Who Gets What

Constituency in East of England, England

Cambridge

In Cambridge, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 99% of constituencies in 2024-25.

127,325 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Daniel Zeichner, Labour, since 7 May 2015

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Cambridge on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
Prices

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 Cambridge 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

    £2,602£2,613£2,468

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    628th of 631, lower than in 99% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,031£12,083£11,412

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

    624th of 631, lower than in 98% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,112£1,116£1,054

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

    609th of 632, lower than in 96% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Cambridge
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468628th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412624th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054609th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Cambridge's benefit money go?

People here received £331.2 million£332.6 million£314.2 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 Cambridge, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £145.7m; Pension Credit £7.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £7.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.34m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £31.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £7.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.9m; Universal Credit £83.6m; Housing Benefit £26.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £17.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.54m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.46mState Pension: £145.7mPension Credit: £7.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £7.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.34mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £31.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £7.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.9mUniversal Credit: £83.6mHousing Benefit: £26.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £17.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.54mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.46m
Spending in Cambridge, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £146.3m; Pension Credit £7.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £7.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.34m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £31.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £7.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.9m; Universal Credit £83.9m; Housing Benefit £26.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £17.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.55m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.46mState Pension: £146.3mPension Credit: £7.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £7.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.34mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £31.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £7.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.9mUniversal Credit: £83.9mHousing Benefit: £26.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £17.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.55mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.46m
Spending in Cambridge, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £138.2m; Pension Credit £6.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £6.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.32m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £30.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £6.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.7m; Universal Credit £79.3m; Housing Benefit £24.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £16.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.52m; Income Support £0.20m; Other benefits £0.44mState Pension: £138.2mPension Credit: £6.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £6.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.32mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £30.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £6.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.7mUniversal Credit: £79.3mHousing Benefit: £24.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £16.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.52mIncome Support: £0.20mOther benefits: £0.44m
  1. State Pension£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m
  2. Pension Credit£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m
  8. Universal Credit£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m
  12. Income Support£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
  13. Other benefits£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
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Spending by benefit in Cambridge, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m44%Published
Pension Credit£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m10%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m1%Published
Universal Credit£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m25%Published
Housing Benefit£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m8%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m0.2%Published
Income Support£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m0.1%Published
All benefits£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m100%Total

More about Cambridge

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 £2,602, expected £2,834, difference −£232

    Actual £2,602£2,613£2,468Expected £2,834£2,846£2,688Difference −£232−£233−£220

    Benefit spending per resident was £232 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £233 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £220 below 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 £12,031, expected £12,902, difference −£870

    Actual £12,031£12,083£11,412Expected £12,902£12,957£12,238Difference −£870−£874−£825

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £870 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £874 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £825 below 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 £1,112, expected £1,092, difference +£20

    Actual £1,112£1,116£1,054Expected £1,092£1,097£1,036Difference +£20+£20+£19

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £20 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £20 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £19 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 Cambridge
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£2,602£2,613£2,468£2,834£2,846£2,688−£232−£233−£220
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,031£12,083£11,412£12,902£12,957£12,238−£870−£874−£825
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,112£1,116£1,054£1,092£1,097£1,036+£20+£20+£19
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Cambridge received £0.34 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
£7,267£7,188£6,633
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£2,436£2,410£2,224
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.34
602nd of 631, lower than in 95% 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 Cambridge only with other areas in England.

Group 9 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 1518,264
  • Aged 16 to 6494,926
  • Aged 65826
  • Aged 66 and over13,309
  • All residents127,325
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

4,720 people in Cambridge 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

    49%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    14%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    9%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    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 Cambridge
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,29949%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)65114%19%
Neurological disease55612%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)4059%12%
Respiratory disease1593%4%
Malignant disease1263%3%
Cardiovascular disease762%3%
Visual disease902%2%
Endocrine disease661%1%
Hearing disorders451.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease350.7%1%
Genitourinary disease410.9%0.9%
Skin disease461.0%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)471.0%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract210.4%0.4%
Infectious disease280.6%0.4%
Haematological disease120.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.3%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Cambridge vote in 2024?

