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Central Bedfordshire

In Central Bedfordshire, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 88% of local authorities in 2024-25.

316,062 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 Central Bedfordshire 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

    309th of 348, lower than in 88% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,823£12,878£12,164

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

    132nd of 347, higher than in 62% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,460£1,466£1,384

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

    273rd of 350, lower than in 77% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Central Bedfordshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465309th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,823£12,878£12,164132nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,460£1,466£1,384273rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Central Bedfordshire's benefit money go?

People here received £1.2 billion£1.2 billion£1.1 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 Central Bedfordshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £648.0m; Pension Credit £15.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £31.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.96m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £89.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £39.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £15.8m; Universal Credit £231.7m; Housing Benefit £43.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £35.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.7m; Income Support £0.91m; Other benefits £1.5mState Pension: £648.0mPension Credit: £15.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £31.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.96mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £89.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £39.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £15.8mUniversal Credit: £231.7mHousing Benefit: £43.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £35.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.7mIncome Support: £0.91mOther benefits: £1.5m
Spending in Central Bedfordshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £650.8m; Pension Credit £15.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £31.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.96m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £89.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £39.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £15.9m; Universal Credit £232.6m; Housing Benefit £44.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £36.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.7m; Income Support £0.92m; Other benefits £1.5mState Pension: £650.8mPension Credit: £15.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £31.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.96mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £89.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £39.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £15.9mUniversal Credit: £232.6mHousing Benefit: £44.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £36.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.7mIncome Support: £0.92mOther benefits: £1.5m
Spending in Central Bedfordshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £614.6m; Pension Credit £14.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £29.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.91m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £84.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £37.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £15.0m; Universal Credit £219.7m; Housing Benefit £41.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £34.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.6m; Income Support £0.87m; Other benefits £1.4mState Pension: £614.6mPension Credit: £14.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £29.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.91mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £84.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £37.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £15.0mUniversal Credit: £219.7mHousing Benefit: £41.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £34.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.6mIncome Support: £0.87mOther benefits: £1.4m
  1. State Pension£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m
  2. Pension Credit£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
  8. Universal Credit£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
  12. Income Support£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m
  13. Other benefits£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
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Spending by benefit in Central Bedfordshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m56%Published
Pension Credit£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m1%Published
Universal Credit£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m20%Published
Housing Benefit£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m0.1%Published
All benefits£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn100%Total

More about Central Bedfordshire

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 £3,762, difference −£109

    Actual £3,653£3,669£3,465Expected £3,762£3,778£3,568Difference −£109−£109−£103

    Benefit spending per resident was £109 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £109 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £103 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 £12,823, expected £12,698, difference +£125

    Actual £12,823£12,878£12,164Expected £12,698£12,752£12,045Difference +£125+£126+£119

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £125 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £126 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £119 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 £1,460, expected £1,605, difference −£145

    Actual £1,460£1,466£1,384Expected £1,605£1,611£1,522Difference −£145−£146−£137

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £145 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £146 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £137 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 Central Bedfordshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,653£3,669£3,465£3,762£3,778£3,568−£109−£109−£103
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,823£12,878£12,164£12,698£12,752£12,045+£125+£126+£119
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,460£1,466£1,384£1,605£1,611£1,522−£145−£146−£137
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Central Bedfordshire received £0.74 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
£4,634£4,583£4,229
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,431£3,394£3,131
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.74
262nd of 346, lower than in 75% 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 Central Bedfordshire only with other areas in England.

