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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
I got paid more when sick all week of work, because some of my pay was made up of normal sick pay which appeared to be not taxed and then topped up with sick pay from my company so my gross pay was the same but net pay was higher. 
The sick pay you get in the workplace even without topups from the company is more than the dole. The majority of people in receipt of ESA/IB do not get the care component (DLA). Also I am talking about now the universal credit rather than ESA. |
Not sure why your wages went up for being ill. Any jobs going there that you know of?
I know that a company salary is more than the dole, I was just making the point that being "ill" doesn't necessarily make you need or want any more money. If those people are not getting a care component then I'm confused why they would need more money than someone else.
As has been said before "Universal Credit" is just a name under which benefit elements would be delivered in much the same way as companies like BT and Virgin supply all your different services into one "universal" bill. The amount at the end is still the same, it's just presented in a different way.