HM Treasury · 24 periods · £ billion, 2024-25 prices

Spending on social protection, real terms: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
Year ending March 2026
2025-04-012026-03-31
£407.3bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2025-26” = 407.3
Year ending March 2025
2024-04-012025-03-31
£399.6bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2024-25” = 399.6
Year ending March 2024
2023-04-012024-03-31
£393.1bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2023-24” = 393.1
Year ending March 2023
2022-04-012023-03-31
£365.1bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2022-23” = 365.1
Year ending March 2022
2021-04-012022-03-31
£364.2bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2021-22” = 364.2
Year ending March 2021
2020-04-012021-03-31
£363.9bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2020-21” = 363.9
Year ending March 2020
2019-04-012020-03-31
£352.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2019-20” = 352.8
Year ending March 2019
2018-04-012019-03-31
£360.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2018-19” = 360.8
Year ending March 2018
2017-04-012018-03-31
£360.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2017-18” = 360.8
Year ending March 2017
2016-04-012017-03-31
£360.9bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2016-17” = 360.9
Year ending March 2016
2015-04-012016-03-31
£367.5bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2015-16” = 367.5
Year ending March 2015
2014-04-012015-03-31
£364.7bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2014-15” = 364.7
Year ending March 2014
2013-04-012014-03-31
£360.1bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2013-14” = 360.1
Year ending March 2013
2012-04-012013-03-31
£366.4bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2012-13” = 366.4
Year ending March 2012
2011-04-012012-03-31
£360.1bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2011-12” = 360.1
Year ending March 2011
2010-04-012011-03-31
£346.2bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2010-11” = 346.2
Year ending March 2010
2009-04-012010-03-31
£340.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2009-10” = 340.8
Year ending March 2009
2008-04-012009-03-31
£314.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2008-09” = 314.8
Year ending March 2008
2007-04-012008-03-31
£302.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2007-08” = 302.8
Year ending March 2007
2006-04-012007-03-31
£289.7bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2006-07” = 289.7
Year ending March 2006
2005-04-012006-03-31
£288.3bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2005-06” = 288.3
Year ending March 2005
2004-04-012005-03-31
£284.3bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2004-05” = 284.3
Year ending March 2004
2003-04-012004-03-31
£277.6bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2003-04” = 277.6
Year ending March 2003
2002-04-012003-03-31
£255.6bnFinalPESA 2025
17 July 2025
Table 4.3 · “10. Social protection” × “2002-03” = 255.6