Universal credit and housing benefits spending UK 2024| ��ƽ��

Government expenditure on universal credit, housing benefit and other housing related benefits in the United Kingdom from 2005/06 to 2022/23, with forecasts up to 2024/25 (in billion GBP)

Characteristic	Council Tax Benefit	Discretionary Housing Payments	Housing benefits (exc. Universal Credit)	Universal Credit
2005/06	3.77	0.02	13.93	-
2006/07	3.94	0.02	14.84	-
2007/08	4.03	0.02	15.73	-
2008/09	4.23	0.02	17.1	-
2009/10	4.7	0.02	19.99	-
2010/11	4.93	0.02	21.43	-
2011/12	4.92	0.02	22.82	-
2012/13	4.91	0.06	23.9	-
2013/14	-	0.15	24.17	0.01
2014/15	-	0.15	24.32	0.06
2015/16	-	0.11	24.24	0.49
2016/17	-	0.13	23.44	1.59
2017/18	-	0.16	22.3	3.32
2018/19	-	0.15	20.73	8.14
2019/20	-	0.13	18.38	18.39
2020/21	-	0.17	17.33	38.32
2021/22	-	0.14	16.13	40.94
2022/23	-	0.11	15.58	41.94
2023/24*	-	-	15.49	51.9
2024/25*	-	-	14.37	66.98

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September 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2005 to 2023

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*Forecasts.

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Figures in nominal terms.

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The UK government is expected to spend 67 billion British pounds on universal credit in 2024/25. Meanwhile, the value of public money spent on housing benefits for low-income households to pay their rent has been decreasing. At the same time, the expenditure on universal credit has been rising, which can be used to cover their living costs, including housing, but not limited to that.