Jobseekers who reject help for alcohol and drug addiction face benefits cut
Unemployed people will be subject to a
new benefits regime. When unemployed people are suspected of
suffering from alcoholism or drug addiction and refuse treatment,
they will have their benefits cut. The staff in Jobcenter Plus
offices will be granted the power to cut the claimants benefits if
they reject treatment. Analysis shows that almost 40.000 people claim
incapacity benefits with alcoholism as their primary diagnoses,
13.500 of these have been claiming for at least 10 years.
My reaction.
I feel this is a step in the right
direction. If you are an addict you should seek help. If you are an
addict who claims money from the community you should definitely seek
help, if you refuse this I think it is only right that you would be
cut on your benefits. I hope this new regime will be accepted by
parliament when it appears next April. I do wonder about granting
that sort of power to the employees at the Jobcenter who is going to
check them and see if they are doing their job right?
I agree with you that this a good step in the right direction. Too many people are taking advantage of the system and they need to be punished, otherwise they might never learn from their mistakes. It will save the community a lot of money that could be spent on people who really need and deserve it. Accept the treatment or else you don't get the money, simple as that
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