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Tory minister Matt Hancock admits he couldn’t live on £94.25 a week sick pay
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dailyrecord.co.ukEnglish Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted he could not live on statutory sick pay, but suggested an improvement could come with fresh measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis.
The Tory Cabinet minister bluntly dismissed the prospect with a "no" when he was asked on BBC's Question Time on Thursday night if he could get by on the sum of £94.25 per week.
But he suggested more on the issue could come when Chancellor Rishi Sunak makes a further announcement on financial measures to tackle the economic fallout from the pandemic on Friday."I'm not going to prejudge what the Chancellor's going to say tomorrow, but all I can say is: mark my words, we will do everything we can to make sure people are supported through this," he said.
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