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Constituency in South East, England

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

In Reading West and Mid Berkshire, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 82% of constituencies in 2024-25.

97,093 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Olivia Bailey, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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

    £3,771£3,787£3,577

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    518th of 631, lower than in 82% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    501st of 631, lower than in 79% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,498£1,505£1,421

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

    479th of 632, lower than in 75% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Reading West and Mid Berkshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577518th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850501st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421479th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Reading West and Mid Berkshire's benefit money go?

People here received £366.1 million£367.7 million£347.3 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £209.4m; Pension Credit £6.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £9.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.33m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £25.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.7m; Universal Credit £73.4m; Housing Benefit £15.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.48m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.67mState Pension: £209.4mPension Credit: £6.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £9.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.33mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £25.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.7mUniversal Credit: £73.4mHousing Benefit: £15.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.48mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.67m
Spending in Reading West and Mid Berkshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £210.3m; Pension Credit £6.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £9.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.33m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £25.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.7m; Universal Credit £73.7m; Housing Benefit £15.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.48m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.67mState Pension: £210.3mPension Credit: £6.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £9.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.33mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £25.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.7mUniversal Credit: £73.7mHousing Benefit: £15.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.48mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.67m
Spending in Reading West and Mid Berkshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £198.6m; Pension Credit £5.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £8.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.32m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £24.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.5m; Universal Credit £69.7m; Housing Benefit £14.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.45m; Income Support £0.20m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £198.6mPension Credit: £5.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £8.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.32mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £24.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.5mUniversal Credit: £69.7mHousing Benefit: £14.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.45mIncome Support: £0.20mOther benefits: £0.63m
  1. State Pension£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m
  2. Pension Credit£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m
  8. Universal Credit£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
  12. Income Support£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
  13. Other benefits£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
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Spending by benefit in Reading West and Mid Berkshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m57%Published
Pension Credit£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m7%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m1%Published
Universal Credit£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m20%Published
Housing Benefit£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m0.2%Published
All benefits£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m100%Total

More about Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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 £3,771, expected £3,973, difference −£202

    Actual £3,771£3,787£3,577Expected £3,973£3,989£3,768Difference −£202−£203−£191

    Benefit spending per resident was £202 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £203 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £191 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 £12,493, expected £12,631, difference −£138

    Actual £12,493£12,546£11,850Expected £12,631£12,684£11,981Difference −£138−£138−£131

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £138 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £138 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £131 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 £1,498, expected £1,660, difference −£161

    Actual £1,498£1,505£1,421Expected £1,660£1,667£1,574Difference −£161−£162−£153

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £161 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £162 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £153 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,771£3,787£3,577£3,973£3,989£3,768−£202−£203−£191
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,631£12,684£11,981−£138−£138−£131
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,498£1,505£1,421£1,660£1,667£1,574−£161−£162−£153
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Reading West and Mid Berkshire received £0.52 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
£6,892£6,817£6,290
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,558£3,519£3,247
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.52
556th of 631, lower than in 88% 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire only with other areas in England.

Group 8 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 1518,968
  • Aged 16 to 6458,960
  • Aged 651,170
  • Aged 66 and over17,995
  • All residents97,093
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

3,976 people in Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,56139%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)74019%19%
Neurological disease53413%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)38210%12%
Respiratory disease1404%4%
Malignant disease1514%3%
Cardiovascular disease982%3%
Visual disease702%2%
Endocrine disease581%1%
Hearing disorders742%1%
Gastrointestinal disease441%1%
Genitourinary disease401%0.9%
Skin disease190.5%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)210.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract170.4%0.4%
Infectious disease170.4%0.4%
Haematological disease00%0.2%
Metabolic disease00%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.1%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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire vote in 2024?

