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Local authority in South East, England

Isle of Wight

In Isle of Wight, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 96% of local authorities in 2024-25.

141,356 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 Isle of Wight 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

    £5,818£5,843£5,519

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    13th of 348, higher than in 96% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,315£12,367£11,681

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

    322nd of 347, lower than in 92% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,366£2,376£2,244

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

    90th of 350, higher than in 74% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Isle of Wight
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,818£5,843£5,51913th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,315£12,367£11,681322nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,366£2,376£2,24490th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Isle of Wight's benefit money go?

People here received £822.4 million£825.9 million£780.1 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 Isle of Wight, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £457.4m; Pension Credit £15.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £27.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.99m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £76.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £27.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.3m; Universal Credit £137.8m; Housing Benefit £31.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £34.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.66m; Income Support £0.84m; Other benefits £1.1mState Pension: £457.4mPension Credit: £15.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £27.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.99mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £76.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £27.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.3mUniversal Credit: £137.8mHousing Benefit: £31.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £34.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.66mIncome Support: £0.84mOther benefits: £1.1m
Spending in Isle of Wight, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £459.3m; Pension Credit £15.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £27.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.00m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £76.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £27.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.3m; Universal Credit £138.4m; Housing Benefit £31.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £34.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.67m; Income Support £0.85m; Other benefits £1.1mState Pension: £459.3mPension Credit: £15.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £27.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.00mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £76.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £27.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.3mUniversal Credit: £138.4mHousing Benefit: £31.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £34.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.67mIncome Support: £0.85mOther benefits: £1.1m
Spending in Isle of Wight, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £433.8m; Pension Credit £14.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £25.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.94m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £72.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £26.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.7m; Universal Credit £130.7m; Housing Benefit £30.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £32.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.63m; Income Support £0.80m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £433.8mPension Credit: £14.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £25.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.94mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £72.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £26.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.7mUniversal Credit: £130.7mHousing Benefit: £30.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £32.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.63mIncome Support: £0.80mOther benefits: £1.0m
  1. State Pension£457.4m£459.3m£433.8m
  2. Pension Credit£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
  8. Universal Credit£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m
  12. Income Support£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m
  13. Other benefits£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
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Spending by benefit in Isle of Wight, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£457.4m£459.3m£433.8m56%Published
Pension Credit£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m1%Published
Universal Credit£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m17%Published
Housing Benefit£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m0.1%Published
All benefits£822.4m£825.9m£780.1m100%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 £5,818, expected £5,976, difference −£158

    Actual £5,818£5,843£5,519Expected £5,976£6,002£5,669Difference −£158−£159−£150

    Benefit spending per resident was £158 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £159 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £150 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 £12,315, expected £12,608, difference −£293

    Actual £12,315£12,367£11,681Expected £12,608£12,662£11,959Difference −£293−£294−£278

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £293 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £294 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £278 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 £2,366, expected £2,393, difference −£28

    Actual £2,366£2,376£2,244Expected £2,393£2,404£2,270Difference −£28−£28−£26

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £28 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £28 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £26 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 Isle of Wight
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,818£5,843£5,519£5,976£6,002£5,669−£158−£159−£150
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,315£12,367£11,681£12,608£12,662£11,959−£293−£294−£278
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,366£2,376£2,244£2,393£2,404£2,270−£28−£28−£26
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Isle of Wight received £2.17 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£2,538£2,510£2,316
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,499£5,440£5,019
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.17
36th of 346, higher than in 89% 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 Isle of Wight only with other areas in England.

