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Government wins first benefit cap vote [View all]
Bad news as this is (as per usual) an incredibly bad idea.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16675314
The government has won the first of several votes on its controversial plans for a £26,000 annual cap on benefits paid to families.
Peers voted by 250 to 222 to reject a Labour call to exempt people considered at risk of homelessness from the cap.
They are now debating a call by bishops to exempt child benefit from the overall cap.
Peers voted by 250 to 222 to reject a Labour call to exempt people considered at risk of homelessness from the cap.
They are now debating a call by bishops to exempt child benefit from the overall cap.
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