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Constituency in North East, England

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

In Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 81% of constituencies in 2024-25.

121,218 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Andy McDonald, Labour, since 29 November 2012

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Middlesbrough and Thornaby East 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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East 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

    £5,148£5,170£4,883

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    115th of 631, higher than in 81% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,209£13,266£12,530

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

    93rd of 631, higher than in 85% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £3,385£3,399£3,210

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

    23rd of 632, higher than in 96% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,148£5,170£4,883115th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,209£13,266£12,53093rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,385£3,399£3,21023rd of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Middlesbrough and Thornaby East's benefit money go?

People here received £624.0 million£626.6 million£591.9 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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £183.6m; Pension Credit £14.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.83m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £87.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £16.5m; Universal Credit £210.3m; Housing Benefit £38.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £35.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £1.4m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £183.6mPension Credit: £14.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.83mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £87.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £16.5mUniversal Credit: £210.3mHousing Benefit: £38.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £35.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £1.4mOther benefits: £0.63m
Spending in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £184.4m; Pension Credit £14.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.84m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £87.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £16.6m; Universal Credit £211.2m; Housing Benefit £38.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £36.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £1.4m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £184.4mPension Credit: £14.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.84mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £87.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £16.6mUniversal Credit: £211.2mHousing Benefit: £38.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £36.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £1.4mOther benefits: £0.63m
Spending in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £174.2m; Pension Credit £14.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.79m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £82.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £15.7m; Universal Credit £199.4m; Housing Benefit £36.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £34.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £1.3m; Other benefits £0.59mState Pension: £174.2mPension Credit: £14.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.79mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £82.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £15.7mUniversal Credit: £199.4mHousing Benefit: £36.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £34.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £1.3mOther benefits: £0.59m
  1. State Pension£183.6m£184.4m£174.2m
  2. Pension Credit£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£87.2m£87.6m£82.7m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m
  8. Universal Credit£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
  12. Income Support£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
  13. Other benefits£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m
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Spending by benefit in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£183.6m£184.4m£174.2m29%Published
Pension Credit£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£87.2m£87.6m£82.7m14%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m3%Published
Universal Credit£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m34%Published
Housing Benefit£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m6%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m0.1%Published
Income Support£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m0.2%Published
Other benefits£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m0.1%Published
All benefits£624.0m£626.6m£591.9m100%Total

More about Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

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 £5,148, expected £4,824, difference +£323

    Actual £5,148£5,170£4,883Expected £4,824£4,845£4,576Difference +£323+£325+£307

    Benefit spending per resident was £323 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £325 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £307 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

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

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,209, expected £13,202, difference +£7.37

    Actual £13,209£13,266£12,530Expected £13,202£13,258£12,523Difference +£7.37+£7.40+£6.99

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £7.37 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £7.40 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £6.99 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 £3,385, expected £3,028, difference +£357

    Actual £3,385£3,399£3,210Expected £3,028£3,041£2,872Difference +£357+£358+£338

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £357 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £358 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £338 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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,148£5,170£4,883£4,824£4,845£4,576+£323+£325+£307
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,209£13,266£12,530£13,202£13,258£12,523+£7.37+£7.40+£6.99
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£3,385£3,399£3,210£3,028£3,041£2,872+£357+£358+£338
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East received £3.35 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
£1,452£1,437£1,326
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,870£4,817£4,445
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£3.35
7th of 631, higher than in 99% 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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East only with other areas in England.

Group 1 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 1525,554
  • Aged 16 to 6478,228
  • Aged 651,178
  • Aged 66 and over16,258
  • All residents121,218
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

12,924 people in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    5%

    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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders5,27541%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,41819%19%
Neurological disease1,46611%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,31810%12%
Respiratory disease6305%4%
Malignant disease3913%3%
Cardiovascular disease3833%3%
Visual disease1741%2%
Endocrine disease1921%1%
Hearing disorders1481%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1421%1%
Genitourinary disease1040.8%0.9%
Skin disease1050.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)440.3%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract500.4%0.4%
Infectious disease250.2%0.4%
Haematological disease190.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease160.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing170.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age70.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Middlesbrough and Thornaby East vote in 2024?

