Labour calls on government to cut rising levels of benefit fraud and error
Speaking ahead of a House of Commons committee on Benefits Legislation (Thursday 29th January 2015) to proposals to raise the maximum penalty for fraud from £2000 to £5000, Helen Goodman MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform, said:
“David Cameron’s government has failed to reduce the…
Why the hell are you wasting political good will on this? Punch down at people on benefits again. Lumping Fraud with Error to make the case that people need fining bigger amounts, what is the point in that? You want to fine people for your own mistakes? You want to fine people for being unable to understand your incomprehensible forms? Just when you’re making some headway in believing you could be the right party to vote for you go and make statements like this and make me regret even thinking about it. Every single time.
(via labourpress)
