"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
JNugent wrote:

Go for the basics. The basic OAP for a single person (assuming full
contribution years) is £119 The basic uneployment benefit if under 25
is
£57. Both can be supplemented by means tested benefits if eligible.

Indeed. I have said many times that single people get a raw deal from
means tested benefits compared to those with children.

Now either one is super generous or one is parsimonious.

What was that about like for like?

Please explain how a single younger person
needs half the money to live than an OAP does?

The single younger person can move back
with their parents if they have actually left.

Few OAPs can do that.

Surely that is reasonably like for like?

Nope, and nothing like it either.