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The latest government data shows that the number of people claiming Universal Credit has more than doubled since 2020, from around three million to more than six million.
DWP boss Liz Kendall has said, as she promises radical reforms to cut the welfare bill, that the overspend was unavoidable due to the inheritance from the last government.
This breach could only have been addressed through implementing immediate and severe cuts to welfare spending.
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