with analysis on what s been a key discussion point this week working age benefits and whether they should be linked to inflation. that s prices, rather than wages. working age benefits cost the government £87.4 billion last year. now, to put that into context, the defence budget is about half of that, at 42 billion, while health and social care for england is more than double, at 192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments, including housing benefit, personal independence payments, and employment and support allowance, so sickness benefits. but the biggest chunk of it goes on universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 40% of these claimants are in work. for those who are unemployed and older than 25, they get £77 a week. now, benefits are uprated each april, usually in line with the previous september s inflation figure, which is
working age benefits cost the government £87.4 billion last year. now, to put that into context, the defence budget is about half of that at 42 billion, while health and careful england is more than double at 192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments, including housing benefit, personal independence payment, and employment and support allowance, a sickness benefit. but the biggest chunk of it goes on universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 40% of these claimants are in work. for those who are unemployed and older than 25, they get £77 a week. now, benefits are rated each april, usually in line with the previous september s inflation figure, which is published later this month. as you can see here, benefits didn t actually rise at all for a few years from 2016, and when they have risen since, that is not necessarily
let s take a moment to take a look at one of the main themes that seems to be dividing the party from the cabinet down: benefits and how much they should go up by. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been looking at the figures. working age benefits cost the government 87.4 billion pounds last year. now, to put that in context, the defence budget is about half of that at 42 billion, and the health and social care bill for england is almost double that at 192 billion. the benefits budget covers a range of payments including personal independence payments, attendance allowance and housing benefit. but the biggest one undoubtedly is universal credit. around 5.7 million people claim this benefit. more than 40% of those claimants are in work. for those who are unemployed and older than 25, they get £77 a week. benefits are uprated each april, usually in line with september s inflation figure which is published later this month.
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