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Local authority in North West, England

Cumberland

In Cumberland, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 74% of local authorities in 2024-25.

280,014 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 Cumberland 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

    £4,894£4,915£4,643

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    89th of 348, higher than in 74% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,718£12,773£12,064

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

    173rd of 347, higher than in 50% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,958£1,966£1,857

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

    165th of 350, higher than in 53% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Cumberland
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,894£4,915£4,64389th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,718£12,773£12,064173rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,958£1,966£1,857165th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Cumberland's benefit money go?

People here received £1.4 billion£1.4 billion£1.3 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 Cumberland, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £730.6m; Pension Credit £22.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £52.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.5m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £149.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £38.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £19.8m; Universal Credit £242.9m; Housing Benefit £47.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £61.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.67m; Income Support £0.97m; Other benefits £2.1mState Pension: £730.6mPension Credit: £22.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £52.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.5mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £149.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £38.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £19.8mUniversal Credit: £242.9mHousing Benefit: £47.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £61.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.67mIncome Support: £0.97mOther benefits: £2.1m
Spending in Cumberland, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £733.7m; Pension Credit £22.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £53.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.5m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £150.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £38.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £19.8m; Universal Credit £244.0m; Housing Benefit £47.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £61.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.67m; Income Support £0.98m; Other benefits £2.1mState Pension: £733.7mPension Credit: £22.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £53.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.5mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £150.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £38.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £19.8mUniversal Credit: £244.0mHousing Benefit: £47.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £61.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.67mIncome Support: £0.98mOther benefits: £2.1m
Spending in Cumberland, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £693.0m; Pension Credit £21.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £50.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.4m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £141.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £36.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £18.7m; Universal Credit £230.4m; Housing Benefit £45.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £58.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.64m; Income Support £0.92m; Other benefits £2.0mState Pension: £693.0mPension Credit: £21.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £50.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.4mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £141.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £36.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £18.7mUniversal Credit: £230.4mHousing Benefit: £45.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £58.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.64mIncome Support: £0.92mOther benefits: £2.0m
  1. State Pension£730.6m£733.7m£693.0m
  2. Pension Credit£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m
  8. Universal Credit£242.9m£244.0m£230.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£47.4m£47.6m£45.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m
  12. Income Support£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
  13. Other benefits£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m
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Spending by benefit in Cumberland, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£730.6m£733.7m£693.0m53%Published
Pension Credit£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m11%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m1%Published
Universal Credit£242.9m£244.0m£230.4m18%Published
Housing Benefit£47.4m£47.6m£45.0m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m0.0%Published
Income Support£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m0.1%Published
Other benefits£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m0.2%Published
All benefits£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn100%Total

More about Cumberland

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 £4,894, expected £5,031, difference −£136

    Actual £4,894£4,915£4,643Expected £5,031£5,052£4,772Difference −£136−£137−£129

    Benefit spending per resident was £136 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £137 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £129 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 £12,718, expected £12,678, difference +£41

    Actual £12,718£12,773£12,064Expected £12,678£12,731£12,025Difference +£41+£41+£39

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £41 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £41 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £39 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 £1,958, expected £2,151, difference −£193

    Actual £1,958£1,966£1,857Expected £2,151£2,160£2,040Difference −£193−£194−£183

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £193 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £194 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £183 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 Cumberland
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,894£4,915£4,643£5,031£5,052£4,772−£136−£137−£129
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,718£12,773£12,064£12,678£12,731£12,025+£41+£41+£39
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,958£1,966£1,857£2,151£2,160£2,040−£193−£194−£183
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Cumberland received £1.62 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
£2,887£2,856£2,635
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,669£4,618£4,261
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.62
101st of 346, higher than in 71% 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 Cumberland only with other areas in England.

