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ONS · August 2016 to July 2026 · £ million

Net social benefits paid

Net social benefits paid: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k201620182020202220242026August 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 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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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