Who Gets What

Constituency in South West, England

North Cornwall

In North Cornwall, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 77% of constituencies in 2024-25.

100,832 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Ben Maguire, Liberal Democrat, since 4 July 2024

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North Cornwall 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 North Cornwall 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

    £5,010£5,031£4,752

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    142nd of 631, higher than in 77% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,093£12,144£11,471

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

    621st of 631, lower than in 98% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,047£2,056£1,942

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

    295th of 632, higher than in 53% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for North Cornwall
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,010£5,031£4,752142nd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,093£12,144£11,471621st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,047£2,056£1,942295th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does North Cornwall's benefit money go?

People here received £505.2 million£507.3 million£479.2 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 North Cornwall, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £288.7m; Pension Credit £8.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.64m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £45.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.8m; Universal Credit £89.7m; Housing Benefit £16.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.28m; Income Support £0.37m; Other benefits £0.47mState Pension: £288.7mPension Credit: £8.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.64mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £45.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.8mUniversal Credit: £89.7mHousing Benefit: £16.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.28mIncome Support: £0.37mOther benefits: £0.47m
Spending in North Cornwall, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £289.9m; Pension Credit £8.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.64m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £45.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.8m; Universal Credit £90.1m; Housing Benefit £16.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.28m; Income Support £0.37m; Other benefits £0.48mState Pension: £289.9mPension Credit: £8.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.64mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £45.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.8mUniversal Credit: £90.1mHousing Benefit: £16.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.28mIncome Support: £0.37mOther benefits: £0.48m
Spending in North Cornwall, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £273.9m; Pension Credit £8.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.61m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £43.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.4m; Universal Credit £85.1m; Housing Benefit £15.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £18.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.27m; Income Support £0.35m; Other benefits £0.45mState Pension: £273.9mPension Credit: £8.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.61mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £43.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.4mUniversal Credit: £85.1mHousing Benefit: £15.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £18.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.27mIncome Support: £0.35mOther benefits: £0.45m
  1. State Pension£288.7m£289.9m£273.9m
  2. Pension Credit£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£45.6m£45.8m£43.2m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m
  8. Universal Credit£89.7m£90.1m£85.1m
  9. Housing Benefit£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
  12. Income Support£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
  13. Other benefits£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
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Spending by benefit in North Cornwall, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£288.7m£289.9m£273.9m57%Published
Pension Credit£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£45.6m£45.8m£43.2m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m1%Published
Universal Credit£89.7m£90.1m£85.1m18%Published
Housing Benefit£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m0.1%Published
All benefits£505.2m£507.3m£479.2m100%Total

More about North Cornwall

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 £5,010, expected £5,620, difference −£610

    Actual £5,010£5,031£4,752Expected £5,620£5,644£5,331Difference −£610−£612−£578

    Benefit spending per resident was £610 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £612 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £578 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

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

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,093, expected £12,727, difference −£634

    Actual £12,093£12,144£11,471Expected £12,727£12,781£12,072Difference −£634−£637−£602

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £634 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £637 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £602 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,047, expected £2,411, difference −£364

    Actual £2,047£2,056£1,942Expected £2,411£2,421£2,287Difference −£364−£366−£345

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £364 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £366 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £345 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 North Cornwall
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,010£5,031£4,752£5,620£5,644£5,331−£610−£612−£578
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,093£12,144£11,471£12,727£12,781£12,072−£634−£637−£602
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,047£2,056£1,942£2,411£2,421£2,287−£364−£366−£345
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in North Cornwall received £1.81 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£2,617£2,589£2,389
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,731£4,680£4,318
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.81
159th 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 North Cornwall 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 1516,514
  • Aged 16 to 6456,864
  • Aged 651,585
  • Aged 66 and over25,869
  • All residents100,832
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,757 people in North Cornwall 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)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    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 North Cornwall
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,45336%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,35720%19%
Neurological disease98215%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)78512%12%
Respiratory disease2123%4%
Malignant disease2183%3%
Cardiovascular disease1813%3%
Visual disease771%2%
Endocrine disease921%1%
Hearing disorders610.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease731%1%
Genitourinary disease590.9%0.9%
Skin disease570.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)450.7%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract430.6%0.4%
Infectious disease320.5%0.4%
Haematological disease110.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease60.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing80.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did North Cornwall vote in 2024?

