11/15/11

Crackdown on freeloaders: UK, France plan radical welfare reform

In a  proposed radical shift in Britain's welfare system, workers claiming state help with childcare and housing costs will be expected to seek longer hours, or risk sanctions that could include loss of benefits, according to the Financial Times. 
 Meanwhile, as France comes under increasing financial pressure, France President Sarkozy  has pledged  to eliminate billions of Euros in welfare fraud. Reuters has more.
[Thanks BJS]