BoeingMel says
"he takes home each month the princely sum of £1210. His sister is a check-out girl at the local Aldi store and picks up just £22 less."
That may well be true BM but please tell us all what his gross NIable pay is and what tax free benefits are received in addition. Perhaps he could also tell us what are the TOTAL contributions to his pension and what is his share of those contributions. What other perks and subsidies does he receive courtesy of the hard-pressed ratepayers?
Such figures as net pay may be very misleading indeed. For example for all we know he may have an Attachment of Earnings Order against him for £5000 per month. That would severely deplete his net pay!
The point I am making is that such figures are clearly designed to mislead to gain perhaps unwarranted sympathy.