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Local authority in South West, England

Bristol, City of

In Bristol, City of, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 89% of local authorities in 2024-25.

494,225 residents (mid-2024)

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At a glance

How does Bristol, City of 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

    £3,653£3,669£3,465

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    310th of 348, lower than in 89% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,026£13,081£12,356

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

    58th of 347, higher than in 83% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,816£1,823£1,722

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

    195th of 350, lower than in 55% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Bristol, City of
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465310th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,026£13,081£12,35658th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,816£1,823£1,722195th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Bristol, City of's benefit money go?

People here received £1.8 billion£1.8 billion£1.7 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 Bristol, City of, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £679.6m; Pension Credit £38.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £43.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £215.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £52.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £27.2m; Universal Credit £498.1m; Housing Benefit £133.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £107.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.2m; Income Support £2.4m; Other benefits £2.8mState Pension: £679.6mPension Credit: £38.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £43.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £215.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £52.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £27.2mUniversal Credit: £498.1mHousing Benefit: £133.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £107.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.2mIncome Support: £2.4mOther benefits: £2.8m
Spending in Bristol, City of, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £682.5m; Pension Credit £38.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £43.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £216.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £52.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £27.3m; Universal Credit £500.2m; Housing Benefit £134.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £107.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.2m; Income Support £2.4m; Other benefits £2.9mState Pension: £682.5mPension Credit: £38.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £43.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £216.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £52.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £27.3mUniversal Credit: £500.2mHousing Benefit: £134.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £107.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.2mIncome Support: £2.4mOther benefits: £2.9m
Spending in Bristol, City of, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £644.6m; Pension Credit £36.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £41.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.9m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £204.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £49.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £25.8m; Universal Credit £472.5m; Housing Benefit £126.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £101.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.1m; Income Support £2.3m; Other benefits £2.7mState Pension: £644.6mPension Credit: £36.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £41.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.9mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £204.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £49.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £25.8mUniversal Credit: £472.5mHousing Benefit: £126.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £101.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.1mIncome Support: £2.3mOther benefits: £2.7m
  1. State Pension£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m
  2. Pension Credit£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
  8. Universal Credit£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m
  9. Housing Benefit£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
  12. Income Support£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m
  13. Other benefits£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m
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Spending by benefit in Bristol, City of, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m38%Published
Pension Credit£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m2%Published
Universal Credit£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m28%Published
Housing Benefit£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m7%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m0.1%Published
Income Support£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m0.1%Published
Other benefits£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m0.2%Published
All benefits£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn100%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 local authorities.

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

    All benefits: actual £3,653, expected £3,823, difference −£170

    Actual £3,653£3,669£3,465Expected £3,823£3,839£3,626Difference −£170−£171−£161

    Benefit spending per resident was £170 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £171 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £161 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 £13,026, expected £12,791, difference +£235

    Actual £13,026£13,081£12,356Expected £12,791£12,845£12,133Difference +£235+£236+£223

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £235 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £236 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £223 above 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 £1,816, expected £1,989, difference −£173

    Actual £1,816£1,823£1,722Expected £1,989£1,997£1,887Difference −£173−£174−£165

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £173 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £174 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £165 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 Bristol, City of
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,653£3,669£3,465£3,823£3,839£3,626−£170−£171−£161
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,026£13,081£12,356£12,791£12,845£12,133+£235+£236+£223
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,816£1,823£1,722£1,989£1,997£1,887−£173−£174−£165
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Bristol, City of received £0.91 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
£3,782£3,741£3,452
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,442£3,405£3,142
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.91
226th of 346, lower than in 65% 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 Bristol, City of only with other areas in England.

