Claim: Health and social care will account for 40% of all public spending by next year.
Fact-check: No, health won't account for 40% of all public spending - Full Fact
Verdict: it's been estimated that health and social care will account for around 40% of the planned public sector budget by 2024/25, but this is only about half of day-to-day spending as it doesn't include things like welfare and pension payments.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-09-10T00:00:00