Thursday 22 January 2015

Government spending

The benefits system has been a source of woe in my life. I am forever hearing statistics bandied about, as to how much this and that costs the government.

I've been unemployed and know the crushing demoralization that comes with signing on at the job centre - how they basically don't want you to have any money and you have to try and convince them you do (unsuccessfully in my case, as I never seem to know the system quite well enough).

But sometimes it is helpful to see figures on government spending visualised, and I thought this wee infographic would help...

Click here to visit the site if it doesn't embed properly!



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