UK public spending on fuel and energy by year
Public spending on fuel and energy, including energy support schemes.
£6.6 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on fuel and energy at £6.6 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £3.8 billion, so the cash figure changed by +71.8%. The highest year in these tables is 2022-23, at £41.7 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £6.6 billion | +71.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £3.8 billion | -45.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £7.0 billion | -83.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £41.7 billion | +1,446.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £2.7 billion | +491.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £456 million | +5.8% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £431 million | +5.9% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £407 million | -42.0% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £702 million | +46.3% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £480 million | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "4.3 Fuel and energy (5)". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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