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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Universal Credit more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of universal credit payments and administration in each year since 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Bridgend more like this
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Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-09more like thismore than 2019-07-09
answer text <p>The table below shows the cost to the public purse of Universal Credit Payments, this information has been published in the Spring Statement in April 2019 and can also be found via this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2019</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Expenditure by benefit, £ million, nominal terms</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p>1,585</p></td><td><p>3,322</p></td><td><p>8,116</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the estimate of the total cost of Benefit Handling Processes in UC for each financial year from 2014. Benefit Handling Processes are the cost DWP has incurred administering claims to UC and making UC payments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benefit Handling Processes, £ million</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>75.3</p></td><td><p>142.5</p></td><td><p>261.8</p></td><td><p>272.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Reading West more like this
answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Sharma more like this
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label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon more like this