Almost 440,000 families will see their income cut by £16.90 a week as
they are hit by both the "bedroom tax" and the changes to council tax
benefit, according to research by the New Policy Institute.
The cumulative impact of the welfare
changes prompted a former Lib Dem minister, Sarah Teather, to urge the
coalition to review its reforms. She said: "My concern is that some
families are being targeted over and over again."
The MP for Brent
Central added: "Hitting the same people repeatedly means it adds up to a
very significant cut in income. I am not sure how they are supposed to
manage, where they are supposed to live, or whether the government has
looked at the cumulative impact."
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