In 2012/13 council tax benefits in the UK amounted to approximately 6.6 billion pounds. On 1 April, 2013, council tax benefit was abolished by the government and replaced by 'council tax reduction'. This was designed to save the government money and meant that some households lost out on a part, or all, of the previous benefit they had been receiving.
Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP
2012/13
6,644
2011/12
6,775
2010/11
6,904
2009/10
6,709
2008/09
6,130
2007/08
6,039
2006/07
6,053
2005/06
5,952
2004/05
5,763
2003/04
5,384
2002/03
4,837
2001/02
4,688
2000/01
4,570
1999/00
4,503
1998/99
4,457
1997/98
4,411
1996/97
4,256
1995/96
4,167
1994/95
4,081
1993/94
3,874
1992/93
3,476
1991/92
2,964
1990/91
4,751
1989/90
4,123
1988/89
3,579
1987/88
4,763
1986/87
4,845
1985/86
4,560
1984/85
4,402
1983/84
4,191
1982/83
3,904
1981/82
3,447
1980/81
2,563
1979/80
2,267
1978/79
2,299
1977/78
2,445
1976/77
1,115
1975/76
1,176
1974/75
1,058
1973/74
424
1972/73
378
1971/72
319
1970/71
294
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 21, 2024). Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2024). Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Council Tax Benefit in The United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Government expenditure on council tax benefit in the United Kingdom from 1970/71 to 2012/13 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284433/united-kingdom-uk-government-spending-council-tax-benefit/
