Children and working-age people's welfare bill share 'to hit 30-year low'

Welfare support for children and working-age claimants as a share of GDP will be the lowest for 30 years by 2020-21, the independent budget watchdog has forecast.
The cuts implemented since 2010 will see spending on social security and tax credits return to pre-financial crisis levels by the end of this Parliament - although complex welfare reform schemes have failed to produce the savings claimed by ministers.
The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that between 2015-16 and 2020-21, welfare spending will rise £14.2 billion to £230.8 billion but once the effects of inflation are taken... read more