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  Perhaps if their benefits were stopped as an incentive to do a proper days work we might start to see a change in attitudes.
  
  Perhaps if the Job Centre folks had "more muscle" we'd see a few thousands getting into work rather than a benefits poverty trap.
  
  I recall a story about the depression in the U.S. where all able bodied men were forced to go up North to work as lumberjacks or in the forestry industry. Worthwhile work with a paid wage that got them off benefits and did wonders for their self-esteem, once they'd accepted the fact that they had to go. I often think it wouldn't take much to implement such a scheme here, not necessarily forestry, but maybe infrastructure improvements. For some it would give the chance to learn a worthwhile skill that would benefit them for years to come.
  
  It's far too easy now just to sign a form and get money, albeit not much for some.

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