‘Softer’ welfare cuts still hurt the poorest

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The government today introduced amendments to its legislation to cut welfare payments. In 2014 it announced that parents would lose the family tax benefits once a child turned 6. This has been amended to 13 but critics say it will still cut incomes dramatically for the very poorest.

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