Bishops Urge Peers to Block Welfare Changes

A group of bishops is calling on peers in the House of Lords to amend the Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill to protect children.  In a letter to the Sunday Telegraph the 43 bishops argue the bill will ‘hit the poorest hardest’ and note: ‘About 60 per cent of the savings from the uprating cap will come from the poorest third of households.’  Read the full letter on the Sunday Telegraph website.