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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Jake Brigstock

Anger in Nottingham area where most Universal Credit claimants hit by £62 'poverty tax' deduction

Claimants of Universal Credit in a Nottingham constituency are among the worst hit in the UK by the so-called 'poverty tax', causing anger among the local MP, a councillor and residents.

Nottingham North Parliamentary constituency is made up of Aspley, Basford, Bestwood, Bilborough, Bulwell and Bulwell Forest wards.

According to the Daily Mirror, 51 percent of Universal Credit claimants in Nottingham North had an average £62 deduction in November last year.

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