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Benefit and tax credit expenditure growth from 1951 to 2015
Real terms growth in benefit and tax credit expenditure during each Parliament from 1951 to 2015.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This analysis provides a comparison of real growth in total benefit and tax credit expenditure during each Parliament from 1951 to 2015. Expenditure has been converted to 2014/15 prices to take into account the effect of inflation.