Shares of the 42,100 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Daniel Zeichner
Majority
11,078
26.3% of valid votes
Turnout
59.9%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,321 people registered to vote
  • Labour19,614
  • Liberal Democrat8,536
  • Green Party6,842
  • Conservative5,073
  • Workers Party of Britain951
  • Independent819
  • Rebooting Democracy265

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 Cambridge, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourDaniel Zeichner19,61446.6%
Liberal DemocratCheney Payne8,53620.3%
Green PartySarah Nicmanis6,84216.3%
ConservativeShane Manning5,07312.0%
Workers Party of BritainKhalid Abu-Tayyem9512.3%
IndependentDavid Carmona8192.0%
Rebooting DemocracyKeith Garrett2650.6%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Cambridge

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. CambridgeThis area£2,602£2,613£2,468
  2. Brighton Pavilion1.18£3,449£3,464£3,272Compare
  3. Manchester Withington1.26£3,213£3,227£3,048Compare
  4. Bath1.32£3,474£3,489£3,295Compare
  5. Edinburgh North and Leith1.38£3,548£3,563£3,366Compare
  6. Battersea1.39£2,862£2,874£2,715Compare
  7. Edinburgh South West1.39£3,608£3,623£3,422Compare
  8. Chelsea and Fulham1.41£3,551£3,567£3,369Compare
  9. Putney1.45£3,334£3,348£3,162Compare
  10. Edinburgh South1.47£3,608£3,623£3,422Compare
  11. Newcastle upon Tyne North1.51£3,533£3,548£3,351Compare
  12. Tooting1.52£3,292£3,306£3,123Compare
  13. Aberdeen South1.53£3,361£3,375£3,188Compare
  14. Oxford East1.60£3,211£3,225£3,046Compare
  15. Oxford West and Abingdon1.61£3,038£3,051£2,882Compare
  16. Guildford1.65£3,081£3,094£2,922Compare
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Areas most like Cambridge
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Cambridge£2,602£2,613£2,468
Brighton Pavilion1.18£3,449£3,464£3,272
Manchester Withington1.26£3,213£3,227£3,048
Bath1.32£3,474£3,489£3,295
Edinburgh North and Leith1.38£3,548£3,563£3,366
Battersea1.39£2,862£2,874£2,715
Edinburgh South West1.39£3,608£3,623£3,422
Chelsea and Fulham1.41£3,551£3,567£3,369
Putney1.45£3,334£3,348£3,162
Edinburgh South1.47£3,608£3,623£3,422
Newcastle upon Tyne North1.51£3,533£3,548£3,351
Tooting1.52£3,292£3,306£3,123
Aberdeen South1.53£3,361£3,375£3,188
Oxford East1.60£3,211£3,225£3,046
Oxford West and Abingdon1.61£3,038£3,051£2,882
Guildford1.65£3,081£3,094£2,922
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Cambridge

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Cambridge, 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£331.2m£332.6m£314.2m624th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,602£2,613£2,468628th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m592nd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,258£1,263£1,193598th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,083£11,412624th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£105.5m£106.0m£100.1m411th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£829£832£786524th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,112£1,116£1,054609th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£145.7m£146.3m£138.2m576th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,144£1,149£1,085581st of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,945£10,992£10,382575th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.0m£7.0m£6.7m451st of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52561st of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£527£529£500243rd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m616th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53625th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£534£536£506607th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m570th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.66£2.67£2.52618th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£26£24336th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m517th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236586th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m626th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£56£56£53631st of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.9m£3.9m£3.7m585th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29624th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£41£42£39630th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£83.6m£83.9m£79.3m394th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£656£659£623521st of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£880£884£835604th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m205th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£206£207£196301st of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m365th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129456th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£172545th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m243rd of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06367th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.74£5.76£5.44511th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m537th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.62£1.63£1.54592nd of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.18£2.19£2.07614th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m577th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44608th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.34602nd of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202612,772587th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026100.3595th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026959.7625th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,393544th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202610.9605th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.7324th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,488618th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.7626th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026111.8611th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,708525th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202637.0592nd of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,518426th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202674.8525th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026100.3611th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026876587th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20266.9626th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 20269.2630th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£922.5m£912.5m£842.0m45th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£7,267£7,188£6,63371st of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.34602nd of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£232−£233−£220525th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£870−£874−£825620th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£20£20£19276th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits of the figures for Cambridge

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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