COLC - benefit spending forecasts

[Recently - March 2025 - the Labour government has announced several initiatives to deal with this situation, Primarily by making it harder to successfully claim one's entitlements {that's because they are pink tories / the civil service doesn't change and they make the real policies}]

And, If you want to "get people back to work" then you need to invest in employers so they can create worthwhile jobs - or make adaptations so they can safely employ the less-abled adults.

as for NEET youth [not in education, employment or training] gawd help us - most of the recent ones I've had into the workshop have run miles when actually expected to do actual, real physical work - not everything needs a smart phone !