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16 Cards in this Set

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85%

of people who come before us are on benefits (Magistrates' Association, 2015)

15%

women can earn _% less than men for comparable jobs (Leeds Evening Post, 2015)

1,534

participants in the PSE survey

+40

reports created by SEU

<60%

of the median household income = where the govt. sets the poverty line

72% before, 81% after

prisoners who claimed benefits before/upon release (SEU, 2002)

48%

of prisoners had a history of debt (SEU, 2002)

29%

of offenders said that 'managing money, dealing with debts' was a problem (Moore, 2007)

55%

of those who defined themselves as subjectively poor experienced criminal harm (38% not poor) (Pantazis et al., 2006)

1.56 million

claimant count as of 2012

58%

of unemployed people are male

48%

of unemployment is short-lived (less than six months)

16%

of unemployment is more than 2 years long

17%

of people working part-time are doing so because they are unable to find full-time employment

<25%

of taxation goes on welfare

1997-2010

New Labour increased spending on welfare (targeting families with children - tax credits, in work assistance)