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<p>The information you requested is in the following tables. The figures represent only spending of the Department for Work Pensions. Tax credit and child benefit payments are a matter for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and are not included in these figures. Figures cover Great Britain only—expenditure in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">£million(cash)<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">(a)Unemployed<br /></td><td valign="top">(b)Pensioners<br /></td><td valign="top">(c)Working<br /></td><td valign="top">Totalbenefitspending<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2007-08<br /></td><td valign="top">3,800<br /></td><td valign="top">83,181<br /></td><td valign="top">5,551<br /></td><td valign="top">125,909<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2008-09<br /></td><td valign="top">4,812<br /></td><td valign="top">90,306<br /></td><td valign="top">6,442<br /></td><td valign="top">135,359<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">7,932<br /></td><td valign="top">96,529<br /></td><td valign="top">7,559<br /></td><td valign="top">147,583<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">8,104<br /></td><td valign="top">100,261<br /></td><td valign="top">8,135<br /></td><td valign="top">152,919<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">8,917<br /></td><td valign="top">104,104<br /></td><td valign="top">8,421<br /></td><td valign="top">158,553<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">£million (real terms 2013-14prices)<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">(a)Unemployed<br /></td><td valign="top">(b)Pensioners<br /></td><td valign="top">(c)Working<br /></td><td valign="top">Totalbenefitspending<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2007-08<br /></td><td valign="top">4,313<br /></td><td valign="top">94,412<br /></td><td valign="top">6,300<br /></td><td valign="top">142,910<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2008-09<br /></td><td valign="top">5,316<br /></td><td valign="top">99,777<br /></td><td valign="top">7,117<br /></td><td valign="top">149,555<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">8,634<br /></td><td valign="top">105,072<br /></td><td valign="top">8,228<br /></td><td valign="top">160,643<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">8,578<br /></td><td valign="top">106,117<br /></td><td valign="top">8,611<br /></td><td valign="top">161,851<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">9,240<br /></td><td valign="top">107,883<br /></td><td valign="top">8,727<br /></td><td valign="top">164,308<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Proportionof total benefit expenditure(%)<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">(a)Unemployed<br /></td><td valign="top">(b)Pensioners<br /></td><td valign="top">(c)Working<br /></td><td valign="top">(a)to (c) as % of total benefitspending<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2007-08<br /></td><td valign="top">3.0<br /></td><td valign="top">66.1<br /></td><td valign="top">4.4<br /></td><td valign="top">73.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2008-09<br /></td><td valign="top">3.6<br /></td><td valign="top">66.7<br /></td><td valign="top">4.8<br /></td><td valign="top">75.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2009-10<br /></td><td valign="top">5.4<br /></td><td valign="top">65.4<br /></td><td valign="top">5.1<br /></td><td valign="top">75.9<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">5.3<br /></td><td valign="top">65.6<br /></td><td valign="top">5.3<br /></td><td valign="top">76.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">5.6<br /></td><td valign="top">65.7<br /></td><td valign="top">5.3<br /></td><td valign="top">76.6<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Notes:<br />1.Expenditure for the unemployed, pensioners and people who are workingdo not make up all benefit spending and therefore do not sum to totalbenefit spending shown.<br />2.Spending onthose who are working is derived from a combination of DWP expenditureand the Family Resources Survey information, with estimates of thoseworking based on benefit units containing people who are working forone hour or more per week and therefore will include spending on peoplewho are unemployed or pensioners covered in the previouscolumns.<br />3. The figures from the FamilyResources Survey are based on a sample of households which have beenadjusted for non-response using multi-purpose grossing factors whichalign the Family Resources Survey to former Government Office Regionpopulation by age and sex. Estimates are subject to sampling error andremaining non-responseerror.<br />Sources:<br />(a)and (b): DWP benefit expenditure tables, Budget 2013 and can be foundat https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables<br />Unemployed expenditure is basedon spending for jobseeker's allowance, housing benefit for jobseekers,and council tax benefit forjobseekers.<br />Pensioner spending is asshown in Tables 2a and 2b at the samelocation.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p> |