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Why are the media and politicians missing (or avoiding) one obvious and glaring error in this £26k benefits cap?
The assumption that it is set at £26k because that is what the average income is in the UK.
But that ISN'T the average income is it, because anyone working to get £26k has to pay tax on this.
AND they have to pay travel expenses to collect such income.
FFS
The assumption that it is set at £26k because that is what the average income is in the UK.
But that ISN'T the average income is it, because anyone working to get £26k has to pay tax on this.
AND they have to pay travel expenses to collect such income.
FFS
It's a start. At the moment the benefits cap is 'infinity'. The government needed to present a concept that any reasonable person could agree with – that benefits should pay no more than the average wage. Unfortunately adjusting for tax would make this more complicated to understand.
Once the cap is in place reasonable debate can occur around lowering it, certainly for different groups.
Once the cap is in place reasonable debate can occur around lowering it, certainly for different groups.
You are missing the key point that is has now been agreed, and has widespread public support, that a cap at some sort of level should be established.
What will happen to this cap in the future?, will it be increased in real terms, will it be reduced even?
Once the principal is established, at a level where only around 70,000 households (from memory) were affected, what happens next is the key question.
What will happen to this cap in the future?, will it be increased in real terms, will it be reduced even?
Once the principal is established, at a level where only around 70,000 households (from memory) were affected, what happens next is the key question.
oyster said:
Why are the media and politicians missing (or avoiding) one obvious and glaring error in this £26k benefits cap?
The assumption that it is set at £26k because that is what the average income is in the UK.
But that ISN'T the average income is it, because anyone working to get £26k has to pay tax on this.
AND they have to pay travel expenses to collect such income.
FFS
JSA is taxable incomeThe assumption that it is set at £26k because that is what the average income is in the UK.
But that ISN'T the average income is it, because anyone working to get £26k has to pay tax on this.
AND they have to pay travel expenses to collect such income.
FFS
Working people on low income (who are the main recepients of Housing Benefit) pay tax, and no doubt bus fares)
maxrider said:
oyster said:
The assumption that it is set at £26k because that is what the average income is in the UK.
And just why should anyone get the average income ('average' not even minimum) for NOT working?Also isn't the £26k BEFORE tax?
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