Much of the coverage surrounding the coalition government's Welfare Reform Bill has focused on a toughlove approach and the need to cut the benefits budget.
In pledging to streamline the benefits system, the bill will also make it harder to turn down work.
But in a speech just days after the bill was unveiled in the Queen's Speech, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith attempted to allay fears that the bill lacks compassion. He said: "Social justice will define my role as Secretary of State," adding that he wants to ensure any decision on benefits will be based on "improving outcomes and to allow an individual's life to become more positive and productive".
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