The entire British welfare system has been abused for so long and by so many that it is near breaking point. I believe it is systematically abused by both born and bred British and many of our drop in and live friends from all over the world.
With the correct information and a few medical letters and a bit of acting many can lead a reasonable life without ever having put in a fkin penny towards the state. This is where the system has failed and whatever steps are then imposed only seems to make things worse for the people who sincerely need help.
The people who abuse it still carry on and abuse it.
These sad times that we are now going through are highlighting the years of mismanagement and underfunding of the NHS and the inept and slow reaction by the goverment and its advisers.
I just hope that once this is all over that the UK's fragile economy will actually survive and still allow us to have the NHS and social care that is needed in this once great country.