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Social Security Benefits: Expenditure

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12362

The 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.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

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

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