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In the UK and around the world, we make sure children keep safe, healthy and learning. Find out more here: www.savethechildren.org.uk

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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is a very welcome announcement from @andyburnham.bsky.social and will give Mayors across England more power to deliver positive change for children in their areas. bbc.in/3TxKmQT
bbc.in
Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax
The prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was just seven months old when he was killed in the West Bank on Friday. Only an end to the occupation can create the conditions for lasting peace and protection for children.
BBC article screenshot with a headline about a 7-month-old baby that was killed on Friday 5th June 2026. There's another headline above saying: 'Reminder: Killing babies is not normal and never will be.' Save the Children logo at the bottom of the graphic.
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Save the Children NI @savethechildrenni.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“Poverty pressures are getting louder. We all want to make this work. For the sake of the children who live it every day we’re asking – when will a plan on poverty get real? @irishnews.com @savechildrenuk.bsky.social www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
irishnews.com
Charity boss slams Stormont for ‘ignoring experts and avoiding targets’ over poverty strategy
Head of Save the Children NI speaks out after consultation findings released
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
If we want high-quality early education and childcare, we need to value the people delivering it. We support calls for a ten-year workforce strategy set out in this new Model for Change from @coalitionedcare.bsky.social and Leeds University. Find out more here 👇
earlyeducationchildcare.org
Model for Change — Early Education and Childcare Coalition
Building the Early Education Workforce in England is a collaborative research and advocacy programme designed to raise the status of the profession and improve pay and conditions for those working in ...
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social has today announced how the UK Government plans to spend the overseas aid budget, which they slashed last year.
White text on a black background reads: protecting children should be non-negotiable. A red graphic depicting a child hugging their knees is underneath.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
NEW: Most of the 4.9 million children who died in 2024 could have been saved, according to a new UN report. This analysis confirms what we’re already seeing- cuts to aid are not just budget decisions, they are death sentences for children. 1/2
theguardian.com
Millions of children dying from preventable causes, report reveals
Premature birth, pneumonia and malaria among leading causes of death in under-fives worldwide, as UN experts warn aid cuts are slowing progress on survival rates
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Military escalation across the Middle East is having a rising human cost. We’ve joined 13 other aid and rights groups to call for an immediate end to this spiral of violence. Read our statement here: bit.ly/4aPYHhY
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Save the Children NI @savethechildrenni.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Some good news. There's been a surge in volunteering spirit in our Save the Children stores here. Volunteers are giving more hours of their time than before. We called in to our east Belfast store to meet this brilliant group of volunteers who have become firm friends. @savechildrenuk.bsky.social
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Across the Middle East and wider region, the escalation of violence is having a devastating impact on children. As tensions rise, children’s lives hang in the balance. We urge all parties to abide by international humanitarian law and protect civilians. It must stop.
White text reading: 'every war is a war on children'. On an illustrated background showing two children sheltering from what appears to be a burning building behind them.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Last night, Russian strikes killed three young children – two one-year-old boys and one two-year-old girl – and one man in Ukraine. This war on children and attacks on civilian infrastructure must end.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The UK cannot shy away from paying its fair share of the international climate finance goal agreed in 2024. Exploring a new approach to international cooperation rooted in partnership is the right thing to do but... 1/2
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Great to see that the first major hurdle for the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill passed in UK Parliament last night. Scrapping the two-child limit to benefits will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
EXC: Almost 4 out of 5 (78%) people support the UK Government's aim to cut child poverty, according to new polling from Save the Children and @yougov.co.uk. It couldn't be clearer - the general public wants child poverty to come down. 1/2
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
NEW: Nearly 23 million additional deaths are expected by 2030 as a result of aid cuts, a new report estimates. This analysis confirms what we’re already seeing- cuts to aid are not just budget decisions, they are death sentences for children. 1/2
independent.co.uk
Nearly 23 million extra deaths worldwide by 2030 as aid cuts bite, study says
The findings – published in the influential health journal The Lancet – show that Donald Trump’s closure of USAID could lead to more than 14m deaths alone
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Big polluters are fuelling the climate crisis. The fair tax treaty being negotiated at the UN could help make these polluters pay up for their damages, as well as change the rules to tax the super rich and end international tax dodging. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
After 1,000 days of conflict, the needs in Sudan are greater than ever. The UK must step up & use its influence to break international paralysis & prevent an even greater catastrophe. Alongside 12 other leading aid charities we have come together to call for action from the UK Govt: bit.ly/49uLQ2H
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Just a reminder that as legislation is introduced today to scrap the two-child limit to benefits that this policy will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation ♥️
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Save the Children is among the INGOs that have been denied re-registration by Israeli authorities to continue providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian communities from 1 January 2026. Read our full statement here: bit.ly/4srvdxv
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Our New Year's resolution? It's quite simple. Give all children, everywhere, the best humanity has to offer.
