A guiding principle underpinning much of social policy in recent years has been the idea that public funding and services should be targeted at those most in need. During an era of austerity in public spending and deep real-terms cuts to government department budgets, the argument that state support should be largely there to help the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society has resonated with the man and woman on the street. Even the far from perfect income cap for child benefit – in which couples earning £49,000 each receive the benefit, while families where one person earns £51,000 do not – gained widespread support.
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