Constituency in North West, England

Liverpool Wavertree

In Liverpool Wavertree, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 57% of constituencies in 2024-25.

107,913 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Paula Barker, Labour, since 12 December 2019

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Prices

Adjusted for inflation (GDP deflator)Adjusted for inflation (CPI)Cash, not adjusted

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 Liverpool Wavertree 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
£4,590£4,610£4,354
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
270th of 631, higher than in 57% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Pensioner benefits
£13,442£13,499£12,750
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
42nd of 631, higher than in 93% of constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Working-age benefits
£2,353£2,363£2,232
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
188th of 632, higher than in 70% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Liverpool Wavertree
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£4,590£4,610£4,354	270th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£13,442£13,499£12,750	42nd of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£2,353£2,363£2,232	188th of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Liverpool Wavertree's benefit money go?

People here received £495.3 million£497.4 million£469.8 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

State Pension£166.3m£167.0m£157.7m34%
Pension Credit£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m3%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m3%
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m0.1%
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m13%
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£15.4m£15.5m£14.7m3%
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m2%
Universal Credit£132.6m£133.2m£125.8m27%
Housing Benefit£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m9%
Employment and Support Allowance£35.2m£35.3m£33.4m7%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m0.1%
Income Support£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m0.1%
Other benefits£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m0.1%

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Spending by benefit in Liverpool Wavertree, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£166.3m£167.0m£157.7m	34%	Published
Pension Credit	£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m	3%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m	3%	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m	0.1%	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m	13%	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£15.4m£15.5m£14.7m	3%	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m	2%	Published
Universal Credit	£132.6m£133.2m£125.8m	27%	Published
Housing Benefit	£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m	9%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£35.2m£35.3m£33.4m	7%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m	0.1%	Published
Other benefits	£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m	0.1%	Published
All benefits	£495.3m£497.4m£469.8m	100%	Total

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How has it changed over time?

Trends

Spending and claims over time

Each small chart starts at zero and has its own scale. Spending is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Dotted years are estimates. A dashed line marks a change to boundaries or methods.^1-11

Spending per person in the age group

All benefits
per resident
£4,590£4,610£4,3542024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£13,442£13,499£12,7502024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£2,353£2,363£2,2322024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£11,485£11,534£10,8942024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£958£962£9082024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£948£952£8992024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£51£51£482024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£601£604£5702024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£143£144£1362024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£109£109£1032024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,761£1,768£1,6702024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£395£396£3752024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£467£469£4432024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£9.18£9.22£8.712024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£7.14£7.17£6.772024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£5.20£5.22£4.932024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Liverpool Wavertree
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£4,284£4,237£3,910	£4,590£4,610£4,354
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£13,262£13,118£12,105	£13,442£13,499£12,750
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£1,081£1,084£808	£1,528£1,547£1,173	£2,165£2,289£1,747	£2,137£2,182£1,732	£1,943£1,929£1,685	£2,064£2,042£1,884	£2,353£2,363£2,232
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£11,012£10,892£10,051	£11,485£11,534£10,894
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£1,183£1,186£884	£1,093£1,106£839	£1,016£1,075£820	£957£977£775	£899£893£780	£931£921£850	£958£962£908
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£855£857£639	£835£845£641	£763£806£615	£758£774£614	£756£751£656	£859£850£784	£948£952£899
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£224£228£181	£480£476£416	£460£455£420	£51£51£48
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£301£302£225	£356£360£273	£424£449£342	£464£474£376	£480£477£416	£535£530£489	£601£604£570
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£239£240£179	£192£194£147	£148£157£120	£142£145£115	£132£132£115	£138£137£126	£143£144£136
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£102£103£77	£110£111£84	£106£112£85	£103£105£84	£99£98£86	£104£103£95	£109£109£103
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£597£604£458	£1,315£1,390£1,061	£1,361£1,390£1,103	£1,264£1,255£1,096	£1,432£1,417£1,307	£1,761£1,768£1,670
Housing Benefit, per resident	£627£629£469	£540£547£415	£477£505£385	£449£459£364	£404£402£351	£393£388£358	£395£396£375
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£806£808£602	£721£729£553	£663£701£535	£618£631£501	£536£533£465	£497£492£454	£467£469£443
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£106£106£79	£50£51£38	£44£47£36	£28£29£23	£18£17£15	£13£13£12	£9.18£9.22£8.71
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£67£67£50	£51£51£39	£37£39£30	£27£27£22	£27£26£23	£18£17£16	£7.14£7.17£6.77
Other benefits, per resident	£10£10£7.53	£9.09£9.20£6.98	£8.20£8.67£6.62	£6.21£6.34£5.03	£5.77£5.73£5.00	£4.73£4.68£4.32	£5.20£5.22£4.93

