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In 2021/22 the lowest income decile households in the United Kingdom spent approximately 17 percent of their weekly household expenditure on food and drink, with a further 25.1 percent going to housing costs. By comparison, households in the top income decile spent a combined total of 22.7 percent on food, drink and housing costs.

Average weekly household expenditure breakdown in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by income decile and category

Characteristic	Food & Drink	Housing	Other goods and services	Transport	Recreation
Bottom decile	17%	25.1%	33.7%	10%	14.2%
2nd decile	18%	25.2%	33.6%	10.1%	13.1%
3rd decile	16%	23.2%	36.6%	10.1%	14.1%
4th decile	14.9%	20.6%	35.6%	13%	15.9%
5th decile	14.8%	19%	37.1%	13.4%	15.7%
6th decile	15%	17.7%	36.3%	14%	17%
7th decile	14.7%	15.9%	36%	14.6%	18.8%
8th decile	13.9%	14.4%	39.5%	15.6%	16.6%
9th decile	12.7%	12%	42%	15.3%	18%
Top decile	11.1%	11.6%	40.7%	16.2%	20.4%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Supplementary notes

Other goods and services includes the following spending categories:

Clothing & footwear
Household goods & services
Health
Communication
Education
Miscellaneous goods & services
Other expenditure items

Recreation includes the following spending categories:

Recreation & culture
Restaurants & hotels

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