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Originally Posted by Cherie
it equate to about 1,000 a year so it all adds up and is targeted more at the younger generation
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Again, £1000 a year for those without families. Families on minimum wage incomes will be receiving Universal Credit which will taper off with any income rise... they'll be lucky to find themselves £30/month better off. So in real terms - once you factor in the rising cost of food and the
soaring cost of energy - significantly worse off in April 2022 than they were in April 2021.
Like I said I don't really know what the answer to that is; the benefits trap is awful, and I can say that having experienced wriggling all the way out of it (from being fully reliant when we first left University expecting our first, to being totally out from under it after several years). It is EXTREMELY disheartening to be given more hours, then promotions, then dual income etc. only to have most of the increased income balanced right back out by tax credit cuts. I remember our first major income increase "post benefits" and what an amazing feeling it was to be able to say "I'm earning £300 more next month and I actually get to be £300 better off!"
Anyway I'm off on a bit of a tangent there. I guess what I'm saying is, the government announce these things to try to convince the public that people will be better off... but they won't. Things are only going to get harder for those on low income.