In 2023/24 the United Kingdom spent an estimated 285.7 billion British pounds on welfare, compared with 254.7 billion pounds in the previous year. Welfare spending is expected to reach over 360.7 billion pounds by 2028/29.
Government expenditure on welfare in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29
(in billion GBP)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on welfare in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315182/total-welfare-benefits-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK, und GOV.UK. "Government expenditure on welfare in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29 (in billion GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315182/total-welfare-benefits-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK, GOV.UK. (2024). Government expenditure on welfare in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315182/total-welfare-benefits-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK, and GOV.UK. "Government Expenditure on Welfare in The United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315182/total-welfare-benefits-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Department for Work and Pensions UK & GOV.UK, Government expenditure on welfare in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315182/total-welfare-benefits-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Government expenditure on welfare in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2028/29 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, & GOV.UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315182/total-welfare-benefits-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-forecast/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
