majority government · David Cameron, Theresa May

Conservative 2015–2017 government

What the official statistics did while this government was in office. The first column is the level when the government took office, taken from the last complete statistical period before 8 May 2015. The latest column is the last complete period before 9 June 2017. Changes describe the period; they do not attribute cause.

8 May 2015
to 9 June 2017

Crime

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Police-recorded crime (excluding fraud)ONS · offences3,574,552Year ending March 20154,321,587Year ending March 2017 20.9%+747,035 · 2 periods
Violence against the person (police-recorded)ONS · offences778,198Year ending March 20151,158,111Year ending March 2017 48.8%+379,913 · 2 periods
Homicide (police-recorded)ONS · offences539Year ending March 2015709Year ending March 2017 31.5%+170 · 2 periods
Sexual offences (police-recorded)ONS · offences88,576Year ending March 2015123,058Year ending March 2017 38.9%+34,482 · 2 periods
Robbery (police-recorded)ONS · offences50,154Year ending March 201559,418Year ending March 2017 18.5%+9,264 · 2 periods
Theft offences (police-recorded)ONS · offences1,750,607Year ending March 20151,881,317Year ending March 2017 7.5%+130,710 · 2 periods
Residential burglary (police-recorded)ONS · offencesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Vehicle offences (police-recorded)ONS · offences349,522Year ending March 2015407,513Year ending March 2017 16.6%+57,991 · 2 periods
Criminal damage and arson (police-recorded)ONS · offences503,259Year ending March 2015565,063Year ending March 2017 12.3%+61,804 · 2 periods
Drug offences (police-recorded)ONS · offences170,689Year ending March 2015139,223Year ending March 2017 18.4%31,466 · 2 periods
Possession of weapons (police-recorded)ONS · offences21,890Year ending March 201531,316Year ending March 2017 43.1%+9,426 · 2 periods
Public order offences (police-recorded)ONS · offences159,217Year ending March 2015284,571Year ending March 2017 78.7%+125,354 · 2 periods
Crime Survey estimate of all crime (including fraud)ONS · incidentsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crime Survey estimate of all crime (excluding fraud)ONS · incidents7,177,000Year ending March 20156,057,000Year ending March 2017 15.6%1,120,000 · 2 periods
Crime Survey estimate of violenceONS · incidents1,726,000Year ending March 20151,432,000Year ending March 2017 17.0%294,000 · 2 periods
Crime Survey estimate of theftONS · incidents4,026,000Year ending March 20153,327,000Year ending March 2017 17.4%699,000 · 2 periods
Offences involving a knife or sharp instrumentONS · offencesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Arrests for notifiable offencesHome Office · arrests941,692Year ending March 2015762,419Year ending March 2017 19.0%179,273 · 2 periods
Police use of force reportsHome Office · reportsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crimes recorded by the police in ScotlandScottish Government · crimesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crimes and offences recorded in Scotland per 10,000 peopleScottish Government · per 10,000 populationNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crimes recorded by the police in Northern IrelandPolice Service of Northern Ireland · crimes103,177Year ending March 201598,036Year ending March 2017 5.0%5,141 · 2 periods
Crimes recorded in Northern Ireland per 1,000 peoplePolice Service of Northern Ireland · per 1,000 population56Year ending March 201553Year ending March 2017 5.4%3 · 2 periods
Magistrates' court open casesMinistry of Justice · casesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crown Court receiptsMinistry of Justice · casesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crown Court disposalsMinistry of Justice · casesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crown Court median days from offence to completionMinistry of Justice · daysNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Prison population on remandMinistry of Justice · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Sentenced prison populationMinistry of Justice · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Foreign national prison populationMinistry of Justice · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Probation caseloadMinistry of Justice · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
ProsecutionsMinistry of Justice · defendantsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
ConvictionsMinistry of Justice · offendersNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Immediate custodial sentencesMinistry of Justice · offendersNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Custody rateMinistry of Justice · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average custodial sentence length (indictable offences)Ministry of Justice · monthsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Proven reoffending rateMinistry of Justice · percent29.4%2015 Q129.2%2017 Q1 0.6%0.2% · 8 periods
Adult proven reoffending rateMinistry of Justice · percent28.2%2015 Q128.4%2017 Q1 0.7%+0.2% · 8 periods
Police officers (full-time equivalent)Home Office · officers (FTE)127,192Year ending March 2015123,142Year ending March 2017 3.2%4,050 · 2 periods
Police officers per 100,000 populationHome Office · officers per 100,000 populationNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Stop and searchesHome Office · searches541,144Year ending March 2015304,132Year ending March 2017 43.8%237,012 · 2 periods
Stop and search arrest rateHome Office · percent13.8%Year ending March 201517.1%Year ending March 2017 23.5%+3.2% · 2 periods

