Just look at how small the JSA figure is relative to everything. The Housing benefit is shared amongst all of them ESA has doubled but that will be because everyone is on it now.
15 billion to the sick disabled and unemployed out of a total tax and NI take of 600 billion. Even if you add the tax credits to it makes in 40 billion that is still <8% How many of these claimants do you think do not need the money? 10% 4 billion out of 600? 20% 8 billion?
The figures make it clear to me the cut they make are not going to all of a sudden make the tax payer better off then we will never see a penny of it anyway
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Well that's where Cameron's merry-go-round comes in: People paying income tax and then getting it back as credits. Eliminate that and you get savings in eliminating the burocrasy that has to administer it. If people can keep more of their wages they might work a little harder too by not being penalised.
I'll let you explain to the poor old biddy next door how you're going to reduce her pension.  |
But the State pension is growing massively what can be done about that