Who Gets What

Constituency in South East, England

New Forest West

In New Forest West, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 91% of constituencies in 2024-25.

85,021 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Sir Desmond Swayne, Conservative, since 1 May 1997

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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 New Forest West 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

    £5,525£5,549£5,241

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    53rd of 631, higher than in 91% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,539£12,592£11,894

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

    478th of 631, lower than in 75% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,517£1,524£1,439

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

    471st of 632, lower than in 74% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for New Forest West
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,525£5,549£5,24153rd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,539£12,592£11,894478th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,517£1,524£1,439471st of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does New Forest West's benefit money go?

People here received £469.7 million£471.7 million£445.6 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 New Forest West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £327.0m; Pension Credit £6.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.45m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £27.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £8.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.8m; Universal Credit £50.7m; Housing Benefit £14.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £12.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.24m; Income Support £0.12m; Other benefits £0.52mState Pension: £327.0mPension Credit: £6.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.45mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £27.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £8.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.8mUniversal Credit: £50.7mHousing Benefit: £14.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £12.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.24mIncome Support: £0.12mOther benefits: £0.52m
Spending in New Forest West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £328.4m; Pension Credit £6.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.46m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £27.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £8.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.8m; Universal Credit £50.9m; Housing Benefit £15.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £12.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.24m; Income Support £0.12m; Other benefits £0.52mState Pension: £328.4mPension Credit: £6.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.46mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £27.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £8.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.8mUniversal Credit: £50.9mHousing Benefit: £15.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £12.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.24mIncome Support: £0.12mOther benefits: £0.52m
Spending in New Forest West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £310.2m; Pension Credit £6.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.43m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £26.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £7.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.6m; Universal Credit £48.0m; Housing Benefit £14.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £11.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.23m; Income Support £0.12m; Other benefits £0.49mState Pension: £310.2mPension Credit: £6.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.43mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £26.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £7.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.6mUniversal Credit: £48.0mHousing Benefit: £14.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £11.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.23mIncome Support: £0.12mOther benefits: £0.49m
  1. State Pension£327.0m£328.4m£310.2m
  2. Pension Credit£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m
  8. Universal Credit£50.7m£50.9m£48.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
  12. Income Support£0.12m£0.12m£0.12m
  13. Other benefits£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
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Spending by benefit in New Forest West, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£327.0m£328.4m£310.2m70%Published
Pension Credit£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m6%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m0.8%Published
Universal Credit£50.7m£50.9m£48.0m11%Published
Housing Benefit£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.12m£0.12m£0.12m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m0.1%Published
All benefits£469.7m£471.7m£445.6m100%Total

More about New Forest West

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 £5,525, expected £5,075, difference +£451

    Actual £5,525£5,549£5,241Expected £5,075£5,096£4,813Difference +£451+£452+£427

    Benefit spending per resident was £451 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £452 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £427 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 £12,539, expected £12,205, difference +£334

    Actual £12,539£12,592£11,894Expected £12,205£12,257£11,577Difference +£334+£335+£317

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £334 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.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 £317 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 £1,517, expected £1,052, difference +£465

    Actual £1,517£1,524£1,439Expected £1,052£1,057£998Difference +£465+£467+£441

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £465 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £467 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £441 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 New Forest West
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,525£5,549£5,241£5,075£5,096£4,813+£451+£452+£427
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,539£12,592£11,894£12,205£12,257£11,577+£334+£335+£317
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,517£1,524£1,439£1,052£1,057£998+£465+£467+£441
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in New Forest West received £1.14 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
£4,633£4,583£4,229
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,294£5,236£4,832
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.14
359th of 631, lower than in 56% 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 New Forest West only with other areas in England.

Group 9 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 1511,510
  • Aged 16 to 6444,079
  • Aged 651,384
  • Aged 66 and over28,048
  • All residents85,021
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

3,974 people in New Forest West 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

    36%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    16%

    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

    2%

    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 New Forest West
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,44036%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)74919%19%
Neurological disease65316%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)42811%12%
Respiratory disease1283%4%
Malignant disease1624%3%
Cardiovascular disease932%3%
Visual disease531%2%
Endocrine disease401%1%
Hearing disorders471%1%
Gastrointestinal disease401%1%
Genitourinary disease190.5%0.9%
Skin disease310.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)310.8%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract210.5%0.4%
Infectious disease170.4%0.4%
Haematological disease100.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease70.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.1%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 New Forest West vote in 2024?

