Who Gets What

Constituency in South West, England

Yeovil

In Yeovil, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 62% of constituencies in 2024-25.

106,814 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Adam Dance, Liberal Democrat, since 4 July 2024

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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 Yeovil 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

    £4,696£4,716£4,455

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    237th of 631, higher than in 62% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,388£12,440£11,750

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

    556th of 631, lower than in 88% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,882£1,890£1,785

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

    356th of 632, lower than in 56% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Yeovil
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,696£4,716£4,455237th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,388£12,440£11,750556th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,882£1,890£1,785356th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Yeovil's benefit money go?

People here received £501.6 million£503.8 million£475.8 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 Yeovil, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £286.6m; Pension Credit £7.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.52m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £42.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.4m; Universal Credit £92.6m; Housing Benefit £19.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £17.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.31m; Income Support £0.31m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £286.6mPension Credit: £7.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.52mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £42.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.4mUniversal Credit: £92.6mHousing Benefit: £19.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £17.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.31mIncome Support: £0.31mOther benefits: £0.63m
Spending in Yeovil, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £287.8m; Pension Credit £7.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.52m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £42.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.4m; Universal Credit £93.0m; Housing Benefit £19.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £17.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.31m; Income Support £0.31m; Other benefits £0.63mState Pension: £287.8mPension Credit: £7.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.52mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £42.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.4mUniversal Credit: £93.0mHousing Benefit: £19.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £17.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.31mIncome Support: £0.31mOther benefits: £0.63m
Spending in Yeovil, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £271.9m; Pension Credit £7.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.49m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £40.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.0m; Universal Credit £87.8m; Housing Benefit £18.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £16.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.30m; Income Support £0.29m; Other benefits £0.60mState Pension: £271.9mPension Credit: £7.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.49mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £40.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.0mUniversal Credit: £87.8mHousing Benefit: £18.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £16.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.30mIncome Support: £0.29mOther benefits: £0.60m
  1. State Pension£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m
  2. Pension Credit£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m
  8. Universal Credit£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m
  9. Housing Benefit£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m
  12. Income Support£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
  13. Other benefits£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
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Spending by benefit in Yeovil, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m57%Published
Pension Credit£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m1%Published
Universal Credit£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m18%Published
Housing Benefit£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m0.1%Published
All benefits£501.6m£503.8m£475.8m100%Total

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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 £4,696, expected £4,765, difference −£69

    Actual £4,696£4,716£4,455Expected £4,765£4,785£4,520Difference −£69−£69−£65

    Benefit spending per resident was £69 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £69 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £65 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 £12,388, expected £12,645, difference −£257

    Actual £12,388£12,440£11,750Expected £12,645£12,699£11,994Difference −£257−£258−£244

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £257 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £258 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £244 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 £1,882, expected £1,830, difference +£52

    Actual £1,882£1,890£1,785Expected £1,830£1,838£1,736Difference +£52+£52+£49

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £52 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £52 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £49 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 Yeovil
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,696£4,716£4,455£4,765£4,785£4,520−£69−£69−£65
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,388£12,440£11,750£12,645£12,699£11,994−£257−£258−£244
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,882£1,890£1,785£1,830£1,838£1,736+£52+£52+£49
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Yeovil received £1.49 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
£3,012£2,979£2,749
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,496£4,447£4,104
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.49
236th of 631, higher than in 62% 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 Yeovil 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 1518,304
  • Aged 16 to 6462,095
  • Aged 651,361
  • Aged 66 and over25,054
  • All residents106,814
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,262 people in Yeovil 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)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    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 Yeovil
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,42739%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,17119%19%
Neurological disease89614%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)65610%12%
Respiratory disease2053%4%
Malignant disease2234%3%
Cardiovascular disease1573%3%
Visual disease921%2%
Endocrine disease1172%1%
Hearing disorders621.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease651%1%
Genitourinary disease500.8%0.9%
Skin disease440.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)310.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract170.3%0.4%
Infectious disease240.4%0.4%
Haematological disease80.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease00%0.2%
Unknown or missing80.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age90.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Yeovil vote in 2024?

