Criminals on benefits to face tougher fine payments

[super jumbe]

Benefit claimants who commit crimes could be fined more than a third of their weekly payments under tougher penalties set out today.

Under current rules, claimants convicted and fined can be made to pay a maximum of ?5 a week.

That will rise to ?25 under plans announced by David Cameron to ensure criminals on welfare forfeit a ?significant amount of their benefits?. Ministers said the changes were being made to address concerns that convicted criminals on benefits faced ?the bare minimum? penalty when courts fine them.

That could encourage crime and disorderly behaviour, the Government suggested. The higher fines will apply from 2013 when the universal credit starts to replace many current benefits.

Weekly rates for universal credit will vary. Currently, Jobseekers Allowance is paid at ?67.50 a week. For those under 25, it is paid at ?53.45.

The Prime Minister said the higher fine rate would help ?restore responsibility and fairness? to the welfare system.




Earlier this month, The Daily Telegraph disclosed that Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, held up proposals advocated by Mr Cameron to strip rioters of their benefits.

That lives peoples without any means of supporting themselves and there family, will it make them commit more crimes to support the family?

[lagerland]

They could always try working like we have to and play by rules then you dont get fined..............

[irishbluestaffy]

we will only commit more crimes,sorry i mean they will only commit more crimes to make up for the lack of benefits lost.

[super jumbe]

[Johnner]

Dead right ! Any normal person generally wouldn't be allowed pay a pittance back to society for their crimes.

If they're of that disposition,crimes are going to be committed anyway !!


---
- Fired from my Why?phone 4 using Crapatalk !!

[mscott]

Earlier this month, The Daily Telegraph disclosed that Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, held up proposals advocated by Mr Cameron to strip rioters of their benefits.

That lives peoples without any means of supporting themselves and there family, will it make them commit more crimes to support the family?

Maybe but the whole system is rotten to the core, once it is restored this should go away, and Ken Clarke should have been sacked months ago, he is an embarrassment to the government and politics. He has clearly gone the way of Moron 'saved the world' Brown and should be sanctioned under the mental health act.