In 2023/24, the government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 360 billion British pounds on social protection, with spending on old age social protection amounting to 155.6 billion pounds.
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Public sector expenditure on social protection in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by sub-function
(in million GBP)
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GOV.UK, & HM Treasury. (July 30, 2024). Public sector expenditure on social protection in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by sub-function (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/489961/uk-social-protection-spending-by-type/
GOV.UK, und HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on social protection in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by sub-function (in million GBP)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489961/uk-social-protection-spending-by-type/
GOV.UK, HM Treasury. (2024). Public sector expenditure on social protection in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by sub-function (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489961/uk-social-protection-spending-by-type/
GOV.UK, and HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on Social Protection in The United Kingdom in 2023/24, by Sub-function (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489961/uk-social-protection-spending-by-type/
GOV.UK & HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on social protection in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by sub-function (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489961/uk-social-protection-spending-by-type/ (last visited June 12, 2025)
Public sector expenditure on social protection in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by sub-function (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & HM Treasury, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/489961/uk-social-protection-spending-by-type/