Charities and labor-aligned pressure groups are strengthening calls for Keir Starmer to reduce welfare restrictions for the two, as polls show that support for youth poverty actions remains high and equally solid among reform-tempted workforce voters.

As government discussions ahead of the upcoming child poverty strategy continue, a survey commissioned by the Alliance of Charities shows that voters want to see families first.

Almost three-quarters (73%) of those polled agreed that “all children should have a good childhood, even if the government spends more money to support families that need it”, while 71% agreed that “children should be a priority for government investment.”

Charities involved in research include Save the Children, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), the Children’s Association and Barnado’s charity.

Alison Garnham, CEO of CPAG, spoke on behalf of the organization: “Nearly a year after the election, the government’s commitment to dealing with child poverty remains very popular.

“A child poverty strategy that improves living standards and improves life opportunities will play a key role for children, their families and the country. The public supports the 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK, and it’s time for the government to take action – starting with lifting restrictions for two people.”

When Keir Starmer was told to introduce legally binding goals to reduce children’s poverty and integrate them into government missions.

Ruth Lister, former CPAG director, pointed out in a new report that the two-person limit must be lifted and the welfare cap must be abolished. She urged labor to make children's poverty more central to government actions.

The report of the progressive pressure group Compass was supported by Labor MP Simon Opher, who said in his foreword that the welfare restrictions on two children must be lifted immediately.

"In Britain, about one-third of children live in poverty," he wrote. "We can do better as a society and government. There is nothing more important than that."

No. 10 Child Poverty Staff will release an action plan this summer, but the government has so far refused to call for the repeal of the two-child restrictions. Scotland is taking steps to ease restrictions next year, but it has been in effect for universal credit or child tax credit claimants since 2017.

White Hall insiders say an argument used by labor strategists against lifting the two-person restrictions is that it is unpopular to voters, especially those parties that risk losing their losses for the loss of Nigel Farage’s reform party.

But charity-backed polls show that voters who support Labour in 2024 but are considering reforms are also keen to see a solution to child poverty.

Among these avid workforce voters, 76% agree that “families with children have lower levels of welfare, which means unequal opportunities for children”. This is exactly the same number among the promised workforce voters and is similar to those considering transfers to the green or lib dems.

Similarly, 82% of the labour force voters considered reforms, agreeing that “the gap between the poorest and richest families in Britain is too big” – almost no less than the 86% of the labour voters who intend to stick to the party.

A poll of 2,008 adults was conducted in the UK last month, saying: “Ed Dorrell, from labor to reform, the potential switch between the Greens and the Liberal Democrats, united in their desire to eradicate child poverty, believes the government has played a role in this regard and believes that reversing the losses will help.” ”

He added: “If Labour wants to win lost voters, progress in child poverty is a priority, not a rejection.”

Removing the two-person limit means that families do not receive critical benefits, including the third and subsequent credit elements of the children of charities and mind currency, is the most targeted and cost-effective way to address child poverty.

However, with little room to violate government fiscal rules, ministers have been considering cheaper options lately.

These include three children’s restrictions or benefits paid at lower tax rates, to lower thirds and beyond.

Labor’s election manifesto promises an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” while ending “massive dependence” on food banks and charitable food preparations, called “the moral scar of our society.”

In her report, Liszt said that if a declaration commitment to an ambitious strategy is to be fulfilled, the government must be willing to invest enough money and can raise it from the rich.

She also calls on people with poor experience to participate in the implementation and monitoring of the strategy to improve universal credibility and child welfare and to get universal school meals for free.

Ministers have been privately excluding lifting the two-person welfare cap, although charities warn that failing to do so could lead to the highest levels of child poverty since the record began.

Official data this spring showed that as of April 2024, it was a record 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK, the final figure for the Conservative government’s last year.

These figures show that an additional 100,000 children live offline. This is the third year of increasing poverty in children.