extra ordinary

you know the score; well off family, a four bedroom, 4 by 4 in the drive, they have paid off all the loans and they went to Mexico this year.
no problem with that. well done.

however there seems to be child benefit paid to them and even family tax credit as the dad only works 3 hours a week -he is so minted, even if on paper it shows little savings -that you can track.

there are 101 situations of like this, say folk who get cash from the tax payer thay do not need.

if you start means testing it is so expensive, it needs an army of officials to operate it and people love to dodge.

idea ? make payment as now, but say if you do not claim it, HM government will guarantee to double the amount, but redirect it to the national lottery.
the policy; any unclaimed payment will be doubled and sent to the lottery.

only thing then is national lottery, reform of that...........