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24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistics-august-2025/benefit-combinations-officia
by ukrefugee 10mo ago
24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistics-august-2025/benefit-combinations-official-statistics-to-february-2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statis...
in addition to the usual free everything
free health care
free roads
free housing (often)
free education
free riding and on top of it you get to complain about the rich!
- AlecSchueler 10mo agoThat source doesn't cover the claims you made.
- Joeboy 10mo ago> 24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk It looks like most of those people are claiming State Pension / Pension Credit. Which doesn't make it not true, but it's maybe not what most people will think of first when you talk about benefit claimants.
- duncanfwalker 10mo agoSpending is paid for out of tax and all those people will have paid tax. Paying less tax than someone else doesn't make a free rider. Deliberately opting out of an obligation while taking from the group makes a free rider.