{"id":"uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","canonicalSlug":"uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","language":"en","title":"UK R&D tax relief support rises to £8.2 billion as claims fall","summary":"HMRC’s provisional 2024–25 estimate shows relief up 5% and claim numbers down 17%, with new schemes appearing in the series.","body":["HM Revenue and Customs reported on 29 September that provisional research and development tax relief claimed for the UK 2024–25 financial year totalled £8.2 billion, 5% above the prior year. The associated qualifying R&D spending was estimated at £51.0 billion, up 7%.","The estimated 40,325 claims were 17% fewer than a year earlier. HMRC said this was the first publication to include the merged R&D expenditure credit and enhanced support for research-intensive SMEs; the latest-year figures remain provisional and may be revised as late claims arrive."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"UK R&D tax relief support rises to £8.2 billion as claims fall\n\nHMRC’s provisional 2024–25 estimate shows relief up 5% and claim numbers down 17%, with new schemes appearing in the series.\n\nHM Revenue and Customs reported on 29 September that provisional research and development tax relief claimed for the UK 2024–25 financial year totalled £8.2 billion, 5% above the prior year. The associated qualifying R&D spending was estimated at £51.0 billion, up 7%.\n\nThe estimated 40,325 claims were 17% fewer than a year earlier. HMRC said this was the first publication to include the merged R&D expenditure credit and enhanced support for research-intensive SMEs; the latest-year figures remain provisional and may be revised as late claims arrive.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-29","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-29","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:16:53Z","sources":[{"name":"HM Revenue & Customs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/corporate-tax-research-and-development-tax-credit/research-and-development-tax-credits-statistics-september-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-29"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/uk-rd-tax-relief-claims-fall-as-support-rises-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}