Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 24 March 2026.
Neil O'Brien
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on the housing element of UC in each region and local authority in 2025.
Stephen Timms
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Information about the amount of Universal Credit Housing Element expenditure is available by country and financial year here: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2025 - GOV.UK (see the ‘Housing_Benefits’ tab). However, information about Universal Credit Housing Element expenditure by region and local authority for 2025 is not available and to produce this would incur disproportionate cost.
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