Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims

‘The government published a form on Thursday requiring rape victims to declare that they do not live with their attacker if they wished to claim an exemption to a new two-child limit for tax credits.
The exemption is supposed to ensure that rape victims do not miss out on benefits under the new rules, but the form makes clear that the changes exclude those who have not left a coercive relationship or who are still with their rapist.
The eight-page form, published by the Department of Work and Pensions as part of wide-ranging welfare changes that came into force on Thursday, was met with outrage on social media and from charities and political opponents.’
Read more: Government under fire over new child tax credit form for rape victims