Suggestions of two-child cap removal encouraging, says Wiltshire MP
Dr Roz Savage used her first opportunity in Prime Minister's Questions to challenge the Government on acting for those worst off in the UK
Last updated 19th Nov 2025
South Cotswolds MP Roz Savage says she's encouraged by suggestions the Government could remove the two-child benefit cap in this months budget.
Earlier this year, Dr Savage used her first opportunity in Prime Minister's Questions to press Sir Kier Starmer on the issue of poverty, calling for the limit to be lifted, saying that the UK is the ninth most unequal country in the developed world.
The Liberal Democrat insisted that the two-child cap is a key driver in that, telling us that she's heard from dozens of constituents who've told her that the cap is holding them in poverty and that it's blighting the lives and futures of their children.
Dr Savage said: "It's incredibly important that the government promises to support families out of poverty.
"We know that children growing up in poverty face worse educational outcomes, poorer physical health, poorer mental health and fewer opportunities in adulthood.
"Child poverty is robbing the UK of future economic growth and future tax revenue and a strong workforce."
Anti-poverty charity, Trussell, says the move would lift almost half a million children out of hardship by 2027, while Dr Savage added that the improved prospects of young people would ease the strain on the NHS because fewer children would be growing up without physical and mental health issues.
She said that lifting the cap is "a good start", but stressed that there is more the Government "can and must do".
"For people living in rural areas like my constituency, there is so much more that could be done on rural transport," Dr Savage said. "People are finding it really difficult to access services outside of their village. If they don't have their own car, it just makes it so much harder for them to access education, to access jobs, to access hospitals and GP practices.
"This would be a real force multiplier if the government can put more money into rural transport."
She's vowed to keep pressing the Government to take action on poverty.