welfare in the UK

welfare in the UK 

·                      How many families are dependent on benefits and what are the reasons for this.
20.3 million families in the UK depend on their benefits.
The reasons for this –
UmemploymentHigh income tax ·                     What is the opinion of the government? What changes/reforms have they made and how do they justify these?
 According to BBC (2013) they stated that “They include cuts to housing benefit for some social housing tenants with a spare room and changes to council tax.”The government had made lots of changed like they produced council tax and some benefits like housing and working.

 Bibliography – 

 Smith, D. (2013) Welfare system reforms are fair, says Iain Duncan Smith. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21991953 (Accessed: 5 July 201 )
 The Guardian (2013) Benefits in Britain: separating the facts from the fiction Available at:http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/06/welfare-britain-facts-myths (Accessed: 5 july )
 Baruch collage (2008) WELFARE CARTOON. Available at: http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/10/14/welfare-cartoons/ (Accessed: 5 july  2013)