NEARLY four in ten working-age families in some areas of Scotland will be hit by the “largest permanent benefits cut ever made in a single year” if the Tory government fails to make increases in line with inflation, a charity has warned.
Analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has identified which parliamentary constituencies will be most affected if the UK Government chooses not to uprate support such as Universal Credit.
Overall, 34 Scottish MPs are representing constituencies where at least one fifth of working-age families receive means tested benefits.
