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It is punishing couples, not rewarding them. The amount given to two single people is $34,000. The amount given to two people in a relationship is $24,000.

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Being a couple is 1.5x more expensive than being single.

Probably under the assumption that pooling resources and sharing a house means their expenses are NOT the same as two single people.

Right, so punish people for making better economic choices.

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