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JSA cuts 'mean and miserable'

Celtic League react to cuts to Jobseekers Allowance

The cuts being made to Jobseekers Allowance have been described as a 'mean and miserable move' by the Celtic League.

Treasury yesterday confirmed it was reducing the money available to some claimants, saying it would provide further encouragement for them to get back into work.

But the Celtic League's director of information, Bernard Moffatt, says for some people it could prove to be the final straw.

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