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PaulButler

Paul Butler, the Lord Bishop of Durham has been a member of the House of Lords since 2014, and has campaigned against the two-child limit since its inception. He also works on migration and asylum issues, and holds the brief for the Lords Spiritual on education.

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    RATIONALE OF THE TWO CHILD LIMIT DOESN’T STAND

    London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The two-child limit to Universal Credit was established in 2017, and limits the support a claimant of the benefit can receive to their first two children only. In tabling my Private Members’ Bill, and writing this article,

    by PaulButler
    June 22, 2022

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