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OBR · Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025 · £ billion

Welfare spending forecasts

Welfare spending forecasts: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour010020030020162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: £216.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: £216.7bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: £218.8bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: £222.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: £227bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: £245.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: £244.3bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: £261.5bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: £296.4bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: £314.8bn £ billion · published 26 March 2026
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Source: OBR, Historical official forecasts database, Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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