Where does public money go?

How public spending differs across the country, and whether it has kept up with prices and population.

These are country and regional figures. They include public services and benefits beyond local councils. They are not spending totals for individual cities, councils or wards.

Compare the same year: 2024–25

Public spending identified for London was £15,217 per resident, compared with £13,134 across England.

Public spending identified for each area · 2024–25
Area	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices	Total cash (£ million)
North of England	£13,512	£13,512	218,498
Midlands	£12,709	£12,709	142,982
South of England, excluding London	£12,217	£12,217	270,097
London	£15,217	£15,217	138,323
England	£13,134	£13,134	769,898
United Kingdom	£13,504	£13,504	935,588

The North, Midlands and South are separate groups of English regions. London is shown separately from the South. The England and UK rows are wider totals, so the rows should not be added together.

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Public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £8,112.2 per person in 1999/2000; £13,133.69 per person in 2024/2025. 61.9% higher between these observations.

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Public spending identified for this area · total spending, cash

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ million · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £216,109 million in 1999/2000; £769,898 million in 2024/2025. 256.3% higher between these observations.

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Public spending identified for this area · total spending, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ million · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £398,170.79 million in 1999/2000; £769,898 million in 2024/2025. 93.4% higher between these observations.

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Public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, cash

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £4,402.93 per person in 1999/2000; £13,133.69 per person in 2024/2025. 198.3% higher between these observations.

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Day-to-day public spending identified for this area

Day-to-day public spending identified for this area · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	204,815	377,362.12	£4,173	£7,688
2000–01	218,469	399,257.428	£4,433	£8,101
2001–02	239,876	429,531.324	£4,845	£8,676
2002–03	254,339	446,200.601	£5,113	£8,971
2003–04	278,602	477,278.571	£5,573	£9,547
2004–05	297,407	494,566.597	£5,913	£9,833
2005–06	313,827	507,735.329	£6,190	£10,015
2006–07	325,820	511,970.731	£6,380	£10,025
2007–08	345,856	532,914.436	£6,717	£10,350
2008–09	368,050	546,562.043	£7,090	£10,529
2009–10	397,576	583,104.235	£7,601	£11,148
2010–11	405,921	585,691.315	£7,694	£11,101
2011–12	411,007	581,261.281	£7,725	£10,925
2012–13	418,120	581,615.036	£7,799	£10,849
2013–14	422,290	576,088.159	£7,816	£10,662
2014–15	432,175	581,826.076	£7,933	£10,680
2015–16	440,761	590,166.257	£8,024	£10,744
2016–17	446,384	585,932.404	£8,062	£10,582
2017–18	453,097	587,599.99	£8,135	£10,550
2018–19	467,974	593,534.015	£8,357	£10,599
2019–20	487,132	601,923.396	£8,660	£10,700
2020–21	657,833	773,256.922	£11,667	£13,714
2021–22	590,170	690,778.647	£10,408	£12,183
2022–23	627,135	685,984.295	£10,937	£11,963
2023–24	649,693	675,194.308	£11,181	£11,620
2024–25	686,592	686,592	£11,713	£11,713

Capital public spending identified for this area

Capital public spending identified for this area · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	11,294	20,808.67	£230	£424
2000–01	12,315	22,505.963	£250	£457
2001–02	16,507	29,558.078	£333	£597
2002–03	19,818	34,767.784	£398	£699
2003–04	21,893	37,505.329	£438	£750
2004–05	24,985	41,548.27	£497	£826
2005–06	28,785	46,570.759	£568	£919
2006–07	31,631	49,702.738	£619	£973
2007–08	34,081	52,513.927	£662	£1,020
2008–09	40,955	60,819.042	£789	£1,172
2009–10	45,933	67,367.564	£878	£1,288
2010–11	40,849	58,939.805	£774	£1,117
2011–12	37,197	52,605.371	£699	£989
2012–13	35,940	49,993.41	£670	£933
2013–14	39,394	53,741.308	£729	£995
2014–15	41,694	56,131.559	£765	£1,030
2015–16	42,915	57,461.946	£781	£1,046
2016–17	44,951	59,003.565	£812	£1,066
2017–18	49,899	64,711.644	£896	£1,162
2018–19	52,862	67,045.167	£944	£1,197
2019–20	55,468	68,538.891	£986	£1,218
2020–21	79,681	93,661.894	£1,413	£1,661
2021–22	59,572	69,727.478	£1,051	£1,230
2022–23	71,088	77,758.779	£1,240	£1,356
2023–24	80,441	83,598.415	£1,384	£1,439
2024–25	83,306	83,306	£1,421	£1,421

Day-to-day spending pays for running services. Capital spending includes buildings and equipment, so a large project can make one year much higher.

