Inequitable> indeed it is. People-claiming-benefits should have to sell valuable assets (such as real estate) and investments as well as spend savings.
I see a whole shed load of reasons to pay people benefits so that they do not starve or freeze when they have no ability to pay for food, heating or shelter (and so forth). I see pretty much bugger all reason to pay people benefits when they "can't pay" their food/heating/rent bills solely because they "don't want to" spend their savings/move into a smaller house/whatever.
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Date: 2009-01-08 04:13 pm (UTC)I see a whole shed load of reasons to pay people benefits so that they do not starve or freeze when they have no ability to pay for food, heating or shelter (and so forth). I see pretty much bugger all reason to pay people benefits when they "can't pay" their food/heating/rent bills solely because they "don't want to" spend their savings/move into a smaller house/whatever.