Prime Minister David Cameron has set out 17 proposed reforms of the welfare state in a bid to find £10bn worth of spending cuts.
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12 Allowing higher-level benefits for those who have contributed tax and national insurance for many years.
13 Banning school leavers from going straight on to benefit.
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14 Preventing the payment of non-contributory benefits to those people who don't live in the country.
15 Paying more welfare benefits in kind, such as free school meals, as opposed to cash.
16 Reducing benefit penalties on a family if an adult living at home finds work. The penalties had been increased by the Conservatives. At present, a non-dependant deduction removes up to £74 a week housing benefit.
17 Introducing regional benefit levels linked to the cost of living.
