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05-04-2013 7:03 PM
£5 an hour by 40= £200..pay tax ..pay rent ..petrol..dinner..rates electric water..money left £20..dont work and every paid for left with £50..
I think you'll find that the adult min wage is more than £5 per hour, plus they will also have Working Tax Credit.
The unemployed most certainly do NOT have everything paid for whatsoever.
Some have for a long time now, (not due to recent changes) had to find a top-up for their rent or mortgage as the way LHA was worked out was changed and the number of rentable properties taken into consideration was reduced to the lower third in any area.
That means that all the council and housing association houses are included at a much lower rent compared with market value, yet there are none available for anyone who loses their job, becomes out of work for any length of time and who lives in privately rented accommodation ( no matter how small), or who loses their own homes through repossession.
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