Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 1
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Increased health-related welfare spending coincides with falls in non-health, non-pensioner welfare spending.
Conclusion
We agree that recent increases in spending on health-related welfare, as well as future spending projections, are concerning, but at the same time, we cannot ignore the fact that spending on non-health related, non-pensioner welfare has fallen, especially given the possibility that the increase in the first might be partly the result of the reduction in the second. (Conclusion, Paragraph 25)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 23 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