Who Gets What

Constituency in North West, England

Birkenhead

In Birkenhead, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 98% of constituencies in 2024-25.

109,787 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Alison McGovern, Labour, since 6 May 2010

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

At a glance

How does Birkenhead compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the constituencies in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £5,956£5,981£5,649

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    10th of 631, higher than in 98% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,118£13,174£12,443

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    125th of 631, higher than in 80% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £3,439£3,454£3,262

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    17th of 632, higher than in 97% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Birkenhead
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,956£5,981£5,64910th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,118£13,174£12,443125th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,439£3,454£3,26217th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Birkenhead's benefit money go?

People here received £653.9 million£656.6 million£620.2 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Birkenhead, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £216.0m; Pension Credit £14.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.83m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £94.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £27.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £14.2m; Universal Credit £177.5m; Housing Benefit £45.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £43.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £0.81mState Pension: £216.0mPension Credit: £14.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.83mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £94.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £27.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £14.2mUniversal Credit: £177.5mHousing Benefit: £45.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £43.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £0.81m
Spending in Birkenhead, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £217.0m; Pension Credit £14.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.83m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £95.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £27.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £14.3m; Universal Credit £178.2m; Housing Benefit £45.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £43.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.58m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £0.81mState Pension: £217.0mPension Credit: £14.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.83mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £95.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £27.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £14.3mUniversal Credit: £178.2mHousing Benefit: £45.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £43.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.58mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £0.81m
Spending in Birkenhead, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £204.9m; Pension Credit £13.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.79m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £89.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £26.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £13.5m; Universal Credit £168.3m; Housing Benefit £42.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £41.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.54m; Income Support £1.1m; Other benefits £0.77mState Pension: £204.9mPension Credit: £13.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.79mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £89.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £26.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £13.5mUniversal Credit: £168.3mHousing Benefit: £42.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £41.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.54mIncome Support: £1.1mOther benefits: £0.77m
  1. State Pension£216.0m£217.0m£204.9m
  2. Pension Credit£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£94.8m£95.2m£89.9m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
  8. Universal Credit£177.5m£178.2m£168.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m
  12. Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
  13. Other benefits£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m
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Spending by benefit in Birkenhead, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£216.0m£217.0m£204.9m33%Published
Pension Credit£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£94.8m£95.2m£89.9m14%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m2%Published
Universal Credit£177.5m£178.2m£168.3m27%Published
Housing Benefit£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m7%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m7%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m0.1%Published
Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m0.2%Published
Other benefits£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m0.1%Published
All benefits£653.9m£656.6m£620.2m100%Total

More about Birkenhead

How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of constituencies.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £5,956, expected £5,052, difference +£904

    Actual £5,956£5,981£5,649Expected £5,052£5,074£4,792Difference +£904+£907+£857

    Benefit spending per resident was £904 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £907 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £857 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,118, expected £13,006, difference +£112

    Actual £13,118£13,174£12,443Expected £13,006£13,061£12,337Difference +£112+£113+£106

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £112 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £113 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £106 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £3,439, expected £2,783, difference +£656

    Actual £3,439£3,454£3,262Expected £2,783£2,795£2,640Difference +£656+£659+£622

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £656 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £659 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £622 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Birkenhead
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,956£5,981£5,649£5,052£5,074£4,792+£904+£907+£857
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,118£13,174£12,443£13,006£13,061£12,337+£112+£113+£106
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£3,439£3,454£3,262£2,783£2,795£2,640+£656+£659+£622
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Birkenhead received £2.23 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£2,498£2,471£2,280
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,565£5,505£5,079
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.23
82nd of 631, higher than in 87% of constituencies

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Birkenhead only with other areas in England.

Group 2 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1520,702
  • Aged 16 to 6468,803
  • Aged 651,291
  • Aged 66 and over18,991
  • All residents109,787
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

14,043 people in Birkenhead receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    44%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    8%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Birkenhead
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders6,17944%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,51818%19%
Neurological disease1,47711%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,40310%12%
Respiratory disease6314%4%
Malignant disease4193%3%
Cardiovascular disease3512%3%
Visual disease1771%2%
Endocrine disease1591%1%
Hearing disorders1250.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1731%1%
Genitourinary disease1230.9%0.9%
Skin disease890.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)460.3%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract560.4%0.4%
Infectious disease350.2%0.4%
Haematological disease280.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease150.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing280.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.0%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.0%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Birkenhead vote in 2024?