Annual figures and service breakdown

Public spending identified for England · full reviewed history
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	216,109	398,170.79	£4,403	£8,112
2000–01	230,783	421,761.563	£4,682	£8,557
2001–02	256,383	459,089.402	£5,179	£9,273
2002–03	274,157	480,968.385	£5,512	£9,669
2003–04	300,495	514,783.901	£6,011	£10,297
2004–05	322,391	536,113.205	£6,410	£10,659
2005–06	342,612	554,306.088	£6,758	£10,934
2006–07	357,451	561,673.47	£6,999	£10,998
2007–08	379,938	585,429.905	£7,379	£11,370
2008–09	409,004	607,379.6	£7,879	£11,700
2009–10	443,510	650,473.266	£8,479	£12,435
2010–11	446,771	644,632.563	£8,468	£12,219
2011–12	448,204	633,866.652	£8,424	£11,913
2012–13	454,061	631,609.837	£8,470	£11,782
2013–14	461,684	629,829.467	£8,545	£11,657
2014–15	473,869	637,957.635	£8,698	£11,710
2015–16	483,676	647,628.203	£8,806	£11,790
2016–17	491,335	644,935.969	£8,873	£11,647
2017–18	502,996	652,311.635	£9,031	£11,712
2018–19	520,836	660,579.182	£9,300	£11,796
2019–20	542,600	670,462.286	£9,646	£11,918
2020–21	737,514	866,918.816	£13,080	£15,375
2021–22	649,743	760,507.295	£11,459	£13,412
2022–23	698,222	763,741.98	£12,177	£13,319
2023–24	730,133	758,791.684	£12,566	£13,059
2024–25	769,898	769,898	£13,134	£13,134

General public services

General public services — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £103.6 per person in 1999/2000; £154.37 per person in 2024/2025. 49% higher between these observations.

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General public services · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	2,760	5,085.172	£56	£104
2000–01	2,776	5,073.208	£56	£103
2001–02	3,891	6,967.376	£79	£141
2002–03	4,061	7,124.431	£82	£143
2003–04	4,588	7,859.793	£92	£157
2004–05	5,453	9,067.949	£108	£180
2005–06	5,583	9,032.64	£110	£178
2006–07	5,606	8,808.876	£110	£172
2007–08	5,609	8,642.664	£109	£168
2008–09	6,495	9,645.213	£125	£186
2009–10	6,550	9,606.548	£125	£184
2010–11	6,198	8,942.91	£117	£170
2011–12	4,722	6,678.027	£89	£126
2012–13	4,851	6,747.858	£90	£126
2013–14	4,626	6,310.791	£86	£117
2014–15	4,800	6,462.116	£88	£119
2015–16	4,330	5,797.745	£79	£106
2016–17	5,455	7,160.34	£99	£129
2017–18	4,963	6,436.279	£89	£116
2018–19	5,196	6,590.116	£93	£118
2019–20	5,881	7,266.842	£105	£129
2020–21	7,957	9,353.142	£141	£166
2021–22	7,739	9,058.298	£136	£160
2022–23	7,189	7,863.604	£125	£137
2023–24	7,815	8,121.749	£134	£140
2024–25	9,049	9,049	£154	£154

Defence

Defence — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1.46 per person in 1999/2000; £1.09 per person in 2024/2025. 25.4% lower between these observations.

