UN asks government to explain two-child cap on child benefit

SNP raised concerns about 'medieval' clause that it says discriminates against those who may want larger families for religious reasons The government's decision to limit a family's child tax credits to two children, unless a further child is the result of rape, has been referred to a United Nations panel. A complaint by the SNP MP Alison Thewliss to the UN will be examined by its official committee on the rights of the child, before hearings on the impact of Britain's welfare policies next week...