The chancellor should use tomorrow’s spring statement to scrap the rules that penalise low-income families applying for universal credit and tax credits, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Any parents…Read more…
Petition: Repeal the two child limit to Tax Credits and Universal Credit.
Repeal the two child limit to Tax Credits and Universal Credit.It is a glaring injustice. It breaks the link between the assessment of children’s needs and the support they receive.
It will worsen child poverty. Not all women have control over the…Read more…
Conference votes to oppose the tax credits rape clause
UNISON’s women’s conference voted against the UK government’s decision to limit child tax credit to the first two children, and the so called ‘rape clause’
The article Conference votes to oppose the…Read more…
Two-child tax policy exposes the hypocrisy of the Prime Minster, says UNISON
UNISON says the policy is pushing families into poverty
The article Two-child tax policy exposes the hypocrisy of the Prime Minster, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Higher wages for council employees would save the Treasury money, says UNISON
Local government workers are the lowest paid in the public sector. This pay rise is affordable and long overdue.
The article Higher wages for council employees would save the Treasury money, says…Read more…
Designing a responsible corporate tax policy for Brexit Britain
Last month, the Prime Minister announced the government’s new industrial strategy through a green paper, inviting responses via a consultation. In a 132-page document, tax was mentioned just 14 times. Yet it is undoubtedly the case that taxation is a core component of a government’s economy policy….Read more…
Are you claiming the tax credits you’re entitled to?
If you’re eligible for tax credits, you really should check that you’re claiming all that you’re entitled to. It only takes a couple of minutes.
The article Are you claiming the tax credits…Read more…
‘Why I ♡ UNISON? It saved me from losing my job, my home, my whole way of life’
One of the biggest bonuses of being in UNISON is that I’ve made such good friends – I’ve met people I wouldn’t normally have been friends with because we’ve got a common interest. I never thought I’d…Read more…
The life and times of a low-pay parent
With the chancellor’s U-turn on tax credits, single mum Kati Conroy says she can sleep again at night – for now
The article The life and times of a low-pay parent first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Just two cheers for the #spendingreview tax credit U-turn
The headline news in today’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement is the decision not to go ahead with the cuts to tax credits that were due to take place next April. So let’s remember the cuts that were due to come into effect next April, with no protection for the tax credit claimants who…Read more…
UNISON Scotland e-briefing on Autumn Statement – Osborne forced to abandon savage tax credit cuts
25 Nov 2015
UNISON Scotland e-briefing on Autum Attement online now…
http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/briefings/e-briefing_UKAutumnStatement_Nov2015.pdf
"The UK highlights include the abandonment of the savage Tax Credit cuts, following the government’s defeat
in the House of Lords. Higher tax receipts and lower borrowing costs helped meet this cost. However, from
2018 claimants will switchRead more…
Tax credits u-turn will bring huge relief to working families – UNISON
Wed 25 Nov 2015
Nearly three million working families countrywide have breathed a collective sigh of relief, says UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis.Commenting on the announcement today (Wednesday) that the Chancellor is to reverse his planned cuts to tax credits, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said:“Nearly three million working families countrywide have breathed a collective sigh ofRead more…
Tax credits u-turn will bring huge relief to nearly three million working families, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement today (Wednesday) that the Chancellor is to reverse his planned cuts to tax credits, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Nearly three million working families…Read more…
UK economy could lose £3.5bn a year under Chancellor’s planned tax credit cuts, says UNISON
The UK economy could be hit to the tune of around £3.5bn a year if the Chancellor confirms later today (Wednesday), in the spending review, that he is to continue with cuts to tax credits announced…Read more…
2016 Tax credit cuts will worsen regional inequality
A new TUC analysis of the tax credit cuts the Chancellor plans for next April shows that the worst impact will be felt in the regions and nations of the UK that already have the lowest average incomes. In his summer Budget Mr Osborne announced that the…Read more…
West Ham Councillor Report: November 2015
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Vexing the government over tax credits
Victory in the Lords is only the beginning of UNISON’s hard-fought campaign to protect tax credits for working people
The article Vexing the government over tax credits first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
One in four workers
For the third year in a row, the number of people earning below the Living Wage (LW) has increased, now standing at a record 6m – nearly one in four workers. The news comes as the Living Wage…Read more…
Karren Brady: hands off West Ham fans’ tax credits
To: Baroness Karren Brady Stop voting to cut the tax credits that hard working West Ham fans rely on to get by.
Why is this important? I’m a former season ticket holder and lifelong West Ham fan. I was disgusted to see that West Ham’s Vice Chair…Read more…
A principled stand
The government was forced to back down on tax credit cuts last night (October 27), after the House of Lords’ historic vote in favour of two motions that will halt the cuts until there is a plan to…Read more…