<p><br /> Families with children will be hardest hit by coalition spending cuts, Ed Miliband has warned.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Labour leader has stepped up his attack on the deficit reduction plans as he seeks to capitalise on momentum from the Barnsley by-election.<br /> </p><p><br /> Research commissioned by the party from Landman Economics suggests that on average, couples with children stand to lose around £2,500 worth of public services annually. That is more than £1,000 more than those without children, according to the calculations.<br /> </p><p><br /> Families where the main breadwinner is aged 25-29 will lose the equivalent of 12 per cent of their income if they have children - and just 4 per cent if not.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking at a conference for Labour councillors in London, Mr Miliband said: "We have always assumed that our children, the next generation, would do better than us.<br /> </p><p><br /> "Not just the well-off, but the vast majority of people used to expect that their children will do better than them... But there is now a real fear that the British promise will be broken and the next generation will find it harder to get on than the last."<br /> </p><p><br /> Mr Miliband also insisted that this week's by-election victory showed Labour is "on the move", while the Liberal Democrats were "humiliated".<br /> </p>
