I’ve exposed myself to a lot of hate over the past two years by openly sharing that despite being in the top 25% of earners, my family is impacted by the two-child limit on benefits : the universal credit policy that denies the child element to children born third or later in their family’s birth order. That is a loss of around £292 every month.

This is because the policy disproportionately impacts single parents like me and other families relying on one income.

Earlier this year, I started Petition 725167 asking the government to scrap the policy. I have faced a wave of vitriol online, with one Reddit user speculating how many fathers my children have.

“Yes, you ARE supposed to plan your family around government policy,” they wrote.

My co-campaigners warn me not to read them,

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