Downing Street rejects Iain Duncan Smith plan for new limit on child benefit | Society | The Guardian

Last Updated: June 1, 2015By

So where will the axe finally fall?

Downing Street has rejected a renewed move by Iain Duncan Smith to cut child benefit from parents with more than two children as a way of helping to achieve the £12bn in welfare cuts proposed by George Osborne.

No 10 made a point on Monday of distributing remarks by David Cameron on the eve of the general election in which the prime minister confirmed that child benefit would be retained in its current form for the next five years.

The intervention by Downing Street suggests that Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, is heading for a showdown with George Osborne over his planned welfare cuts before next month’s budget.

Duncan Smith believes it is possible to achieve £12bn in welfare cuts, which amounts to 10% of the non-pensioner elements of welfare spending, but believes it will have to involve behavioural change by claimants rather than “cheese paring”.

Source: Downing Street rejects Iain Duncan Smith plan for new limit on child benefit | Society | The Guardian

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8 Comments

  1. Chris Tandy June 1, 2015 at 10:56 pm - Reply

    “Duncan Smith believes….” and “Duncan Smith believes…”
    Nothing this toxic tory ‘believes’ is true. He constantly ‘believes’ in the face of fact that shows he is wrong. So an argument between him and clueless Osbo would be hilarious…….. if the results were not likely to kill thousands of innocent people.

  2. maria June 1, 2015 at 11:11 pm - Reply

    On us the disabled. There are people sticking up for children and the poor in general. Who is sticking up for the disabled?

  3. Adam Clifford June 2, 2015 at 12:54 am - Reply

    Behavioural change including starving oneself and one’s kids,more visits to the foodbanks,increased shivering,increasing anxiety and sense of desperation,increased depression and despair.
    These are monsters.Uncaring monsters.

  4. John Gaines June 2, 2015 at 9:24 am - Reply

    With these so-called ‘Labour’ Politicians, I guess you are on your own;
    Sri Maria.

    • Mike Sivier June 2, 2015 at 10:39 am - Reply

      ?

  5. Nick June 2, 2015 at 9:57 am - Reply

    The Queen’s Speech – Addressing The Poor From A Golden Chair? Russell Brand The Trews (E331)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyj_9sIOPzU&feature=em-subs_digest

  6. hugosmum70 June 2, 2015 at 11:45 am - Reply

    only one good thing i can see..this is , (I believe) the first time IDS has been told NO by Cameron etc.(correct me if i am wrong)…wonder if his Halo is slipping in scameron’s eyes???? just a tiny bit.. but hopefully its the first crack

    • Mike Sivier June 2, 2015 at 11:54 am - Reply

      Apparently it’s all a scam made up by either the Tories or the media.

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