FAMILIES on full benefits will get £18,000 more than some on wages due to Labour’s Budget changes, analysis claims.
Former Work and Pensions Secretary Sir Iain Duncan Smith said it shows the welfare system is now “eating up hard-working taxpayers’ money”.
A family with three kids, with at least one parent claiming Universal Credit, housing and health benefits will receive £46,000 by 2026/27, the Centre for Social Justice found.
That compares with £28,000 taken home after tax by a family where one adult works full-time and another is part-time.
Ex Tory leader Sir Iain said: “Good politics is about tough choices.
“Hiking taxes on working people to pay for billions in extra welfare spending is a bad choice.
“Pouring money into benefits is not the same as tackling the root causes of poverty.”
A report by the CSJ think tank claims there is now “worsening of deeply perverse incentives”.
The annual welfare bill, including pensions, will rise from £315billion to £406billion in 2030.
A Government spokesman disagreed with the CSJ’s findings and said its own analysis shows it pays more to be in work.
They added: “We’re prioritising getting people into good, secure jobs and boosting living standards.”
