#AS2011 response: "Today's annoucements are dire news for the poorest families". Full statement from @savechildrenpr: Sally Copley, Save the Children's Head of Poverty, said: "Today's announcements are dire news for the poorest families - both in and out of work - who have seen core benefits they depend on cut in real terms. For many families the scrapped £110 increase in Child Tax Credit could mean the difference between putting food on the table for their children or having them go hungry. Children from low income families, whose parents rely on working tax credits to make work pay will be worse off as a result of the Chancellor's announcements. Child poverty in the UK is predicted to escalate in the coming years and the Chancellor 's decisions today will only exacerbate the situation."

Save the Children spokespeople available please call Rachel Bhatia 0207 012 6469

Reply · Report Post