Tired of Waiting Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) The welfare reform minister Jim Knight,, disclosed yesterday in parliament (12 Nov) that in 2007-08 (and the economy was fine then) 1.2 million households were receiving benefits worth more than £15,000 a year. That is at least 18 billion pounds a year! That makes the thieving MPs look like one grain of sand compared with a whole beach! Only the bankers compare. But even here, the banking crisis was a one off, whereas this uncontrolled welfare system happens every year ! http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/13/houseofcommons-lords For the topic of this forum, I would like to know how much of it is housing benefit. Probably a large share. As a young(ish) tax-paying working couple, renting privately for years, and struggling to save enough for a deposit, I find unfair that our (high) tax-money went to support so many people, at a time when the recession could not have been used as an excuse for unemployment. Edited November 14, 2009 by Tired of waiting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domo Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Money taken in tax is not available to be spent on goods and services. Money given away is not available to be worked for. There you go, benefits create unemployment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erat_forte Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Does this include Tax Credits I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonkers Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Does this include Tax Credits I wonder? The article I read yesterday said that it does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 benefits create unemployment. Yes it does. It reduces the productivity of a country. Illegitimate claimants should be working, productively. And taxes would then be put to better uses, or lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tired of Waiting Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 The article I read yesterday said that it does not. Did the article mention housing benefits? I'm trying to find out how much the government spends on housing benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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