Arrears on utility bills in United Kingdom
5.4% of people in United Kingdom lived in households behind on utility bills in 2018.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
5.4%
Change from 2017
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2018
6.8%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
5.4%
Arrears on utility bills in United Kingdom over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 7.0% |
| 2024 | – | 6.9% |
| 2023 | – | 6.9% |
| 2022 | – | 6.9% |
| 2021 | – | 6.4% |
| 2020 | – | 6.5% |
| 2019 | – | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 5.0%b (break in time series) | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 5.7% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 7.0% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 7.2% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 8.7% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 8.9%b (break in time series) | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 5.0% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 5.6% | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | not availableu (low reliability) | – |
| 2008 | 4.7% | – |
| 2007 | 4.5% | – |
| 2006 | 4.9% | – |
| 2005 | 5.4% | – |
Flags: e estimated; u low reliability; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 5.0% in 2017.
- Since 2007, when it was 4.5%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2018 was 6.8%.