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Person with MH problems should not be better off no working

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YourTidyScroller · 13/04/2025 16:54

Just that really. Someone working a minimum wage job full-time should not be worse off than someone not working due to mental health problems and claiming benefits.
I know several people in this situation claiming UC for housing benefit, council tax, ESA, disability top up and PIP. They all have no work record and few qualifications so would probably only get a minimum wage job. But their income would reduce. So they have a financial incentive not to recover.

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YourTidyScroller · 13/04/2025 16:59

They are telling me they get more than they would get in a national minimum wage job.

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Wishyouwerehere50 · 13/04/2025 16:58

So these people are showing their bank statements OP?

That's a little concerning. How many of your ' friends ' are giving you access to their accounts to determine this.

And OP, what do you think the solution may be?

PaintYourAssLikeRembrandt · 13/04/2025 16:58

Yeah, you're right, they probably enjoy their MH problems. They can be super fun, so why would anyone want to recover.

Namechangetry · 13/04/2025 16:57

You don't get both UC and ESA do you?Hmm

MidnightPatrol · 13/04/2025 16:57

Is the person claiming the raft of benefits described above really better off than someone working 40 hours on minimum wage? They would need to take home ~£1,700 a month, which seems unlikely.

LadyKenya · 13/04/2025 16:56

Another thread about this?🥱