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Defence · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	39	71.856	£1	£1
2000–01	5	9.138	£0	£0
2001–02	45	80.579	£1	£2
2002–03	37	64.911	£1	£1
2003–04	124	212.427	£2	£4
2004–05	70	116.405	£1	£2
2005–06	67	108.398	£1	£2
2006–07	78	122.564	£2	£2
2007–08	77	118.646	£1	£2
2008–09	72	106.922	£1	£2
2009–10	68	99.732	£1	£2
2010–11	65	93.787	£1	£2
2011–12	45	63.641	£1	£1
2012–13	45	62.596	£1	£1
2013–14	47	64.117	£1	£1
2014–15	42	56.544	£1	£1
2015–16	38	50.881	£1	£1
2016–17	40	52.505	£1	£1
2017–18	36	46.687	£1	£1
2018–19	35	44.391	£1	£1
2019–20	47	58.075	£1	£1
2020–21	135	158.687	£2	£3
2021–22	119	139.286	£2	£2
2022–23	80	87.507	£1	£2
2023–24	63	65.473	£1	£1
2024–25	64	64	£1	£1

Public order and safety

Public order and safety — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £452.59 per person in 1999/2000; £653.09 per person in 2024/2025. 44.3% higher between these observations.

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Public order and safety · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	12,057	22,214.462	£246	£453
2000–01	13,134	24,002.705	£266	£487
2001–02	17,373	31,108.772	£351	£628
2002–03	18,718	32,837.995	£376	£660
2003–04	20,282	34,745.494	£406	£695
2004–05	21,901	36,419.799	£435	£724
2005–06	22,635	36,620.779	£446	£722
2006–07	23,544	36,995.393	£461	£724
2007–08	24,797	38,208.617	£482	£742
2008–09	26,457	39,289.205	£510	£757
2009–10	26,605	39,020.183	£509	£746
2010–11	25,692	37,070.221	£487	£703
2011–12	24,200	34,224.534	£455	£643
2012–13	23,809	33,118.895	£444	£618
2013–14	22,654	30,904.594	£419	£572
2014–15	23,076	31,066.625	£424	£570
2015–16	23,045	30,856.59	£420	£562
2016–17	23,126	30,355.642	£418	£548
2017–18	24,432	31,684.701	£439	£569
2018–19	25,087	31,817.981	£448	£568
2019–20	26,703	32,995.493	£475	£587
2020–21	29,103	34,209.436	£516	£607
2021–22	30,273	35,433.76	£534	£625
2022–23	32,482	35,530.056	£566	£620
2023–24	35,268	36,652.316	£607	£631
2024–25	38,284	38,284	£653	£653

Economic affairs

Economic affairs — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £593.21 per person in 1999/2000; £1,190.72 per person in 2024/2025. 100.7% higher between these observations.

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Economic affairs · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	15,803	29,116.293	£322	£593
2000–01	17,230	31,488.245	£350	£639
2001–02	21,183	37,931.106	£428	£766
2002–03	23,189	40,681.711	£466	£818
2003–04	25,245	43,247.707	£505	£865
2004–05	25,753	42,825.399	£512	£851
2005–06	26,754	43,284.838	£528	£854
2006–07	27,619	43,398.562	£541	£850
2007–08	26,770	41,248.726	£520	£801
2008–09	29,300	43,511.12	£564	£838
2009–10	33,076	48,510.865	£632	£927
2010–11	28,985	41,821.593	£549	£793
2011–12	28,349	40,092.203	£533	£754
2012–13	26,361	36,668.789	£492	£684
2013–14	29,782	40,628.614	£551	£752
2014–15	30,070	40,482.467	£552	£743
2015–16	35,137	47,047.429	£640	£857
2016–17	37,212	48,845.202	£672	£882
2017–18	40,769	52,871.381	£732	£949
2018–19	47,663	60,451.247	£851	£1,079
2019–20	52,175	64,469.904	£927	£1,146
2020–21	171,890	202,049.961	£3,049	£3,584
2021–22	81,277	95,132.616	£1,433	£1,678
2022–23	101,487	111,010.37	£1,770	£1,936
2023–24	75,867	78,844.88	£1,306	£1,357
2024–25	69,800	69,800	£1,191	£1,191

Environment protection

Environment protection — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £121.43 per person in 1999/2000; £231.66 per person in 2024/2025. 90.8% higher between these observations.

