New social welfare proposals criticised

There has been strong reaction to new social welfare legislation that would see a cut to the Lone Parent payment - and in the benefit to unemployed people who refuse jobs or decline to take up training offers.

New social welfare proposals criticised

There has been strong reaction to new social welfare legislation that would see a cut to the Lone Parent payment - and in the benefit to unemployed people who refuse jobs or decline to take up training offers.

Under the terms of the Social Welfare Bill, published late yesterday evening, lone parents whose youngest child is over 13 will no longer be able to claim one-parent family payments.

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