Welfare Reform in Tough Times

The TaxPayers' Alliance sets out here, for the first time, a practical, costed guide to welfare reform. It comes after Iain Duncan Smith, the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, announced his intention to simplify the benefits system and improve incentives to work. Critics argue that any overhaul can only be achieved by spending more money, which may not be possible with a crisis in the public finances. But the TaxPayers' Alliance can now show how a better and cheaper benefits system could be designed and implemented, to stop people falling through the net.

You can read the accompanying report here: http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/home/2010/07/new-tpa-research-a-practical-gu...

You can join the TPA for free here: http://www.mainhighway.com/tpa/join/join.php

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• TaxPayers' Alliance
• Welfare
• Poverty
• Tax
• Benefit
• Fraud
• Error
• Overpayment
• Couples
• Marriage
• Work
• Minimum Wage
• Severe Poverty
• Dependency

[deborah8576]

hmmm just happened to forget to mention the £1.3 billion that is underpaid to benefit claimants did we??

[redviper2GAMER]

@GATHERING144

Clinton, Carter, and Bush1 and Bush2 make $7million year for the rest of there life. Obam took $4.2 billion from social security. Borrowed 7.3 trillion dollars from China. Social Security and China is paying? Not for long. And where is that $4.2billion at.

[GATHERING144]

How about taking money from the bankers who are robbing the people through fraud and giving the money back to the people? You think we could keep the programs and welfare going if we use the money for the people instead of war?

The focus should be on those who are robbing us blind and not those who are recieving little pence. The people are waking up and will not tolerate the governments war against it's populace expecting the people to lose because of incompetent representation.

[Mechness]

If you want to save money, it's a waste of time attacking those who, by definition, don't have it. Make the state pension means-tested and save much much more.

There's no need for more "incentive to work". We already have more workers than there are jobs.

[HaiLsKuNkY]

@tinamacish i'm on the dole and get £50 a week it costs me £7 just to get to the job centre to sign on. think its probably because the government doesnt want the kids to suffer in your nieces case. but for people without kiddies life sucks.

[tinamacish]

I am in favour of welfare reform, there are too many claiming money - it is disgraceful that my working niece with five children struggles (even with tax credits etc.) while my none working niece with five children leads a comfortable life without any responsibilities - my grand nieces and nephews see this and wonder why their mother chooses to work, the children of the non worker despise working people for "not spending time with their children/going to work to earn money" as if it is evil.

[erictheviking871]

THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN HELPING PEOPLE,JUST KEEP THE PEOPLE BEGGING FOR WORK .ONCE AGAIN THE TORYS WILL TURN LAW ABIDING PEOPLE INTO CRIMINALS.AND DO YOU REALY THINK A OT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WONT JUST TURN TO CRIME,POLICE CUTBACKS WILL HELP THIS,CRIME DOES PAY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND DECENT PEOPLE PAY THE PRICE,NOT THE RICH MILLIONAIRE TORYS.THEY COULD NOT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT WORKIN PEOPLE.WOULD THEY WORK 40 HOURS FOR 170 POUND,YEAH COURSE THEY WOULD.

[LongBoy1983]

Isn't TPA a tory front?

[Epethis]

Actually a well thought out video by the TPA. Never thought I'd see the day when I actually agree with some of what they're saying.

[GodandLiberty]

@darkstar3x16 Yes they do because many benefits keeps people in benefits/