Thousands of low-income households will be worse off next April when the increase in the minimum wage is more than wiped out by changes to tax credits, according to a new report from UNISON published today (Wednesday). The analysis shows that many families face an income loss next spring, when what they were expecting was […]
These cuts to tax credits will mean ordinary public service workers lose up to £3,000 a year and thousands more in the lifetime of this parliament
UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today
Research from UNISON reveals the scale of the impact that the government’s plans on tax credits will have
Commenting on remarks made by the Prime Minister over the weekend and by the Chancellor today (Monday) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “The government is on the back foot over tax credits and ministers know it. They keep saying that families will be better off, but figures […]
Thousands upon thousands of UNISON members – and their families – took time on Sunday to come to Manchester and march
The government must come clean on the numbers of working people who will be worse off as a result its cuts to tax credits next year
Commenting on the tax credits debate in the House of Lords today (Monday), UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Across the country nearly three million low and middle income working families will be watching carefully how the government responds. “Peers have now given the government a chance to think again, and the Chancellor should grasp […]
The vote on tax credits is a tremendous win for ordinary people struggling to get by on low pay – but it’s only a beginning
We believe that people should be paid a wage they can live on. But until that happens, tax credits need to be kept. Cutting them would impose a penalty on work – were it not for the Lords […]
The UK economy could be hit to the tune of around £3.5bn a year if the Chancellor confirms later today (Wednesday), in the spending review, that he is to continue with cuts to tax credits announced in the summer, says UNISON.
Nearly three million working families countrywide have breathed a collective sigh of relief, says UNISON general secretary
There’s even more of a spring in Kati’s step since chancellor George Osborne’s dramatic U-turn over family tax credits at the last budget. For the last four years, 25-year-old Kati has […]
The issue of losing my tax credits was keeping me awake at night: as a single mum I didn’t know how I was going to provide for my family
If you’re eligible for tax credits, you really should check that you’re claiming all that you’re entitled to. It only takes a couple of minutes.
