Universal Credit's rules means you need £50 a week extra to make up the £20 cut

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Those earning up to £241.73 per week need to pay National Insurance as well so would need to earn an extra £67.23 per week to cover this and the taper and still have £20 left.
57% : A claimant earning this would need to find an extra £79.50 per week to have £20 leftover after paying income tax, National Insurance and to cover the taper rate, according to the research.
56% : For example, someone earning £184 a week would be below the threshold for National Insurance but would need to earn £54.05 extra per week to account for the 63% or £34.05 taper, leaving them with £20.
50% : Income tax also kicks in above earnings of £241.73.
48% : Sara Willcocks, head of external affairs, said claimants would be hit by the double whammy of the removal of this payment and plans to hike National Insurance to fund health and social care services.
43% : It isn't a case of just earning an extra £20 as claimants may also have to pay income tax, National Insurance and the government's controversial taper rate, which reduces payments at a rate of 63p for every £1 earned over a certain allowance.

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