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.
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 […]
This budget will only help the rich get richer and the poor even poorer
Victory in the Lords is only the beginning of UNISON’s hard-fought campaign to protect tax credits for working people
The number of households with problem debt has increased by 700,000 (28 per cent) since 2012, according to new TUC and UNISON-commissioned research published today (Tuesday). The report, Britain in the Red, shows that in 2014 one in eight households (3.2 million) were over-indebted compared to one in ten (2.5 million) in 2012. […]
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
Nearly three million working families countrywide have breathed a collective sigh of relief, says UNISON general secretary
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
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
‘The economy is growing yet public servants remain shut out of the recovery’
General secretary tells West Midlands activists: unions are as relevant today as they ever were – ‘when times are tough, we show our strength’
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 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 […]
Research from UNISON reveals the scale of the impact that the government’s plans on tax credits will have
UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today
