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Constituency in Yorkshire and The Humber, England

Scunthorpe

In Scunthorpe, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 68% of constituencies in 2024-25.

106,865 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Sir Nicholas Dakin, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Scunthorpe 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 Scunthorpe 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

    £4,820£4,841£4,572

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    197th of 631, higher than in 68% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,729£12,784£12,074

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

    345th of 631, lower than in 54% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,376£2,386£2,254

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

    187th of 632, higher than in 70% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Scunthorpe
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,820£4,841£4,572197th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,729£12,784£12,074345th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,376£2,386£2,254187th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Scunthorpe's benefit money go?

People here received £515.1 million£517.3 million£488.6 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 Scunthorpe, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £239.0m; Pension Credit £9.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.61m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £15.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.7m; Universal Credit £121.6m; Housing Benefit £20.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £20.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.53m; Income Support £0.56m; Other benefits £0.64mState Pension: £239.0mPension Credit: £9.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.61mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £15.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.7mUniversal Credit: £121.6mHousing Benefit: £20.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £20.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.53mIncome Support: £0.56mOther benefits: £0.64m
Spending in Scunthorpe, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £240.1m; Pension Credit £9.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.61m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £15.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.8m; Universal Credit £122.1m; Housing Benefit £20.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £20.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.54m; Income Support £0.56m; Other benefits £0.64mState Pension: £240.1mPension Credit: £9.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.61mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £15.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.8mUniversal Credit: £122.1mHousing Benefit: £20.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £20.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.54mIncome Support: £0.56mOther benefits: £0.64m
Spending in Scunthorpe, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £226.7m; Pension Credit £9.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.58m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £55.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.2m; Universal Credit £115.3m; Housing Benefit £19.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.51m; Income Support £0.53m; Other benefits £0.61mState Pension: £226.7mPension Credit: £9.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.58mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £55.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.2mUniversal Credit: £115.3mHousing Benefit: £19.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.51mIncome Support: £0.53mOther benefits: £0.61m
  1. State Pension£239.0m£240.1m£226.7m
  2. Pension Credit£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m
  8. Universal Credit£121.6m£122.1m£115.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
  12. Income Support£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
  13. Other benefits£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
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Spending by benefit in Scunthorpe, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£239.0m£240.1m£226.7m46%Published
Pension Credit£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m11%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m2%Published
Universal Credit£121.6m£122.1m£115.3m24%Published
Housing Benefit£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m0.1%Published
All benefits£515.1m£517.3m£488.6m100%Total

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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 £4,820, expected £4,839, difference −£19

    Actual £4,820£4,841£4,572Expected £4,839£4,860£4,590Difference −£19−£19−£18

    Benefit spending per resident was £19 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £19 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £18 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 £12,729, expected £12,844, difference −£115

    Actual £12,729£12,784£12,074Expected £12,844£12,899£12,184Difference −£115−£116−£109

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £115 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £116 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £109 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 £2,376, expected £2,356, difference +£20

    Actual £2,376£2,386£2,254Expected £2,356£2,366£2,234Difference +£20+£20+£19

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £20 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £20 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £19 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 Scunthorpe
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,820£4,841£4,572£4,839£4,860£4,590−£19−£19−£18
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,729£12,784£12,074£12,844£12,899£12,184−£115−£116−£109
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,376£2,386£2,254£2,356£2,366£2,234+£20+£20+£19
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Scunthorpe received £1.95 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
£2,334£2,309£2,130
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,552£4,503£4,155
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.95
126th of 631, higher than in 80% 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 Scunthorpe 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 1520,249
  • Aged 16 to 6464,369
  • Aged 651,282
  • Aged 66 and over20,965
  • All residents106,865
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,768 people in Scunthorpe 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

    33%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    21%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    13%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    5%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    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 Scunthorpe
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,87133%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,88121%19%
Neurological disease1,19314%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,15313%12%
Respiratory disease4115%4%
Malignant disease3134%3%
Cardiovascular disease2653%3%
Visual disease1031%2%
Endocrine disease1352%1%
Hearing disorders740.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease921%1%
Genitourinary disease750.9%0.9%
Skin disease510.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)410.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract390.4%0.4%
Infectious disease200.2%0.4%
Haematological disease180.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease60.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing140.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system80.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Scunthorpe vote in 2024?

