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Constituency in South West, England

North Devon

In North Devon, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 74% of constituencies in 2024-25.

101,222 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Ian Roome, Liberal Democrat, since 4 July 2024

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North Devon on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
Prices

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 Devon compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the constituencies in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £4,940£4,961£4,686

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    164th of 631, higher than in 74% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,433£12,486£11,793

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

    533rd of 631, lower than in 84% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,902£1,910£1,804

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

    347th of 632, lower than in 54% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for North Devon
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,940£4,961£4,686164th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,433£12,486£11,793533rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,902£1,910£1,804347th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does North Devon's benefit money go?

People here received £500.1 million£502.2 million£474.3 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 Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £289.1m; Pension Credit £8.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.60m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £41.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.3m; Universal Credit £85.3m; Housing Benefit £18.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £18.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.30m; Income Support £0.25m; Other benefits £0.42mState Pension: £289.1mPension Credit: £8.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.60mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £41.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.3mUniversal Credit: £85.3mHousing Benefit: £18.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £18.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.30mIncome Support: £0.25mOther benefits: £0.42m
Spending in North Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £290.3m; Pension Credit £8.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.60m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £41.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.3m; Universal Credit £85.6m; Housing Benefit £18.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £18.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.30m; Income Support £0.25m; Other benefits £0.42mState Pension: £290.3mPension Credit: £8.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.60mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £41.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.3mUniversal Credit: £85.6mHousing Benefit: £18.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £18.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.30mIncome Support: £0.25mOther benefits: £0.42m
Spending in North Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £274.2m; Pension Credit £8.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.57m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £39.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.9m; Universal Credit £80.9m; Housing Benefit £17.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £17.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.29m; Income Support £0.24m; Other benefits £0.39mState Pension: £274.2mPension Credit: £8.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.57mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £39.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.9mUniversal Credit: £80.9mHousing Benefit: £17.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £17.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.29mIncome Support: £0.24mOther benefits: £0.39m
  1. State Pension£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m
  2. Pension Credit£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m
  8. Universal Credit£85.3m£85.6m£80.9m
  9. Housing Benefit£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
  12. Income Support£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m
  13. Other benefits£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m
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Spending by benefit in North Devon, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m58%Published
Pension Credit£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m1%Published
Universal Credit£85.3m£85.6m£80.9m17%Published
Housing Benefit£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m0.1%Published
All benefits£500.1m£502.2m£474.3m100%Total

More about North Devon

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 £4,940, expected £5,340, difference −£400

    Actual £4,940£4,961£4,686Expected £5,340£5,363£5,066Difference −£400−£402−£380

    Benefit spending per resident was £400 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £402 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £380 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 £12,433, expected £12,700, difference −£267

    Actual £12,433£12,486£11,793Expected £12,700£12,754£12,047Difference −£267−£268−£254

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £267 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £268 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £254 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 £1,902, expected £2,193, difference −£290

    Actual £1,902£1,910£1,804Expected £2,193£2,202£2,080Difference −£290−£291−£275

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £290 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £291 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £275 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 Devon
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,940£4,961£4,686£5,340£5,363£5,066−£400−£402−£380
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,433£12,486£11,793£12,700£12,754£12,047−£267−£268−£254
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,902£1,910£1,804£2,193£2,202£2,080−£290−£291−£275
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in North Devon received £1.62 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
£2,884£2,853£2,633
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,663£4,612£4,256
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.62
193rd of 631, higher than in 69% 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 Devon only with other areas in England.

Group 4 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 1516,449
  • Aged 16 to 6457,972
  • Aged 651,441
  • Aged 66 and over25,360
  • All residents101,222
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,310 people in North Devon 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)

    17%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    8%

    England and Wales: 8%

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

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in North Devon
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,58241%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,10017%19%
Neurological disease89014%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)62410%12%
Respiratory disease2344%4%
Malignant disease2173%3%
Cardiovascular disease1823%3%
Visual disease861%2%
Endocrine disease831%1%
Hearing disorders631.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease590.9%1%
Genitourinary disease430.7%0.9%
Skin disease400.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)210.3%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract160.3%0.4%
Infectious disease190.3%0.4%
Haematological disease120.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease80.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing150.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age90.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did North Devon vote in 2024?

