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Bacs Payment System statistics

The Bacs annual processing statistics 2022 show use of Direct Debit and Bacs Direct Credit. The statistics show volume by industry sector and sub-sector. It provides specific data for each sub sector giving an overview of the behaviour of the UK population when it comes to the day-to-day financial habits. The extra detail offers your organisation an insight into the usage and trends of both Direct Debit and Bacs Direct Credit for your specific sector.

All payment figures are 000,s

1. TOTAL DIRECT DEBIT VOLUMES - 4,711,709

Credit card fees4,752
​Business rates7,231
​​Leasing and rentals​11,021
​Tax collection / National Insurance contributions12,253
​Commercial billing (inc. utilities, telephones, insurance)​23,376
General B2B collections36,776
​TOTAL​95,409
​Environmental Agency fees (inc. fishing licenses)99
​Education fees​6,762
​Club / society / professional membership12,777
​Magazine / newspaper subscriptions​13,132
​​Cultural / historical membership​​16,953
​​Vehicle breakdown recovery membership​​19,749
​Opticians subscriptions​​16,701
​​General subscriptions​​​41,067
​Gym / health club subscriptions62,601
​Trade unions / political party membership​40,690
​Lottery / gaming​72,844
​Charity donations112,475
Road tax​127,873
​TOTAL​543,723
​Housing rents9,220
​Loan repayments​27,777
​Mortgage repayments67,778
​Television licenses​150,674
​Water bills​173,716
​Subscription TV / broadband services / cable phones186,294
​​Council tax228,127
​Domestic fuels279,852
​Mobile telephone billing613,441
​TOTAL1,736,879

 

​Motor insurance​15,737
​Household insurance (contents and structure)23,988
​Pet insurance40,237
​Health insurance73,637
​Appliance insurance (inc. service plans)135,431
​​Life insurance176,180
General insurance370,742
​TOTAL835,952
Claims for unpaid cheques0
​Self storage430
​​Car care​579
​Facilities management​1,441
​​​Student loan repayments​1,597
​Occupational pension contributions2,243
​Regular savings​4,233
​Vehicle finance27,523
​Unpaid debits​98,186
​Card account payments​127,699
​General financial services payments272,678
​Retail purchases​330,240
Unspecificed / un​classified debits​​619,568
TOTAL1,486,417
Contra​13,328
TOTAL13,328

2. TOTAL BACS DIRECT CREDIT VOLUMES - 1,975,869

​Retailer settlements31,739
General B2B payments​130,952
​TOTAL​162,691
​Expenses4,842
​Occupational pensions90,590
​Payroll359,007
​TOTAL​454,439
​Credit card refund ‐ E2​0
​Settlement credits​43
​Unpaid credits1,649
​Local authority B2B6,459
​Payment of refunds28,181
​Lottery / gaming payouts16,849​
​​Other government payments​​80,472
​Business to consumer payments38,796
Unspecified / unclassified credits​248,215
​TOTAL​419,015
​Cold Weather payments1,515
​DWP Christmas Bonus​8,050
Winters Fuels​4
​​​Incapacity Benefits58
​HMRC SA and VAT refunds​9,374
​​​Student Loan advances​7,095
​​​Industrial Injuries Benefit​7,702
​​Other state benefits​13,574
​Jobseekers Allowance / Income Support6,839
​HMRC Working Tax Credits9,374
​​Disability Living Allowance​16,995
​​Attendance Allowance18,779
​HMRC General Tax Credits​9,374
​Housing Benefit40,570
​​​Personal Independence Payments​38,322
​Carers Allowance​31,623
​​Universal Credit55,668
​Employment and Support Allowance39,987
​HMRC Child Tax Credits32,291
​​Pension Credits62,179
​Child Benefits150,246
​State Pension269,539
​TOTAL​828,406
​Loan advances712
​Debt repayments​3,112
​​Interest payments1,967
​​Insurance settlements5,282
​Dividends15,065
​National Savings interest40,680
Annuities / personal pensions33,818
TOTAL​100,636
Contra8,252
​TOTAL​8,252

The processing statistics are also available in PDF. These can be downloaded below.

Bacs processing stats 2022
Bacs processing stats 2021
Bacs processing stats 2020
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