80,000 families face benefits cuts this Christmas as further sanctions are introduced

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80,000 families face benefits cuts this Christmas as further sanctions are introduced

Around 80,000 families face benefit cuts of £250 this month in further sanctions against the jobless and ­disabled, it has been claimed.

The Public and Commercial Services Union said data provided by the Department for Work and Pensions showed 74,000 would lose more than £19million in Jobseeker’s Allowance.

And £700,000 in employment and support allowances are being taken away from 6,800 disabled people.

 

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