The available information is in the following tables. Figures after 2007-08 are illustrative projections consistent with the 2006 ‘Long-term Public Finance Report’. They are based on current policy continuing and do not represent firm expenditure plans. They also do not take account of measures proposed in the current Welfare Reform Bill.
£ million All lone parents on income support Children aged under 3 Children aged between 3 under 5 Children aged between 5 and under 11 Children aged between 11 and under 14 Children aged 14 and over 1999-2000 3,963 1,257 690 1,372 432 211 2000-01 4,334 1,361 781 1,507 464 221 2001-02 4,520 1,426 813 1,565 489 227 2002-03 4,626 1,435 821 1,623 511 236 2003-04 4,854 1,538 845 1,681 541 250 2004-05 4,452 1,365 773 1,558 513 244 2005-06 3,776 1,055 652 1,371 465 233 2006-07 3,403 892 591 1,262 437 220 2007-08 2,819 739 490 1,046 362 182 2008-09 1,919 503 333 712 247 124 2009-10 1,876 492 326 696 241 121 2010-11 1,848 484 321 686 238 119 2011-12 1,905 499 331 707 245 123 2012-13 1,964 515 341 729 253 127 2013-14 2,008 526 349 745 258 130 2014-15 2,046 536 356 759 263 132 2015-16 2,092 548 363 776 269 135 2016-17 2,141 561 372 794 275 138 2017-18 2,191 574 381 813 282 142
£ million All lone parents on income support Children aged under 3 Children aged between 3 and under 5 Children aged between 5 and under 11 Children aged between 11 and under 14 Children aged 14 and over 1999-2000 4,695 1,490 817 1,626 512 250 2000-01 5,064 1,590 913 1,761 542 258 2001-02 5,159 1,627 928 1,787 558 259 2002-03 5,122 1,589 909 1,797 566 262 2003-04 5,219 1,653 908 1,807 582 269 2004-05 4,658 1,428 808 1,630 537 255 2005-06 3,877 1,083 670 1,407 477 239 2006-07 3,403 892 591 1,262 437 220 2007-08 2,745 719 477 1,018 353 177 2008-09 1,819 477 316 675 234 118 2009-10 1,732 454 301 643 223 112 2010-11 1,662 435 289 616 214 107 2011-12 1,666 437 289 618 214 108 2012-13 1,672 438 290 620 215 108 2013-14 1,662 436 289 617 214 107 2014-15 1,648 432 286 611 212 106 2015-16 1,639 430 285 608 211 106 2016-17 1,631 428 283 605 210 105 2017-18 1,624 426 282 603 209 105
Percentage All lone parents on income support Children aged under 3 Children aged between Sand under 5 Children aged between 5 and under 11 Children aged between 11 and under 14 Children aged 14 and over 1999-2000 0.43 0.14 0.07 0.15 0.05 0.02 2000-01 0.45 0.14 0.08 0.16 0.05 0.02 2001-02 0.45 0.14 0.08 0.16 0.05 0.02 2002-03 0.43 0.13 0.08 0.15 0.05 0.02 2003-04 0.43 0.14 0.07 0.15 0.05 0.02 2004-05 0.37 0.11 0.07 0.13 0.04 0.02 Notes: 1. Figures up to 2007-08 are consistent with the historical out-turn and pre-Budget report forecast expenditure figures published on the Department for Work and Pensions website at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/expenditure.asp. 2. Figures after 2007-08 are illustrative projections consistent with the 2006 Long-term Public Finance Report, and assume current policy continues throughout the projection period, including the migration of the dependant child element of income support for lone parents to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs as part of the wider child tax credits roll-out. They do not take account of policies proposed in the current Welfare Reform Bill. 3. Lone parents are defined as single claimants with dependants not receiving incapacity benefits. Expenditure refers to the total expenditure directed at working-age adults and any child dependants from income support for lone parents. 4. Expenditure has been apportioned among age groups using data on IS recipients from the 100 per cent. Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study. For all years beyond 2006-07, expenditure is apportioned using age group data for 2006-07. 5. Information prior to 1999-2000 has not been provided because the underlying data series begins in that financial year. 6. All figures relate to expenditure in Great Britain only, but GDP figures used are for the United Kingdom.