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Written question asked by Baroness Eaton (Conservative) on Monday, 28 October 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 November 2019. It was answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Universal Credit: Children

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent estimate they have made of their expenditure on the (1) child element, and (2) childcare costs element, of Universal Credit.

Answer

The Department’s profile of spending on childcare in Universal Credit is shown in the table below. As the volume of claimants with children on legacy benefits decreases as they move to Universal Credit, spending on childcare will increase accordingly.

Ann. cost 18/19

Ann. cost 19/20

Ann. cost 20/21

Ann. cost 21/22

Ann. cost 22/23

Ann. cost 23/24

Total cost UC Childcare

£100m

£400m

£700m

£900m

£1,100m

£1,400m

Notes:

  1. The figures in the table above are derived from internal DWP models, and costs have been rounded to the nearest £100 million.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL441
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Childcare Expenditure Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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