diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index d91cbbef9..f171faf26 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from app import (
     template_statistics_client
 )
 from app.statistics_utils import get_formatted_percentage, add_rate_to_job
-from app.utils import user_has_permissions
+from app.utils import user_has_permissions, get_current_financial_year
 
 
 # This is a placeholder view method to be replaced
@@ -79,17 +79,26 @@ def template_history(service_id):
 @login_required
 @user_has_permissions('manage_settings', admin_override=True)
 def usage(service_id):
+    current_financial_year = get_current_financial_year()
     try:
-        year = int(request.args.get('year', 2016))
+        year = int(request.args.get('year', current_financial_year))
     except ValueError:
         abort(404)
     return render_template(
         'views/usage.html',
-        months=get_free_paid_breakdown_for_billable_units(
+        months=list(get_free_paid_breakdown_for_billable_units(
             year, service_api_client.get_billable_units(service_id, year)
-        ),
-        year=year,
-        **calculate_usage(service_api_client.get_service_usage(service_id)['data'])
+        )),
+        selected_year=year,
+        years=[
+            (
+                'financial year',
+                year,
+                url_for('.usage', service_id=service_id, year=year),
+                '{} to {}'.format(year, year + 1),
+            ) for year in range(current_financial_year - 1, current_financial_year + 2)
+        ],
+        **calculate_usage(service_api_client.get_service_usage(service_id, year)['data'])
     )
 
 
@@ -156,7 +165,10 @@ def get_dashboard_partials(service_id):
         'has_jobs': bool(immediate_jobs),
         'usage': render_template(
             'views/dashboard/_usage.html',
-            **calculate_usage(service_api_client.get_service_usage(service_id)['data'])
+            **calculate_usage(service_api_client.get_service_usage(
+                service_id,
+                get_current_financial_year(),
+            )['data'])
         ),
     }
 
diff --git a/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py b/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py
index 440301428..211eb46a1 100644
--- a/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py
+++ b/app/notify_client/service_api_client.py
@@ -213,8 +213,11 @@ class ServiceAPIClient(NotifyAdminAPIClient):
     def get_service_history(self, service_id):
         return self.get('/service/{0}/history'.format(service_id))
 
-    def get_service_usage(self, service_id):
-        return self.get('/service/{0}/fragment/aggregate_statistics'.format(service_id))
+    def get_service_usage(self, service_id, year=None):
+        return self.get(
+            '/service/{0}/fragment/aggregate_statistics'.format(service_id),
+            params=dict(year=year)
+        )
 
     def get_weekly_notification_stats(self, service_id):
         return self.get(url='/service/{}/notifications/weekly'.format(service_id))
diff --git a/app/templates/components/pill.html b/app/templates/components/pill.html
index 7f283d204..c77810e5c 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/pill.html
+++ b/app/templates/components/pill.html
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 {% macro pill(
   title,
   items=[],
-  current_value=None
+  current_value=None,
+  big_number_args={'smaller': True}
 ) %}
   <nav role='navigation' class='pill' aria-labelledby="pill_{{title}}">
     <h2 id="pill_{{title}}" class="visuallyhidden">{{title}}</h2>
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@
       {% else %}
         <a href="{{ link }}">
       {% endif %}
-          {{ big_number(count, smaller=True) }}
-          <div class="pill-label">{{ label }}</div>
+        {{ big_number(count, **big_number_args) }}
+        <div class="pill-label">{{ label }}</div>
       {% if current_value == option %}
         </span>
       {% else %}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/usage.html b/app/templates/views/usage.html
index e5d5f64b1..0059ed939 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/usage.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/usage.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% from "components/big-number.html" import big_number %}
 {% from "components/table.html" import list_table, field, hidden_field_heading, row_heading, text_field %}
+{% from "components/pill.html" import pill %}
 
 {% extends "withnav_template.html" %}
 
@@ -9,15 +10,10 @@
 
 {% block maincolumn_content %}
 
-    <div class='grid-row'>
-      <div class='column-half'>
-        <h2 class='heading-large'>Usage</h2>
-      </div>
-      <div class='column-half'>
-        <div class='align-with-heading-copy'>
-          Financial year {{ year }} to {{ year + 1 }}
-        </div>
-      </div>
+    <h2 class='heading-large'>Usage</h2>
+
+    <div class="bottom-gutter">
+      {{ pill('Year', years, selected_year, big_number_args={'smallest': True}) }}
     </div>
 
     <div class='grid-row'>
@@ -63,45 +59,51 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="dashboard-table body-copy-table">
-      {% call(month, row_index) list_table(
-        months,
-        caption="Total spend",
-        caption_visible=False,
-        empty_message='',
-        field_headings=[
-          'By month',
-          hidden_field_heading('Cost'),
-        ],
-        field_headings_visible=True
-      ) %}
-        {% call row_heading() %}
-          {{ month.name }}
+    {% if months %}
+      <div class="dashboard-table body-copy-table">
+        {% call(month, row_index) list_table(
+          months,
+          caption="Total spend",
+          caption_visible=False,
+          empty_message='',
+          field_headings=[
+            'By month',
+            hidden_field_heading('Cost'),
+          ],
+          field_headings_visible=True
+        ) %}
+          {% call row_heading() %}
+            {{ month.name }}
+          {% endcall %}
+          {% call field(align='left') %}
+            {{ big_number(
+              sms_rate * month.paid,
+              currency="£",
+              smallest=True
+            ) }}
+            <ul>
+            {% if month.free %}
+              <li class="tabular-numbers">{{ "{:,}".format(month.free) }} free text messages</li>
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if month.paid %}
+              <li class="tabular-numbers">{{ "{:,}".format(month.paid) }} text messages at
+              {{- ' {:.2f}p'.format(sms_rate * 100) }}</li>
+            {% endif %}
+            {% if not (month.free or month.paid) %}
+              <li aria-hidden="true">–</li>
+            {% endif %}
+            </ul>
+          {% endcall %}
         {% endcall %}
-        {% call field(align='left') %}
-          {{ big_number(
-            sms_rate * month.paid,
-            currency="£",
-            smallest=True
-          ) }}
-          <ul>
-          {% if month.free %}
-            <li class="tabular-numbers">{{ "{:,}".format(month.free) }} free text messages</li>
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if month.paid %}
-            <li class="tabular-numbers">{{ "{:,}".format(month.paid) }} text messages at
-            {{- ' {:.2f}p'.format(sms_rate * 100) }}</li>
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if not (month.free or month.paid) %}
-            <li aria-hidden="true">–</li>
-          {% endif %}
-          </ul>
-        {% endcall %}
-      {% endcall %}
-    </div>
+      </div>
+    {% endif %}
 
