Benefits ‘cut’ leaves London families facing a squeeze

The Department for Work and Pensions said the Universal Credit system reimburses claimants for “up to 85 per cent of childcare costs”

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Families with two children claiming child benefit could be £90 out of pocket this year as inflation soars, new research has found.

With inflation rising to 9 per cent in April, the Government’s decision to uprate benefits by 3.1 per cent means millions of cash strapped families face a real terms cut to their incomes.