Shares of the 51,417 valid votes.18

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Ian Roome
Majority
6,744
13.1% of valid votes
Turnout
65.0%
Valid votes as a share of the 79,079 people registered to vote
  • Liberal Democrat21,820
  • Conservative15,076
  • Reform UK8,137
  • Labour3,216
  • Green Party2,348
  • Independent820

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 Devon, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
Liberal DemocratIan Roome21,82042.4%
ConservativeSelaine Saxby15,07629.3%
Reform UKNigel James8,13715.8%
LabourNicky Edwards3,2166.3%
Green PartyCas Lay2,3484.6%
IndependentSteve Cotten8201.6%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like North Devon

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 DevonThis area£4,940£4,961£4,686
  2. North Cornwall0.39£5,010£5,031£4,752Compare
  3. Mid and South Pembrokeshire0.55£5,400£5,423£5,123Compare
  4. Scarborough and Whitby0.56£5,505£5,528£5,222Compare
  5. Dwyfor Meirionnydd0.71£4,911£4,932£4,659Compare
  6. Hereford and South Herefordshire0.72£4,599£4,618£4,362Compare
  7. Mid Norfolk0.77£4,641£4,661£4,402Compare
  8. South West Norfolk0.77£4,710£4,730£4,468Compare
  9. North West Norfolk0.84£5,226£5,249£4,957Compare
  10. Central Devon0.85£4,661£4,680£4,421Compare
  11. Bishop Auckland0.86£5,642£5,666£5,352Compare
  12. South Holland and The Deepings0.86£4,624£4,643£4,386Compare
  13. Gainsborough0.87£4,964£4,985£4,709Compare
  14. Aberdeenshire North and Moray East0.92£4,481£4,501£4,251Compare
  15. Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr0.92£5,075£5,097£4,814Compare
  16. Torridge and Tavistock0.96£5,232£5,254£4,963Compare
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Areas most like North Devon
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
North Devon£4,940£4,961£4,686
North Cornwall0.39£5,010£5,031£4,752
Mid and South Pembrokeshire0.55£5,400£5,423£5,123
Scarborough and Whitby0.56£5,505£5,528£5,222
Dwyfor Meirionnydd0.71£4,911£4,932£4,659
Hereford and South Herefordshire0.72£4,599£4,618£4,362
Mid Norfolk0.77£4,641£4,661£4,402
South West Norfolk0.77£4,710£4,730£4,468
North West Norfolk0.84£5,226£5,249£4,957
Central Devon0.85£4,661£4,680£4,421
Bishop Auckland0.86£5,642£5,666£5,352
South Holland and The Deepings0.86£4,624£4,643£4,386
Gainsborough0.87£4,964£4,985£4,709
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East0.92£4,481£4,501£4,251
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr0.92£5,075£5,097£4,814
Torridge and Tavistock0.96£5,232£5,254£4,963
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap North Devon

Each share is the part of North Devon'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 Devon, 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£500.1m£502.2m£474.3m213th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,940£4,961£4,686164th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£315.3m£316.6m£299.1m49th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,115£3,128£2,95581st of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,433£12,486£11,793533rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£110.3m£110.7m£104.6m388th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,089£1,094£1,033390th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,902£1,910£1,804347th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m44th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,856£2,868£2,70978th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,399£11,448£10,812432nd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.8m£8.8m£8.3m315th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82304th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£347£348£329431st of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m145th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£166£167£158146th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£664£666£629440th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m229th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.91£5.94£5.61189th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£22383rd of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.5m£39.2m373rd of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£408£410£387339th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m304th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132258th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m366th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59336th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£108£109£103305th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£85.3m£85.6m£80.9m383rd of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£843£846£799383rd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,471£1,477£1,395345th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m376th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£185£175371st of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m334th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£180£170318th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£313£315£297279th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m569th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83573rd of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94554th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m478th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35474th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11463rd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m606th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.11£4.13£3.90583rd of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.62193rd of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,99240th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026256.865th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.9142nd of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,270267th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.4225th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.5407th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,661109th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.2121st of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026144.4410th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,306365th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202662.3336th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,466381st of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026103.4366th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026180.5323rd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,367370th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.5355th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.6318th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£290.3m£287.2m£265.0m416th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,884£2,853£2,633409th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.62193rd of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£400−£402−£380580th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£267−£268−£254525th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£290−£291−£275564th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for North Devon

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.
  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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