The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales continues to voice serious concerns about the implications of the current two-child policy on Universal Credit payments for vulnerable, larger families.
Introduced in 2017, the policy has been undermining the financial security of families with three or more children, the CBCEW says. Currently the new Labour government has no plans to change the cap.
The bishops highlight that such families often have no choice but to make claims for Universal Credit as a result of common, but unpredictable, life events, such as job loss or the onset of disability. The majority of families affected by the two-child policy are working families.
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