Strivers vs Shirkers? Ten Things They Don't Tell You About the Welfare Budget [Huff Post]

1) Myth: 'THE 1% RISE IN BENEFITS IS FAIR BECAUSE IT HITS SHIRKERS, NOT STRIVERS'

2) Myth: 'SPENDING ON OUT OF WORK BENEFITS IS OUT OF CONTROL'

3) Myth: 'OUT OF WORK BENEFITS HAVE RISEN MORE THAN AVERAGE EARNINGS'

4) Myth: 'WORK IS THE BEST ROUTE OUT OF POVERTY'

5) Myth: 'THERE ARE LOTS OF OUT OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS WITH BIG FAMILIES'

6) Myth: 'THE WELFARE STATE IS BEING UNDERMINED BY AN INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURE OF WORKLESSNESS'

7) Myth: 'THE BENEFITS BILL IS RISING BECAUSE OF CHEATS AND FRAUDSTERS'
8) Myth: 'HOUSING BENEFIT IS BEING WASTED ON LAZY, OUT OF WORK HOUSEHOLDS'

9) MYTH: 'PEOPLE GET PARKED ON BENEFITS FOR YEARS AND FORGOTTEN'

10) Myth: 'MEANS TESTING BENEFITS IS FAIRER AND CHEAPER THAN HAVING UNIVERSAL BENEFITS'

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