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Public Expenditure: Social Security Benefits

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 121312

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what estimate she has made of the forecast increase in welfare spending over the forecast period; what th

Answered by James Murray

Forecasts for welfare spending are the responsibility of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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