Oral QuestionWales Office

What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce child poverty in Wales.

Tabled: 25 August 2026Answered: 2 September 2026

Asked by

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Wales

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Kinnock)

Tackling child poverty is an essential investment in the future of our children and our country. That is why we announced the child poverty strategy, including the removal of the two-child limit, which will benefit nearly 70,000 children in Wales. Alongside that, 320,000 families in Wales will see the first ever sustained real-terms increase in the universal credit standard allowance.