Accounts have shown that the Royal Family cost taxpayers an increased sum of £85.9 million in 2020-2021, despite the monarchy's expenditure falling in many areas. The Sovereign Grant, which is the annual payment from the government to the monarch, increased by £3.5 million to £85.9 million during 2020/21. From the grant, a core element of £51.5 million funds the Queen’s official duties and her household, and an additional £34.4 million pays for ongoing reservicing costs for Buckingham Palace.