[Vicky.]

To start with we need a major overhaul on the whole benefits system. Just not in the way they are doing it. Currently they are taking away from societies most vulnerable...the disabled. Yeah a few claim sickness benefits when they shouldnt, but by the DWPs own records the percentage of disability benefit fraud is something really low like 0.3%. Kicking people off the sick and onto jobseekers is not working...its making them more ill. Not sure if anyone saw the panorama and dispatches programs on ATOS, the company that do the 'medicals' but if not they are well worth a watch to see just how backwards this current system is.

I'm not entirely sure how to sort the problem of benefits however. There are not enough jobs to go around, that much is clear. However the way things are, many many people are actually better off NOT being in work than working even part time. This is not right and will not encourage people to get back into work, but again even if there was some way to get people into work...the jobs arent there :/

I do however, agree on the housing benefit cap. It is simply ridiculous that some are being paid over 30k in housing benefit every year. If you cannot afford to live in housing that costs that much, move. Dont expect the taxpayers to subsidise you.

They seriously need to scrap this apprenticeship crap though. £2 an hour for an 'apprenticeship' in sandwich making for subway? Load of tosh. Big companies are just using this as an excuse to pay below national minimum wage..and its wrong. You do not need an 'appenticeship' to serve sandwiches.

Also the government need to stop this ridiculous notion of making jobseekers work for free, for huge companies such as poundland and tescos..who should be filling their positions with PAID staff, they can afford to. This would get more people off the dole, as they would then be employed properly...obviously. Fair enough people who have been out of work for a long time should be made to do something, but why not send them to charity shops and such? No way should we be offering free labour to tescos just to boost their profits a bit.

Basically I have no idea what can be done. If the jobs arent there, people cannot work. If 3m or so people are out of work, they dont have money to spend to help put the economy right again.