Data shows 900 women in UK affected by benefit cap ‘rape clause’
Figures on two-child cap on benefits reveal women had to disclose child was result of sexual assault
Official figures show 900 women were forced to disclose their child was conceived as a result of rape to claim social security help under the government’s two-child cap on benefits.
The government figures reveal in its first three years, 243,000 households containing 911,000 children were affected by the controversial policy, which was designed to deliver £1bn in welfare savings.
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