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Constituency in West Midlands, England

Stafford

In Stafford, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 56% of constituencies in 2024-25.

98,172 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Leigh Ingham, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Stafford 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 Stafford 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

    £4,317£4,336£4,095

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    354th of 631, lower than in 56% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,623£12,677£11,974

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

    421st of 631, lower than in 66% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,594£1,601£1,512

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

    442nd of 632, lower than in 69% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Stafford
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,317£4,336£4,095354th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,623£12,677£11,974421st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,594£1,601£1,512442nd of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Stafford's benefit money go?

People here received £423.8 million£425.6 million£402.0 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 Stafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £241.8m; Pension Credit £5.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.38m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £40.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.6m; Universal Credit £72.8m; Housing Benefit £15.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £16.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.38m; Income Support £0.31m; Other benefits £0.57mState Pension: £241.8mPension Credit: £5.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.38mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £40.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.6mUniversal Credit: £72.8mHousing Benefit: £15.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £16.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.38mIncome Support: £0.31mOther benefits: £0.57m
Spending in Stafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £242.8m; Pension Credit £5.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.39m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £40.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.7m; Universal Credit £73.1m; Housing Benefit £16.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £16.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.38m; Income Support £0.32m; Other benefits £0.57mState Pension: £242.8mPension Credit: £5.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.39mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £40.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.7mUniversal Credit: £73.1mHousing Benefit: £16.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £16.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.38mIncome Support: £0.32mOther benefits: £0.57m
Spending in Stafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £229.3m; Pension Credit £5.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.36m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £38.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £9.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.3m; Universal Credit £69.0m; Housing Benefit £15.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £15.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.36m; Income Support £0.30m; Other benefits £0.54mState Pension: £229.3mPension Credit: £5.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.36mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £38.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £9.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.3mUniversal Credit: £69.0mHousing Benefit: £15.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £15.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.36mIncome Support: £0.30mOther benefits: £0.54m
  1. State Pension£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m
  2. Pension Credit£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m
  8. Universal Credit£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
  12. Income Support£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m
  13. Other benefits£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
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Spending by benefit in Stafford, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m57%Published
Pension Credit£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m10%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m1%Published
Universal Credit£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m17%Published
Housing Benefit£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m0.1%Published
All benefits£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m100%Total

More about Stafford

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 £4,317, expected £4,155, difference +£162

    Actual £4,317£4,336£4,095Expected £4,155£4,173£3,942Difference +£162+£163+£154

    Benefit spending per resident was £162 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £163 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £154 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 £12,623, expected £12,593, difference +£31

    Actual £12,623£12,677£11,974Expected £12,593£12,646£11,945Difference +£31+£31+£29

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £31 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £31 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £29 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 £1,594, expected £1,462, difference +£132

    Actual £1,594£1,601£1,512Expected £1,462£1,469£1,387Difference +£132+£133+£125

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £132 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £133 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £125 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 Stafford
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,317£4,336£4,095£4,155£4,173£3,942+£162+£163+£154
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,623£12,677£11,974£12,593£12,646£11,945+£31+£31+£29
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,594£1,601£1,512£1,462£1,469£1,387+£132+£133+£125
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Stafford received £1.04 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
£3,948£3,905£3,603
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,106£4,061£3,747
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.04
390th of 631, lower than in 61% 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 Stafford 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 1516,592
  • Aged 16 to 6459,659
  • Aged 651,196
  • Aged 66 and over20,725
  • All residents98,172
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,766 people in Stafford 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)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    13%

    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 Stafford
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,16838%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,08819%19%
Neurological disease84415%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)76513%12%
Respiratory disease1843%4%
Malignant disease1693%3%
Cardiovascular disease1322%3%
Visual disease781%2%
Endocrine disease500.9%1%
Hearing disorders741%1%
Gastrointestinal disease530.9%1%
Genitourinary disease310.5%0.9%
Skin disease460.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)250.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract210.4%0.4%
Infectious disease130.2%0.4%
Haematological disease90.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease50.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Stafford vote in 2024?

