Office for National Statistics

“Total UK debt is now just shy of the £3 trillion key milestone, at a mammoth £2.985 trillion, or 94.1% of gross domestic product (GDP).”

“Government borrowing unexpectedly rose to £1.8 billion last month, £700 million than a year previously.”

“Income tax receipts hit £17.1 billion last month – up £1.7 billion on a year ago, according to the ONS.”

“another £2 billion spent on social benefits compared with a year ago”

“the headline unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9% in the three months to June.”

“There were 707,000 in May to July, a drop of 6,000 from the previous three months.”

“more than one million young people were not in education, employment or training (NEET).”

“There were 1,012,000 young people classed as NEET between January and March 2026, making up 13.5% of all young people in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).”

“84% of Neet young people surveyed said they want a job or training.”

“the average house price across London slipped 2.5 per cent to £554,000 in the year to June, marking the tenth straight month of decline.”

“In Westminster, which covers Mayfair, Belgravia and St John’s Wood, the average price fell 25.4 per cent to £854,000, a loss of £291,000 in just twelve months.”

“Kensington and Chelsea saw a 14.7 per cent slide to £1.25 million”

“Hammersmith and Fulham and Camden recorded declines of 13.3 per cent and 7.1 per cent respectively.”

“Meanwhile, broader UK data shows a modest 2 per cent rise in average house prices to £272,000, a slowdown from May’s 3 per cent gain”

“early estimates for May to July 2026 suggesting a decrease of 6,000 (0.8%) to 707,000, compared with February to April 2026.”

“outside of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period, the last time there were 707,000 or fewer vacancies was in September to November 2014, when there were 703,000 vacancies.”

“Meanwhile, the unemployment rate held at 4.9%”

“Pensioners are on course for a £500 boost to the state pension next April, new figures suggest.”

“the total state pension would exceed the tax‑free personal allowance for the first time.”

“Average wage growth was 4.1% between April and June, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.”

“If earnings growth is unchanged next month, the new state pension would go up to £251.20 a week, which is just over £500 per year.”

“CPI inflation fell to 3.2% in November, down from 4.0% in October.”

“the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded growth of 0.5%”

“Following a contraction of 0.6% in September that was largely attributed to the disruption of routine activities caused by the Queen's funeral bank holiday”

“following the 0.2% decline for the third quarter to September”

“the Office for National Statistics reported that the UK economy grew only 0.4 per cent in the second quarter”

“EU nationals made up 9.7% of universal credit claimants in June 2025.”

“the economy expanded by 0.1% in November”

“Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show more than a million people aged 16 to 24 are currently not in education, employment or training (Neet).”

“Across the country, healthy life expectancy in 2022-2024 was 60.7 years for men and 60.9 years for women, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  This was a drop of 1.8 and 2.5 years …”

“There were 2,386 babies born in 2025 called Olivia and 5,957 boys called Muhammad, making up 1.4 per cent of all birth names.”

“There were 585,396 live births, 284,681 female and 300,715 male, in 2025 in England and Wales.”

“The top 10 names accounted for 9.1 per cent of all births that year.”

“The girls’ names that saw the largest popularity increase were Ada, rising 54 places; Maeve, up 24; and Charlotte, by 24.”

“For boys, this was Roman, by 33 places; Harry by 26 and Finley by 25.”

“The girls’ names that dropped off the top 100 were Jessica, down 44 places; Ellie, falling by 31; and Amelia, decreasing by 22.”

“Bodhi fell by 18 places; Grayson by 14; and Brody by seven to knock them off the top 100.”

“The number of people unemployed in the UK rose by 53,000 to 2.51 million during the three months to March”

“The unemployment total is now at its highest level since December 1994”

“the total number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell in April by 27,100 to 1.52 million”

“The rate of unemployment remained at 8%, the Office for National Statistics said”

“They rose by almost 100,000 to a record total of just under 8.2 million”

“941,000 16 to 24-year-olds out of work in the January to March period - a rise of 18,000 on the previous three months”

“The number of over-50s out of work for more than a year climbed 12,000 on the quarter to 146,000”

“1,066,000 people said they were working part-time because they could not find a full-time job - up by 25,000”

“According to the latest figures provided by the Office for National Statistics, 503,000 people moved to the UK between September 2008 and September 2009, and 361,000 people moved out.”

“there were 114,000 more children born in 2008 than in 2001 - with each year having seen an increase.”

“The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), the government's preferred measure, dropped to 3.4% from 3.7% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics.”

“The Retail Prices Index (RPI), a measure widely used in pay talks, fell to 5.1% in May from 5.4%, the ONS said.”

“there were 114,000 more children born in 2008 than in 2001”

“the rise in births between 2007 and 2008 alone will mean an extra 700 classrooms when these children reach school age.”

“the gap between these highs and lows in this 20-year cycle is the equivalent of about 3,800 primary classes.”

“The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revised down the amount borrowed by the government last year from £163.4bn to £156bn.”

“Borrowing was £5.5bn lower than previously thought in March, the statistics agency added.”

“Income tax and capital gains tax earned the government £2.6bn more than previously thought, the ONS said, while taxes on production were up £800m and VAT was up £600m.”

“According to the Office for National Statistics, external, 66% of adults reported their cost of living had increased compared with a month ago...”

“the Office for National Statistics says the rise in births between 2007 and 2008 alone will mean an extra 700 classrooms when these children reach school age.”

“And the Office for National Statistics says the rise in births between 2007 and 2008 alone will mean an extra 700 classrooms when these children reach school age.”

“According to the Office for National Statistics, external, 66% of adults reported their cost of living had increased compared with a month ago with the most commonly reported reasons being the price …”