CAB warn parents over tax credit

ALTON CAB is urging low-paid working parents to make sure they claim Working Families Tax Credit, the earnings top-up introduced almost a year ago and paid through the wage packet.

The call follows realisation that too many families are still missing out on extra cash help intended to boost the incomes of low-paid parents.

A full version of this story will be found in the Alton Herald of March, 2, 2001.