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Originally Posted by martyh
I would say that the evidence is staring us in the face ,maybe not in the form of figures and numbers of people jailed but the fact that benefit fraud is ongoing and persistent which in itself says that people have the perception that the system is there as an alternative lifestyle rather than a safety net .I and probably others here know teenage girls who have babies to get benefits and housing because they can't get jobs either because they don't want to or because of poor education ,it's a crackers system that invites fraud and misuse.
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It's not staring in the face though is it? Maybe the perception is wrong, it's certainly not backed up by the data that we have. Maybe we're focusing on these minor issues so we don't have to face up to the bigger issues: pensions, health care, and elderly care.
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It's still a lot of money but that isn't the only purpose of the welfare reforms .We have to get back to the idea that benefits are a last resort not a first call .I do however think that the government have not gone about a much needed change in the best way and in some respects have used a heavy handed approach .A change of perception in the system is what is needed not necessarily an enemy made of everyone on benefits
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It's a drop in the ocean really. Small potatoes.
Also it cannot be justified to slam benefit claimants because of perception. Why don't we correct the inaccurate perception instead of pandering to it? (Obviously pretending that politicians care about another other than perception).