by.
The #twochildlimit doesn’t reflect real life. It doesn’t account for rising prices, reduced income during maternity leave, or the cost of caring for young children. It doesn’t care whether a family is working, budgeting, or doing everything right. Sadly, Paula's story isn't rare.
#EndChildPoverty
#EndChildPoverty
June 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The #twochildlimit doesn’t reflect real life. It doesn’t account for rising prices, reduced income during maternity leave, or the cost of caring for young children. It doesn’t care whether a family is working, budgeting, or doing everything right. Sadly, Paula's story isn't rare.
#EndChildPoverty
#EndChildPoverty
Some powerful statements in this article
“Taking money from families with three or more children does not increase their employment rate nor its intensity, neither does it reduce fertility among poorer households”
#twochildlimit 1/n
“Taking money from families with three or more children does not increase their employment rate nor its intensity, neither does it reduce fertility among poorer households”
#twochildlimit 1/n
New post out:
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
Today we have a guest post from @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social on the abomination that is the two-child limit and why Labour need to scrap it ASAP.
Lots of data but also powerful testimony.
(Free to read)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The worst social policy ever"
We have a couple of bonus guest posts over the next week.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Some powerful statements in this article
“Taking money from families with three or more children does not increase their employment rate nor its intensity, neither does it reduce fertility among poorer households”
#twochildlimit 1/n
“Taking money from families with three or more children does not increase their employment rate nor its intensity, neither does it reduce fertility among poorer households”
#twochildlimit 1/n
💭 There is power in pulling together
Read our thoughts on this week's #AutumnBudget here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dartin...
#PlaceBasedBudgets #CYP #BestStartInLife #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #SystemsChange
Read our thoughts on this week's #AutumnBudget here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dartin...
#PlaceBasedBudgets #CYP #BestStartInLife #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #SystemsChange
#autumnbudget #placebasedbudgets #beststartinlife #cyp | Dartington Service Design Lab
There is power when we pull together – reflections on the Autumn Budget
A lot has already been said about what was in and what was missing from the budget this week. Behind the headlines there is a c...
www.linkedin.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
💭 There is power in pulling together
Read our thoughts on this week's #AutumnBudget here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dartin...
#PlaceBasedBudgets #CYP #BestStartInLife #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #SystemsChange
Read our thoughts on this week's #AutumnBudget here: www.linkedin.com/posts/dartin...
#PlaceBasedBudgets #CYP #BestStartInLife #TwoChildLimit #ChildPoverty #SystemsChange
Child poverty in the uk stopping the poor breeding #TwoChildLimit archive.org/details/chil... #Populationmatters #childtaxcredit cuts , #childpoverty. #Eugenics
Child Tax Credit Cuts : Population matters : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Population matters child tax credit cuts , child poverty. Eugenics
archive.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Child poverty in the uk stopping the poor breeding #TwoChildLimit archive.org/details/chil... #Populationmatters #childtaxcredit cuts , #childpoverty. #Eugenics
December 12, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Women who conceived through abuse—coercion, rape—told today by the courts that the law can't protect them. The two-child cap is already cruel. But this? This is inhumane. Survivors deserve dignity, not bureaucracy. #RapeClause #TwoChildLimit #EndTheCap" #WelfareReform #FuckStarmer #UKPolitics
Women who conceived in abusive relationships lose legal challenge over benefits ‘rape clause’
Women who conceived in abusive relationships lose legal challenge over benefits ‘rape clause’
Justice Collins Rice says it is for politicians and not courts to change rules around two-child benefit cap
Two women who conceived their eldest children while they were in violent and controlling relationships have lost a legal challenge to the rules around the two-child benefit cap.
A high court judge said the accounts of the abuse the women faced when they were “vulnerable girls barely out of childhood” were “chilling”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Women who conceived through abuse—coercion, rape—told today by the courts that the law can't protect them. The two-child cap is already cruel. But this? This is inhumane. Survivors deserve dignity, not bureaucracy. #RapeClause #TwoChildLimit #EndTheCap" #WelfareReform #FuckStarmer #UKPolitics
Great news! Labour has officially removed the two child limit, helping over 3,850 children in Lewisham East. 🎉
Opposing this policy was one of the reasons I entered politics. I’ll keep fighting to ensure vulnerable children are properly supported.
#TwoChildLimit
Opposing this policy was one of the reasons I entered politics. I’ll keep fighting to ensure vulnerable children are properly supported.
