Public Sector Net Cash Requirement shows the amount of money that the government must borrow to maintain its financial commitments. The public sector includes central government, local authorities and public corporations.
United Kingdom Public Sector Net Cash Requirement
Country: United Kingdom, GBP
Importance: Low
Sector: Government
Source: Office for National Statistics
Last release
22 Jan 2026 07:00 GMT
Actual
£16.908 B
Forecast
£10.266 B
Previous
£9.516 B
Next release
22 May 2026 06:00 GMT
Actual
Coming in 24 days
Forecast
£6.410 B
Previous
£16.908 B
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
19 Oct 2018
Sep 2018
£15.846 B
£14.277 B
£3.121 B
21 Sept 2018
Aug 2018
£3.091 B
£2.954 B
£-18.926 B
21 Aug 2018
Jul 2018
£-19.233 B
£-7.193 B
£13.442 B
20 Jul 2018
Jun 2018
£13.330 B
£0.047 B
£4.677 B
21 Jun 2018
May 2018
£4.507 B
£7.015 B
£-9.716 B
22 May 2018
Apr 2018
£-9.710 B
£-14.761 B
£1.310 B
24 Apr 2018
Mar 2018
£0.473 B
£36.901 B
£19.115 B
21 Mar 2018
Feb 2018
£18.629 B
£13.568 B
£-26.176 B
21 Feb 2018
Jan 2018
£-26.379 B
£-31.871 B
£25.312 B
23 Jan 2018
Dec 2017
£25.130 B
£42.371 B
£13.152 B
21 Dec 2017
Nov 2017
£12.933 B
£-0.487 B
£-3.893 B
21 Nov 2017
Oct 2017
£-3.773 B
£-2.533 B
£11.406 B
20 Oct 2017
Sep 2017
£11.205 B
£16.302 B
£0.339 B
21 Sept 2017
Aug 2017
£0.037 B
£16.302 B
£-3.676 B
22 Aug 2017
Jul 2017
£-3.912 B
£-15.416 B
£18.387 B
21 Jul 2017
Jun 2017
£18.283 B
£41.099 B
£13.438 B
21 Jun 2017
May 2017
£13.400 B
—
£-15.246 B
23 May 2017
Apr 2017
£-15.208 B
—
£27.684 B
25 Apr 2017
Mar 2017
£34.311 B
—
£12.880 B
21 Mar 2017
Feb 2017
£12.875 B
—
£-22.743 B