# Chancellor claims Labour WILL bring down benefits bill amid outcry at failure to act in Budget… but won’t say how and admits it might not happen for years

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chancellor-claims-labour-will-bring-down-benefits-bill-amid-outcry-at-failure-to-act-in-budget-but-wont-say-how-and-admits-it-might-not-happen-for-years/
- Published: 2026-10-29T07:59:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16248307/Chancellor-Labour-benefits-Budget-tax-welfare-health-election.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- The Chancellor pledged to reduce benefits spending before the next election.
- No detailed plan or timetable was set out in the Budget.
- Welfare spending is forecast to be £6 billion higher in 2030-31 than expected in March.

## Summary

The Chancellor said Labour would reduce the benefits bill before the next election, after its Budget offered no new measures to do so. The pledge came amid criticism from the Conservatives and forecasts showing welfare costs rising, while he gave no timetable or specific plan.

Forecasts indicate welfare spending in 2030-31 will be £6 billion higher than expected in March, mainly because of benefit uprating and more Universal Credit claims. Health and disability benefits are projected to exceed £100 billion a year by 2028-29, up from £85.6 billion in 2025-26; the Chancellor cited ongoing reviews and the return of face-to-face claimant assessments.

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