Half a million people will fall into deep poverty without welfare reforms, chancellor warned

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More than 50 organisations urge Rishi Sunak to make benefits increase permanent as Labour attacks government’s plans as throwback ‘to the worst days of Thatcher’

unless Rishi Sunak makes a temporary increase in Universal Credit permanent, a group of more than 50 organisations has warned.

 

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Let me guess what will probably end up happening, it’s a toss up between absolutely nothing and removing welfare entirely & encouraging people to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” during the worst recession in recorded history.

The Chancellor should be the Prime Minister.

Not to mention mental health issues, already ignored, with Uk Government throwing more ££ into MH .. the MH system is broken, run by people who are inadequate

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tories need more people in poverty and poor so they can give tax cuts to billionaires

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