New research published by the TUC shows that tax credits and benefits play a crucial role in lifting low-paid workers out of poverty. This analysis focuses on six case studies where working adults see their pay increase from below the living wage to the living wage rate. The research is based on the system as it is now, with reductions in tax credits up to financial year 2014/15 and increases in the personal allowance (which is currently £9,440) taken into account.
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