The Independent highlights the substantial financial discrepancy in the UK's budget allocation, as it spends over twice as much on working-age benefits compared to defense. New analysis shows spending on benefits totals 117.6 billion pounds, capturing 4.5% of GDP, overshadowing defense expenditures of 56.4 billion pounds amid global conflict risks. The report coincides with rising political tensions as Sir Keir Starmer considers cutting disability payments, prompting warnings of unsustainable practices from former military leaders as the UK navigates significant security challenges.
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The UK spends more than twice as much on benefits for working-age people as it does on defence each year, a new analysis by The Independent can reveal.
Admiral Lord West warned: This is unsustainable if we wish to avoid war and survive as a nation.
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show the government spend on all working-age benefits is 117.6bn.
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