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Reeves to spend £6bn more on benefits Ministers will argue the rise, equal to the rate of inflation in September, is important so that the value of benefits is not eroded
Rachel Reeves will increase spending on benefits by £6bn in the Budget, despite calls to control the ballooning bill.
The Telegraph understands the Chancellor will confirm the amount paid in working-age benefits will increase by 3.8 per cent from next April.
Ministers will argue the rise, equal to the rate of inflation in September, is important so that the value of benefits is not eroded.
However, working-age benefits have been frozen in the past, including under the Conservatives between 2015 and 2019.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, claimed on Tuesday that the trajectory for increased welfare spending would “bankrupt” Britain.
Labour dropped plans for a £5bn cut to welfare spending earlier in 2025 and Ms Reeves is expected to lift the two-child benefit cap in the Budget, landing extra costs on the Treasury.
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