Government expenditure on housing benefit in the UK 1970-2024
In 2023/24 the government of the United Kingdom is expected to spend approximately 15.6 billion British pounds on housing benefits, compared with 16.7 billion in the previous year.
Government expenditure on housing benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in million GBP)
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- Basic Statistic Regional share of houses recorded as long-term empty in England in 2018
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on housing benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283949/housing-benefit-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on housing benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283949/housing-benefit-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Government expenditure on housing benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283949/housing-benefit-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Housing Benefit in The United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283949/housing-benefit-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on housing benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283949/housing-benefit-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Government expenditure on housing benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2023/24 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283949/housing-benefit-united-kingdom-uk-government-spending/