More than a # 1bn will be cut form the budgets of local councils, while
Child Trust Fund payments will also be scrapped in a move the new government hopes will eventually save more than # 500m.
Not exact matches
Among his proposed # 15 billion in savings - cuts in tax credits,
child trust funds and winter fuel
payments to pensioners - as well as closing tax loopholes and avoidance.
Disabled
children and the poorest third of families will continue to receive both new
child trust funds at birth and top - up
payments.
He demonstrated as social services minister a willingness to negotiate, but his approach was clearly to save money, and the government continued to try to legislate to have a four - week waiting period before getting any welfare
payments, which is a disaster for those
children from families without access to big houses and
trust funds.