Group 5 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 1580,690
  • Aged 16 to 64351,076
  • Aged 653,843
  • Aged 66 and over58,616
  • All residents494,225
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

31,694 people in Bristol, City of 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

    42%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    17%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    8%

    England and Wales: 8%

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

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Bristol, City of
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders13,41042%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)5,35717%19%
Neurological disease4,06813%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3,37411%12%
Respiratory disease1,2444%4%
Malignant disease8303%3%
Cardiovascular disease7232%3%
Visual disease4792%2%
Endocrine disease4982%1%
Hearing disorders3021.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease2960.9%1%
Genitourinary disease2670.8%0.9%
Skin disease1800.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1290.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract1470.5%0.4%
Infectious disease1590.5%0.4%
Haematological disease780.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease580.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing590.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age180.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system180.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Bristol, City of

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. Bristol, City ofThis area£3,653£3,669£3,465
  2. Cardiff0.90£4,242£4,260£4,024Compare
  3. Reading1.05£3,289£3,303£3,120Compare
  4. Brighton and Hove1.12£4,100£4,118£3,889Compare
  5. Southampton1.25£3,944£3,960£3,741Compare
  6. Oxford1.28£2,878£2,890£2,730Compare
  7. Newcastle upon Tyne1.29£4,252£4,270£4,033Compare
  8. Norwich1.32£4,275£4,293£4,055Compare
  9. Portsmouth1.34£4,227£4,245£4,010Compare
  10. Rushmoor1.41£3,412£3,426£3,236Compare
  11. Leeds1.43£3,989£4,006£3,784Compare
  12. Worcester1.46£4,078£4,095£3,868Compare
  13. Ealing1.47£4,223£4,241£4,006Compare
  14. Sheffield1.48£4,470£4,489£4,240Compare
  15. Southwark1.59£3,861£3,877£3,662Compare
  16. Exeter1.62£3,690£3,706£3,500Compare
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Areas most like Bristol, City of
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Bristol, City of£3,653£3,669£3,465
Cardiff0.90£4,242£4,260£4,024
Reading1.05£3,289£3,303£3,120
Brighton and Hove1.12£4,100£4,118£3,889
Southampton1.25£3,944£3,960£3,741
Oxford1.28£2,878£2,890£2,730
Newcastle upon Tyne1.29£4,252£4,270£4,033
Norwich1.32£4,275£4,293£4,055
Portsmouth1.34£4,227£4,245£4,010
Rushmoor1.41£3,412£3,426£3,236
Leeds1.43£3,989£4,006£3,784
Worcester1.46£4,078£4,095£3,868
Ealing1.47£4,223£4,241£4,006
Sheffield1.48£4,470£4,489£4,240
Southwark1.59£3,861£3,877£3,662
Exeter1.62£3,690£3,706£3,500
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Bristol, City of

Each share is the part of Bristol, City of's residents who live in that area.

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Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Bristol, City of, 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£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn20th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465310th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£763.5m£766.8m£724.2m34th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,545£1,551£1,465318th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,026£13,081£12,35658th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£637.4m£640.1m£604.6m18th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,290£1,295£1,223146th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,816£1,823£1,722195th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£679.6m£682.5m£644.6m35th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,375£1,381£1,304315th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,594£11,643£10,997132nd of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£38.3m£38.5m£36.4m34th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74204th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£654£657£62063rd of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£43.6m£43.8m£41.4m43rd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£89£84313th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£744£748£706149th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m27th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81252nd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£3288th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£215.9m£216.9m£204.8m16th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£437£439£414162nd of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.6m£49.7m26th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£106£106£100270th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m41st of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52229th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74278th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£498.1m£500.2m£472.5m20th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956143rd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,419£1,425£1,346196th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m24th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£270£271£25664th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m12th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£217£218£206101st of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£306£307£290157th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m23rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29165th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.38£6.41£6.05245th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m13th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.92£4.94£4.67110th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.94£6.97£6.58139th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m13th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46230th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.91226th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202660,07735th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026121.6319th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.943rd of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20267,84029th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.9255th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.890th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,77946th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.8322nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026149.8194th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202631,70019th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202664.1173rd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202658,73720th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026118.9147th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026167.3198th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,03841st of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.2230th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.2280th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn29th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,782£3,741£3,452150th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.91226th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£170−£171−£161276th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£235£236£22348th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£173−£174−£165288th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Bristol, City of

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.
  17. 17Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis, 2024 (Nomis NM_30_1). Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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