Crime during this government, with charts

Migration

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Net migrationONS · people296,000Year ending March 2015240,000Year ending March 2017 18.9%56,000 · 8 periods
ImmigrationONS · people780,000Year ending March 2015759,000Year ending March 2017 2.7%21,000 · 8 periods
EmigrationONS · people484,000Year ending March 2015519,000Year ending March 2017 7.2%+35,000 · 8 periods
Census 2021 usual residentsONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Census 2011 usual residentsONS · peopleThe last period published before this government took office is too old to serve as a fair starting level.
Asylum claims from unaccompanied childrenHome Office · people5252015 Q15462017 Q1 4.0%+21 · 8 periods
Asylum refusals by nationalityHome Office · people8,4402015 Q15,1942017 Q1 38.5%3,246 · 8 periods
Returns by destination groupHome Office · returns14,5402015 Q113,9052017 Q1 4.4%635 · 8 periods
Work visas grantedHome Office · visas167,1462014163,9222016 1.9%3,224 · 2 periods
Study visas grantedHome Office · visas293,6482014294,4542016 0.3%+806 · 2 periods
Family visas grantedHome Office · visas34,852201437,7812016 8.4%+2,929 · 2 periods
Visitor visas grantedHome Office · visas1,878,55120141,902,7282016 1.3%+24,177 · 2 periods
Entry clearance visas granted (all types)Home Office · visas2,448,56320142,478,9732016 1.2%+30,410 · 2 periods
People offered safe and legal (humanitarian) routesHome Office · people5,236201411,2512016 114.9%+6,015 · 2 periods
Asylum claimsHome Office · people32,344201439,3572016 21.7%+7,013 · 2 periods
Initial decisions on asylum claimsHome Office · people25,883201431,0112016 19.8%+5,128 · 2 periods
Asylum grants at initial decisionHome Office · people10,10120149,9442016 1.6%157 · 2 periods
Asylum grant rate at initial decisionHome Office · percent41.2%201434%2016 17.5%7.2% · 2 periods
Asylum backlogHome Office · people22,898201427,8572016 21.7%+4,959 · 2 periods
Asylum seekers receiving supportHome Office · people36,223201445,1522016 24.7%+8,929 · 2 periods
Asylum seekers accommodated in hotelsHome Office · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Asylum-related returnsHome Office · returns6,86520145,1162016 25.5%1,749 · 2 periods
Small boat arrivalsHome Office · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
People entering immigration detentionHome Office · entries30,364201428,9032016 4.8%1,461 · 2 periods
People in immigration detentionHome Office · people3,46220142,7382016 20.9%724 · 2 periods
Enforced returnsHome Office · returns13,541201411,9032016 12.1%1,638 · 2 periods
Voluntary returnsHome Office · returns27,815201428,4742016 2.4%+659 · 2 periods
Small boat arrivals (weekly)Home Office · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.

