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Constituency in North West, England

Lancaster and Wyre

In Lancaster and Wyre, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 69% of constituencies in 2024-25.

100,770 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Cat Smith, Labour, since 7 May 2015

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Lancaster and Wyre on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
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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 Lancaster and Wyre 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

    £4,062£4,080£3,853

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    438th of 631, lower than in 69% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,649£12,703£11,998

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

    404th of 631, lower than in 63% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,458£1,464£1,383

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

    496th of 632, lower than in 78% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Lancaster and Wyre
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,062£4,080£3,853438th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,649£12,703£11,998404th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,458£1,464£1,383496th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Lancaster and Wyre's benefit money go?

People here received £409.3 million£411.1 million£388.3 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 Lancaster and Wyre, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £223.6m; Pension Credit £6.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.45m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £41.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.2m; Universal Credit £73.0m; Housing Benefit £15.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £16.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.23m; Income Support £0.18m; Other benefits £0.62mState Pension: £223.6mPension Credit: £6.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.45mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £41.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.2mUniversal Credit: £73.0mHousing Benefit: £15.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £16.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.23mIncome Support: £0.18mOther benefits: £0.62m
Spending in Lancaster and Wyre, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £224.6m; Pension Credit £6.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.45m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £41.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.3m; Universal Credit £73.3m; Housing Benefit £15.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £16.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.23m; Income Support £0.19m; Other benefits £0.62mState Pension: £224.6mPension Credit: £6.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.45mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £41.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.3mUniversal Credit: £73.3mHousing Benefit: £15.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £16.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.23mIncome Support: £0.19mOther benefits: £0.62m
Spending in Lancaster and Wyre, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £212.1m; Pension Credit £6.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.43m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £38.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.0m; Universal Credit £69.2m; Housing Benefit £14.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £15.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.22m; Income Support £0.17m; Other benefits £0.59mState Pension: £212.1mPension Credit: £6.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.43mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £38.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.0mUniversal Credit: £69.2mHousing Benefit: £14.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £15.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.22mIncome Support: £0.17mOther benefits: £0.59m
  1. State Pension£223.6m£224.6m£212.1m
  2. Pension Credit£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m
  8. Universal Credit£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m
  9. Housing Benefit£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
  12. Income Support£0.18m£0.19m£0.17m
  13. Other benefits£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
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Spending by benefit in Lancaster and Wyre, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£223.6m£224.6m£212.1m55%Published
Pension Credit£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m10%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m1%Published
Universal Credit£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m18%Published
Housing Benefit£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.18m£0.19m£0.17m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m0.2%Published
All benefits£409.3m£411.1m£388.3m100%Total

More about Lancaster and Wyre

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 £4,062, expected £4,104, difference −£42

    Actual £4,062£4,080£3,853Expected £4,104£4,122£3,893Difference −£42−£42−£40

    Benefit spending per resident was £42 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £42 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £40 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 £12,649, expected £12,745, difference −£96

    Actual £12,649£12,703£11,998Expected £12,745£12,799£12,089Difference −£96−£96−£91

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £96 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £96 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £91 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 £1,458, expected £1,493, difference −£35

    Actual £1,458£1,464£1,383Expected £1,493£1,499£1,416Difference −£35−£35−£33

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £35 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £35 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £33 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 Lancaster and Wyre
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,062£4,080£3,853£4,104£4,122£3,893−£42−£42−£40
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,649£12,703£11,998£12,745£12,799£12,089−£96−£96−£91
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,458£1,464£1,383£1,493£1,499£1,416−£35−£35−£33
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Lancaster and Wyre received £1.36 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
£2,816£2,785£2,570
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,820£3,779£3,487
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.36
280th of 631, higher than in 55% 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 Lancaster and Wyre only with other areas in England.

Group 7 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1515,172
  • Aged 16 to 6464,939
  • Aged 651,190
  • Aged 66 and over19,469
  • All residents100,770
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,067 people in Lancaster and Wyre receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    38%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    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)

    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 Lancaster and Wyre
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,28238%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,18920%19%
Neurological disease81813%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)69611%12%
Respiratory disease2023%4%
Malignant disease2194%3%
Cardiovascular disease1713%3%
Visual disease801%2%
Endocrine disease781%1%
Hearing disorders591.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease651%1%
Genitourinary disease450.7%0.9%
Skin disease400.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)370.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract300.5%0.4%
Infectious disease290.5%0.4%
Haematological disease120.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease90.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Lancaster and Wyre vote in 2024?

