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Old 03-04-2013, 17:22   #258
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
Yes but other than this guy, who earns additional money on the side, people will need to live on £53 a week excluding housing costs and council bills.
oh i'm sure some will ,in fact i'm dam sure i've been close to that myself .

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
Yes but other than this guy, who earns additional money on the side, people will need to live on £53 a week excluding housing costs and council bills. I am talking about if someone can live on £53 a week, realistically.
Sorry missed your edit

As long as bills like housing and CT are paid and all you have to buy is food then yes ,like i said it would be a crap existence but you would not starve .£20-25 pw and a trip to farmfoods will feed a single person for a week
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