Shares of the 51,245 valid votes.18

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Ben Maguire
Majority
9,957
19.4% of valid votes
Turnout
66.8%
Valid votes as a share of the 76,741 people registered to vote
  • Liberal Democrat24,094
  • Conservative14,137
  • Reform UK8,444
  • Labour2,958
  • Green Party1,335
  • Heritage Party277

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 North Cornwall, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
Liberal DemocratBen Maguire24,09447.0%
ConservativeScott Mann14,13727.6%
Reform UKRowland O'Connor8,44416.5%
LabourRobyn Harris2,9585.8%
Green PartyLance Symonds1,3352.6%
Heritage PartySarah Farrell2770.5%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like North Cornwall

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. North CornwallThis area£5,010£5,031£4,752
  2. North Devon0.39£4,940£4,961£4,686Compare
  3. Scarborough and Whitby0.54£5,505£5,528£5,222Compare
  4. Bishop Auckland0.70£5,642£5,666£5,352Compare
  5. Dwyfor Meirionnydd0.71£4,911£4,932£4,659Compare
  6. North West Norfolk0.86£5,226£5,249£4,957Compare
  7. Mid and South Pembrokeshire0.88£5,400£5,423£5,123Compare
  8. St Ives0.92£5,291£5,314£5,019Compare
  9. South West Norfolk0.93£4,710£4,730£4,468Compare
  10. Torridge and Tavistock0.99£5,232£5,254£4,963Compare
  11. Hereford and South Herefordshire1.04£4,599£4,618£4,362Compare
  12. Boston and Skegness1.04£5,665£5,689£5,374Compare
  13. Tiverton and Minehead1.06£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
  14. Central Devon1.08£4,661£4,680£4,421Compare
  15. Gainsborough1.13£4,964£4,985£4,709Compare
  16. Mid Norfolk1.14£4,641£4,661£4,402Compare
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Areas most like North Cornwall
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
North Cornwall£5,010£5,031£4,752
North Devon0.39£4,940£4,961£4,686
Scarborough and Whitby0.54£5,505£5,528£5,222
Bishop Auckland0.70£5,642£5,666£5,352
Dwyfor Meirionnydd0.71£4,911£4,932£4,659
North West Norfolk0.86£5,226£5,249£4,957
Mid and South Pembrokeshire0.88£5,400£5,423£5,123
St Ives0.92£5,291£5,314£5,019
South West Norfolk0.93£4,710£4,730£4,468
Torridge and Tavistock0.99£5,232£5,254£4,963
Hereford and South Herefordshire1.04£4,599£4,618£4,362
Boston and Skegness1.04£5,665£5,689£5,374
Tiverton and Minehead1.06£5,212£5,234£4,943
Central Devon1.08£4,661£4,680£4,421
Gainsborough1.13£4,964£4,985£4,709
Mid Norfolk1.14£4,641£4,661£4,402
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap North Cornwall

Each share is the part of North Cornwall's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for North Cornwall, 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£505.2m£507.3m£479.2m201st of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,010£5,031£4,752142nd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£312.8m£314.2m£296.7m54th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,102£3,116£2,94383rd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,093£12,144£11,471621st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£116.4m£116.9m£110.4m364th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,154£1,159£1,095352nd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,047£2,056£1,942295th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£288.7m£289.9m£273.9m45th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,863£2,876£2,71674th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,161£11,208£10,586532nd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m311th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84298th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£344£346£326438th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m283rd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£145£137266th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£563£566£535586th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m180th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.00139th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£23354th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.6m£45.8m£43.2m311th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£452£454£429281st of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m353rd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£133£126290th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m330th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£67£64308th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£119£113255th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£89.7m£90.1m£85.1m367th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£890£893£844353rd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,577£1,584£1,496296th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m446th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£164£164£155431st of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m307th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£191£192£182288th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£339£341£322235th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m583rd of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.79£2.81£2.65594th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70579th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m347th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.66£3.67£3.47334th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.48£6.51£6.15288th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m569th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.71£4.73£4.47531st of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.81159th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,21433rd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026260.056th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.3310th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,419225th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.0170th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.5386th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,181243rd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.6237th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.0571st of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,752332nd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.0288th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,237346th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026111.4326th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.6264th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,521323rd of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.1293rd of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.8244th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£263.0m£260.1m£240.0m477th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,617£2,589£2,389453rd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.81159th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£610−£612−£578616th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£634−£637−£602608th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£364−£366−£345589th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for North Cornwall

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.

Sources

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  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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