See a lot of this at my work.. Folk with alcoholism, drug addiction and mental health probs.. Like someone already mentioned these folk seem to think they’re entitled to their benefits despite never working a day in their lives. I accept that a lot of these folk are ill and do need help. But not to maintain the sort of lifestyle as detailed in the BBC article.. I accept it may have been written to polarise opinions (or troll) but I’m sad to say I see the same thing most days I’m at work.
Challenged folk about it a few times (until I realised how pointless it was) and they’re answer was that theyre sick and deserve it.. That’s what our benefits culture has turned into, a place where someone believes it’s their right NOT to work at all during their life if they have some sort (any) sort of illness. I have asthma but in general (apart from maybe if I have a bad chest infection for acouple of weeks or something similar)im able to do a reasonably physical, demanding job. Mind you, ive never smoked and am not a heavy drinker (ie, 24 cans of lager a week!) but feel a lot of folk just play the system, and mostly, get away with it. Wecsntgo on like this.
I really do despair sometimes.
And then I think what their five kids are gonna turn out like and it gets worse.
Think something has to be done now, not 100% sure the cap will sort it out, but I guess it’s a step in the right direction..