Shares of the 43,008 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Cat Smith
Majority
9,253
21.5% of valid votes
Turnout
57.5%
Valid votes as a share of the 74,760 people registered to vote
  • Labour19,315
  • Conservative10,062
  • Reform UK6,866
  • Green Party5,236
  • Liberal Democrat1,529

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 Lancaster and Wyre, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourCat Smith19,31544.9%
ConservativePeter Cartridge10,06223.4%
Reform UKNigel Alderson6,86616.0%
Green PartyJack Lenox5,23612.2%
Liberal DemocratMatt Severn1,5293.6%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Lancaster and Wyre

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. Lancaster and WyreThis area£4,062£4,079£3,853
  2. High Peak0.71£4,507£4,526£4,275Compare
  3. City of Durham0.75£4,258£4,276£4,039Compare
  4. West Lancashire0.78£4,617£4,637£4,379Compare
  5. Canterbury0.85£4,273£4,291£4,053Compare
  6. Arbroath and Broughty Ferry0.92£5,209£5,231£4,941Compare
  7. Droitwich and Evesham0.95£4,454£4,473£4,225Compare
  8. Shrewsbury0.98£4,342£4,361£4,119Compare
  9. Chester North and Neston1.02£4,401£4,419£4,174Compare
  10. Stroud1.02£4,228£4,246£4,010Compare
  11. South West Wiltshire1.03£4,488£4,507£4,257Compare
  12. Falkirk1.05£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  13. Hinckley and Bosworth1.05£4,300£4,318£4,079Compare
  14. North East Derbyshire1.09£4,893£4,914£4,641Compare
  15. Newcastle-under-Lyme1.10£4,393£4,412£4,167Compare
  16. Romsey and Southampton North1.11£3,935£3,952£3,733Compare
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Areas most like Lancaster and Wyre
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Lancaster and Wyre£4,062£4,079£3,853
High Peak0.71£4,507£4,526£4,275
City of Durham0.75£4,258£4,276£4,039
West Lancashire0.78£4,617£4,637£4,379
Canterbury0.85£4,273£4,291£4,053
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry0.92£5,209£5,231£4,941
Droitwich and Evesham0.95£4,454£4,473£4,225
Shrewsbury0.98£4,342£4,361£4,119
Chester North and Neston1.02£4,401£4,419£4,174
Stroud1.02£4,228£4,246£4,010
South West Wiltshire1.03£4,488£4,507£4,257
Falkirk1.05£4,756£4,776£4,511
Hinckley and Bosworth1.05£4,300£4,318£4,079
North East Derbyshire1.09£4,893£4,914£4,641
Newcastle-under-Lyme1.10£4,393£4,412£4,167
Romsey and Southampton North1.11£3,935£3,952£3,733
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Lancaster and Wyre

Each share is the part of Lancaster and Wyre's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Lancaster and Wyre, 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£409.3m£411.1m£388.3m498th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,062£4,080£3,853438th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£246.3m£247.3m£233.6m319th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,444£2,454£2,318293rd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,649£12,703£11,998404th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£94.7m£95.1m£89.8m466th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£940£944£891457th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,458£1,464£1,383496th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.6m£224.6m£212.1m314th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,219£2,228£2,105289th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,486£11,534£10,895363rd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m460th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65453rd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336422nd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m228th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144223rd of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£786£789£745234th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m415th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23398th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22394th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m379th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£407£409£386344th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m456th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108426th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m463rd of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49453rd of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£77475th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m472nd of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£724£728£687466th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,124£1,129£1,066506th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m479th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£152£153£144479th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m409th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151376th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£247£248£234397th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m619th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.29£2.30£2.17624th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37630th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.19m£0.17m564th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.83£1.84£1.74559th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.84£2.85£2.69572nd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m365th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85317th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.36280th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,961283rd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026198.1270th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,025.3139th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,762431st of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.5414th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202690.5398th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,170249th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.5242nd of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.8248th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,076393rd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.3361st of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,574470th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.1472nd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.0501st of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,119481st of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.1476th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.2502nd of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£282.7m£279.6m£258.0m436th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,816£2,785£2,570420th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.36280th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£42−£42−£40341st of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£96−£96−£91405th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£35−£35−£33347th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Lancaster and Wyre

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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