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Constituency in West Midlands, England

South Shropshire

In South Shropshire, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 80% of constituencies in 2024-25.

96,401 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Stuart Anderson, Conservative, since 12 December 2019

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South Shropshire 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 South Shropshire 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

    £5,089£5,111£4,827

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    126th of 631, higher than in 80% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,290£12,343£11,658

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

    591st of 631, lower than in 93% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,422£1,428£1,349

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

    514th of 632, lower than in 81% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for South Shropshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,089£5,111£4,827126th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,290£12,343£11,658591st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,422£1,428£1,349514th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does South Shropshire's benefit money go?

People here received £490.6 million£492.7 million£465.4 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 South Shropshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £328.9m; Pension Credit £8.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.59m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £35.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £8.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.9m; Universal Credit £56.3m; Housing Benefit £14.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.32m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.50mState Pension: £328.9mPension Credit: £8.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.59mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £35.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £8.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.9mUniversal Credit: £56.3mHousing Benefit: £14.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.32mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.50m
Spending in South Shropshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £330.3m; Pension Credit £8.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.59m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £35.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £8.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.9m; Universal Credit £56.5m; Housing Benefit £14.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.32m; Income Support £0.21m; Other benefits £0.51mState Pension: £330.3mPension Credit: £8.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.59mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £35.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £8.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.9mUniversal Credit: £56.5mHousing Benefit: £14.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.32mIncome Support: £0.21mOther benefits: £0.51m
Spending in South Shropshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £312.0m; Pension Credit £8.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.56m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £33.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £8.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.6m; Universal Credit £53.4m; Housing Benefit £13.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £12.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.30m; Income Support £0.20m; Other benefits £0.48mState Pension: £312.0mPension Credit: £8.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.56mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £33.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £8.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.6mUniversal Credit: £53.4mHousing Benefit: £13.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £12.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.30mIncome Support: £0.20mOther benefits: £0.48m
  1. State Pension£328.9m£330.3m£312.0m
  2. Pension Credit£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m
  8. Universal Credit£56.3m£56.5m£53.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
  12. Income Support£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
  13. Other benefits£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m
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Spending by benefit in South Shropshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£328.9m£330.3m£312.0m67%Published
Pension Credit£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m7%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m1.0%Published
Universal Credit£56.3m£56.5m£53.4m11%Published
Housing Benefit£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m0.1%Published
All benefits£490.6m£492.7m£465.4m100%Total

More about South Shropshire

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 £5,089, expected £5,691, difference −£601

    Actual £5,089£5,111£4,827Expected £5,691£5,715£5,398Difference −£601−£604−£570

    Benefit spending per resident was £601 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £604 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £570 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 £12,290, expected £12,465, difference −£174

    Actual £12,290£12,343£11,658Expected £12,465£12,518£11,823Difference −£174−£175−£165

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £174 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £175 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £165 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 £1,422, expected £1,944, difference −£522

    Actual £1,422£1,428£1,349Expected £1,944£1,952£1,844Difference −£522−£525−£496

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £522 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £525 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £496 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 South Shropshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,089£5,111£4,827£5,691£5,715£5,398−£601−£604−£570
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,290£12,343£11,658£12,465£12,518£11,823−£174−£175−£165
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,422£1,428£1,349£1,944£1,952£1,844−£522−£525−£496
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in South Shropshire received £1.30 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
£3,724£3,683£3,399
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,843£4,790£4,420
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.30
305th of 631, higher than in 51% 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 South Shropshire only with other areas in England.

Group 5 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 1513,269
  • Aged 16 to 6452,550
  • Aged 651,573
  • Aged 66 and over29,009
  • All residents96,401
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,009 people in South Shropshire 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

    34%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    15%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    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 South Shropshire
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,72434%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,01020%19%
Neurological disease72715%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)76615%12%
Respiratory disease1413%4%
Malignant disease1643%3%
Cardiovascular disease1122%3%
Visual disease792%2%
Endocrine disease541%1%
Hearing disorders400.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease420.8%1%
Genitourinary disease380.8%0.9%
Skin disease270.5%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)360.7%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract200.4%0.4%
Infectious disease120.2%0.4%
Haematological disease50.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did South Shropshire vote in 2024?

