Britain is going through the most radical upheaval of the benefits system since the 1940s. In Broken Benefits, Sam Royston argues that social security isn't working, and without a change in direction, it will be even less fair in the future.
This much-needed book provides an introductory guide to social security, correcting misunderstandings and exposing poorly understood problems. It includes real-life stories, models of household budgets, projections of benefit spending, and a free online calculator showing the impact of welfare changes on personal finances: http://brokenbenefits.uk/. The book presents practical ideas of how benefits should be reformed, to create a fairer, simpler and more coherent system for the future.
