HM Treasury · Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, chapter 5: expenditure by sub-function

Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, chapter 5: expenditure by sub-function: 2026-09-02

Published 2 September 2026 · ingested 4 September 2026

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90 metrics updated: 90 periods published for the first time here and 181 periods revised against the previous release.

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Metrics updated

MetricLatestNew periodsRevised periods
Spending on family and childrenYear ending March 2026£35.5bn11
Spending on fire protectionYear ending March 2026£4.2bn14
Spending on international developmentYear ending March 2026£7.2bn11
Spending on government administrationYear ending March 2026£19.9bn14
Spending on housing developmentYear ending March 2026£14.9bn11
Spending on law courtsYear ending March 2026£10bn12
Spending on medical servicesYear ending March 2026£247.4bn11
Spending on old ageYear ending March 2026£172.2bn14
Spending on police servicesYear ending March 2026£31.6bn14
Spending on prisonsYear ending March 2026£8.4bn11
Spending on railwaysYear ending March 2026£26.5bn11
Spending on recreation, culture and religionYear ending March 2026£15.1bn12
Spending on sickness and disabilityYear ending March 2026£84.3bn14
Spending on pensionsYear ending March 2026£154.9bn14
Accounting adjustmentsYear ending March 2026£132.5bn14
Spending on Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingYear ending March 2026£6.6bn11
Spending on bank of EnglandYear ending March 2026£12.3bn14
Spending on Broadcasting and publishing servicesYear ending March 2026£5.3bn12
Spending on central and other health servicesYear ending March 2026£7.3bn12
Spending on central government debt interestYear ending March 2026£96.9bn12
Spending on Civil defenceYear ending March 2026£64m11
Spending on CommunicationYear ending March 2026£1.2bn13
Spending on Community developmentYear ending March 2026£4.7bn12
Spending on Cultural servicesYear ending March 2026£5.4bn12
Spending on Defence n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£245m11
Spending on Economic affairs n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£918m14
Spending on Education not definable by levelYear ending March 2026£1.3bn14
Spending on Education n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£4.9bn14
Spending on Environment protection n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£4bn12
Spending on Family and childrenYear ending March 2026£35.5bn11
Spending on family benefits, income support and tax creditsYear ending March 2026£17.3bn10
Spending on family benefits, income support, Universal Credit and tax creditsYear ending March 2026£84.3bn14
Spending on Foreign military aidYear ending March 2026£4bn10
Spending on forestryYear ending March 2026£281m11
Spending on Fuel and energyYear ending March 2026£6.6bn11
Spending on General economic, commercial and labour affairsYear ending March 2026£17.9bn14
Spending on General public services n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£5.3bn11
Spending on General servicesYear ending March 2026£2.4bn11
Spending on Housing (sub-function)Year ending March 2026£14.5bn11
Spending on Housing and community amenities n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£1.3bn11
Spending on immigration and citizenshipYear ending March 2026£4.8bn10
Spending on incapacity, disability and injury benefitsYear ending March 2026£66.3bn14
Spending on local authority housingYear ending March 2026£12bn11
Spending on local government debt interestYear ending March 2026£1.1bn14
Spending on local public transportYear ending March 2026£5.6bn11
Spending on local roadsYear ending March 2026£8.1bn14
Spending on market supportYear ending March 2026£2.6bn11
Spending on medical researchYear ending March 2026£2.9bn11
Spending on Military defenceYear ending March 2026£58.2bn14
Spending on Mining, manufacturing and constructionYear ending March 2026£312m11
Spending on national roadsYear ending March 2026£6.1bn11
Spending on other agriculture, food and fisheries policyYear ending March 2026£3.7bn11
Spending on Other industriesYear ending March 2026£302m11
Spending on other police servicesYear ending March 2026£26.8bn14
Spending on other social housingYear ending March 2026£2.9bn11
Spending on other transportYear ending March 2026£2.7bn11
Spending on other unemployment benefitsYear ending March 2026£1.4bn10
Spending on Pollution abatementYear ending March 2026£2.2bn11
Spending on Post-secondary non-tertiary educationYear ending March 2026£1.1bn11
Spending on Pre-primary and primary educationYear ending March 2026£43.4bn11
Spending on primary educationYear ending March 2026£33.8bn11
Spending on Protection of biodiversity and landscapeYear ending March 2026£606m11
Spending on public corporation debt interestYear ending March 2026£502m14
Spending on Public debt transactionsYear ending March 2026£130.3bn14
Spending on Public order and safety n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£1.6bn14
Public sector expenditure on servicesYear ending March 2026£1.23tn14
Spending on public sector pensionsYear ending March 2026£19.4bn14
Spending on Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£257m12
Spending on Recreational and sporting servicesYear ending March 2026£3.9bn12
Spending on Religious and other community servicesYear ending March 2026£144m11
Spending on R&D defenceYear ending March 2026£2.9bn11
Spending on R&D economic affairsYear ending March 2026£11.3bn14
Spending on R&D educationYear ending March 2026£2.6bn10
Spending on R&D environment protectionYear ending March 2026£484m11
Spending on R&D general public servicesYear ending March 2026£510m11
Spending on R&D housing and community amenitiesYear ending March 2026£9m11
Spending on R&D public order and safetyYear ending March 2026£1m10
Spending on R&D recreation, culture and religionYear ending March 2026£107m10
Spending on Secondary educationYear ending March 2026£60.8bn14
Spending on Social exclusion n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£86.8bn14
Spending on Social protection n.e.c.Year ending March 2026£11.2bn14
Spending on Street lightingYear ending March 2026£1.1bn14
Spending on Subsidiary services to educationYear ending March 2026£7bn11
Spending on SurvivorsYear ending March 2026£1.4bn11
Spending on Tertiary educationYear ending March 2026£4.6bn11
Spending on Transport (sub-function)Year ending March 2026£48.9bn14
Spending on under fivesYear ending March 2026£9.6bn11
Spending on Waste managementYear ending March 2026£11.9bn11
Spending on Water supplyYear ending March 2026£534m11
Spending on unemploymentYear ending March 2026£1.4bn10

Largest revisions in this release

MetricPeriodPreviouslyNowRevision
Spending on Education n.e.c.Year ending March 2025£2.4bn£5.1bn+112.7%
Spending on Economic affairs n.e.c.Year ending March 2022£674m£1.1bn+63.5%
Spending on Education not definable by levelYear ending March 2022£944m£1.5bn+62.3%
Spending on Mining, manufacturing and constructionYear ending March 2025£264m£428m+62.1%
Spending on Religious and other community servicesYear ending March 2025£127m£191m+50.4%

Source

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