{"id":3571,"date":"2025-06-11T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/spending-review-2025-key-points-at-a-glance\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:52:07","slug":"spending-review-2025-key-points-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/spending-review-2025-key-points-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"Spending Review 2025: Key points at a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spending Review 2025: Key points at a glance<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-801dd632-0 eSlECZ\">\n<div class=\"sc-801dd632-1 eeJXtz\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-11T12:34:03.468Z\" class=\"sc-801dd632-2 IvNnh\">16 minutes ago<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 kVRMhO\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/abE7tx.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 640w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/87f8\/live\/9df6d6b0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.png.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Reuters Rachel Reeves pictured outside 11 Downing Street\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\" readability=\"16.925053533191\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given details of the UK&#8217;s first multi-year spending review since 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The review sets the day-to-day budgets of government departments over the next three years, used to pay staff and deliver public services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">It also sets their investment budgets until the end of the decade, to pay for new infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, and military kit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Here is a summary of the key points. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 eOFjmw\">Health<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 fusmZA\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Reeves says day-to-day budget for the NHS in England to go up by 3% per year in real terms, around an additional \u00a329bn per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 eOFjmw\">Education<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 fusmZA\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Core schools budget in England to go up by \u00a34.5bn a year by 2029<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Free school meals <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cdr5mr5l2d1o\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 jsleNP\">to be extended to around 500,000 more children whose parents are receiving benefits, costing around \u00a31bn up to 2029<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Extra \u00a3615m this year to partially fund a 4% pay rise for teachers in England, with schools expected to fund a quarter of the rise through &#8220;improved productivity&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 eOFjmw\">Crime, justice and borders<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 fusmZA\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Reeves says &#8220;spending power&#8221; of police forces will go up by an average 2.3% per year in real terms by 2029<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Annual funding for the Border Security Command, responsible for tackling small boat crossings, to increase by up to \u00a3280m by 2029<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Pledge to end the use of hotels to temporarily house asylum seekers before the next election<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 eOFjmw\">Defence <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 fusmZA\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">Defence spending is due to rise from 2.3% to 2.5% of overall economic output by 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dFZIgd\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/abE7tx.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3d28\/live\/52f506a0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/3d28\/live\/52f506a0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.jpg.webp 320w, 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class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 fusmZA\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 huNRXw\">\u00a339bn allocated for social housing in England between 2026 and 2036, an average of \u00a33.9bn a year over the period compared to \u00a32.3bn currently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dFZIgd\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/abE7tx.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/0c2d\/live\/2e4a46d0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/0c2d\/live\/2e4a46d0-46b5-11f0-bd01-6b6b5fa46688.jpg.webp 320w, 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