'As a single mum on low income I'll be a few pounds better off after Budget 2024 changes'

Lucinda Bray, 36, said she agrees with the summation successful minimum wage and the further backing to schools - and added that Chancellor Rachel Reeves 'has inherited a mess'

After Rachel Reeves announced the Budget, azygous mum Lucinda Bray said she was pleased with the simplification connected however overmuch could beryllium taken from Universal Credit payments to repay debt.

But, arsenic an employer, she said she would person to talk to the accountant to spot if the National Insurance changes affected them. The 36-year-old said: “I’m pleased with the simplification successful repayments due to the fact that that was ever retired of your control. They’d marque the mistake but you wouldn’t get immoderate help.

“They’ll inactive beryllium taking the money back, but it volition beryllium successful smaller amounts. As an leader we’ll person to look astatine the National Insurance threshold. We’ve lone got 5 employees and we are a charitable enterprise. It looks similar they’re taking with 1 manus and giving with the other.

“I hold with the summation of the minimum wage. Food prices are inactive rising successful my view, play bills are inactive expensive, particularly if you effort and devour healthy. I’m besides pleased that much has been enactment into addiction needs successful schools. That should empower schools to deliberation astir what they tin bash properly.

“She has inherited a mess. Four years agone fractional the state was connected furlough. We each knew that was each going to travel backmost connected america successful taxation astatine immoderate point. I wouldn’t cognize however to hole the problems, but arsenic a azygous genitor connected a debased income I deliberation I’ll beryllium a fewer pounds amended off.”