PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Universal Credit (30 December 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department's projections for business planning purposes of the universal credit claimant count (a) in each year for which it has been projected and (b) aged 16 - 24 in each year for which it has been projected.

Asked by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)

The Department published its latest benefit expenditure and caseload tables, including Universal Credit caseload over the next 5 financial years, which is available here [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2020]. This was published in December.

Estimates by age-group are not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Answered by:
Mims Davies (Conservative)
11 January 2021