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Scots looking for work face relying on 'measly' benefits system as Universal Credit cut bites
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dailyrecord.co.ukScots looking for work face relying on the UK Government's "measly" benefits system which is the least generous in northern Europe, it's been claimed.
The SNP has called for the Tories to restore the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit after the Tories ploughed ahead with the cut last week despite warnings it would throw thousands into poverty.
The benefit is now worth just 14% of average UK earnings, having previously been worth 18%. Those claiming unemployment benefit in Denmark receive around 90% of their previous wage, while the figure is 75% in the Netherlands and 70% in Spain.
Around 37% of Universal Credit claimants in the UK are already in work and many others are expected to return to employment after losing their previous jobs.N
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