# United Kingdom 12.4 Social protection IDEF SA 2023=100 ()

United Kingdom 12.4 Social protection IDEF SA 2023=100 () was up 4.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 4.4% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 108.3 (index (2023=100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.8% (Q4 2020) to 5.6% (Q3 2024), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.HHCONS.Q.SA.COICOP-12-4.MEASURE-IDEF`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (2023=100)
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/12-4-social-protection-idef-sa-2023-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 108.3 | 4.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 107.2 | 4.4 |
| Q4 2025 | 106.1 | 4.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 105.4 | 4.4 |
| Q2 2025 | 103.7 | 4.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 102.7 | 4.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 101.1 | 4.8 |
| Q3 2024 | 101.0 | 5.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 99.60 | 4.7 |
| Q1 2024 | 98.40 | 5.2 |
| Q4 2023 | 96.50 | 5.5 |
| Q3 2023 | 95.60 | 5.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 95.10 | 4.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 93.50 | 3.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 91.50 | 3.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 91.00 | 3.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 91.10 | 5.3 |
| Q1 2022 | 90.10 | 3.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 88.50 | 5.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 88.20 | 4.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 86.50 | 4.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 87.10 | 4.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 84.20 | 0.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 84.20 | 1.8 |

## API

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

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