An old photo of Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children, with text overlay reading "humanity owes the child the best it has to give"
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
A significant step towards finally seeing this huge fund released to support victims of the war in Ukraine, after successive Governments have blocked its release for over 3 years. It must be unlocked now. The victims of the war can't wait any longer.
theguardian.com
UK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund
Keir Starmer says oligarch must commit funds from sale of Chelsea football club or face court action
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Right now in the UK, over 4 million children are living in poverty. That's nearly 1 in 3. This December it's not toys and treats many children are waiting for. It's the essentials they need to survive. Read more about the reality of living in poverty in the UK, and how we're helping: bit.ly/3KG66G4
White and red text on black background reads: 1 in 3 children in the UK face poverty this Christmas. There are two green and one red Christmas tree outlines underneath and a Save the Children logo.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Families will be better off under this plan with 7.1 million children seeing their household incomes boosted by the end of this Parliament. Scrapping the two-child limit to benefits, expanding free school meals, and increasing childcare support for families including for those returning... 1/3
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Save the Children NI @savethechildrenni.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Here’s a glimpse into our #HappyVote event in east Belfast. We’ll be announcing the 10 projects soon that got the most votes from children & families. Then pls keep an eye in 2026 as the projects come to life!
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Children who have had to make a traumatic journey in search of safety could be searched to check if they are concealing phone sim cards in their mouths under new rules. Children seeking refuge are children. They deserve dignity, compassion and protection, not to be treated like suspects.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This Christmas, there’s one delivery that matters more than any. Whether it’s food, shelter or warm clothes, we deliver the chance of childhood, all year round. Help children to get what they urgently need this Christmas. Share our ad and donate if you can: bit.ly/4pDwKOF
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🚨 NEW: 45% of UK adults agree that scrapping the two-child limit is the most effective way to tackle child poverty. When the public get more info about the two-child limit, they are in favour of it being scrapped, which is the action the UK Govt correctly took at the Budget. More: bit.ly/48K2WKD
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The countdown has begun 👀✨🛻 We're so proud to be launching our Christmas ad TONIGHT. Our message? This Christmas, there's only one delivery that matters more than any. Keep an eye on our channels at 9pm to find out what it is…
A dark backdrop featuring snow-covered pine trees under a starry sky, with snowflakes falling all around. Three emojis over the image (cartoon eyes, stars and a red truck) and text overlay reads: Delivery on its way…A pixelated image of what looks like a red truck driving through falling snow at night. Text over the top reads: '9PM TODAY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.'
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
In the UK, we have some of the highest rates of child poverty in the country. Charities, politicians, parents, faith groups, unions, and thousands of ordinary people have been fighting for our kids – calling to end the cruel two-child benefit limit.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit. By the end of this Parliament, 450,000 children across the country will have been lifted out of poverty. Scrapping this unjust policy is the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation. 1/3
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Child poverty costs the UK economy an estimated £39 billion per year - more than ten times the money that keeping the two-child limit 'saves'. And as the limit itself is the largest driver of rising child poverty in the UK, scrapping it would be the most cost-effective way to reduce child poverty.
Infographic by Save the Children highlighting the economic cost of child poverty in the UK. It shows a large figure, £39 billion, representing the overall cost, and a smaller figure, £3.6 billion, detailing the cost of maintaining a two-child limit on benefits. Includes references to sources at the bottom.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨 NEW: The UK saw the largest increase in relative child income poverty of 37 high-income countries between 2013 and 2023, an increase of 34%, new research from UNICEF UK shows. If the two-child limit stays in place, child poverty will continue to rise. Is this really a record we want?
