Industrial Injuries benefits: spending and claimants by year
Spending on Industrial Injuries benefits each financial year, in cash terms, from DWP's benefit expenditure tables, with the number of people receiving it where DWP gives a caseload.
£752 million
207 thousand
DWP's benefit expenditure tables record spending on Industrial Injuries benefits of £752 million in 2024/25, in cash terms. The first year with spending in the tables is 1970/71 (£77 million). DWP's caseload for 2024/25 is 207 thousand; the highest in the table is 374 thousand in 1999/00. Cash spending was highest in 2014/15, at £908 million.
Spending and caseload by year
| Year | Spending (cash) | Change on previous year | Caseload (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | £752 million | +2.2% | 207 |
| 2023/24 | £736 million | +5.8% | 215 |
| 2022/23 | £695 million | -1.3% | 223 |
| 2021/22 | £705 million | -2.6% | 231 |
| 2020/21 | £724 million | -12.9% | 239 |
| 2019/20 | £831 million | -0.9% | 280 |
| 2018/19 | £838 million | -0.3% | 288 |
| 2017/18 | £840 million | -2.4% | 296 |
| 2016/17 | £861 million | -3.5% | 305 |
| 2015/16 | £892 million | -1.8% | 313 |
| 2014/15 | £908 million | +0.8% | 320 |
| 2013/14 | £901 million | -0.5% | 326 |
| 2012/13 | £905 million | +2.0% | 324 |
| 2011/12 | £888 million | -0.1% | 330 |
| 2010/11 | £888 million | +5.3% | 334 |
| 2009/10 | £844 million | +3.4% | 333 |
| 2008/09 | £816 million | +2.7% | 336 |
| 2007/08 | £795 million | +0.5% | 341 |
| 2006/07 | £791 million | +0.4% | 345 |
| 2005/06 | £788 million | -0.9% | 349 |
| 2004/05 | £795 million | +1.4% | 352 |
| 2003/04 | £784 million | +0.1% | 353 |
| 2002/03 | £783 million | +0.5% | 354 |
| 2001/02 | £779 million | +2.6% | 368 |
| 2000/01 | £759 million | +0.8% | 373 |
| 1999/00 | £753 million | -1.0% | 374 |
| 1998/99 | £761 million | +1.9% | 369 |
| 1997/98 | £747 million | +0.6% | 359 |
| 1996/97 | £743 million | +1.7% | 275 |
| 1995/96 | £731 million | +3.4% | 268 |
| 1994/95 | £707 million | +3.0% | 256 |
| 1993/94 | £686 million | +2.8% | 248 |
| 1992/93 | £668 million | +2.0% | 236 |
| 1991/92 | £655 million | +12.0% | 229 |
| 1990/91 | £584 million | +9.6% | |
| 1989/90 | £533 million | +3.8% | |
| 1988/89 | £514 million | -0.1% | |
| 1987/88 | £514 million | +1.8% | |
| 1986/87 | £505 million | +7.4% | |
| 1985/86 | £470 million | +6.6% | |
| 1984/85 | £441 million | +3.0% | |
| 1983/84 | £428 million | +7.3% | |
| 1982/83 | £399 million | +8.7% | |
| 1981/82 | £367 million | +11.6% | |
| 1980/81 | £329 million | +15.4% | |
| 1979/80 | £285 million | +12.6% | |
| 1978/79 | £253 million | +12.6% | |
| 1977/78 | £225 million | +14.2% | |
| 1976/77 | £197 million | +15.0% | |
| 1975/76 | £171 million | +30.8% | |
| 1974/75 | £131 million | +26.1% | |
| 1973/74 | £104 million | +11.9% | |
| 1972/73 | £93 million | +10.6% | |
| 1971/72 | £84 million | +9.3% | |
| 1970/71 | £77 million |
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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