Migration during this government, with charts

Justice

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Average sentence length of prisoners released from determinate sentencesMinistry of Justice · monthsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Prison populationMinistry of Justice · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Prison useable operational capacityMinistry of Justice · placesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Crown Court open casesMinistry of Justice · casesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Charge rateHome Office · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Homicides (Homicide Index)ONS · offences504Year ending March 2015689Year ending March 2017 36.7%+185 · 2 periods

Justice during this government, with charts

Population

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Net internal migration by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
International migration into a local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
International migration out of a local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Net international migration by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Births by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Deaths by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Births minus deaths by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Other population change by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Population by local authorityONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
UK populationONS · people64,618,693201465,605,8412016 1.5%+987,148 · 2 periods
Great Britain populationONS · people62,775,507201463,739,7992016 1.5%+964,292 · 2 periods

Population during this government, with charts

Work

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residenceONS · £ a yearNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residenceONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
People claiming unemployment-related benefitsONS · people833,025April 2015809,855May 2017 2.8%23,170 · 25 periods
Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64ONS · percent2%April 20151.9%May 2017 5.0%0.1% · 25 periods
Employment rateONS · percent73.4%2015 Q174.7%2017 Q1 1.8%+1.3% · 8 periods
People in employmentONS · people31,218,0002015 Q132,017,0002017 Q1 2.6%+799,000 · 8 periods
Unemployment rateONS · percent5.5%2015 Q14.6%2017 Q1 16.4%0.9% · 8 periods
People unemployedONS · people1,826,0002015 Q11,530,0002017 Q1 16.2%296,000 · 8 periods
Economic inactivity rateONS · percent22.2%2015 Q121.6%2017 Q1 2.7%0.6% · 8 periods
People economically inactiveONS · people9,067,0002015 Q18,925,0002017 Q1 1.6%142,000 · 8 periods
Economically inactive because of long-term sicknessONS · people2,026,0002015 Q11,991,0002017 Q1 1.7%35,000 · 8 periods
Job vacanciesONS · vacancies729,0002015 Q1766,0002017 Q1 5.1%+37,000 · 8 periods
Average weekly payONS · ££4782015 Q1£4992017 Q1 4.4%+£21 · 8 periods
Average weekly pay, real termsONS · ££4522015 Q1£4582017 Q1 1.3%+£6 · 8 periods

Work during this government, with charts

Tax

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Total HMRC receiptsHMRC · £ million£514.1bnYear ending March 2015£568bnYear ending March 2017 10.5%+£53.9bn · 2 periods
Income Tax receiptsHMRC · £ million£163.1bnYear ending March 2015£177.1bnYear ending March 2017 8.6%+£14bn · 2 periods
National Insurance receiptsHMRC · £ million£110.4bnYear ending March 2015£124.5bnYear ending March 2017 12.7%+£14.1bn · 2 periods
VAT receiptsHMRC · £ million£111.4bnYear ending March 2015£119.8bnYear ending March 2017 7.6%+£8.4bn · 2 periods
Corporation Tax receiptsHMRC · £ million£41.1bnYear ending March 2015£48bnYear ending March 2017 16.9%+£6.9bn · 2 periods
Capital Gains Tax receiptsHMRC · £ million£5.6bnYear ending March 2015£8.6bnYear ending March 2017 54.0%+£3bn · 2 periods
Inheritance Tax receiptsHMRC · £ million£3.8bnYear ending March 2015£4.8bnYear ending March 2017 26.8%+£1bn · 2 periods
Stamp Duty Land Tax receiptsHMRC · £ million£10.7bnYear ending March 2015£11.8bnYear ending March 2017 9.6%+£1bn · 2 periods
Fuel duty receiptsHMRC · £ million£27.2bnYear ending March 2015£27.9bnYear ending March 2017 2.9%+£780m · 2 periods
Tobacco duty receiptsHMRC · £ million£9.5bnYear ending March 2015£8.9bnYear ending March 2017 6.7%£639m · 2 periods
Central government receiptsONS · £ million£54.2bnApril 2015£54.1bnMay 2017 0.2%£133m · 25 periods

