Emily, aged 21 months, is reading books with her mother at a baby bank in south London.
Little Village runs the Tooting service, which provides families with clothing and other essentials. It also has sites in Camden and Wembley.
Emily is the third child of Theresa Kamuayi, who is currently not working due to mental health challenges. Theresa says the charity “was there for me, to help”.
She is one of those affected by the two-child benefit cap, which prevents most families from claiming means-tested benefits for any third or additional children born after April 2017.
Ministers have hinted that the cap, which was was introduced by the previous Conservative government, could be lifted in November’s Budget.
