Some early quotes: I like this one about being ready for a future pandemic. It’s not about a set of box files (virtual or otherwise) to pull off a shelf when it arrives. It’s about having a healthy society that values wellbeing all year round. Well said @profdevisridhar.bsky.social!

Good briefing by @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on responses to the economic consequences of the Iran war. Additional thought: just as during Covid, the UK government doesn't seem to have a plan or mechanisms to protect children during times of crisis. Now's the time to sort this out.

DATGANIAD I’R WASG: Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi partneriaeth newydd tair blynedd, gwerth £1 miliwn gyda Grŵp Admiral sy'n canolbwyntio ar amddiffyn plant rhag effeithiau cynyddol newid hinsawdd a thlodi yn y DU ac yn fyd-eang.

Access to parks and green spaces can reduce loneliness and enhance mood while improving mental wellbeing, increasing physical activity and intergenerational social connection.

Today the two-child limit is gone. Parents have told us what this will mean for their kids: - A first-ever birthday party for a 10-year-old - Better quality food - Clothes that aren't completely worn out - Going on the school trip without getting into debt - A new mattress - Swimming lessons

The two-child limit is scrapped from today! How has the policy affected children? And what will scrapping it mean for their lives? Please listen and share.

Today is a landmark moment: the two-child limit has been scrapped! 450,000 children will be lifted out of poverty. This is a vital step toward building a healthier future for the next generation.

Today is a great day - the two-child limit is finally scrapped. We went to Westminster to mark this moment - highlighting that 450,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by scrapping this policy. Investing in children, and lifting them out of poverty, is always the right decision

From today, every child counts equal. So if your family are on low wages or fall on hard times - universal credit is paid for every child, not just the first two Cos every child matters - and every child deserves the chance to thrive

I am feeling really emotional thinking about the families who will open their monthly UC payment, see it’s several hundred pounds higher than before, panic in case it’s an overpayment - only to be told, it’s yours. That money - which should always have been theirs - will transform things for them

The two-child benefit cap ends today in a move expected to lift 450,000 children out of poverty 👏 www.itv.com/news/2026-04...

Today is a good day for children! 450,000 will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the end of the two-child limit. We're celebrating this along with 17 other orgs with an advert in The Times. The advert has been funded by hundreds of small donations from people supporting @38degrees.bsky.social.

This is right And political "experts" will respond: ahh, but let me explain politics, you'll be really unpopular if you don't do <insert stupid political idea> instead And my answer is: you xxxxing "experts" have been having your way for years & none of you are popular either So do as James says

NEWS: #Somalia emergency escalates as Middle East conflict drives up food and fuel prices, delays aid Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/417gawD

Happy new tax year? Families at the bottom of the income distribution will be at the sharp end of the latest developments in the cost of living crisis. Poorer households spend more of their income on energy and food, meaning they will feel any rises in inflation the most. 👉 buff.ly/koap9Hx

Getting rid of the 2 child limit is by my calculation worth *£12.5million* per year to Birkenhead's economy. Over £1m extra a month. Not a small thing when you think about where it will be spent (locally) and by who (parents who have struggled to make ends meet). Happy April everyone.

A first ever birthday party for a 10-year-old, being able to afford the school trip without getting into debt, a new mattress for the kids - this is the kind of difference scrapping the two-child limit will make.

Next Welsh Government must act on child poverty as new figures reveal the scandal that one in three children still miss out on childhoods www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

In uncertain global times it’s good to have our Save the Children CEO Moazzam Malik here holding conversations north & south. In Dublin he’s held an energising discussion with Irish Aid on how to bolster protections for children caught in conflict around the world. @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

Read @michael-sanders.bsky.social's piece for the Big Issue on the findings from our major trial of cash transfers for care leavers ⬇️

#ShareGoodNews - free healthcare at the point of delivery works. Local health centres and visiting healthcare professional were a feature of my preschool years, and if every poor nation had that foundation it would be a richer and healthier and more secure nation in a couple of generations.

Hard agree with @stephenkb.bsky.social. Society needs volunteers, many of them retirees. Housing insecurity and high housing costs undermine that capacity. The impact of generation(s) rent on civic society is generally under-explored and under-appreciated.

