Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 904057

Social Security Benefits: Health and Disability

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew 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 Timms
Incapacity 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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