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Record 6.5m Britons on jobless benefits

More than 15% of working-age adults now claim benefits, with mental health sickness claims among young people rising over 50% since 2020, government data shows.

  • The number of people receiving jobless benefits in Britain has reached a record 6.5 million, according to official figures.
  • This total reflects a 79% rise in working-age adults on these welfare payments since 2018.
  • The figure includes those receiving incapacity benefits, unemployment support, and Universal Credit payments for jobless individuals.
  • As of February 2025, more than 15% of the working-age population were receiving out-of-work benefits.
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Lean Right

DWP alert: 500,000 MORE Britons claiming jobless benefits under Keir Starmer

The number of Britons on jobless benefits has climbed to a record 6

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening StandardEvening Standard
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Record 6.5million Britons are claiming jobless benefits

The number of people receiving some form of out of work welfare surpassed six million after Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister

·London, United Kingdom
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Spectator UKSpectator UK
Lean Right

Record jobless benefits are a national scandal

There are now 6.5 million people living on out of work benefits in Britain

·London, United Kingdom
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Out-of-work benefits hit record high since Labour took power

A record-number of Brits are now on jobless benefits, with the figure jumping by more than half a million since Labour came to power.

·London, United Kingdom
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The TelegraphThe Telegraph
Lean Right

Record 6.5m Britons on jobless benefits

Half a million more people have signed on since Labour came to power

·London, United Kingdom
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Disabled people are finished with Labour after that sham of a DWP welfare bill

Labour unfurled a chaotic mess in their desperate attempt to get the DWP welfare reform bill passed, in a FU to disabled people

·United Kingdom
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UnHerd broke the news in on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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