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Constituency in North East, England

North Durham

In North Durham, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 89% of constituencies in 2024-25.

97,555 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Luke Akehurst, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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North Durham 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 Durham 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

    £5,431£5,455£5,152

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    67th of 631, higher than in 89% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,275£13,332£12,592

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

    72nd of 631, higher than in 88% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,475£2,485£2,348

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

    168th of 632, higher than in 73% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for North Durham
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,431£5,455£5,15267th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,275£13,332£12,59272nd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,475£2,485£2,348168th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does North Durham's benefit money go?

People here received £529.9 million£532.1 million£502.6 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 North Durham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £245.8m; Pension Credit £11.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.73m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £65.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.2m; Universal Credit £109.0m; Housing Benefit £23.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.54m; Other benefits £0.66mState Pension: £245.8mPension Credit: £11.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.73mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £65.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.2mUniversal Credit: £109.0mHousing Benefit: £23.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.54mOther benefits: £0.66m
Spending in North Durham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £246.9m; Pension Credit £11.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.74m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £65.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.2m; Universal Credit £109.5m; Housing Benefit £23.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.54m; Other benefits £0.67mState Pension: £246.9mPension Credit: £11.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.74mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £65.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.2mUniversal Credit: £109.5mHousing Benefit: £23.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.54mOther benefits: £0.67m
Spending in North Durham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £233.2m; Pension Credit £10.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.69m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £16.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.6m; Universal Credit £103.4m; Housing Benefit £22.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.51m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £233.2mPension Credit: £10.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.69mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £16.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.6mUniversal Credit: £103.4mHousing Benefit: £22.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.51mOther benefits: £0.63m
  1. State Pension£245.8m£246.9m£233.2m
  2. Pension Credit£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£65.3m£65.5m£61.9m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
  8. Universal Credit£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
  12. Income Support£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
  13. Other benefits£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m
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Spending by benefit in North Durham, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£245.8m£246.9m£233.2m46%Published
Pension Credit£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£65.3m£65.5m£61.9m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m2%Published
Universal Credit£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m21%Published
Housing Benefit£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m0.1%Published
All benefits£529.9m£532.1m£502.6m100%Total

More about North Durham

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 £5,431, expected £5,189, difference +£242

    Actual £5,431£5,455£5,152Expected £5,189£5,212£4,922Difference +£242+£243+£229

    Benefit spending per resident was £242 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £243 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £229 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 £13,275, expected £12,862, difference +£413

    Actual £13,275£13,332£12,592Expected £12,862£12,917£12,200Difference +£413+£415+£392

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £413 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £415 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £392 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 £2,475, expected £2,414, difference +£61

    Actual £2,475£2,485£2,348Expected £2,414£2,424£2,289Difference +£61+£62+£58

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £61 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £62 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £58 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 North Durham
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,431£5,455£5,152£5,189£5,212£4,922+£242+£243+£229
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,275£13,332£12,592£12,862£12,917£12,200+£413+£415+£392
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,475£2,485£2,348£2,414£2,424£2,289+£61+£62+£58
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in North Durham received £2.01 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
£2,550£2,522£2,327
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,117£5,061£4,670
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.01
112th of 631, higher than in 82% 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 Durham 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 1516,159
  • Aged 16 to 6459,152
  • Aged 651,379
  • Aged 66 and over20,865
  • All residents97,555
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,812 people in North Durham 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

    38%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    22%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    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)

    7%

    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 Durham
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,71038%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,17122%19%
Neurological disease1,14912%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,13412%12%
Respiratory disease3544%4%
Malignant disease3063%3%
Cardiovascular disease2613%3%
Visual disease1451%2%
Endocrine disease1091%1%
Hearing disorders580.6%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1171%1%
Genitourinary disease790.8%0.9%
Skin disease570.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)570.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract350.4%0.4%
Infectious disease270.3%0.4%
Haematological disease90.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease60.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing120.1%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 Durham vote in 2024?