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Environment protection · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	3,235	5,960.337	£66	£121
2000–01	3,699	6,760.013	£75	£137
2001–02	4,285	7,672.888	£87	£155
2002–03	4,915	8,622.649	£99	£173
2003–04	4,851	8,310.344	£97	£166
2004–05	5,411	8,998.106	£108	£179
2005–06	6,307	10,203.987	£124	£201
2006–07	7,239	11,374.858	£142	£223
2007–08	7,525	11,594.945	£146	£225
2008–09	7,221	10,723.338	£139	£207
2009–10	8,167	11,978.118	£156	£229
2010–11	8,422	12,151.853	£160	£230
2011–12	8,194	11,588.257	£154	£218
2012–13	8,193	11,396.661	£153	£213
2013–14	8,610	11,745.765	£159	£217
2014–15	9,130	12,291.484	£168	£226
2015–16	9,110	12,198.027	£166	£222
2016–17	8,599	11,287.216	£155	£204
2017–18	9,329	12,098.337	£167	£217
2018–19	8,618	10,930.257	£154	£195
2019–20	9,079	11,218.443	£161	£199
2020–21	9,986	11,738.152	£177	£208
2021–22	10,894	12,751.144	£192	£225
2022–23	11,539	12,621.8	£201	£220
2023–24	12,853	13,357.497	£221	£230
2024–25	13,580	13,580	£232	£232

Housing and community amenities

Housing and community amenities — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £131.34 per person in 1999/2000; £276.53 per person in 2024/2025. 110.5% higher between these observations.

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Housing and community amenities · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	3,499	6,446.745	£71	£131
2000–01	3,646	6,663.154	£74	£135
2001–02	4,154	7,438.314	£84	£150
2002–03	3,384	5,936.733	£68	£119
2003–04	4,441	7,607.965	£89	£152
2004–05	5,815	9,669.93	£116	£192
2005–06	7,718	12,486.82	£152	£246
2006–07	8,505	13,364.161	£167	£262
2007–08	9,602	14,795.303	£186	£287
2008–09	11,492	17,065.863	£221	£329
2009–10	12,629	18,522.304	£241	£354
2010–11	9,999	14,427.259	£190	£273
2011–12	6,861	9,703.08	£129	£182
2012–13	7,010	9,751.08	£131	£182
2013–14	6,936	9,462.094	£128	£175
2014–15	7,336	9,876.268	£135	£181
2015–16	6,853	9,175.969	£125	£167
2016–17	7,295	9,575.56	£132	£173
2017–18	8,091	10,492.834	£145	£188
2018–19	8,235	10,444.496	£147	£187
2019–20	10,073	12,446.676	£179	£221
2020–21	9,679	11,377.285	£172	£202
2021–22	10,639	12,452.673	£188	£220
2022–23	12,299	13,453.118	£214	£235
2023–24	15,575	16,186.339	£268	£279
2024–25	16,210	16,210	£277	£277

Health

Health — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,500.49 per person in 1999/2000; £3,462.02 per person in 2024/2025. 130.7% higher between these observations.

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Health · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	39,973	73,648.395	£814	£1,500
2000–01	43,748	79,950.537	£888	£1,622
2001–02	48,940	87,633.873	£989	£1,770
2002–03	53,695	94,200.029	£1,079	£1,894
2003–04	60,922	104,366.678	£1,219	£2,088
2004–05	67,781	112,714.961	£1,348	£2,241
2005–06	73,203	118,433.88	£1,444	£2,336
2006–07	76,926	120,876.129	£1,506	£2,367
2007–08	83,336	128,408.81	£1,618	£2,494
2008–09	88,687	131,702.073	£1,708	£2,537
2009–10	96,117	140,969.852	£1,838	£2,695
2010–11	98,329	141,875.984	£1,864	£2,689
2011–12	99,795	141,133.775	£1,876	£2,653
2012–13	102,479	142,550.768	£1,912	£2,659
2013–14	107,365	146,467.369	£1,987	£2,711
2014–15	111,617	150,267.094	£2,049	£2,758
2015–16	115,461	154,598.946	£2,102	£2,815
2016–17	118,101	155,021.692	£2,133	£2,800
2017–18	122,138	158,394.974	£2,193	£2,844
2018–19	127,050	161,138.218	£2,269	£2,877
2019–20	136,682	168,890.76	£2,430	£3,002
2020–21	182,932	215,029.4	£3,244	£3,814
2021–22	179,219	209,771.182	£3,161	£3,700
2022–23	175,759	192,251.929	£3,065	£3,353
2023–24	187,703	195,070.591	£3,230	£3,357
2024–25	202,944	202,944	£3,462	£3,462