Shares of the 46,551 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Olivia Bailey
Majority
1,361
2.9% of valid votes
Turnout
67.7%
Valid votes as a share of the 68,781 people registered to vote
  • Labour16,273
  • Conservative14,912
  • Reform UK6,260
  • Liberal Democrat5,103
  • Green Party3,169
  • Independent562
  • Independent272

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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourOlivia Bailey16,27335.0%
ConservativeRoss Mackinnon14,91232.0%
Reform UKKathrin Bosley6,26013.5%
Liberal DemocratHelen Belcher5,10311.0%
Green PartyCarolyne Culver3,1696.8%
IndependentAdrian Abbs5621.2%
IndependentAdie Peppiatt2720.6%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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. Reading West and Mid BerkshireThis area£3,771£3,787£3,577
  2. Tunbridge Wells0.36£3,813£3,829£3,617Compare
  3. North Bedfordshire0.40£3,737£3,753£3,544Compare
  4. Sevenoaks0.46£4,026£4,043£3,818Compare
  5. Mid Bedfordshire0.51£3,386£3,400£3,211Compare
  6. Tonbridge0.54£4,111£4,129£3,900Compare
  7. North West Hampshire0.55£3,638£3,654£3,451Compare
  8. Newbury0.57£3,837£3,854£3,640Compare
  9. East Surrey0.61£3,950£3,967£3,747Compare
  10. North West Essex0.68£3,706£3,722£3,515Compare
  11. Epping Forest0.74£3,905£3,922£3,704Compare
  12. North East Hertfordshire0.78£4,134£4,152£3,921Compare
  13. Horsham0.80£3,632£3,648£3,445Compare
  14. Bicester and Woodstock0.82£3,466£3,481£3,287Compare
  15. Didcot and Wantage0.83£3,390£3,405£3,216Compare
  16. Mid Buckinghamshire0.89£3,482£3,497£3,303Compare
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Areas most like Reading West and Mid Berkshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Reading West and Mid Berkshire£3,771£3,787£3,577
Tunbridge Wells0.36£3,813£3,829£3,617
North Bedfordshire0.40£3,737£3,753£3,544
Sevenoaks0.46£4,026£4,043£3,818
Mid Bedfordshire0.51£3,386£3,400£3,211
Tonbridge0.54£4,111£4,129£3,900
North West Hampshire0.55£3,638£3,654£3,451
Newbury0.57£3,837£3,854£3,640
East Surrey0.61£3,950£3,967£3,747
North West Essex0.68£3,706£3,722£3,515
Epping Forest0.74£3,905£3,922£3,704
North East Hertfordshire0.78£4,134£4,152£3,921
Horsham0.80£3,632£3,648£3,445
Bicester and Woodstock0.82£3,466£3,481£3,287
Didcot and Wantage0.83£3,390£3,405£3,216
Mid Buckinghamshire0.89£3,482£3,497£3,303
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Each share is the part of Reading West and Mid Berkshire's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, 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£366.1m£367.7m£347.3m596th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,771£3,787£3,577518th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m425th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,315£2,325£2,196346th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850501st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.3m£88.7m£83.8m502nd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£863475th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,498£1,505£1,421479th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.4m£210.3m£198.6m382nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,156£2,165£2,045321st of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,684£11,036210th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m530th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£62£62£59509th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£333£335£316452nd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m582nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89529th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£507£509£481622nd of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m579th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25548th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18506th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m594th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£261£262£248574th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m434th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£116350th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.5m521st of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46486th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£76483rd of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.4m£73.7m£69.7m465th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717439th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,245£1,251£1,181442nd of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m488th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£155£156£147468th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m603rd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£98£98£93596th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£161£162£153587th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m320th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66270th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68240th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m536th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.15£2.16£2.04519th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37523rd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m282nd of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.87£6.90£6.52202nd of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.52556th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,008400th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.5332nd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.7491st of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,291581st of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202613.3562nd of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.7515th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20261,969582nd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.3524th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.4618th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,964588th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202640.8572nd of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,705518th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.4504th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.7503rd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,053519th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.9487th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.9481st of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£667.2m£660.0m£609.0m92nd of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£6,892£6,817£6,29078th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.52556th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£202−£203−£191502nd of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£138−£138−£131440th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£161−£162−£153478th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Reading West and Mid Berkshire

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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  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.
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