News & Opinion - Wed 6th Oct 2010
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Wed 6th Oct 10 Tories mixed messages anger the electorate
David Cameron's party conference was thrown into disarray following the announcement that family allowances would be cut for high-income earners.
However, only days after the announcement there was much confusion and anger about those who would lose out after 2013, the proposed date for ending the universal benefit. Many families with household incomes of £50,000, if earned by one person, will lose all benefits; for households where both parents are on £40,000 they would continue to receive the payments.
Most newspapers have condemned the apparently ill-conceived policy, although there is no doubt that reform is needed.