Civometry

ONS · April 1997 to July 2026 · £ million

Net social benefits paid

Net social benefits paid: April 1997 to July 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010k20k200020102020April 1997: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1997: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1997: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1997: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1998: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1998: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1998: £7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1998: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1998: £8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1998: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1998: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1998: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1998: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 1999: £7.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 1999: £7.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 1999: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 1999: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 1999: £7.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 1999: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 1999: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 1999: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 1999: £9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 1999: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 1999: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 1999: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2000: £8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2000: £8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2000: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2000: £8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2000: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2000: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2000: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2000: £8.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2000: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2000: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2000: £8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2000: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2001: £8.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2001: £8.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2001: £8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2001: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2001: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2001: £8.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2001: £9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2001: £9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2001: £10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2001: £9.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2001: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2001: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2002: £8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2002: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2002: £9.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2002: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2002: £9.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2002: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2002: £9.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2002: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2002: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2002: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2002: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2002: £9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2003: £9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2003: £9.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2003: £9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2003: £9.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2003: £10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2003: £10.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2003: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2003: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2003: £12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2003: £10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2003: £10.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2003: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2004: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2004: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2004: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2004: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2004: £10.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2004: £10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2004: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2004: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2004: £12.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2004: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2004: £10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2004: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2005: £10.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2005: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2005: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2005: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2005: £10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2005: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2005: £11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2005: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2005: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2005: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2005: £12.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2005: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2006: £11bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2006: £10.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2006: £11.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2006: £10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2006: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2006: £11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2006: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2006: £11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2006: £13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2006: £11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2006: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2006: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2007: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2007: £10.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2007: £11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2007: £11.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2007: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2007: £12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2007: £12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2007: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2007: £14.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2007: £12.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2007: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2007: £12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2008: £12.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2008: £11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2008: £11.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2008: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2008: £13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2008: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2008: £13.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2008: £13.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2008: £16.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2008: £13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2008: £13bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2008: £14bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2009: £14.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2009: £13.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2009: £13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2009: £14.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2009: £14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2009: £14.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2009: £15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2009: £14.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2009: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2009: £15.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2009: £14.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2009: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2010: £15bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2010: £13.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2010: £15.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2010: £15.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2010: £15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2010: £15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2010: £16.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2010: £15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2010: £18.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2010: £15.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2010: £15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2010: £16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2011: £15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2011: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2011: £15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2011: £16.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2011: £16.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2011: £16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2011: £16.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2011: £16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2011: £19.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2011: £16.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2011: £16.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2011: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2012: £16.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2012: £15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2012: £16.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2012: £17.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2012: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2012: £16.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2012: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2012: £17.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2012: £19.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2012: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2012: £17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2012: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2013: £17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2013: £15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2013: £17.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2013: £17.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2013: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2013: £17bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2013: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2013: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2013: £19.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2013: £17.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2013: £16.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2013: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2014: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2014: £16bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2014: £17.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2014: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2014: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2014: £17.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2014: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2014: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2014: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2014: £18.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2014: £17.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2014: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2015: £16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2015: £18.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2015: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2015: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2015: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2015: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2015: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2015: £17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2015: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2016: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2016: £17.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2016: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2016: £18.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2016: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2016: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2016: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2016: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: £17.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: £18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £16.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: £18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: £18.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: £18.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: £18.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: £18.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £18.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: £16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: £18.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: £19.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: £18.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: £19.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: £19.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: £18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: £19.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: £17.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: £19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: £19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: £18.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: £17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: £19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: £17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: £18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: £20.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: £20.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: £19.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: £22.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: £19.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: £20.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: £20.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: £19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: £21bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: £21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: £20.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: £22.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: £20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: £19.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: £21bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £19.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: £18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: £21.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: £20.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: £20.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: £23.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: £21.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: £26.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: £23.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: £21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £20.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: £19.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: £20.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: £23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: £24.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: £23.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: £24.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: £28.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: £25.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: £24.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £24.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: £24.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: £26.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: £25.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: £26.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: £26.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: £26bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: £26.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: £25.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: £26.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £26.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: £24.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: £26.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: £27.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: £27.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: £26.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: £27.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: £27.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: £29.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: £28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: £27.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: £28.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: £25.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: £27.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: £29.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: £28.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: £28.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: £29.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026
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Source: ONS, Public sector finances time series (PUSF), Public sector finances, UK: July 2026 (published 20 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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