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The first systematic review of the real impact of public spending cuts on local authorities is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation today (26 January). It finds that the most deprived local authorities have been hardest hit by the cuts. It also finds conflict within local authorities over whether the needs of vulnerable people should be prioritised.
The Coalition Government is repeating the same mistakes as Labour on poverty reduction, according to a new report released today (1 December). The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's annual assessment of poverty in the UK warns that the Coalition does not have a comprehensive anti-poverty strategy, and relies too much on the tax and benefits system alone to encourage people into work, mistakes also made by Labour.