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Britain’s social security system badly needs reform. It is too dependent on means testing, is excessively punitive and intrusive , and fails the key test of a robust safety net against poverty.Yet there is little agreement on the nature of reform. Returning to the pre-2010 position by restoring former benefit levels is not the answer. This approach would merely retain a system still heavily dependent on means testing, still highly conditional and still lacking a guaranteed income floor.Instead it is time for a radical upgrade of the […]
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