Civometry

4 May 1979 – 9 June 1983

Benefits during the Conservative 1979–1983 government

Summary

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Total benefit expenditureDWP · £ million£15.9bnYear ending March 1979£31.6bnYear ending March 1983↑ 99.3%+£15.8bn · 4 periods
Total benefit expenditure, real termsDWP · £ million£103.2bnYear ending March 1979£124.5bnYear ending March 1983↑ 20.6%+£21.3bn · 4 periods
Benefit expenditure on pensionersDWP · £ million£9.3bnYear ending March 1979£17.1bnYear ending March 1983↑ 83.5%+£7.8bn · 4 periods
Benefit expenditure on working-age peopleDWP · £ million£4.4bnYear ending March 1979£9.8bnYear ending March 1983↑ 124.4%+£5.5bn · 4 periods
Universal Credit and equivalents, expenditureDWP · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Universal Credit caseloadDWP · householdsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Disability benefits expenditureDWP · £ million£215mYear ending March 1979£639mYear ending March 1983↑ 197.2%+£424m · 4 periods
Disability benefits caseloadDWP · people339,000Year ending March 1979602,000Year ending March 1983↑ 77.6%+263,000 · 4 periods
State Pension expenditureDWP · £ million£7.6bnYear ending March 1979£13.6bnYear ending March 1983↑ 79.1%+£6bn · 4 periods
State Pension caseloadDWP · people8,579,000Year ending March 19799,164,000Year ending March 1983↑ 6.8%+585,000 · 4 periods
Pension Credit expenditureDWP · £ million£0mYear ending March 1979£0mYear ending March 1983→ £0m · 4 periods
Carer's Allowance expenditureDWP · £ million£4mYear ending March 1979£8mYear ending March 1983↑ 100.0%+£4m · 4 periods
Carer's Allowance caseloadDWP · people6,000Year ending March 19798,000Year ending March 1983↑ 33.3%+2,000 · 4 periods
Housing support expenditureDWP · £ million£721mYear ending March 1979£2.1bnYear ending March 1983↑ 195.1%+£1.4bn · 4 periods
Housing support caseloadDWP · households3,408,000Year ending March 19794,431,000Year ending March 1983↑ 30.0%+1,023,000 · 4 periods
Incapacity benefits expenditureDWP · £ million£1.7bnYear ending March 1979£2.6bnYear ending March 1983↑ 47.6%+£825m · 4 periods
Incapacity benefits caseloadDWP · people1,254,000Year ending March 19791,387,000Year ending March 1983↑ 10.6%+133,000 · 4 periods
Net social benefits paidONS · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.

Total benefit expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £15.9bn £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £31.6bn.

Total benefit expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100k200k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £471.3m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £597.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £610.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £642.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £775.2m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £816.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £839.2m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £942.3m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £980.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £1.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £1.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £1.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £1.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £1.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £1.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £1.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £2.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £2.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £3.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £3.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £3.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £4.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £4.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £5.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £6.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £9.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £11.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £13.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £15.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £18.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £22.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £27.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £31.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £35.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £38.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £41.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £44.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £46.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £47.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £50.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £56.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £66.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £75.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £82.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £84.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £88.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £92.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £93.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £95.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £99bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £101.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £106.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £110.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £105.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £111.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £115.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £119.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £126.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £135.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £148.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £153.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £159.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £166.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £164.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £168.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £171.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £173.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £178.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £183.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £192.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £213.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £217.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £233.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £267.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £289.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Total benefit expenditure, real terms

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £103.2bn £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £124.5bn.

Total benefit expenditure, real terms: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100k200k300k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £20.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £25.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £25.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £25.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £27.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £28.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £29bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £31.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £30.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £31.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £37.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £39.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £39.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £42.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £43.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £49.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £49.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £55.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £55.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £61.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £66.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £66.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £64.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £70.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £74.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £77.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £80.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £87.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £91.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £96.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £103.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £104.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £105.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £117bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £124.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £132.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £135.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £140.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £145.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £142.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £135.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £133.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £138bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £152.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £168.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £179.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £182bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £184.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £185.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £187.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £189bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £193.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £196.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £202.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £205.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £192.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £195.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £198.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £198.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £206.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £213.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £230.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £234.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £238.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £245.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £236.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £239.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £242.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £240.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £243.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £245.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £250.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £263.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £268.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £268.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £293.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £304.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Benefit expenditure on pensioners

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £9.3bn £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £17.1bn.

