DWP · 6 periods · £ million

Universal Credit and equivalents, expenditure: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
Year ending March 2025
2024-04-012025-03-31
£90bnFinalBenefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026
26 March 2026
£million, Nominal Terms · “Total UC and equivalents” × “2024/25” = 90041.60019208108
Year ending March 2024
2023-04-012024-03-31
£82bnFinalBenefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026
26 March 2026
£million, Nominal Terms · “Total UC and equivalents” × “2023/24” = 81994.44106478228
Year ending March 2023
2022-04-012023-03-31
£73.4bnFinalBenefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026
26 March 2026
£million, Nominal Terms · “Total UC and equivalents” × “2022/23” = 73403.83836315526
Year ending March 2022
2021-04-012022-03-31
£75.3bnFinalBenefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026
26 March 2026
£million, Nominal Terms · “Total UC and equivalents” × “2021/22” = 75289.54384412194
Year ending March 2021
2020-04-012021-03-31
£79.9bnFinalBenefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026
26 March 2026
£million, Nominal Terms · “Total UC and equivalents” × “2020/21” = 79909.90680399552
Year ending March 2020
2019-04-012020-03-31
£64.2bnFinalBenefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026
26 March 2026
£million, Nominal Terms · “Total UC and equivalents” × “2019/20” = 64221.35341573156