HM Treasury · 6 periods · £ million

Spending on pensions: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
Year ending March 2026
2025-04-012026-03-31
£154.9bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: pensions” × “2025-26” = 154858
Year ending March 2025
2024-04-012025-03-31
£146.4bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: pensions” × “2024-25” = 146444
Year ending March 2024
2023-04-012024-03-31
£140.5bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: pensions” × “2023-24” = 140539
Year ending March 2023
2022-04-012023-03-31
£123.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: pensions” × “2022-23” = 123816
Year ending March 2022
2021-04-012022-03-31
£115.8bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: pensions” × “2021-22” = 115829
Year ending March 2021
2020-04-012021-03-31
£113.2bnFinalPESA 2025
17 July 2025
Table 5.2 · “of which: pensions” × “2020-21” = 113210