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Ending poverty is the governments way working?

Their has recently has been a lot of talk about ending child poverty, getting people into work and reforming incapacity benefits in the UK news and media. In this world not everyone has the same opportunity or is born into the best of circumstances. Disabled people and those with genuine long term health problems and even the unemployed often want to work and earn a living to at least provide some support for themselves however sadly, because of rules produced by a government who really don't seem to know what is happening at the cutting edge, work even part time work for these disadvantaged groups is extremely difficult to achieve. Employers often do not want to give people a chance as many do not understand about disabilities or don't want to risk giving opportunity to anyone from a difficult background for fear of things not working out . Disabled people and those who have been sick not only have the added pressure of health problems they are also faced with archaic benefit rules that only allow them to earn 20 per week before housing benefits are affected and the spectre of homelessness looms. When there is any change in circumstances the official paperwork that has to be completed is overwhelming and decision makers are too slow making any payments. This leaves housing costs unpaid. Landlords who must pay a mortgage or need the money cannot wait. Very often disabled people and the unemployed have no savings what so ever and cannot cover expenses to carry them through intermittent periods of financial change caused by part time or irregular work often the only jobs on available .This therefore makes it difficult for them to get out of the poverty trap. Some say get the money from relatives or borrow from the bank it is a fact that to be able to borrow money one must be able to show one can pay back or may have a prospect of being able to pay back. Many people do not have relatives who are able to help them out as people live longer and need more support themselves often parents and other relatives cannot manage to help out. Life on benefits is not a "high life" it is not a "cushy number" as some people think it is a bare living the rates of benefit are supposed to increase with inflation but in recent months inflation has gone through the roof and benefit increases can barely match this increases are only made once a year. Even if one is receiving the highest levels of benefit due to severe disability

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