Dataset Households receiving more in benefits than paid in taxes

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05 July 2016

The latest data can be obtained from: The effects of taxes and benefits on household income

About this Dataset

The percentage of households in the UK who receive more in benefits (both cash benefits and benefits in kind) than they pay in taxes (both direct and indirect), from 1977 to 2012/13.

Edition in this dataset

2012 to 2013 edition of this dataset

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Contact details for this dataset

Dominic Webber / Nathan Thomas
hie@ons.gov.uk
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