Benefit cap breaches children’s rights, says Supreme Court
The cap has a disproportionate effect on women and children and can make life impossible for victims of domestic violence
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Cap on benefit increases will do more harm to Wales than recession
A leading Welsh think tank has warned that the decision to cap benefit increases at 1% could end up doing far more harm to the Welsh economy than the recession itself. In concluding that the policy will “hit Wales hard”test
Why the benefits cap is wrong
Today parliament votes on a bill to cap increases in benefits and tax credits at 1% for 2014 – 2015 and 2015 – 2016. Previously, benefits rose in line with prices. However the Coalition’s plans means that entitlements including childtest
Exposed: The six myths of IDS’s benefits cap
This morning, the Child Poverty Action Group have exposed the six myths of work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith’s regressive reforms; here they are.