East Lancashire MP welcomes limit on benefits rise (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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East Lancashire MP welcomes limit on benefits rise
10:59am Thursday 10th January 2013 in News
EAST Lancashire MP Jake Berry asked Labour to explain why a police officer had seen benefits for the out-of-work rise faster than his salary.
The Rossendale and Darwen Tory spoke out as the government won a crucial Commons vote to limit annual increases in working-age benefits to one per cent for the next three years.
While four Liberal Democrats voted against the proposals, Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle supported them.
Labour argued that millions of low-income families would be worse off but Work and Pension Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said benefits should not rise faster than wages.
Benefits have historically risen in line with inflation and would have gone up by 2.2 per cent in April.
Mr Berry and his Tory Pendle colleague Andrew Stephenson voted for the cap.
Comments(6)
BIG BOSS
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3:23pm Thu 10 Jan 13
And what is 2.2% of £71 =???
Mothernature
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4:19pm Thu 10 Jan 13
BIG BOSS wrote:After Tax & N.I. deductions, an increase of £14.72 per week or £765.44 per annum.
What is 2.2% of £60,000 + =??? And what is 2.2% of £71 =???
£71 = £1.56 per week or £81.12 per annum.
Mothernature
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4:55pm Thu 10 Jan 13
2 for 5p
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9:04pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Mothernature wrote:What essentials do you mean fags mobile phone, flat screen telly, sky subscriptions.
Obviously Jake Berry & his cronies don't care how much this will affect those claiming the least amount of benefit, especially when the bedroom tax and council tax shortfalls kick in come 1st April. Single person over 25 with 1 spare bedroom, gets £71.71 a week JSA. Deduct average shortfall in rent of £11.90, the projected shortfall of 20% for council tax of £2.85 and the loss is £14.75. This leaves a miserly £56.96 to pay Gas, Electric, Water, TV Licence, Food, Clothing, Fares to interviews or job centre/work provider. There will be thousands of people having to give up items that are not classed as essential. Disgraceful.
Hey I'm no tory by any means but I think they have the right idea on this one
Mothernature
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2:29pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Excluded again says...
1:10pm Thu 10 Jan 13
Why could the Tory government find £3 billion for a tax cut for people earning over £150 000 a year but not find the money to help low paid workers. We all know the answer to this.