Fiscal

Total tax vs the total welfare bill

Public sector total current receipts against public sector net social benefits paid, in cash terms, for every year the ONS publishes. No figure is adjusted, deflated or estimated here.

Official sources

• ONS · PS: Total current receipts (ANBT)
• ONS · PS: Net social benefits (ANLY)
• HMRC · Tax receipts and National Insurance contributions
• DWP · Benefit expenditure and caseload tables
• OBR · Economic and fiscal outlook