The bill replaces the Disability Living Allowance and tax credits with a disability addition on top of the new universal credit.

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He also argues that pensioners' top-up benefits - the free bus pass, TV licence and winter fuel allowance - should be means-tested for the richest.

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Other parts of the plan include a reduction in tax rates, including cutting the top rate from 39% to 33%, an increase in the child tax allowance, and a restoration of the married couples allowance.

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On top of their salary, the latest increase will raise MEPs' monthly 4, 299-euro office allowance to 5, 799 euros.

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