Tackling the adequacy trap: earnings, incomes and work incentives under the Universal Credit

Under existing tax and benefit rules, households on low-to-middle incomes frequently face high rates of withdrawal of state support as they increase their earnings. The introduction of the Universal Credit does not fundamentally change this situation, though there will be a complex mix of winners an...

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Main Authors: Donald Hirsch, Jacqueline Beckhelling
Format: Default Report
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8100
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