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Reserved benefits in Scotland. Disability transfer to SG from 2020/21 is a series break, not a zero.
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DWP Benefit expenditure by country and region — Scotland Total identified expenditure 10+ years. Series break: disability benefits transferred to SG from 2020/21 (zeros in DWP table = out of DWP scope, not Scotland spend zero).
DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (2024/25, nominal)
£20,122mPublished
10-year+ coverage. Devolution series break from 2020/21 for disability benefits leaving DWP tables.
DWP Scotland-tagged £25k total
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Not extracted in Wave C.
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DWP identified benefit expenditure in Scotland
Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source
- 2016-03£15,046m
- 2017-03£15,166m
- 2018-03£15,393m
- 2019-03£15,404m
- 2020-03£16,647m
- 2021-03£15,510m
- 2022-03£15,593m
- 2023-03£16,348m
- 2024-03£18,375m
- 2025-03£20,122m
Ten-year+. Disability benefits leave DWP tables from 2020/21 — a series break, not a zero. Not added to SG or MoD.
Money lines
Each row is its own pot. Envelope is not outturn. Awards are not payments. These rows are not added together.
| Payer → payee | Amount | Period | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £15,046.204 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2015/16 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £15,166.214 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2016/17 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £15,392.964 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2017/18 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £15,403.895 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2018/19 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £16,646.988 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2019/20 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £15,510.239 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2020/21 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £15,593.273 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2021/22 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £16,347.817 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2022/23 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £18,374.702 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2023/24 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure) Department for Work and Pensions | £20,121.906 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal) | 2024/25 | PublishedOutturn |
Benefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£15,046.204 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2015/16 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£15,166.214 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2016/17 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£15,392.964 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2017/18 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£15,403.895 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2018/19 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£16,646.988 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2019/20 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£15,510.239 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2020/21 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£15,593.273 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2021/22 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£16,347.817 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2022/23 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£18,374.702 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2023/24 · OutturnBenefit recipients in Scotland (identified expenditure)
Department for Work and Pensions
£20,121.906 million DWP Total identified benefit expenditure in Scotland (nominal)
Published2024/25 · Outturn
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