@ISIDEWITHQuestionseconomyStarted 10yrs agoActive 4 days ago

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

In 2021/22 the UK government is expected to spend approximately 216 billion British pounds on benefits, an increase of around three million pounds when compared with the previous year. A single unemployed adult aged 25 or over receives a monthly benefit payment of 325 pounds ($439). In January 2022 the British government announced it would tighten rules for some people claiming unemployment benefits. Currently job seekers receiving state benefits can spend up to three months looking purely for work similar to their previous job, but this will soon be reduced to four weeks, the Department for Work and Pensions said.

29%
Fewer
66%
More
19%
Fewer
45%
More
6%
Fewer, and ensure benefits go to those that need it most
14%
More, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces, a working income
4%
Fewer, current benefits do not provide enough support
4%
More, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled
2%
More, and deny benefits to immigrants
2%
More, current benefits should be capped

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 @92LWBYXanswered…2yrs2Y

Reform to a universal basic income

 @8SK6DMWanswered…3yrs3Y

It should be stricter on the basis of excluding those with self inflicted matters that mean that they cannot work. Such as those who are obese, take drugs or alcoholic. Why should the state support those who don’t help themselves.

 @9C99LL9answered…11mos11MO

remove all means testing on Benefits

 @9B84XHJanswered…1yr1Y

It depends on how much they have done for their community.

 @9M497C6answered…4 days4D

Save money by the universal basic income and only add to this for the most disabled via expense receipts like they do in the Nordics

 @9M39D4Sanswered…5 days5D

Benefits should be denied to immigrants unless deemed useful to the UK workforce, reform on benefit testing and people refusing to work should do mandatory "community service" or military conscription

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3wks3W

WHO Official Says Vaccine Passports Were A Scam

The World Health Organization’s Dr. Hanna Nohynek testified in court that she advised her government that vaccine passports were not needed but was ignored, despite explaining that the COVID vaccines did not stop virus transmission and the passports gave a false sense of security. The stunning revelations came to light in a Helsinki courtroom where Finnish citizen Mika Vauhkala is suing after he was denied entry to a café for not having a vaccine passport.Dr. Nohynek is chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and serves as the WHO’s chair of Strategic Group of Experts on immunization. Testifying yesterday, she stated that the Finnish Institute for Health knew by the summer of 2021 that the COVID-19 vaccines did not stop virus transmissionDuring that same 2021 time period, the WHO said it was working to "create an international trusted framework" for safe travel while EU members states began rolling out COVID passports. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation passed in July 2021 and more than 2.3 billion certificates were later issued. Visitors to France were banned if they did not have a valid vaccine passport which citizens had to carry to buy food at stores or to use public transport.But Dr. Nohynek testified yesterday that her institute advised the Finnish government in late 2021 that COVID passports no longer made sense, yet certificates continued to be required. Finnish journalist Ike Novikoff reported the news yesterday after leaving the Helsinki courtroom where Dr. Nohynek spoke.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…1mo1MO

U.S. Nears Deals With Palestinians To End "Pay For Slay" Program

The U.S. is near a deal with the Palestinian Authority to end its contentious “martyr payments” for people who commit acts of violence against Israel, two Biden administration officials said.That would be a key win for the multifaceted U.S. push to reform the PA — from instituting anti-corruption measures to improving basic services — so that it can take over governance of the Gaza Strip whenever the Israel-Hamas war ends.The PA oversees parts of the West Bank, and it is seen by the Biden administration as the best option for governing Gaza in the future. But the PA is reviled by many Palestinians, as well as Israelis and Arab leaders, who see it as corrupt, inefficient and out of touch.The “martyr payments” program financially supports Palestinians and their families if they are wounded, imprisoned or killed while carrying out acts of violence against Israel. It has long infuriated Israelis who say it incentivizes terrorism and call it “pay for slay.” Many Palestinians say it provides crucial support for people standing up to an oppressive Israeli occupation.Drafts of the PA payments reform plans seen by U.S. officials indicate that Palestinian leaders will replace the current scheme with a general welfare program. Further specifics were not immediately available.“There’s been a great deal of work on this behind the scenes, and the progress is encouraging,” a senior Biden administration official said. Another administration official confirmed changes to the system were expected soon. That said, as with all things involving Israel and the Palestinians, new roadblocks could emerge.

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