• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Elevenses
  • Business
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Property
  • JOBS
  • All
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Sport
    • Tech/Auto
    • Lifestyle
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Set For Life
      • Thunderball
      • EuroMillions
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Mothers defeated in ‘hugely disappointing’ Supreme Court battle against two-child benefit limit

The two-child limit "forces women to choose between an abortion and raising their families without enough to live on," say campaigners.

Emily Atkinson by Emily Atkinson
2021-07-09 12:26
in News
Credit;PA

Credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Two mums have lost their legal challenge to the DWP’s two-child limit on welfare payments said to be in breach of the human rights of parents and children.

The case against the two-child limit was brought by two lone mothers and their children, who are now in talks to consider taking the matter to the European Court of Human Rights.

Both anonymised mothers with children born after April 2017 were affected by the policy, with one falling pregnant while taking the pill and the other experiencing health problems while working in a low-paid profession.

The Supreme Court today came to a unanimous decision to dismiss the appeal against the law which restricts child tax and universal credit to the first two children in a family.

Commenting on today’s ruling, Carla Clarke, Head of Strategic Litigation at Child Poverty Action Group, which represented the mothers and children, said:

“This is a hugely disappointing judgment which fails to give any meaningful recognition to the reality of the policy on the ground and its desperately unfair impact on children.

“We know the two-child limit increases child poverty, including child poverty in working households, and forces women to choose between an abortion and raising their families without enough to live on. It limits the life chances of children by reducing them from a person to a number.

“We continue to believe that the policy is unlawful and, together with our clients, are considering taking the matter to the European Court of Human Rights so that no child is left out of the social security safety net purely because of their birth order.”

Thousands of children could have benefitted

Statistics show that 4.3 million children were living in poverty in the UK between 2019-20 – around 31 per cent of the child population.

RelatedPosts

Police arrest 83-year-old priest holding placard in support of Palestine Action

Gary Lineker says BBC should ‘hold its head in shame’ for not airing Gaza documentary

Donald Trump announces he plans to host UFC fight at the White House

BBC to stop showing ‘high risk’ performances after Bob Vylan Glastonbury controversy

According to the CPAG, removing the two-child limit and the benefit cap would lift 100,000s of these children out of poverty.

This cruel law has a disproportionate on children from black and minority ethnic groups, with of children 46 per cent in poverty, compared with 26 per cent of children from White British families.

Despite Supreme Court President Lord Reed saying he accepted that women would experience the majority of the impact, he outlined the decision had been made in the interested of preserving the country’s “economic wellbeing”.

“The court concludes that the two-child limit has an objective and reasonable justification, notwithstanding its greater impact on women,” he said.

“The measure pursues a legitimate aim – to protect the economic wellbeing of the country by achieving savings in public expenditure and thus contributing to reducing the fiscal deficit.

“It was inevitable that if that aim was to be achieved, there would be a disproportionate impact on women – since women are disproportionately represented among parents responsible for bringing up children.

“Parliament decided that the disproportionate impact of the two-child limit on women was outweighed by the importance of achieving its aim.

“There is no basis on which the court could properly take a different view.”

Mums lose landmark Supreme Court fight against DWP’s two-child benefit limit

Over the years the tories have pulled some stunts but this George Osborne one was really sick.

They love keeping kids & families in poverty#ToryDictatorship #ChildBenefithttps://t.co/RFIKnF55dB

— kerry ✊? (@hewitson10) July 9, 2021

Related: Revealed: The amount Home Office spent on settling civil servant’s Patel bullying claim

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lottery Results
    • Lotto
    • Set For Life
    • Thunderball
    • EuroMillions
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

← StarryNift- An NFT Fairyland for Creators ← Curate Chief Operations Officer, Mohammed Carrim Ganey, Wants To Put The UK At The Forefront Of Blockchain Technology
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Lottery Results
    • Lotto
    • Set For Life
    • Thunderball
    • EuroMillions
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy

-->