All very well talking about making benefits conditional, but where are the jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities for young people? Work is essential to people's wellbeing, self-respect, and participation in society, and welfare has been abused for far too long. New prime minister Andy Burnham has confirmed he intends to make Britain's welfare support "conditional" on people taking work – including those receiving mental health support – and the move is already dividing our readers. ppunditWe cannot afford welfare in its current formWe cannot afford welfare in its current form. JakeDaykinSome have been gaming the systemAt last, making welfare conditional upon work is something that should have been the case decades ago.