£311.2bn
Money paid out to people as benefits and pensions
£9.9bn
Money paid that people were not entitled to, through fraud or mistakes
£4.9bn
Money people were entitled to but did not get, because of mistakes or missing information
£4.9bn
What DWP spent on its own staff
Of every £100 the Department for Work and Pensions spends
Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments): £94.19 of every £100 Benefits & pensions paid (net of 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(total £319.9bn, nominal, Great Britain). Squares are rounded to whole pounds. Overpayment estimate scope is being verified.
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Of every £100 DWP spent Part Per £100 Figure Benefits & pensions paid (net of overpayments) £94.19 Benefit payments minus overpayments Overpaid through fraud and error £3.09 fe-overpayments-2025-26 DWP staff £1.53 dwp-staff-costs-2025-26 Other running costs (IT, buildings, contractors…) £1.19 dwp-other-spend-2025-26 (derived)
What it's spent on
State Pension State Pension: £146.1bn £146.1bn Universal Credit Universal Credit: £79.2bn £79.2bn PIP PIP: £28.5bn £28.5bn Housing Benefit Housing Benefit: £12.9bn £12.9bn Attendance Allowance Attendance Allowance: £8.5bn £8.5bn DLA DLA: £8.3bn £8.3bn ESA ESA: £7.0bn £7.0bn Pension Credit Pension Credit: £6.1bn £6.1bn Carer's Allowance Carer's Allowance: £4.6bn £4.6bn Statutory Maternity Pay Statutory Maternity Pay: £3.2bn £3.2bn Winter Fuel Payment Winter Fuel Payment: £1.9bn £1.9bn Spending on each benefit, 2025-26, cash terms, GB. Every benefit over £1bn is shown. Source: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026 (Department for Work and Pensions). These are DWP's latest estimates for the year; final figures follow in the next edition. Show as a table 11
What the government doesn't publish
Important questions without a public answer yet. Each one has a Freedom of Information request ready to send.
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