# United Kingdom 12.4 Social protection CP SA £m ()

United Kingdom 12.4 Social protection CP SA £m () was up 3.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 2.7% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 5,957.0 £m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.7% (Q4 2020) to 35.4% (Q4 2021), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-4`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (166 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/12-4-social-protection-cp-sa-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 5,957.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5,951.0 £m | 2.7 |
| Q4 2025 | 5,874.0 £m | 3.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5,957.0 £m | 4.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 5,786.0 £m | 1.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5,794.0 £m | 1.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 5,703.0 £m | −0.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 5,717.0 £m | 2.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 5,729.0 £m | 6.8 |
| Q1 2024 | 5,712.0 £m | 7.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 5,727.0 £m | 13.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 5,599.0 £m | 9.5 |
| Q2 2023 | 5,366.0 £m | 3.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 5,304.0 £m | 6.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 5,060.0 £m | 5.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 5,115.0 £m | 12.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 5,163.0 £m | 20.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 4,986.0 £m | 24.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 4,802.0 £m | 35.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 4,553.0 £m | 31.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 4,283.0 £m | 24.9 |
| Q1 2021 | 4,020.0 £m | −9.2 |
| Q4 2020 | 3,546.0 £m | −23.7 |
| Q3 2020 | 3,457.0 £m | −22.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-4"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-4",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```