Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 78554

Disability Living Allowance: Children

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance on the long-term financial sustainability of that benefit.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Assessments of the financial sustainability of public expenditure as a whole are made on an annual basis by the Office for Budget Responsibility in their Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report. Forecasts of Disability Living Allowance caseloads and expend...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 78554) →