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<p>The table below shows the estimated projected costs of pensioner benefits:</p><p>
</p><p><strong>DWP Benefit Expenditure directed at pensioners, Budget 2016 forecast,
£ million</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2020/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Attendance
Allowance</p></td><td><p>5,534</p></td><td><p>5,615</p></td><td><p>5,780</p></td><td><p>6,039</p></td><td><p>6,363</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Bereavement Benefits</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Carer's Allowance</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Christmas Bonus - contributory</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Cold Weather Payments</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Disability Living Allowance</p></td><td><p>4,446</p></td><td><p>3,896</p></td><td><p>3,325</p></td><td><p>3,061</p></td><td><p>2,896</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Financial Assistance Scheme</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Funeral Expenses Payments</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Housing Benefit</p></td><td><p>6,243</p></td><td><p>5,866</p></td><td><p>5,573</p></td><td><p>5,348</p></td><td><p>5,352</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Industrial injuries benefits</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>504</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Mesothelioma 2008</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Over-75 TV Licence</p></td><td><p>631</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>468</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Pension Credit</p></td><td><p>5,751</p></td><td><p>5,516</p></td><td><p>5,317</p></td><td><p>5,292</p></td><td><p>5,281</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Personal Independence Payment</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>1,319</p></td><td><p>1,729</p></td><td><p>1,957</p></td><td><p>2,179</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Pneumoconiosis 1979</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Severe Disablement Allowance</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>State Pension</p></td><td><p>91,677</p></td><td><p>94,054</p></td><td><p>97,222</p></td><td><p>100,297</p></td><td><p>103,339</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which basic element</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>69,023</p></td><td><p>68,468</p></td><td><p>68,516</p></td><td><p>68,610</p></td><td><p>68,189</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which earnings-related element ("Additional Pension",
"SERPS" or "S2P")</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>18,139</p></td><td><p>17,841</p></td><td><p>17,738</p></td><td><p>17,784</p></td><td><p>17,676</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Graduated Retirement Benefit</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2,170</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>2,068</p></td><td><p>2,041</p></td><td><p>1,999</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which lump sums (covering all contributory elements)</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>733</p></td><td><p>655</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which new State Pension (excluding protected payments)</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>4,550</p></td><td><p>7,726</p></td><td><p>10,664</p></td><td><p>14,242</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which new State Pension Protected Payments (including
inherited elements)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>415</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which non-contributory ("Category D")</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>State Pension Transfers</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Winter Fuel Payments</p></td><td><p>2,059</p></td><td><p>2,022</p></td><td><p>1,988</p></td><td><p>1,970</p></td><td><p>1,959</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total Expenditure directed
at pensioners</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>118,174</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120,100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122,570</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
125,393</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 128,529</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Projections of benefit expenditure to 2025, based
on Budget 2015 assumptions and earlier population projections are available at:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432575/ltp-publication-2015.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432575/ltp-publication-2015.pdf</a></p><p>with
more detail at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432576/long-term-projections-pensioner-benefits-tables-2015.ods"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432576/long-term-projections-pensioner-benefits-tables-2015.ods</a>.
These are not directly comparable to the numbers provided in this answer due to differing
uprating assumptions and underlying population projections.</p>
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