Study identifies more than 330000 youngsters who will lose out in policy that will recall £300m out of pockets of affected families in first full yearMore than 330000 children from low-income families in Great Britain will be hit by Conservative plans to reduce the benefit cap,the government’s own impact assessment (pdf) has concluded.
The policy will recall an estimated £300m out of the pockets of the affected families in its proposed first full year of operation in 2017-18, costing those who are hit an average of £63 per household each week.
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Source: theguardian.com