[ukrefugee]

24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statis...

in addition to the usual free everything

free health care free roads free housing (often) free education

free riding and on top of it you get to complain about the rich!

[Joeboy]

> 24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk

It looks like most of those people are claiming State Pension / Pension Credit. Which doesn't make it not true, but it's maybe not what most people will think of first when you talk about benefit claimants.

[AlecSchueler]

That source doesn't cover the claims you made.

[duncanfwalker]

Spending is paid for out of tax and all those people will have paid tax. Paying less tax than someone else doesn't make a free rider. Deliberately opting out of an obligation while taking from the group makes a free rider.