Tax during this government, with charts

Public finances

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Borrowing forecasts, per cent of GDPOBR · per cent of GDP5.2%Year ending March 20152.8%Year ending March 2017 45.4%2.3% · 2 periods
Borrowing forecasts, £ billionOBR · £ billion£97.5bnYear ending March 2015£57.2bnYear ending March 2017 41.4%£40.3bn · 2 periods
Debt forecasts, per cent of GDPOBR · per cent of GDP81.1%Year ending March 201582.7%Year ending March 2017 2.0%+1.7% · 2 periods
Spending forecasts, £ billionOBR · £ billion£786.1bnYear ending March 2015£811.4bnYear ending March 2017 3.2%+£25.3bn · 2 periods
Receipts forecasts, £ billionOBR · £ billion£688.7bnYear ending March 2015£754.2bnYear ending March 2017 9.5%+£65.6bn · 2 periods
GDP growth forecastsOBR · per cent3.2%20142.2%2016 30.2%1% · 2 periods
Inflation forecastsOBR · per cent1.5%20140.7%2016 54.8%0.8% · 2 periods
Unemployment forecastsOBR · per cent6.2%20144.9%2016 20.8%1.3% · 2 periods
Employment forecastsOBR · people30,818,250201431,810,2502016 3.2%+992,000 · 2 periods
Earnings growth forecastsOBR · per cent2.1%20142.5%2016 18.7%+0.4% · 2 periods
House price forecastsOBR · per cent8%20147%2016 12.2%1% · 2 periods
Household income forecastsOBR · per cent2.4%20140.7%2016 69.0%1.6% · 2 periods
Income tax forecastsOBR · £ billion£163.6bnYear ending March 2015£177bnYear ending March 2017 8.1%+£13.3bn · 2 periods
National Insurance forecastsOBR · £ billion£110.3bnYear ending March 2015£125.8bnYear ending March 2017 14.1%+£15.5bn · 2 periods
VAT forecastsOBR · £ billion£111.2bnYear ending March 2015£122bnYear ending March 2017 9.7%+£10.8bn · 2 periods
Welfare spending forecastsOBR · £ billion£213.9bnYear ending March 2015£216.7bnYear ending March 2017 1.3%+£2.8bn · 2 periods
Debt interest forecastsOBR · £ billion£46.6bnYear ending March 2015£49.9bnYear ending March 2017 7.1%+£3.3bn · 2 periods
Public sector receipts since 1900, per cent of GDPOBR · per cent of GDP36.5%Year ending March 201537.2%Year ending March 2017 2.0%+0.7% · 2 periods
Public spending since 1900, per cent of GDPOBR · per cent of GDP41.6%Year ending March 201540%Year ending March 2017 3.9%1.6% · 2 periods
Borrowing since 1900, per cent of GDPOBR · per cent of GDP5.2%Year ending March 20152.8%Year ending March 2017 45.4%2.3% · 2 periods
National debt since 1900, per cent of GDPOBR · per cent of GDP81.1%Year ending March 201582.7%Year ending March 2017 2.1%+1.7% · 2 periods
Public sector net borrowingONS · £ million-£12bnApril 2015-£7.2bnMay 2017 40.3%+£4.8bn · 25 periods
Public sector net debtONS · £ billion£1.55tnApril 2015£1.73tnMay 2017 11.2%+£173.9bn · 25 periods
Public sector net debt as a share of GDPONS · percent80.9%April 201582.7%May 2017 2.2%+1.8% · 25 periods
Debt interest paidONS · £ million£5.8bnApril 2015£5.1bnMay 2017 11.6%£677m · 25 periods

