Comment on Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’
tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Britain’s benefits system is rated as the meanest in Western world, according to OECD. And yet there’s a misconception in UK that those on benefits live the life of Riley.
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Do you have a link spare for this?
tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 8 months ago
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This table was in an article discussing benefits including pensions from across Europe. I’ll see if I can locate it. I think the data comes from this calculator: www.oecd.org/els/…/tax-benefit-web-calculator/#d.…
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Thanks that’s a very eye opening chart. Given that it says it’s basically a state pension as a percentage of pre tax income chart I wonder if it be different if all forms of social security were plotted rather than just state pension. For example NHS.
It’ll probably still show the UK near the bottom, 😢.