Freezing benefits shows Government 'running out of ideas on welfare reform'

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

Reports the Government is set to freeze working age benefits - by ending the automatic annual increase in line with inflation - would almost certainly weaken the living standards of low-income families and suggests it is "running out of ideas on welfare reform". That's the verdict from think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which suggests that a further £4 billion could be saved in 2016-17 if all working-age benefits - including jobseeker's allowance and housing benefit -...

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