Always? We managed just fine without tax credits for most of the existence of our welfare state...https://twitter.com/georgeeaton/status/658409173194035200 …
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@JuliaHB1@georgeeaton yes, life did go on and will go on. But tax credit cuts will increase child poverty & worsen work incentives. -
@imran_1 no, tax credits also provide a disincentive to work. No point doing extra hours at work if you can get same £ for doing nothing. -
@JuliaHB1 genuinely don't understand that point. How so? Tax credits strengthen rewards from work by topping up low pay. -
@imran_1 yes, that is the idea, but far too many on them CHOOSE to work part time, with partners not working at all. They and taxpayers... -
@JuliaHB1 one of big success stories has been rise in lone parent employment rate. TCs played key role in helping LPs into work (esp p/t) -
@imran_1 er, actually the biggest factor was the requirement that lone parents had to work when their child reaches school age. Good grief. -
@JuliaHB1 of course. published a report recently recognising this
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@JuliaHB1@georgeeaton just think it's misleading to say welfare state existed without tax credits for most of existence hence tweet -
@imran_1@georgeeaton George's tweet was about WTC & CTC ALWAYS being needed. That is untrue. Different benefits paid in different ways.
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