This statistic shows the total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties. According to the Conservatives' manifesto, social security spending will be reduced from 11.9 to 10 percent of national income by 2019/20, while Labour, Liberal Democrats and SNP expect a decrease of less than 1.5 percentage points.
Total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties
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IFS. (April 23, 2015). Total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422307/social-security-spending-uk-united-kingdom-elections-parties-manifestos/
IFS. "Total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties." Chart. April 23, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422307/social-security-spending-uk-united-kingdom-elections-parties-manifestos/
IFS. (2015). Total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422307/social-security-spending-uk-united-kingdom-elections-parties-manifestos/
IFS. "Total Social Security Spending as a Percentage of National Income in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 According to The Election Manifestos of The Four Main Parties." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422307/social-security-spending-uk-united-kingdom-elections-parties-manifestos/
IFS, Total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422307/social-security-spending-uk-united-kingdom-elections-parties-manifestos/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Total social security spending as a percentage of national income in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014/2015 to 2019/2020 according to the election manifestos of the four main parties [Graph], IFS, April 23, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422307/social-security-spending-uk-united-kingdom-elections-parties-manifestos/