Each woman is estimated to have missed out on thousands of pounds

A charity supporting the women say the Universal Credit policy is "discriminatory and irrational".

The current rules restrict support through Universal Credit to the first two children in a family.

The woman has accused the Department for Work and Pensions of telling her she was 'raped at the wrong time' as a judge allowed her case to proceed to the High Court next year.

The two mothers who had some of their children as a result of rape or coercion by ex-partners say current the austerity-era policy breaches their human rights