Who Gets What

Constituency in South East, England

Mid Sussex

In Mid Sussex, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 88% of constituencies in 2024-25.

103,756 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Alison Bennett, Liberal Democrat, since 4 July 2024

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Mid Sussex 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 Mid Sussex 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

    £3,626£3,642£3,440

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    556th of 631, lower than in 88% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,534£12,588£11,889

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

    483rd of 631, lower than in 76% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,231£1,237£1,168

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

    576th of 632, lower than in 91% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Mid Sussex
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,626£3,642£3,440556th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,534£12,588£11,889483rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,231£1,237£1,168576th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Mid Sussex's benefit money go?

People here received £376.3 million£377.9 million£356.9 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 Mid Sussex, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £231.5m; Pension Credit £5.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.30m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £24.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.6m; Universal Credit £62.2m; Housing Benefit £15.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £10.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.40m; Income Support £0.16m; Other benefits £0.94mState Pension: £231.5mPension Credit: £5.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.30mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £24.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.6mUniversal Credit: £62.2mHousing Benefit: £15.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £10.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.40mIncome Support: £0.16mOther benefits: £0.94m
Spending in Mid Sussex, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £232.5m; Pension Credit £5.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.30m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £24.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.6m; Universal Credit £62.5m; Housing Benefit £15.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £10.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.40m; Income Support £0.16m; Other benefits £0.94mState Pension: £232.5mPension Credit: £5.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.30mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £24.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.6mUniversal Credit: £62.5mHousing Benefit: £15.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £10.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.40mIncome Support: £0.16mOther benefits: £0.94m
Spending in Mid Sussex, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £219.6m; Pension Credit £4.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.28m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £22.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.4m; Universal Credit £59.0m; Housing Benefit £14.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.38m; Income Support £0.15m; Other benefits £0.89mState Pension: £219.6mPension Credit: £4.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.28mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £22.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.4mUniversal Credit: £59.0mHousing Benefit: £14.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.38mIncome Support: £0.15mOther benefits: £0.89m
  1. State Pension£231.5m£232.5m£219.6m
  2. Pension Credit£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£24.0m£24.1m£22.7m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m
  8. Universal Credit£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
  12. Income Support£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m
  13. Other benefits£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m
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Spending by benefit in Mid Sussex, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£231.5m£232.5m£219.6m62%Published
Pension Credit£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£24.0m£24.1m£22.7m6%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m1.0%Published
Universal Credit£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m17%Published
Housing Benefit£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m0.2%Published
All benefits£376.3m£377.9m£356.9m100%Total

More about Mid Sussex

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 £3,626, expected £3,582, difference +£44

    Actual £3,626£3,642£3,440Expected £3,582£3,598£3,398Difference +£44+£44+£42

    Benefit spending per resident was £44 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £44 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £42 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 £12,534, expected £12,525, difference +£8.94

    Actual £12,534£12,588£11,889Expected £12,525£12,579£11,881Difference +£8.94+£8.98+£8.48

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £8.94 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £8.98 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £8.48 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 £1,231, expected £1,231, difference +£0.09

    Actual £1,231£1,237£1,168Expected £1,231£1,237£1,168Difference +£0.09+£0.10+£0.09

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £0.09 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £0.10 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £0.09 above 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 Mid Sussex
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,626£3,642£3,440£3,582£3,598£3,398+£44+£44+£42
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,534£12,588£11,889£12,525£12,579£11,881+£8.94+£8.98+£8.48
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,231£1,237£1,168£1,231£1,237£1,168+£0.09+£0.10+£0.09
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Mid Sussex received £0.51 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£6,767£6,694£6,176
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,482£3,445£3,178
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.51
557th of 631, lower than in 88% 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 Mid Sussex only with other areas in England.

Group 10 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 1520,467
  • Aged 16 to 6462,365
  • Aged 651,088
  • Aged 66 and over19,836
  • All residents103,756
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

3,675 people in Mid Sussex 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

    43%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    17%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    16%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    9%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    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 Mid Sussex
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,57843%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)62617%19%
Neurological disease57416%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3199%12%
Respiratory disease782%4%
Malignant disease1183%3%
Cardiovascular disease662%3%
Visual disease622%2%
Endocrine disease371%1%
Hearing disorders471%1%
Gastrointestinal disease421%1%
Genitourinary disease260.7%0.9%
Skin disease280.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)220.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract120.3%0.4%
Infectious disease170.5%0.4%
Haematological disease80.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease70.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing80.2%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 Mid Sussex vote in 2024?

