The government paints impoverished citizens as flawed, parasitic and profligate. So it’s little surprise that others feel free to call them scroungersThe announcement of the government’s Help to Save initiative as part of Wednesday’s budget will be of little consolation to those people living pay cheque to pay cheque an increasingly meaningful proportion of the population.nearly half of UK adults have less than £500 set aside for emergencies. The Tories hope to combat this by rewarding employees on in-work benefits who are able to keep aside £50 a month with a top-up of up to £1200 after four years.
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Source: theguardian.com