‘CATASTROPHIC’: Spring Statement welfare cuts will drive 250,000 more people into poverty

News: Chancellor has no justification for social security cuts - The Poverty Alliance

Responding to the Spring Statement, Poverty Alliance chief executive Peter Kelly said: “People in the UK voted for change at the last election because they were desperate for a government that delivers a just and compassionate country. Today’s announcements undermine that ambition. “It is completely unjust to, once again, balance the books on the backs of the those on the lowest incomes. Today’s statement layered additional cuts to our social se…

‘CATASTROPHIC’: Spring Statement welfare cuts will drive 250,000 more people into poverty

Chancellor ‘delivers security and national renewal in a new era of global change’ Chancellor vows to bring about “new era of security and national renewal” as she delivered a Spring Statement to kickstart economic growth, protect working people and keep Britain safe. People to be on average £500 a year better off by the end of this parliament compared to under the previous government, putting more money in people’s pockets. OBR forecast conclud…