Recreation, culture and religion

Recreation, culture and religion — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £220.98 per person in 1999/2000; £120.35 per person in 2024/2025. 45.5% lower between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Recreation, culture and religion · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	5,887	10,846.524	£120	£221
2000–01	5,938	10,851.84	£120	£220
2001–02	4,710	8,433.91	£95	£170
2002–03	4,643	8,145.465	£93	£164
2003–04	4,914	8,418.27	£98	£168
2004–05	4,932	8,201.564	£98	£163
2005–06	5,462	8,836.876	£108	£174
2006–07	5,572	8,755.451	£109	£171
2007–08	5,691	8,769.014	£111	£170
2008–09	5,993	8,899.732	£115	£171
2009–10	6,316	9,263.352	£121	£177
2010–11	5,963	8,603.835	£113	£163
2011–12	5,846	8,267.629	£110	£155
2012–13	6,253	8,698.074	£117	£162
2013–14	5,477	7,471.725	£101	£138
2014–15	5,795	7,801.659	£106	£143
2015–16	5,433	7,274.63	£99	£132
2016–17	5,452	7,156.402	£98	£129
2017–18	5,632	7,303.873	£101	£131
2018–19	5,360	6,798.118	£96	£121
2019–20	5,589	6,906.033	£99	£123
2020–21	6,942	8,160.049	£123	£145
2021–22	6,647	7,780.141	£117	£137
2022–23	7,116	7,783.753	£124	£136
2023–24	6,777	7,043.006	£117	£121
2024–25	7,055	7,055	£120	£120

Education (includes training)

Education (includes training) — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £1,276.5 per person in 1999/2000; £1,722.24 per person in 2024/2025. 34.9% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Education (includes training) · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	34,006	62,654.475	£693	£1,277
2000–01	37,044	67,698.814	£752	£1,374
2001–02	41,512	74,333.007	£839	£1,501
2002–03	44,377	77,852.96	£892	£1,565
2003–04	50,137	85,890.682	£1,003	£1,718
2004–05	53,486	88,943.398	£1,063	£1,768
2005–06	57,387	92,845.445	£1,132	£1,831
2006–07	59,849	94,042.527	£1,172	£1,841
2007–08	64,834	99,899.885	£1,259	£1,940
2008–09	68,762	102,113.026	£1,325	£1,967
2009–10	73,700	108,091.993	£1,409	£2,066
2010–11	76,734	110,717.202	£1,454	£2,099
2011–12	71,834	101,590.296	£1,350	£1,909
2012–13	69,933	97,278.495	£1,304	£1,815
2013–14	70,348	95,968.765	£1,302	£1,776
2014–15	70,718	95,205.823	£1,298	£1,748
2015–16	70,288	94,113.603	£1,280	£1,713
2016–17	71,571	93,945.5	£1,293	£1,697
2017–18	70,584	91,537.039	£1,267	£1,644
2018–19	72,341	91,750.491	£1,292	£1,638
2019–20	74,088	91,546.646	£1,317	£1,627
2020–21	77,140	90,675.048	£1,368	£1,608
2021–22	81,266	95,119.741	£1,433	£1,678
2022–23	88,119	96,387.939	£1,537	£1,681
2023–24	93,844	97,527.501	£1,615	£1,678
2024–25	100,958	100,958	£1,722	£1,722

Social protection

Social protection — public spending identified for this area · spending per resident, allowing for inflation

1999/2000 to 2024/2025

England · £ per resident · 2024–25 prices, allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: 1999/2000 to 2024/2025. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £3,710.43 per person in 1999/2000; £5,321.64 per person in 2024/2025. 43.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Social protection · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	98,846	182,119.162	£2,014	£3,710
2000–01	103,564	189,265.737	£2,101	£3,840
2001–02	110,289	197,487.786	£2,228	£3,989
2002–03	117,140	205,505.008	£2,355	£4,132
2003–04	124,990	214,122.83	£2,500	£4,283
2004–05	131,789	219,155.693	£2,620	£4,357
2005–06	137,497	222,454.042	£2,712	£4,388
2006–07	142,511	223,931.806	£2,791	£4,385
2007–08	151,698	233,744.836	£2,946	£4,540
2008–09	164,524	244,321.623	£3,169	£4,707
2009–10	180,279	264,405.921	£3,446	£5,055
2010–11	186,381	268,923.591	£3,533	£5,097
2011–12	198,357	280,523.796	£3,728	£5,272
2012–13	205,127	285,336.62	£3,826	£5,322
2013–14	205,841	280,808.361	£3,810	£5,197
2014–15	211,285	284,447.556	£3,878	£5,221
2015–16	213,982	286,515.722	£3,896	£5,216
2016–17	214,486	281,538.535	£3,874	£5,085
2017–18	217,023	281,446.826	£3,897	£5,053
2018–19	221,250	280,612.6	£3,951	£5,011
2019–20	222,282	274,662.178	£3,951	£4,883
2020–21	241,753	284,171.181	£4,288	£5,040
2021–22	241,670	282,868.454	£4,262	£4,989
2022–23	262,153	286,752.997	£4,572	£5,001
2023–24	294,371	305,925.45	£5,066	£5,265
2024–25	311,955	311,955	£5,322	£5,322

