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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 8 Jul 2015

    Benefit cap to fall from £26,000 to £23,000 in London & £20,000 elsewhere, chancellor confirms in #budget2015 http://bbc.in/1JOEes7 

    5:27 AM - 8 Jul 2015
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      2. jesuspete‏ @jesuspete 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        should be 20k cap everywhere @BBCBreaking - i couldn't afford to live in london so why should people on benefits?

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      2. Joanne Beastall‏ @21a33bf429d148c 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking stupid me and my husband for getting made redundant last week and for the 1st time EVER needing to claim benefits

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. KloppOfTheWorld‏ @MattyTheTwit 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @21a33bf429d148c

        @21a33bf429d148c @BBCBreaking don't worry they've cut corporation tax 👍🏼 I'm sure that'll help you out

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. john‏ @haggo28 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking why is it less outside of the capital London biased I see

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      3. The London Chauffeur‏ @ChauffeurThe 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @haggo28

        @jphaggan11 much cheaper to live outside london.

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      4. john‏ @haggo28 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @ChauffeurThe

        @ChauffeurThe solution leave London

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Mikardo88‏ @Pepe_Le_Prat 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @haggo28

        @jphaggan11 @ChauffeurThe social cleansing is the solution?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. john‏ @haggo28 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @Pepe_Le_Prat

        @Dick_Bastardly @ChauffeurThe well the beers better and cheaper in the north so yes

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sean‏ @seany1257 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking not a lot even get near 20k a year so I'd say that's fair enough for the most in need.

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      1. Tony Marshall‏ @Tony_Marshall3 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking 144 characters, get your argument in short . You're taking up pages ffs

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      1. Islam and Philosophy‏ @IslamPhilosophy 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Hardly a cap really. £23k with no tax? that must be near £30k taxed? a good wage!

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      1. Alison Taylor‏ @alisontaylor162 8 Jul 2015
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        “@BBCBreaking: Benefit cap down to £20,000 in #budget2015 http://bbc.in/1JOEes7 ” New qual teacher will only earn £2244/yr more

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      1. Linda Helen Green‏ @LinHelenGreen 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Very fair. Many working people pay tax, commuting fares, meals and working clothes on same1

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      1. Tek yol devrim!‏ @Mokopter 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking it is actually more cost effective to peddle benefits than creating real jobs.little less little more changes nothing.

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      1. Adam Williams‏ @werborg72 8 Jul 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking should be same everywhere u don't need to live in London and be unemployed.

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      1. Ian moore‏ @iansmoore1967 8 Jul 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Great news.

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