Who Gets What

Constituency in South West, England

Central Devon

In Central Devon, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 60% of constituencies in 2024-25.

97,093 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Sir Mel Stride, Conservative, since 6 May 2010

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Central Devon 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 Central Devon 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

    £4,661£4,680£4,421

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    247th of 631, higher than in 60% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,232£12,284£11,603

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

    610th of 631, lower than in 96% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,586£1,593£1,504

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

    445th of 632, lower than in 70% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Central Devon
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,661£4,680£4,421247th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,232£12,284£11,603610th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,504445th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Central Devon's benefit money go?

People here received £452.5 million£454.4 million£429.2 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 Central Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £281.3m; Pension Credit £7.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.51m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £33.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.3m; Universal Credit £67.5m; Housing Benefit £14.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.26m; Income Support £0.27m; Other benefits £0.86mState Pension: £281.3mPension Credit: £7.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.51mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £33.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.3mUniversal Credit: £67.5mHousing Benefit: £14.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.26mIncome Support: £0.27mOther benefits: £0.86m
Spending in Central Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £282.5m; Pension Credit £7.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.51m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £33.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.3m; Universal Credit £67.8m; Housing Benefit £14.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.26m; Income Support £0.27m; Other benefits £0.86mState Pension: £282.5mPension Credit: £7.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.51mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £33.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.3mUniversal Credit: £67.8mHousing Benefit: £14.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.26mIncome Support: £0.27mOther benefits: £0.86m
Spending in Central Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £266.8m; Pension Credit £7.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.48m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £31.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.0m; Universal Credit £64.1m; Housing Benefit £13.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.24m; Income Support £0.26m; Other benefits £0.81mState Pension: £266.8mPension Credit: £7.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.48mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £31.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.0mUniversal Credit: £64.1mHousing Benefit: £13.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.24mIncome Support: £0.26mOther benefits: £0.81m
  1. State Pension£281.3m£282.5m£266.8m
  2. Pension Credit£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m
  8. Universal Credit£67.5m£67.8m£64.1m
  9. Housing Benefit£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m
  12. Income Support£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
  13. Other benefits£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m
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Spending by benefit in Central Devon, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£281.3m£282.5m£266.8m62%Published
Pension Credit£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m7%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m1%Published
Universal Credit£67.5m£67.8m£64.1m15%Published
Housing Benefit£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m0.2%Published
All benefits£452.5m£454.4m£429.2m100%Total

More about Central Devon

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 £4,661, expected £5,217, difference −£556

    Actual £4,661£4,680£4,421Expected £5,217£5,239£4,948Difference −£556−£559−£528

    Benefit spending per resident was £556 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £559 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £528 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 £12,232, expected £12,615, difference −£383

    Actual £12,232£12,284£11,603Expected £12,615£12,669£11,966Difference −£383−£385−£364

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £383 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £385 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £364 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 £1,586, expected £2,015, difference −£429

    Actual £1,586£1,593£1,504Expected £2,015£2,024£1,911Difference −£429−£431−£407

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £429 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £431 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £407 below 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 Central Devon
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,661£4,680£4,421£5,217£5,239£4,948−£556−£559−£528
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,232£12,284£11,603£12,615£12,669£11,966−£383−£385−£364
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,586£1,593£1,504£2,015£2,024£1,911−£429−£431−£407
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Central Devon received £0.84 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
£5,281£5,223£4,820
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,414£4,366£4,029
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.84
450th of 631, lower than in 71% 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 Central Devon only with other areas in England.

Group 5 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 1515,565
  • Aged 16 to 6455,203
  • Aged 651,468
  • Aged 66 and over24,857
  • All residents97,093
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,002 people in Central Devon 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

    38%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    16%

    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)

    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 Central Devon
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,92038%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)98420%19%
Neurological disease80316%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)4709%12%
Respiratory disease1573%4%
Malignant disease1693%3%
Cardiovascular disease992%3%
Visual disease731%2%
Endocrine disease651%1%
Hearing disorders711%1%
Gastrointestinal disease491.0%1%
Genitourinary disease330.7%0.9%
Skin disease260.5%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)330.7%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract90.2%0.4%
Infectious disease160.3%0.4%
Haematological disease70.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease70.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Central Devon vote in 2024?

