Constituency in South West, England

Torridge and Tavistock

In Torridge and Tavistock, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 85% of constituencies in 2024-25.

97,655 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Sir Geoffrey Cox, Conservative, since 5 May 2005

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Prices

Adjusted for inflation (GDP deflator)Adjusted for inflation (CPI)Cash, not adjusted

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 Torridge and Tavistock 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
£5,232£5,254£4,963
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
93rd of 631, higher than in 85% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Pensioner benefits
£12,312£12,365£11,679
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
583rd of 631, lower than in 92% of constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Working-age benefits
£1,834£1,842£1,740
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
367th of 632, lower than in 58% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Torridge and Tavistock
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£5,232£5,254£4,963	93rd of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,312£12,365£11,679	583rd of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,834£1,842£1,740	367th of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Torridge and Tavistock's benefit money go?

People here received £510.9 million£513.1 million£484.6 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

State Pension£314.1m£315.5m£298.0m61%
Pension Credit£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m2%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m3%
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m0.1%
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£40.8m£41.0m£38.7m8%
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m3%
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m1%
Universal Credit£74.0m£74.3m£70.2m14%
Housing Benefit£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m3%
Employment and Support Allowance£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m4%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m0.1%
Income Support£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m0.0%
Other benefits£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m0.1%

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Spending by benefit in Torridge and Tavistock, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£314.1m£315.5m£298.0m	61%	Published
Pension Credit	£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m	2%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m	3%	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m	0.1%	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£40.8m£41.0m£38.7m	8%	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m	3%	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m	1%	Published
Universal Credit	£74.0m£74.3m£70.2m	14%	Published
Housing Benefit	£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m	3%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m	4%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m	0.0%	Published
Other benefits	£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m	0.1%	Published
All benefits	£510.9m£513.1m£484.6m	100%	Total

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How has it changed over time?

Trends

Spending and claims over time

Each small chart starts at zero and has its own scale. Spending is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Dotted years are estimates. A dashed line marks a change to boundaries or methods.^1-11

Spending per person in the age group

All benefits
per resident
£5,232£5,254£4,9632024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£12,312£12,365£11,6792024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,834£1,842£1,7402024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£11,328£11,376£10,7452024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£329£330£3122024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£633£636£6012024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£23£23£212024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£418£420£3962024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£138£139£1312024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£111£111£1052024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,373£1,379£1,3022024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£163£164£1542024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£342£343£3242024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£4.75£4.77£4.512024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£3.78£3.80£3.592024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£4.35£4.37£4.132024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Torridge and Tavistock
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£4,903£4,850£4,475	£5,232£5,254£4,963
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£12,129£11,997£11,071	£12,312£12,365£11,679
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£680£682£508	£1,064£1,077£817	£1,520£1,607£1,226	£1,484£1,516£1,203	£1,396£1,386£1,211	£1,537£1,520£1,403	£1,834£1,842£1,740
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£10,812£10,694£9,868	£11,328£11,376£10,745
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£405£406£303	£381£386£293	£359£379£290	£328£335£266	£305£303£264	£321£318£293	£329£330£312
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£571£573£427	£568£575£436	£542£573£437	£528£539£428	£529£526£459	£584£577£533	£633£636£601
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£201£205£163	£432£429£375	£412£408£376	£23£23£21
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£199£200£149	£233£236£179	£274£290£221	£295£301£239	£315£313£273	£363£359£331	£418£420£396
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£169£170£127	£145£147£112	£128£135£103	£124£127£101	£121£120£105	£129£127£117	£138£139£131
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£98£98£73	£107£108£82	£105£111£85	£106£108£86	£103£102£89	£107£105£97	£111£111£105
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£451£457£347	£941£995£760	£947£967£767	£912£906£791	£1,069£1,057£975	£1,373£1,379£1,302
Housing Benefit, per resident	£297£298£222	£249£252£192	£222£235£179	£206£210£167	£194£192£168	£170£168£155	£163£164£154
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£517£518£386	£464£469£356	£430£455£347	£409£418£332	£361£358£313	£348£344£317	£342£343£324
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£23£23£17	£14£14£10	£22£23£18	£8.65£8.83£7.01	£5.63£5.59£4.88	£3.81£3.77£3.48	£4.75£4.77£4.51
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£42£43£32	£29£29£22	£21£22£17	£14£14£11	£15£15£13	£10£9.89£9.13	£3.78£3.80£3.59
Other benefits, per resident	£8.45£8.48£6.32	£8.38£8.48£6.43	£8.61£9.11£6.95	£5.21£5.32£4.22	£5.44£5.41£4.72	£4.70£4.65£4.29	£4.35£4.37£4.13