Shares of the 43,134 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Alison McGovern
Majority
13,798
32.0% of valid votes
Turnout
55.2%
Valid votes as a share of the 78,091 people registered to vote
  • Labour22,468
  • Green Party8,670
  • Reform UK6,142
  • Conservative3,238
  • Liberal Democrat2,292
  • Freedom Alliance324

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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General election results in Birkenhead, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourAlison McGovern22,46852.1%
Green PartyJo Bird8,67020.1%
Reform UKTony Stanley6,14214.2%
ConservativeSarah Payne3,2387.5%
Liberal DemocratStuart Kelly2,2925.3%
Freedom AllianceCatherine Evans3240.8%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Birkenhead

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. BirkenheadThis area£5,956£5,981£5,649
  2. Sheffield South East0.49£5,119£5,141£4,856Compare
  3. Leigh and Atherton0.55£4,609£4,629£4,372Compare
  4. Liverpool West Derby0.59£5,808£5,833£5,509Compare
  5. Wolverhampton West0.59£4,350£4,368£4,126Compare
  6. East Thanet0.70£5,949£5,974£5,643Compare
  7. Plymouth Moor View0.71£5,165£5,187£4,899Compare
  8. Sheffield Heeley0.71£5,072£5,094£4,811Compare
  9. Jarrow and Gateshead East0.71£5,514£5,538£5,231Compare
  10. Wallasey0.72£5,819£5,844£5,520Compare
  11. Stalybridge and Hyde0.73£4,719£4,739£4,476Compare
  12. Gateshead Central and Whickham0.74£4,901£4,921£4,648Compare
  13. St Helens South and Whiston0.76£5,323£5,346£5,049Compare
  14. Cardiff East0.79£4,510£4,529£4,278Compare
  15. Rotherham0.80£5,176£5,198£4,909Compare
  16. Bootle0.84£5,937£5,963£5,632Compare
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Areas most like Birkenhead
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Birkenhead£5,956£5,981£5,649
Sheffield South East0.49£5,119£5,141£4,856
Leigh and Atherton0.55£4,609£4,629£4,372
Liverpool West Derby0.59£5,808£5,833£5,509
Wolverhampton West0.59£4,350£4,368£4,126
East Thanet0.70£5,949£5,974£5,643
Plymouth Moor View0.71£5,165£5,187£4,899
Sheffield Heeley0.71£5,072£5,094£4,811
Jarrow and Gateshead East0.71£5,514£5,538£5,231
Wallasey0.72£5,819£5,844£5,520
Stalybridge and Hyde0.73£4,719£4,739£4,476
Gateshead Central and Whickham0.74£4,901£4,921£4,648
St Helens South and Whiston0.76£5,323£5,346£5,049
Cardiff East0.79£4,510£4,529£4,278
Rotherham0.80£5,176£5,198£4,909
Bootle0.84£5,937£5,963£5,632
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Birkenhead

Each share is the part of Birkenhead's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Birkenhead, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the constituencies of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£653.9m£656.6m£620.2m12th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,956£5,981£5,64910th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m307th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,269£2,279£2,152359th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,118£13,174£12,443125th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£236.6m£237.6m£224.4m53rd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,155£2,164£2,04430th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,439£3,454£3,26217th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£216.0m£217.0m£204.9m351st of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,968£1,976£1,867386th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,376£11,425£10,791447th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m95th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£130£131£12487th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£754£757£715125th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m92nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155164th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£944£948£89674th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m50th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.1750th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£44£44£41115th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£94.8m£95.2m£89.9m6th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£863£867£8199th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m2nd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£251£252£2384th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m29th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£12327th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£207£208£19630th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£177.5m£178.2m£168.3m72nd of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,53351st of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,579£2,590£2,44637th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m61st of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£410£411£38854th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m9th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£393£395£37315th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£628£630£59512th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m216th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.23£5.25£4.96230th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.35£8.39£7.92212th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m11th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£11£11£108th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£17£17£169th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m97th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.39£7.42£7.01129th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.2382nd of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,253326th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026175.4369th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.8302nd of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,40238th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.046th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1107th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,658111th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.3190th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026192.682nd of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,0414th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026127.911th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,26973rd of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.648th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026294.644th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,09734th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.229th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.034th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£269.5m£266.6m£246.0m457th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,498£2,471£2,280483rd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.2382nd of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£904£907£8577th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£112£113£106215th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£656£659£6229th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Birkenhead

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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