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DWP · Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025 · £ million

State Pension expenditure

State Pension expenditure: Year ending March 1949 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour050k100k19501960197019801990200020102020Year ending March 1949: £176.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1950: £248.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1951: £248.6m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1952: £275.2m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1953: £315.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1954: £334.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1955: £348.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1956: £432.5m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1957: £447.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1958: £482.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1959: £617.4m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1960: £657m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1961: £676.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1962: £783.9m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1963: £807.1m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1964: £958.8m £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1965: £1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1966: £1.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1967: £1.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1968: £1.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1969: £1.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1970: £1.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1971: £1.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1972: £2.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1973: £2.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1974: £2.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1975: £3.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1976: £4.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1977: £5.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1978: £6.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1979: £7.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1980: £8.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1981: £10.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1982: £12.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1983: £13.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1984: £14.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1985: £15.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1986: £16.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1987: £17.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1988: £18.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1989: £19.3bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1990: £20.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1991: £22.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1992: £25.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1993: £26.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1994: £28.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1995: £28.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1996: £30bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1997: £32bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1998: £33.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 1999: £35.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2000: £37.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2001: £38.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2002: £41.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2003: £44.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2004: £46.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2005: £48.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2006: £51.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2007: £53.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2008: £57.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2009: £61.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2010: £66.9bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2011: £69.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2012: £74.2bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2013: £79.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2014: £83.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2015: £86.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2016: £89.4bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £91.6bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £93.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £96.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £98.8bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £102bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £104.7bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £110.5bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £124.1bn £ million · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £136.6bn £ 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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