Yes. That is exactly what I will move on to. Obviously, the former Chancellor, George Osborne, justified the benefit freeze because at the time inflation was 0.3%, but inflation now, due to Brexit and the fall in the value of the pound, is officially 3%, as measured last September. By 2020, low-income families will be over £830 worse off, just due to the benefit freeze. If we look at the cumulative cuts, an average family will be £1,300 worse off. But if we drill down into families that have three or more children, that builds up and becomes eye-watering.
Welfare Reform and Work Act
Proceeding contribution from
Philippa Whitford
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 21 March 2018.
It occurred during Debate on Welfare Reform and Work Act.
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