Welfare Reforms Considered

Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary has laid out reforms that he feels will bring individuals out of the welfare system and into work. During the report he stated that there was a ‘culture of worklessness’ needs to be addressed and that those members of society need to be encouraged to get back into work.

Some of the reforms include removing the elements of the tax system that prevents some from entering into the world of work as they will be worse off for taking up a new role.

In an interview, Mr Duncan Smith stated: "The objective is to improve the quality of life for the worst off in society and get those at the bottom end back into work... and get more children out of child poverty. There is still a culture of worklessness, feeling trapped on benefits. That will change."

It is not clear how much these reforms will cost or how they will be funded which has raised queries from opposition parties.