Calling out the clickbait, scaremongering and misinformation.
We also need to make sure that Universal Credit allows families to afford the essentials and scrap the two-child limit 3/3
We also need to make sure that Universal Credit allows families to afford the essentials and scrap the two-child limit 3/3
👆 Sarcasm BTW
👆 Sarcasm BTW
For that to be true you need to compare a person being in work to the same person not in work.
All you're doing is comparing 2 different hypothetical people with different circumstances.
For that to be true you need to compare a person being in work to the same person not in work.
All you're doing is comparing 2 different hypothetical people with different circumstances.
Obviously it'd be at an enhanced rate with a few different rules/thresholds but it could definitely work.
Obviously it'd be at an enhanced rate with a few different rules/thresholds but it could definitely work.
Circumstances are same as person B except for the disabilities.
So person A is about £1000/month better off working than not.
And person B is about £1000/month better off in work than not.
Circumstances are same as person B except for the disabilities.
So person A is about £1000/month better off working than not.
And person B is about £1000/month better off in work than not.
So are we talking about:
Person A who receives £30k in benefits
or
Person B who is in work earning £30k and not disabled?
(I've already proven Person B is significantly better off in work than not)
So are we talking about:
Person A who receives £30k in benefits
or
Person B who is in work earning £30k and not disabled?
(I've already proven Person B is significantly better off in work than not)
Calculation below is based on 35yr old adult with £700 monthly rent.
'Current income' = unemployed
versus
'Income in work' based on £31,200 salary
£935 per month better off in work.
Calculation below is based on 35yr old adult with £700 monthly rent.
'Current income' = unemployed
versus
'Income in work' based on £31,200 salary
£935 per month better off in work.
If the £30k benefit claimant found a job, would they be better or worse off?
If the £30k benefit claimant found a job, would they be better or worse off?
Can you give an example of when someone would be better off by not working?
Can you give an example of when someone would be better off by not working?
Apart from very few extreme fringe scenarios, it's better off to work than not.
In your example you're comparing apples with pears so comparisons are quite meaningless.
Apart from very few extreme fringe scenarios, it's better off to work than not.
In your example you're comparing apples with pears so comparisons are quite meaningless.