Faisal Islam
Spending cuts target child benefits, tax credits and social housing
Faisal Islam blogs on how the government’s spending cuts will hit child benefits, tax credits and social housing hard.
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Faisal Islam blogs on how the government’s spending cuts will hit child benefits, tax credits and social housing hard.
Channel 4 News has learned that the budget given to new social housing will be reduced by up to 80 per cent and child benefits for the over-16s will be cut. Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports.
The axeman cometh and the cuts are already being revealed: child benefit for over-16s cut, the building of new affordable housing virtually stops and new aircraft carriers will sail without any jets.