Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 110727

Universal Credit

Tabled: 4 February 2026

Answered: 11 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has been made of the change in the amounts claimed in Universal Credit between (a) September 2024 and (b) September 2029.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Benefits’ expenditure and caseloads, in outturn and forecast, are published here: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2025 - GOV.UK