Friday, 22 October 2010 11:55 'The figures were calculated by examining how different households benefited from various public services and revealed that the poorest 10 per cent - with incomes under £10,200 - will suffer reductions in spending on services equivalent to almost 30 per cent of their annual income. This equates to an average of £1,913 a year. The second poorest group – with incomes between £10,200 and £12,900 – will be hit the hardest in cash terms, according to the findings by the TUC. They will lose services worth £2,164. The richest 10 per cent will lose services worth just 2 per cent of their net income, the equivalent of £1,506 a year.' Read more: Poorest Households Hit 15 Times Harder by UK Government Cuts
Saturday, 23 October 2010
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