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Public spending

  • Research Briefing

    Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill

    Wednesday, 16 April, 2025

    An overview of the progress of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill through the House of Commons prior to report stage.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Justice
    • Public spending
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Potholes and local road maintenance funding

    Friday, 04 April, 2025

    This briefing brings together various sources of local pothole and road maintenance funding. It can be used to find local funding allocation datasets.

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
    • Public spending
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Student support for undergraduates across the UK

    Friday, 04 April, 2025

    This page includes archive versions of the briefing Student support for undergraduates across the UK

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Student support for undergraduates across the UK in 2025/26

    Friday, 04 April, 2025

    How much student finance is available to undergraduate higher education students in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in 2025/26?

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Spring Statement 2025: A summary

    Wednesday, 26 March, 2025

    A summary of the announcements in Spring Statement 2025 and an overview of the latest economic forecasts.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence policy
    • Economic policy
    • International development
    • Public spending
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Spring Statement 2025: Background briefing

    Monday, 24 March, 2025

    Ahead of the 2025 Spring Statement on 26 March, this briefing explains what will happen on the day and summarises the economic situation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Benefits policy
    • Defence policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Public spending
    • Tax
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Estimates Day debate: Spending of the Department for Business and Trade

    Monday, 03 March, 2025

    On Wednesday 5 March 2025, the House of Commons will consider estimates of spending and priorities of the Department for Business and Trade.

    • Debate Pack
    • Business
    • Communities
    • Industry
    • International trade
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    The Office for Budget Responsibility

    Friday, 28 February, 2025

    This briefing investigates who the Office for Budget Responsibility are and what they do.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Public sector pay

    Wednesday, 26 February, 2025

    Public sector employees will receive a pay increase of up to 6% in 2024/25. This follows lower pay increases and a number of pay freezes since 2010.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Public spending
    • Work and incomes
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Revised Government spending plans for 2024/25

    Tuesday, 18 February, 2025

    Votes to approve the Supplementary Estimates for 2024/25 will take place on 5 March 2025. These will cover the Government's revised spending plans for this year.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Crown Estate Bill [HL] 2024-25

    Friday, 14 February, 2025

    The primary aim of the Crown Estate Bill (Bill 176 of 2024–25) is to remove limitations on the Crown Estate’s borrowing powers and the types of assets if can invest in. It originated in the Lords, where it was amended. The bill will have its remaining stages in the House of Commons on 24 February.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Public spending
  • Data dashboards

    Local authority data: finances

    Tuesday, 11 February, 2025

    Browse details on both funding and spending of local authorities in England.

    • Data dashboards
    • Communities
    • Local government
    • Public spending
    • Local data
    • Public services data
  • Research Briefing

    Local Government Finance Settlement 2025/26

    Tuesday, 04 February, 2025

    Local authorities in England will have £69.4 billion to spend in 2025/26. Here we look at the changes in this year’s funding, and the longer-term context.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25

    Thursday, 30 January, 2025

    The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25 makes provisions to identify, prevent and deter fraud and error, and enable the recovery of debt, both in the public sector and in the benefits system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Justice
    • Public spending
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    The welfare cap

    Friday, 24 January, 2025

    Since 2014 the UK government has had a cap on welfare spending. Here we explain how the cap is set and assessed. We also look at how the cap has changed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Public spending

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