HM Treasury · 6 periods · £ million

Spending on public sector pensions: full history

PeriodValueStatusPublished inSource cell
Year ending March 2026
2025-04-012026-03-31
£19.4bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: public sector pensions” × “2025-26” = 19381
Year ending March 2025
2024-04-012025-03-31
£18.7bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: public sector pensions” × “2024-25” = 18709
Year ending March 2024
2023-04-012024-03-31
£18.1bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: public sector pensions” × “2023-24” = 18098
Year ending March 2023
2022-04-012023-03-31
£16.9bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: public sector pensions” × “2022-23” = 16929
Year ending March 2022
2021-04-012022-03-31
£16.1bnFinal2026-09-02
2 September 2026
Table 5.2 · “of which: public sector pensions” × “2021-22” = 16072
Year ending March 2021
2020-04-012021-03-31
£15.7bnFinalPESA 2025
17 July 2025
Table 5.2 · “of which: public sector pensions” × “2020-21” = 15703