Cliff Notes
- Rachel Reeves announced a £29bn annual increase for NHS spending, aimed at enhancing service delivery ahead of the next election.
- The Chancellor outlined plans to end housing asylum seekers in hotels, promising a £1bn annual taxpayer saving through streamlined processes.
- Total departmental budgets are set to grow by 2.3% annually until 2028-29, although some departments, including the Home Office, will see budget reductions.
Reeves hands NHS £29bn extra per year and pledges to end asylum hotels
Day-to-day spending on the NHS will increase by £29bn a year, Rachel Reeves has announced as she accepted voters are yet to feel an improvement under Labour.
Delivering her spending review, the chancellor also declared an end to the use of asylum hotels this parliament by investing in cutting the backlog and returning more people with no right to be here – which she said would save the taxpayer £1bn a year.
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