Total welfare spending
Year ending
Pensioner spending
Universal credit and legacy equivalents
Disability benefits
Child benefit
Other spending
0
100
200
£300bn
126.1
142
152.6
160.6
165
167.2
171.8
77.5
87.1
89.1
91.2
94.1
96.8
100.6
30
36.1
40.3
43.3
46.2
49.3
52.2
11.6
12.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
16.3
18.1
19.7
20.3
20.9
21.4
21.9
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029