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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@heatherdvdprincess3yrs3Y
More. We should raise the minimum wage to a beginner's living wage and only provide welfare to those who are incapable of working and for up to 6 months in between jobs. People with repairable conditions should be actively getting treatment and doing all that they can to support themselves. The government should find ways besides direct funding from the government to help people get treatment when they can't afford it. For example, they can ask people to donate to charity, do crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, and hire a paid or unpaid (volunteer) worker to find ways to make money for the person, such as through GoFundMe.
@4TGBF234yrs4Y
Privatize social security and eliminate other welfare benefits
@4W5HV6N4yrs4Y
Get rid of all welfare programs. Replace with socialized healthcare and UBI. Citizens have a choice between one or the other.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
More, and ensure benefits go to those that need it the most.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
More, and ensure that benefits go to those that need it the most.
@heatherdvdprincess4yrs4Y
More. We should raise the minimum wage to a beginner's living wage and only provide welfare to those who are incapable of working. People with repairable conditions should be actively getting treatment and doing all that they can to support themselves. The government should find ways besides direct funding from the government to help people get treatment when they can't afford it. For example, they can ask people to donate to charity, do crowdsourcing and crowdfunding, and hire a paid or unpaid (volunteer) worker to find ways to make money for the person, such as through GoFundMe.
@3XKTWPH3yrs3Y
Fewer, but deny benefits to llegal immigrants
@38LNC724yrs4Y
More, although ideally welfare should be eliminated and replaced by a UBI of some sort to eliminate negative incentives (welfare) and replace them with positive incentives.
@6R6HBQ34yrs4Y
@EthanHars4yrs4Y
Repeal and replace with UBI
@buday4vancouver4yrs4Y
Fewer, so long as not conflating the truly disabled (not those self destructing on a vice).
@MSelvig3yrs3Y
The federal government should not be providing welfare benefits. This should be a State or Private issue.
