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DWP · Year ending March 1979 to Year ending March 2025 · £ million

Benefit expenditure on pensioners

Benefit expenditure on pensioners: Year ending March 1979 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour050k100k150k19801990200020102020Year ending March 1979: £9.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £10.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £12.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £15.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £17.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £18.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £19.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £21.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £23.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £24.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £26.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £28.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £31.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £35.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £38.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £41.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £42.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £44.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £46.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £48.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £50.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £53.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £57.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £61.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £63.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £66.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £71.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £75.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £77.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £83.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £90.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £96.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £100.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £104.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £109.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £110.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £114.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £116.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £117.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £119.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £121.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £123.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £125.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £128.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £137.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £155.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £164.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Source: DWP, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast (Spring Forecast 2026), Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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