Welfare Reform Bill

My fear is that the measure would open up the drug dependent category to a whole lot of people who may "have a propensity" but are not drug dependent. The more I hear what is being said, the more I worry about the average student who leaves university with a great big debt and therefore soon becomes dependent on help from the state. Such students may have a propensity to use drugs and may continue to do so when they cannot find any work. They lead chaotic lives. Much as we try to timetable them, they just do not turn up. Students who are seen as potential employees, and who wish to become employees, suddenly become categorised as drug users because they are dependent on benefit. That will close all doors to them on their path to independence. I hope that the measure can be changed to enable this large category of bright young people to get over a hump and into the labour market.