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Local authority in South West, England

Somerset

In Somerset, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 63% of local authorities in 2024-25.

588,173 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 Somerset 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

    £4,694£4,714£4,453

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    126th of 348, higher than in 63% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,406£12,459£11,768

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

    300th of 347, lower than in 86% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,777£1,785£1,686

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

    203rd of 350, lower than in 57% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Somerset
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,453126th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,406£12,459£11,768300th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,777£1,785£1,686203rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Somerset's benefit money go?

People here received £2.8 billion£2.8 billion£2.6 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 Somerset, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £1.6bn; Pension Credit £44.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £89.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.9m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £224.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £65.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £31.6m; Universal Credit £484.6m; Housing Benefit £97.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £85.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.6m; Income Support £1.3m; Other benefits £3.6mState Pension: £1.6bnPension Credit: £44.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £89.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.9mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £224.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £65.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £31.6mUniversal Credit: £484.6mHousing Benefit: £97.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £85.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.6mIncome Support: £1.3mOther benefits: £3.6m
Spending in Somerset, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £1.6bn; Pension Credit £44.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £89.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.9m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £225.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £65.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £31.7m; Universal Credit £486.6m; Housing Benefit £98.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £86.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.6m; Income Support £1.3m; Other benefits £3.6mState Pension: £1.6bnPension Credit: £44.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £89.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.9mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £225.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £65.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £31.7mUniversal Credit: £486.6mHousing Benefit: £98.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £86.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.6mIncome Support: £1.3mOther benefits: £3.6m
Spending in Somerset, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £1.5bn; Pension Credit £42.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £84.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.8m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £213.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £61.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £29.9m; Universal Credit £459.6m; Housing Benefit £92.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £81.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.5m; Income Support £1.2m; Other benefits £3.4mState Pension: £1.5bnPension Credit: £42.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £84.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.8mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £213.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £61.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £29.9mUniversal Credit: £459.6mHousing Benefit: £92.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £81.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.5mIncome Support: £1.2mOther benefits: £3.4m
  1. State Pension£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn
  2. Pension Credit£44.4m£44.6m£42.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£89.1m£89.5m£84.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.9m£2.9m£2.8m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£224.9m£225.8m£213.3m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m
  8. Universal Credit£484.6m£486.6m£459.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£97.5m£98.0m£92.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
  12. Income Support£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
  13. Other benefits£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m
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Spending by benefit in Somerset, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn59%Published
Pension Credit£44.4m£44.6m£42.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£89.1m£89.5m£84.5m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.9m£2.9m£2.8m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£224.9m£225.8m£213.3m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m1%Published
Universal Credit£484.6m£486.6m£459.6m18%Published
Housing Benefit£97.5m£98.0m£92.5m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m0.1%Published
Income Support£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m0.0%Published
Other benefits£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m0.1%Published
All benefits£2.8bn£2.8bn£2.6bn100%Total

More about Somerset

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 £4,694, expected £4,965, difference −£271

    Actual £4,694£4,714£4,453Expected £4,965£4,986£4,709Difference −£271−£272−£257

    Benefit spending per resident was £271 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £272 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £257 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 £12,406, expected £12,627, difference −£221

    Actual £12,406£12,459£11,768Expected £12,627£12,681£11,978Difference −£221−£222−£210

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £221 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £222 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £210 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 £1,777, expected £1,956, difference −£178

    Actual £1,777£1,785£1,686Expected £1,956£1,964£1,855Difference −£178−£179−£169

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £178 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £179 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £169 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 Somerset
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,694£4,714£4,453£4,965£4,986£4,709−£271−£272−£257
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,406£12,459£11,768£12,627£12,681£11,978−£221−£222−£210
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,777£1,785£1,686£1,956£1,964£1,855−£178−£179−£169
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Somerset received £1.40 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
£3,213£3,178£2,933
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,493£4,444£4,100
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.40
137th of 346, higher than in 60% 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 Somerset only with other areas in England.

