Spending on housing and community amenities, real terms during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↓ 42.0%−£10.5bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices
Spending on housing and community amenities, real terms fell by 42.0% over the period, from £25bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to £14.5bn (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: £25bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: £14.5bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Public sector spending on housing and community amenities in real terms, at 2024-25 prices.
Doesn’t measure: Spending as a share of GDP, or spending in cash terms.