There is a design flaw in our credit system, which was built into Universal Credit on the way it was designed, which is that it is too easy for people to be signed off and written off with them receiving no help, no support, and no obligations.
Critique of Universal Credit system during a trip to the Netherlands.
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We’re also having night time curfews. We’ve got to do something about this endless scrolling, which is so addictive for young people.
I don’t think you can or should do welfare reform just by saying ‘here’s a sum of money we’ve got to save’, and then you graft on the policy afterwards.
For those who could work, or could change their situation, then we’ve got to help them do that.
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