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Benefits vs minimum wage: Which pays more?
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:42) Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Jeremy Hunt argues that you can earn far more on out of work benefits than you can on the minimum wage....
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Benefits vs minimum wage: Which pays more? is an episode from More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC. Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week: (00:42) Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Jeremy Hunt argues that...
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Published Jun 24, 2026, 28:29 long, audio available.
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