Group 4 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 1545,993
  • Aged 16 to 64166,505
  • Aged 654,058
  • Aged 66 and over63,458
  • All residents280,014
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

21,729 people in Cumberland 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

    36%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    7%

    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 Cumberland
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders7,83336%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)4,37220%19%
Neurological disease3,02214%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)2,68512%12%
Respiratory disease8494%4%
Malignant disease7203%3%
Cardiovascular disease6393%3%
Visual disease2981%2%
Endocrine disease2581%1%
Hearing disorders1640.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease2171.0%1%
Genitourinary disease1750.8%0.9%
Skin disease1330.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1060.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract970.4%0.4%
Infectious disease660.3%0.4%
Haematological disease210.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease300.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing290.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age150.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Cumberland

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. CumberlandThis area£4,894£4,915£4,643
  2. Carmarthenshire0.50£5,470£5,493£5,189Compare
  3. Mid Devon0.65£4,496£4,516£4,265Compare
  4. Forest of Dean0.66£4,763£4,784£4,518Compare
  5. Isle of Anglesey0.74£5,478£5,502£5,196Compare
  6. East Ayrshire0.81£5,442£5,465£5,162Compare
  7. West Lindsey0.83£4,968£4,990£4,713Compare
  8. Northumberland0.86£5,158£5,180£4,893Compare
  9. South Lanarkshire0.88£4,956£4,977£4,701Compare
  10. North Warwickshire0.90£4,532£4,551£4,299Compare
  11. Somerset0.91£4,694£4,714£4,453Compare
  12. Fife0.92£4,980£5,001£4,723Compare
  13. King's Lynn and West Norfolk0.96£4,992£5,013£4,735Compare
  14. Shropshire0.98£4,600£4,619£4,363Compare
  15. Maldon0.99£4,601£4,621£4,365Compare
  16. Folkestone and Hythe1.03£5,432£5,455£5,152Compare
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Areas most like Cumberland
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Cumberland£4,894£4,915£4,643
Carmarthenshire0.50£5,470£5,493£5,189
Mid Devon0.65£4,496£4,516£4,265
Forest of Dean0.66£4,763£4,784£4,518
Isle of Anglesey0.74£5,478£5,502£5,196
East Ayrshire0.81£5,442£5,465£5,162
West Lindsey0.83£4,968£4,990£4,713
Northumberland0.86£5,158£5,180£4,893
South Lanarkshire0.88£4,956£4,977£4,701
North Warwickshire0.90£4,532£4,551£4,299
Somerset0.91£4,694£4,714£4,453
Fife0.92£4,980£5,001£4,723
King's Lynn and West Norfolk0.96£4,992£5,013£4,735
Shropshire0.98£4,600£4,619£4,363
Maldon0.99£4,601£4,621£4,365
Folkestone and Hythe1.03£5,432£5,455£5,152
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Cumberland

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Cumberland, 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£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn50th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,894£4,915£4,64389th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£807.1m£810.5m£765.6m33rd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,882£2,895£2,73484th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,718£12,773£12,064173rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£325.9m£327.3m£309.2m87th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,164£1,169£1,104177th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,958£1,966£1,857165th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£730.6m£733.7m£693.0m31st of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,609£2,620£2,47589th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,513£11,562£10,920183rd of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m91st of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76192nd of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£351£353£333223rd of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£52.7m£53.0m£50.0m25th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£17946th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£831£835£78883rd of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m70th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05145th 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£24£22193rd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m51st of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£534£536£50696th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£38.4m£38.6m£36.5m69th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£137£138£130146th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m76th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67147th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£119£119£113134th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£242.9m£244.0m£230.4m92nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£868£871£823193rd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,459£1,465£1,384183rd of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£47.4m£47.6m£45.0m102nd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£161218th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m53rd of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£220£221£20998th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£370£372£35188th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m164th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.39£2.40£2.27343rd of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82346th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m105th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.48£3.49£3.30181st of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55173rd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m35th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.52£7.55£7.1382nd of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.62101st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202664,83930th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026231.683rd of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,021.858th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20265,82475th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.8150th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202691.8199th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202610,42729th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.266th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.3116th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202621,74153rd of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202677.6102nd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202629,38690th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026104.9184th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026176.5174th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,07586th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.6169th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.5156th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£802.0m£793.3m£732.0m122nd of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,887£2,856£2,635237th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.62101st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£136−£137−£129259th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£41£41£39163rd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£193−£194−£183297th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Cumberland

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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