>> Surely even £410/£594 is not sufficient for a month? And even if it were, surely
>> not uniformly across the country?
To be clear that's living expenses for singles/couples. There's extra for children (but limited to two where 3rd/subsequent born post 2017) severe ill health. Rent is a separate component but limited by 'bedroom tax' in social housing and a ceiling around 30th centile market letting rates in private rentals.
Take £420, deduct £20 a week for leccy/gas, £20 month for internet - arguably required for job searching, and then a contribution to Council Tax and there's not much left for food, clothing etc.
The only concession to more expensive areas of the country is that the cap (max amount payable form benefits) is higher in London Boroughs. As I pointed out a couple of weeks ago the cap would limit what's payable here for a private renter with 2 teenage children to less than they notionally need to live on.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Wed 3 Mar 21 at 15:14
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