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Showing posts with label Benefit dependancy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benefit dependancy. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2022

Lindsay Mitchell: Likelihood of getting off a benefit decreasing


The longer people are on a benefit, the harder it is to get off it.

The following graph illustrates that. Someone who has been benefit-dependent for 1-6 months has a much higher likelihood of leaving for employment than someone with a duration of a year or more. Although the graph was released this month (September 2022) it only contains data to June 2020 unfortunately: