tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post2403153767047281741..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: TPA – Welfare WhoppersTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-32836135593425487952012-06-26T14:08:03.769+01:002012-06-26T14:08:03.769+01:00Hang on, the Shelter blog says that the majority o...Hang on, the Shelter blog says that the majority of NEW housing benefit claimants are in work - very different. Majority is not defined either, so this statistic could simply mean: 51% of the 5100 new claimants since rules were changed are in work. I'm making up the numbers but Shelter haven't provided any either.<br /><br />As a lifelong Labour voter, I have been surprised by the visceral reaction to Cameron's speech when it seems like there's a couple of headline facts that can't be ignored. It is bonkers for example that people can claim £20k/yr in housing benefit. It is bonkers that people can leave school and go straight into housing benefit, and get the same as someone who's worked for 20 years.<br /><br />Cameron did allow for the fact that he was separating out disability benefit and pensions, even though the TPA might not have.<br /><br />So in other words, if the centre-left want to win this argument, they need more facts and figures rather than calls to emotion...Mattnoreply@blogger.com