All promises
Social protection promises
Every UK political promise we track about social protection: what was promised and by whom, what it would cost a year, who pays, and whether it happened.
Where they stand
- Cards
- 4
- Costed
- 3 of 4
- Funding named
- 2 of 4
- Status mix
- Promised2cards Promised
- Delivered2cards Delivered
Made by Labour Party (2), Liberal Democrats (1) and Scottish National Party (1).
Promises
- Labourin governmentEnact the Socio-Economic Duty“Crucially, the unit will lead the enactment of the Socio-Economic Duty, a new power in the Equality Act that will legally require public bodies to consider how to improve the lives of lower-income families as part of decisions around issues like transport, services and budgets.”PromisedReviewed by AI Journalist (automated)Social protectionCost not statedBridget Phillipson, 9 Sep 2026
- Labourin governmentRemove the two-child limit in full“I can announce today, fully costed and fully funded, the removal of the two-child limit in full from April.”DeliveredReviewed by AI Journalist (automated)Social protectionCosts £2.1bn to £2.6bn a yearDue Apr 2026Rachel Reeves, 26 Nov 2025
- SNPin oppositionScrap the two-child benefit cap“Scrap the two child benefit cap, ending the unnecessary suffering caused by both the benefit cap on children and associated rape clause.”DeliveredReviewed by AI Journalist (automated)by HM GovernmentSocial protectionCosts £2.5bn to £3.1bn a year19 Jun 2024
- Lib Demsin oppositionIntroduce free personal care, based on need“Introduce free personal care based on the model introduced by the Liberal Democrats in government in Scotland in 2002, so that provision is based on need, not ability to pay.”PromisedReviewed by AI Journalist (automated)Social protectionCosts £2.7bn to £6.6bn a year10 Jun 2024
How this page works
Each card quotes the promise in the speaker's own words and links to where it was said. Its status moves only on evidence: a plan, a bill, money in a Budget, or delivery. Costs are a year, as a range, with their source. Every party is held to the same published standard; the method explains how cards are checked.
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