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Academic study exposes benefits 'lifestyle choice' myth
ACADEMICS dealt a blow to the myth that people live on benefits as a “lifestyle choice” yesterday.
University of Leeds researchers interviewed 22 locals — made up of young people, disabled people and single parents — three times between 2011 and 2013.
They exposed a catalogue of suffering and frustration by those on benefits and a clear desire to find work.
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