Shares of the 48,952 valid votes.18

Winning party
Liberal Democrat
Adam Dance
Majority
12,268
25.1% of valid votes
Turnout
61.3%
Valid votes as a share of the 79,918 people registered to vote
  • Liberal Democrat23,765
  • Conservative11,497
  • Reform UK7,677
  • Labour3,002
  • Green Party2,403
  • Independent608

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 Yeovil, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
Liberal DemocratAdam Dance23,76548.6%
ConservativeMarcus Fysh11,49723.5%
Reform UKLaura Bailhache7,67715.7%
LabourRebecca Montacute3,0026.1%
Green PartySerena Wootton2,4034.9%
IndependentSteve Ashton6081.2%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Yeovil

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. YeovilThis area£4,696£4,716£4,455
  2. North East Derbyshire0.47£4,893£4,914£4,641Compare
  3. South West Wiltshire0.59£4,488£4,507£4,257Compare
  4. Droitwich and Evesham0.60£4,454£4,473£4,225Compare
  5. Shrewsbury0.65£4,342£4,361£4,119Compare
  6. Wyre Forest0.65£5,140£5,162£4,876Compare
  7. South Holland and The Deepings0.65£4,624£4,643£4,386Compare
  8. Hereford and South Herefordshire0.70£4,599£4,618£4,362Compare
  9. Ossett and Denby Dale0.70£4,342£4,360£4,118Compare
  10. Grantham and Bourne0.72£4,501£4,520£4,269Compare
  11. Arbroath and Broughty Ferry0.75£5,209£5,231£4,941Compare
  12. Rother Valley0.76£4,851£4,872£4,602Compare
  13. St Austell and Newquay0.76£5,001£5,022£4,744Compare
  14. North Shropshire0.77£4,682£4,702£4,441Compare
  15. Bassetlaw0.78£4,697£4,717£4,455Compare
  16. Sherwood Forest0.79£4,568£4,587£4,333Compare
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Areas most like Yeovil
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Yeovil£4,696£4,716£4,455
North East Derbyshire0.47£4,893£4,914£4,641
South West Wiltshire0.59£4,488£4,507£4,257
Droitwich and Evesham0.60£4,454£4,473£4,225
Shrewsbury0.65£4,342£4,361£4,119
Wyre Forest0.65£5,140£5,162£4,876
South Holland and The Deepings0.65£4,624£4,643£4,386
Hereford and South Herefordshire0.70£4,599£4,618£4,362
Ossett and Denby Dale0.70£4,342£4,360£4,118
Grantham and Bourne0.72£4,501£4,520£4,269
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry0.75£5,209£5,231£4,941
Rother Valley0.76£4,851£4,872£4,602
St Austell and Newquay0.76£5,001£5,022£4,744
North Shropshire0.77£4,682£4,702£4,441
Bassetlaw0.78£4,697£4,717£4,455
Sherwood Forest0.79£4,568£4,587£4,333
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Yeovil

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Yeovil, 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£501.6m£503.8m£475.8m205th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,696£4,716£4,455237th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£310.4m£311.7m£294.4m59th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,906£2,918£2,756120th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,388£12,440£11,750556th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£116.9m£117.4m£110.8m361st of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,094£1,099£1,038386th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,882£1,890£1,785356th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£286.6m£287.8m£271.9m52nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545119th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,439£11,488£10,851395th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.4m391st of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£73£69417th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£309£311£293486th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m217th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138264th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£618£621£587518th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m334th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59357th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20443rd of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.3m£42.4m£40.1m355th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£396£397£375362nd of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m395th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111395th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m355th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£56368th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97339th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m350th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£867£870£822369th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,491£1,497£1,414336th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m368th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169396th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m362nd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154365th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£279£280£265333rd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m560th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76583rd of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.01£5.03£4.75573rd of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m415th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.90£2.91£2.75428th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74410th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m351st of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.89£5.92£5.59364th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.49236th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,19458th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026235.9115th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,005.6439th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,969356th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.4387th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.6468th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,338193rd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.3252nd of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.2499th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,275369th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.8377th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,796362nd of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.1383rd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026173.9349th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,340383rd of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.6403rd of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.6374th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£318.8m£315.4m£291.0m358th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,012£2,979£2,749388th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.49236th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£69−£69−£65368th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£257−£258−£244518th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£52£52£49233rd of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Yeovil

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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