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Constituency in North East, England

City of Durham

In City of Durham, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 59% of constituencies in 2024-25.

103,412 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Mary Kelly Foy, Labour, since 12 December 2019

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City of Durham 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 City of Durham 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

    £4,258£4,276£4,039

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    376th of 631, lower than in 59% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,777£12,831£12,119

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

    309th of 631, higher than in 51% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,548£1,554£1,468

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

    461st of 632, lower than in 72% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for City of Durham
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,258£4,276£4,039376th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,777£12,831£12,119309th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,548£1,554£1,468461st of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does City of Durham's benefit money go?

People here received £440.3 million£442.2 million£417.6 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 City of Durham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £221.6m; Pension Credit £8.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £55.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.8m; Universal Credit £76.5m; Housing Benefit £19.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.32m; Income Support £0.58m; Other benefits £0.79mState Pension: £221.6mPension Credit: £8.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £55.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.8mUniversal Credit: £76.5mHousing Benefit: £19.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.32mIncome Support: £0.58mOther benefits: £0.79m
Spending in City of Durham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £222.6m; Pension Credit £8.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £55.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.8m; Universal Credit £76.9m; Housing Benefit £19.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.33m; Income Support £0.59m; Other benefits £0.79mState Pension: £222.6mPension Credit: £8.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £55.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.8mUniversal Credit: £76.9mHousing Benefit: £19.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.33mIncome Support: £0.59mOther benefits: £0.79m
Spending in City of Durham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £210.2m; Pension Credit £7.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.50m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £52.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.4m; Universal Credit £72.6m; Housing Benefit £18.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.31m; Income Support £0.55m; Other benefits £0.75mState Pension: £210.2mPension Credit: £7.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.50mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £52.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.4mUniversal Credit: £72.6mHousing Benefit: £18.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.31mIncome Support: £0.55mOther benefits: £0.75m
  1. State Pension£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m
  2. Pension Credit£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m
  8. Universal Credit£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m
  12. Income Support£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m
  13. Other benefits£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
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Spending by benefit in City of Durham, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m50%Published
Pension Credit£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m13%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m2%Published
Universal Credit£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m17%Published
Housing Benefit£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m0.2%Published
All benefits£440.3m£442.2m£417.6m100%Total

More about City of Durham

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 £4,258, expected £4,223, difference +£35

    Actual £4,258£4,276£4,039Expected £4,223£4,241£4,006Difference +£35+£35+£33

    Benefit spending per resident was £35 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £35 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £33 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 £12,777, expected £12,830, difference −£53

    Actual £12,777£12,831£12,119Expected £12,830£12,884£12,170Difference −£53−£53−£50

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £53 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £53 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £50 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 £1,548, expected £1,623, difference −£76

    Actual £1,548£1,554£1,468Expected £1,623£1,630£1,540Difference −£76−£76−£72

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £76 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £76 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £72 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 City of Durham
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,258£4,276£4,039£4,223£4,241£4,006+£35+£35+£33
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,777£12,831£12,119£12,830£12,884£12,170−£53−£53−£50
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,548£1,554£1,468£1,623£1,630£1,540−£76−£76−£72
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in City of Durham received £1.53 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
£2,604£2,576£2,377
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,989£3,945£3,641
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.53
224th of 631, higher than in 64% 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 City of Durham only with other areas in England.

Group 6 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 1514,390
  • Aged 16 to 6468,624
  • Aged 651,153
  • Aged 66 and over19,245
  • All residents103,412
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,085 people in City of Durham 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

    42%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    17%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    7%

    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 City of Durham
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,39942%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,41417%19%
Neurological disease1,05913%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)86511%12%
Respiratory disease2994%4%
Malignant disease2443%3%
Cardiovascular disease2033%3%
Visual disease1131%2%
Endocrine disease911%1%
Hearing disorders740.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease781.0%1%
Genitourinary disease470.6%0.9%
Skin disease690.9%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)370.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract260.3%0.4%
Infectious disease200.2%0.4%
Haematological disease150.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease110.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing140.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age70.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did City of Durham vote in 2024?

