Once again, it comes back to helping families with the cost of living. The Government cut Sure Start, nursery places and so on. Although they boast that they expanded that provision, they did not—they cut it, although we do not have the exact figures. The situation is exacerbated for a lot of families by the bedroom tax, which is forcing people into more expensive accommodation and thereby driving rents up. There is also a lack of social house building in this country.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 July 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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