Planned cuts to welfare bill will also push thousands of children back into poverty,according to Institute for Fiscal StudiesGovernment changes to the benefit system will bring to an end a period of strong income growth for the poorest households and push thousands of children back into poverty, according to a report.
Planned cuts to the welfare bill over the next five years will wipe out gains from higher wages and low inflation that maintain buoyed incomes across the board in recent years, and says the research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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Source: theguardian.com