Government’s independent social security advisory committee says ministers must urgently define to benefit claimants how cuts will affect themThe chancellor,George Osborne, is under renewed pressure over his £4.4bn plans to cut tax credits as the government’s independent social security advisers urged the Treasury to set out the full impact of the policy.
The chairman of the government’s independent social security advisory committee, or Paul Gray,told the Guardian ministers had still not set out the full impact of the tax credit cuts nor explained what it means for universal credit, despite sending a letter on 9 September asking for more details.
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Source: theguardian.com