Work Doesn't Pay For Some People after Council Tax Policy Change

Some working people are losing 97p of every £1 earned after being hit by a combination of welfare cuts, a committee of MPs has found.  The public accounts committee warned that cuts to council tax benefit means ‘work does not pay’ for those worse affected by the reforms. In a damning report, the scrutiny group attacked the DWP for ‘not fully understanding’ the impact of council tax benefit cuts when combined with other welfare reforms. Read more on the Parliament website.