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If $U,V,X$ are independent random variables in ${\mathbb{F}}_2^n$, thenIndeed, conditioning reduces entropy and independence giveIn ${\mathbb{F}}_2^n$, $V=U+(U+V)$, so conditional entropy under a deterministic change of variables shows that the left-hand side is unchanged when $U$ and $V$ are exchanged. Averaging the displayed bound with its exchanged version gives the result.

Because $X$ and $Y$ are independent random variables, conditioning on $Y$ merely translates $X$. The conditional entropy under a deterministic change of variables and the fact that conditioning reduces entropy therefore giveInterchanging $X$ and $Y$ similarly gives $H(X+Y)\ge H(Y)$, and henceThe proof applies to countable alphabets whenever the displayed information entropies are finite.