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Local authority in South East, England

Wokingham

In Wokingham, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 99% of local authorities in 2024-25.

187,433 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 Wokingham 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

    £3,027£3,040£2,871

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    345th of 348, lower than in 99% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,647£12,701£11,996

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

    206th of 347, lower than in 59% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £938£942£890

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

    348th of 350, lower than in 99% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Wokingham
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,027£3,040£2,871345th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,647£12,701£11,996206th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£938£942£890348th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Wokingham's benefit money go?

People here received £567.3 million£569.7 million£538.1 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 Wokingham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £366.6m; Pension Credit £6.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.38m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £33.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.8m; Universal Credit £89.5m; Housing Benefit £16.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £12.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.00m; Income Support £0.17m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £366.6mPension Credit: £6.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.38mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £33.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.8mUniversal Credit: £89.5mHousing Benefit: £16.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £12.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.00mIncome Support: £0.17mOther benefits: £1.0m
Spending in Wokingham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £368.2m; Pension Credit £6.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.38m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £33.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.8m; Universal Credit £89.8m; Housing Benefit £16.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £12.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.0m; Income Support £0.17m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £368.2mPension Credit: £6.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.38mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £33.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.8mUniversal Credit: £89.8mHousing Benefit: £16.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £12.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.0mIncome Support: £0.17mOther benefits: £1.0m
Spending in Wokingham, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £347.7m; Pension Credit £6.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.36m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £31.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.5m; Universal Credit £84.9m; Housing Benefit £15.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £11.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.94m; Income Support £0.16m; Other benefits £0.99mState Pension: £347.7mPension Credit: £6.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.36mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £31.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.5mUniversal Credit: £84.9mHousing Benefit: £15.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £11.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.94mIncome Support: £0.16mOther benefits: £0.99m
  1. State Pension£366.6m£368.2m£347.7m
  2. Pension Credit£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£33.4m£33.5m£31.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m
  8. Universal Credit£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m
  9. Housing Benefit£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.00m£1.0m£0.94m
  12. Income Support£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m
  13. Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m
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Spending by benefit in Wokingham, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£366.6m£368.2m£347.7m65%Published
Pension Credit£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£33.4m£33.5m£31.6m6%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m1%Published
Universal Credit£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m16%Published
Housing Benefit£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m2%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.00m£1.0m£0.94m0.2%Published
Income Support£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m0.0%Published
Other benefits£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m0.2%Published
All benefits£567.3m£569.7m£538.1m100%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 £3,027, expected £3,331, difference −£304

    Actual £3,027£3,040£2,871Expected £3,331£3,345£3,160Difference −£304−£306−£289

    Benefit spending per resident was £304 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £306 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £289 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 £12,647, expected £12,653, difference −£6.07

    Actual £12,647£12,701£11,996Expected £12,653£12,707£12,002Difference −£6.07−£6.10−£5.76

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £6.07 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £6.10 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £5.76 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 £938, expected £1,303, difference −£365

    Actual £938£942£890Expected £1,303£1,309£1,236Difference −£365−£367−£347

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £365 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £367 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £347 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 Wokingham
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,027£3,040£2,871£3,331£3,345£3,160−£304−£306−£289
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,647£12,701£11,996£12,653£12,707£12,002−£6.07−£6.10−£5.76
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£938£942£890£1,303£1,309£1,236−£365−£367−£347
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Wokingham received £0.36 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
£8,052£7,965£7,350
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£2,869£2,838£2,619
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.36
330th of 346, lower than in 95% 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?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Wokingham only with other areas in England.

