John Healey promises benefits bill ‘will come down under Labour’
Healey said the welfare bill will fall under Labour as the government weighs tougher spending cuts after warnings over rising sickness and disability costs.
- On Sunday, Chancellor John Healey pledged that the benefits bill "will come down under Labour" but declined to set a specific timetable for welfare spending reductions.
- The Office for Budget Responsibility projects welfare spending will rise to £431 billion, or 11.3% of GDP, by 2031 to 2032, creating mounting pressure on public finances.
- Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Labour of leaving a £49 billion "black hole" in national finances, claiming the government is "addicted" to benefits.
- Downing Street and Andy Burnham stepped in last week to insist that "brutal cuts" are not on the table, clarifying there is no deadline for welfare reductions.
- Social security minister Sir Stephen Timms and former health secretary Alan Milburn will publish reviews this month that will inform a Government White Paper and legislation next year.
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Labour will reduce ballooning benefits bill, claims John Healey
John Healey has vowed that Labour will reduce the benefits bill, after admitting the current system is “not working”. The Chancellor created widespread confusion earlier this week, after failing to clarify whether the ballooning cost of welfare will be cut before the next election by declining to put a timeframe to it. But Healey claimed [...]
Healey insists welfare bill will come down under Labour but warns ‘we never set a timetable for savings’
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in John Healey has insisted Britain’s spiralling welfare bill will be come down under a Labour government, after the chancellor sparked confusion about benefit cuts this week.Downing Street issued a hurried
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