Shares of the 46,337 valid votes.18

Winning party
Conservative
Desmond Swayne
Majority
5,600
12.1% of valid votes
Turnout
67.5%
Valid votes as a share of the 68,644 people registered to vote
  • Conservative16,412
  • Labour10,812
  • Liberal Democrat8,186
  • Reform UK7,577
  • Green Party2,800
  • Animal Welfare Party393
  • Social Democratic Party157

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 New Forest West, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
ConservativeDesmond Swayne16,41235.4%
LabourSally Johnston10,81223.3%
Liberal DemocratJack Davies8,18617.7%
Reform UKReginald Chester-Sterne7,57716.4%
Green PartyAnna Collar2,8006.0%
Animal Welfare PartyGavin Ridley3930.9%
Social Democratic PartyPaul Simon1570.3%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like New Forest West

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. New Forest WestThis area£5,525£5,549£5,241
  2. Christchurch1.16£5,764£5,789£5,467Compare
  3. Honiton and Sidmouth1.23£5,092£5,114£4,830Compare
  4. West Dorset1.30£5,446£5,469£5,165Compare
  5. Suffolk Coastal1.30£5,178£5,200£4,912Compare
  6. Arundel and South Downs1.45£4,744£4,764£4,500Compare
  7. Waveney Valley1.48£4,960£4,981£4,705Compare
  8. Lewes1.55£5,242£5,265£4,973Compare
  9. Beverley and Holderness1.61£4,768£4,788£4,522Compare
  10. Skipton and Ripon1.69£4,504£4,524£4,273Compare
  11. Westmorland and Lonsdale1.69£4,489£4,508£4,258Compare
  12. North Herefordshire1.70£4,938£4,959£4,684Compare
  13. North Dorset1.71£4,709£4,729£4,467Compare
  14. South Devon1.74£5,417£5,440£5,138Compare
  15. West Worcestershire1.76£4,973£4,994£4,717Compare
  16. Bexhill and Battle1.79£5,700£5,724£5,407Compare
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Areas most like New Forest West
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
New Forest West£5,525£5,549£5,241
Christchurch1.16£5,764£5,789£5,467
Honiton and Sidmouth1.23£5,092£5,114£4,830
West Dorset1.30£5,446£5,469£5,165
Suffolk Coastal1.30£5,178£5,200£4,912
Arundel and South Downs1.45£4,744£4,764£4,500
Waveney Valley1.48£4,960£4,981£4,705
Lewes1.55£5,242£5,265£4,973
Beverley and Holderness1.61£4,768£4,788£4,522
Skipton and Ripon1.69£4,504£4,524£4,273
Westmorland and Lonsdale1.69£4,489£4,508£4,258
North Herefordshire1.70£4,938£4,959£4,684
North Dorset1.71£4,709£4,729£4,467
South Devon1.74£5,417£5,440£5,138
West Worcestershire1.76£4,973£4,994£4,717
Bexhill and Battle1.79£5,700£5,724£5,407
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap New Forest West

Each share is the part of New Forest West's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for New Forest West, 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£469.7m£471.7m£445.6m310th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,525£5,549£5,24153rd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.7m£353.2m£333.6m14th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,137£4,154£3,9243rd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,539£12,592£11,894478th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£66.9m£67.2m£63.4m605th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£787£790£746559th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,517£1,524£1,439471st of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£327.0m£328.4m£310.2m13th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,846£3,862£3,6483rd of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,658£11,708£11,059184th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m465th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£81£81£77352nd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£232586th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m122nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£205£19436th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£587516th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m410th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06272nd of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15571st of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m568th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£324£326£307479th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.8m614th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£97£91530th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m599th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£45£42529th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£86£86£81443rd of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£50.7m£50.9m£48.0m608th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£596£598£565565th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,149£1,154£1,090491st of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m492nd of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£166404th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m524th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£142£143£135436th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£274£275£260344th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m613th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.85£2.86£2.70588th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21530th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.12m615th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.43£1.44£1.36607th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.76£2.77£2.62587th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m524th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75329th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.14359th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,11116th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026330.63rd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.3479th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,744440th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.5302nd of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202662.2577th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,606124th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.438th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.6534th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,989586th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202646.9513th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,033606th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.0557th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026136.9487th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026828606th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.7541st of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.8458th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£392.2m£388.0m£358.0m259th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£4,633£4,583£4,229171st of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.14359th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£451£452£42735th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£334£335£31768th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£465£467£44122nd of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for New Forest West

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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