Liz Kendall says some people on sickness and disability benefits are ‘taking the mickey’

Aside from anything else is she F***ing thick? (don't answer that, it's rhetorical).

On the list of people's priorities benefit fraud must be pretty low down other than for, I imagine, daily mail reading comfortably off pensioners who have nothing better to worry about.

And they ain't going to vote Labour no matter how much they try and demonise parts of society.
 
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‘Taking the Mickey’ is claiming £155,176.57 on expenses for ‘accommodation’ costs since 2010 when you’ve been paid £1,055,596 in salary in the same time frame.

That’s just accommodation by the way. It doesn’t cover travel, ‘miscellaneous’ costs, VAT-free meals and drinks in the Parliament bar, etc.

These figures need to be highlighted way, way more. If she had to pay her own energy, internet, council tax and water bills you can guarantee they’d be nowhere near the levels they are currently.

Liz Kendall is an arsèhole.
 
She said this 2 days ago - where were you then Sherlock or are you catching up after your enforced absence from this esteemed forum?
 
Liz Kendall received two VIP tickets to the Brit Awards in March 2024. These were gifted to her by the Premier League and were worth £1500. Or, to think of it in terms she would perhaps understand better:

13 weeks of Disability Living Allowance worth £108.55 per week, for those who require ‘constant help - day or night’.

20 weeks of Disability Living Allowance worth £72.65 per week, for those who ‘frequently need help - day or night’.

52 weeks of Disability Living Allowance worth £28.70 per week, for those who ‘need help only some of the day, with cooking meals’.
 
Some people do take the mick though. I know 3 people that I believe are, 2 with council tax and UC fraud and one claiming attendance allowance that shouldn’t get it. Fraud is an issue whether people approve of it or not. I get shocked about how many people believe it ok to embellish health issues whether through work or for monetary gain with benefits. They ultimately cause all the issues for the many genuine people that are in need of support, some naive people on here.
 
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Some people do take the mick though. I know 3 people that I believe are, 2 with council tax and UC fraud and one claiming attendance allowance that shouldn’t get it. Fraud is an issue whether people approve of it or not. I get shocked about how many people believe it ok to embellish health issues whether through work or for monetary gain with benefits. They ultimately cause all the issues for the many genuine people that are in need of support, some naive people on here.
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Take that money away, and what does it achieve? Your tax isn't coming down, and you're not going to earn more. It just makes those around you poorer.
 
viv_andersons_nana said:
‘Taking the Mickey’ is claiming £155,176.57 on expenses for ‘accommodation’ costs since 2010 when you’ve been paid £1,055,596 in salary in the same time frame.

That’s just accommodation by the way. It doesn’t cover travel, ‘miscellaneous’ costs, VAT-free meals and drinks in the Parliament bar, etc.

These figures need to be highlighted way, way more. If she had to pay her own energy, internet, council tax and water bills you can guarantee they’d be nowhere near the levels they are currently.

Liz Kendall is an arsèhole.
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But is that wrong, that she claims for hotels? Don’t we all do that for work?

I’m not saying she’s right about the benefit fraud comment though.
 
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BBC picked up on it today but they reporting that she didn't say "too many"

www.bbc.co.uk

Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says minister

The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can.
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‘Too many’ was in the reports I saw….

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

Senior Minister Says Too Many People 'Are Taking The Mickey' Over Benefits

Liz Kendall also said she believes there is "genuinely" an issue with the Covid generation.
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sherlock said:
‘Too many’ was in the reports I saw….

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

Senior Minister Says Too Many People 'Are Taking The Mickey' Over Benefits

Liz Kendall also said she believes there is "genuinely" an issue with the Covid generation.
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Then the Huffington Post are being a bit disingenuous. I think these are quotes in the Times from 2 days ago when she doesn't say "too many". Dont get me wrong I get uncomfortable at these attacks on benefit claimants but nobody will deny that there is some that are claiming when they shouldn't be but many are genuinely receiving the benefits.

www.thetimes.com

Some people on benefits are taking the mickey, says minister

Liz Kendall, who wants to cut the welfare bill by getting people back into jobs, says long-term sickness is not an automatic reason not to work
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RavsFan said:
Some people do take the mick though. I know 3 people that I believe are, 2 with council tax and UC fraud and one claiming attendance allowance that shouldn’t get it. Fraud is an issue whether people approve of it or not. I get shocked about how many people believe it ok to embellish health issues whether through work or for monetary gain with benefits. They ultimately cause all the issues for the many genuine people that are in need of support, some naive people on here.
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I don't think anyone approves of benefit fraud. Those doing it should be caught and prosecuted of course they should. And it should be said most are: DWP employs people who specialise in it and take it very seriously.

The problem is politicians using it to imply anyone on benefits is somehow gaming the system or workshy etc. As an issue it's a drop in the ocean compared to the amount lost to other types of fraud. Or, you know, tax evasion from millionaires including MPs (Nadim "I forgot to tell HMRC" Zahawi anyone?).

It's a classic "look over here what this lot are up to, please don't look at what our lot are up on a much bigger scale" and it demonises some of the most vulnerable people in society.
 
Let’s see.

I suspect this is all paving the way for some uncomfortable reforms in her forthcoming White Paper.
 
People claiming benefits falsely are not the issue in this country. Labour are terrified of saying that as the Telegraph, Times and Sun will hammer them for it.
 
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