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>Job seekers allowance (the standard benefit for the unemployed) will net you around £50 per week. //

Our family live on far less than that each per week after housing and we're working ... clearly we're not doing it right but it seems that is more than sufficient. Indeed my experience is that those I know on benefits can afford to live quite badly, wastefully.



How do you budget for that?

By the time I've used Energy/Gas + Internet + transport I've taken a huge bite out of that, not to mention food , phone etc.


In the US, public transport is at least $20 per week, for a minimum commute.

x2 for 2 wage earners.

$1/day(!) per person is another $5 each.

Replacing worn out clothes adds a touch.

Water/sewer is ~$5/wk/person for very light use. Energy for light/heat/cooking is similar.

That is bare minimum for survival.




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