OPFS response to UK Autumn Budget 2025
On 26 November 2025, during the Autumn Budget, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the government would be scrapping the two-child limit.
26/11/2025
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Satwat Rehman, OPFS Chief Executive at One Parent Families Scotland said:
“We welcome today’s announcement that the UK Government will scrap the two-child limit – bringing an end to a discriminatory policy that has pushed children in larger families into poverty since 2017. Ending it is the only way to uphold every child’s right to social security without discrimination.
“Families have lived with the harsh reality of this policy for far too long. One parent told us:
“The reduction in my benefit income means that I can only heat one room during winter, the kids have always got colds, and I feel so stressed about their health is suffering. We can’t go on family outings that cost money, and I always buy basic foods and will either miss meals or eat small amounts to make sure that my three kids eat a healthy meal.”
“Their experience reflects the unacceptable hardship the policy has caused for families across the length and breadth of the UK.
“From March 2026, the Scottish Government agreed to mitigate the policy in Scotland. With that funding already committed to tackling child poverty, it is essential that it remains invested in social security for children and families, for example, through increasing the Scottish Child Payment, ensuring all children grow up with the resources they need to thrive.”