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Half a million kids of public-sector workers will be living in poverty by spring
TUC research shows how Tory cuts and public sector pay is to blame
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HALF A MILLION children of public-sector workers will be living in poverty by April, sensational new figures reveal today.

The TUC research shows that the figure has shot up by a whopping 40 per cent since 2010 — and that Tory cuts to benefits and public-sector pay are to blame.

Families with both parents working in the public sector have lost out the most. Their average household income will be down around £83 a week in real terms by April 2018.

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