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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.

    Opinion

    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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