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Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Toxic cocktail sees public service workers dependent on benefits
The result of Brown’s in-work tax credits rather than a genuine living wage is now coming home to roost as more and more people in work are forced to rely on benefits to keep a roof over the heads. Brown's latter day conversion to a living wage in the 2010 general election campaign was too little too late . The Tories are about to make the situation a while lot worse: http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=94218