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Originally Posted by Gary L
Eh?
Minimum wage is:
£6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over
= £152
£4.98 - the 18-20 rate
= £124
why would you sooner work 25hrs a week for £50 - £67 instead of the above amounts, just so you don't have to take the same job for the above amounts?
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Think about it Gary ,25hrs work most likely easy menial work ,lets say dishwashing or stacking shelves .In return the claimant gets jsa ,full housing benefit ,free prescriptions council tax rebate and any other benefit you can think of so he/she gets the security of a life on benefits and the DWP is off their back about finding work .Doesn't sound like much of an incentive to take 25hrs paid work and lose most of the benefits