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Originally Posted by Grimnir

My idea would be to set a 3 month limit on unemployment benefit

If someone leaves a job for whatever reason they have 3 months to find a new job

If after 3 months they unsuccessful, they are automatically given a job at national minimum wage.

Most people on the dole would be delighted to have this. Not only is their income effectively trebled in full time work on the NMW compared to living on Jobseeker's Allowance, they get a working tax credit on top of that if they work for more than 30 hours. If they are disabled, have a child or are over 60, that limit is reduced to 16 hours. Sadly, putting them in work after a mere three months is impossible when those jobs don't exist.

Originally Posted by Grimnir

Also once they start work their tax is increased by a certain % so they pay back the unemployment benefit. Once benefit is paid back their tax level returns to normal.

Nice in theory, but where are you going to find permanent jobs for everybody where paying back such big debts in taxes will be even remotely possible? Plus, those in employment and paying taxes are repaying their debts anyway with their worker productivity and the taxes they are already paying.