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Welfare spending exceeds infrastructure by £1.1tn, report finds
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A report by the Centre for Social Justice found that Britain spent £1.1 trillion more on welfare than infrastructure over the past 20 years, describing welfare as an 'anaesthetic' during economic failure. It also found 1.8 million more working-age people were classified as disabled between 2019-20 and 2024-25, with more disability claims now than after the First World War.
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