Group 5 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 1597,769
  • Aged 16 to 64340,207
  • Aged 657,917
  • Aged 66 and over142,280
  • All residents588,173
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

33,627 people in Somerset 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

    38%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    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 Somerset
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders12,65738%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)6,70720%19%
Neurological disease5,01115%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3,34510%12%
Respiratory disease1,1263%4%
Malignant disease1,1303%3%
Cardiovascular disease8413%3%
Visual disease4661%2%
Endocrine disease5072%1%
Hearing disorders3391%1%
Gastrointestinal disease3571%1%
Genitourinary disease2610.8%0.9%
Skin disease2460.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)2070.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract1100.3%0.4%
Infectious disease1340.4%0.4%
Haematological disease480.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease520.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing420.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age310.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system100.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Somerset

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. SomersetThis area£4,694£4,714£4,453
  2. West Lindsey0.47£4,968£4,990£4,713Compare
  3. Wychavon0.48£4,555£4,574£4,320Compare
  4. Mid Devon0.53£4,496£4,516£4,265Compare
  5. Maldon0.60£4,601£4,621£4,365Compare
  6. Newark and Sherwood0.65£4,642£4,662£4,403Compare
  7. High Peak0.65£4,523£4,543£4,291Compare
  8. Forest of Dean0.65£4,763£4,784£4,518Compare
  9. North East Derbyshire0.67£4,887£4,908£4,636Compare
  10. Carmarthenshire0.67£5,470£5,493£5,189Compare
  11. South Holland0.68£4,635£4,655£4,397Compare
  12. Lewes0.72£5,200£5,222£4,933Compare
  13. Pembrokeshire0.73£5,346£5,369£5,071Compare
  14. Breckland0.74£4,725£4,745£4,482Compare
  15. Isle of Anglesey0.76£5,478£5,502£5,196Compare
  16. Shropshire0.77£4,600£4,619£4,363Compare
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Areas most like Somerset
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Somerset£4,694£4,714£4,453
West Lindsey0.47£4,968£4,990£4,713
Wychavon0.48£4,555£4,574£4,320
Mid Devon0.53£4,496£4,516£4,265
Maldon0.60£4,601£4,621£4,365
Newark and Sherwood0.65£4,642£4,662£4,403
High Peak0.65£4,523£4,543£4,291
Forest of Dean0.65£4,763£4,784£4,518
North East Derbyshire0.67£4,887£4,908£4,636
Carmarthenshire0.67£5,470£5,493£5,189
South Holland0.68£4,635£4,655£4,397
Lewes0.72£5,200£5,222£4,933
Pembrokeshire0.73£5,346£5,369£5,071
Breckland0.74£4,725£4,745£4,482
Isle of Anglesey0.76£5,478£5,502£5,196
Shropshire0.77£4,600£4,619£4,363
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Somerset

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Somerset, 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£2.8bn£2.8bn£2.6bn7th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,694£4,714£4,453126th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn3rd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,001£3,014£2,84765th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,406£12,459£11,768300th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£604.7m£607.3m£573.6m24th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,028£1,032£975223rd of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,777£1,785£1,686203rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn2nd of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,769£2,781£2,62760th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,447£11,496£10,858218th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£44.4m£44.6m£42.2m28th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72213th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£312£314£296261st of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£89.1m£89.5m£84.5m6th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144136th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£626£629£594275th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.9m£2.9m£2.8m11th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.95£4.98£4.70175th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£20£21£19236th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£224.9m£225.8m£213.3m12th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£382£384£363207th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.1m£65.4m£61.8m15th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105252nd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m23rd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51236th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£93£88217th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£484.6m£486.6m£459.6m24th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£824£827£781212th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,424£1,430£1,351193rd of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£97.5m£98.0m£92.5m36th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£166£167£157225th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m21st of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138227th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£252£253£239211th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m63rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.65£2.66£2.51338th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35334th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m70th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.22£2.23£2.11275th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.85£3.86£3.65272nd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m8th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86185th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.40137th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 2026143,6624th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026244.359th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.7171st of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 202611,19911th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.0189th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202678.7254th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202618,9825th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.3133rd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.4278th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202633,63114th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.2216th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202655,68521st of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202694.7224th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.7206th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,83927th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.6245th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.1232nd of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£1.9bn£1.9bn£1.7bn27th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,213£3,178£2,933201st of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.40137th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£271−£272−£257307th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£221−£222−£210285th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£178−£179−£169290th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Somerset

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.

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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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  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.
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