>From the YouGov website (which polls people on matters of UK politics),
here's a letter which illustrates what happens all too frequently in a
centralised welfare system:
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I maintained a rural post office for two years. I have seen perfectly able
people cash benefits on incapacity who were collecting in excess of �140
per week, who were also perfectly fit farmers or self employed. These
people were milking the system. I would love to testify before a Commons
Select Committee.
Interestingly, when my son contracted cancer of the bone at 23 we have had
a 7 month problem proving his eligibility for benefits, and despite being
only one legged, he wasn't disabled. Well what do you know! Half dead on
chemotherapy, one legged and, my my, not disabled, no benefits for 7 months
despite no income at all. He was only a post graduate student doing a PhD
in Engineering, nothing the country needs at all.
Please God. Let me out. What is going on here?
C Osborne
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Keith Hudson
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