UK public spending on housing development by year
Spending on housing development, including local authority and other social housing.
£14.9 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on housing development at £14.9 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £14.6 billion, so the cash figure changed by +1.7%. The highest year in these tables is 2025-26, at £14.9 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £14.9 billion | +1.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £14.6 billion | +5.0% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £13.9 billion | +23.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £11.3 billion | +20.1% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £9.4 billion | +14.5% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £8.2 billion | -6.1% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £8.8 billion | +22.2% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £7.2 billion | +10.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £6.5 billion | +23.6% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £5.2 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "6.1 Housing development". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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