welfare state

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Nov 25, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Middle-Class Squeeze Funds Expanding Welfare State

£3.4 Billion Welfare Boost Amid Tax Threshold Freezes

Labour's budget proposals redirect billions from workers' pockets to welfare expansions, perpetuating cross-party fiscal policies that stifle growth and drive emigration. This reveals systemic incentives favoring dependency over productivity.

Nov 19, 2025 • via The Telegraph

Welfare Systems Shrink Birth Rates Among the Employed

£141 Billion in Benefits Funds Larger Families on Claims, Deterring Taxpayers from Parenthood

UK welfare policies favor multi-child benefit households over working parents, inverting incentives and contributing to fertility declines among the middle class. This sustains intergenerational dependency amid fiscal strain.