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Constituency in West Midlands, England

Wolverhampton South East

In Wolverhampton South East, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 67% of constituencies in 2024-25.

128,335 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Pat McFadden, Labour, since 5 May 2005

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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 Wolverhampton South East 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

    £4,804£4,824£4,556

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    203rd of 631, higher than in 67% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,111£13,167£12,436

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

    128th of 631, higher than in 79% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £3,262£3,276£3,094

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

    37th of 632, higher than in 94% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Wolverhampton South East
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,804£4,824£4,556203rd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,111£13,167£12,436128th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,262£3,276£3,09437th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Wolverhampton South East's benefit money go?

People here received £616.5 million£619.1 million£584.8 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 Wolverhampton South East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £186.5m; Pension Credit £18.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.95m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £80.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £17.2m; Universal Credit £212.8m; Housing Benefit £30.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £30.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.95m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £0.75mState Pension: £186.5mPension Credit: £18.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.95mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £80.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £17.2mUniversal Credit: £212.8mHousing Benefit: £30.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £30.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.95mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £0.75m
Spending in Wolverhampton South East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £187.2m; Pension Credit £18.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.96m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £80.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £17.3m; Universal Credit £213.7m; Housing Benefit £30.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £30.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.95m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £0.75mState Pension: £187.2mPension Credit: £18.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.96mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £80.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £17.3mUniversal Credit: £213.7mHousing Benefit: £30.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £30.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.95mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £0.75m
Spending in Wolverhampton South East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £176.9m; Pension Credit £17.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.90m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £76.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £16.3m; Universal Credit £201.9m; Housing Benefit £28.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £29.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.90m; Income Support £1.1m; Other benefits £0.71mState Pension: £176.9mPension Credit: £17.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.90mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £76.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £16.3mUniversal Credit: £201.9mHousing Benefit: £28.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £29.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.90mIncome Support: £1.1mOther benefits: £0.71m
  1. State Pension£186.5m£187.2m£176.9m
  2. Pension Credit£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£80.3m£80.6m£76.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
  8. Universal Credit£212.8m£213.7m£201.9m
  9. Housing Benefit£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m
  12. Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
  13. Other benefits£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
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Spending by benefit in Wolverhampton South East, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£186.5m£187.2m£176.9m30%Published
Pension Credit£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m3%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m0.2%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£80.3m£80.6m£76.1m13%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m3%Published
Universal Credit£212.8m£213.7m£201.9m35%Published
Housing Benefit£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m0.2%Published
Income Support£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m0.2%Published
Other benefits£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m0.1%Published
All benefits£616.5m£619.1m£584.8m100%Total

More about Wolverhampton South East

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 £4,804, expected £4,847, difference −£43

    Actual £4,804£4,824£4,556Expected £4,847£4,867£4,597Difference −£43−£43−£41

    Benefit spending per resident was £43 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £43 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £41 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 £13,111, expected £13,183, difference −£72

    Actual £13,111£13,167£12,436Expected £13,183£13,239£12,505Difference −£72−£72−£68

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £72 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £72 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £68 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 £3,262, expected £3,169, difference +£93

    Actual £3,262£3,276£3,094Expected £3,169£3,183£3,006Difference +£93+£93+£88

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £93 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £93 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £88 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 Wolverhampton South East
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,804£4,824£4,556£4,847£4,867£4,597−£43−£43−£41
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,111£13,167£12,436£13,183£13,239£12,505−£72−£72−£68
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£3,262£3,276£3,094£3,169£3,183£3,006+£93+£93+£88
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Wolverhampton South East received £2.77 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
£1,630£1,612£1,488
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,523£4,474£4,128
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.77
26th of 631, higher than in 96% 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 Wolverhampton South East 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 1529,780
  • Aged 16 to 6480,518
  • Aged 651,096
  • Aged 66 and over16,941
  • All residents128,335
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

11,651 people in Wolverhampton South East 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)

    22%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    14%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    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 Wolverhampton South East
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,27737%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,50922%19%
Neurological disease1,23811%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,68714%12%
Respiratory disease4564%4%
Malignant disease2993%3%
Cardiovascular disease2892%3%
Visual disease1691%2%
Endocrine disease1050.9%1%
Hearing disorders1201%1%
Gastrointestinal disease820.7%1%
Genitourinary disease980.8%0.9%
Skin disease1030.9%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)590.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract360.3%0.4%
Infectious disease380.3%0.4%
Haematological disease430.4%0.2%
Metabolic disease230.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing80.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Wolverhampton South East vote in 2024?

