[hasenj]

For every guy who legitimately could use some temporary help until he gets back on his feet, there are hundreds of free loaders.

If you think about it actually more reason to hate on free loaders. They cause tragedies like this.

[DanBC]

Clearly not in the UK. For every freeloader there are hundreds who need a bit of temporary support.

We know this from the number of people who are working and claiming benefit. (I think these now outnumber people not working and claiming benefit).

[hasenj]

> We know this from the number of people who are working and claiming benefit.

For how long do they claim benefits?

This could actually be a bad sign.

[DanBC]

It's a bad thing, because it shows the minimum wage isn't enough and zero-hours contracts aren't keeping people out of poverty.

But people in work who do over sixteen hours per week and who are claiming eg working family tax credits are not free-loading.

This is one of the mechanisms that's designed to get people back into work. There's a benefit cap in place, and that cap is removed if you work more than 16 hours per week.