UK public spending on family and children by year
Family benefits and personal social services for children.
£35.5 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on family and children at £35.5 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £34.8 billion, so the cash figure changed by +2.2%. The highest year in these tables is 2025-26, at £35.5 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £35.5 billion | +2.2% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £34.8 billion | +5.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £32.9 billion | +11.1% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £29.6 billion | +7.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £27.6 billion | +4.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £26.5 billion | +1.2% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £26.1 billion | +2.0% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £25.6 billion | +2.3% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £25.1 billion | +0.5% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £24.9 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "10.4 Family and children". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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