Jen on Nostr: thus pushing more people into the ridiculous scenario of simultaneously paying income ...

thus pushing more people into the ridiculous scenario of simultaneously paying income tax and claiming UC, at an effective marginal rate of 64%

You earn an extra tenner, £2 is taken as tax. Then 55% of what's left is removed from the UC, which is another £4.40. So your actual cash that month is only £3.60 more than if you hadn't earned that tenner.

If I've done my sums right, an extra hour at minimum wage nets you a pathetic £4.40, which might not pay the bus fare home.

And then they wonder why people aren't interested in doing more work.