Constituency in West Midlands, England

Walsall and Bloxwich

In Walsall and Bloxwich, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 73% of constituencies in 2024-25.

125,080 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Valerie Vaz, Labour, since 6 May 2010

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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.

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How does Walsall and Bloxwich 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
£4,940£4,961£4,686
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
165th of 631, higher than in 73% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Pensioner benefits
£13,335£13,391£12,648
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
61st of 631, higher than in 90% of constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Working-age benefits
£3,422£3,436£3,245
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
21st of 632, higher than in 96% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Walsall and Bloxwich
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£4,940£4,961£4,686	165th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£13,335£13,391£12,648	61st of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£3,422£3,436£3,245	21st of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Walsall and Bloxwich's benefit money go?

People here received £617.9 million£620.5 million£586.1 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£177.9m£178.6m£168.7m29%
Pension Credit£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m3%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m2%
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m0.1%
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£81.6m£82.0m£77.4m13%
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m3%
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£19.2m£19.3m£18.3m3%
Universal Credit£216.7m£217.6m£205.5m35%
Housing Benefit£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m6%
Employment and Support Allowance£32.2m£32.3m£30.5m5%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.72m£0.73m£0.68m0.1%
Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m0.2%
Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m0.2%

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Spending by benefit in Walsall and Bloxwich, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£177.9m£178.6m£168.7m	29%	Published
Pension Credit	£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m	3%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m	2%	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m	0.1%	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£81.6m£82.0m£77.4m	13%	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m	3%	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£19.2m£19.3m£18.3m	3%	Published
Universal Credit	£216.7m£217.6m£205.5m	35%	Published
Housing Benefit	£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m	6%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£32.2m£32.3m£30.5m	5%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.72m£0.73m£0.68m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m	0.2%	Published
Other benefits	£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m	0.2%	Published
All benefits	£617.9m£620.5m£586.1m	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
£4,940£4,961£4,6862024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£13,335£13,391£12,6482024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£3,422£3,436£3,2452024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£11,314£11,362£10,7322024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£1,007£1,011£9552024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£957£961£9072024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£58£58£552024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£653£655£6192024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£164£165£1552024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£244£245£2312024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£2,746£2,757£2,6042024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£280£282£2662024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£408£410£3872024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£9.15£9.19£8.682024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£15£15£142024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£8.09£8.12£7.672024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Walsall and Bloxwich
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£4,574£4,525£4,175	£4,940£4,961£4,686
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£13,109£12,967£11,965	£13,335£13,391£12,648
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£1,224£1,227£915	£1,978£2,002£1,518	£2,782£2,941£2,245	£2,839£2,899£2,300	£2,682£2,664£2,326	£2,920£2,888£2,665	£3,422£3,436£3,245
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£10,807£10,689£9,864	£11,314£11,362£10,732
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£1,255£1,259£939	£1,178£1,192£904	£1,085£1,147£876	£1,035£1,057£839	£952£946£826	£970£959£885	£1,007£1,011£955
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£1,005£1,008£752	£967£978£742	£878£928£708	£857£875£695	£822£817£713	£880£870£803	£957£961£907
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£224£229£182	£472£469£409	£452£447£413	£58£58£55
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£340£341£255	£392£396£301	£451£477£364	£498£508£403	£527£524£457	£595£588£543	£653£655£619
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£198£199£148	£165£167£127	£142£150£115	£140£143£114	£137£136£119	£150£148£137	£164£165£155
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£193£194£145	£213£216£164	£208£220£168	£207£212£168	£206£204£178	£225£223£206	£244£245£231
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£938£950£720	£1,841£1,947£1,486	£1,987£2,029£1,610	£1,920£1,906£1,665	£2,196£2,172£2,004	£2,746£2,757£2,604
Housing Benefit, per resident	£613£615£458	£496£502£381	£431£455£348	£389£397£315	£330£328£287	£307£304£281	£280£282£266
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£778£780£581	£669£677£514	£602£637£486	£558£570£452	£483£480£419	£447£442£408	£408£410£387
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£103£104£77	£48£49£37	£51£54£41	£30£30£24	£14£14£12	£11£11£10	£9.15£9.19£8.68
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£149£150£112	£109£110£84	£80£84£64	£56£58£46	£60£59£52	£40£40£37	£15£15£14
Other benefits, per resident	£13£14£10	£14£14£11	£13£14£11	£8.67£8.86£7.03	£8.58£8.52£7.44	£7.56£7.48£6.90	£8.09£8.12£7.67

