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This paper describes all the main benefits in the GB system, giving details of rates and allowances, as well as numbers and types of claimants and levels of expenditure.
Authors

Andrew Hood

Agnes Norris Keiller
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/bn.ifs.2000.0013
- ISBN
- 978-1-903274-99-6
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Hood, A and Norris Keiller, A. (2016). A survey of the GB benefit system. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/survey-gb-benefit-system (accessed: 14 February 2025).
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