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woolleysheep | 14:07 Fri 22nd Sep 2006 | Business & Finance

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why does the government treat pensioners who are a couple as individuals when taking tax but as a couple when claiming benefits.

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because they make more money out of them then

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They don't - pensioners over 71 are the only people to still get a married couple's tax allowance. Over 75 it goes up.

Because tax is a different beast to benefits.

Because they 'give' benefits and 'take' tax!

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