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How to cut Britain’s rising welfare bill
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Identify two factors that are contributing to the expanding outlay on welfare
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Explain the opportunity cost associated with spending on welfare and defence
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With reference to the chart, explain why the financial burden of Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) is increasing
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Explain why the incentives associated with out of work benefit payments are detrimental to the public purse
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Evaluate whether slashing various out of work benefits will be sufficient to solve the ever-increasing funding gap
Gavin Clarke, Emmanuel College