Public finances during this government, with charts

Spending

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Central government current expenditureONS · £ million£61.3bnApril 2015£56.9bnMay 2017 7.2%£4.4bn · 25 periods
Total managed expenditureHM Treasury · £ billion£788.2bnYear ending March 2015£813.2bnYear ending March 2017 3.2%+£25bn · 2 periods
Total managed expenditure, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£1.06tnYear ending March 2015£1.07tnYear ending March 2017 0.2%+£1.9bn · 2 periods
Total managed expenditure as a share of GDPHM Treasury · percent of GDP42%Year ending March 201540.4%Year ending March 2017 3.8%1.6% · 2 periods
Spending on healthHM Treasury · £ billion£134.1bnYear ending March 2015£142.6bnYear ending March 2017 6.3%+£8.5bn · 2 periods
Health spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · percent of GDP7.2%Year ending March 20157.1%Year ending March 2017 1.4%0.1% · 2 periods
Spending on educationHM Treasury · £ billion£85.1bnYear ending March 2015£84.9bnYear ending March 2017 0.2%£200m · 2 periods
Education spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · percent of GDP4.5%Year ending March 20154.2%Year ending March 2017 6.7%0.3% · 2 periods
Spending on defenceHM Treasury · £ billion£36.7bnYear ending March 2015£37.1bnYear ending March 2017 1.1%+£400m · 2 periods
Defence spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · percent of GDP2%Year ending March 20151.8%Year ending March 2017 10.0%0.2% · 2 periods
Spending on public order and safetyHM Treasury · £ billion£30.2bnYear ending March 2015£30.1bnYear ending March 2017 0.3%£100m · 2 periods
Spending on social protectionHM Treasury · £ billion£261.1bnYear ending March 2015£265.4bnYear ending March 2017 1.6%+£4.3bn · 2 periods
Social protection spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · percent of GDP13.9%Year ending March 201513.2%Year ending March 2017 5.0%0.7% · 2 periods
Spending on public sector debt interestHM Treasury · £ billion£53.7bnYear ending March 2015£56.9bnYear ending March 2017 6.0%+£3.2bn · 2 periods
Debt interest as a share of GDPHM Treasury · percent of GDP2.9%Year ending March 20152.8%Year ending March 2017 3.4%0.1% · 2 periods
Spending on transportHM Treasury · £ billion£22bnYear ending March 2015£28.8bnYear ending March 2017 30.9%+£6.8bn · 2 periods
Spending on housing and community amenitiesHM Treasury · £ billion£10.3bnYear ending March 2015£10.3bnYear ending March 2017 0.0%£0m · 2 periods
Spending on economic affairsHM Treasury · £ billion£41.1bnYear ending March 2015£49.2bnYear ending March 2017 19.7%+£8.1bn · 2 periods
Spending on environment protectionHM Treasury · £ billion£11.6bnYear ending March 2015£11.1bnYear ending March 2017 4.3%£500m · 2 periods
Spending on general public servicesHM Treasury · £ billion£75.7bnYear ending March 2015£80.2bnYear ending March 2017 5.9%+£4.5bn · 2 periods
Spending on health, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£181.2bnYear ending March 2015£187.1bnYear ending March 2017 3.3%+£5.9bn · 2 periods
Spending on education, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£115bnYear ending March 2015£111.4bnYear ending March 2017 3.1%£3.6bn · 2 periods
Spending on defence, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£49.6bnYear ending March 2015£48.7bnYear ending March 2017 1.8%£900m · 2 periods
Spending on public order and safety, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£40.8bnYear ending March 2015£39.5bnYear ending March 2017 3.2%£1.3bn · 2 periods
Spending on social protection, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£352.8bnYear ending March 2015£348.2bnYear ending March 2017 1.3%£4.6bn · 2 periods
Public sector debt interest, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£72.6bnYear ending March 2015£74.6bnYear ending March 2017 2.8%+£2bn · 2 periods
Spending on transport, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£29.7bnYear ending March 2015£37.8bnYear ending March 2017 27.3%+£8.1bn · 2 periods
Spending on housing and community amenities, real termsHM Treasury · £ billion, 2024-25 prices£13.9bnYear ending March 2015£13.5bnYear ending March 2017 2.9%£400m · 2 periods
Public order spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · per cent of GDP1.6%Year ending March 20151.5%Year ending March 2017 6.3%0.1% · 2 periods
Transport spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · per cent of GDP1.2%Year ending March 20151.4%Year ending March 2017 16.7%+0.2% · 2 periods
Housing spending as a share of GDPHM Treasury · per cent of GDP0.5%Year ending March 20150.5%Year ending March 2017 0.0%0% · 2 periods
Spending on police servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on law courtsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on prisonsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on fire protectionHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on pensionsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on old ageHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on sickness and disabilityHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on family and childrenHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on unemploymentHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on international developmentHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on government administrationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on housing developmentHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on railwaysHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on medical servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on General servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D general public servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on General public services n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Public debt transactionsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on central government debt interestHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on local government debt interestHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on public corporation debt interestHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on bank of EnglandHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on public sector pensionsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Military defenceHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Civil defenceHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Foreign military aidHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D defenceHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Defence n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on immigration and citizenshipHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on other police servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D public order and safetyHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Public order and safety n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on General economic, commercial and labour affairsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on market supportHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on other agriculture, food and fisheries policyHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on forestryHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Fuel and energyHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Mining, manufacturing and constructionHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Transport (sub-function)HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on national roadsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on local roadsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on local public transportHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on other transportHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on CommunicationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Other industriesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D economic affairsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Economic affairs n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Waste managementHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Pollution abatementHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Protection of biodiversity and landscapeHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D environment protectionHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Environment protection n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on local authority housingHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on other social housingHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Community developmentHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Water supplyHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Street lightingHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D housing and community amenitiesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Housing and community amenities n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on medical researchHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on central and other health servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Recreational and sporting servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Cultural servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Broadcasting and publishing servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Religious and other community servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D recreation, culture and religionHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Pre-primary and primary educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on under fivesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on primary educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Secondary educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Post-secondary non-tertiary educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Tertiary educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Education not definable by levelHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Subsidiary services to educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on R&D educationHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Education n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on incapacity, disability and injury benefitsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on SurvivorsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Family and childrenHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on family benefits, income support and tax creditsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on other unemployment benefitsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Housing (sub-function)HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Social exclusion n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on family benefits, income support, Universal Credit and tax creditsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on Social protection n.e.c.HM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Public sector expenditure on servicesHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Accounting adjustmentsHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Spending on recreation, culture and religionHM Treasury · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.

