OBR · 15 periods · £ billion
Welfare spending forecasts: full history
| Period | Value | Status | Published in | Source cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year ending March 2025 2024-04-01 → 2025-03-31 | £314.8bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2024-25” = 314.75931821253016 |
| Year ending March 2024 2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31 | £296.4bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2023-24” = 296.3526074381409 |
| Year ending March 2023 2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31 | £261.5bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2022-23” = 261.48739657680085 |
| Year ending March 2022 2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31 | £244.3bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2021-22” = 244.25912418501855 |
| Year ending March 2021 2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31 | £245.4bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2020-21” = 245.35029702734622 |
| Year ending March 2020 2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31 | £227bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2019-20” = 227.01304 |
| Year ending March 2019 2018-04-01 → 2019-03-31 | £222.5bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2018-19” = 222.455601 |
| Year ending March 2018 2017-04-01 → 2018-03-31 | £218.8bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2017-18” = 218.816453 |
| Year ending March 2017 2016-04-01 → 2017-03-31 | £216.7bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2016-17” = 216.677073 |
| Year ending March 2016 2015-04-01 → 2016-03-31 | £216.3bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2015-16” = 216.33174088180112 |
| Year ending March 2015 2014-04-01 → 2015-03-31 | £213.9bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2014-15” = 213.90621000000002 |
| Year ending March 2014 2013-04-01 → 2014-03-31 | £209.3bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2013-14” = 209.25921658738 |
| Year ending March 2013 2012-04-01 → 2013-03-31 | £213bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2012-13” = 212.97220077740005 |
| Year ending March 2012 2011-04-01 → 2012-03-31 | £205.3bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2011-12” = 205.31024386624998 |
| Year ending March 2011 2010-04-01 → 2011-03-31 | £197.6bn | Final | Historical official forecasts database, March 2026 26 March 2026 | Total welfare · “Outturn data*” × “2010-11” = 197.57608750397898 |