Further evidence for the defence that deep down people are actually really nice.
In last night's Panorama: Workers On The Breadline , reporter Richard Bilton investigated the issue of in-work benefits.
He found that low pay is now costing taxpayers £28bn a year, a far cry from when it was first introduced in the 1970s: then, he reported, it was claimed by just 71,000 people.
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One story was particularly moving: that of Jason May in Stockport.
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Jason works on a zero-hours contract at a fast food chain (which he declined to name for fear of losing his job).
He earns just above the minimum wage: £10,000, with a £300 Government handout (because he has no children).
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The floor of his flat looks like this: Jason couldn't afford carpets.
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from BuzzFeed - Breaking http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/people-are-desperate-to-help-to-this-low-paid-worker-from-st?utm_term=4ldqpia
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