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Written question asked by Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Social Security Benefits: Expenditure

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for the Department to publish a breakdown of the expenditure on the Universal Credit (UC) housing and Housing Benefit (HB) over the last ten years.

Answer

Expenditure on Universal Credit Housing Element (UCHE) and Housing Benefit (HB) are published in the Benefit Expenditure and Caseload Tables.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12362
Session
2026-27
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Housing benefit Expenditure Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk