The plans are part of the Welfare Reform Bill, which has suffered a number of defeats in the House of Lords and has been slammed by children’s campaigners.
Harrison, who is chairman of welfare to work provider A4E and leads the government’s family intervention campaign Working Families Everywhere, told BBC Five Live yesterday (5 February) she was concerned about the cap’s effect on vulnerable families.
She said: "I’m worried about the extremely vulnerable families that will be caught out by a populist movement [to cap benefits]."
Families with disabled children were particularly at risk, Harrison added. "If those children were in the state being cared for they would cost millions," she added.
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