Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 904057
Social Security Benefits: Health and Disability
Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sir Desmond Swayne
Conservative — New Forest West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of spending on health and disability benefits by the end of the decade.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsIncapacity and disability benefits spending is forecast to increase by £15.5 billion to £90.7 billion by 2029/30. This includes a rise in spending on working-age benefits from £10.3 billion to £65.4 billion. Without the 2025 Spring Statement measures, wor...
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