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Do not shy away from difficult questions of eligibility, Bishop warns in debate on welfare Bill

Do not shy away from difficult questions of eligibility, Bishop warns in debate on welfare Bill

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
THE complexities of people’s lives “do not always fit into neat economic models”, the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, told the House of Lords on Tuesday, in a debate on proposed changes to Universal Credit. In her introduction to the de...