Who Gets What

Constituency in South West, England

West Dorset

In West Dorset, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 89% of constituencies in 2024-25.

96,334 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Edward Morello, Liberal Democrat, since 4 July 2024

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West Dorset 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 West Dorset 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

    £5,446£5,469£5,165

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    66th of 631, higher than in 89% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,235£12,287£11,606

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

    607th of 631, lower than in 96% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,694£1,701£1,606

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

    413th of 632, lower than in 65% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for West Dorset
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,446£5,469£5,16566th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,235£12,287£11,606607th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,694£1,701£1,606413th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does West Dorset's benefit money go?

People here received £524.6 million£526.8 million£497.6 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in West Dorset, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £345.2m; Pension Credit £8.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £35.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.7m; Universal Credit £66.7m; Housing Benefit £19.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.18m; Income Support £0.20m; Other benefits £0.68mState Pension: £345.2mPension Credit: £8.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £35.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.7mUniversal Credit: £66.7mHousing Benefit: £19.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.18mIncome Support: £0.20mOther benefits: £0.68m
Spending in West Dorset, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £346.7m; Pension Credit £8.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £36.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £10.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.7m; Universal Credit £67.0m; Housing Benefit £19.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.18m; Income Support £0.20m; Other benefits £0.68mState Pension: £346.7mPension Credit: £8.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £36.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £10.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.7mUniversal Credit: £67.0mHousing Benefit: £19.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.18mIncome Support: £0.20mOther benefits: £0.68m
Spending in West Dorset, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £327.5m; Pension Credit £7.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.50m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £34.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £9.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.4m; Universal Credit £63.3m; Housing Benefit £18.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.17m; Income Support £0.19m; Other benefits £0.64mState Pension: £327.5mPension Credit: £7.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.50mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £34.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £9.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.4mUniversal Credit: £63.3mHousing Benefit: £18.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.17mIncome Support: £0.19mOther benefits: £0.64m
  1. State Pension£345.2m£346.7m£327.5m
  2. Pension Credit£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m
  8. Universal Credit£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m
  12. Income Support£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m
  13. Other benefits£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
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Spending by benefit in West Dorset, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£345.2m£346.7m£327.5m66%Published
Pension Credit£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m7%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m0.9%Published
Universal Credit£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m13%Published
Housing Benefit£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m0.0%Published
Income Support£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m0.1%Published
All benefits£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m100%Total

More about West Dorset

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 £5,446, expected £5,615, difference −£169

    Actual £5,446£5,469£5,165Expected £5,615£5,638£5,326Difference −£169−£170−£160

    Benefit spending per resident was £169 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £170 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £160 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 £12,235, expected £12,376, difference −£140

    Actual £12,235£12,287£11,606Expected £12,376£12,429£11,739Difference −£140−£141−£133

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £140 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £141 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £133 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 £1,694, expected £1,735, difference −£41

    Actual £1,694£1,701£1,606Expected £1,735£1,742£1,646Difference −£41−£42−£39

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £41 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £42 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £39 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 West Dorset
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,446£5,469£5,165£5,615£5,638£5,326−£169−£170−£160
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,235£12,287£11,606£12,376£12,429£11,739−£140−£141−£133
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,694£1,701£1,606£1,735£1,742£1,646−£41−£42−£39
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in West Dorset received £1.32 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
£3,951£3,908£3,606
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,208£5,151£4,753
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.32
295th of 631, higher than in 53% 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 West Dorset only with other areas in England.

Group 6 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 1513,592
  • Aged 16 to 6450,691
  • Aged 651,576
  • Aged 66 and over30,475
  • All residents96,334
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,306 people in West Dorset 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    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 West Dorset
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,06139%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)96218%19%
Neurological disease79115%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)50510%12%
Respiratory disease2074%4%
Malignant disease1924%3%
Cardiovascular disease1192%3%
Visual disease771%2%
Endocrine disease781%1%
Hearing disorders561%1%
Gastrointestinal disease500.9%1%
Genitourinary disease370.7%0.9%
Skin disease511.0%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)290.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract290.5%0.4%
Infectious disease330.6%0.4%
Haematological disease70.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease110.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did West Dorset vote in 2024?

