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Local authority in North West, England

Westmorland and Furness

In Westmorland and Furness, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 59% of local authorities in 2024-25.

229,821 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 Westmorland and Furness 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

    £4,624£4,644£4,386

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    143rd of 348, higher than in 59% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,441£12,494£11,801

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

    286th of 347, lower than in 82% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,408£1,414£1,336

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

    287th of 350, lower than in 81% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Westmorland and Furness
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,624£4,644£4,386143rd of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,441£12,494£11,801286th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,408£1,414£1,336287th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Westmorland and Furness's benefit money go?

People here received £1.1 billion£1.1 billion£1.0 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 Westmorland and Furness, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £660.3m; Pension Credit £15.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £42.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.1m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £88.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £26.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.7m; Universal Credit £135.7m; Housing Benefit £37.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £42.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £0.59m; Other benefits £1.7mState Pension: £660.3mPension Credit: £15.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £42.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.1mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £88.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £26.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.7mUniversal Credit: £135.7mHousing Benefit: £37.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £42.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £0.59mOther benefits: £1.7m
Spending in Westmorland and Furness, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £663.1m; Pension Credit £15.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £42.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.1m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £89.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £26.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.8m; Universal Credit £136.3m; Housing Benefit £37.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £42.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.58m; Income Support £0.59m; Other benefits £1.7mState Pension: £663.1mPension Credit: £15.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £42.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.1mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £89.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £26.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.8mUniversal Credit: £136.3mHousing Benefit: £37.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £42.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.58mIncome Support: £0.59mOther benefits: £1.7m
Spending in Westmorland and Furness, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £626.3m; Pension Credit £15.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £39.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £84.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £25.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.2m; Universal Credit £128.7m; Housing Benefit £35.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £39.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.54m; Income Support £0.56m; Other benefits £1.6mState Pension: £626.3mPension Credit: £15.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £39.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £84.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £25.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.2mUniversal Credit: £128.7mHousing Benefit: £35.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £39.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.54mIncome Support: £0.56mOther benefits: £1.6m
  1. State Pension£660.3m£663.1m£626.3m
  2. Pension Credit£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£88.7m£89.0m£84.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£26.5m£26.6m£25.2m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
  8. Universal Credit£135.7m£136.3m£128.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£37.0m£37.1m£35.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m
  12. Income Support£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
  13. Other benefits£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
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Spending by benefit in Westmorland and Furness, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£660.3m£663.1m£626.3m62%Published
Pension Credit£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£88.7m£89.0m£84.1m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£26.5m£26.6m£25.2m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m1%Published
Universal Credit£135.7m£136.3m£128.7m13%Published
Housing Benefit£37.0m£37.1m£35.1m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m0.2%Published
All benefits£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn100%Total

More about Westmorland and Furness

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 £4,624, expected £4,932, difference −£308

    Actual £4,624£4,644£4,386Expected £4,932£4,953£4,678Difference −£308−£309−£292

    Benefit spending per resident was £308 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £309 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £292 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 £12,441, expected £12,489, difference −£48

    Actual £12,441£12,494£11,801Expected £12,489£12,542£11,847Difference −£48−£48−£45

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £48 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £48 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £45 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 £1,408, expected £1,743, difference −£335

    Actual £1,408£1,414£1,336Expected £1,743£1,750£1,653Difference −£335−£336−£317

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £335 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £336 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £317 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 Westmorland and Furness
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,624£4,644£4,386£4,932£4,953£4,678−£308−£309−£292
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,441£12,494£11,801£12,489£12,542£11,847−£48−£48−£45
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,408£1,414£1,336£1,743£1,750£1,653−£335−£336−£317
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Westmorland and Furness received £1.30 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£3,414£3,377£3,116
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,433£4,385£4,047
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.30
156th of 346, higher than in 55% 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 Westmorland and Furness only with other areas in England.

