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Striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries, study finds
Scottish family on low income receives £15,000 more a year than identical household in England The emergence of “welfare nationalism” in the UK has created striking differences in benefit entitlement that result in a Scottish family on a low income receiving £15,000 a year more in state support than an identical household over the border in England. A typical out of work couple with four children would have received £22,000 a year benefit income in York, compared with £32,000 in Belfast and £37…
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