Who Gets What

Local authority in East Midlands, England

Leicester

In Leicester, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 82% of local authorities in 2024-25.

386,755 residents (mid-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 Leicester compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £3,778£3,794£3,583

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    288th of 348, lower than in 82% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,624£12,678£11,974

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

    215th of 347, lower than in 61% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,332£2,342£2,212

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

    93rd of 350, higher than in 73% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Leicester
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,778£3,794£3,583288th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,624£12,678£11,974215th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,332£2,342£2,21293rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Leicester's benefit money go?

People here received £1.5 billion£1.5 billion£1.4 billion 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 Leicester, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £438.7m; Pension Credit £69.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £36.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.6m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £179.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £39.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £36.0m; Universal Credit £490.1m; Housing Benefit £82.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £81.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.7m; Income Support £2.2m; Other benefits £2.3mState Pension: £438.7mPension Credit: £69.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £36.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.6mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £179.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £39.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £36.0mUniversal Credit: £490.1mHousing Benefit: £82.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £81.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.7mIncome Support: £2.2mOther benefits: £2.3m
Spending in Leicester, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £440.6m; Pension Credit £69.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £36.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.6m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £179.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £39.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £36.2m; Universal Credit £492.2m; Housing Benefit £82.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £81.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.7m; Income Support £2.2m; Other benefits £2.3mState Pension: £440.6mPension Credit: £69.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £36.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.6mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £179.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £39.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £36.2mUniversal Credit: £492.2mHousing Benefit: £82.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £81.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.7mIncome Support: £2.2mOther benefits: £2.3m
Spending in Leicester, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £416.1m; Pension Credit £65.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £34.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.5m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £169.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £37.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £34.2m; Universal Credit £464.9m; Housing Benefit £77.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £76.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.6m; Income Support £2.1m; Other benefits £2.1mState Pension: £416.1mPension Credit: £65.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £34.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.5mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £169.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £37.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £34.2mUniversal Credit: £464.9mHousing Benefit: £77.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £76.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.6mIncome Support: £2.1mOther benefits: £2.1m
  1. State Pension£438.7m£440.6m£416.1m
  2. Pension Credit£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£36.7m£36.8m£34.8m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£179.1m£179.8m£169.9m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m
  8. Universal Credit£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m
  9. Housing Benefit£82.0m£82.3m£77.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
  12. Income Support£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
  13. Other benefits£2.3m£2.3m£2.1m
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Spending by benefit in Leicester, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£438.7m£440.6m£416.1m30%Published
Pension Credit£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m5%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£36.7m£36.8m£34.8m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m0.2%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£179.1m£179.8m£169.9m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m2%Published
Universal Credit£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m34%Published
Housing Benefit£82.0m£82.3m£77.7m6%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m0.1%Published
Income Support£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m0.1%Published
Other benefits£2.3m£2.3m£2.1m0.2%Published
All benefits£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn100%Total

More about Leicester

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 local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £3,778, expected £4,394, difference −£616

    Actual £3,778£3,794£3,583Expected £4,394£4,412£4,168Difference −£616−£619−£584

    Benefit spending per resident was £616 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £619 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £584 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

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

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,624, expected £13,131, difference −£507

    Actual £12,624£12,678£11,974Expected £13,131£13,187£12,455Difference −£507−£509−£481

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £507 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £509 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £481 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% 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 £2,332, expected £2,785, difference −£452

    Actual £2,332£2,342£2,212Expected £2,785£2,796£2,641Difference −£452−£454−£429

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £452 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £454 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £429 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, 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 Leicester
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,778£3,794£3,583£4,394£4,412£4,168−£616−£619−£584
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,624£12,678£11,974£13,131£13,187£12,455−£507−£509−£481
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,332£2,342£2,212£2,785£2,796£2,641−£452−£454−£429
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Leicester received £2.24 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
£1,545£1,528£1,410
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,460£3,423£3,158
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.24
26th of 346, higher than in 92% of local authorities

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?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Leicester 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 1578,152
  • Aged 16 to 64262,019
  • Aged 653,247
  • Aged 66 and over43,337
  • All residents386,755
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

25,808 people in Leicester 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

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    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)

