This statistic displays the average direct benefits in cash per household in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by benefit source. Households received on average 3,215 British pounds per household from state pension, this was the highest income received in direct cash benefits.
Average direct benefits in cash received per household in the United Kingdom in 2017/18, by source
(in GBP)
*Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit. The recording of tax credits has changed in line with National Accounts, all tax credits have been classified as cash benefits
**Including Universal Credit & Government training scheme allowances
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 26, 2019). Average direct benefits in cash received per household in the United Kingdom in 2017/18, by source (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813215/average-direct-cash-benefits-per-household-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average direct benefits in cash received per household in the United Kingdom in 2017/18, by source (in GBP)." Chart. February 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813215/average-direct-cash-benefits-per-household-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Average direct benefits in cash received per household in the United Kingdom in 2017/18, by source (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813215/average-direct-cash-benefits-per-household-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Direct Benefits in Cash Received per Household in The United Kingdom in 2017/18, by Source (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813215/average-direct-cash-benefits-per-household-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Average direct benefits in cash received per household in the United Kingdom in 2017/18, by source (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813215/average-direct-cash-benefits-per-household-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
