£26k a year for doing nothing....

Apparently there are currently around 67,000 people who would be affected by the new proposals.

These people are receiving an income more than some who are working indeed those of us with experience of living on the minimum wage can only dream of seeing such a large income.

The state benefit system was supposedly created to support vulnerable people. Now I fear that claiming benefits has become an alternative to work for some and it pays more too.

In my opinion a cap of £26,000 is still too high indeed even yours truly manages to live on far, far less than that. Maybe I would be better giving up work and signing on the dole?

Some say they may have to move home if their benefits are cut, well, maybe that would be a good idea after all why should the tax payers have to fund extravagant lifestyles of others for a sustained length of time?

Come to think of it why are fit and able people being given free hand outs at all?

Years ago there wasn't any social security and the people had to contribute to friendly societies in case they were unable to earn.

Of course nowadays financial support should be available for those who have lost their jobs but the tax payers should not be required to fund them for ever.

Would it not make more sense to link the benefits received to the amount of National Insurance a claimant has paid? At least people would get out a sum of money in proportion to what they have paid in.

It also seems to me that state benefits are being used to pay for the rent of private houses, surely there needs to be limits set on how much and for how long private rents are paid?

The benefits revelation follows hot on the heels of the news that some council house tenants are earning over £100,000 a year while still living in social housing.

Its about time those with jobs were coaxed to move out of the social housing to allow those on benefits to move in.

In years gone by the concept of the workhouse existed for those in dire financial straights, maybe a similar idea needs to be re-introduced so at least the people earn their benefits?

With so much needing doing in our towns surely those out of work and with time on their hands could be tasked with cleaning up the streets and doing other community work.

The sooner the cap of £26,000 becomes law the better and once the benefits cap is accepted the maximum limit should be gradually lowered.

No wonder the country is in dire financial straits if tens of thousands of pounds are being paid out willy nilly while those in receipt sit around doing nothing!

Benefits should be there as a financial safety net and not as an income in their own right.

What do you think?

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