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Originally Posted by Oliver_W
How does that work?
Last time I had anything to do with benefits, it was something like... For every £1 you earn, they knock off 60p?
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63p in the pound. Basically if you get a £400/month after tax pay rise (this did happen with me at one point about 8 years back; a promotion coupled with an hours increase) you actually end up only £150 a month better off. Obviously I understand the reasoning but it is massively disheartening. We're lucky enough to be in a substantially better financial position now and it does make all the difference in terms of workplace motivation, when promotions and raises have an actual observable effect on your day-to-day finances. Disposable income is just simply a better motivator.
It's always been a trap of the system though and it's why minimum wage should be a proper living wage in the first place ... families with parents working full time (doing ANYTHING) should not have to be reliant on top-up benefits just to make ends meet. It's a sign of a totally broken capitalist system. Benefits should only be needed when people aren't in work, or can't work due to disability/caring responsibility. People shouldn't be putting in 40 hour weeks and still needing rent assistance. It's a mess.