Public transit is so wholesome. Let's fund it.

What do children and young people need to thrive? In this blog, Local Trust staff members, Laura Fisher and Cameron Pannell-Rae, share how resident-led action in Big Local areas helped young people feel connected, supported and involved in shaping their local area: localtrust.org.uk/news-and-sto...

💬 "Things like this don't happen to everyday care leavers." Student and care leaver Aeryn Hill was randomly selected to receive a no-strings-attached £2,000 payment, as part of our major trial with @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social 🤳 Aeryn spoke to the BBC News TikTok account about her experience

Low-income households with children gain the most from Scottish tax and benefit policy relative to the rest of Great Britain’s: +£2,760 a year for second lowest tenth of households – a 9% income boost. Low-income households without children see far smaller gains.

Question to which the answer is yes 👇

A new post on the capabilities government needs to support the work of civic renewal. I share three insights. 1. This work doesn't scale, it spreads. 2. Don't go for speed, go for traction. 3. Use your power to hold space open. (1/n) medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Counterpoint: the triple lock is good, should be kept, and we should also have a Child Lock for cash transfers for families with children

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

More Than 100 Million Children Living in Middle East Region Impacted by Conflict https://bit.ly/3OIrRXJ

Save the Children Demands Immediate Protection for All Children as Violence Escalates Across the #MiddleEast and the Wider Region. Read more. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/3OTkHjb

I saw children with gunshot wounds, separated from their families or parents killed. This isn’t just one story in #SouthSudan – it’s one of thousands of people bearing witness to this preventable conflict. The fighting must stop. My interview with @apnews.com. apnews.com/article/sout...

This must go hand in hand with continued action to bring down child poverty, so no child’s learning is limited by household income. 2/2

The government has rightly recognised that school simply isn’t working for every child. The focus on securing better outcomes for children in low-income households and with special education needs is welcome and we know changes in the school system can make a difference. 1/2

Perhaps a minor point given the scale of the Send system’s out of control costs, but these were the sorts of “hidden” things that went first when councils began cutting budgets post 2010. It’s taken 15 years, but the consequences of local govt cuts are increasingly a national problem

Interesting new report from @ipprscotland.bsky.social Focused on Scotland but relevant across the UK in making the case for social security investment. 1. High social spending is compatible with economic success. Evidence shows European countries with high levels...1/4 www.ippr.org/articles/mor...

Essential reading

The amendment reflected a key recommendation of the Covid-19 Inquiry: put children’s rights at the heart of decision-making. Statutory CRIAs = children’s voices heard, better policy, stronger accountability, especially for the most marginalised.

We asked claimants what was the biggest problem with UC, and one issue came up more than any other ⤵️

Good to see mainstream coverage of “deplaytion” - the loss and decline of neighbourhood playgrounds, and of a tolerance of children’s neighbourhood play. It’s critical that this issue is taken as seriously - in terms of children’s mental health - as social media. Thanks @anooshc.bsky.social.

🚨 New report! 🚨 The Government must increase trust in Universal Credit as full roll out brings 15 million people into the system. Listen and learn, produced in partnership with @changingrealities.bsky.social, draws on testimony from UC claimants and welfare advisors ⤵️ buff.ly/TjrE4OW

Two pieces of advice for people worried about SEND reforms, from the successful campaign to scrap the 2 child limit: 1/ Ignore every single media story with unnamed "sources" 2/ You can trust that the decision-makers at the Department for Education genuinely have children's best interests at heart

This is such a good example of how to apply systems thinking to solve public policy challenges in new ways, both innovative and clearly written

An astonishingly moving post by @ariellegarton.bsky.social marking Holocaust Memorial Day #HMD #HMD2026 #HolocaustMemorialDay #BridgingGenerations

The data shows us that children suffer the highest rates of poverty within the different sections of the population. 📈 At the time the Labour government came to power, there were 4.5 million children in poverty, up 600,000 on pre-pandemic levels. This is a damning statistic.

Most households currently subject to the two-child limit have at least one adult in work. Of the minority of households not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.

It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.

Great organisation - if you are looking for a trustee opportunity then do have a look at this one