Social Security Benefits: Chronic Illnesses and Disability
(asked on 9th July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the total expenditure on sickness and disability benefits since the launch of the Timms Review in October 2025.
Answered by
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 17th July 2026
Financial year estimates are published at Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026 - GOV.UK, table 4(ii).