[Margaret Pilkington]

I think the idea of lowering the tax threshold for low earners is the best one.
It gives the lower paid more money but not at the expense of the employer.

Ok, so the money is being taken out of the tax coffers, but if you earn more money then you spend more money on things that would put this money back. You are also likely to be helping the local exonomy.......fostering a work ethic is important too.
Work is not just something you do to earn your daily bread, you have social interaction with work colleagues...you gain more than money by working. You gain self esteem.

Benefits trap people. They stop them from achieving, they stop them believing that anything can be different.
After a long time out of the work place you doubt your ability to be able to do a job.