A CITY MP has slammed wide-ranging benefits cuts which come into effect today.
Labour's Chris Leslie, who represents Nottingham East, says the average family will be £891 worse off in the new tax year than they were in 2010.
Among the changes are increases in working tax credit and child tax credit at less than the rate of price inflation, while child benefit will be frozen altogether.
And the controversial "bedroom tax", a cut in housing benefits, will hit thousands.
Mr Leslie said: "The contrast with the generous tax cut for those richest one per cent earning over £150,000 per year is appalling."
