Theresa May’s ‘just managing’ will be the victims of this new benefits cap too | Polly Toynbee
by Polly Toynbee from on (#20SFZ)
As families face annual cuts of up to 6,000, the government's vilification of the poorest has turned hearts to stone
The axe fell yesterday, as the cap on what a family can receive in benefits was cut by 3,000 a year in London, double that in the rest of the country. But that's not the worst of what's to come. Do cuts summon up "I, Daniel Blake" indignation? No, pollsters find the benefit cap among the most popular of government policies.
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