Public Expenditure: Social Security Benefits
Commons · Question 121312 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
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
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 23 Mar 2026
Forecasts for welfare spending are the responsibility of the Office for Budget Responsibility.