Benefit claimants who break the law could be stripped of up to five times as much state cash per week in fines
Those who fail to pay a fine after they have been convicted of a crime could lose up to £25 per week instead of the present £5 maximum.
A £25 penalty would represent about 37% of the present rate of jobseeker's allowance
With the summer riots still fresh in the nation's memory, the Prime Minister said the plans will show offenders they cannot get away with paying "the bare minimum".