Shares of the 34,407 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Andy McDonald
Majority
9,192
26.7% of valid votes
Turnout
45.8%
Valid votes as a share of the 75,123 people registered to vote
  • Labour16,238
  • Reform UK7,046
  • Conservative6,174
  • Workers Party of Britain2,007
  • Green Party1,522
  • Liberal Democrat1,037
  • Independent383

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 Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourAndy McDonald16,23847.2%
Reform UKPatrick Seargeant7,04620.5%
ConservativeKiran Fothergill6,17417.9%
Workers Party of BritainMehmoona Ameen2,0075.8%
Green PartyMatthew Harris1,5224.4%
Liberal DemocratMo Waqas1,0373.0%
IndependentMark Baxtrem3831.1%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

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. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastThis area£5,148£5,170£4,883
  2. Stoke-on-Trent Central0.45£4,698£4,718£4,456Compare
  3. Tipton and Wednesbury0.53£4,863£4,884£4,613Compare
  4. Kingston upon Hull East0.62£5,400£5,423£5,122Compare
  5. Nottingham North and Kimberley0.63£5,322£5,345£5,048Compare
  6. Birmingham Northfield0.66£5,473£5,496£5,191Compare
  7. Ashton-under-Lyne0.66£4,871£4,892£4,620Compare
  8. Leicester West0.68£3,992£4,009£3,786Compare
  9. Leicester East0.68£3,773£3,789£3,579Compare
  10. Liverpool Walton0.69£6,341£6,368£6,014Compare
  11. Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.74£5,465£5,488£5,184Compare
  12. Dewsbury and Batley0.76£4,359£4,378£4,135Compare
  13. Wolverhampton North East0.81£4,786£4,807£4,540Compare
  14. Birmingham Erdington0.85£5,611£5,635£5,322Compare
  15. Huddersfield0.88£4,538£4,557£4,304Compare
  16. Wythenshawe and Sale East0.88£4,915£4,935£4,662Compare
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Areas most like Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East£5,148£5,170£4,883
Stoke-on-Trent Central0.45£4,698£4,718£4,456
Tipton and Wednesbury0.53£4,863£4,884£4,613
Kingston upon Hull East0.62£5,400£5,423£5,122
Nottingham North and Kimberley0.63£5,322£5,345£5,048
Birmingham Northfield0.66£5,473£5,496£5,191
Ashton-under-Lyne0.66£4,871£4,892£4,620
Leicester West0.68£3,992£4,009£3,786
Leicester East0.68£3,773£3,789£3,579
Liverpool Walton0.69£6,341£6,368£6,014
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.74£5,465£5,488£5,184
Dewsbury and Batley0.76£4,359£4,378£4,135
Wolverhampton North East0.81£4,786£4,807£4,540
Birmingham Erdington0.85£5,611£5,635£5,322
Huddersfield0.88£4,538£4,557£4,304
Wythenshawe and Sale East0.88£4,915£4,935£4,662
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Each share is the part of Middlesbrough and Thornaby East's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, 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£624.0m£626.6m£591.9m22nd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,148£5,170£4,883115th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£214.8m£215.7m£203.7m477th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,772£1,779£1,681506th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,209£13,266£12,53093rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£264.8m£265.9m£251.1m32nd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,184£2,193£2,07222nd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,385£3,399£3,21023rd of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£183.6m£184.4m£174.2m492nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,515£1,521£1,437512th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,293£11,341£10,712493rd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m87th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116114th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£914£918£867101st of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m218th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121343rd of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£951£955£90264th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m49th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.5288th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£51£51£4972nd of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£87.2m£87.6m£82.7m15th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£720£723£68344th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m111th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£153£144190th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m12th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£137£12916th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£211£212£20024th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£210.3m£211.2m£199.4m36th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,735£1,742£1,64530th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,688£2,699£2,55027th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m92nd of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£315£316£299113th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m31st of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£297£298£28164th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£459£461£43670th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m189th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.93£4.95£4.68266th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.64£7.68£7.25299th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m4th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£12£12£115th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£18£18£176th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m356th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.17£5.19£4.90485th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£3.357th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,510480th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026136.2508th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.5284th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,41135th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.181st of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026209.864th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,216229th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.5357th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026197.858th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,91814th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.650th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202624,65728th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026203.423rd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026315.227th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,55619th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.321st of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.529th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£173.1m£171.2m£158.0m620th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,452£1,437£1,326626th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£3.357th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£323£325£30767th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£7.37£7.40£6.99314th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£357£358£33842nd of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

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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