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
1,027.8March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
83.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
134.5March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
63.5July 2026
July 2025July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
174.0May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
23.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Torridge and Tavistock
Measure	May 2025	July 2025	August 2025	October 2025	November 2025	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	April 2026	May 2026	July 2026
State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	1,005.0		1,014.5		1,019.4			1,027.8
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	85.9		85.3		84.7			83.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	124.2		128.6		131.0			134.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		58.9		59.6		60.6			62.0		63.5
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	162.1		166.1		171.7		173.8			174.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	22.5		22.8		22.9			23.7

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 resident^{1-11, 14-17}
Actual £5,232£5,254£4,963Expected £5,682£5,707£5,390Difference −£450−£452−£427
Benefit spending per resident was £450 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £452 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £427 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 over^{1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17}
Actual £12,312£12,365£11,679Expected £12,593£12,647£11,945Difference −£281−£282−£267
Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £281 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £282 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £267 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 64^{1-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17}
Actual £1,834£1,842£1,740Expected £2,135£2,144£2,025Difference −£301−£302−£285
Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £301 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £302 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £285 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 Torridge and Tavistock
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£5,232£5,254£4,963	£5,682£5,707£5,390	−£450−£452−£427
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£12,312£12,365£11,679	£12,593£12,647£11,945	−£281−£282−£267
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£1,834£1,842£1,740	£2,135£2,144£2,025	−£301−£302−£285

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Torridge and Tavistock received £2.05 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 resident^9-13: £2,391£2,365£2,182; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £4,903£4,850£4,475
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £2.05; 107th of 631, higher than in 83% 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 Torridge and Tavistock 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 1514,37915%
Aged 16 to 6453,88755%
Aged 651,6572%
Aged 66 and over27,73228%
All residents97,655100%

Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,200 people in Torridge and Tavistock 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
37%
England and Wales: 39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)
19%
England and Wales: 19%
Neurological disease
16%
England and Wales: 13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
10%
England and Wales: 12%
Respiratory disease
3%
England and Wales: 4%
Malignant disease
3%
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 Torridge and Tavistock
Condition group	People	Share	England and Wales
Psychiatric disorders	2,324	37%	39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)	1,205	19%	19%
Neurological disease	999	16%	13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)	616	10%	12%
Respiratory disease	201	3%	4%
Malignant disease	197	3%	3%
Cardiovascular disease	169	3%	3%
Visual disease	76	1%	2%
Endocrine disease	88	1%	1%
Hearing disorders	60	1.0%	1%
Gastrointestinal disease	41	0.7%	1%
Genitourinary disease	39	0.6%	0.9%
Skin disease	45	0.7%	0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)	48	0.8%	0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract	33	0.5%	0.4%
Infectious disease	25	0.4%	0.4%
Haematological disease	6	0.1%	0.2%
Metabolic disease	11	0.2%	0.2%
Unknown or missing	6	0.1%	0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age	5	0.1%	0.1%
Diseases of the immune system	6	0.1%	0.0%

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Torridge and Tavistock vote in 2024?

Shares of the 50,820 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Conservative; Geoffrey Cox
Majority: 3,950; 7.8% of valid votes
Turnout: 68.0%; Valid votes as a share of the 74,727 people registered to vote

Conservative16,04931.6%
Liberal Democrat12,09923.8%
Labour10,76521.2%
Reform UK9,15218.0%
Green Party2,3504.6%
Independent4050.8%

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 Torridge and Tavistock, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Conservative	Geoffrey Cox	16,049	31.6%
Liberal Democrat	Phil Hutty	12,099	23.8%
Labour	Isabel Saxby	10,765	21.2%
Reform UK	Andrew Jackson	9,152	18.0%
Green Party	Judy Maciejowska	2,350	4.6%
Independent	Alan Rayner	405	0.8%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Torridge and Tavistock

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.

