[Si Coe]

I have a relatively simple answer to that problem DCM - I call it National Service. Not like the old National Service, serving in the armed forces, just serving Britain as a whole.

Basically it works like this:

Nobody over school leaving age gets a single penny in support until they have worked a minimum of 1 year in a tax paying job.
Since not everyone leaving school will be able to get such a job, we will have to create some. Actually it might be more 'reallocate' because most of these jobs exist already. I'm talking all the minimum wage, unskilled jobs that exist supporting the civil service. Cleaners, hospital porters, kitchen workers etc at state owned facilities. Currently these go out to contract, but why not use to give these dossers some 'work experience'
Maybe go further - teach them skills and help the country. Get them building roads, cleaning up polluted beaches, planting trees etc. Either way, give something back before you are allowed to claim. Those that have left home can be accommodated in barracks style housing. No council house till you finish.
For those that can't do it, that turn up late, take too many sickies don't do the work etc - they can repeat until they get it right. Those new to the country can do a year too, unless they can get a job just like our school leavers.

Of course no government is every going to try something so radical.