In 2011 the level of public spending on the welfare state by the British Government accounted for £113.1 billion, or 16% of government. By 2020 welfare spending will rise to 1/3rd of all spending making it the largest expense followed by housing benefit, council tax benefit, benefits to the unemployed, and benefits to people with low incomes.
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@B46V7MRLibertarian3wks3W
Welfare should not be a function of government. It's disgusting and perverted to subsume this role from private people and to remove a community's ability to discriminate against who and what they support
@B2BMK7B3mos3MO
Streamline the welfare system by combining all programs, except those related to pensions & old age security into a Guaranteed Basic Income.
@B3BDTW52mos2MO
Fewer, however deny benefits to immigrants who are not citizens and those with <10 years worth of citizenship.
@9F5KMPV2yrs2Y
Make it easier to get on welfare Don't make people jump through many hoops to get welfare.
@9JBTHNJ1yr1Y
Make changes to the system so it is more situational, and will provide adequate help to get them off of welfare in the future.
@9JQ8T5J1yr1Y
Fewer, but ensure the payments are generous enough to help, but low enough to not discourage entry into the workforce.
@8VTGXS34yrs4Y
There should except in the case of single and low wage families until such a time that universal day are is covered by the government so that parents can work without spending all their money on daycare
@8VSV2HK4yrs4Y
More, but increase for the elderly/disabled. As well as reforming so it supplements rather than replaces working income for able bodied people.
@8VHLQFB4yrs4Y
More, but increase supports for education and skill building and transitioning to the workplace.
@8TN6YP54yrs4Y
Welfare will be irrelevant and eliminated with UBI
@8T4S2VT4yrs4Y
A UBI system would be a better and fairer system than welfare and would be more beneficial for the economy
@8S6B9RK4yrs4Y
Being it’s should be limited to ones contribution, and paid out at 65 to the benefactor
@8RMZQCS4yrs4Y
Regardless, welfare should be phased out and replaced with a universal basic income.
@8R7FZBH4yrs4Y
There should not be welfare
@8QQRS8K4yrs4Y
Replace with universal basic income. Welfae encourages bad behaviour because its more economical to stay on benthan to work.
@8NWJ3SPLibertarian4yrs4Y
System should be changed as part of major tax reform.
@8H6HSR75yrs5Y
More with both supplementing work income and increase for elder disabled
Abolish welfare and adopt a form of Universal Basic Income (UBI)
@8TWDTHBConservative4yrs4Y
More, and crisis programs need to be curtailed more rapidly.
@8TTZF9Q4yrs4Y
We should have a UBI and they would receive their income through that
@8VH22SV4yrs4Y
Basic living should be a priority for every individual. Programs that assist those who are elderly or disabled should be provided with the tools they need to provide for these individuals.
@8TYN53SLibertarian4yrs4Y
@8PKSWWG4yrs4Y
fewer restrictions as current benefits do not provide enough support. As well increase benefits for the elderly and disabled while also stopping the penalizing people stuck in between receiving benefits who don't make enough yet, but make something.
@9CBVDMH2yrs2Y
More, if recipient is able to, ensure they are actively doing what they need to do to get out of needing welfare. Tailor amount of help to the amount of work they are doing, ranging from nearly everything for necessities to very supplementary
@9C7D8F92yrs2Y
Should be there to help those who need it and can’t get by to supplement their wage not those who just sit and abuse it as well their shouldn’t be high income earners in eligible because everyone’s circumstances are different
@9C6GS8T2yrs2Y
Welfare should be abolished and replaced by a UBI instead. So that everyone gets the benefit despite making just above the poverty line.
@99JZNCB2yrs2Y
it depends on the person
@98TLB6M2yrs2Y
Fewer, but reform the system to be generous enough for people on lower incomes to get by, but also not discourage entry into the workforce.
@8Y85WN93yrs3Y
Rather than more restrictions, more regular screening.
@8Y6W43B3yrs3Y
More, but increase benefits for elderly, disabled, and victims of domestic abuse.
@8XBLRJYLibertarian3yrs3Y
Abolish corporate welfare, and other welfare should only go to those who cannot cover basic necessities.
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