This is a quote from the work that was done in 2011 by the Welfare Working Group, Reducing Long-Term Benefit Dependency: "There is a growing consensus that joblessness is particularly harmful to mental and physical health. There is increasing evidence that long-term benefit receipt has harmful effects on confidence, skills and future employability." But this is the one I would like the Government members to listen to: "For parents with dependent children, long-term benefit receipt is strongly associated with poor results for children. Children raised in long-term benefit dependent families are likely to suffer adverse health effects, poorer educational achievement and reduced aspirations." 