Speaking at a Family & Parenting Institute conference in London today (13 July), the Lib Dem MP said she sees the introduction of the universal credit as being a long-term step change in the battle against child poverty – incentivising many to take up work.
But she went on to reveal deep concerns about plans to cap benefits so that couples can receive £500 a week at most.
"I’m extremely worried about the level the cap is set at," Teather said. "It is one thing to have a system to lift families out of poverty but it is another to have a system where 50,000 families are being [badly] affected.
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