Torridge and TavistockThis area£5,232£5,254£4,963
Tiverton and Minehead0.43£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
Louth and Horncastle0.53£5,936£5,961£5,630Compare
Bridlington and The Wolds0.57£5,632£5,656£5,343Compare
South Devon0.71£5,417£5,440£5,138Compare
North Herefordshire0.72£4,938£4,959£4,684Compare
Thirsk and Malton0.74£4,817£4,837£4,569Compare
South East Cornwall0.80£5,243£5,266£4,973Compare
Waveney Valley0.82£4,960£4,981£4,705Compare
Scarborough and Whitby0.87£5,505£5,528£5,222Compare
North Devon0.96£4,940£4,961£4,686Compare
Central Devon0.96£4,661£4,680£4,421Compare
St Ives0.97£5,291£5,314£5,019Compare
North Cornwall0.99£5,010£5,031£4,752Compare
Dumfries and Galloway1.04£5,741£5,765£5,445Compare
Suffolk Coastal1.04£5,178£5,200£4,912Compare

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Areas most like Torridge and Tavistock
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Torridge and Tavistock		£5,232£5,254£4,963
Tiverton and Minehead	0.43	£5,212£5,234£4,943
Louth and Horncastle	0.53	£5,936£5,961£5,630
Bridlington and The Wolds	0.57	£5,632£5,656£5,343
South Devon	0.71	£5,417£5,440£5,138
North Herefordshire	0.72	£4,938£4,959£4,684
Thirsk and Malton	0.74	£4,817£4,837£4,569
South East Cornwall	0.80	£5,243£5,266£4,973
Waveney Valley	0.82	£4,960£4,981£4,705
Scarborough and Whitby	0.87	£5,505£5,528£5,222
North Devon	0.96	£4,940£4,961£4,686
Central Devon	0.96	£4,661£4,680£4,421
St Ives	0.97	£5,291£5,314£5,019
North Cornwall	0.99	£5,010£5,031£4,752
Dumfries and Galloway	1.04	£5,741£5,765£5,445
Suffolk Coastal	1.04	£5,178£5,200£4,912

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Torridge and Tavistock

Each share is the part of Torridge and Tavistock's residents who live in that area.

Torridgelocal authority72%
West Devonlocal authority28%

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Torridge and Tavistock, 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 benefit^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25	£510.9m£513.1m£484.6m	180th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Published
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£5,232£5,254£4,963	93rd of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£341.4m£342.9m£323.9m	19th of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Published
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£3,496£3,511£3,317	18th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,312£12,365£11,679	583rd of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£98.8m£99.3m£93.8m	445th of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Published
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,012£1,016£960	428th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,834£1,842£1,740	367th of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£314.1m£315.5m£298.0m	16th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£3,217£3,231£3,051	18th of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,328£11,376£10,745	476th of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m	295th of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£93£94£89	255th of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£329£330£312	461st of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m	112th of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£180£181£171	102nd of 632	£133£134£126	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£633£636£601	493rd of 632	£741£744£703	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m	199th of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£6.40£6.43£6.07	132nd of 632	£5.14£5.17£4.88	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£23£23£21	406th of 632	£29£29£27	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£40.8m£41.0m£38.7m	382nd of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£418£420£396	325th of 632	£452£454£429	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m	347th of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£138£139£131	262nd of 632	£135£136£128	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m	391st of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£61£61£58	349th of 632	£72£73£69	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£111£111£105	288th of 632	£115£115£109	Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£74.0m£74.3m£70.2m	461st of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£758£761£719	438th of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,373£1,379£1,302	390th of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m	464th of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£163£164£154	438th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m	330th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£189£189£179	294th of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£342£343£324	229th of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m	604th of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£2.63£2.64£2.49	604th of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£4.75£4.77£4.51	594th of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m	541st of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£2.09£2.10£1.98	531st of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£3.78£3.80£3.59	498th of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m	600th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Published
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4.35£4.37£4.13	566th of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£2.05	107th of 631	£0.95	Survey estimate

People receiving benefits^{3-4, 6-7, 9-11}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
State Pensiontotal, March 2026	28,502	11th of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	291.9	15th of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	1,027.8	120th of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	2,321	250th of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	23.8	179th of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	83.7	435th of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	3,729	95th of 632	1,881,995	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	38.2	93rd of 632	28.0	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	134.5	493rd of 632	155.6	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	6,204	376th of 632	4,594,229	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	63.5	322nd of 632	68.2	Published
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	9,374	435th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	96.0	412th of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	174.0	347th of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,275	411th of 632	1,090,721	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	13.1	381st of 632	16.2	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	23.7	313th of 632	25.7	Published

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£233.4m£230.8m£213.0m	529th of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£2,391£2,365£2,182	508th of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£2.05	107th of 631	£0.95	Survey estimate

Compared with the expected level^{1-11, 14-17}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25	−£450−£452−£427	589th of 625	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	−£281−£282−£267	532nd of 625	−£11−£11−£10	Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	−£301−£302−£285	570th of 626	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Torridge and Tavistock

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.

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