Group 8 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 1562,480
  • Aged 16 to 64195,888
  • Aged 653,472
  • Aged 66 and over54,222
  • All residents316,062
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

14,328 people in Central Bedfordshire 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    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 Central Bedfordshire
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders5,61139%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,64618%19%
Neurological disease1,83813%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,65012%12%
Respiratory disease4903%4%
Malignant disease5154%3%
Cardiovascular disease3723%3%
Visual disease2081%2%
Endocrine disease1961%1%
Hearing disorders1601%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1531%1%
Genitourinary disease1100.8%0.9%
Skin disease1050.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)930.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract480.3%0.4%
Infectious disease650.5%0.4%
Haematological disease200.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease220.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing180.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age80.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Central Bedfordshire

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. Central BedfordshireThis area£3,653£3,669£3,465
  2. Buckinghamshire0.42£3,617£3,632£3,431Compare
  3. Basingstoke and Deane0.51£3,569£3,584£3,385Compare
  4. Dacorum0.54£3,890£3,907£3,690Compare
  5. Tunbridge Wells0.56£3,868£3,885£3,669Compare
  6. Hertsmere0.63£4,116£4,133£3,904Compare
  7. Cherwell0.67£3,499£3,514£3,319Compare
  8. Rugby0.73£3,624£3,639£3,437Compare
  9. Chelmsford0.82£3,860£3,877£3,662Compare
  10. North Hertfordshire0.88£3,933£3,950£3,730Compare
  11. West Berkshire0.90£3,766£3,782£3,572Compare
  12. Tandridge0.90£3,991£4,008£3,786Compare
  13. Vale of White Horse0.91£3,619£3,634£3,433Compare
  14. Tonbridge and Malling0.94£3,947£3,964£3,744Compare
  15. South Cambridgeshire0.98£3,512£3,527£3,331Compare
  16. Reigate and Banstead1.02£3,511£3,526£3,331Compare
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Areas most like Central Bedfordshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Central Bedfordshire£3,653£3,669£3,465
Buckinghamshire0.42£3,617£3,632£3,431
Basingstoke and Deane0.51£3,569£3,584£3,385
Dacorum0.54£3,890£3,907£3,690
Tunbridge Wells0.56£3,868£3,885£3,669
Hertsmere0.63£4,116£4,133£3,904
Cherwell0.67£3,499£3,514£3,319
Rugby0.73£3,624£3,639£3,437
Chelmsford0.82£3,860£3,877£3,662
North Hertfordshire0.88£3,933£3,950£3,730
West Berkshire0.90£3,766£3,782£3,572
Tandridge0.90£3,991£4,008£3,786
Vale of White Horse0.91£3,619£3,634£3,433
Tonbridge and Malling0.94£3,947£3,964£3,744
South Cambridgeshire0.98£3,512£3,527£3,331
Reigate and Banstead1.02£3,511£3,526£3,331
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Central Bedfordshire

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Central Bedfordshire, 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£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn76th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,653£3,669£3,465309th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£695.3m£698.3m£659.5m41st of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,200£2,209£2,087237th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,823£12,878£12,164132nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£285.9m£287.1m£271.2m103rd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£905£908£858262nd of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,460£1,466£1,384273rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£648.0m£650.8m£614.6m40th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,050£2,059£1,945224th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,951£12,002£11,3367th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m140th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£48£48£45340th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£278£280£264297th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.3m£31.4m£29.7m82nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£99£94294th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£579£547317th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m131st of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.04£3.05£2.88322nd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17284th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.0m£89.4m£84.4m123rd of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267299th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.2m£37.0m66th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117196th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m108th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£50£50£47263rd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£76265th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£231.7m£232.6m£219.7m98th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£733£736£695244th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,183£1,188£1,122257th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m117th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132288th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m127th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£113£114£108294th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£183£184£174291st of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m53rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.1389th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.2783rd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.92m£0.87m112th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74232nd of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42231st of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m80th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.80£4.82£4.55297th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.74262nd of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202655,70841st of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026176.3228th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,027.436th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,847128th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.2319th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.0284th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,85478th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.7286th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.4303rd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,324115th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202645.3288th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202625,933103rd of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202682.1267th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.4279th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,626101st of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.5250th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.5257th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn45th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£4,634£4,583£4,229102nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.74262nd of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£109−£109−£103249th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£125£126£119106th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£145−£146−£137273rd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Central Bedfordshire

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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