There are people, many of them, that really do need the help, but then there are the few who really do know how to milk the system for every single penny - and these are obviously the ones highlighted by media so these are the ones in peoples forethoughts when asked about welfare assistance.
My wife (so not the mainstream media) knows of girls getting pregnant at age 15-16 to try and get a council house and benefits, what chance does a middle-aged guy have who's just divorced, made redundant and has house reposessed (and paid taxes all his life) against a fragile (ha!) female with a newborn baby who has contributed nothing but an extra drain on society?
These same girls also smoke with the specific aim of keeping the baby's weight down to reduce the pain during labour.
