Nearly half of Brits who have not retired live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes. The ONS figures showed the median equivalised household income before taxes and benefits was £37,300 in 2022-23 The proportion who are net beneficiaries has been rising steadily since the 1970s, but surged in Covid. The ONS figures showed …
Every week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. A: Maybe I’m lacking imagination here but I don’t think you’re going to teach a 50-something-year-old retired man who loves to lie on the couch to start initiating plans. He’s an old dog, and the emotional labor of social coordinating would be a new trick. The …
