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Low paid mothers unfairly hit by changes to child benefit, Unison reveals
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LOW-PAID mums are being unfairly hit by changes to child benefit, Unison reveals today.

Changes made by the government since 2010 have hit hard-pressed families and their pockets, according to the union’s report.

The freeze to child benefit, which historically has been paid to women as the principal carer, means a family with two children has lost more than a total of £2,000 since 2011.

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