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Government’s tax credit grab will hit 91,000 in Northern Ireland

“The government is full of praise for people who go out to work to try and provide better lives for their children […]

Article on the UNISON National site.
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‘This is our time to smash the consensus’

UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Help us fight these scandalously unfair tax credit cuts

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

General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.
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UNISON report exposes truth behind the Chancellor’s pay con trick

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 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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