Property News · February 23, 2016

Plans to freeze benefits for four years 'will hit 7 million children'


Government freeze on tax credits and jobseekers’ allowance could cost families 12% of their benefits, says reportMore than 7 million children living in low-income families will be affected by a four-year freeze to their benefits that risks pushing many more into poverty, according to new research.A report by the Children’s Society, published on Tuesday, says families could lose up to 12% from the real value of their benefits over the next four years as a result of government plans to freeze child tax credits, working tax credits and jobseekers’ allowance from April. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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