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Originally Posted by jfman
So could many Government policies or initiatives, yet there’s little clamour from the right wing press for many of those.
The Department for Work and Pensions pays out around £327bn a year in benefits and pensions. By my measure they could therefore give less than an extra 2 pence in every pound to claimants if they reduced fraud and error to zero (an absolutely unachievable aim).
With the best will in the world, it’s not going to pay the gas bill.
I’m not here to put one forward, but every benefit claimant facing a real terms cut is not the answer. Doing literally nothing equal to or better than your proposal both functionally and morally.
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I do find it very frustrating that I do tend to find myself agreeing with you on several things recently.
I think benefits should be increased, by how much is open for discussion. I got a 3% pay rise this year and will get 2% next year.
As long as the premise that no one on benefits can earn more than anyone that works, then fine.
In regards to people that game the system, yes they exist but agree they are a small %. It is in most human DNA to want to have more and better yourself.
I have been fortunate to have been in full time employment every day since September 1990, and I have quite a few years ahead. I feel no ill will to anyone on benefits ( I may get a little irked from time to time, at some of the small % of career benefit claimants)
Everybody is getting a real terms cut, but I wouldn’t agree with cutting the most deprived, that just isn’t right. Defining or identifying the most deprived is the thing.