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This household would have been £1,549 a year better off had there been no changes to tax credits next April. Those under 25 will be hit harder as they won’t benefit from the […]

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

In Northern Ireland, there are 175,400 children whose parents will be penalised by the changes to tax credits. In his July Budget, the Chancellor announced changes to the tax credit taper […]

UNISON is urging people whose MP voted for the cuts to write to them explaining why the changes will be so damaging. UNISON media contacts: Liz Chinchen T: 0207 121 5463 M: 07778 158175 E […]

Thousands upon thousands of UNISON members – and their families – took time on Sunday to come to Manchester and march

UNISON is urging people whose MP voted for the cuts to write to them explaining why the changes will be so damaging. UNISON has a number of case studies of families who will be affected by the […]

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 […]

We campaign on issues that affect ordinary working people. We bring about real change. The vote on tax credits is a tremendous win for ordinary people struggling to get by on low […]

Let's hope this is a change for the better." Says Dave Prentis: "It's nice to receive such warm words. I’m proud of the […]

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

The Chancellor must not use this change as a way to revive his original plans and leave working families worse off in 2020 than […]

But although she’s delighted at the chancellor’s change of heart, she’s far from triumphalist. “At last I’m able to sleep again at night – for […]

I’m helping to make these changes now so that when my children go to work, it’ll make things easier for them. So if you ask me […]

With that in mind, we’ve launched – with the organisation entitledto – a tax-credit take-up tool that allows you to make sure you’re claiming the tax […]