disability benefits

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Dec 16, 2025 • via Sky News

Quarter of Working-Age Britons Report Disability

2.8 million quit jobs market as £76.8bn benefits bill surges

10.4 million working-age adults claim disability, driving labour inactivity and a 6% GDP benefits spend. Mental health claims dominate amid institutional failure to reverse trends across governments. (142 chars)

Nov 12, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Four Million Now Exempt from Britain's Job Market

Universal Credit exemptions surge 50% under Labour, projected to cost £100bn yearly

Record exemptions from job searches on Universal Credit hit 4.03 million, undercutting welfare reforms and exposing persistent labor market inertia across governments. This trend locks in economic inactivity, straining budgets and productivity.