If you actually read the article the 'half of uk' comment is based on them setting the threshold at £25k, and the figures are:
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The lowest figure in the range, £18,600, is the point at which benefits, including housing benefits and tax credits, are withdrawn, while the highest figure, £25,700, represents the typical income of a one adult household, which should not be a burden to the state, the Mac said
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Setting it at £18,600 would rule out one in four