Posted: May 20, 2014 11:45 pm
jamest wrote:The government should scrap child benefit/handouts in favour of child food/clothing/necessities vouchers.
That might be one way to do it. It probably wouldn't save any money though, as child benefit is only barely enough to feed and clothe a child as it is.
I watched Channel 4's Benefits Street, recently, and was utterly dismayed by the number of benefit's recipients who were evidently spending their handouts on smoking and drinking and drugs. Not to mention LCD TVs & X-boxes. That's just taking the piss.
Oh well if that's what it says on the telly...