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{#3 Issue: Election time accusations:} Govt overspending on welfare by £25bn - Labour Labour has accused the Government of overspending on welfare by £25bn in this Parliament. House of Commons Library research released by the Opposition today found the Government had paid out more than it had forecast, in part due to higher-than-expected bills for housing and incapacity benefits. In an article for PoliticsHome, Ed Balls and Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, say the overspend is a result of the “total failure to tackle the root causes of rising social security spending”. They add: “Only a Labour government will be tough on social security spending by being tough on the causes of rising social security spending.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:03:40 +0000

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