Shares of the 53,328 valid votes.18

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Alison Bennett
Majority
6,662
12.5% of valid votes
Turnout
70.2%
Valid votes as a share of the 75,969 people registered to vote
  • Liberal Democrat21,136
  • Conservative14,474
  • Labour9,397
  • Reform UK5,921
  • Green Party2,048
  • Official Monster Raving Loony Party352

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 Mid Sussex, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
Liberal DemocratAlison Bennett21,13639.6%
ConservativeKristy Adams14,47427.1%
LabourDavid Rowntree9,39717.6%
Reform UKGary Johnson5,92111.1%
Green PartyDeanna Nicholson2,0483.8%
Official Monster Raving Loony PartyBaron Von Thunderclap3520.7%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Mid Sussex

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. Mid SussexThis area£3,626£3,642£3,440
  2. East Renfrewshire0.37£4,013£4,030£3,806Compare
  3. Horsham0.52£3,632£3,648£3,445Compare
  4. Chesham and Amersham0.64£3,661£3,677£3,473Compare
  5. Reigate0.71£3,479£3,493£3,300Compare
  6. Maidenhead0.73£3,275£3,289£3,107Compare
  7. Didcot and Wantage0.77£3,390£3,405£3,216Compare
  8. Farnham and Bordon0.78£3,614£3,629£3,428Compare
  9. Mid Bedfordshire0.79£3,386£3,400£3,211Compare
  10. Hertsmere0.80£4,154£4,171£3,940Compare
  11. East Surrey0.81£3,950£3,967£3,747Compare
  12. Mid Buckinghamshire0.81£3,482£3,497£3,303Compare
  13. Newbury0.83£3,837£3,854£3,640Compare
  14. South West Hertfordshire0.83£3,622£3,637£3,436Compare
  15. Epsom and Ewell0.84£3,577£3,592£3,393Compare
  16. Hitchin0.85£3,455£3,470£3,278Compare
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Areas most like Mid Sussex
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Mid Sussex£3,626£3,642£3,440
East Renfrewshire0.37£4,013£4,030£3,806
Horsham0.52£3,632£3,648£3,445
Chesham and Amersham0.64£3,661£3,677£3,473
Reigate0.71£3,479£3,493£3,300
Maidenhead0.73£3,275£3,289£3,107
Didcot and Wantage0.77£3,390£3,405£3,216
Farnham and Bordon0.78£3,614£3,629£3,428
Mid Bedfordshire0.79£3,386£3,400£3,211
Hertsmere0.80£4,154£4,171£3,940
East Surrey0.81£3,950£3,967£3,747
Mid Buckinghamshire0.81£3,482£3,497£3,303
Newbury0.83£3,837£3,854£3,640
South West Hertfordshire0.83£3,622£3,637£3,436
Epsom and Ewell0.84£3,577£3,592£3,393
Hitchin0.85£3,455£3,470£3,278
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Mid Sussex

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Mid Sussex, 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£376.3m£377.9m£356.9m582nd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,626£3,642£3,440556th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.6m£249.7m£235.8m309th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,396£2,407£2,273318th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,534£12,588£11,889483rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£76.8m£77.1m£72.8m564th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£740£743£702581st of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,231£1,237£1,168576th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£231.5m£232.5m£219.6m265th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,231£2,241£2,117283rd of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,672£11,722£11,071171st of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m589th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£50£50£47593rd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£262£263£248554th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m485th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106448th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£585£588£555559th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m600th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73597th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14597th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.0m£24.1m£22.7m605th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£231£232£219606th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m503rd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96498th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m609th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£35£35£33610th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£58£58£55599th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£62.2m£62.5m£59.0m551st of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£600£602£569562nd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£998£1,002£947564th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m477th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£149£149£141495th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m584th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£100£101£95585th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£167£168£159572nd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m444th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65457th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07439th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m594th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.53£1.54£1.45599th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.55£2.56£2.42599th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m25th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.06£9.09£8.5928th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.51557th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,849289th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026191.3307th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.7492nd of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,169604th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.3600th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202658.9595th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,431487th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.4450th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026122.6575th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,674602nd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.4607th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,797575th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202665.5587th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026109.0587th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026873589th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.4591st of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202614.0573rd of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£688.1m£680.6m£628.0m85th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£6,767£6,694£6,17680th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.51557th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£44£44£42251st of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£8.94£8.98£8.48313th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£0.09£0.10£0.09293rd of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Mid Sussex

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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