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<p>The government is committed to supporting families. We are helping families retain
more of what they earn by raising the personal allowance, successive increases mean
that a basic rate tax payer will be £1,075 better off in 2018-19 than in 2010-11.
Also, to help working parents we have doubled free childcare available for 3 and 4
year olds to 30 hours a week, saving in total around £5,000 a year per child, and
we are introducing Tax Free Childcare, providing support of up to £2000 per year for
each child. However, there is more to do and the government is committed to delivering
a country that works for everyone. Last April, the government published its “Improving
Lives: Helping Workless Families” strategy. This focused on measures that tackle the
root causes of poverty and improve children’s welfare, in particular parental worklessness
and educational attainment. Data on each of the areas targeted by the Strategy is
published annually. We keep all our policies under review, including the policy of
limiting support in Child Tax Credits.</p>
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