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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Benefit expenditure on working-age people

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £4.4bn £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £9.8bn.

Benefit expenditure on working-age people: Year ending March 1979 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour050k100k19801990200020102020Year ending March 1979: £4.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £4.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £6.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £8.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £9.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £11.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £12.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £14bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £15.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £15.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £14.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £15.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £17.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £22.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £27.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £30.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £31.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £33.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £34.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £33.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £33.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £32.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £31.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £32.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £33.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £34.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £35.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £36.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £38.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £40.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £42.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £49.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £51.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £53.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £55.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £51.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £52.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £53.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £54.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £56.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £60.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £66.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £85.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £86.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £93.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £108.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £119.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Universal Credit and equivalents, expenditure

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Universal Credit and equivalents, expenditure: Year ending March 2020 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour025k50k75k202020212022202320242025Year ending March 2020: £64.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £79.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £75.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £73.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £82bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £90bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Universal Credit caseload

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Universal Credit caseload: Year ending March 2020 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour02m4m202020212022202320242025Year ending March 2020: 2,130,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 3,873,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 4,049,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 4,229,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 4,706,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 5,473,000 households · published 26 March 2026
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Disability benefits expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £215m £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £639m.

Disability benefits expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour020k40k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £23.2m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £35.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £62.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £96.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £135.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £186.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £215m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £280m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £385m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £503m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £639m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £799m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £932m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £1.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £1.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £1.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £1.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £1.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £2.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £3.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £4.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £5.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £6.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £7.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £8.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £9.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £10.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £11bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £11.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £12.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £13.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £14.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £15.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £16.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £17.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £18bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £19bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £19.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £20.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £21.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £22.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £23.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £24.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £25.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £25bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £26.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £29.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £35.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £41.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Disability benefits caseload

Inherited Year ending March 1979: 339,000 people. Latest Year ending March 1983: 602,000.

Disability benefits caseload: Year ending March 1974 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02m4m6m19801990200020102020Year ending March 1974: 143,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: 170,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: 193,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: 251,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: 298,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: 339,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: 383,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: 461,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: 527,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: 602,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: 704,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: 821,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: 929,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: 1,033,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: 1,151,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: 1,257,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: 1,363,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: 1,482,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: 1,642,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: 1,935,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: 2,248,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: 2,512,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: 2,937,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: 3,144,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: 3,369,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: 3,496,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: 3,599,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: 3,719,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: 3,863,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: 4,000,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: 4,154,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: 4,290,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: 4,406,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: 4,518,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: 4,641,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: 4,771,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: 4,909,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: 4,987,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: 5,009,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: 5,017,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: 4,961,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: 5,031,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: 5,212,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 5,278,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 5,262,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 5,278,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 5,354,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 4,974,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 5,137,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 5,501,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 5,958,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 6,531,000 people · published 26 March 2026
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State Pension expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £7.6bn £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £13.6bn.

State Pension expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour050k100k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £176.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £248.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £248.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £275.2m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £315.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £334.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £348.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £432.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £447.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £482.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £617.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £657m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £676.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £783.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £807.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £958.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £1.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £1.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £1.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £1.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £1.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £1.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £2.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £2.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £3.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £4.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £5.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £6.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £7.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £8.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £10.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £12.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £13.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £14.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £15.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £16.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £17.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £18.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £19.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £20.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £22.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £25.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £26.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £28.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £28.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £30bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £32bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £33.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £35.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £37.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £38.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £41.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £44.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £46.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £48.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £51.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £53.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £57.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £61.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £66.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £69.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £74.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £79.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £83.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £86.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £89.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £91.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £93.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £96.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £98.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £102bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £104.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £110.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £124.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £136.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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State Pension caseload

Inherited Year ending March 1979: 8,579,000 people. Latest Year ending March 1983: 9,164,000.

