In 2025/26 the UK government is expected to spend approximately billion British pounds on benefits, compared with the previous year when benefit expenditure was billion pounds.
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (April 14, 2026). Government expenditure on benefits in the United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2025/26 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on benefits in the United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2025/26 (in billion GBP)." Chart. April 14, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2026). Government expenditure on benefits in the United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2025/26 (in billion GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Benefits in The United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2025/26 (in Billion Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Apr 2026, /statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on benefits in the United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2025/26 (in billion GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Government expenditure on benefits in the United Kingdom from 2011/12 to 2025/26 (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, April 14, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/283954/benefit-expenditure-in-the-uk/
