All areas
Area 1 of 10
Social Protection (Welfare)
Monthly
£18.8bn
Share
24.3%
Per household
£628
Per person
£314
Trend
+£4.6bn (32%) since 2019/20
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields
Who benefits?
Pensioners — 44%
Disabled people and carers — 26%
Working age people and families — 20%
Children — 10%
Inside the £18.8bn
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields
State Pensions
£10.6bn56.4% · £353/household
- New State Pension
- Basic State Pension
- Pensioner supplements
Working Age Benefits
£3.8bn20.2% · £127/household
- Universal Credit (out of work)
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- Employment & Support Allowance
Disability Benefits
£2.5bn13.3% · £83/household
- Personal Independence Payment
- Disability Living Allowance
- Attendance Allowance
Child Benefit & Tax Credits
£1.2bn6.4% · £40/household
- Child Benefit
- Working Tax Credit (legacy)
- Child Tax Credit (legacy)
Housing Support
£0.9bn4.8% · £30/household
- Housing Benefit
- Housing element of Universal Credit
Carer Support
£0.7bn3.7% · £23/household
- Carer's Allowance
- Carer Support Payment
- Carers' premiums
Other Welfare Support
£0.1bn0.5% · £3/household
- Sure Start Maternity Grant
- Funeral Payments
- Other welfare payments
Largest area of government spending at £18.8 billion every month.
Up £4.6 billion per month (+32%) since 2019/20.
Over 25 million people receive at least one form of social security support.
Helps reduce poverty and supports financial security for millions of households.