http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/06/28/government-proposes-radical-reform-to-benefits-system/ Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News Mon, 14 May 2012 17:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/06/28/government-proposes-radical-reform-to-benefits-system/comment-page-1/#comment-27120 D Woodhouse Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:16:35 +0000 http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=19999#comment-27120 I am disgusted that the Government is planning a climbdown on capping housing benefit because of the impact that it would have in areas where husing costs are high. In my opinion the taxpayer should not be subsidising families housing costs to the tune of £400 per week to live in Chelsea, etc. What rights do families living free in areas like this think they have over the rest of us? I for one, could never aspire to living in such an area on my salary of £40k per annum, so why do they think that they can, at my and others expense. It's about time that this was brought to an end. I am disgusted that the Government is planning a climbdown on capping housing benefit because of the impact that it would have in areas where husing costs are high. In my opinion the taxpayer should not be subsidising families housing costs to the tune of £400 per week to live in Chelsea, etc. What rights do families living free in areas like this think they have over the rest of us? I for one, could never aspire to living in such an area on my salary of £40k per annum, so why do they think that they can, at my and others expense. It’s about time that this was brought to an end.

]]> http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2010/06/28/government-proposes-radical-reform-to-benefits-system/comment-page-1/#comment-21653 carol@inthetrenches Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:12:51 +0000 http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/?p=19999#comment-21653 Everyone seems to panic at the word audit. What panics me more is we have no audits and continue to pay out public funds with our eyes closed. Of the people I know on gov't assistance at least half have lied. Assistance should go to the needy, not the cheaty. And we wonder why our states are going broke. Audit is good. Fraud is bad. Everyone seems to panic at the word audit. What panics me more is we have no audits and continue to pay out public funds with our eyes closed. Of the people I know on gov’t assistance at least half have lied. Assistance should go to the needy, not the cheaty. And we wonder why our states are going broke. Audit is good. Fraud is bad.

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