Benefits Street reacts to 'Budget for Benefits Street'
Residents of James Turner Street in Birmingham give their mixed reactions to the Budget, with some welcoming extra funds and others calling the plans 'daft'.
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Benefits Street divided over new Budget
Residents of Birmingham's James Turner Street, famed for Channel 4's Benefits Street, give mixed reactions to Rachel Reeves' Budget. Some welcome extra cash while others call it 'stupid'. Read their views.
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Benefits rise wiped out by £60 vape tax hike
Universal Credit claimant Erica Cartier's £63 monthly increase is entirely consumed by new vaping taxes. Discover how the budget impacts welfare recipients.
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Heartfelt tributes paid to Dorothy Costas, 70, who died with two others in a collision with a cement mixer on the A4103 in Bransford. Read the family's moving words.
Aitch & Angry Ginge's Friendship Explained
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Mum gets £900 monthly boost after budget change
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Carer loses £16k inheritance in DWP crackdown
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