Just to add a point to my previous statement about not claiming benefits just because you can; now bear with me.
When I was 17 my parents moved abroad for my dads job. I was still at college full time and a part time job didn't cover all of my expenses by any stretch. Dad used to send me money weekly so I could live. It was awesome when I finished college, I could sit around in my boxers every day, play xbox and eat cereal, working the same as I did before. Why wouldn't I stop taking this free money?
After a month or two Dad started to make suggestions that I get a full time job, as naturally he didn't like paying for me to be a layabout. Whilst I was job hunting he made me do jobs and things for him, small things like taking flowers to his fathers grave and giving it a clean and a tidy, painting the fences at their house, as he wasn't able to. He was conditioning me to working again and I was earning my money from him.
Once I found a job he obviously stopped sending me money and I felt really good about earning my own cash and not relying on him to live. Once I was paying my own way, my car blew itself up and I had to run to my dad for help again. I hadn't been earning long enough to get any savings together, so he lent me the money to get it fixed, I felt terrible, literally guilty taking money from him, even for a short while.
THAT is what needs to happen to the country, the government need to make it so that if you claim job seekers etc, you're doing jobs for them and earning your "free" money. Then, when you do find a job, that money stops and you're then in a position to stand on your own feet. They also need to do compulsory drugs testing so that you can't get your dole money if you're under the influence. It needs to be that working is more satisfying than claiming benefits.