I'm interested in the mention of 1.9 million children living in homes where nobody has a job. Suppose the child's parents don't turn up for litter collecting duty and get no money. Who pays for that child's food and clothes etc? If they're receiving child benefits, what's to stop the parents just using that money for their own alcohol and cigarettes in lieu of the dole they aren't receiving?
Whilst I like the idea of refusing to give money to those who refuse to work, it does seem as though it could be a threat to the financial support of children in such households, who are not at fault.