     <div class="grid-row">
-      <div class="column-half">&nbsp;</div>
+      <div class="column-half">
+        <p class="align-with-heading-copy">
+          Financial year ends 31 March.
+        </p>
+      </div>
       <div class="column-half">
         <p class="align-with-heading-copy">
           What counts as 1 text message?<br />
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 9c4b600ed..002a2dd01 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from io import StringIO, BytesIO
 from os import path
 from functools import wraps
 import unicodedata
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from flask import (
     abort,
@@ -322,3 +323,10 @@ def png_from_pdf(pdf_endpoint):
         filename_or_fp=output,
         mimetype='image/png',
     )
+
+
+def get_current_financial_year():
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    current_month = int(now.strftime('%-m'))
+    current_year = int(now.strftime('%Y'))
+    return current_year if current_month > 3 else current_year - 1
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
index 6a323d1b4..e3bb754c0 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_dashboard.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from app.main.views.dashboard import (
 
 from tests import validate_route_permission
 from tests.conftest import SERVICE_ONE_ID
+from tests.app.test_utils import normalize_spaces
 
 stub_template_stats = [
     {
@@ -233,33 +234,34 @@ def test_should_show_recent_jobs_on_dashboard(
             assert table_rows[index].find_all('td')[column_index].text.strip() == str(count)
 
 
-@freeze_time("2016-12-31 11:09:00.061258")
+@freeze_time("2012-03-31 12:12:12")
 def test_usage_page(
     logged_in_client,
-    api_user_active,
-    mock_get_service,
-    mock_get_user,
-    mock_has_permissions,
     mock_get_usage,
     mock_get_billable_units,
 ):
-    response = logged_in_client.get(url_for('main.usage', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID, year=2000))
+    response = logged_in_client.get(url_for('main.usage', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID))
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
-    mock_get_billable_units.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, 2000)
+    mock_get_billable_units.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, 2011)
+    mock_get_usage.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, 2011)
 
     page = BeautifulSoup(response.data.decode('utf-8'), 'html.parser')
 
     cols = page.find_all('div', {'class': 'column-half'})
+    nav = page.find('nav', {'class': 'pill'})
+    nav_links = nav.find_all('a')
 
-    assert cols[1].text.strip() == 'Financial year 2000 to 2001'
+    assert normalize_spaces(nav_links[0].text) == '2010 to 2011 financial year'
+    assert normalize_spaces(nav.find('span').text) == '2011 to 2012 financial year'
+    assert normalize_spaces(nav_links[1].text) == '2012 to 2013 financial year'
 
-    assert '123' in cols[2].text
-    assert 'Emails' in cols[2].text
+    assert '123' in cols[0].text
+    assert 'Emails' in cols[0].text
 
-    assert '456,123' in cols[3].text
-    assert 'Text messages' in cols[3].text
+    assert '456,123' in cols[1].text
+    assert 'Text messages' in cols[1].text
 
     table = page.find('table').text.strip()
 
@@ -271,13 +273,18 @@ def test_usage_page(
     assert '206,246 text messages at 1.65p' in table
 
 
-@freeze_time("2016-12-31 11:09:00.061258")
+def test_usage_page_with_year_argument(
+    logged_in_client,
+    mock_get_usage,
+    mock_get_billable_units
+):
+    assert logged_in_client.get(url_for('main.usage', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID, year=2000)).status_code == 200
+    mock_get_billable_units.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, 2000)
+    mock_get_usage.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, 2000)
+
+
 def test_usage_page_for_invalid_year(
     logged_in_client,
-    api_user_active,
-    mock_get_service,
-    mock_get_user,
-    mock_has_permissions,
 ):
     assert logged_in_client.get(url_for('main.usage', service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID, year='abcd')).status_code == 404
 
diff --git a/tests/app/test_utils.py b/tests/app/test_utils.py
index 2c8ad1d83..224e2a244 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_utils.py
@@ -148,3 +148,7 @@ def test_generate_notifications_csv_formats_row_number_correctly(mocker, row_num
 
     assert len(csv_rows) == 1
     assert csv_rows[0].get('Row number') == expected_result
+
+
+def normalize_spaces(string):
+    return ' '.join(string.split())
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 84f810ea2..0e11976e4 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ def mock_get_template_statistics_for_template(mocker, service_one):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='function')
 def mock_get_usage(mocker, service_one, fake_uuid):
-    def _get_usage(service_id):
+    def _get_usage(service_id, year=None):
         return {'data': {
             "sms_count": 456123,
             "email_count": 123