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Argues that Universal Credit taper plus income tax and National Insurance meant a claimant lost 55p of every extra £1 earned, recounting being advised to seek cash-in-hand work and describing financial distress while unemployed.
Critiques Kemi Badenoch’s proposal to replace cash benefits for the long-term unemployed with prepaid ‘back-to-work’ cards that block purchases of alcohol, cigarettes and gambling, arguing such controls would create a black market and harm recipients.