    9%

    England and Wales: 8%

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

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Leicester
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders10,68041%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)4,59118%19%
Neurological disease2,90311%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3,19112%12%
Respiratory disease7863%4%
Malignant disease6202%3%
Cardiovascular disease6843%3%
Visual disease5762%2%
Endocrine disease3191%1%
Hearing disorders3471%1%
Gastrointestinal disease2370.9%1%
Genitourinary disease2561.0%0.9%
Skin disease1480.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1080.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract810.3%0.4%
Infectious disease1010.4%0.4%
Haematological disease870.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease570.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing130.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age150.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system80.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Leicester

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. LeicesterThis area£3,778£3,794£3,583
  2. Kingston upon Hull, City of0.79£4,885£4,905£4,633Compare
  3. Manchester1.00£4,157£4,175£3,943Compare
  4. Nottingham1.06£4,414£4,433£4,187Compare
  5. Stoke-on-Trent1.10£4,786£4,806£4,539Compare
  6. Sandwell1.10£4,448£4,467£4,219Compare
  7. Middlesbrough1.22£5,133£5,155£4,869Compare
  8. Birmingham1.25£4,823£4,844£4,575Compare
  9. Wolverhampton1.27£4,613£4,632£4,375Compare
  10. Salford1.40£4,407£4,426£4,180Compare
  11. Luton1.45£3,711£3,726£3,520Compare
  12. Walsall1.46£4,809£4,829£4,561Compare
  13. Coventry1.47£4,096£4,114£3,886Compare
  14. Bradford1.54£4,600£4,620£4,364Compare
  15. Blackburn with Darwen1.55£4,525£4,544£4,292Compare
  16. Tameside1.61£4,842£4,863£4,593Compare
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Areas most like Leicester
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Leicester£3,778£3,794£3,583
Kingston upon Hull, City of0.79£4,885£4,905£4,633
Manchester1.00£4,157£4,175£3,943
Nottingham1.06£4,414£4,433£4,187
Stoke-on-Trent1.10£4,786£4,806£4,539
Sandwell1.10£4,448£4,467£4,219
Middlesbrough1.22£5,133£5,155£4,869
Birmingham1.25£4,823£4,844£4,575
Wolverhampton1.27£4,613£4,632£4,375
Salford1.40£4,407£4,426£4,180
Luton1.45£3,711£3,726£3,520
Walsall1.46£4,809£4,829£4,561
Coventry1.47£4,096£4,114£3,886
Bradford1.54£4,600£4,620£4,364
Blackburn with Darwen1.55£4,525£4,544£4,292
Tameside1.61£4,842£4,863£4,593
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Leicester

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Leicester, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities 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£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn45th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,778£3,794£3,583288th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£547.1m£549.4m£518.9m74th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,415£1,421£1,342327th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,624£12,678£11,974215th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£611.1m£613.7m£579.6m23rd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,580£1,587£1,49970th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,332£2,342£2,21293rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£438.7m£440.6m£416.1m89th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,134£1,139£1,076330th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,123£10,166£9,602341st of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£69.1m£69.4m£65.6m7th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£179£180£1709th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,596£1,602£1,51413th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.7m£36.8m£34.8m59th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90301st of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£846£849£80271st of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m12th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.3452nd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£60£60£5715th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£179.1m£179.8m£169.9m29th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£463£465£439138th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.6m£39.8m£37.6m62nd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97278th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m14th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£93£93£8863rd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£137£138£13092nd of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£490.1m£492.2m£464.9m21st of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,267£1,273£1,20261st of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,871£1,879£1,77485th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£82.0m£82.3m£77.7m46th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£212£213£201132nd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m27th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£211£199117th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£309£311£294150th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m57th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.36£4.38£4.14184th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.44£6.47£6.11236th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m19th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.64£5.66£5.3570th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.8991st of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.3m£2.1m28th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.82£5.84£5.52218th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.2426th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202641,26677th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026106.7332nd of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026952.2346th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 202610,16212th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202626.356th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026234.515th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20267,53163rd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.5304th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026173.885th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202625,81631st of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202666.8152nd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202663,69511th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026164.734th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026243.151st of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,98017th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.669th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.593rd of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£591.6m£585.2m£540.0m173rd of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,545£1,528£1,410348th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.2426th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£616−£619−£584345th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£507−£509−£481333rd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£452−£454−£429347th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Leicester

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.

Sources

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  12. 12HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority (Table 3.14). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  13. 13HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by parliamentary constituency (Table 3.15). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  14. 14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. English indices of deprivation 2025. Published 19 November 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  15. 15Welsh Government. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  16. 16Scottish Government. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020. Published 28 January 2020. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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