Shares of the 53,432 valid votes.18

Winning party
Conservative
Mel Stride
Majority
61
0.1% of valid votes
Turnout
70.9%
Valid votes as a share of the 75,385 people registered to vote
  • Conservative16,831
  • Labour16,770
  • Liberal Democrat8,232
  • Reform UK7,784
  • Green Party3,338
  • Independent477

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 Central Devon, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
ConservativeMel Stride16,83131.5%
LabourOllie Pearson16,77031.4%
Liberal DemocratMark Wooding8,23215.4%
Reform UKJeffrey Leeks7,78414.6%
Green PartyGill Westcott3,3386.3%
IndependentArthur Price4770.9%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Central Devon

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. Central DevonThis area£4,661£4,680£4,421
  2. Gainsborough0.33£4,964£4,985£4,709Compare
  3. Mid and South Pembrokeshire0.53£5,400£5,423£5,123Compare
  4. Morecambe and Lunesdale0.54£5,224£5,246£4,955Compare
  5. Glastonbury and Somerton0.59£4,777£4,797£4,531Compare
  6. Ynys Môn0.61£5,468£5,491£5,186Compare
  7. North Shropshire0.62£4,682£4,702£4,441Compare
  8. Caerfyrddin0.69£5,277£5,300£5,006Compare
  9. Mid Norfolk0.70£4,641£4,661£4,402Compare
  10. Tiverton and Minehead0.71£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
  11. South West Norfolk0.74£4,710£4,730£4,468Compare
  12. North West Norfolk0.79£5,226£5,249£4,957Compare
  13. North Dorset0.83£4,709£4,729£4,467Compare
  14. Thirsk and Malton0.84£4,817£4,837£4,569Compare
  15. North Herefordshire0.85£4,938£4,959£4,684Compare
  16. Hereford and South Herefordshire0.85£4,599£4,618£4,362Compare
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Areas most like Central Devon
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Central Devon£4,661£4,680£4,421
Gainsborough0.33£4,964£4,985£4,709
Mid and South Pembrokeshire0.53£5,400£5,423£5,123
Morecambe and Lunesdale0.54£5,224£5,246£4,955
Glastonbury and Somerton0.59£4,777£4,797£4,531
Ynys Môn0.61£5,468£5,491£5,186
North Shropshire0.62£4,682£4,702£4,441
Caerfyrddin0.69£5,277£5,300£5,006
Mid Norfolk0.70£4,641£4,661£4,402
Tiverton and Minehead0.71£5,212£5,234£4,943
South West Norfolk0.74£4,710£4,730£4,468
North West Norfolk0.79£5,226£5,249£4,957
North Dorset0.83£4,709£4,729£4,467
Thirsk and Malton0.84£4,817£4,837£4,569
North Herefordshire0.85£4,938£4,959£4,684
Hereford and South Herefordshire0.85£4,599£4,618£4,362
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Central Devon

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Central Devon, 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£452.5m£454.4m£429.2m372nd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,661£4,680£4,421247th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£304.1m£305.3m£288.4m74th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,132£3,145£2,97076th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,232£12,284£11,603610th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£87.5m£87.9m£83.0m507th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£902£905£855481st of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,504445th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£281.3m£282.5m£266.8m66th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,897£2,909£2,74868th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,316£11,364£10,734483rd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m424th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72389th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£297£298£281497th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m264th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£153£154£146217th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£599£602£568544th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m342nd of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.23£5.25£4.96288th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19450th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m490th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£344£346£327446th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m392nd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123307th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m462nd of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51433rd of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£96£90382nd of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.5m£67.8m£64.1m514th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£696£699£660489th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,224£1,229£1,161453rd of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m520th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137510th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m471st of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139415th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£257£258£244377th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m603rd of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51602nd of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41601st of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m458th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67441st of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70412th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m58th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.81£8.85£8.3639th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.84450th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,31753rd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026260.854th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,018.5239th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,855400th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.1353rd of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.6494th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,180244th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.8202nd of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9542nd of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,012501st of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202651.6458th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,181491st of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.3475th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.2438th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,172458th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.1430th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.2384th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£506.2m£500.7m£462.0m167th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£5,281£5,223£4,820135th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.84450th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£556−£559−£528610th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£383−£385−£364562nd of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£429−£431−£407604th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Central Devon

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.

Sources

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  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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