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.
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)
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GOV.UK. (September 7, 2024). 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) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535585/public-spending-on-universal-credit-and-housing-benefits-uk/
GOV.UK. "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)." Chart. September 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535585/public-spending-on-universal-credit-and-housing-benefits-uk/
GOV.UK. (2024). 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). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535585/public-spending-on-universal-credit-and-housing-benefits-uk/
GOV.UK. "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)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535585/public-spending-on-universal-credit-and-housing-benefits-uk/
GOV.UK, 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) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535585/public-spending-on-universal-credit-and-housing-benefits-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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) [Graph], GOV.UK, September 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535585/public-spending-on-universal-credit-and-housing-benefits-uk/
