{"id":8617,"date":"2026-09-24T20:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingoutofdebt.co.uk\/?p=8617"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:45:38","slug":"tories-would-prevent-long-term-jobless-spending-benefits-on-alcohol-and-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingoutofdebt.co.uk\/?p=8617","title":{"rendered":"Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Conservative chief Kemi Badenoch stated the present machine &#8220;where someone who can work chooses not to, and earns more benefits than someone in a job&#8221; was once &#8220;unfair&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The best welfare is a well-paid job. So, we will be tough on those who exploit the system because the current system is unfair to workers, taxpayers and those who truly need support,&#8221; she stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Welfare must be a safety net for those who genuinely need it, not a lifestyle choice for those who can&#8217;t be bothered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, Helen Barnard, director of coverage and analysis on the anti-poverty charity Trussell, stated the proposals have been &#8220;deeply misguided&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Universal Credit already falls well short of what people need to afford the essentials like food and heating, forcing people across the UK to the doors of food banks,&#8221; she stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We see people&#8217;s health being damaged and their ability to find and maintain work undermined by the severe hardship so many are facing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Reform UK&#8217;s financial system spokesman, Robert Jenrick, stated the Tories had left report numbers on long-term benefits and the proposals &#8220;won&#8217;t even put a dent&#8221; within the welfare invoice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Conservatives have already pledged to scrap Personal Independence Payment, the principle incapacity receive advantages in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for &#8220;low-level&#8221; psychological well being prerequisites to lend a hand minimize the welfare invoice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The birthday party additionally needs to make it more difficult to say illness benefits, which it stated would imply extra persons are required to search for paintings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Spending on benefits has ballooned in recent times and is forecast to upward push to \u00a3408.6bn in 2030\/31, in keeping with figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Prime Minister Andy Burnham has insisted he&#8217;ll get the welfare invoice down, as an example via tackling the selection of younger folks now not in training, employment or coaching, however now not thru &#8220;crude cuts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c920vy2jxle8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative chief Kemi Badenoch stated the present machine &#8220;where someone who can work chooses not to, and earns more benefits than someone in a job&#8221; was once &#8220;unfair&#8221;. &#8220;The best welfare is a well-paid job. 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