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Tax Credits slash the disregard to £5,000
flight747
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The government are going to slash the disregard to £5,000 in tax credits. The government believes there is more than £300m to be saved over the next three years by reducing fraud and error, and also wants to reclaim £400m in unpaid debts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20873180
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20873180
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Seems fair enough to me. £100 a week is a pretty substantial change of circs.0
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The government are going to slash the disregard to £5,000 in tax credits. The government believes there is more than £300m to be saved over the next three years by reducing fraud and error, and also wants to reclaim £400m in unpaid debts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20873180
That was announced over a year ago, it isn't a new announcement.
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