Government ‘clobbering the working poor’ with benefit reform

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government

There are fears the IT system won’t be ready, that the policy is being rushed through and that it’s really about cost cutting, not simplification. Universal Credit you might think? No, unfortunately I’m talking about another of the Government’s benefit reforms – left out somewhat controversially of Universal Credit - council tax benefit (CTB). The reform – which sees councils given 10% less to hand out to those struggling with housing costs – is really concer...

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