Who Gets What

Constituency in North East, England

Hexham

In Hexham, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 61% of constituencies in 2024-25.

96,315 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Joe Morris, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Hexham 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 Hexham 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

    £4,685£4,705£4,444

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    241st of 631, higher than in 61% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,396£12,448£11,758

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

    553rd of 631, lower than in 87% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,352£1,358£1,283

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

    534th of 632, lower than in 84% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Hexham
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,685£4,705£4,444241st of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,396£12,448£11,758553rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,352£1,358£1,283534th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Hexham's benefit money go?

People here received £451.2 million£453.1 million£428.0 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 Hexham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £294.2m; Pension Credit £6.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.44m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £35.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £9.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.1m; Universal Credit £54.4m; Housing Benefit £13.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.27m; Income Support £0.22m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £294.2mPension Credit: £6.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.44mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £35.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £9.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.1mUniversal Credit: £54.4mHousing Benefit: £13.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.27mIncome Support: £0.22mOther benefits: £1.0m
Spending in Hexham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £295.4m; Pension Credit £6.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.44m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £35.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £9.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.1m; Universal Credit £54.6m; Housing Benefit £13.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.27m; Income Support £0.22m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £295.4mPension Credit: £6.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.44mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £35.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £9.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.1mUniversal Credit: £54.6mHousing Benefit: £13.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.27mIncome Support: £0.22mOther benefits: £1.0m
Spending in Hexham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £279.0m; Pension Credit £6.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.41m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £33.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £9.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.8m; Universal Credit £51.6m; Housing Benefit £13.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £12.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.26m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.95mState Pension: £279.0mPension Credit: £6.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.41mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £33.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £9.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.8mUniversal Credit: £51.6mHousing Benefit: £13.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £12.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.26mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.95m
  1. State Pension£294.2m£295.4m£279.0m
  2. Pension Credit£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m
  8. Universal Credit£54.4m£54.6m£51.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
  12. Income Support£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
  13. Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m
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Spending by benefit in Hexham, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£294.2m£295.4m£279.0m65%Published
Pension Credit£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m1%Published
Universal Credit£54.4m£54.6m£51.6m12%Published
Housing Benefit£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m0.0%Published
Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m0.2%Published
All benefits£451.2m£453.1m£428.0m100%Total

More about Hexham

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 £4,685, expected £4,692, difference −£7.17

    Actual £4,685£4,705£4,444Expected £4,692£4,712£4,450Difference −£7.17−£7.20−£6.80

    Benefit spending per resident was £7.17 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £7.20 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £6.80 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 £12,396, expected £12,430, difference −£34

    Actual £12,396£12,448£11,758Expected £12,430£12,483£11,790Difference −£34−£34−£33

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £34 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £34 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £33 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 £1,352, expected £1,378, difference −£26

    Actual £1,352£1,358£1,283Expected £1,378£1,384£1,307Difference −£26−£26−£25

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £26 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £26 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £25 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 Hexham
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,685£4,705£4,444£4,692£4,712£4,450−£7.17−£7.20−£6.80
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,396£12,448£11,758£12,430£12,483£11,790−£34−£34−£33
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,352£1,358£1,283£1,378£1,384£1,307−£26−£26−£25
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Hexham received £0.81 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
£5,493£5,433£5,014
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,469£4,420£4,079
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.81
458th of 631, lower than in 72% 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 Hexham only with other areas in England.

Group 8 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 1514,731
  • Aged 16 to 6454,375
  • Aged 651,569
  • Aged 66 and over25,640
  • All residents96,315
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,235 people in Hexham 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    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 Hexham
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,04139%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)98619%19%
Neurological disease73014%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)60812%12%
Respiratory disease1503%4%
Malignant disease2064%3%
Cardiovascular disease1353%3%
Visual disease721%2%
Endocrine disease390.7%1%
Hearing disorders470.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease410.8%1%
Genitourinary disease350.7%0.9%
Skin disease310.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)420.8%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract310.6%0.4%
Infectious disease120.2%0.4%
Haematological disease60.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease60.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing90.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age80.2%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Hexham vote in 2024?

