Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover, tap or use arrow keys to read a value; tap again to unpinThe chart as a table
Period
Net social benefits paid
August 2016
£18.5bn
September 2016
£20.6bn
October 2016
£18.1bn
November 2016
£17.8bn
December 2016
£18.8bn
January 2017
£17.9bn
February 2017
£16.6bn
March 2017
£18bn
April 2017
£18.5bn
May 2017
£18.4bn
June 2017
£18.1bn
July 2017
£18.4bn
August 2017
£18.6bn
September 2017
£20.3bn
October 2017
£18.4bn
November 2017
£17.9bn
December 2017
£18.7bn
January 2018
£18.3bn
February 2018
£16.8bn
March 2018
£18.3bn
April 2018
£18.7bn
May 2018
£19.2bn
June 2018
£18.5bn
July 2018
£19bn
August 2018
£19.3bn
September 2018
£20.6bn
October 2018
£19.3bn
November 2018
£18.7bn
December 2018
£19.3bn
January 2019
£18.9bn
February 2019
£17.4bn
March 2019
£18.8bn
April 2019
£19bn
May 2019
£19.1bn
June 2019
£18.1bn
July 2019
£19bn
August 2019
£18.9bn
September 2019
£20.3bn
October 2019
£18.9bn
November 2019
£17.9bn
December 2019
£19.1bn
January 2020
£19.4bn
February 2020
£17.6bn
March 2020
£18.8bn
April 2020
£20.2bn
May 2020
£20.1bn
June 2020
£19.5bn
July 2020
£20.8bn
August 2020
£20bn
September 2020
£22.1bn
October 2020
£20.5bn
November 2020
£19.8bn
December 2020
£20.7bn
January 2021
£20.3bn
February 2021
£19.1bn
March 2021
£21bn
April 2021
£21.4bn
May 2021
£20.5bn
June 2021
£20.2bn
July 2021
£20.8bn
August 2021
£20.5bn
September 2021
£22.2bn
October 2021
£20bn
November 2021
£19.9bn
December 2021
£21bn
January 2022
£19.7bn
February 2022
£18.9bn
March 2022
£20.6bn
April 2022
£21.3bn
May 2022
£20.4bn
June 2022
£20.5bn
July 2022
£23.1bn
August 2022
£21.1bn
September 2022
£26.2bn
October 2022
£20.8bn
November 2022
£23.3bn
December 2022
£21.4bn
January 2023
£20.8bn
February 2023
£19.5bn
March 2023
£20.6bn
April 2023
£25.6bn
May 2023
£23.5bn
June 2023
£24.5bn
July 2023
£23.7bn
August 2023
£24.1bn
September 2023
£28.2bn
October 2023
£25.4bn
November 2023
£24.8bn
December 2023
£24.3bn
January 2024
£24.3bn
February 2024
£25.6bn
March 2024
£24.1bn
April 2024
£26.1bn
May 2024
£25.6bn
June 2024
£25.6bn
July 2024
£26.5bn
August 2024
£26.7bn
September 2024
£26bn
October 2024
£26.1bn
November 2024
£25.8bn
December 2024
£26.6bn
January 2025
£26.7bn
February 2025
£24.6bn
March 2025
£26.7bn
April 2025
£27.1bn
May 2025
£27.6bn
June 2025
£26.9bn
July 2025
£27.8bn
August 2025
£27.7bn
September 2025
£29.4bn
October 2025
£28bn
November 2025
£27.1bn
December 2025
£28.3bn
January 2026
£28bn
February 2026
£25.8bn
March 2026
£27.2bn
April 2026
£29.7bn
May 2026
£28.7bn
June 2026
£28.9bn
July 2026
£29.8bn
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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<a href="https://civometry.com/charts/net-social-benefits"><img src="https://civometry.com/charts/net-social-benefits/svg?range=10y" alt="Net social benefits paid, August 2016 to July 2026. Source: ONS. Data presentation: Civometry." width="720" height="300"></a>