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Benefits Street: a toxic caricature of Britain’s poor | new economics foundation
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In our currently unstable economy, many are finding that work is insecure – people are increasingly moving in and out of work, and in need of support between these brief spells of employment. Even those in employment are finding it hard to meet the cost of living – a closer look at the UK’s benefits bill shows that more money goes to those struggling on low pay than those who are unemployed:

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<p>In our currently unstable economy, many are finding that <a href="http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/entry/surviving-austerity">work is insecure</a> &#x2013; people are increasingly moving in and out of work, and in need of support between these brief spells of employment. Even those in employment are finding it hard to meet the cost of living &#x2013; a closer look at the UK&#x2019;s benefits bill shows that more money goes to those struggling on low pay than those who are unemployed:</p> <p> <a href="http://dnwssx4l7gl7s.cloudfront.net/nefoundation/default/page/-/images/publications/Strivers%20vs.%20skivers_final.pdf"><img alt="" src="http://www.neweconomics.org/page/-/images/2myth_fig1.PNG" style="width: 460px; height: 302px;"></a></p>