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'Sick benefits £2.5k more than wages'
Daily Express
|July 10, 2025
PEOPLE on benefits can get £2,500 more per year than a worker on the national living wage, a leading think tank has warned.
A universal credit claimant who gets a Personal Independence Payment for ill-health and help towards housing costs would receive around £25,000 in 2026-7, The Centre for Social Justice has calculated.
In contrast, a full-time worker on the National Living Wage is expected to earn £22,500.
This story is from the July 10, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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