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DWP · Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025 · people

Disability benefits caseload

Disability benefits caseload: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour02m4m6m20162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: 5,212,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 5,278,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 5,262,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 5,278,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 5,354,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 4,974,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 5,137,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 5,501,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 5,958,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 6,531,000 people · 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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