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Austerity-driven public spending cuts reshape UK social policy landscape.

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The coalition government, public spending and social policy
Nick Ellison

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The coalition government made big cuts in public spending from 2010 to 2015, using the ideas of 'austerity' and the public deficit as reasons. This led to changes in social policy, affecting some groups and services more than others. The Conservative government elected in 2015 plans to keep cutting spending to reach a budget surplus by 2019/20, which will continue to put pressure on public spending and the welfare state.