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Welfare reforms will hit the poorest new study finds

Graham Watson

2nd March 2016

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An IFS study, published today, is to reveal that changes to the welfare bill over the next five years will increase child poverty, with the poorest seemingly most affected, especially those with children.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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