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Constituency in Wales

Swansea West

In Swansea West, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 88% of constituencies in 2024-25.

112,825 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Torsten Bell, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Swansea West on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
Prices

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 Swansea West 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

    £5,369£5,392£5,093

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    75th of 631, higher than in 88% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,404£13,462£12,715

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

    43rd of 631, higher than in 93% of constituencies

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,911£2,923£2,761

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

    78th of 632, higher than in 87% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Swansea West
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,369£5,392£5,09375th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,404£13,462£12,71543rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,911£2,923£2,76178th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Swansea West's benefit money go?

People here received £605.8 million£608.3 million£574.6 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 Swansea West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £202.7m; Pension Credit £15.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.85m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £90.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.0m; Universal Credit £167.0m; Housing Benefit £37.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £39.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.77m; Other benefits £0.90mState Pension: £202.7mPension Credit: £15.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.85mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £90.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.0mUniversal Credit: £167.0mHousing Benefit: £37.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £39.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.77mOther benefits: £0.90m
Spending in Swansea West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £203.6m; Pension Credit £15.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £20.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.85m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £90.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.0m; Universal Credit £167.7m; Housing Benefit £37.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £39.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.77m; Other benefits £0.90mState Pension: £203.6mPension Credit: £15.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £20.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.85mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £90.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.0mUniversal Credit: £167.7mHousing Benefit: £37.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £39.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.77mOther benefits: £0.90m
Spending in Swansea West, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £192.3m; Pension Credit £14.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.80m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £85.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.4m; Universal Credit £158.4m; Housing Benefit £35.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £37.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £0.73m; Other benefits £0.85mState Pension: £192.3mPension Credit: £14.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.80mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £85.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.4mUniversal Credit: £158.4mHousing Benefit: £35.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £37.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £0.73mOther benefits: £0.85m
  1. State Pension£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m
  2. Pension Credit£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£90.2m£90.5m£85.5m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m
  8. Universal Credit£167.0m£167.7m£158.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
  12. Income Support£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
  13. Other benefits£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
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Spending by benefit in Swansea West, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m33%Published
Pension Credit£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m3%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£90.2m£90.5m£85.5m15%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m2%Published
Universal Credit£167.0m£167.7m£158.4m28%Published
Housing Benefit£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m6%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m7%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m0.1%Published
All benefits£605.8m£608.3m£574.6m100%Total

More about Swansea West

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 £5,369, expected £5,352, difference +£17

    Actual £5,369£5,392£5,093Expected £5,352£5,375£5,077Difference +£17+£17+£16

    Benefit spending per resident was £17 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £17 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £16 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,404, expected £13,296, difference +£109

    Actual £13,404£13,462£12,715Expected £13,296£13,352£12,612Difference +£109+£109+£103

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £109 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £109 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £103 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 £2,911, expected £2,961, difference −£50

    Actual £2,911£2,923£2,761Expected £2,961£2,973£2,808Difference −£50−£50−£47

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £50 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £50 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £47 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 Swansea West
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,369£5,392£5,093£5,352£5,375£5,077+£17+£17+£16
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,404£13,462£12,715£13,296£13,352£12,612+£109+£109+£103
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,911£2,923£2,761£2,961£2,973£2,808−£50−£50−£47
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Swansea West received £3.04 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
£1,683£1,665£1,536
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,107£5,052£4,662
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£3.04
13th of 631, higher than in 98% 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 Swansea West only with other areas in Wales.

Group 2 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 1518,670
  • Aged 16 to 6475,171
  • Aged 651,148
  • Aged 66 and over17,836
  • All residents112,825
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

12,414 people in Swansea West 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

    43%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    10%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    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 Swansea West
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders5,39043%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,37519%19%
Neurological disease1,24210%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,46012%12%
Respiratory disease4684%4%
Malignant disease2462%3%
Cardiovascular disease3193%3%
Visual disease1721%2%
Endocrine disease1421%1%
Hearing disorders1160.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1130.9%1%
Genitourinary disease870.7%0.9%
Skin disease870.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)700.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract400.3%0.4%
Infectious disease300.2%0.4%
Haematological disease290.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.0%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.0%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.0%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Swansea West vote in 2024?

