Who benefits?

So a Government report has finally confirmed what has been obvious to the rest of us for decades - that the benefit structure is such that for many claimants they are better off on benefit than they would be if they were in work. The original concept of the Welfare State was to provide a safety net against poverty, but the reality is that the rates of benefit are such that it can provide an attractive alternative for many to working for a living. You can't really blame somebody for not fancying going out to work when they will be at best no more than a few quid a week better off, and probably by the time they've taken into account the cost of travel and work clothes and such, worse off. That it has taken the Government so long to accept the obvious is really scandalous - now what are they going to do about it?