Former chancellor Hunt calls for action on UK’s ‘mushrooming’ benefits costs
- Posted on August 19, 2026
- By Evening Standard
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Former chancellor Hunt calls for action on UK’s ‘mushrooming’ benefits costs
Sir Jeremy Hunt said the UK could save more than £50 billion a year if benefits spending was reduced to 2019 levels.
