Office for Budget Responsibility
OBR forecasts against outturn
Outturn is what the ONS has recorded so far: public sector net borrowing for the financial year to date. A forecast is the Office for Budget Responsibility's projection for the full year, so a part-year outturn is not directly comparable with it.
The OBR forecast is not available yet
Until it is, this page shows ONS figures only. See Data health.
Borrowing so far in 2026-27, April to Sept
£bn, running total.
| Month | Running total, £bn |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | £23.1bn |
| May 2026 | £42.4bn |
| Jun 2026 | £55.7bn |
| Jul 2026 | £56.1bn |
| Aug 2026 | £73.3bn |
| Sept 2026 | £97.8bn |
Office for National Statistics · Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (J5II), running total from April · Published 21 Oct 2026 · Licence terms · Source data · Methodology