24.55% of the working age population in Skelmersdale are claiming benefits. The government say their new social security proposals “will end the injustice of people being written off on benefits for life without any hope of getting the support they need to get back to work".
But we do need people to know that if they are not willing to take this help then they will lose their benefits. By doing that we can take away the benefit of not working at all.
However, this isn't good enough for
Skelmersdale County Councillor Chris Cheetham. He makes the point that “in some cases people are better off being on benefits than working and they are going to lose out".
It is going to make life difficult for some people without making any gain for the country and innocent people are going to suffer.
Most people who want to work, can’t work because the jobs available don’t pay enough and haven’t got the right skills.
The gain to the country will be that the rest of us won't be paying Councillor Cheetham's constituents to live an idle life. 11.56% of Skelmersdale’s working age population are claiming incapacity benefit. And
how much of that is fraudulent?
24.55% of the working age population in Skelmersdale are claiming benefits. The government say their new social security proposals “will end the injustice of people being written off on benefits for life without any hope of getting the support they need to get back to work".
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“in some cases people are better off being on benefits than working and they are going to lose out".
Exactly. So redesign the welfare system so that basic level is a bit lower and means testing is reduced to, e.g. the basic rate of tax plus NI.
And replace Housing Benefit (total cost £23 bn = same as total cost of IB, JSA< IS etc) with Workfare jobs.
That's that fixed. Next.
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