Shares of the 39,051 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Nicholas Dakin
Majority
3,542
9.1% of valid votes
Turnout
52.9%
Valid votes as a share of the 73,855 people registered to vote
  • Labour15,484
  • Conservative11,942
  • Reform UK8,163
  • Green Party1,218
  • Independent1,202
  • Liberal Democrat942
  • Heritage Party100

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 Scunthorpe, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourNicholas Dakin15,48439.7%
ConservativeHolly Mumby-Croft11,94230.6%
Reform UKDarren Haley8,16320.9%
Green PartyNick Cox1,2183.1%
IndependentAbdul Butt1,2023.1%
Liberal DemocratCahal Burke9422.4%
Heritage PartyScott Curtis1000.3%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Scunthorpe

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. ScunthorpeThis area£4,820£4,841£4,572
  2. Pendle and Clitheroe0.52£4,537£4,556£4,304Compare
  3. North Warwickshire and Bedworth0.53£4,659£4,679£4,419Compare
  4. Rossendale and Darwen0.58£4,451£4,470£4,222Compare
  5. Stoke-on-Trent South0.59£4,781£4,801£4,535Compare
  6. Bassetlaw0.62£4,697£4,717£4,455Compare
  7. Torfaen0.64£5,605£5,628£5,316Compare
  8. Rother Valley0.70£4,851£4,872£4,602Compare
  9. Runcorn and Helsby0.73£5,259£5,281£4,988Compare
  10. Doncaster North0.73£5,143£5,165£4,879Compare
  11. Bridgwater0.73£4,692£4,712£4,451Compare
  12. Caerphilly0.77£5,470£5,493£5,189Compare
  13. Llanelli0.78£5,677£5,701£5,385Compare
  14. Redditch0.79£4,455£4,474£4,226Compare
  15. Darlington0.80£4,854£4,874£4,604Compare
  16. Sherwood Forest0.82£4,568£4,587£4,333Compare
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Areas most like Scunthorpe
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Scunthorpe£4,820£4,841£4,572
Pendle and Clitheroe0.52£4,537£4,556£4,304
North Warwickshire and Bedworth0.53£4,659£4,679£4,419
Rossendale and Darwen0.58£4,451£4,470£4,222
Stoke-on-Trent South0.59£4,781£4,801£4,535
Bassetlaw0.62£4,697£4,717£4,455
Torfaen0.64£5,605£5,628£5,316
Rother Valley0.70£4,851£4,872£4,602
Runcorn and Helsby0.73£5,259£5,281£4,988
Doncaster North0.73£5,143£5,165£4,879
Bridgwater0.73£4,692£4,712£4,451
Caerphilly0.77£5,470£5,493£5,189
Llanelli0.78£5,677£5,701£5,385
Redditch0.79£4,455£4,474£4,226
Darlington0.80£4,854£4,874£4,604
Sherwood Forest0.82£4,568£4,587£4,333
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Scunthorpe

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Scunthorpe, 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£515.1m£517.3m£488.6m174th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,820£4,841£4,572197th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.9m£268.0m£253.1m202nd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,497£2,508£2,369275th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,729£12,784£12,074345th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£152.9m£153.6m£145.1m220th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,431£1,437£1,357218th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,376£2,386£2,254187th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.0m£240.1m£226.7m225th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,237£2,246£2,122280th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,402£11,451£10,815426th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m258th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£91£86280th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£461£463£437298th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m113th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156158th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£837£841£794170th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m213th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.71£5.74£5.42211th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£28266th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m172nd of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£548£550£520173rd of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m239th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135237th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m146th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£92£87143rd of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£151£152£144123rd of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£121.6m£122.1m£115.3m209th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,138£1,143£1,079211th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,889£1,897£1,792174th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m315th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185337th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m273rd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182287th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£318£320£302264th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m256th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74259th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.30£8.33£7.87217th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m196th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95195th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.66£8.69£8.21172nd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m330th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68346th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.95126th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,168208th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026198.1271st of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.7373rd of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,435217th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.8214th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.2273rd of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,659110th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.2160th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.5164th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,768179th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.1172nd of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,282181st of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026143.0174th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.4129th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,109164th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.7162nd of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.8141st of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£247.6m£244.9m£226.0m505th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,334£2,309£2,130521st of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.95126th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£19−£19−£18320th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£115−£116−£109418th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£20£20£19274th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Scunthorpe

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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