Hello John

You can’t have missed the phenomenal campaigning from footballer Marcus Rashford
to tackle hunger during the school holidays. You may even have signed his
petition. He has united the country behind the need to end child poverty, and
the government is starting to listen.

Yesterday the government announced an extra £170m for local authorities to support families in England with
essentials this winter . We’re calling for this to be given as cash to families. I am sure you will
agree with us that families should have the dignity of making their own choices
about how to meet their children’s needs. We want parents to be able to buy food
for their families, and also be able to heat their homes and buy clothing, toys
and other things their children need.

The government also said they would extend school holiday programmes to more children in England – which is very welcome. But when it comes to tackling child poverty in a
lasting way, families across the UK need more secure incomes to keep their heads above water . More and more people now recognise the value of our social security system
and that it needs to do more to support families.

The government needs to keep the £20 lifeline in universal credit, but also to
act on children’s benefits. The £20 increase is the same if you are a single
person or a parent with two kids. If the government increased child benefit
families would have more money to cover all children's needs - from food to
clothes to school trips - throughout the year. The government should also lift
the two-child limit and benefit cap that break the link between a family’s needs
and the support they receive.

It’s good that the government is addressing the immediate crisis we face and
improving support for families in the holidays, but now it’s time to reduce and
end child poverty with a plan to improve family incomes and tackle costs .

Thank you for your support.

Best wishes,

Lizzie

Lizzie Flew
Child Poverty Action Group






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