Ever wondered what it costs you to get the services you’re told are “free” in the UK? Enter a postcode, an income and your age:
The short version
| Service |
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Spent per resident
Your contribution
All else collected
What else the state collects
| Receipt | UK total | Per resident |
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Show figures
Your tax, worked through
The income tax you pay, the National Insurance you pay, and the National Insurance your employer pays on top of your wage.
How the state spends it and how you contribute
Your contribution through direct taxes - income tax and National Insurance.
| Service (COFOG function) | Per resident | Your contribution | Lifetime |
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Over a working life
Total to age
Times one year’s contribution
Peak earnings on this curve
If you had saved it instead
Pot at
Of that, interest
Pot by
What these numbers do and don’t mean
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