'Forget stamp duty, we need a pay rise' – people respond to the budget

How did Philip Hammond's budget affect you? The Guardian talks to families, workers and businesses across Britain

With a newborn baby and a 14-month-old son to support on an annual income of less than 20,000, police community support officer Laurence Ridge, 21, was hoping for better news in the budget.

"I think the decision to abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers is reasonable but he should have announced a bigger pay rise for public sector workers - the 1% we get is miniscule compared with inflation. Building 300,000 affordable homes is nothing, spread out across the country. Where are they all?"

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