Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-06-26 21:21:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FE5A914DC1CBA5CF753F81FA3FF1D068D9BC7106B8D53371EB7F668A2632F886
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Original Note:
About £146bn of this is the state pension which is a contributory benefit, primarily funded by National Insurance contributions The post could be mistakenly interpreted as suggesting that the £175bn figure is for tax-funded benefits. See the gov’t response to this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/121267
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