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Constituency in West Midlands, England

Dudley

In Dudley, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 66% of constituencies in 2024-25.

104,687 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Sonia Kumar, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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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 Dudley 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

    £4,770£4,790£4,525

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    212th of 631, higher than in 66% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,261£13,318£12,579

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

    78th of 631, higher than in 87% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,683£2,694£2,544

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

    113th of 632, higher than in 82% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Dudley
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,770£4,790£4,525212th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,261£13,318£12,57978th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,683£2,694£2,544113th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Dudley's benefit money go?

People here received £499.4 million£501.5 million£473.7 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 Dudley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £199.3m; Pension Credit £11.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.69m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £15.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.7m; Universal Credit £137.4m; Housing Benefit £20.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.94m; Income Support £0.76m; Other benefits £0.73mState Pension: £199.3mPension Credit: £11.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.69mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £15.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.7mUniversal Credit: £137.4mHousing Benefit: £20.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.94mIncome Support: £0.76mOther benefits: £0.73m
Spending in Dudley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £200.1m; Pension Credit £11.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.70m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £15.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.7m; Universal Credit £138.0m; Housing Benefit £20.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.95m; Income Support £0.77m; Other benefits £0.73mState Pension: £200.1mPension Credit: £11.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.70mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £15.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.7mUniversal Credit: £138.0mHousing Benefit: £20.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.95mIncome Support: £0.77mOther benefits: £0.73m
Spending in Dudley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £189.0m; Pension Credit £10.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.66m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.0m; Universal Credit £130.3m; Housing Benefit £19.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £20.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.89m; Income Support £0.72m; Other benefits £0.69mState Pension: £189.0mPension Credit: £10.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.66mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.0mUniversal Credit: £130.3mHousing Benefit: £19.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £20.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.89mIncome Support: £0.72mOther benefits: £0.69m
  1. State Pension£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m
  2. Pension Credit£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
  8. Universal Credit£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m
  12. Income Support£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m
  13. Other benefits£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
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Spending by benefit in Dudley, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m40%Published
Pension Credit£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m3%Published
Universal Credit£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m28%Published
Housing Benefit£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m0.2%Published
Income Support£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m0.2%Published
Other benefits£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m0.1%Published
All benefits£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m100%Total

More about Dudley

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 £4,770, expected £4,964, difference −£194

    Actual £4,770£4,790£4,525Expected £4,964£4,985£4,708Difference −£194−£194−£184

    Benefit spending per resident was £194 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £194 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £184 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 £13,261, expected £13,030, difference +£231

    Actual £13,261£13,318£12,579Expected £13,030£13,086£12,360Difference +£231+£232+£219

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £231 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £232 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £219 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 £2,683, expected £2,876, difference −£193

    Actual £2,683£2,694£2,544Expected £2,876£2,888£2,728Difference −£193−£194−£183

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £193 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £194 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £183 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 Dudley
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,770£4,790£4,525£4,964£4,985£4,708−£194−£194−£184
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,261£13,318£12,579£13,030£13,086£12,360+£231+£232+£219
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,683£2,694£2,544£2,876£2,888£2,728−£193−£194−£183
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Dudley received £2.51 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
£1,788£1,769£1,632
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,481£4,432£4,090
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.51
50th of 631, higher than in 92% 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 Dudley 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 1521,837
  • Aged 16 to 6464,743
  • Aged 65969
  • Aged 66 and over17,138
  • All residents104,687
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,768 people in Dudley 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

    35%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    24%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    15%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    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 Dudley
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,02735%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,10724%19%
Neurological disease98111%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,27915%12%
Respiratory disease3094%4%
Malignant disease2042%3%
Cardiovascular disease2092%3%
Visual disease1462%2%
Endocrine disease770.9%1%
Hearing disorders1131%1%
Gastrointestinal disease610.7%1%
Genitourinary disease760.9%0.9%
Skin disease530.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)390.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract310.4%0.4%
Infectious disease160.2%0.4%
Haematological disease230.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.1%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 Dudley vote in 2024?

