BOY am I going to be controversial here, well I have an excuse.
I started work at Heathrow Airport (British Airports Authority) on 7, 11 1977 in Airport Planning, later moved to Terminal ! management and spent time in Terminal 2 including crowd control (our terminals are rather small
It was well known in the 70/80s and on and a joke that people came in to be with their families and the FIRST thing they did was get a taxi from the rank to Hounslow just a few miles away and sign on at the social security
I have not always worked, eg when I finally got full custody of my sons 9, 7 and 6 all ADHA, aspergers, I had to be a stay at home dad.
But I had always worked, later I worked again and as you can here if your income is low, I claimed benefits, I started JRS Photography and it is still here, but I retired at 60, NOW I have just applied for another job at 62, I am not ashamed to say the money would help.
I personally know people who at 24 have never worked as life on the dole is too good here no wonder everyone wants to come to the UK