Written question asked by Lord Balfe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. It was answered by Baroness Sherlock (Labour) on Thursday, 13 August 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Social Security Benefits: Expenditure

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimation in Economic and Fiscal Outlook - March 2026 that health and disability benefits will increase to almost £110 billion by 2030.

Answer

The Department for Work and Pensions has slowed the increase in health and disability benefit caseloads, and in welfare spending as a proportion of GDP compared to the last Government.

The Timms Review, the first ever full review of PIP, was launched to ensure we have a system that supports disabled people to achieve better health, higher living standards and greater in-dependence, including through employment.

The steering group is now moving towards designing and testing its recommendations for change, which will be published in a final report in due course.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL2382
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Disability Health Expenditure Social security benefits
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Social Security Benefits: Expenditure

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