Dossier
couple penalty
Coverage of couple penalty in the Nexus archive.
- Single mothers are £10,000 a year worse off if they marry due to 'couple penalty' in benefits system, think-tank warns
Single mothers in the UK face a £10,000 annual financial disadvantage if they marry due to a 'couple penalty' in the benefits system, according to a think-tank warning. The penalty arises from how benefits are calculated for couples, reducing the total support received.