#TwoChildLimit
March 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Great news! Labour has officially removed the two child limit, helping over 3,850 children in Lewisham East. 🎉
Opposing this policy was one of the reasons I entered politics. I’ll keep fighting to ensure vulnerable children are properly supported.
#TwoChildLimit
Opposing this policy was one of the reasons I entered politics. I’ll keep fighting to ensure vulnerable children are properly supported.
#TwoChildLimit
Neil Kinnock says Labour must scrap the two-child cap + fund it with a wealth tax. We show exactly where the money could come from. #Labour #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit #WealthTax
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=99871
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=99871
Kinnock: Wealth Tax Could Scrap Two-Child Benefit Cap
Neil Kinnock wants Labour to scrap the two-child benefit cap & fund it with a wealth tax. Here’s how the government could get the cash.
voxpoliticalonline.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Neil Kinnock says Labour must scrap the two-child cap + fund it with a wealth tax. We show exactly where the money could come from. #Labour #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit #WealthTax
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=99871
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=99871
Rats in kitchens. Mould on walls. Empty plates.
This is real life for millions of children under Labour. Still think “things can only get better”?
#TwoChildLimit #UKPoverty #Labour #WelfareCuts
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
This is real life for millions of children under Labour. Still think “things can only get better”?
#TwoChildLimit #UKPoverty #Labour #WelfareCuts
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
Labour’s Child Poverty Failure: Two-Child Cap Still Hurting
Labour promised change—but a year in, 4.45 million children face poverty. Why won’t they scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap?
voxpoliticalonline.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rats in kitchens. Mould on walls. Empty plates.
This is real life for millions of children under Labour. Still think “things can only get better”?
#TwoChildLimit #UKPoverty #Labour #WelfareCuts
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
This is real life for millions of children under Labour. Still think “things can only get better”?
#TwoChildLimit #UKPoverty #Labour #WelfareCuts
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
A year into Labour rule, 4.45 million kids are still in poverty. Why won’t Starmer scrap the two-child cap? Cruelty in red is still cruelty. #Labour #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
Labour’s Child Poverty Failure: Two-Child Cap Still Hurting
Labour promised change—but a year in, 4.45 million children face poverty. Why won’t they scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap?
voxpoliticalonline.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A year into Labour rule, 4.45 million kids are still in poverty. Why won’t Starmer scrap the two-child cap? Cruelty in red is still cruelty. #Labour #ChildPoverty #TwoChildLimit
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98973
LATE-NIGHT TRUTH: The UK is rich. Labour’s excuses are tired.
Frances Ryan is right: child v disability poverty is a fake fight—and a deadly one.
Full article 👇
#SocialJustice #TwoChildLimit #Welfare #DisabilityRights #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Frances Ryan is right: child v disability poverty is a fake fight—and a deadly one.
Full article 👇
#SocialJustice #TwoChildLimit #Welfare #DisabilityRights #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Frances Ryan: Child vs Disability Poverty Is a False Choice
Labour’s “either/or” stance on poverty is political choice, not necessity. Frances Ryan is right: we must protect children AND disabled people
voxpoliticalonline.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
LATE-NIGHT TRUTH: The UK is rich. Labour’s excuses are tired.
Frances Ryan is right: child v disability poverty is a fake fight—and a deadly one.
Full article 👇
#SocialJustice #TwoChildLimit #Welfare #DisabilityRights #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Frances Ryan is right: child v disability poverty is a fake fight—and a deadly one.
Full article 👇
#SocialJustice #TwoChildLimit #Welfare #DisabilityRights #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Frances Ryan is right: child poverty vs disability poverty is a false choice. Labour can afford to help both—but is choosing not to.
Read more from Vox Political 👇
#TwoChildLimit #DisabilityRights #ChildPoverty #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Read more from Vox Political 👇
#TwoChildLimit #DisabilityRights #ChildPoverty #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Frances Ryan: Child vs Disability Poverty Is a False Choice
Labour’s “either/or” stance on poverty is political choice, not necessity. Frances Ryan is right: we must protect children AND disabled people
voxpoliticalonline.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Frances Ryan is right: child poverty vs disability poverty is a false choice. Labour can afford to help both—but is choosing not to.
Read more from Vox Political 👇
#TwoChildLimit #DisabilityRights #ChildPoverty #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889
Read more from Vox Political 👇
#TwoChildLimit #DisabilityRights #ChildPoverty #Labour
voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98889