Everything You Need To Know About The Spending Review
Rachel Reeves sets out the government spending plans until the end of the decade
Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out the government spending plans until the end of the decade.
She says spending on the NHS will rise by 3% a year after inflation. And also confirmed £39bn for social and affordable housing, an end to "costly" asylum hotels by 2029, and an extension of the £3 bus fare cap in England to 2027.
You an read the Spending Review here! https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6849171796e63bce58e4e705/E03349913_HMT_Spending_Review_June_2025_Elay.pdf
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