Andrew Le Lievre (pictured) – who worked on the Social Welfare Benefits Investigation Committee and now sits as a non-States member on the committee – issued a warning as to the impact the shelving of plans will have on the poorest members of society.
Employment & Social Security president Michelle Le Clerc said the work of the SWIBIC was unlikely to happen 'because we have a £24m. deficit'.
'They are not going to the doctor or dentist.
'I have met a man who pulled out his own teeth with a pair of pliers because he could not afford the dentist and that really does concern me.'