Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 110058
Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure
Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Neil O'Brien
Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to SOPS 1.1 in the Department's 2024-25 Annual Report, if she will publish a breakdown of the £1,030,869,000 in gross spend on Programme Resource Outturn in H: Other Benefits in 2024-25;
Answer
Andrew WesternPlease see attached Annex. We can confirm that the increase in recent years compared to 2020-21 is primarily due to the Household Support Fund. The Household Support Fund came in October of 2021 so is not included in the 2020-21 ARA.