Shares of the 51,828 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Joe Morris
Majority
3,713
7.2% of valid votes
Turnout
67.8%
Valid votes as a share of the 76,431 people registered to vote
  • Labour23,988
  • Conservative20,275
  • Green Party2,467
  • Liberal Democrat2,376
  • Independent1,511
  • Social Democratic Party1,211

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 Hexham, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourJoe Morris23,98846.3%
ConservativeGuy Opperman20,27539.1%
Green PartyNick Morphet2,4674.8%
Liberal DemocratNick Cott2,3764.6%
IndependentChris Whaley1,5112.9%
Social Democratic PartyWilliam Clouston1,2112.3%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Hexham

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. HexhamThis area£4,685£4,705£4,444
  2. Richmond and Northallerton0.50£4,568£4,587£4,333Compare
  3. Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe0.74£5,365£5,388£5,089Compare
  4. Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale0.84£5,299£5,321£5,026Compare
  5. Beverley and Holderness0.88£4,768£4,788£4,522Compare
  6. Skipton and Ripon0.89£4,504£4,524£4,273Compare
  7. Angus and Perthshire Glens0.90£5,058£5,080£4,798Compare
  8. Derbyshire Dales0.90£4,474£4,493£4,244Compare
  9. Arundel and South Downs0.90£4,744£4,764£4,500Compare
  10. Westmorland and Lonsdale0.91£4,489£4,508£4,258Compare
  11. Penrith and Solway0.97£4,701£4,721£4,460Compare
  12. Broadland and Fakenham0.99£4,608£4,627£4,370Compare
  13. Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey1.01£4,458£4,477£4,228Compare
  14. Ceredigion Preseli1.03£5,025£5,046£4,766Compare
  15. West Worcestershire1.05£4,973£4,994£4,717Compare
  16. Rutland and Stamford1.05£4,188£4,206£3,973Compare
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Areas most like Hexham
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Hexham£4,685£4,705£4,444
Richmond and Northallerton0.50£4,568£4,587£4,333
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe0.74£5,365£5,388£5,089
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale0.84£5,299£5,321£5,026
Beverley and Holderness0.88£4,768£4,788£4,522
Skipton and Ripon0.89£4,504£4,524£4,273
Angus and Perthshire Glens0.90£5,058£5,080£4,798
Derbyshire Dales0.90£4,474£4,493£4,244
Arundel and South Downs0.90£4,744£4,764£4,500
Westmorland and Lonsdale0.91£4,489£4,508£4,258
Penrith and Solway0.97£4,701£4,721£4,460
Broadland and Fakenham0.99£4,608£4,627£4,370
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey1.01£4,458£4,477£4,228
Ceredigion Preseli1.03£5,025£5,046£4,766
West Worcestershire1.05£4,973£4,994£4,717
Rutland and Stamford1.05£4,188£4,206£3,973
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Hexham

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Hexham, 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£451.2m£453.1m£428.0m377th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,685£4,705£4,444241st of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£317.8m£319.2m£301.5m42nd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,300£3,314£3,13040th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,396£12,448£11,758553rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m582nd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£763£767£724568th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,352£1,358£1,283534th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.2m£295.4m£279.0m37th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,89734th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,474£11,522£10,883370th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m511th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62479th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£234581st of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m142nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166113th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£658£661£624449th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m437th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29394th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16547th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m466th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£368£370£349408th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m550th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95503rd of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m480th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50443rd of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£94£89396th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£54.4m£54.6m£51.6m589th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£565£567£535581st of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,000£1,004£948562nd of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m529th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136518th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m485th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134439th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£250£251£237392nd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m594th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.79£2.81£2.65593rd of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69580th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m523rd of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.27£2.28£2.15503rd of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80478th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m11th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.857th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.81458th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,20934th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026272.132nd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.2180th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,714450th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.8401st of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.9546th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,502151st of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.4119th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.6475th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,235477th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.4423rd of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,908570th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.7550th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.0520th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,091497th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.3463rd of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.1418th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£522.6m£516.9m£477.0m159th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£5,493£5,433£5,014123rd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.81458th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£7.17−£7.20−£6.80305th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£34−£34−£33345th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£26−£26−£25330th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Hexham

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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  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.
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