Social Security Benefits: Finance

(asked on 19th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the forecast cost is of working-age health and disability benefits in 2029-30.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 23rd October 2026

Spending on working age health and disability benefits in 2029-30 can be found in DWP’s Spring Forecast 2026 Benefit Expenditure and Caseload publication.

Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026 - GOV.UK

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