#welfare

#welfare

My reforms changed the welfare system to make work pay and brought workless households to an all-time low. But because of the post-Covid collapse in vetting and rise of health-related welfare claims, millions of workers could take home more from welfare than wages after tax. This is an outrageous state of affairs. The system must stop writing off thousands every day and incentives to work need to be restored to end this ruinous waste of human potential.

"Labour talk about fairness with the language of Robin Hood. They think those that have taken from those that don't have. They talk about those with the broadest shoulders never worrying about the limit of what those shoulders can bear. They talk about fairness for 'working people', but they can't define what a working person is! They think that what they're doing is righteous, but they're wrong. What they're doing is making everyone poorer."

Despite the data that shows that the largest demographic benefiting from food stamps are White folks and Walmart, so much of the anti-food stamp discourse has centered on blaming the poor instead of addressing the root cause of their shortcomings. "Go get a job!" holds a lot of sway when you ignore that most food stamp recipients have jobs. AI-supercharged welfare queen deepfakes may have been a pleasure to watch and chew toast at,

As the (frequently) sole male in pilates classes, I wonder if the reason pilates and the male psyche don't seem to connect (Letters, 19 October) is that the language is directed towards women and their anatomy. On more than one occasion, when I have clearly been confused as to what bit of myself I am meant to be concentrating on, female instructors have whispered crown jewels in my ear.

Researchers have discovered that cockatoos possess at least 30 dance moves, including 'head banging' and 'body rolls', demonstrating their dancing skills are complex and varied.

"I am going into the budget negotiations this autumn seeking the very best possible outcome for students and their families, of course by seeking discounts to the student contribution fee."

On Monday, Liz Kendall laid out her measures to try to mitigate the rebellion on her own backbenches that could have sunk the welfare bill at second reading. Labour MPs wrestled with their consciences as they sought a way to salve their conscience by voting for the concessions offered on the welfare bill, despite their moral implications.