Group 6 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 1533,829
  • Aged 16 to 64134,652
  • Aged 653,531
  • Aged 66 and over57,809
  • All residents229,821
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

12,923 people in Westmorland and Furness 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

    37%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    16%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    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 Westmorland and Furness
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,72437%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,36418%19%
Neurological disease2,02316%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,44011%12%
Respiratory disease4634%4%
Malignant disease5464%3%
Cardiovascular disease3343%3%
Visual disease2212%2%
Endocrine disease1501%1%
Hearing disorders1090.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1411%1%
Genitourinary disease610.5%0.9%
Skin disease860.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)830.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract510.4%0.4%
Infectious disease480.4%0.4%
Haematological disease120.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease230.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing240.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age140.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Westmorland and Furness

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. Westmorland and FurnessThis area£4,624£4,644£4,386
  2. Malvern Hills0.84£4,898£4,918£4,646Compare
  3. Mid Suffolk0.92£4,282£4,300£4,061Compare
  4. South Ayrshire0.93£5,585£5,609£5,297Compare
  5. Derbyshire Dales1.01£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  6. Shropshire1.06£4,600£4,619£4,363Compare
  7. Staffordshire Moorlands1.10£4,676£4,696£4,436Compare
  8. Orkney Islands1.11£4,381£4,399£4,155Compare
  9. Northumberland1.15£5,158£5,180£4,893Compare
  10. Cotswold1.16£4,376£4,394£4,150Compare
  11. East Riding of Yorkshire1.17£4,662£4,682£4,422Compare
  12. Forest of Dean1.20£4,763£4,784£4,518Compare
  13. East Devon1.23£4,919£4,940£4,666Compare
  14. Isles of Scilly1.24£3,227£3,241£3,061Compare
  15. Babergh1.24£4,547£4,566£4,313Compare
  16. Perth and Kinross1.25£4,646£4,665£4,407Compare
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Areas most like Westmorland and Furness
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Westmorland and Furness£4,624£4,644£4,386
Malvern Hills0.84£4,898£4,918£4,646
Mid Suffolk0.92£4,282£4,300£4,061
South Ayrshire0.93£5,585£5,609£5,297
Derbyshire Dales1.01£4,756£4,776£4,511
Shropshire1.06£4,600£4,619£4,363
Staffordshire Moorlands1.10£4,676£4,696£4,436
Orkney Islands1.11£4,381£4,399£4,155
Northumberland1.15£5,158£5,180£4,893
Cotswold1.16£4,376£4,394£4,150
East Riding of Yorkshire1.17£4,662£4,682£4,422
Forest of Dean1.20£4,763£4,784£4,518
East Devon1.23£4,919£4,940£4,666
Isles of Scilly1.24£3,227£3,241£3,061
Babergh1.24£4,547£4,566£4,313
Perth and Kinross1.25£4,646£4,665£4,407
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Westmorland and Furness

Each share is the part of Westmorland and Furness's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Westmorland and Furness, 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£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn86th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,624£4,644£4,386143rd of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£719.2m£722.3m£682.2m39th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,129£3,143£2,96842nd of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,441£12,494£11,801286th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£189.7m£190.5m£179.9m156th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£825£829£783295th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,408£1,414£1,336287th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£660.3m£663.1m£626.3m38th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,873£2,885£2,72542nd of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,422£11,470£10,834236th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m135th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£69£69£65245th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£273£274£259299th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m47th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£17458th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£728£731£691168th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m114th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.62£4.64£4.38198th 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£17276th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£88.7m£89.0m£84.1m125th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£386£387£366205th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£26.5m£26.6m£25.2m127th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109229th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m156th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44283rd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£80£80£75270th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£135.7m£136.3m£128.7m172nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£590£593£560318th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,008£1,012£956313th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£37.0m£37.1m£35.1m136th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153234th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m105th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£183£184£174162nd of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£313£314£297146th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m202nd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.49£2.50£2.36340th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04342nd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m160th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.57£2.58£2.44260th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.39£4.40£4.16250th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m59th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.44£7.47£7.0690th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.30156th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202658,36737th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026254.041st of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.7172nd of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,085120th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.8214th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202670.7285th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,11750th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.384th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026140.4242nd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,922132nd of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.2221st of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,609156th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202676.6292nd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026130.8282nd of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,149173rd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.4309th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.0295th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£780.1m£771.6m£712.0m128th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,414£3,377£3,116183rd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.30156th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£308−£309−£292313th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£48−£48−£45210th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£335−£336−£317327th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Westmorland and Furness

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

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  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.
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