State Pension caseload: Year ending March 1956 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05m10m1960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1956: 4,621,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: 4,729,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: 4,832,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: 5,412,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: 5,541,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: 5,661,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: 5,778,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: 5,919,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: 5,965,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: 6,142,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: 6,340,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: 6,523,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: 6,751,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: 6,955,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: 7,151,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: 7,344,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: 7,495,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: 7,648,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: 7,803,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: 7,951,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: 8,128,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: 8,315,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: 8,436,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: 8,579,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: 8,727,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: 8,895,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: 9,074,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: 9,164,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: 9,261,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: 9,298,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: 9,495,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: 9,627,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: 9,700,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: 9,755,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: 9,755,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: 9,930,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: 9,990,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: 10,056,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: 10,061,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: 10,097,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: 10,384,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: 10,536,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: 10,680,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: 10,782,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: 10,936,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: 11,004,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: 11,095,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: 11,195,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: 11,320,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: 11,477,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: 11,585,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: 11,715,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: 11,938,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: 12,160,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: 12,410,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: 12,566,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: 12,667,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: 12,810,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: 12,888,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: 12,958,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: 12,957,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 12,930,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 12,838,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 12,724,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 12,556,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 12,379,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 12,457,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 12,597,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 12,776,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 12,987,000 people · published 26 March 2026
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Pension Credit expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £0m £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £0m.

Pension Credit expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour03k5k8k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £2.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £6.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £6.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £7.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £7.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £8.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £8.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £8.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £7.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £6.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £6.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £5.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £5.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £5.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £5.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £5.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £4.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £4.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £5.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Carer's Allowance expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £4m £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £8m.

Carer's Allowance expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £1.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £2.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £10m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £11m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £13m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £104m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £183.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £173.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £183.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £208m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £284.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £345.3m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £441.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £526.3m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £617.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £736.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £745.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £782.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £834.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £867m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £931.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £993.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £1.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £1.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £1.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £1.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £1.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £1.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £1.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £1.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £1.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £1.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £2.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £2.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £2.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £2.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £2.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £2.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £3.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £3.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £3.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £4.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Carer's Allowance caseload

Inherited Year ending March 1979: 6,000 people. Latest Year ending March 1983: 8,000.

Carer's Allowance caseload: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0500k1m19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: 6,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: 6,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: 7,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: 7,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: 8,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: 9,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: 10,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: 10,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: 33,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: 76,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: 104,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: 118,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: 130,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: 152,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: 182,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: 220,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: 263,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: 326,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: 343,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: 367,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: 373,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: 448,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: 459,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: 493,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: 541,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: 632,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: 702,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: 754,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: 803,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: 852,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: 907,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: 961,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: 1,004,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: 1,032,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: 1,056,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: 1,071,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: 1,108,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: 1,170,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 1,210,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 1,245,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 1,219,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 1,179,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 1,181,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 1,187,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 1,230,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 1,258,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 1,325,000 people · published 26 March 2026
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Housing support expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £721m £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £2.1bn.

Housing support expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k30k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £0m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £22m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £20m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £105m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £225m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £138m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £194m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £201m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £684m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £721m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £793m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £1.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £2.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £2.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £3.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £3.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £3.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £3.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £4.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £5.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £6.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £7.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £9.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £10.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £10.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £11.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £11.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £11.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £11.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £11.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £11.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £12.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £12.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £13.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £13.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £14.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £15.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £17.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £20bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £21.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £22.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £23.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £24.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £24.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £24.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £23.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £22.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £20.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £24.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £29.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £29.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £29.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £32.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £36bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Housing support caseload

Inherited Year ending March 1979: 3,408,000 households. Latest Year ending March 1983: 4,431,000.

Housing support caseload: Year ending March 1979 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02m4m19801990200020102020Year ending March 1979: 3,408,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: 3,314,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: 3,556,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: 4,151,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: 4,431,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: 4,750,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: 4,825,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: 4,860,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: 4,900,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: 4,860,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: 3,996,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: 3,886,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: 3,950,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: 4,120,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: 4,380,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: 4,601,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: 4,692,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: 4,757,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: 4,740,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: 4,588,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: 4,423,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: 4,187,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: 3,946,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: 3,846,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: 3,807,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: 3,812,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: 3,940,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: 3,986,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: 4,021,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: 4,036,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: 4,166,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: 4,547,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: 4,798,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: 4,932,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: 5,053,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: 5,026,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: 4,921,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: 4,777,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 4,594,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 4,371,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 3,984,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 3,394,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 3,008,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 2,733,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 2,509,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 2,351,000 households · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 2,072,000 households · published 26 March 2026
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Incapacity benefits expenditure

Inherited Year ending March 1979: £1.7bn £ million. Latest Year ending March 1983: £2.6bn.

