In 2020/21 the UK government is expected to spend approximately 212 billion British pounds on benefits, an increase of over 20 million pounds when compared with the previous year.
Government expenditure on benefits in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK. (March 19, 2021). Government expenditure on benefits in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, und GOV.UK. "Government expenditure on benefits in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP)." Chart. March 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, GOV.UK. (2021). Government expenditure on benefits in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, and GOV.UK. "Government Expenditure on Benefits in Nominal Terms in The United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2020/21 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
Department for Work and Pensions UK & GOV.UK, Government expenditure on benefits in nominal terms in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2020/21 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 18, 2022)