These areas have seen a larger population growth, which comes with increased benefits spending on things like maternity pay and Child Benefit.
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According to the Welfare report, these areas of the country are dependant on their own economic strength and ability to provide for the people within them.
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“Growing demand to live in these cities in order to access jobs has tended to outstrip increases in the supply of housing, pushing up rents, and in turn, spending on housing benefits.”
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