People who are unable to work due to being overweight or suffering from various addictions could soon face losing their welfare benefits in Britain if they refuse to accept the treatment proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron's new plan. The proposal by Cameron's Conservative Party, which is likely to face strong criticism from humanitarian organizations and some doctors, envisages consideration of a reduction in welfare benefits (from the current £100 a week) for those individuals who are found to be refusing to participate in medical weight-loss programmes, for treatment of drug addiction or alcoholism, reports the British newspaper "The Guardian". "Too many people are on sick pay for problems that can be solved but aren't. Some of them have drug or alcohol problems but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have an overweight problem that can be solved, but they are choosing to live on welfare rather than work," Cameron said. "It is wrong to ask the hard-working taxpayer to fund welfare for people who are not accepting the support and treatment that can help them get back to normal work," concluded the British prime minister. The Conservative Party says there are 100.000 people receiving welfare benefits for sickness, which is usually a consequence of their bad lifestyle habits.
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