Group 2 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 1520,319
  • Aged 16 to 6478,141
  • Aged 652,225
  • Aged 66 and over40,671
  • All residents141,356
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

11,405 people in Isle of Wight 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

    40%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    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 Isle of Wight
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,56340%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,29220%19%
Neurological disease1,40812%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,25511%12%
Respiratory disease3693%4%
Malignant disease3733%3%
Cardiovascular disease2372%3%
Visual disease1581%2%
Endocrine disease1561%1%
Hearing disorders820.7%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1251%1%
Genitourinary disease720.6%0.9%
Skin disease1010.9%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)810.7%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract400.4%0.4%
Infectious disease360.3%0.4%
Haematological disease140.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease70.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing210.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age80.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Isle of Wight

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. Isle of WightThis area£5,818£5,843£5,519
  2. Rother1.03£5,794£5,819£5,496Compare
  3. Tendring1.03£6,252£6,279£5,930Compare
  4. East Lindsey1.24£6,200£6,227£5,881Compare
  5. East Suffolk1.25£5,259£5,281£4,988Compare
  6. Torridge1.27£5,337£5,359£5,062Compare
  7. Cornwall1.27£4,991£5,013£4,735Compare
  8. Arun1.37£5,283£5,305£5,011Compare
  9. Folkestone and Hythe1.43£5,432£5,455£5,152Compare
  10. King's Lynn and West Norfolk1.44£4,992£5,013£4,735Compare
  11. Wyre Forest1.46£5,147£5,169£4,882Compare
  12. Dorset1.54£5,217£5,239£4,948Compare
  13. North Norfolk1.61£5,829£5,854£5,529Compare
  14. Teignbridge1.63£5,026£5,048£4,768Compare
  15. Inverclyde1.66£5,905£5,930£5,601Compare
  16. Great Yarmouth1.66£5,805£5,830£5,507Compare
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Areas most like Isle of Wight
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Isle of Wight£5,818£5,843£5,519
Rother1.03£5,794£5,819£5,496
Tendring1.03£6,252£6,279£5,930
East Lindsey1.24£6,200£6,227£5,881
East Suffolk1.25£5,259£5,281£4,988
Torridge1.27£5,337£5,359£5,062
Cornwall1.27£4,991£5,013£4,735
Arun1.37£5,283£5,305£5,011
Folkestone and Hythe1.43£5,432£5,455£5,152
King's Lynn and West Norfolk1.44£4,992£5,013£4,735
Wyre Forest1.46£5,147£5,169£4,882
Dorset1.54£5,217£5,239£4,948
North Norfolk1.61£5,829£5,854£5,529
Teignbridge1.63£5,026£5,048£4,768
Inverclyde1.66£5,905£5,930£5,601
Great Yarmouth1.66£5,805£5,830£5,507
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Isle of Wight

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Isle of Wight, 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£822.4m£825.9m£780.1m129th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,818£5,843£5,51913th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£500.9m£503.0m£475.1m87th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,543£3,558£3,3617th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,315£12,367£11,681322nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£184.9m£185.6m£175.3m159th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,308£1,313£1,240143rd of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,366£2,376£2,24490th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£457.4m£459.3m£433.8m82nd of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,236£3,249£3,0699th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,246£11,294£10,667291st of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m139th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£108£109£10380th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£377£378£357201st of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m113th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£18238th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£668£671£633238th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m124th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.03£7.06£6.6738th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£25£23177th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.3m£76.6m£72.4m143rd of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£540£542£51287th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m121st of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£18629th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m148th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76110th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£145£13776th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.8m£138.4m£130.7m168th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£975£979£925150th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,764£1,771£1,673113th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m153rd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212117th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m132nd of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£242£243£23070th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£439£440£41644th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m165th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46152nd of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.51£8.54£8.0792nd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m120th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.6757th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£1036th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m135th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.4364th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.1736th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,71881st of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026288.17th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,001.2265th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,934125th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.839th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202696.7182nd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20265,757106th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.732nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.6233rd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,405145th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.787th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,529157th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026124.0131st of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.378th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,455153rd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.4115th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.481st of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£358.3m£354.4m£327.0m268th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,538£2,510£2,316277th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.1736th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£158−£159−£150271st of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£293−£294−£278312th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£28−£28−£26192nd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Isle of Wight

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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