Spending during this government, with charts

Benefits

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Total benefit expenditureDWP · £ million£168.4bnYear ending March 2015£173.9bnYear ending March 2017 3.3%+£5.5bn · 2 periods
Total benefit expenditure, real termsDWP · £ million£239.4bnYear ending March 2015£240.7bnYear ending March 2017 0.6%+£1.4bn · 2 periods
Benefit expenditure on pensionersDWP · £ million£114.1bnYear ending March 2015£117.7bnYear ending March 2017 3.2%+£3.6bn · 2 periods
Benefit expenditure on working-age peopleDWP · £ million£52.4bnYear ending March 2015£54.2bnYear ending March 2017 3.4%+£1.8bn · 2 periods
Universal Credit and equivalents, expenditureDWP · £ millionNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Universal Credit caseloadDWP · householdsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Disability benefits expenditureDWP · £ million£20.9bnYear ending March 2015£22.3bnYear ending March 2017 6.6%+£1.4bn · 2 periods
Disability benefits caseloadDWP · people5,031,000Year ending March 20155,278,000Year ending March 2017 4.9%+247,000 · 2 periods
State Pension expenditureDWP · £ million£86.5bnYear ending March 2015£91.6bnYear ending March 2017 5.9%+£5.1bn · 2 periods
State Pension caseloadDWP · people12,958,000Year ending March 201512,930,000Year ending March 2017 0.2%28,000 · 2 periods
Pension Credit expenditureDWP · £ million£6.6bnYear ending March 2015£5.7bnYear ending March 2017 13.8%£910.5m · 2 periods
Carer's Allowance expenditureDWP · £ million£2.3bnYear ending March 2015£2.7bnYear ending March 2017 15.0%+£347.8m · 2 periods
Carer's Allowance caseloadDWP · people1,108,000Year ending March 20151,210,000Year ending March 2017 9.2%+102,000 · 2 periods
Housing support expenditureDWP · £ million£24.3bnYear ending March 2015£23.4bnYear ending March 2017 3.6%£876m · 2 periods
Housing support caseloadDWP · households4,921,000Year ending March 20154,594,000Year ending March 2017 6.6%327,000 · 2 periods
Incapacity benefits expenditureDWP · £ million£14.3bnYear ending March 2015£15.4bnYear ending March 2017 7.9%+£1.1bn · 2 periods
Incapacity benefits caseloadDWP · people2,531,000Year ending March 20152,491,000Year ending March 2017 1.6%40,000 · 2 periods
Net social benefits paidONS · £ million£18.2bnApril 2015£18.4bnMay 2017 1.0%+£182m · 25 periods