Shares of the 46,009 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Leigh Ingham
Majority
4,595
10.0% of valid votes
Turnout
65.2%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,608 people registered to vote
  • Labour18,531
  • Conservative13,936
  • Reform UK8,612
  • Green Party2,856
  • Liberal Democrat1,676
  • Official Monster Raving Loony Party307
  • Heritage Party91

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 Stafford, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourLeigh Ingham18,53140.3%
ConservativeTheo Clarke13,93630.3%
Reform UKMichael Riley8,61218.7%
Green PartyScott Spencer2,8566.2%
Liberal DemocratPeter Andras1,6763.6%
Official Monster Raving Loony PartyTitus Anything3070.7%
Heritage PartyCraig Morton910.2%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Stafford

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. StaffordThis area£4,317£4,336£4,095
  2. Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket0.27£4,256£4,274£4,037Compare
  3. Central Suffolk and North Ipswich0.47£4,212£4,230£3,996Compare
  4. Goole and Pocklington0.50£3,914£3,931£3,713Compare
  5. Sleaford and North Hykeham0.54£4,350£4,369£4,126Compare
  6. Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge0.55£4,386£4,405£4,161Compare
  7. East Kilbride and Strathaven0.55£4,658£4,678£4,418Compare
  8. Lichfield0.55£4,341£4,359£4,118Compare
  9. Dunfermline and Dollar0.56£4,453£4,472£4,224Compare
  10. Ribble Valley0.56£3,811£3,827£3,615Compare
  11. Braintree0.56£4,062£4,079£3,853Compare
  12. Daventry0.58£3,894£3,910£3,693Compare
  13. Lothian East0.58£4,245£4,263£4,026Compare
  14. Macclesfield0.58£4,330£4,348£4,107Compare
  15. Newark0.60£4,464£4,483£4,234Compare
  16. Exmouth and Exeter East0.60£4,307£4,326£4,086Compare
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Areas most like Stafford
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Stafford£4,317£4,336£4,095
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket0.27£4,256£4,274£4,037
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich0.47£4,212£4,230£3,996
Goole and Pocklington0.50£3,914£3,931£3,713
Sleaford and North Hykeham0.54£4,350£4,369£4,126
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge0.55£4,386£4,405£4,161
East Kilbride and Strathaven0.55£4,658£4,678£4,418
Lichfield0.55£4,341£4,359£4,118
Dunfermline and Dollar0.56£4,453£4,472£4,224
Ribble Valley0.56£3,811£3,827£3,615
Braintree0.56£4,062£4,079£3,853
Daventry0.58£3,894£3,910£3,693
Lothian East0.58£4,245£4,263£4,026
Macclesfield0.58£4,330£4,348£4,107
Newark0.60£4,464£4,483£4,234
Exmouth and Exeter East0.60£4,307£4,326£4,086
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Stafford

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Stafford, 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£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m463rd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,317£4,336£4,095354th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£261.6m£262.7m£248.2m229th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,665£2,676£2,528201st of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,623£12,677£11,974421st of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m462nd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£969£973£919440th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,594£1,601£1,512442nd of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m215th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336186th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,666£11,715£11,066175th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m559th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54544th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£270£271£256544th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m342nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134279th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£669£672£634428th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m505th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.91£3.93£3.71475th 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£18505th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.6m£40.8m£38.5m389th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£414£416£393331st of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m534th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£97496th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.7m£5.3m422nd of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£57£58£54396th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£95£90388th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£72.8m£73.1m£69.0m474th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£741£745£703455th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,220£1,225£1,157454th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m462nd of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154441st of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m410th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155363rd of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£269£270£255354th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m475th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63460th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97452nd of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m408th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.20£3.22£3.04381st of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00383rd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m462nd of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49377th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.04390th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,863222nd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026212.5196th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.7421st of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,435538th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.6506th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202669.2535th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,841369th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.9308th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026137.1468th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,768423rd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.8376th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,290441st of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.6420th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026155.7412th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,261422nd of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.8391st of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.1387th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£383.5m£379.3m£350.0m270th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,948£3,905£3,603234th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.04390th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154156th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£31£31£29287th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£132£133£125154th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Stafford

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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  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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