According to a study, more than half of British adults depend on government support to cover their expenses, indicating an increasing 'culture of dependence.'
This encompasses almost one in every four adults — totaling 12.6 million people — who rely on the state pension for their income, according to researchers.
In total, 52 percent depended either directly or indirectly on the growing public sector.
There are 6.3 million individuals ( constituting 12 percent ) who rely on Universal Credit.
At the same time, 5.9 million individuals (accounting for 11 percent) work for the government sector, and almost 3 million young adults (constituting 5 percent) are students supported by state-provided financial assistance such as loans and grants.
The researchers from the Adam Smith Institute also incorporated staff members from both human resources and strategic planning departments into their State Reliance Index.
The quantity of these positions has surged recently because of new bureaucratic hurdles implemented by Labour .
An additional 160,000 adults (0.3 percent) were found to depend on state support, as reported by the think tank.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch The research indicated that this was additional evidence that the state requires 'restructuring' following Labour's reforms to the welfare system.
She stated: "This index serves as a vital contribution to the essential task of restructuring the government."
A culture of dependence has emerged that extends past welfare programs to include a bureaucratic class where numerous gifted individuals work in non-productive roles within the public sector and focus on regulatory compliance in the private sector.
A growing dependence on government subsidies and regulations is hindering business development and economic expansion.
She further stated that the information provided by the Adam Smith Institute underscores the necessity for significant changes aimed at channeling the abilities of Britons—from burdensome bureaucratic tasks—towards more inventive and fruitful endeavors.
According to the study, there has been a surge in regulatory agencies, leading to a new class of professionals who depend on bureaucratic processes that hinder economic growth.
This highlights the human resources sector, where employment has grown four times more rapidly compared to the general expansion of the workforce in the UK.
Sam Bidwell, the author of the report, said: 'The results from the State Reliance Index are astonishing, but hardly surprising.
They represent the unavoidable outcome of governments' interference with the economy and our daily existence over several decades.
Furthermore, since certain private-sector positions receive subsidies from the government, the actual count of individuals who depend on state support in one form or another is probably even greater.
We must acknowledge that a progressively smaller group of taxpayers is now burdened with supporting the government’s extensive financial promises. This situation is entirely untenable.
This follows a House of Lords report released earlier this year which cautioned that Britain's increasing benefits expenditure is due to an inadequate welfare system.
Peers said claimants are currently 'incentivised' to declare themselves long-term sick, with the potential to double their income.
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