Quote Originally Posted by bean
Agree, but I think this has been forgotten. I gather one big problem is going from a job to receiving benefits takes forever, with people being without any cash for weeks.
This isn't the whole story. Usually there is a delay between applying for benefits and receiving the first payment, up to five weeks, however there are resources available to those who need immediate cash, ie a loan which has to be paid back out of the benefits over a period of time. If someone is literally out of cash for weeks, they're too lazy to apply for the loan, or they're borrowing money off a relative or friend, and then complaining about how terrible the system is on social media.

The problem I have with this whole "feed the children" system is that it incentivises bad parenting.