Shares of the 35,796 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Sonia Kumar
Majority
1,900
5.3% of valid votes
Turnout
51.0%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,151 people registered to vote
  • Labour12,215
  • Conservative10,315
  • Reform UK9,442
  • Green Party1,154
  • Liberal Democrat1,056
  • Independent857
  • Workers Party of Britain621
  • Independent136

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 Dudley, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourSonia Kumar12,21534.1%
ConservativeMarco Longhi10,31528.8%
Reform UKAndrew Southall9,44226.4%
Green PartyZia Qari1,1543.2%
Liberal DemocratIan Flynn1,0562.9%
IndependentShakeela Bibi8572.4%
Workers Party of BritainAftab Hussain6211.7%
IndependentDharmanand Mortha1360.4%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Dudley

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. DudleyThis area£4,770£4,790£4,525
  2. West Bromwich0.39£4,308£4,327£4,087Compare
  3. Bolton North East0.42£4,884£4,905£4,633Compare
  4. Halifax0.47£4,917£4,938£4,664Compare
  5. Rotherham0.49£5,176£5,198£4,909Compare
  6. Sheffield Heeley0.52£5,072£5,094£4,811Compare
  7. Huddersfield0.58£4,538£4,557£4,304Compare
  8. Telford0.60£4,806£4,826£4,559Compare
  9. Knowsley0.64£5,859£5,884£5,558Compare
  10. Leeds East0.64£4,660£4,680£4,421Compare
  11. Ashton-under-Lyne0.64£4,871£4,892£4,620Compare
  12. Wolverhampton West0.67£4,350£4,368£4,126Compare
  13. Heywood and Middleton North0.70£4,990£5,012£4,734Compare
  14. Wolverhampton North East0.71£4,786£4,807£4,540Compare
  15. Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes0.75£5,595£5,619£5,307Compare
  16. Liverpool Walton0.76£6,341£6,368£6,014Compare
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Areas most like Dudley
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Dudley£4,770£4,790£4,525
West Bromwich0.39£4,308£4,327£4,087
Bolton North East0.42£4,884£4,905£4,633
Halifax0.47£4,917£4,938£4,664
Rotherham0.49£5,176£5,198£4,909
Sheffield Heeley0.52£5,072£5,094£4,811
Huddersfield0.58£4,538£4,557£4,304
Telford0.60£4,806£4,826£4,559
Knowsley0.64£5,859£5,884£5,558
Leeds East0.64£4,660£4,680£4,421
Ashton-under-Lyne0.64£4,871£4,892£4,620
Wolverhampton West0.67£4,350£4,368£4,126
Heywood and Middleton North0.70£4,990£5,012£4,734
Wolverhampton North East0.71£4,786£4,807£4,540
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes0.75£5,595£5,619£5,307
Liverpool Walton0.76£6,341£6,368£6,014
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Dudley

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Dudley, 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£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m217th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,770£4,790£4,525212th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m413th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,171£2,180£2,059389th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,261£13,318£12,57978th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m155th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,659£1,666£1,574143rd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,683£2,694£2,544113th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m436th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,904£1,912£1,806406th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,629£11,678£11,030215th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m192nd of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99188th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£639£642£606179th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m172nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148208th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£953£957£90462nd of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m131st of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28109th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£40£41£38134th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m142nd of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£590£557135th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m224th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141208th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m61st of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£11543rd of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£196£197£18646th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m149th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,312£1,318£1,245135th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,122£2,131£2,013113th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m317th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187333rd of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m243rd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198235th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£340£321236th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m25th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.00£9.04£8.5411th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£144th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m89th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.9175th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£1165th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m186th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59190th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.5150th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,045463rd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.8421st of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026994.6545th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,588175th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.7150th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.0157th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,258212th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.1257th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.191st of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,770178th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.8160th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,957132nd of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.0105th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026261.989th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,83761st of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.142nd of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.841st of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£185.2m£183.2m£169.0m604th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,788£1,769£1,632598th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.5150th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£194−£194−£184491st of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£231£232£219124th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£193−£194−£183505th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Dudley

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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  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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