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Constituency in Wales

Neath and Swansea East

In Neath and Swansea East, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 90% of constituencies in 2024-25.

102,011 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Carolyn Harris, Labour, since 7 May 2015

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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 Neath and Swansea 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

    £5,478£5,502£5,197

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    60th of 631, higher than in 90% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,375£13,431£12,686

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

    53rd of 631, higher than in 91% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,582£2,593£2,449

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

    135th of 632, higher than in 78% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Neath and Swansea East
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,478£5,502£5,19760th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,375£13,431£12,68653rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,582£2,593£2,449135th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Neath and Swansea East's benefit money go?

People here received £558.9 million£561.2 million£530.1 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

Spending in Neath and Swansea East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £227.1m; Pension Credit £11.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.71m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £83.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.9m; Universal Credit £117.5m; Housing Benefit £26.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £35.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.47m; Income Support £0.75m; Other benefits £0.72mState Pension: £227.1mPension Credit: £11.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.71mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £83.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.9mUniversal Credit: £117.5mHousing Benefit: £26.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £35.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.47mIncome Support: £0.75mOther benefits: £0.72m
Spending in Neath and Swansea East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £228.1m; Pension Credit £11.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.71m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £83.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.9m; Universal Credit £118.0m; Housing Benefit £26.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £35.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.47m; Income Support £0.75m; Other benefits £0.72mState Pension: £228.1mPension Credit: £11.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.71mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £83.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.9mUniversal Credit: £118.0mHousing Benefit: £26.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £35.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.47mIncome Support: £0.75mOther benefits: £0.72m
Spending in Neath and Swansea East, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £215.5m; Pension Credit £11.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.68m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £79.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.3m; Universal Credit £111.4m; Housing Benefit £25.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £33.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.44m; Income Support £0.71m; Other benefits £0.68mState Pension: £215.5mPension Credit: £11.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.68mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £79.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.3mUniversal Credit: £111.4mHousing Benefit: £25.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £33.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.44mIncome Support: £0.71mOther benefits: £0.68m
  1. State Pension£227.1m£228.1m£215.5m
  2. Pension Credit£11.9m£11.9m£11.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£83.5m£83.8m£79.2m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m
  8. Universal Credit£117.5m£118.0m£111.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£26.5m£26.7m£25.2m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£35.6m£35.7m£33.8m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
  12. Income Support£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
  13. Other benefits£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
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Spending by benefit in Neath and Swansea East, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£227.1m£228.1m£215.5m41%Published
Pension Credit£11.9m£11.9m£11.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£83.5m£83.8m£79.2m15%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m2%Published
Universal Credit£117.5m£118.0m£111.4m21%Published
Housing Benefit£26.5m£26.7m£25.2m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£35.6m£35.7m£33.8m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m0.1%Published
All benefits£558.9m£561.2m£530.1m100%Total

More about Neath and Swansea 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 £5,478, expected £5,534, difference −£56

    Actual £5,478£5,502£5,197Expected £5,534£5,558£5,250Difference −£56−£56−£53

    Benefit spending per resident was £56 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £56 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £53 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 £13,375, expected £13,111, difference +£263

    Actual £13,375£13,431£12,686Expected £13,111£13,167£12,437Difference +£263+£264+£250

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £263 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £264 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £250 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 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,582, expected £2,829, difference −£246

    Actual £2,582£2,593£2,449Expected £2,829£2,841£2,683Difference −£246−£248−£234

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £246 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £248 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £234 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 Neath and Swansea East
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,478£5,502£5,197£5,534£5,558£5,250−£56−£56−£53
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,375£13,431£12,686£13,111£13,167£12,437+£263+£264+£250
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,582£2,593£2,449£2,829£2,841£2,683−£246−£248−£234
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Neath and Swansea East received £2.45 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
£2,113£2,090£1,929
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,173£5,117£4,722
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.45
58th of 631, higher than in 90% 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 Neath and Swansea East only with other areas in Wales.

Group 3 of 10 in Wales, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025.15

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1517,249
  • Aged 16 to 6463,961
  • Aged 651,171
  • Aged 66 and over19,630
  • All residents102,011
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

11,587 people in Neath and Swansea 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)

    13%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    7%

    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 Neath and Swansea East
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,26937%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,60022%19%
Neurological disease1,30711%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,55913%12%
Respiratory disease3963%4%
Malignant disease2872%3%
Cardiovascular disease3313%3%
Visual disease1241%2%
Endocrine disease1050.9%1%
Hearing disorders1201%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1211%1%
Genitourinary disease980.8%0.9%
Skin disease860.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)660.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract280.2%0.4%
Infectious disease310.3%0.4%
Haematological disease280.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease160.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age80.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Neath and Swansea East vote in 2024?

