Tax and benefit cuts 'will hit families with children'

However, the average household income will decline by 0.9%, or £215, a year, says the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI), based on research carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The FPI suggests much of the fall in income during the five-year period will be due to tax and benefit changes, as well as other reasons such as falling incomes. "This research confirms that families with children are shouldering a disproportionate burden," said the FPI's Katherine Rake. "This disparity is largely driven by a package of benefit reforms which have affected families with ch...