Shares of the 41,565 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Luke Akehurst
Majority
5,873
14.1% of valid votes
Turnout
56.8%
Valid votes as a share of the 73,226 people registered to vote
  • Labour16,562
  • Reform UK10,689
  • Conservative6,492
  • Liberal Democrat4,208
  • Green Party2,366
  • Workers Party of Britain928
  • Social Democratic Party320

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 Durham, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourLuke Akehurst16,56239.9%
Reform UKAndrew Husband10,68925.7%
ConservativeGeorge Carter6,49215.6%
Liberal DemocratCraig Martin4,20810.1%
Green PartySunny Moon-Schott2,3665.7%
Workers Party of BritainChris Bradburn9282.2%
Social Democratic PartyTom Chittenden3200.8%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like North Durham

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 DurhamThis area£5,431£5,454£5,152
  2. Bolsover0.40£4,915£4,936£4,662Compare
  3. St Austell and Newquay0.46£5,001£5,022£4,744Compare
  4. Great Yarmouth0.62£5,818£5,843£5,519Compare
  5. Bridgwater0.65£4,692£4,712£4,451Compare
  6. Camborne and Redruth0.71£5,016£5,037£4,758Compare
  7. Llanelli0.73£5,677£5,701£5,385Compare
  8. Neath and Swansea East0.73£5,478£5,502£5,197Compare
  9. Clwyd North0.74£6,205£6,232£5,886Compare
  10. Hastings and Rye0.81£5,670£5,694£5,378Compare
  11. Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor0.84£5,516£5,540£5,232Compare
  12. Blaydon and Consett0.86£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
  13. Torfaen0.86£5,605£5,628£5,316Compare
  14. Darlington0.90£4,854£4,874£4,604Compare
  15. North East Cambridgeshire0.90£4,979£5,001£4,723Compare
  16. Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.92£5,770£5,795£5,473Compare
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Areas most like North Durham
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
North Durham£5,431£5,454£5,152
Bolsover0.40£4,915£4,936£4,662
St Austell and Newquay0.46£5,001£5,022£4,744
Great Yarmouth0.62£5,818£5,843£5,519
Bridgwater0.65£4,692£4,712£4,451
Camborne and Redruth0.71£5,016£5,037£4,758
Llanelli0.73£5,677£5,701£5,385
Neath and Swansea East0.73£5,478£5,502£5,197
Clwyd North0.74£6,205£6,232£5,886
Hastings and Rye0.81£5,670£5,694£5,378
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor0.84£5,516£5,540£5,232
Blaydon and Consett0.86£4,951£4,972£4,696
Torfaen0.86£5,605£5,628£5,316
Darlington0.90£4,854£4,874£4,604
North East Cambridgeshire0.90£4,979£5,001£4,723
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.92£5,770£5,795£5,473
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap North Durham

Each share is the part of North Durham'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 Durham, 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£529.9m£532.1m£502.6m134th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,431£5,455£5,15267th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£277.0m£278.2m£262.7m166th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,839£2,851£2,693140th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,275£13,332£12,59272nd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£146.4m£147.0m£138.9m241st of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,501£1,507£1,423197th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,475£2,485£2,348168th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£245.8m£246.9m£233.2m196th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,520£2,531£2,390166th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,782£11,832£11,17686th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m178th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110142nd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£542£545£514232nd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m50th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£18654th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£916£920£86994th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m105th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.51£7.54£7.1254th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33188th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.3m£65.5m£61.9m114th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£669£672£63471st of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m160th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167103rd of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m96th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£10960th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£18056th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m268th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,118£1,122£1,060220th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,843£1,851£1,749194th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m257th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227212th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m178th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£258£259£245125th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£426£428£404110th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m403rd of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.38£4.39£4.15355th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85341st of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m209th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21173rd of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.07£9.11£8.60158th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m290th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.80£6.83£6.45209th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.01112th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,567187th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026221.1166th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.673rd of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,867110th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202629.461st of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.4197th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,78782nd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.882nd of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.5121st of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,812120th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.675th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,472240th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026138.1200th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026227.8163rd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,413108th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.771st of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.863rd of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£246.5m£243.8m£225.0m506th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,550£2,522£2,327470th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.01112th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£242£243£229101st of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£413£415£39245th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£62£58225th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for North Durham

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.
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