Department of Work and Pensions

In response to a comment left against the weekend's blog post regarding taxation... of the £231.59 of your £1000 of tax which goes to the DWP:

• £106.08 goes to State Pensions
• £32.85 goes to Housing Benefit
• £26.10 goes to Disability Living Allowance + Attendance Allowance
• £12.43 goes to Pension Credit
• £11.82 goes to Income Support
• £11.80 goes to Incapacity Benefit and Employment & Support Allowance
• £8.91 goes to Other
• £7.56 goes to Council Tax Benefit
• £6.84 goes to Jobseeker's Allowance
• £4.18 goes to Winter Fuel Payments
• £3.03 goes to Statutory Maternity Pay

(All of these figures from "Government Spending 20010-11")