New study confirms that the poorest are being hit hardest by continuing austerityFamilies struggling to accomplish ends meet will be hit by the biggest annual benefits slit for six years,according to a new analysis that exposes the impact of continuing austerity measures on the low paid.
Chancellor Philip Hammond is preparing to give a stripped-down spring statement on Tuesday, where he is expected to boast of lower than expected borrowing figures. He will use them to propose Britain has reached a “turning point”.
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Source: guardian.co.uk