Around 60,000 families forced onto Universal Credit by Covid-19 could have essential support restricted by the government's hated 'two-child limit'. Families who have to claim the benefit because of job losses and illness will find they are denied support for more than two children. Ministers have »»»

Only one of the main parties regards the UK social security system as essentially fit for purpose – unsurprisingly the Conservative party, which has overseen it for the past nine years. After £34bn of benefit cuts since 2010, serial problems with its flagship benefit system, universal credit, and r»»»