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
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With the chancellor’s U-turn on tax credits, single mum Kati Conroy says she can sleep again at night – for now
Nearly three million working families countrywide have breathed a collective sigh of relief, says UNISON general secretary
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.
Victory in the Lords is only the beginning of UNISON’s hard-fought campaign to protect tax credits for working people
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
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 […]
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
An average household in receipt of tax credits will lose a whopping £1,350 a 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
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 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. […]