Incapacity benefits expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £43.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £65.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £68.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £63.3m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £79.2m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £84.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £84.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £99.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £96.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £111.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £133.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £130.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £135m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £154.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £161.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £191.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £200.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £248.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £261.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £322.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £348.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £382.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £373.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £413.7m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £486.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £547.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £664.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £885m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £1.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £1.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £1.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £1.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £2.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £2.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £2.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £2.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £3.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £3.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £4.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £5.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £6.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £7.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £9.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £10.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £11.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £11.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £12.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £12.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £12.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £11.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £12.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £12.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £12.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £12.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £12.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £12.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £12bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £12.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £12.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £13.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £13.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £13.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £13.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £13.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £14.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £15.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £15.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £15.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £16.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £17.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £19.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £20.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £21.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £25.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £29.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Incapacity benefits caseload

Inherited Year ending March 1979: 1,254,000 people. Latest Year ending March 1983: 1,387,000.

Incapacity benefits caseload: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour01m2m3m19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: 0 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: 103,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: 107,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: 1,254,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: 1,272,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: 1,270,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: 1,340,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: 1,387,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: 1,332,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: 1,339,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: 1,408,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: 1,446,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: 1,531,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: 1,662,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: 1,799,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: 1,959,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: 2,172,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: 2,409,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: 2,594,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: 2,765,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: 2,848,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: 2,819,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: 2,813,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: 2,749,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: 2,731,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: 2,767,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: 2,797,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: 2,814,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: 2,819,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: 2,811,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: 2,763,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: 2,718,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: 2,678,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: 2,719,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: 2,662,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: 2,636,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: 2,608,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: 2,541,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: 2,476,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: 2,531,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: 2,543,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 2,491,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 2,399,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 2,227,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 2,559,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 2,660,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 2,882,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 3,072,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 3,291,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 3,549,000 people · published 26 March 2026
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Net social benefits paid

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Net social benefits paid: April 1997 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k200020102020April 1997: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: £7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: £8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £7.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: £9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: £8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: £8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £8.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: £10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: £9.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £9.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: £9.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: £10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: £12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: £10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: £10.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: £10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: £10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: £12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: £10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: £10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: £11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: £12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £11bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: £11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: £13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: £11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: £11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: £12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: £14.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: £12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: £11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: £13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: £13.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: £13.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: £16.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: £13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: £13bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: £14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: £14.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: £13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: £14.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: £14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: £14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: £15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: £14.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: £15.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: £14.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: £15bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: £13.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: £15.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: £15.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: £15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: £15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: £16.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: £15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: £18.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: £15.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: £15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: £16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: £15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: £16.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: £16.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: £16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: £16.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: £16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: £19.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: £16.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: £16.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: £16.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: £15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: £16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: £17.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: £16.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: £17.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: £19.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: £17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: £15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: £17.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: £17.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: £19.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: £17.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: £16.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: £16bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: £17.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: £17.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: £18.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: £17.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: £16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: £18.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: £17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: £17.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: £18.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: £17.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: £18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £16.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: £18.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: £18.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: £18.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: £18.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £18.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: £16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: £18.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: £19.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: £19.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: £19.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: £19.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: £17.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: £19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: £19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: £19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: £18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: £20.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: £20.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: £19.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: £22.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: £19.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: £20.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: £19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: £21bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: £21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: £20.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: £22.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: £19.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: £21bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £19.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: £21.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: £20.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: £23.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: £21.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: £26.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: £23.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: £21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: £19.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: £23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: £24.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: £23.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: £24.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: £28.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: £25.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: £24.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: £24.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: £26.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: £26.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: £26.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: £26bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: £26.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: £25.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: £26.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £26.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: £24.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: £26.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: £27.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: £27.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: £26.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: £27.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: £27.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: £29.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: £28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: £27.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: £28.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: £25.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: £27.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: £29.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: £28.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: £28.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: £29.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
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