Written Question·Treasury·UIN 121312

Public Expenditure: Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what estimate she has made of the forecast increase in welfare spending over the forecast period; what th

Answer

James Murray
Forecasts for welfare spending are the responsibility of the Office for Budget Responsibility.