Attitudes towards extra NHS funding in the UK 2014-2022

In 2022, 23 percent of respondents in the United Kingdom said they would be willing to accept paying a separate NHS tax so that the service would get more money, this was a decrease from 35 percent who were willing to pay a NHS tax in 2017. The share of people who were of the opinion that NHS needs to live within its budget was 28 percent in 2022,the highest in the provided time interval.

Share of things respondents would be willing to accept in order for the NHS to receive more funding in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2022

Characteristic	Pay more through separate NHS tax	Pay more through current taxes	NHS needs to live within its budget	£10 charge for GP and accident and emergency visit	Pay for non-medical costs in hospital	End exemptions from current charges
2014	24%	17%	27%	14%	12%	3%
2015	24%	17%	26%	15%	12%	3%
2016	28%	21%	20%	14%	11%	5%
2017	35%	26%	15%	11%	8%	2%
2018	34%	24%	17%	12%	7%	3%
2019	29%	25%	20%	11%	9%	3%
2021	26%	20%	25%	14%	9%	3%
2022	23%	20%	28%	13%	8%	5%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014 to 2022

Number of respondents

1,187 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The question was worded in the source as : "If the NHS needed more money, which of the following do you think you would be prepared to accept?"

No data available for 2020.

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