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<p>The Government is committed to supporting working families with the cost of living.</p><p>
</p><p>We are committed to rolling out Universal Credit (UC), which is designed to
make work pay. Working parents on UC are benefitting from the Budget 2018 work allowance
increase, meaning they can keep up to an extra £635 of their income each year.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government is spending almost £6 billion in 2019-20 on childcare support
– more than ever before. This includes free childcare hours in England, support under
tax credits and Universal Credit, and Tax Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Working parents
will also be benefitting from the Income Tax Personal Allowance increase to £12,500,
and the National Living Wage increase to £8.21.</p>
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