The Welfare Reform Bill plans to cap household benefits at £500 a week, but at its committee stage Kate Green, Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, will argue that the measure could force more families to move to areas where rents are cheaper. This makes it harder for social workers to support families and to monitor the welfare of children.
Her amendment calling for an exemption is being backed by the charity Family Action.
The exemption would apply to families where children are subject to a child protection plan, children in need assessment or where there is a common assessment framework team around the child in place.
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