“Many – including the Office for Budget Responsibility, the government’s own budget watchdog – expect further cost increases.
“Benefits are made available to help people in a wide range of circumstances, whether they have difficulty earning an income, have to care for a relative, have an illness or of a handicap, or that they are entitled to a reduction of the residence tax. »
Mr. Gray explained that these numbers had been tracked for 12 years, with fluctuations noted in awareness.
However, each time the organization discovered that a significant proportion of people could be absent.
He continued: “The government’s own figures show that up to 850,000 households could be missing around £1,900 a year each.