ONS · August 2021 to July 2026 · £ million

Net social benefits paid

Net social benefits paid: August 2021 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k202120222023202420252026August 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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