Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
(asked on 10th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are (1) the benefits, and (2) the concessions, provided exclusively to people of pensionable age; and what are the costs of each to the Exchequer.
In total, DWP expenditure to people of pensionable age in 2017/18 was £123.8bn and this includes benefits payable to pensioners but not exclusive to that group such as: Disability Living Allowance; Personal Independence Payment; Christmas Bonus; and Cold Weather Payments. Exclusive pensioner benefits are listed below :
Pensioner benefit expenditure 2017/18 | |
Attendance Allowance | £5.74bn |
Pension Credit | £5.57bn |
State Pension (bSP and nSP combined) | £97.38bn |
Winter Fuel Payments | £2.1bn |
Free TV Licences | £655m |