Household spending on health insurance increases with age and UK households with homeowners aged 75 and over paid almost four British pounds per week for it in 2022. Meanwhile, the average household spent 2.5 British pounds weekly on health insurance.
Average weekly household expenditure on medical insurance premiums in the United Kingdom (UK) from FY 2016 to FY 2022, by age of household reference person
(in GBP)
* Values apply to the financial year, which runs from April 1 to March 31.
** For FYE 2019, critical illness cover, personal accident insurance and other medical insurance are included here. They were not included in previous years.
The household reference person is defined in the source as the householder who:
Owns the household accommodation, or
Is legally responsible for the rent of the accommodation, or
Has the household accommodation as an emolument or perquisite, or
Has the household accommodation by virtue of some relationship to the owner who is not a member of the household.
If there are joint householders the household reference person is the one with the higher income. If the income is the same, then the eldest householder is taken.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 18, 2023). Average weekly household expenditure on medical insurance premiums in the United Kingdom (UK) from FY 2016 to FY 2022, by age of household reference person (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580663/medical-insurance-weekly-expenditure-in-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on medical insurance premiums in the United Kingdom (UK) from FY 2016 to FY 2022, by age of household reference person (in GBP)." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580663/medical-insurance-weekly-expenditure-in-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Average weekly household expenditure on medical insurance premiums in the United Kingdom (UK) from FY 2016 to FY 2022, by age of household reference person (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580663/medical-insurance-weekly-expenditure-in-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Medical Insurance Premiums in The United Kingdom (Uk) from Fy 2016 to Fy 2022, by Age of Household Reference Person (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580663/medical-insurance-weekly-expenditure-in-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on medical insurance premiums in the United Kingdom (UK) from FY 2016 to FY 2022, by age of household reference person (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580663/medical-insurance-weekly-expenditure-in-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Average weekly household expenditure on medical insurance premiums in the United Kingdom (UK) from FY 2016 to FY 2022, by age of household reference person (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580663/medical-insurance-weekly-expenditure-in-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
