More than 600,000 households are now receiving more in benefits than the average worker earns, in a stark snapshot that will fuel fresh anger over Britain’s soaring welfare bill. The analysis, produced by Conservatives, shows 625,618 households were handed more than £32,200 last year, roughly what a typical worker takes home after tax. Despite years … Continue reading Benefits bonanza: Over 600,000 households now paid more than average salary as welfare row erupts