Shares of the 35,657 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Torsten Bell
Majority
8,515
23.9% of valid votes
Turnout
48.0%
Valid votes as a share of the 74,236 people registered to vote
  • Labour14,761
  • Reform UK6,246
  • Liberal Democrat4,367
  • Plaid Cymru4,105
  • Conservative3,536
  • Green Party2,305
  • Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition337

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 Swansea West, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourTorsten Bell14,76141.4%
Reform UKPatrick Benham-Crosswell6,24617.5%
Liberal DemocratMichael O'Carroll4,36712.3%
Plaid CymruGwyn Williams4,10511.5%
ConservativeTara-Jane Sutcliffe3,5369.9%
Green PartyPeter Jones2,3056.5%
Trade Unionist and Socialist CoalitionGareth Bromhall3371.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Swansea West

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. Swansea WestThis area£5,369£5,392£5,093
  2. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend0.55£4,900£4,921£4,648Compare
  3. Dundee Central0.59£5,197£5,219£4,930Compare
  4. Sunderland Central0.63£5,214£5,236£4,945Compare
  5. Gateshead Central and Whickham0.81£4,901£4,921£4,648Compare
  6. Lincoln0.85£4,090£4,107£3,879Compare
  7. Glasgow South West0.86£5,108£5,130£4,845Compare
  8. Plymouth Sutton and Devonport0.86£4,407£4,425£4,180Compare
  9. Glasgow North East0.98£5,545£5,569£5,260Compare
  10. Southampton Itchen1.00£4,071£4,089£3,862Compare
  11. Jarrow and Gateshead East1.02£5,514£5,538£5,231Compare
  12. Blackpool South1.02£6,123£6,149£5,808Compare
  13. Houghton and Sunderland South1.07£5,574£5,598£5,287Compare
  14. Bootle1.07£5,937£5,963£5,632Compare
  15. South Shields1.07£5,787£5,811£5,489Compare
  16. Barnsley North1.08£5,028£5,049£4,769Compare
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Areas most like Swansea West
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Swansea West£5,369£5,392£5,093
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend0.55£4,900£4,921£4,648
Dundee Central0.59£5,197£5,219£4,930
Sunderland Central0.63£5,214£5,236£4,945
Gateshead Central and Whickham0.81£4,901£4,921£4,648
Lincoln0.85£4,090£4,107£3,879
Glasgow South West0.86£5,108£5,130£4,845
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport0.86£4,407£4,425£4,180
Glasgow North East0.98£5,545£5,569£5,260
Southampton Itchen1.00£4,071£4,089£3,862
Jarrow and Gateshead East1.02£5,514£5,538£5,231
Blackpool South1.02£6,123£6,149£5,808
Houghton and Sunderland South1.07£5,574£5,598£5,287
Bootle1.07£5,937£5,963£5,632
South Shields1.07£5,787£5,811£5,489
Barnsley North1.08£5,028£5,049£4,769
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Swansea West

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Swansea West, 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£605.8m£608.3m£574.6m30th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,369£5,392£5,09375th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£239.1m£240.1m£226.8m349th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,119£2,128£2,010406th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,404£13,462£12,71543rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£218.8m£219.7m£207.6m74th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,939£1,948£1,84060th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,911£2,923£2,76178th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.7m£203.6m£192.3m416th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,797£1,805£1,704441st of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,366£11,415£10,782453rd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m73rd of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£138£139£13165th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£876£880£831105th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m32nd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167110th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,115£1,119£1,05714th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m41st of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.52£7.55£7.1352nd of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£48£48£4589th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£90.2m£90.5m£85.5m13th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£799£802£75818th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m87th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£164113th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m101st of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£97£98£92118th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139140th of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£167.0m£167.7m£158.4m87th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,480£1,487£1,40483rd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,222£2,232£2,10892nd of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m104th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£331£332£31493rd of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m16th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£349£351£33228th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£525£527£49838th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m190th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.30£5.33£5.03216th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.96£7.99£7.55255th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m86th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.83£6.86£6.4892nd of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.73108th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m37th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.95£7.98£7.5484th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£3.0413th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,127395th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.7429th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.3271st of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,39539th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.156th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.489th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,94153rd of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.9146th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026221.018th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,39225th of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026109.840th of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,48186th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026172.772nd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.292nd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,298127th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.4146th of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.6179th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£187.4m£185.3m£171.0m599th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,683£1,665£1,536607th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£3.0413th of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£17£17£16275th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£109£109£103219th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£50−£50−£47365th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Swansea West

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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  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.
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  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.
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