Ian has joined Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour party, in his warning that on average a couple with children and one person earning will be £1500 worse off this year. This is more than double the loss of a couple without children.

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“It is becoming increasingly clear that David Cameron’s plans will mean that life will be much tougher for families over the next few years. I am worried about how this will affect families in Edinburgh South.

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In addition to this, frontline service cuts, driven by the decision to go too far and too fast have been shown to hit couples with children twice as hard.

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Taken together these changes will mean a cost of living crisis for ordinary families in Edinburgh South which will have a deep impact for years to come.

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Ed Miliband said:

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“These changes fail a fundamental fairness test: that families with children should be protected, not unfairly targeted.

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Squeezed wages, squeezed prospects, squeezed aspirations

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That is why the British Promise, that the next generation would always do better than the last, is now under threat like never before.

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There is a concern that because the Government is making the situation worse, the cost of living crisis will not go away even when the economy recovers.

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•Ian said:

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“I am angered by the effect David Cameron’s broken promises will have on the families in Edinburgh South. By asking children and families to bear the brunt of their cuts, this Tory-led Government is showing that they have no idea what pressure ordinary families are under.

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It is terrible Tory-led Government are stacking the odds even further against working families in Edinburgh South who want to get on in life.”