Osborne said to protect low-income families from the effects of savings in the welfare system the government would increase the child element of the child tax credit by £30 in 2011 and by £50 in 2012.
"This will provide support to four million lower-income families," he said.
Presenting the comprehensive spending review for the next four years, Osborne added that by stopping child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers, a decision announced at the Conservative Party Conference, no further changes to child benefit are required and that it will continue to be paid from birth until a child leaves full-time education at the age of 18.
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