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Source?

• ukrefugee 11mo ago
  24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statistics-august-2025/benefit-combinations-official-statistics-to-february-2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dwp-benefits-statis... in addition to the usual free everything free health care free roads free housing (often) free education free riding and on top of it you get to complain about the rich!
  • AlecSchueler 11mo ago
    That source doesn't cover the claims you made.
  • Joeboy 11mo ago
    > 24 million people receiving benefits (aka cash) in uk It looks like most of those people are claiming State Pension / Pension Credit. Which doesn't make it not true, but it's maybe not what most people will think of first when you talk about benefit claimants.
  • duncanfwalker 11mo ago
    Spending is paid for out of tax and all those people will have paid tax. Paying less tax than someone else doesn't make a free rider. Deliberately opting out of an obligation while taking from the group makes a free rider.