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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Some families £15,000 better off than others due to different benefit rules across UK nations

Benefit claimants in some parts of the UK could be tens of thousands of pounds better off than others despite having similar circumstances, a new report has found.

An out-of-work couple with four children would have received £22,000 a year in benefit income in York, compared to £37,000 in Glasgow, according to the research on devolved welfare policy – a difference of £15,000.

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