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
1,036.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
199.9March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
188.5March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
88.9July 2026
July 2025July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
226.5May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
23.6March 2026
May 2025March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Liverpool Wavertree
Measure	May 2025	July 2025	August 2025	October 2025	November 2025	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	April 2026	May 2026	July 2026
State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	1,014.1		1,027.1		1,033.5			1,036.7
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	203.6		203.1		202.5			199.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	179.1		183.7		186.2			188.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		84.3		84.7		86.0			87.5		88.9
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	202.5		214.5		224.2		226.6			226.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	22.6		23.2		23.5			23.6

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 resident^{1-11, 14-17}
Actual £4,590£4,610£4,354Expected £4,403£4,422£4,176Difference +£187+£188+£178
Benefit spending per resident was £187 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £188 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £178 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 over^{1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17}
Actual £13,442£13,499£12,750Expected £13,107£13,162£12,432Difference +£335+£337+£318
Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £335 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £337 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £318 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 64^{1-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17}
Actual £2,353£2,363£2,232Expected £2,388£2,398£2,265Difference −£36−£36−£34
Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £36 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £36 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £34 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 Liverpool Wavertree
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£4,590£4,610£4,354	£4,403£4,422£4,176	+£187+£188+£178
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£13,442£13,499£12,750	£13,107£13,162£12,432	+£335+£337+£318
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£2,353£2,363£2,232	£2,388£2,398£2,265	−£36−£36−£34

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Liverpool Wavertree received £1.79 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 resident^9-13: £2,391£2,365£2,182; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £4,284£4,237£3,910
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £1.79; 163rd of 631, higher than in 74% 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 Liverpool Wavertree 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 1517,05716%
Aged 16 to 6475,33070%
Aged 651,0501.0%
Aged 66 and over14,47613%
All residents107,913100%

Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,600 people in Liverpool Wavertree 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
45%
England and Wales: 39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)
16%
England and Wales: 19%
Neurological disease
11%
England and Wales: 13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
10%
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 Liverpool Wavertree
Condition group	People	Share	England and Wales
Psychiatric disorders	4,359	45%	39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)	1,542	16%	19%
Neurological disease	1,069	11%	13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)	933	10%	12%
Respiratory disease	371	4%	4%
Malignant disease	286	3%	3%
Cardiovascular disease	257	3%	3%
Visual disease	129	1%	2%
Endocrine disease	127	1%	1%
Hearing disorders	102	1%	1%
Gastrointestinal disease	104	1%	1%
Genitourinary disease	91	0.9%	0.9%
Skin disease	61	0.6%	0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)	37	0.4%	0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract	35	0.4%	0.4%
Infectious disease	46	0.5%	0.4%
Haematological disease	17	0.2%	0.2%
Metabolic disease	12	0.1%	0.2%
Unknown or missing	17	0.2%	0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age	0	0%	0.1%
Diseases of the immune system	5	0.1%	0.0%

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Liverpool Wavertree vote in 2024?

Shares of the 39,815 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Labour; Paula Barker
Majority: 16,304; 40.9% of valid votes
Turnout: 56.4%; Valid votes as a share of the 70,581 people registered to vote

Labour23,07758.0%
Green Party6,77317.0%
Reform UK3,4548.7%
Liberal Democrat2,7596.9%
Conservative1,8874.7%
Independent1,1913.0%
Independent5661.4%
Independent1080.3%

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 Liverpool Wavertree, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Labour	Paula Barker	23,077	58.0%
Green Party	Tom Crone	6,773	17.0%
Reform UK	Adam Heatherington	3,454	8.7%
Liberal Democrat	Rob McAllister-Bell	2,759	6.9%
Conservative	Charlotte Eagar	1,887	4.7%
Independent	Ann San	1,191	3.0%
Independent	Mohamed El Gadhy	566	1.4%
Independent	Joe Owens	108	0.3%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Liverpool Wavertree

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.

