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DWP · Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025 · £ million

Carer's Allowance expenditure

Carer's Allowance expenditure: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02k4k20162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: £2.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £2.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £2.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £2.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £3.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £3.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £3.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £4.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026
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Source: DWP, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast (Spring Forecast 2026), Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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