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Working parents will suffer most Government cuts, union warns

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Working families will be hit hardest by the welfare and benefit cuts announced in the emergency budget and spending review, suffering a loss of around 9.4 billion, says the Trades Union Congress.

The TUC's analysis of welfare changes shows that working families will suffer nearly twice the level of losses compared with non-working households. The TUC claims that welfare cuts such as increasing the rate at which tax credits are withdrawn will act as a disincentive for low-income households to work more hours.

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