“You're on the verge of losing everything but you don’t understand why”

Re:“You're on the verge of losing everything but you don’t u... by grkvlt on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @07:24AM (#16273317)

In this automatic-benefits-allocating world, there would also be no more fraudulent claiming of money not entitled to! It should overall result in a net saving, I believe...

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Re:“You're on the verge of losing everything but you don’t u... by masklinn on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @07:58AM (#16273463)

That's at least part of the theory behind basic income concepts: there's no fraud since everybody gets it, and you can get rid of the organisations in charge of validating & allocating.

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Re:“You're on the verge of losing everything but you don’t u... by spiralx on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @08:50AM (#16273765)

Benefit fraud in the UK is estimated at around 1-2% of the total - a small enough amount that it shouldn't be the focus of policy instead of the 98-99% of genuine cases.

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