Is Welfare A Crime

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Introduction

“What is Welfare”? Welfare is the government program, which provides money to assistance people or family who cannot support them. Taxpayers that can make people handle their financial pay welfare policy. On the other hand, people who use welfare will receive a two weeks or month. Furth more, different situation have different welfare. For example, student needs education allowance, unemployed want the government to support them even old generation needs more subsidies.

As we know, Britain is an international city; according to many resources, the UK public expenditure is continuously rising from 2009 to 2015 mostly setting up welfare in the major welfare (UK publish spending 2016). The majority of these spending are in pensions, …show more content…

If government is willing to spend money on welfare, that can help more people have higher standards of living. Especially disabled people because they cannot have enough ability to work, therefore, government should reduce the tax for company, which will recruit some disabled people. As a result, it can increase the level of economic development.

Lower crime is one of the most important of welfare beneficial. Some people believe that welfare can improve their life. I consider it is true, According to the research; welfare reduces some of a personal’s economic need (Michael Wolfe, 2008). Some single-parent family or unemployed do not have enough money to survive, that they will use many ways such as commit a crime, thereby increasing the crime. In contrary, if government supports them and gives allowance to them, it will be helpful for those people and the level of criminal might decrease.

The government has many methods to support unemployed, people who lose the jobs and do not have any many to keep their life. Unemployed can take welfare until they can find a new job. If government does not have welfare for unemployed, it will increase the unemployment cause economic recession, even they will sell their house or assets and increase homeless and the rate of …show more content…

Cuts and austerity welfare

Government cut the welfare programs and decreases total government expenditure, many people have been affected. Although the old welfare program was complex, for example, female has lower state pensions than male, however, more people receive benefits. But government wants to be changing their welfare policy and solve those problems. Welfare reform changes started in 2013 (citizens advice, 2013).
Firstly, child benefit stops for high worker. Either father or mother who earn £50,000 a year or more will receive less money in child profit, one parent ho get £60,000 will cut the benefit.
Secondly, unemployed looking for work. If you do not willing to work or unable to work, you must to sign a new claimant commitment, that you can get the benefit. Moreover,
Social fund are cut, in 2013, welfare benefit reform have been cut, including health care and crisis

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