Reform UK to increase tax threshold to £20000 to help those on benefits. Confused.

Wonderman

Hey all

There's something that's been bothering me.

Nigel Farage claims that people who work more than 16 hours a week are worse off and staying on benefits is better which is true in some circumstances.

But how is increasing the tax threshold to £20000 going to help them?

The most I've been taxed a week is £50 and that was when I was on emergency tax and then it was £20 a week on 21 hours a week. There's already a tax threshold and most part time workers don't come close to it.

Also the working under 16 hours rule and it affects your benefits only applies to legacy benefits... I thought Universal credit wasn't about the hours, but the money you earn and you get a threshold which is £300 something.

I'm confused.

Is Nigel farage talking through his but?

Thanks. Hope someone can help me understand this lol. I have disabilities so it's quite difficult.

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We want to live in a decent way after the pension, hence needs increase the tax free allowance as discussed above.