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Proceeding contribution from Neil Gray (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 November 2018. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions.

I will in just a minute. I shall give way only a couple of times as I am conscious of the fact that other Members wish to speak.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister said that 2.4 million people are to benefit by up to £630 a year from Monday’s changes. That was pure spin. What she should have said is that those families will be up to £630 less worse off. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions herself said that universal credit is costing people £2,500 a year, and the Resolution Foundation said that that figure applies to 3.2 million households. Even if we are to believe the Prime Minister’s figures, for 2.4 million people the income cut from universal credit will be reduced to at least £1,700 a year. The rest of the 3.2 million households will still see a cut of £2,400 a year.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
648 c1101 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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