that some claimants face now. But the report's appendix outlines how the Exchequer can save money by slightly raising that 55p rate, or by changing some allowances. There's even a "break even scenario," which would operate at "effectively no additional static cost to the Exchequer". " Integrating tax with benefits looks like a can of worms. Tax credits are complicated to administer and the record of the British tax office on this has been appalling. But the more major issue is that tax works on annual timescales wheras benefits work by the week. Different processes needed, and different mindsets from the public. 9:11 am September 16, 2009 madasafish wrote : Agree 100%. I expect Substantial benefit cuts: probably linked to time limits. Eg once you have claimed unemployment benefit for 5 years, it is cut by 20%..