Should financial support for the elderly continue to rise as a share of social security spending and relative to earnings of the working population? (conservativehome.blogs.com)
Back then, social security spending amounted to around 5 % of gross domestic product. (yougov.co.uk)
That's why we have said we would have a cap on structural social security spending, so that government is alert to upward pressures on the benefits bill, and ensures problems are dealt with to keep the budget within limits. (politics.co.uk)