Group 10 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 1538,897
  • Aged 16 to 64115,881
  • Aged 651,809
  • Aged 66 and over30,846
  • All residents187,433
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,295 people in Wokingham 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)

    16%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    9%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    2%

    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 Wokingham
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,28643%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)87016%19%
Neurological disease81015%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)4919%12%
Respiratory disease1192%4%
Malignant disease1853%3%
Cardiovascular disease902%3%
Visual disease892%2%
Endocrine disease591%1%
Hearing disorders651%1%
Gastrointestinal disease511.0%1%
Genitourinary disease420.8%0.9%
Skin disease330.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)310.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract230.4%0.4%
Infectious disease200.4%0.4%
Haematological disease70.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing70.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Wokingham

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. WokinghamThis area£3,027£3,040£2,871
  2. Reigate and Banstead0.52£3,511£3,526£3,331Compare
  3. Three Rivers0.66£3,613£3,628£3,427Compare
  4. Epsom and Ewell0.74£3,450£3,465£3,272Compare
  5. Woking0.75£3,448£3,463£3,271Compare
  6. Elmbridge0.78£3,414£3,429£3,239Compare
  7. Bromley0.97£3,927£3,943£3,725Compare
  8. Windsor and Maidenhead0.99£3,358£3,373£3,186Compare
  9. Bracknell Forest1.00£3,268£3,282£3,100Compare
  10. Buckinghamshire1.08£3,617£3,632£3,431Compare
  11. Hertsmere1.13£4,116£4,133£3,904Compare
  12. Central Bedfordshire1.17£3,653£3,669£3,465Compare
  13. East Renfrewshire1.20£4,031£4,049£3,824Compare
  14. East Hertfordshire1.21£3,612£3,627£3,426Compare
  15. Tunbridge Wells1.23£3,868£3,885£3,669Compare
  16. Dacorum1.23£3,890£3,907£3,690Compare
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Areas most like Wokingham
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Wokingham£3,027£3,040£2,871
Reigate and Banstead0.52£3,511£3,526£3,331
Three Rivers0.66£3,613£3,628£3,427
Epsom and Ewell0.74£3,450£3,465£3,272
Woking0.75£3,448£3,463£3,271
Elmbridge0.78£3,414£3,429£3,239
Bromley0.97£3,927£3,943£3,725
Windsor and Maidenhead0.99£3,358£3,373£3,186
Bracknell Forest1.00£3,268£3,282£3,100
Buckinghamshire1.08£3,617£3,632£3,431
Hertsmere1.13£4,116£4,133£3,904
Central Bedfordshire1.17£3,653£3,669£3,465
East Renfrewshire1.20£4,031£4,049£3,824
East Hertfordshire1.21£3,612£3,627£3,426
Tunbridge Wells1.23£3,868£3,885£3,669
Dacorum1.23£3,890£3,907£3,690
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Wokingham

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Wokingham, 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£567.3m£569.7m£538.1m211th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,027£3,040£2,871345th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£390.1m£391.8m£370.0m154th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974260th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,647£12,701£11,996206th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£108.7m£109.2m£103.1m271st of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£580£582£550348th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£938£942£890348th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£366.6m£368.2m£347.7m141st of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,956£1,964£1,855249th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,885£11,935£11,27316th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m294th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£36£36£34350th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£220£221£209344th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m245th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£88£83318th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£530£532£503340th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m309th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93349th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12347th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.5m£31.6m303rd of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169348th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m192nd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£96£96£91308th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m273rd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£31£31£29347th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£50£50£48347th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£89.5m£89.8m£84.9m261st of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£477£479£453346th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£772£775£732347th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m280th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82348th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m312th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£65£66£62348th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£106£106£100348th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.00m£1.0m£0.94m104th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.31£5.34£5.0497th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.59£8.63£8.1589th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.17m£0.17m£0.16m331st of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£0.89£0.89£0.84347th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.42£1.43£1.35347th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m153rd of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.57£5.59£5.28243rd of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.36330th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,055150th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026165.7259th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.8206th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,475316th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 20267.9349th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202647.8349th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,413247th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.2317th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026110.7341st of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,282295th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202628.2348th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,766277th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202652.1348th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 202684.3348th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,392266th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.4342nd of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.0344th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£1.5bn£1.5bn£1.4bn39th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£8,052£7,965£7,35031st of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.36330th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£304−£306−£289311th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£6.07−£6.10−£5.76187th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£365−£367−£347336th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Wokingham

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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