UK public spending on sickness and disability by year
Benefits and personal social services for people who are sick or disabled.
£84.3 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on sickness and disability at £84.3 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £84.0 billion, so the cash figure changed by +0.4%. The highest year in these tables is 2025-26, at £84.3 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £84.3 billion | +0.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £84.0 billion | +10.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £75.9 billion | +15.2% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £65.8 billion | +6.9% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £61.6 billion | +2.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £60.1 billion | +3.6% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £58.1 billion | +1.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £57.1 billion | +3.9% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £54.9 billion | +2.8% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £53.5 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "10.1 Sickness and disability". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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