People on benefits see workers as 'morons', says Work and Pensions Secretary

BRITAIN'S "deeply ineffective" welfare system means many people on benefits view those who take up jobs as "morons", the new Work and Pensions Secretary said today.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th May 2010, 11:04 BST

Updated 27th May 2010, 12:34 BST

As he prepared for "once-in-a-generation" welfare reform, Iain Duncan Smith highlighted that people are better off being on the dole rather than working in a 15,000 per year job.