The challenge of communicating welfare reform
20 Mar 2013 | by Polly Cziok
From the 1st April this year, changes to welfare benefits will start to affect the incomes and lives of people all across the UK.
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From the 1st April this year, changes to welfare benefits will start to affect the incomes and lives of people all across the UK.
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