I don&#x27;t personally consider that to be abuse because welfare is set at such a low level that I don&#x27;t begrudge anyone who is completely (or largely) reliant upon it.<p>Abuse, to me, would be a wealthy person claiming benefits when they don&#x27;t need them.<p>To elaborate a little - let&#x27;s imagine welfare gives ~6000GBP a year equivalent, and any job this person can hope to get gives ~10000GBP a year equivalent.<p>I think if we want them to work, then they should be offered more by employers, not less in welfare. Essentially, giving them negotiating power, rather than saying &#x27;work for BigMegaCorp for $5 an hour or starve&#x27;.