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
We're devastated to hear reports that at least 25 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian missile and drone attack that hit two blocks of flats in Ternopil, Ukraine. 💔 1/2
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"The two-child limit is punishing children for their existence... we cannot stand by while this continues to happen.” Great to see so many celebrities support this @trusselluk.bsky.social letter calling on the UK Govt to scrap the two-child limit, including our ambassador Dame Arlene Phillips 👇
mirror.co.uk
Labour begged to make huge change as dozens of stars join forces with new demand
More than 40 celebrities including Arelene Phillips, Mark Bonnar, Jason Isaacs and Bill Nighy have joined forces to call for the 'cruel' two-child benefit limit to be scrapped
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Save the Children NI @savethechildrenni.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Stormont’s Executive parties & Opposition stand united in a call - backed by so many in the community & voluntary sector - for the full scrapping of the 2-child limit! #everychildcounts @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"My situation is a warning of where we’re all headed: the relative income required to 'afford' children soars higher & higher, while the birthrate plummets, making the two-child limit even harder to justify." Parent Campaigner, Thea, speaking to the @bigissue.com. Sign her petition: bit.ly/4lrYvrI
bigissue.com
I'm a working mum – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too
Thea Jaffe is a full-time working mum. Ahead of the autumn budget, she calls for an end to the two-child limit on benefits.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
As we get closer to the UK Government’s Budget, don’t be fooled by headlines like this. Let's explore the facts... 🧵
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We're proud to sign this letter and join 100+ other organisations in calling for the UK Government to fully scrap the two-child limit. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
A partial lifting of the two-child limit at the Autumn Budget would still leave child poverty rising and would risk creating levels of hardship not seen under a Labour government for more than half a century. It must be scrapped *in full*.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
It's not just us that wants you to scrap the two-child limit to benefits Rachel Reeves, over 40 economists, academics & policy experts back us too. Removing this cruel policy at the Autumn Budget in full doesn't only make moral sense, it makes economic sense. Read our open letter: bit.ly/4hBHpqs
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🚨 EXCL: 1/3 of children are malnourished in Kenya’s second-largest region as aid cuts drive food crisis. “Countless parents told us they’re lucky if they can feed their children one cup of plain maize a day, and that they often go to bed hungry."
independent.co.uk
1/3 of children malnourished in Kenya’s second-largest region as aid cuts kick in
Exclusive: Data from Save the Children reveals a devastating climate-driven food crisis is hitting the country’s northwest
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Our #LabourPartyConference billboard was so huge that @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social couldn't fail to notice it and talk about it on @therestpolitics.bsky.social. As conference ends today, we hope the UK Government has listened to this message loud and clear: scrap the two-child limit in full.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
This news is welcome, but tapering support so some children get more payments than others undermines the principle that all children need and deserve equal financial support. The most effective way to reduce child poverty is to scrap the two-child limit in full, no ifs and no buts.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🚨 NEW: More than 6 in 10 Brits want the UK to play a large role in international affairs, our new polling with @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows. But at a time of multiple geopolitical crises the UK Government is cutting our aid budget. 1/2
independent.co.uk
Britons believe the UK is seen by the rest of the world as ‘weak’ and ‘soft touch’
Just one in four Brits think the UK is viewed positively on the world stage, with most wanting their country to play a large role in international affairs, exclusive poll shows
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The roll out of libraries in 1,700 primary schools is an excellent way to build literacy skills and we warmly welcome policies that support children in their earliest years, including the roll out of breakfast clubs. 1/2
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
“I want Keir Starmer to live a week in my life when you’re on the end of that monthly money and you’re living day by day... I want him to feel that worry." Our parent campaigner Tasha speaking to @itvnews.bsky.social about the two-child limit to benefits.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We agree with the Foreign Secretary's strong condemnation of what is happening to children in Gaza. But what is happening is more than a "moral obscenity". In line with UN findings, what we are witnessing on the ground in Gaza is consistent with genocide. The UK must act now to stop it.
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
As they arrive at the Labour Party Conference, we're greeting Keir Starmer and his MPs with a message that demands a screen bigger than 21,000 mobile phones*: "What was the point of winning the general election if not to lift kids out of poverty?" 1/3
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wants to get child poverty down, but it has continued to rise on his watch. We’re at #LPC25 to ask him: What was the point of winning the general election if not to lift kids out of poverty? Tell your MP to act now to reduce child poverty: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
"Their policy doesn't have a soul. We do our best and hope that something will change." Our Parent Champions in Sheffield spoke to journalist Terri White about the cruelty of the two-child limit in her latest documentary for the @theguardian.com. Watch the full film:
bit.ly
Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit
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 an...
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
“Instead of focusing on play, socialising and passions, children are focused on physical survival... childhood is under attack and they are losing hope.” Our colleague Narmina Strishenets on the impact of the war in Ukraine on children's education.
theguardian.com
‘Children thrive down here’: the secret play centre hidden under Ukraine’s most dangerous city
Kherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from drones
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