[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by steeljack

is there an alcohol allowance included in a benefits package ? , time was benefits were paid as a safety net between jobs ,not to support an idle lifestyle, and if the woman is on the sick list she shoudn't be drinking .

Contentious statement in my opinion.
There are many reasons why people are on benefits. The vast majority of people have paid into the "state system" for most of their lives and through one circumstance or another have found themselves on "benefits".
I'm also struggling to see the line of thought that if someone is deemed sick then they should be procluded from having alcohol.
Those in receipt of benefits are entitled a Social Life too