Cost of Living Payments: spending and claimants by year
Spending on Cost of Living Payments each financial year, in cash terms, from DWP's benefit expenditure tables, with the number of people receiving it where DWP gives a caseload.
-£3.9 million
DWP's benefit expenditure tables record spending on Cost of Living Payments of -£3.9 million in 2024/25, in cash terms. The first year with spending in the tables is 2022/23 (£8.2 billion). Cash spending was highest in 2023/24, at £10.4 billion.
Spending and caseload by year
| Year | Spending (cash) | Change on previous year | Caseload (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | -£3.9 million | -100.0% | |
| 2023/24 | £10.4 billion | +27.0% | |
| 2022/23 | £8.2 billion |
Source: DWP expenditure tables, Tables 1a and 1c. About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast, Spring Forecast 2026, Department for Work and Pensions.
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