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United Kingdom CG: Net cash requirement: Cash receipts: HMRC: Social security contributions: £m ()

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.GOVCASH.M.NSA.ITEM-ABLP.SECTOR-CG

Latest16,731 £mSeptember 2026
Previous16,641 £mAugust 2026
Year ago16,400 £mSeptember 2025

United Kingdom CG: Net cash requirement: Cash receipts: HMRC: Social security contributions: £m () was 16,731 £m in September 2026, up 0.5% from August 2026 and up 2.0% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9,425.0 £m (May 2020) to 20,918 £m (Apr 2026), averaging 13,388 £m.

United Kingdom CG: Net cash requirement: Cash receipts: HMRC: Social security contributions: £m () (£m), Jan 1993 – Sep 202605,00010k15k20k1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom CG: Net cash requirement: Cash receipts: HMRC: Social security contributions: £m () (£m), Jan 1993 – Sep 2026. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
September 202616,731 £m
August 202616,641 £m
July 202619,074 £m
June 202616,738 £m
May 202614,760 £m
April 202620,918 £m
March 202617,698 £m
February 202617,316 £m
January 202618,579 £m
December 202516,780 £m
November 202516,079 £m
October 202516,181 £m
September 202516,400 £m
August 202515,810 £m
July 202518,164 £m
June 202515,313 £m
May 202514,941 £m
April 202517,568 £m
March 202515,137 £m
February 202514,563 £m
January 202516,920 £m
December 202414,011 £m
November 202413,496 £m
October 202413,542 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (405 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1993
Observations405
FrequencyMonthly
Units£m
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high20,918 £m (Apr 2026)
10-year low9,425.0 £m (May 2020)
10-year average13,388 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.GOVCASH.M.NSA.ITEM-ABLP.SECTOR-CG

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FAQ

What is the current cG: Net cash requirement: Cash receipts: HMRC: Social security contributions: £m () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 16,731 £m for September 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.GOVCASH.M.NSA.ITEM-ABLP.SECTOR-CG.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “CG: Net cash requirement: Cash receipts: HMRC: Social security contributions: £m (UK)”.