Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 69743
Universal Credit: Expenditure
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of Universal Credit payments in June 2029.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department does not publish a specific forecast of expenditure in June 2029, but expenditure for the 2029/30 financial year on Universal Credit is forecast to be £88,919 million. Benefits’ expenditure and caseloads, in outturn and forecast, are publis...
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