Shares of the 40,137 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Carolyn Harris
Majority
6,627
16.5% of valid votes
Turnout
52.6%
Valid votes as a share of the 76,291 people registered to vote
  • Labour16,797
  • Reform UK10,170
  • Plaid Cymru5,350
  • Conservative3,765
  • Liberal Democrat2,344
  • Green Party1,711

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 Neath and Swansea East, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourCarolyn Harris16,79741.9%
Reform UKDai Richards10,17025.3%
Plaid CymruAndrew Jenkins5,35013.3%
ConservativeSamantha Chohan3,7659.4%
Liberal DemocratHelen Clarke2,3445.8%
Green PartyJan Dowden1,7114.3%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Neath and Swansea 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. Neath and Swansea EastThis area£5,478£5,502£5,197
  2. Runcorn and Helsby0.54£5,259£5,281£4,988Compare
  3. Camborne and Redruth0.58£5,016£5,037£4,758Compare
  4. Blaydon and Consett0.61£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
  5. Alloa and Grangemouth0.61£4,928£4,949£4,675Compare
  6. North Warwickshire and Bedworth0.63£4,659£4,679£4,419Compare
  7. St Helens North0.71£5,286£5,309£5,014Compare
  8. Bolsover0.73£4,915£4,936£4,662Compare
  9. Paisley and Renfrewshire South0.73£4,891£4,912£4,640Compare
  10. North Durham0.73£5,431£5,454£5,152Compare
  11. Falkirk0.73£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  12. Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.73£5,770£5,795£5,473Compare
  13. Torfaen0.73£5,605£5,628£5,316Compare
  14. Llanelli0.74£5,677£5,701£5,385Compare
  15. Blyth and Ashington0.78£5,498£5,521£5,215Compare
  16. West Dunbartonshire0.80£5,925£5,950£5,620Compare
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Areas most like Neath and Swansea East
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Neath and Swansea East£5,478£5,502£5,197
Runcorn and Helsby0.54£5,259£5,281£4,988
Camborne and Redruth0.58£5,016£5,037£4,758
Blaydon and Consett0.61£4,951£4,972£4,696
Alloa and Grangemouth0.61£4,928£4,949£4,675
North Warwickshire and Bedworth0.63£4,659£4,679£4,419
St Helens North0.71£5,286£5,309£5,014
Bolsover0.73£4,915£4,936£4,662
Paisley and Renfrewshire South0.73£4,891£4,912£4,640
North Durham0.73£5,431£5,454£5,152
Falkirk0.73£4,756£4,776£4,511
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.73£5,770£5,795£5,473
Torfaen0.73£5,605£5,628£5,316
Llanelli0.74£5,677£5,701£5,385
Blyth and Ashington0.78£5,498£5,521£5,215
West Dunbartonshire0.80£5,925£5,950£5,620
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Neath and Swansea East

Each share is the part of Neath and Swansea 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 Neath and Swansea 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£558.9m£561.2m£530.1m83rd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,478£5,502£5,19760th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£262.5m£263.7m£249.0m224th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,574£2,585£2,441242nd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,375£13,431£12,68653rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£165.2m£165.9m£156.7m176th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,619£1,626£1,536154th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,582£2,593£2,449135th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£227.1m£228.1m£215.5m292nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,227£2,236£2,112286th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,571£11,620£10,976282nd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.2m157th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110141st of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£606£573201st of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m8th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£224£225£21214th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,10412th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.68m118th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.6284th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34174th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£83.5m£83.8m£79.2m19th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£818£822£77613th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m61st of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£200£201£19055th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m104th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£10179th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£16182nd of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£117.5m£118.0m£111.4m226th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,152£1,156£1,092206th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,837£1,844£1,742202nd of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.5m£26.7m£25.2m202nd of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247178th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.6m£35.7m£33.8m33rd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£349£350£33129th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£556£559£52829th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m342nd of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34327th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.30£7.33£6.92332nd of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m96th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.36£7.39£6.9872nd of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£1166th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m192nd of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.06£7.09£6.70170th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.4558th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,176267th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.8275th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.8119th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,808122nd of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.591st of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026143.1181st of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,5119th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202644.225th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026229.813th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,59838th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.732nd of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,643200th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026143.5172nd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026228.9159th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,268133rd of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.2110th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202635.5111th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£213.6m£211.3m£195.0m563rd of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,113£2,090£1,929560th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.4558th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£56−£56−£53358th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£263£264£250103rd of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£246−£248−£234545th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Neath and Swansea 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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