Benefits during this government, with charts

Housing

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Census 2021 tenure by country of birthONS · householdsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupONS · householdsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average private rent a monthONS · £ a month£918April 2015£977May 2017 6.4%+£59 · 25 periods
Private rent annual changeONS · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average house priceHM Land Registry · ££177,994April 2015£202,616May 2017 13.8%+£24,622 · 25 periods
House price annual changeHM Land Registry · percent5.3%April 20154.3%May 2017 18.9%1% · 25 periods
New social housing lettingsMHCLG · lettings383,705Year ending March 2015333,173Year ending March 2017 13.2%50,532 · 2 periods

Housing during this government, with charts

Health

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
NHS waiting list (incomplete treatment pathways)NHS England · incomplete pathways3,285,295April 20153,973,736May 2017 21.0%+688,441 · 25 periods
NHS waiting list within 18 weeksNHS England · % of incomplete pathways93%April 201590.3%May 2017 3.0%2.8% · 25 periods
NHS waits of more than a yearNHS England · incomplete pathways713April 20151,744May 2017 144.6%+1,031 · 25 periods
A&E attendancesNHS England · attendances1,873,168April 20152,066,789May 2017 10.3%+193,621 · 25 periods
Emergency admissionsNHS England · admissions450,253April 2015505,843May 2017 12.3%+55,590 · 25 periods
A&E four-hour standardNHS England · % of attendances93.3%April 201589.7%May 2017 3.8%3.6% · 25 periods
Twelve-hour trolley waitsNHS England · patients58April 2015115May 2017 98.3%+57 · 25 periods

Health during this government, with charts

Education

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Persistent absenceDepartment for Education · percent10.7%2013/14 academic year10.5%2015/16 academic year 1.6%0.2% · 2 periods
Severe absenceDepartment for Education · percent0.6%2013/14 academic year0.6%2015/16 academic year 6.6%+0% · 2 periods
Pupils persistently absentDepartment for Education · pupils699,5612013/14 academic year707,3902015/16 academic year 1.1%+7,829 · 2 periods
Pupils with an education, health and care planDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Pupils with an EHC plan, shareDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Pupils on SEN support, shareDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average Attainment 8 scoreDepartment for Education · pointsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Apprenticeship startsDepartment for Education · startsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Apprenticeship achievementsDepartment for Education · achievementsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Young people not in education, employment or trainingDepartment for Education · percent13.1%201411.3%2016 13.6%1.8% · 2 periods
Young people NEET, numberDepartment for Education · people786,3052014668,4112016 15.0%117,893 · 2 periods
Average primary class sizeDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average secondary class sizeDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.

Education during this government, with charts

Energy

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Mean domestic gas consumption per meterDESNZ · kWh a yearNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Mean domestic electricity consumption per meterDESNZ · kWh a yearNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average annual electricity billDESNZ · £ a year£5482014£5312016 3.0%£16 · 2 periods
Average annual gas billDESNZ · £ a year£5852014£5072016 13.3%£78 · 2 periods
Petrol pump priceDESNZ · pence a litre113.6pWeek beginning 27 April 2015115.8pWeek beginning 29 May 2017 2.0%+2.2p · 109 periods
Diesel pump priceDESNZ · pence a litre119.6pWeek beginning 27 April 2015117.9pWeek beginning 29 May 2017 1.4%1.7p · 109 periods

