Claire Perry

Strongly agree

Yes, wealthy retirees do not need taxpayer handouts to heat their homes

The framing matches a common Conservative argument for targeting benefits and avoiding paying universal support to higher-income households; consistent with austerity-era rhetoric about focusing help on those who need it most. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

Conservatives have generally favoured targeting welfare spending rather than universal entitlements; recent Conservative governments have supported means-testing/targeting in benefits policy and fiscal restraint, making restriction to the poorest broadly aligned. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but raise the threshold so those just above the poverty line are not forced to choose between heating and eating

Conservatives could accept targeting but may be less enthusiastic about raising thresholds (higher cost and broader eligibility). Still, it keeps the principle of means-testing while softening cliff-edges, so mild agreement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, universal benefits ensure no one slips through the cracks of a complicated means-testing bureaucracy

Conservatives have often supported means-testing despite bureaucracy concerns, arguing it better targets limited resources; they would not strongly embrace universalism as the default, though some may acknowledge administrative simplicity. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

A blanket refusal to restrict payments implies keeping them universal; Conservatives have often argued for better targeting of support and controlling public spending, so they would tend to disagree with an unconditional 'No'. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, this betrays the social contract and leaves vulnerable pensioners at risk of freezing to death

This is a strongly anti-restriction, moralistic critique; Conservatives typically defend reforms as targeted support rather than a 'betrayal,' and would reject the implication that restriction inherently endangers pensioners if protections exist. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, cuts should come from corporate welfare and tax evasion, not the pockets of those who built this country

The answer shifts blame to 'corporate welfare' and 'tax evasion' and rejects cuts to pensioner benefits; Conservatives are less likely to endorse this populist redistribution framing and more likely to prioritise spending control over expanding universal payments. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.