Striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries, study finds

Scottish family on low income receives 15,000 more a year than identical household in England

The emergence of welfare nationalism" in the UK has created striking differences in benefit entitlement that result in a Scottish family on a low income receiving 15,000 a year more in state support than an identical household over the border in England.

A typical out of work couple with four children would have received 22,000 a year benefit income in York, compared with 32,000 in Belfast and 37,000 in Glasgow, according to new research on the impact of devolved welfare approaches