Energy during this government, with charts

Transport

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Licensed carsDepartment for Transport · cars30,567,5682015 Q132,023,8482017 Q1 4.8%+1,456,280 · 8 periods
Licensed vehiclesDepartment for Transport · vehicles36,761,5912015 Q138,660,7002017 Q1 5.2%+1,899,109 · 8 periods
Road deathsDepartment for Transport · deaths1,77520141,7922016 1.0%+17 · 2 periods
Road casualties of all severitiesDepartment for Transport · casualties194,4772014181,3842016 6.7%13,093 · 2 periods

Transport during this government, with charts

Local government

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Band D council tax in ScotlandScottish Government · £ a year£1,149Year ending March 2015£1,149Year ending March 2017 0.0%+£0 · 2 periods
Band D council tax by billing authorityMHCLG · £ a yearNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average Band D council taxMHCLG · £ a year£1,468Year ending March 2015£1,530Year ending March 2017 4.2%+£62 · 2 periods
Change in average Band D council taxMHCLG · percent0.8%Year ending March 20153.1%Year ending March 2017 287.5%+2.3% · 2 periods

Local government during this government, with charts

Economy

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Consumer Prices Index: food and non-alcoholic beverages (division 01)ONS · index100.5April 201599.6May 2017 0.9%0.9 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (division 02)ONS · index99.8April 2015106.5May 2017 6.7%+6.7 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: clothing and footwear (division 03)ONS · index99.9April 2015103.2May 2017 3.3%+3.3 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (division 04)ONS · index99.9April 2015102May 2017 2.1%+2.1 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: furniture, household equipment and routine maintenance (division 05)ONS · index99.3April 2015102.4May 2017 3.1%+3.1 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: health (division 06)ONS · index100.2April 2015104.9May 2017 4.7%+4.7 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: transport (division 07)ONS · index100.3April 2015104.6May 2017 4.3%+4.3 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: communication (division 08)ONS · index99.9April 2015103.9May 2017 4.0%+4 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: recreation and culture (division 09)ONS · index100.1April 2015102.5May 2017 2.4%+2.4 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: education (division 10)ONS · index98.7April 2015107.9May 2017 9.3%+9.2 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: restaurants and hotels (division 11)ONS · index99.6April 2015105.6May 2017 6.0%+6 · 25 periods
Consumer Prices Index: miscellaneous goods and services (division 12)ONS · index99.8April 2015102.6May 2017 2.8%+2.8 · 25 periods
Total household spending a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Household spending a week, consumption groups 1 to 12ONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Food and non-alcoholic drinks a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Alcoholic drinks, tobacco and narcotics a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Clothing and footwear a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Housing (net), fuel and power a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Household goods and services a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Health a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Transport a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Communication a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Recreation and culture a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Education a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Restaurants and hotels a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Miscellaneous goods and services a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Other expenditure items a weekONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Gross household income: lower boundary of each decile groupONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Gross household income: mean of each decile groupONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Gross household income: median of each decile groupONS · £ a weekNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Deprivation: IMD average scoreMHCLG · scoreNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenthMHCLG · % of the district's LSOAsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Income deprivation rateMHCLG · % of residentsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Employment deprivation rateMHCLG · % of working-age residentsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
CPIH inflation rateONS · percent0.3%April 20152.7%May 2017 800.0%+2.4% · 25 periods
CPI inflation rateONS · percent-0.1%April 20152.9%May 2017 3,000.0%+3% · 25 periods
RPI inflation rateONS · percent0.9%April 20153.7%May 2017 311.1%+2.8% · 25 periods
Consumer Prices IndexONS · index99.9April 2015103.3May 2017 3.4%+3.4 · 25 periods
Gross domestic product, real termsONS · £ million£613.1bn2015 Q1£642.5bn2017 Q1 4.8%+£29.4bn · 8 periods
GDP per head, real termsONS · ££9,4362015 Q1£9,7532017 Q1 3.4%+£317 · 8 periods
Real household disposable incomeONS · £ million£399.6bn2015 Q1£408.9bn2017 Q1 2.3%+£9.3bn · 8 periods

Economy during this government, with charts

Prime ministers

8 May 2015
David Cameron
13 July 2016
Theresa May

Method: how these comparisons are built. Compare every government on one metric: net migration, recorded crime.