Shares of the 52,605 valid votes.18

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Edward Morello
Majority
7,789
14.8% of valid votes
Turnout
69.2%
Valid votes as a share of the 75,998 people registered to vote
  • Liberal Democrat26,999
  • Conservative19,210
  • Labour3,086
  • Green Party2,288
  • Independent733
  • Independent289

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 West Dorset, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
Liberal DemocratEdward Morello26,99951.3%
ConservativeChris Loder19,21036.5%
LabourDonna Lumsden3,0865.9%
Green PartyKelvin Clayton2,2884.4%
IndependentOliver Chisholm7331.4%
IndependentMarcus White2890.5%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like West Dorset

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. West DorsetThis area£5,446£5,469£5,165
  2. Suffolk Coastal0.52£5,178£5,200£4,912Compare
  3. Waveney Valley0.69£4,960£4,981£4,705Compare
  4. South Shropshire0.77£5,089£5,111£4,827Compare
  5. North Northumberland0.84£5,244£5,266£4,974Compare
  6. Bexhill and Battle0.86£5,700£5,724£5,407Compare
  7. North Herefordshire0.90£4,938£4,959£4,684Compare
  8. Honiton and Sidmouth0.99£5,092£5,114£4,830Compare
  9. South East Cornwall1.02£5,243£5,266£4,973Compare
  10. South Devon1.09£5,417£5,440£5,138Compare
  11. Tiverton and Minehead1.09£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
  12. Bridlington and The Wolds1.10£5,632£5,656£5,343Compare
  13. Arundel and South Downs1.14£4,744£4,764£4,500Compare
  14. Thirsk and Malton1.18£4,817£4,837£4,569Compare
  15. West Worcestershire1.18£4,973£4,994£4,717Compare
  16. Torridge and Tavistock1.23£5,232£5,254£4,963Compare
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Areas most like West Dorset
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
West Dorset£5,446£5,469£5,165
Suffolk Coastal0.52£5,178£5,200£4,912
Waveney Valley0.69£4,960£4,981£4,705
South Shropshire0.77£5,089£5,111£4,827
North Northumberland0.84£5,244£5,266£4,974
Bexhill and Battle0.86£5,700£5,724£5,407
North Herefordshire0.90£4,938£4,959£4,684
Honiton and Sidmouth0.99£5,092£5,114£4,830
South East Cornwall1.02£5,243£5,266£4,973
South Devon1.09£5,417£5,440£5,138
Tiverton and Minehead1.09£5,212£5,234£4,943
Bridlington and The Wolds1.10£5,632£5,656£5,343
Arundel and South Downs1.14£4,744£4,764£4,500
Thirsk and Malton1.18£4,817£4,837£4,569
West Worcestershire1.18£4,973£4,994£4,717
Torridge and Tavistock1.23£5,232£5,254£4,963
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap West Dorset

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for West Dorset, 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£524.6m£526.8m£497.6m148th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,446£5,469£5,16566th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£372.9m£374.5m£353.7m4th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,871£3,887£3,6716th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,235£12,287£11,606607th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£85.9m£86.2m£81.4m513th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£891£895£845486th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,694£1,701£1,606413th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£345.2m£346.7m£327.5m3rd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,584£3,599£3,3994th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,328£11,377£10,745474th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m362nd of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£85£80323rd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£267£268£253548th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.0m£18.0m55th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£197£198£18751st of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£622£625£590513th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m309th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.50£5.53£5.22244th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17536th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m459th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£373£374£354398th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m511th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101468th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.7m£4.7m£4.4m523rd of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£48£49£46487th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£92£87407th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m519th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£692£695£657495th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,316£1,321£1,248411th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m370th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187330th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m474th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139413th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£278£280£264336th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m630th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£1.91£1.92£1.81631st of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44629th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m551st of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93538th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.87£3.89£3.67493rd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m256th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.05£7.08£6.69175th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.32295th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202630,4922nd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026316.54th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.6494th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,079319th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.6259th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.2538th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,88068th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.360th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.3547th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,305473rd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.1416th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,806513th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202681.0491st of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026154.0420th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,051521st of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.9484th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.7402nd of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£376.9m£372.8m£344.0m273rd of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,951£3,908£3,606233rd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.32295th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£169−£170−£160469th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£140−£141−£133445th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£41−£42−£39358th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for West Dorset

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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