In the uk we spent £2.6bn on staffing the department for work and pensions in 2017 and for that 2.6bn cost they dispensed £1.9bn to “job seekers allowance” clai

In the uk we spent £2.6bn on staffing the department for work and pensions in 2017 and for that 2.6bn cost they dispensed £1.9bn to “job seekers allowance” claimants (unemployment benefit). The 2.6bn is staffing costs only, it ignores e.g. fines and legal costs for when the dwp gets things wrong. The dwp was wrong almost 400 times per day, every day of the year if you count the tribunal rulings against them in 2017. UBI seems cheap.