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I claim £1,250 a month in benefits – I want to return to work but I’d be worse off

The i Paper

The i Paper

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June 24, 2026

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I claim £1,250 a month in benefits – I want to return to work but I’d be worse off

Rachel Smith is a full-time 'sandwich carer' which involves looking after dependent children and an elderly parent

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Daily Mail

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· Jul 9, 2026

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The Olive Press

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· Jun 24, 2026

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Yen.com.gh

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· Jul 1, 2026

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Related coverage for "I claim £1,250 a month in benefits – I want to return to work but I’d be worse off": The Motley Fool — 3 Ways to Boost Your Social Security Payments. Health & wellbeing | The Guardian — ScottishPower owes me £1,000 in solar panel payments. The i Paper — Asylum seekers will have to pay back hotel accommodation costs. Daily Mail — Labour 'in denial' over disability benefits cuts - as Government fails to commit to cutting Britain's booming benefits bill. The Olive Press — Over 2,000 Brits living in Spain and the EU are claiming disability benefits from UK at a cost of £10m a year to British tax payers . Yen.com.gh — UK announces asylum seekers must pay £10k, details emerge