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The UK's working-age benefits bill is set to reach £100 billion for the first time this year, driven by an increase in disability claims since the lockdown. Welfare payments, including universal credit, housing subsidies, and disability benefits, are projected to rise by nearly 30% in real terms to £130 billion by the end of the decade, according to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) forecasts.
Estimates from the DWP indicate that the cost of working-age benefits will reach £100.9 billion in the current financial year. Payments experienced a more than 20% surge in the year following the 2020 lockdown, climbing from £78.9 billion to £95.6 billion in 2020-21. This increase was attributed to a rise in claims related to mental health and muscular pain.
This news comes amid an unemployment crisis, with official figures revealing that a record 2.8 million people are not actively seeking employment, citing illness as the reason.
Peter Cardwell speaks with communications officer Reem Ibrahim and CEO of Disability Direct, Amo Raju.
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