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Include the share of UK-wide spending

This wider measure also allocates spending that is not tied to one area, plus accounting adjustments. It answers a different question and is kept separate from the figures above.

Public spending including allocated UK-wide amounts · England
Financial year	Total cash (£ million)	Total at 2024–25 prices (£ million)	Cash per resident	Per resident at 2024–25 prices
1999–00	298,250	549,511.766	£6,076	£11,196
2000–01	316,819	578,994.452	£6,428	£11,747
2001–02	340,291	609,338.34	£6,874	£12,308
2002–03	368,874	647,135.517	£7,416	£13,010
2003–04	403,338	690,966.269	£8,068	£13,821
2004–05	437,994	728,352.736	£8,708	£14,481
2005–06	461,780	747,105.954	£9,109	£14,737
2006–07	483,841	760,273.865	£9,474	£14,887
2007–08	514,186	792,286.797	£9,986	£15,387
2008–09	563,022	836,099.591	£10,846	£16,106
2009–10	592,115	868,424.563	£11,320	£16,602
2010–11	611,026	881,631.208	£11,582	£16,711
2011–12	611,093	864,230.293	£11,485	£16,243
2012–13	623,204	866,891.842	£11,625	£16,170
2013–14	628,733	857,717.768	£11,636	£15,874
2014–15	647,979	872,357.446	£11,894	£16,012
2015–16	655,299	877,426.446	£11,930	£15,974
2016–17	669,491	878,787.033	£12,091	£15,871
2017–18	691,641	896,956.38	£12,418	£16,105
2018–19	705,966	895,380.586	£12,606	£15,989
2019–20	730,124	902,175.832	£12,979	£16,038
2020–21	913,386	1,073,649.462	£16,200	£19,042
2021–22	857,148	1,003,269.457	£15,117	£17,694
2022–23	959,759	1,049,821.172	£16,738	£18,308
2023–24	1,019,332	1,059,342.127	£17,543	£18,232
2024–25	1,068,931	1,068,931	£18,235	£18,235

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Does higher spending mean an area is favoured?

These figures alone cannot answer that. Health, age, deprivation, prices and the services provided all affect how much an area needs. A larger amount can mean higher costs or greater need, rather than better services.

London’s services also support commuters and visitors. Dividing by residents is useful for a consistent comparison, but it does not count everyone using those services. The same issue can matter in other employment and visitor centres.

To assess fairness, compare the same service and year, then examine local needs, delivery costs and outcomes. A spending league table is not enough.

What is included and how the figures are calculated

The main charts use spending identified as benefiting people in an area. They do not simply count where an office, contractor or building is located. Council figures overlap with these totals and must not be added to them.

Each financial year runs from April to March. Per-resident figures use the financial-year population published with these spending tables. The council pages use mid-year population at the financial-year start, so the conventions differ.

The North combines the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber. The Midlands combines the East and West Midlands. The South excluding London combines the East of England, South East and South West. Spending and populations are added before calculating each group’s per-person amount.

Inflation-adjusted figures use a broad measure of prices across the economy, expressed at 2024–25 prices. This is not a separate measure of the price of each public service.

The reviewed history runs from 1999–2000 to 2024–25. It has 26 annual observations, rather than an invented 30-year record.

The source publishes countries and nine English regions, not an all-public-spending total for every council or city. Council spending is a separate, overlapping subset.

Higher spending per resident is not itself proof of unfair allocation. London transport, infrastructure and public services also serve commuters, visitors and wider beneficiaries. These figures are not adjusted for need, costs or daytime population.