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The government is overhauling the welfare system.

In future, there will be one universal benefit paid to the unemployed, new sanctions for those who turn down jobs, and a cap on the amount of benefits that can be paid to a single family.

So if you're unemployed, what would get you working? And if you're an employer, have you got the jobs to give to people who have been long-term unemployed?

Shelagh Fogarty takes calls from listeners, including a caller who doesn't see what's wrong with living off taxpayers' money rather than working. Call 0500 909693 [free from some landlines, charges for mobiles and other networks will vary].