UK public spending on housing (social protection) by year
Housing support paid as social protection, mostly Housing Benefit and the housing element of Universal Credit.
£14.5 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on housing (social protection) at £14.5 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £17.0 billion, so the cash figure changed by -15.1%. The highest year in these tables is 2016-17, at £25.2 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £14.5 billion | -15.1% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £17.0 billion | -2.0% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £17.4 billion | +1.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £17.1 billion | -2.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £17.6 billion | -6.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £18.8 billion | -4.8% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £19.8 billion | -11.3% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £22.3 billion | -6.9% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £24.0 billion | -4.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £25.2 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "10.6 Housing". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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