[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

It's already come into play in some areas. Ashton-Under-Lyne being one local to myself. I read a week or so ago that as much as £200 million spent on the Coalition’s main welfare reform programme may have been wasted due to mis-management, lack of planning and delays caused by the new system. £34 million spent on computer systems and services for the project has been written off because it delivered no value for taxpayers. And this system was designed to save money?

Oh yeah, I forgot UC was being trialled in some areas. I actually agree with the idea behind UC but as usual, its being implemented wrong IMO.

The 'spare room subsidy' (for arista..and the rest who get hung up on the wording) was never going to save money, nor could it ever 'free up larger' housing when the smaller places just arent there. People can't pay what they don't have, and cant move to non-existent preoperties. All that happens is councils end up with a load of tenants who are in debt, so the councils lose money. Meanwhile the odd tenant may kill themselves due to debt worries, but thats one number off the books so who cares...

Honestly, I dont think the goal of the recent benefit changes was ever to save money. It was to punish the poor for being poor. I know I am crossing into conspiracy theory territory there though