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Title: UK Labour's Tax and Benefit System Penalizes Families that Stay Together Post by: SILVERNAME on March 05, 2008, 08:58:16 AM Conservative's Cameron says, "We have the highest rate of family breakdown in Europe. And we have the worst social problems in Europe.
By Hilary White LONDON, March 4, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Under current UK rules for benefits and tax exemptions, three out of four families receiving state benefits would be financially better off splitting up than staying together. The Daily Mail reports that under the system set up by the Labour government, a typical low or middle income family would be £69 a week better off apart than together. A study showed that couples who stay together were 10 per cent worse off than single people last year. The second annual report by the charity Christian Action Research and Education, (CARE) said that "the couple penalty" has increased significantly since 2006/7. The group warns that the financial advantage of living apart is likely to be even higher in the future as a result of changes to benefit rules already announced. http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/mar/08030407.html |