The Work and Pensions Secretary said he could get by on £7.57 per day if he "had to"
Ok then, let's see him do it.
And not just for one week, one week is easy. He wants to try it for longer than that. Say 6 months.
And he wants to do it down south, just outside London. Somewhere with London's costs, and none of it's benefits (eg. cheaper convenient public transport). During that time he should have to apply for jobs and get to interviews - to the full distance that the jobcentre specifies.
Have to deal with emergencies like cooker breaking down etc.
On and if he could spend the first few weeks without any income at all due to delays in processing, that would add a good level of authenticity.
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