Liverpool WavertreeThis area£4,590£4,610£4,354
Portsmouth South0.47£4,153£4,170£3,939Compare
Glasgow South0.58£5,085£5,107£4,823Compare
Glasgow East0.77£5,401£5,424£5,123Compare
Brent West0.85£3,646£3,662£3,459Compare
Glasgow West0.87£5,000£5,021£4,742Compare
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend0.89£4,900£4,921£4,648Compare
Southampton Itchen0.92£4,071£4,089£3,862Compare
Birmingham Selly Oak0.97£4,299£4,317£4,078Compare
Norwich South0.99£4,194£4,212£3,978Compare
Bristol East0.99£3,887£3,904£3,687Compare
Coventry South1.00£3,471£3,486£3,293Compare
Glasgow South West1.06£5,108£5,130£4,845Compare
Glasgow North East1.09£5,545£5,569£5,260Compare
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven1.10£5,098£5,120£4,836Compare
Hove and Portslade1.11£4,119£4,137£3,907Compare

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Areas most like Liverpool Wavertree
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Liverpool Wavertree		£4,590£4,610£4,354
Portsmouth South	0.47	£4,153£4,170£3,939
Glasgow South	0.58	£5,085£5,107£4,823
Glasgow East	0.77	£5,401£5,424£5,123
Brent West	0.85	£3,646£3,662£3,459
Glasgow West	0.87	£5,000£5,021£4,742
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	0.89	£4,900£4,921£4,648
Southampton Itchen	0.92	£4,071£4,089£3,862
Birmingham Selly Oak	0.97	£4,299£4,317£4,078
Norwich South	0.99	£4,194£4,212£3,978
Bristol East	0.99	£3,887£3,904£3,687
Coventry South	1.00	£3,471£3,486£3,293
Glasgow South West	1.06	£5,108£5,130£4,845
Glasgow North East	1.09	£5,545£5,569£5,260
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	1.10	£5,098£5,120£4,836
Hove and Portslade	1.11	£4,119£4,137£3,907

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Liverpool Wavertree

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

Liverpoollocal authority100%

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Liverpool Wavertree, 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 benefit^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25	£495.3m£497.4m£469.8m	224th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Published
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4,590£4,610£4,354	270th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£194.6m£195.4m£184.6m	528th of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Published
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,803£1,811£1,710	499th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£13,442£13,499£12,750	42nd of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m	147th of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Published
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,642£1,649£1,558	148th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£2,353£2,363£2,232	188th of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£166.3m£167.0m£157.7m	530th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£1,541£1,547£1,461	507th of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,485£11,534£10,894	365th of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m	102nd of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£128£129£122	97th of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£958£962£908	95th of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m	356th of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£127£128£121	345th of 632	£133£134£126	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£948£952£899	68th of 632	£741£744£703	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m	102nd of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£6.80£6.83£6.45	94th of 632	£5.14£5.17£4.88	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£51£51£48	73rd of 632	£29£29£27	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£64.9m£65.2m£61.6m	115th of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£601£604£570	122nd of 632	£452£454£429	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£15.4m£15.5m£14.7m	230th of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£143£144£136	234th of 632	£135£136£128	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m	234th of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£76£76£72	248th of 632	£72£73£69	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£109£109£103	303rd of 632	£115£115£109	Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£132.6m£133.2m£125.8m	166th of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£1,229£1,234£1,166	161st of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,761£1,768£1,670	228th of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m	71st of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£395£396£375	58th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£35.2m£35.3m£33.4m	37th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£326£327£309	40th of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£467£469£443	63rd of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m	118th of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£6.41£6.44£6.08	92nd of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£9.18£9.22£8.71	141st of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m	208th of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£4.98£5.00£4.72	213th of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£7.14£7.17£6.77	252nd of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m	474th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Published
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£5.20£5.22£4.93	477th of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.79	163rd of 631	£0.95	Survey estimate

People receiving benefits^{3-4, 6-7, 9-11}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
State Pensiontotal, March 2026	15,007	532nd of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	139.1	503rd of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	1,036.7	56th of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	2,894	103rd of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	26.8	101st of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	199.9	77th of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	2,728	409th of 632	1,881,995	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	25.3	389th of 632	28.0	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	188.5	101st of 632	155.6	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	9,598	131st of 632	4,594,229	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	88.9	122nd of 632	68.2	Published
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	17,064	127th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	158.1	122nd of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	226.5	167th of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,776	255th of 632	1,090,721	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	16.5	262nd of 632	16.2	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	23.6	319th of 632	25.7	Published

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£255.3m£252.5m£233.0m	488th of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£2,391£2,365£2,182	507th of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.79	163rd of 631	£0.95	Survey estimate

Compared with the expected level^{1-11, 14-17}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25	£187£188£178	139th of 625	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£335£337£318	67th of 625	−£11−£11−£10	Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	−£36−£36−£34	351st of 626	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Liverpool Wavertree

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.

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