Shares of the 51,653 valid votes.18

Winning party
Conservative
Stuart Anderson
Majority
1,624
3.1% of valid votes
Turnout
67.4%
Valid votes as a share of the 76,677 people registered to vote
  • Conservative17,628
  • Liberal Democrat16,004
  • Reform UK9,171
  • Labour6,939
  • Green Party1,911

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 South Shropshire, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
ConservativeStuart Anderson17,62834.1%
Liberal DemocratMatthew Green16,00431.0%
Reform UKCharles Shackerley-Bennett9,17117.8%
LabourSimon Thomson6,93913.4%
Green PartyHilary Wendt1,9113.7%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like South Shropshire

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. South ShropshireThis area£5,089£5,111£4,827
  2. North Northumberland0.27£5,244£5,266£4,974Compare
  3. West Dorset0.77£5,446£5,469£5,165Compare
  4. Bexhill and Battle0.96£5,700£5,724£5,407Compare
  5. South East Cornwall1.03£5,243£5,266£4,973Compare
  6. Suffolk Coastal1.06£5,178£5,200£4,912Compare
  7. Waveney Valley1.08£4,960£4,981£4,705Compare
  8. Tiverton and Minehead1.08£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
  9. Ceredigion Preseli1.10£5,025£5,046£4,766Compare
  10. Dumfries and Galloway1.10£5,741£5,765£5,445Compare
  11. Richmond and Northallerton1.17£4,568£4,587£4,333Compare
  12. Penrith and Solway1.17£4,701£4,721£4,460Compare
  13. North Herefordshire1.19£4,938£4,959£4,684Compare
  14. Caerfyrddin1.23£5,277£5,300£5,006Compare
  15. West Worcestershire1.23£4,973£4,994£4,717Compare
  16. Westmorland and Lonsdale1.28£4,489£4,508£4,258Compare
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Areas most like South Shropshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
South Shropshire£5,089£5,111£4,827
North Northumberland0.27£5,244£5,266£4,974
West Dorset0.77£5,446£5,469£5,165
Bexhill and Battle0.96£5,700£5,724£5,407
South East Cornwall1.03£5,243£5,266£4,973
Suffolk Coastal1.06£5,178£5,200£4,912
Waveney Valley1.08£4,960£4,981£4,705
Tiverton and Minehead1.08£5,212£5,234£4,943
Ceredigion Preseli1.10£5,025£5,046£4,766
Dumfries and Galloway1.10£5,741£5,765£5,445
Richmond and Northallerton1.17£4,568£4,587£4,333
Penrith and Solway1.17£4,701£4,721£4,460
North Herefordshire1.19£4,938£4,959£4,684
Caerfyrddin1.23£5,277£5,300£5,006
West Worcestershire1.23£4,973£4,994£4,717
Westmorland and Lonsdale1.28£4,489£4,508£4,258
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap South Shropshire

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for South Shropshire, 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£490.6m£492.7m£465.4m243rd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,089£5,111£4,827126th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£356.5m£358.1m£338.2m9th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,698£3,714£3,50810th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,290£12,343£11,658591st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£74.7m£75.0m£70.9m574th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£775£778£735562nd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,422£1,428£1,349514th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£328.9m£330.3m£312.0m8th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,412£3,426£3,23610th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,338£11,386£10,755470th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m334th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84297th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£294£295£278505th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m73rd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£18267th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£638£641£606482nd of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m245th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.08£6.11£5.77165th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£20£19454th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m464th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£370£372£351400th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m603rd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86575th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m504th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48467th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£93£88398th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£56.3m£56.5m£53.4m578th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£584£586£554571st of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,071£1,076£1,016533rd of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m506th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£150£151£142489th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m502nd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128459th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£248£249£235395th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m556th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.27£3.28£3.10540th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.00£6.02£5.69490th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m538th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.14£2.15£2.03520th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.93£3.95£3.73485th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m540th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95470th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.30305th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,0566th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026301.410th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.6485th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,218278th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.0205th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202676.5484th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,81278th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.571st of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.4518th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,008502nd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.0455th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,013563rd of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202672.8543rd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026133.5495th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,027538th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.7499th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.5432nd of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£358.3m£354.4m£327.0m290th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,724£3,683£3,399261st of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.30305th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£601−£604−£570615th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£174−£175−£165479th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£522−£525−£496618th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for South Shropshire

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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