HM Treasury · £ million

Spending on Housing (sub-function) under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Spending on Housing (sub-function): Year ending March 2021 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05k10k15k20212022202320242025Year ending March 2021: £18.9bn £ million · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2022: £17.6bn £ million · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2023: £17.1bn £ million · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2024: £17.4bn £ million · published 17 July 2025Year ending March 2025: £17bn £ million · published 17 July 2025

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024presentFewer than two periods have been published during this government, so no change is shown yet.
Conservative 2019–202413 December 20195 July 2024No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2017–20199 June 201713 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 20159 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 20108 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 200511 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 20015 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 19977 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 19922 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 19879 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 198311 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 19799 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.