MSE News: George Osborne to make £10bn welfare cuts

clemmatis

MrBill wrote: »

That is a huge problem but it's the full time benefits scroungers that are the real issue.

Who decides what the real issue is? Do you mean "frauds"? Why "full-time"? Have you any data?

clemmatis

MrBill wrote: »

I just decided what matters most in my opinion, EXACTLY like you did before me. It's a discussion; an exchange of opinions. Understand? No? Thought not!

Yes, it's an exchange of opinions. And I gave mine. You don't like that? Tough.

PaulF81

clemmatis wrote: »

Well yes -- not all benefits-bashers are old.

You can tell from my login I am 31/32.

I'm not bashing. I genuinely loathe them for needlessly bleeding the uk dry.

Mara69

clemmatis wrote: »

Problem with the whole tax thing is that there are a LOT of tax-payers evading their taxes.

I am sure there are - and if you'd like to start a thread about it, I am sure many will join in. This thread, however, is about benefit claimants.

clemmatis wrote: »

Well yes -- not all benefits-bashers are old.

I love that terminology.

clemmatis

MrBill wrote: »

I agreed with yours but I see the other problem as a greater one, to which you seem to take exception. Why does it bother you so? Are you a benefits jockey?

I don't know what benefits jockey means, however, probably not.

clemmatis

Mara69 wrote: »

I love that terminology.

Good. But I'm afraid I can't take credit for it.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8&ion=1#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=benefits-basher&oq=&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp

krisskross

I think many people on this thread underestimate just how many working people are horrified when they discover the level of payments made to people claiming benefits.

The whole system thankfully will undergo a complete overhaul although how to deal with the fallout from those receiving far more in benefits than they could possibly earn will be a different matter.

I have long maintained that no household should receive more in welfare payments than 2 full time minimum wage jobs. Universal Credit will be a bit more than this when tax and NI are taken into account.

clemmatis

krisskross wrote: »

I have long maintained that no household should receive more in welfare payments than 2 full time minimum wage jobs. Universal Credit will be a bit more than this when tax and NI are taken into account.

A benefits cap is being introduced

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/adviser/updates/benefit-cap/

krisskross

clemmatis wrote: »

A benefits cap is being introduced

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/adviser/updates/benefit-cap/

I forsee a big rise in applications for DLA or support group ESA.

clemmatis

krisskross wrote: »

I forsee a big rise in applications for DLA or support group ESA.

Or indeed Attendance Allowance