A backbench MHK is urging government to proceed cautiously in reforming social welfare policy in the Island.
North Douglas member Bill Henderson says he accepts savings have to be made and waste cut at the Department of Social Care, the biggest-spending department in government.
Minister Chris Robertshaw has launched a consultation seeking the public's views on closing the gap between income and expenditure.
He wants more people to become self-sufficient and for scarce resources, including housing and benefits, to be targeted at those in greatest need.
Mr Henderson says the effects of any reforms must be examined closely first:
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