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Delivery drivers are amongst those harmed by Universal Credit's failure to adequately support the self-employed.

No 40: How the social protection system can fail the self-employed

December 10, 2018 S-P-A-Administrator 0

by Kevin Caraher and Enrico Reuter Rachel Mantell, a self-employed management consult, earns more than £100,000 per year, can afford to spend £6,000 on holidays, […]

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