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This year’s Universal Credit uplift means that the basic rate of unemployment benefits will go up by more than inflation for the first time since 1983. But the real-terms value of unemployment benefit is still 5% lower than in 2010-11. By contrast, State Pension rose by 20% over the same period.

9/4/26, 1:22 pm17 reposts18 likes

jayanne.bsky.social

@jayanne.bsky.social

9 Apr

Basic full state pension rate rose , but pension age rose as well. Average income single pensioner £14.664 pa

keith0066.bsky.social

@keith0066.bsky.social

9 Apr

Yeah but can see the logic in 14 years of Tory rule. Pensioners more likely to vote Tory, UC recipients more likely to vote Labour, so why give money to your opponents. Same reason Thatcher didn't want to replace the council houses she sold. Council tenants more likely to vote Labour.