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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Pippa Crerar

Universal Credit £20-a-week cut will push 400,000 children back into poverty, say campaigners

The Government's decision to cut Universal Credit by £20 a week will push 400,000 children back into poverty, campaigners have warned.

The latest annual poverty statistics show almost half a million youngsters had been pulled off the breadline by the temporary increase.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak also failed to bring benefits in line with inflation from April meaning families in poverty will suffer even more as costs soar.

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