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Cap welfare at no more than the average family working income
Should welfare be capped to no more than the average family working income?
Conservative We've capped benefits so no out-of-work household can claim more than the average family earns by working. Housing benefit has been capped to stop unlimited pay-outs. And we've ensured that benefits don't rise faster than workers' wages.
Green Party Scrap the welfare cap to ensure that we can truly help the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. - See more at: http://greenparty.org.uk/values/fair-society.html#sthash.jC4oGK0r.dpuf
Labour Ed Miliband called for an overall cap on social security spending last year, so we will support the welfare cap in the House of Commons today Source: Ed Balls http://press.labour.org.uk/post/80724534338/labour-will-support-the-welfare-cap-in-the-house
Liberal Democrat Yes, we have had to make difficult decisions during this Parliament to reduce the rate of growth of benefits spending. But as we go forward with deficit reduction we are clear that it is time now for those with the broadest shoulders to bear the biggest burden. http://www.libdems.org.uk/steve_webb_s_speech_to_autumn_conference_2014
Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru is opposed to the welfare reform which links benefit payments to work and threatens benefit sanctions for those unable to meet unfair and unrealistic government demands. Plaid believes that this will simply result in a vicious cycle of people who live between in-work and out-of-work poverty.
Respect Party We call for ATOS to be scrapped and for a comprehensive welfare system to be provided for those who need it.
SNP The SNP voted against the welfare cap today because it piles yet more pain onto our poorest pensioners, carers, disabled people and low income families. This cap is just a crude, blunt, instrument. It is shocking that so many Scottish Labour MPs have backed the Tories, especially after the rhetoric at their conference in Perth http://www.snp.org/media-centre/news/2014/mar/welfare-cap-crude-blunt-instrument
UKIP UKIP supports a simplified, streamlined welfare system and a benefit cap. Source: UKIP, http://www.ukip.org/policies_for_people
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