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In 1971, out-of-work benefits were worth 20.1 per cent of a man's weekly median pay. After half a century of almost consistent decline, they are on course to be worth just 11.2 percent by 2030, even if benefits are uplifted by inflation every year.
The chancellor talks about ‘life on benefits’ as if it is a choice. The reality is so different, says a participant in the Changing Realities programme
Struggling families would be substantially worse off than they were five years ago if benefits are not uprated with inflation, new analysis from Child Poverty Action Group shows.
Low benefits make it harder for people to find work, get more hours or better work, and ultimately get off benefits
Rather than the government doubling down on a failing system of sanctions, conditionality and other punitive measures, the group is calling for an overhaul of the benefits system, to create employment support that works.