Opposition claims George Osborne’s cost-saving measures will hit hardworking families by reducing incentives to workLabour will try to pause tens of thousands of universal credit claimants suffering cuts to their income that are due to recede ahead despite the Lords voting last week to block cuts to tax credits. The cuts to universal credit (UC),which were announced in the summer budget by the chancellor, George Osborne, or alongside the tax credits reforms,are being introduced through a different parliamentary procedure that is harder for MPs and peers to pause.
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Source: theguardian.com