Survey Reveals Severe Impact of Two-Child Benefit Cap on Food Insecurity

New data shows large families disproportionately affected, with nearly a quarter facing hunger and meal skipping.

Research by The Food Foundation found 23% of families with three children face food insecurity, compared to 17% with one or two children.
Single-parent households with children are almost twice as likely to experience food insecurity as those with multiple adults.
The two-child benefit cap, introduced in 2017, limits child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households.
The policy affects 1.6 million children, with calls for its abolition growing among campaigners and some Labour MPs.
Labour cites economic constraints for not immediately abolishing the cap, despite internal party dissent and public pressure.