What life is like for UK mums under the brutal two child limit | On the Ground

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two limit child policy, which caps universal credit and tax credits to a family’s first two children. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due imminently, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out. Chapters: 00:00 – 'Child poverty that Charles Dickens would have recognised' 01:26 – The charities on the frontline of the child poverty crisis 03:38 – Terri's childhood growing up in severe poverty 04:39 – The consequences of harmful media rhetoric around the two child limit 07:20 – The two child cap "is worst of Westminster" – Interview with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester 10:17 – The Child Commissioner's report and mums continuing to struggle 12:19 – Terri returns home to where she grew up The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #childbenefit #twochildlimit #twochildcap #childpoverty #labour #uk #politics #poverty #costofliving