Policy and Politics
Working parents will suffer most Government cuts, union warns
03 November 2010,
12:00am
Working families will be hit hardest by the welfare and benefit cuts announced in the emergency budget and spending review, suffering a loss of around £9.4 billion, says the Trades Union Congress.
The TUC's analysis of welfare changes shows that working families will suffer nearly twice the level of losses compared with non-working households. The TUC claims that welfare cuts such as increasing the rate at which tax credits are withdrawn will act as a disincentive for low-income households to work more hours.
