The benefits of health and the disabled rise faster in the UK than other rich countries, an influential think tank has warned.
The IFS has emphasized the pace of the increase, in the midst of the fear that Great Britain will climb the international league table for welfare costs.
The share in the population of working age that received disability and disability increased more than a quarter between 2019 and 2023 – much sharper than in comparable countries.
That was the case for states such as Denmark and France, where the total expenditure is still considerably higher.
Claims as part of the workforce have fallen in Australia and the US.
The government announced the reforms of the benefits, while Rachel Reeves desperately tried to balance the books in the spring statement last week.
The share in the population of working age that received disability and disability increased much more than a quarter between 2019 and 2023 – much sharper than in comparable countries
The government announced the reforms of the benefits, while Rachel Reeves desperately tried to balance the books in the spring statement last week
But although the sidewalk edges are predicted by the OBR watchdog of the treasury to save £ 4.8 billion in 2029-30, the total level is still increasing.
It is predicted that the costs of health and disabled people for employees of the working age of £ 61 billion this year will go to £ 72.3 billion in four years.
IFS researcher Tom Waters told The Telegraph the costs of the living peak that followed on the pandemie might have encouraged people to claim disability, who pay more and do not require them to hunt.
Mr. Waters said: 'The share of the national income of the UK that goes on health -related benefits for working people is not unusual compared to other well -to -do countries.
“What is unusual is the recent growth: the expenditure for these benefits have risen from £ 37 billion just before the pandemic to £ 56 billion now.”
Mr. Waters said: 'The plans Recently announced by the government amounts to a significant reduction in the Size of the disability and disability benefit system – although the forecast of the OBR Is that these will only serve to the Get up instead of putting it upside down. '
In the meantime, new questions were asked during the ride of Labor to 'coach' British back to work.
The Chancellor announced last week that £ 1 billion will be invested 'to offer guaranteed, personalized labor support'.
Benefit claimers currently have access to work coaches in job centers in various ways, including advice and referred for vacancies.
The IFS has pointed out the way in which the benefits of disability have become more attractive over time
The NAO report published today showed that around 2,100 fewer work coaches were working on average by the department than the estimated need between April and September last year.
It attributed the shortage to a combination of factors, including financing and challenges with recruiting and retaining staff.
In the meantime, between September 2023 and November 2024, more than half (57%) of the job centers reduced their support for universal credit claimers under the flexibility that DWP allows too many cases to deal with, including less frequent or shorter meetings with claimants.
