"would be determined by what the system looks like, and that can only really be measured after the consultation has been closed and analyzed."
"revised up by an average of around £6 billion per year across the period [2026/27-2029/30 including capital investment], before accounting for policy, to reflect risks and pressures, most notably on the NHS, asylum, and the cost of digital ID cards, for which no specific funding has been identified."
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years, split across £0.5 billion RDEL and £1.3 billion CDEL. The Government has announced its intention to meet the costs of this through existing DEL budgets, however no specific savings have yet been identified,"
The government has set a provisional cost of £1.8 billion for implementing digital ID cards over the next three years, split into £0.5 billion resource spending (RDEL) and £1.3 billion capital spending (CDEL). The Office for Budget Responsibility noted departmental spending was revised up by around £6 billion per year across 2026/27–2029/30 to reflect pressures including the NHS, asylum, and the cost of digital ID cards, with no specific funding identified. The government plans to issue all legal residents a digital identity by August 2029, initially to prove eligibility to work, and intends to meet costs from existing DEL budgets without identified savings.
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