The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has said welfare cuts coming into force today make a “mockery” of the government’s “mission to level up”. The anti-poverty charity has said around 5.5 million families across the United Kingdom are £1,040-a-year worse off as of today, due to the “biggest ever overnight cut to social security”. JRF says … Continue reading Charity claims ‘biggest ever’ overnight cut to welfare mocks ‘levelling up’ agenda