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  Keith the benefits system is a monster that has in its own way created 2 groups of dependants, those who are 2nd or 3rd generation without work and those whose jobs rely on there being people in the first group.
  
  Of course the benefits system needs reform and overhaul, as part of such I would like to see the following:
  
  a) all benefits advisers redeployed onto meaningful work or made redundant as currently all they are doing is feeding the dependency culture.
  
  b) NO ONE should leave school at 16 and get benefits, they have contributed nothing - we should offer all 16 year olds £30 a week to either stay on at school/college or provide 30 hours per week community service - non attendance forfeits benefit
  
  c) at age 18 after either 2 years school or community service then you are eligible for the lowest level of job seekers allowance
  
  d) No one should get job seekers allowance for more than 26 weeks - after this time they need to contribute to society through re-attending college and getting an NVQ or C&G qualification or doing 30 hours minimum community service each week - non attendance forfeits benefit
  
  e) removal of child benefit from all households earning over £50k per annum as frankly they do not need it
  
  f) Housing benefit should be limited to a maximum of the rent for an average 3 bed house/flat in the area you are currently claiming/registered no moving to Notting Hill because you don't like your locale
  
  g) no under 18 is allowed to jump the housing queue because they fall pregnant (this might also put a brake on teenage pregnancies)
  
  h) reintroduction of the 10% tax band on the first £7500 above the personal allowance limiting the tax hit on low earners and breaking the disincentive to take low wage work

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