Podcast | What's Happened To Benefits Through The Pandemic?

10th November 2020

A podcast from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

There has been significant analysis of the furlough scheme in the wake of COVID-19, but far less attention has been paid to the welfare system and how benefits are being affected by the pandemic.

Listen to the podcast HERE

33 Minutes.

The temporary increases to working age benefits implemented this year take total welfare spending to record levels, though the UK's support system is still thin by international standards.

This episode, we speak to Robert Joyce, IFS Deputy Director and Head of our Income, Work and Welfare sector, about how COVID-19 has impacted the UK's welfare system and what might happen to benefits in future.