Economics

U.K.’s Unemployed Face Biggest Drop in Benefits in 50 Years

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By Andrew Atkinson

April 9, 2022 at 11:01 PM UTC

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Britain’s unemployed face a further blow on Monday when the value of their welfare benefits is set to fall the most in half a century, according to new research.