In May 2025, we responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the proposed policy measures to mitigate the two-child limit to Universal Credit applied by the UK Government.
Our response
Our response focuses on our support for the Scottish Government's efforts to address child poverty, and far-reaching health inequalities.
- We wish to emphasise that poverty remains a significant factor affecting children’s health and wellbeing in Scotland, with serious and lasting impacts. Tackling child poverty requires sustained investment and strategic action from the Scottish Government to address deep-rooted inequalities across the country.
- The Scottish Government aims to reduce the number of children living in relative poverty to less than 10% by 2030, set out in the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act. However, we argue this will only be possible through bold, preventative policy measures, and therefore welcome the proposals outlined.
- Our members see first-hand how harmful poverty can be to child health and wellbeing in Scotland, both physically and mentally— we strongly support the proposals to mitigate the two-child benefit cap as an urgent step toward reducing harms caused by increased financial pressure to safeguard child health across Scotland.
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