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
1,003.8March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
220.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
192.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
93.6July 2026
July 2025July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
334.5May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
55.2March 2026
May 2025March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Walsall and Bloxwich
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	993.9		1,002.6		1,000.5			1,003.8
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	222.2		221.6		220.9			220.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	183.1		188.7		189.9			192.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		88.8		89.7		89.9			91.5		93.6
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	317.9		327.6		336.1		334.3			334.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	52.7		53.8		54.5			55.2

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 £4,940£4,961£4,686Expected £4,788£4,808£4,542Difference +£152+£152+£144
Benefit spending per resident was £152 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £152 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £144 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 over^{1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17}
Actual £13,335£13,391£12,648Expected £13,200£13,256£12,521Difference +£134+£135+£128
Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £134 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £135 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £128 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 64^{1-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17}
Actual £3,422£3,436£3,245Expected £3,187£3,200£3,023Difference +£235+£236+£223
Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £235 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £236 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £223 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 Walsall and Bloxwich
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£4,940£4,961£4,686	£4,788£4,808£4,542	+£152+£152+£144
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£13,335£13,391£12,648	£13,200£13,256£12,521	+£134+£135+£128
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£3,422£3,436£3,245	£3,187£3,200£3,023	+£235+£236+£223

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Walsall and Bloxwich received £3.03 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: £1,510£1,494£1,378; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £4,574£4,525£4,175
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £3.03; 14th of 631, higher than in 97% 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 Walsall and Bloxwich only with other areas in England.

Group 1 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 1529,37923%
Aged 16 to 6478,92563%
Aged 651,0560.8%
Aged 66 and over15,72013%
All residents125,080100%

Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

11,708 people in Walsall and Bloxwich 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)
21%
England and Wales: 19%
Neurological disease
10%
England and Wales: 13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
15%
England and Wales: 12%
Respiratory disease
4%
England and Wales: 4%
Malignant disease
2%
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 Walsall and Bloxwich
Condition group	People	Share	England and Wales
Psychiatric disorders	4,356	37%	39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)	2,409	21%	19%
Neurological disease	1,183	10%	13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)	1,769	15%	12%
Respiratory disease	477	4%	4%
Malignant disease	246	2%	3%
Cardiovascular disease	323	3%	3%
Visual disease	186	2%	2%
Endocrine disease	136	1%	1%
Hearing disorders	139	1%	1%
Gastrointestinal disease	89	0.8%	1%
Genitourinary disease	101	0.9%	0.9%
Skin disease	96	0.8%	0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)	57	0.5%	0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract	22	0.2%	0.4%
Infectious disease	40	0.3%	0.4%
Haematological disease	36	0.3%	0.2%
Metabolic disease	30	0.3%	0.2%
Unknown or missing	0	0%	0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age	5	0.0%	0.1%
Diseases of the immune system	8	0.1%	0.0%

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Walsall and Bloxwich vote in 2024?

Shares of the 37,191 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Labour; Valerie Vaz
Majority: 4,914; 13.2% of valid votes
Turnout: 49.6%; Valid votes as a share of the 74,951 people registered to vote

Labour12,51433.7%
Independent7,60020.4%
Reform UK7,29319.6%
Conservative6,67918.0%
Green Party2,2886.2%
Liberal Democrat8172.2%

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 Walsall and Bloxwich, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Labour	Valerie Vaz	12,514	33.7%
Independent	Aftab Nawaz	7,600	20.4%
Reform UK	Elaine Williams	7,293	19.6%
Conservative	Shannon Lloyd	6,679	18.0%
Green Party	Sadat Hussain	2,288	6.2%
Liberal Democrat	Patrick Stillman	817	2.2%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Walsall and Bloxwich

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.