Shares of the 40,627 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Mary Foy
Majority
11,757
28.9% of valid votes
Turnout
57.6%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,583 people registered to vote
  • Labour19,131
  • Reform UK7,374
  • Liberal Democrat5,920
  • Conservative5,221
  • Green Party2,803
  • Social Democratic Party178

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 City of Durham, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourMary Foy19,13147.1%
Reform UKMark Belch7,37418.2%
Liberal DemocratMark Wilkes5,92014.6%
ConservativeLuke Holmes5,22112.9%
Green PartyJonathan Elmer2,8036.9%
Social Democratic PartySarah Welbourne1780.4%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like City of Durham

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. City of DurhamThis area£4,258£4,276£4,039
  2. Lancaster and Wyre0.75£4,062£4,079£3,853Compare
  3. Canterbury1.07£4,273£4,291£4,053Compare
  4. Chester North and Neston1.07£4,401£4,419£4,174Compare
  5. Newcastle-under-Lyme1.08£4,393£4,412£4,167Compare
  6. Falkirk1.18£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  7. West Lancashire1.27£4,617£4,637£4,379Compare
  8. Loughborough1.29£3,739£3,755£3,547Compare
  9. Amber Valley1.35£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
  10. High Peak1.35£4,507£4,526£4,275Compare
  11. North East Derbyshire1.38£4,893£4,914£4,641Compare
  12. Wyre Forest1.45£5,140£5,162£4,876Compare
  13. Cramlington and Killingworth1.46£4,676£4,696£4,435Compare
  14. Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West1.47£5,770£5,795£5,473Compare
  15. Ossett and Denby Dale1.47£4,342£4,360£4,118Compare
  16. Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy1.48£5,023£5,045£4,765Compare
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Areas most like City of Durham
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
City of Durham£4,258£4,276£4,039
Lancaster and Wyre0.75£4,062£4,079£3,853
Canterbury1.07£4,273£4,291£4,053
Chester North and Neston1.07£4,401£4,419£4,174
Newcastle-under-Lyme1.08£4,393£4,412£4,167
Falkirk1.18£4,756£4,776£4,511
West Lancashire1.27£4,617£4,637£4,379
Loughborough1.29£3,739£3,755£3,547
Amber Valley1.35£4,951£4,972£4,696
High Peak1.35£4,507£4,526£4,275
North East Derbyshire1.38£4,893£4,914£4,641
Wyre Forest1.45£5,140£5,162£4,876
Cramlington and Killingworth1.46£4,676£4,696£4,435
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West1.47£5,770£5,795£5,473
Ossett and Denby Dale1.47£4,342£4,360£4,118
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy1.48£5,023£5,045£4,765
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap City of Durham

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for City of Durham, 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£440.3m£442.2m£417.6m410th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,258£4,276£4,039376th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£245.9m£246.9m£233.2m322nd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,378£2,388£2,255320th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,777£12,831£12,119309th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£106.2m£106.7m£100.7m407th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,027£1,031£974420th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,548£1,554£1,468461st of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£221.6m£222.6m£210.2m324th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,143£2,152£2,033326th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,517£11,566£10,924334th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m366th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74373rd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£418£420£397343rd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m205th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144225th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£814£818£772194th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m306th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.14£5.17£4.88302nd of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26304th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.5m£55.8m£52.7m200th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£537£539£510186th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m383rd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117344th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m262nd of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£76£71254th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£114£114£108278th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.5m£76.9m£72.6m440th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£740£743£702456th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,115£1,120£1,058509th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m366th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175369th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m262nd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£203£204£192258th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£306£307£290288th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m544th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.13£3.14£2.97555th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.72£4.74£4.48596th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m172nd of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.35161st of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.50£8.53£8.06178th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m115th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24104th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.53224th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,478313th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.4320th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.1327th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,047330th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.8328th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026106.4320th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,094282nd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.9284th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.8264th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,086216th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202678.2197th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,159395th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.2398th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.0441st of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,694282nd of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.4264th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.7293rd 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£2,604£2,576£2,377458th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.53224th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33258th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£53−£53−£50369th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£76−£76−£72398th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for City of Durham

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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