How Britain's benefits system broke
The Story20 Maalis 2025

How Britain's benefits system broke

It's predicted that, by the end of this Parliament, four million people in Britain will receive long-term sickness benefits–that’s the equivalent of losing the working-age population of Birmingham from the workforce. Columnist Fraser Nelson thinks it’s the biggest scandal in Britain today. So how did we get here? And can Labour fix it or will they leave already-vulnerable people worse off?


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Guest: The Times & The Sunday Times columnist Fraser Nelson

Host: Luke Jones

Producer: Emily Webb

Further reading: From welfare to warfare can define Keir Starmer

Further listening: Why are so many Gen Zers not working?

Clips: BBC, Channel 4, Roman Styran / YouTube, jascow0 / YouTube

Photo: Getty


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