Extract from Lords debate on Benefit Changes: Vulnerable People - Jun 27
Friday, 28 June 2019 08:28
The Lord Bishop of Chichester:...The two-child limit will
exacerbate social division in our country. Unsurprisingly, it is
minority communities that will be particularly caught by this
policy, particularly Orthodox Jewish and Muslim
communities. Research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission
has shown that the policy will have a disproportionate effect on
those from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds. Whole local
communities where there are significantly above-average...Request free trial
The Lord :...The two-child
limit will exacerbate social division in our country.
Unsurprisingly, it is minority communities that will be
particularly caught by this policy, particularly
Orthodox Jewish and Muslim communities. Research by
the Equality and Human Rights Commission has shown that the policy
will have a disproportionate effect on those from Pakistani and
Bangladeshi backgrounds. Whole local communities where there are
significantly above-average numbers of larger and poorer families
will be impacted. In one parliamentary constituency, Birmingham
Hodge Hill, it is estimated that over half the children living
there will be affected. What will the impact of this policy be on
those communities, which already face significant deprivation?
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