Charities give Spring Budget a lukewarm welcome

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : We ask the government to work closely with people who will be affected to make sure that the changes do not perpetuate the need for foodbanks."Mr Hunt said that Universal Credit sanctions would be pursued "more rigorously", language that, Ms Revie said, prompted "cause for concern, as we know that sanctions can contribute to people needing to use foodbanks and can cause significant hardship for people in receipt of social security".
40% : He said that Mr Hunt's "opening boast was that things aren't quite as bad now as they were in October last year", and accused the Government of being out of ideas: "The same old Tory choices; sticking-plaster politics; no growth for the many; working people pay."Mr Hunt said that reduction of taxes on pensions would "incentivise our most experienced and productive workers to stay in work for longer".

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