Shares of the 33,382 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Pat McFadden
Majority
9,188
27.5% of valid votes
Turnout
43.1%
Valid votes as a share of the 77,473 people registered to vote
  • Labour16,800
  • Reform UK7,612
  • Conservative5,654
  • Green Party1,643
  • Workers Party of Britain915
  • Liberal Democrat758

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 Wolverhampton South East, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourPat McFadden16,80050.3%
Reform UKCarl Hardwick7,61222.8%
ConservativeVictoria Wilson5,65416.9%
Green PartyPaul Darke1,6434.9%
Workers Party of BritainAthar Warraich9152.7%
Liberal DemocratBart Ricketts7582.3%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Wolverhampton South East

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. Wolverhampton South EastThis area£4,804£4,824£4,556
  2. Walsall and Bloxwich0.18£4,940£4,961£4,686Compare
  3. Coventry East0.20£4,711£4,731£4,469Compare
  4. Smethwick0.29£4,182£4,200£3,967Compare
  5. Bradford South0.40£4,925£4,946£4,672Compare
  6. Gorton and Denton0.40£4,779£4,799£4,533Compare
  7. Tipton and Wednesbury0.46£4,863£4,884£4,613Compare
  8. Bolton South and Walkden0.47£4,782£4,802£4,536Compare
  9. Blackley and Middleton South0.48£5,216£5,238£4,948Compare
  10. Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.48£5,465£5,488£5,184Compare
  11. Wythenshawe and Sale East0.52£4,915£4,935£4,662Compare
  12. Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton0.54£4,590£4,610£4,354Compare
  13. Dewsbury and Batley0.57£4,359£4,378£4,135Compare
  14. Birmingham Erdington0.58£5,611£5,635£5,322Compare
  15. Birmingham Perry Barr0.61£5,062£5,083£4,801Compare
  16. Nottingham North and Kimberley0.61£5,322£5,345£5,048Compare
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Areas most like Wolverhampton South East
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Wolverhampton South East£4,804£4,824£4,556
Walsall and Bloxwich0.18£4,940£4,961£4,686
Coventry East0.20£4,711£4,731£4,469
Smethwick0.29£4,182£4,200£3,967
Bradford South0.40£4,925£4,946£4,672
Gorton and Denton0.40£4,779£4,799£4,533
Tipton and Wednesbury0.46£4,863£4,884£4,613
Bolton South and Walkden0.47£4,782£4,802£4,536
Blackley and Middleton South0.48£5,216£5,238£4,948
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.48£5,465£5,488£5,184
Wythenshawe and Sale East0.52£4,915£4,935£4,662
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton0.54£4,590£4,610£4,354
Dewsbury and Batley0.57£4,359£4,378£4,135
Birmingham Erdington0.58£5,611£5,635£5,322
Birmingham Perry Barr0.61£5,062£5,083£4,801
Nottingham North and Kimberley0.61£5,322£5,345£5,048
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Wolverhampton South East

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Wolverhampton South East, 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£616.5m£619.1m£584.8m27th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,804£4,824£4,556203rd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m443rd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,731£1,738£1,642516th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,111£13,167£12,436128th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m33rd of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,047£2,056£1,94146th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,262£3,276£3,09437th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£186.5m£187.2m£176.9m482nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,453£1,459£1,378528th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,006£11,053£10,440566th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m41st of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£147£147£13949th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,110£1,115£1,05372nd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m195th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£118364th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£938£942£89080th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m13th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.41£7.44£7.0359th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£56£56£5352nd of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£80.3m£80.6m£76.1m31st of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£625£628£593104th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m59th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£160£160£151158th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m9th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£135£12719th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£214£215£20320th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£212.8m£213.7m£201.9m33rd of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,658£1,665£1,57341st of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,643£2,654£2,50734th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m157th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223224th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m78th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£238£239£226164th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£379£381£360172nd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m24th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£7.38£7.41£7.0041st of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£1129th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m12th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.6329th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£1426th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m158th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55370th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.7726th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,422484th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026128.0532nd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026969.4612th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,67222nd of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.672nd of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026216.854th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,247218th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.3386th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026191.785th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,64636th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202690.8117th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202625,45924th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026198.430th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026316.224th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,8729th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.217th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202648.118th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£204.9m£202.7m£187.0m582nd of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,630£1,612£1,488612th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.7726th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£43−£43−£41343rd of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£72−£72−£68381st of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£93£88187th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Wolverhampton South East

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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