Walsall and BloxwichThis area£4,940£4,961£4,686
Coventry East0.13£4,711£4,731£4,469Compare
Wolverhampton South East0.18£4,804£4,824£4,556Compare
Smethwick0.31£4,182£4,200£3,967Compare
Bolton South and Walkden0.33£4,782£4,802£4,536Compare
Blackley and Middleton South0.33£5,216£5,238£4,948Compare
Gorton and Denton0.35£4,779£4,799£4,533Compare
Bradford South0.43£4,925£4,946£4,672Compare
Birmingham Perry Barr0.49£5,062£5,083£4,801Compare
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton0.49£4,590£4,610£4,354Compare
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.56£5,465£5,488£5,184Compare
Wythenshawe and Sale East0.59£4,915£4,935£4,662Compare
Dewsbury and Batley0.59£4,359£4,378£4,135Compare
Blackburn0.63£4,571£4,590£4,336Compare
Tipton and Wednesbury0.64£4,863£4,884£4,613Compare
Birmingham Erdington0.64£5,611£5,635£5,322Compare

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Areas most like Walsall and Bloxwich
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Walsall and Bloxwich		£4,940£4,961£4,686
Coventry East	0.13	£4,711£4,731£4,469
Wolverhampton South East	0.18	£4,804£4,824£4,556
Smethwick	0.31	£4,182£4,200£3,967
Bolton South and Walkden	0.33	£4,782£4,802£4,536
Blackley and Middleton South	0.33	£5,216£5,238£4,948
Gorton and Denton	0.35	£4,779£4,799£4,533
Bradford South	0.43	£4,925£4,946£4,672
Birmingham Perry Barr	0.49	£5,062£5,083£4,801
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	0.49	£4,590£4,610£4,354
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	0.56	£5,465£5,488£5,184
Wythenshawe and Sale East	0.59	£4,915£4,935£4,662
Dewsbury and Batley	0.59	£4,359£4,378£4,135
Blackburn	0.63	£4,571£4,590£4,336
Tipton and Wednesbury	0.64	£4,863£4,884£4,613
Birmingham Erdington	0.64	£5,611£5,635£5,322

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Walsall and Bloxwich

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

Walsalllocal authority100%

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Walsall and Bloxwich, 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	£617.9m£620.5m£586.1m	26th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Published
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4,940£4,961£4,686	165th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£209.6m£210.5m£198.8m	487th of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Published
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,676£1,683£1,590	526th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£13,335£13,391£12,648	61st of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£270.0m£271.2m£256.1m	27th of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Published
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£2,159£2,168£2,048	28th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£3,422£3,436£3,245	21st of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£177.9m£178.6m£168.7m	506th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£1,422£1,428£1,349	533rd of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,314£11,362£10,732	485th of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m	69th of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£126£127£120	101st of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£1,007£1,011£955	84th of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m	252nd of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£120£121£114	394th of 632	£133£134£126	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£957£961£907	58th of 632	£741£744£703	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m	23rd of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£7.26£7.29£6.89	67th 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	£58£58£55	44th of 632	£29£29£27	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£81.6m£82.0m£77.4m	27th of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£653£655£619	80th of 632	£452£454£429	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m	58th of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£164£165£155	141st of 632	£135£136£128	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£19.2m£19.3m£18.3m	6th of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£154£154£146	7th of 632	£72£73£69	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£244£245£231	7th of 632	£115£115£109	Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£216.7m£217.6m£205.5m	30th of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£1,732£1,740£1,643	31st of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£2,746£2,757£2,604	24th of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m	115th of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£280£282£266	146th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£32.2m£32.3m£30.5m	60th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£257£258£244	128th of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£408£410£387	126th of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.72m£0.73m£0.68m	100th of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£5.78£5.80£5.48	148th of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£9.15£9.19£8.68	149th of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m	10th of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£9.59£9.63£9.10	20th of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£15£15£14	21st of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m	9th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Published
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£8.09£8.12£7.67	74th of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£3.03	14th 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	15,780	504th of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	126.2	537th of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	1,003.8	461st of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	3,470	32nd of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	27.7	88th of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	220.7	50th of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	3,029	305th of 632	1,881,995	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	24.2	429th of 632	28.0	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	192.7	80th of 632	155.6	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	11,706	34th of 632	4,594,229	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	93.6	107th of 632	68.2	Published
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	26,397	15th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	211.0	19th of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	334.5	11th of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	4,353	6th of 632	1,090,721	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	34.8	6th of 632	16.2	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	55.2	7th of 632	25.7	Published

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£184.1m£182.1m£168.0m	606th of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£1,510£1,494£1,378	622nd of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£3.03	14th 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	£152£152£144	163rd of 625	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£134£135£128	198th of 625	−£11−£11−£10	Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£235£236£223	83rd of 626	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Walsall and Bloxwich

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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