If millions on Universal Credit are working, the issue isn't dependency, it's pay. When wages don't cover basic living costs, the state ends up topping them up.
Britain is home to 43.4 million working age people. 8.4 million are now on Universal Credit.
That's nearly 1 in 5 people relying on benefits.
And that number is only growing, meaning that hard-working people will end up paying even more tax in future. This cannot go on.