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Category: Budget 2016

Low-income workers urged to claim tax credits before universal credit arrives

Don't lose out. Make sure you claim your tax credits now! ???? https://t.co/Y39in6ERA0 #UniversalCredit #Taxcredits pic.twitter.com/ztb783SOhO — UNISON – the union (@unisontweets) April...
Posted on 11/04/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Budget 2016, dave prentis, george osborne, government, News, news releases, Press Release, Universal creditTags Unison

‘An inconsequential little protest’

Graeme Ellis didn't expect that a very personal gesture of protest would help pave the way for the government's budget u-turn on cuts to disabled people The article ‘An inconsequential little...
Posted on 04/04/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Budget 2016, disabled, disabled members, Magazine, news releasesTags Unison

Disability cuts – a warped sense of priorities

The government’s decision to slash Personal Independence Payments (PIP) whilst giving a tax cut to those earning comfortably more than the average UK salary shows a warped sense of priorities. The...
Posted on 17/03/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories Budget 2016, disabled, disabled members, General secretary's blog, News, news releasesTags Unison

Extra funding for flood defences welcome but don’t forget staff on the ground, says UNISON

Welcoming the Chancellor’s decision to increase tax insurance to pay for flood defences, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “More funding for flood defences should help save people the pain...
Posted on 16/03/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories budget, Budget 2016, environment agency, News, news releases, Press Release, water environment and transportTags Unison

Another budget, another year of cuts, another year of failure

We’re six years into the Osborne experiment, and the Chancellor is still forcing the British people to swallow the same medicine – even when it’s clear it’s not working The article Another budget,...
Posted on 16/03/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories budget, Budget 2016, dave prentis, General secretary's blog, george osborne, News, news releasesTags Unison

This is not a Budget for the next generation, says UNISON

Commenting on today’s Budget, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Six years of severe cuts to public spending have done little to pay down the deficit, despite the Chancellor’s promises. Yet...
Posted on 16/03/2016Author Unison news releasesCategories budget, Budget 2016, george osborne, News, news releases, Press ReleaseTags Unison
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