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2023-06-02 11:43:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9147C0749E818EE09355C73826F887EBAEC0C6A57137F917447C0DD049BB7639
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UK welfare spending will total around £300bn this year. Of this, £124bn funds state pensions, with £87bn for Universal Credit which is usually either an in-work benefit or contains a commitment to seek full-time work. £39.2bn is forecast to be spent on disability benefits. https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-by-tax-spend-by-spend/welfare-spending-disability-benefits/
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