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Constituency in North East, England

Gateshead Central and Whickham

In Gateshead Central and Whickham, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 72% of constituencies in 2024-25.

102,168 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Mark Ferguson, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Gateshead Central and Whickham 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 Gateshead Central and Whickham 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

    £4,901£4,921£4,648

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    175th of 631, higher than in 72% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,206£13,262£12,526

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

    94th of 631, higher than in 85% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,450£2,461£2,324

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

    175th of 632, higher than in 72% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Gateshead Central and Whickham
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,901£4,921£4,648175th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,206£13,262£12,52694th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,450£2,461£2,324175th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Gateshead Central and Whickham's benefit money go?

People here received £500.7 million£502.8 million£474.9 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 Gateshead Central and Whickham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £208.5m; Pension Credit £11.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.69m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.9m; Universal Credit £123.6m; Housing Benefit £27.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £24.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.64m; Other benefits £0.66mState Pension: £208.5mPension Credit: £11.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.69mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.9mUniversal Credit: £123.6mHousing Benefit: £27.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £24.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.64mOther benefits: £0.66m
Spending in Gateshead Central and Whickham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £209.4m; Pension Credit £11.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.70m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £15.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.9m; Universal Credit £124.2m; Housing Benefit £27.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £24.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.64m; Other benefits £0.67mState Pension: £209.4mPension Credit: £11.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.70mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £15.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.9mUniversal Credit: £124.2mHousing Benefit: £27.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £24.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.64mOther benefits: £0.67m
Spending in Gateshead Central and Whickham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £197.7m; Pension Credit £10.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.66m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.4m; Universal Credit £117.3m; Housing Benefit £26.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £0.61m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £197.7mPension Credit: £10.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.66mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.4mUniversal Credit: £117.3mHousing Benefit: £26.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £0.61mOther benefits: £0.63m
  1. State Pension£208.5m£209.4m£197.7m
  2. Pension Credit£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.1m£61.4m£58.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m
  8. Universal Credit£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
  12. Income Support£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
  13. Other benefits£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m
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Spending by benefit in Gateshead Central and Whickham, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£208.5m£209.4m£197.7m42%Published
Pension Credit£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m3%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£61.1m£61.4m£58.0m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m2%Published
Universal Credit£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m25%Published
Housing Benefit£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m6%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m0.1%Published
All benefits£500.7m£502.8m£474.9m100%Total

More about Gateshead Central and Whickham

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 £4,901, expected £4,823, difference +£77

    Actual £4,901£4,921£4,648Expected £4,823£4,844£4,575Difference +£77+£78+£73

    Benefit spending per resident was £77 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £78 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £73 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

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

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,206, expected £12,972, difference +£234

    Actual £13,206£13,262£12,526Expected £12,972£13,027£12,305Difference +£234+£235+£222

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £234 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £235 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £222 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 £2,450, expected £2,483, difference −£32

    Actual £2,450£2,461£2,324Expected £2,483£2,493£2,355Difference −£32−£32−£31

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £32 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £32 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £31 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 Gateshead Central and Whickham
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,901£4,921£4,648£4,823£4,844£4,575+£77+£78+£73
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,206£13,262£12,526£12,972£13,027£12,305+£234+£235+£222
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,450£2,461£2,324£2,483£2,493£2,355−£32−£32−£31
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Gateshead Central and Whickham received £1.86 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
£2,477£2,451£2,261
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,600£4,550£4,198
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.86
148th of 631, higher than in 76% 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 Gateshead Central and Whickham only with other areas in England.

Group 3 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 1518,177
  • Aged 16 to 6464,977
  • Aged 651,060
  • Aged 66 and over17,954
  • All residents102,168
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,988 people in Gateshead Central and Whickham 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

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    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)

    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 Gateshead Central and Whickham
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,66741%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,72119%19%
Neurological disease1,08812%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)95711%12%
Respiratory disease3314%4%
Malignant disease2703%3%
Cardiovascular disease2413%3%
Visual disease1101%2%
Endocrine disease1121%1%
Hearing disorders840.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1041%1%
Genitourinary disease740.8%0.9%
Skin disease650.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)500.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract470.5%0.4%
Infectious disease190.2%0.4%
Haematological disease180.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease190.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Gateshead Central and Whickham vote in 2024?

