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<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>
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