Cameron defends benefit changes

Prime Minister David Cameron has rubbished suggestions that families with children will be worse off because of his government.

Independent think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies yesterday published a report saying parents stand to lose £511 a year on average under tax and benefit changes coming into force from today.

But Mr Cameron said: “If you are looking at what we are doing with the personal allowance, we are actually raising it in this tax year, so 24 million taxpayers will benefit to the tune of £6.50 per week.”