Shares of the 40,217 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Mark Ferguson
Majority
9,644
24.0% of valid votes
Turnout
57.6%
Valid votes as a share of the 69,827 people registered to vote
  • Labour18,245
  • Reform UK8,601
  • Liberal Democrat4,987
  • Conservative4,628
  • Green Party3,217
  • Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition369
  • Save Us Now170

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 Gateshead Central and Whickham, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourMark Ferguson18,24545.4%
Reform UKDamian Heslop8,60121.4%
Liberal DemocratRon Beadle4,98712.4%
ConservativeNicholas Oliver4,62811.5%
Green PartyRachel Cabral3,2178.0%
Trade Unionist and Socialist CoalitionNorman Hall3690.9%
Save Us NowGraham Steele1700.4%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Gateshead Central and Whickham

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. Gateshead Central and WhickhamThis area£4,901£4,921£4,648
  2. Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice0.44£4,657£4,677£4,417Compare
  3. Sheffield South East0.46£5,119£5,141£4,856Compare
  4. Leigh and Atherton0.51£4,609£4,629£4,372Compare
  5. Jarrow and Gateshead East0.52£5,514£5,538£5,231Compare
  6. Wigan0.55£4,811£4,831£4,563Compare
  7. St Helens South and Whiston0.57£5,323£5,346£5,049Compare
  8. Barnsley North0.59£5,028£5,049£4,769Compare
  9. Plymouth Moor View0.62£5,165£5,187£4,899Compare
  10. Mansfield0.63£5,094£5,116£4,832Compare
  11. St Helens North0.64£5,286£5,309£5,014Compare
  12. Houghton and Sunderland South0.67£5,574£5,598£5,287Compare
  13. Blyth and Ashington0.67£5,498£5,521£5,215Compare
  14. Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley0.67£4,765£4,785£4,519Compare
  15. Derby North0.68£4,330£4,349£4,107Compare
  16. Sunderland Central0.68£5,214£5,236£4,945Compare
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Areas most like Gateshead Central and Whickham
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Gateshead Central and Whickham£4,901£4,921£4,648
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice0.44£4,657£4,677£4,417
Sheffield South East0.46£5,119£5,141£4,856
Leigh and Atherton0.51£4,609£4,629£4,372
Jarrow and Gateshead East0.52£5,514£5,538£5,231
Wigan0.55£4,811£4,831£4,563
St Helens South and Whiston0.57£5,323£5,346£5,049
Barnsley North0.59£5,028£5,049£4,769
Plymouth Moor View0.62£5,165£5,187£4,899
Mansfield0.63£5,094£5,116£4,832
St Helens North0.64£5,286£5,309£5,014
Houghton and Sunderland South0.67£5,574£5,598£5,287
Blyth and Ashington0.67£5,498£5,521£5,215
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley0.67£4,765£4,785£4,519
Derby North0.68£4,330£4,349£4,107
Sunderland Central0.68£5,214£5,236£4,945
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Gateshead Central and Whickham

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Gateshead Central and Whickham, 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£500.7m£502.8m£474.9m209th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,901£4,921£4,648175th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.1m£238.1m£224.9m358th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,321£2,331£2,201343rd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,206£13,262£12,52694th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.2m£159.9m£151.0m201st of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,558£1,565£1,478176th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,450£2,461£2,324175th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£208.5m£209.4m£197.7m387th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,040£2,049£1,935360th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,611£11,661£11,014237th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m188th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103166th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£617£619£585190th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m143rd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£166£157152nd of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£939£943£89179th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m128th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.80£6.83£6.4595th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37147th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.1m£61.4m£58.0m147th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£598£601£567125th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m258th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139220th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m138th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£97£92119th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£144118th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£123.6m£124.2m£117.3m199th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,210£1,215£1,148172nd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,903£1,911£1,805169th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m182nd of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£271£272£257160th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m193rd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227162nd of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£376£378£357178th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m185th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.88£5.91£5.58140th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.26£9.30£8.78134th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m143rd of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.27£6.30£5.95112th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.87£9.91£9.36123rd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m289th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.49£6.52£6.16257th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.86148th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,232386th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026178.5362nd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.5285th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,682153rd of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.3109th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.4163rd of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,439162nd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.7180th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026191.686th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,988160th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.0129th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,956186th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026146.4161st of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026230.2153rd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,188149th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.4129th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.7125th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£249.8m£247.1m£228.0m500th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,477£2,451£2,261487th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.86148th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73221st of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£234£235£222122nd of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£32−£32−£31342nd of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Gateshead Central and Whickham

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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