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Local authority in South West, England

West Devon

In West Devon, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 75% of local authorities in 2024-25.

58,849 residents (mid-2024)

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West Devon on a map of the local authorities of Great Britain, one hexagon each
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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 West Devon 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

    £4,923£4,944£4,670

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    85th of 348, higher than in 75% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,031£12,082£11,412

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

    343rd of 347, lower than in 98% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,586£1,593£1,505

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

    243rd of 350, lower than in 69% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for West Devon
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,923£4,944£4,67085th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,082£11,412343rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,505243rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does West Devon's benefit money go?

People here received £289.7 million£291.0 million£274.8 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in West Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £184.7m; Pension Credit £4.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £9.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.32m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £22.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £6.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.1m; Universal Credit £39.0m; Housing Benefit £8.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.14m; Income Support £0.15m; Other benefits £0.41mState Pension: £184.7mPension Credit: £4.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £9.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.32mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £22.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £6.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.1mUniversal Credit: £39.0mHousing Benefit: £8.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.14mIncome Support: £0.15mOther benefits: £0.41m
Spending in West Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £185.4m; Pension Credit £4.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £9.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.32m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £22.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £6.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.1m; Universal Credit £39.1m; Housing Benefit £8.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.14m; Income Support £0.15m; Other benefits £0.41mState Pension: £185.4mPension Credit: £4.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £9.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.32mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £22.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £6.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.1mUniversal Credit: £39.1mHousing Benefit: £8.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.14mIncome Support: £0.15mOther benefits: £0.41m
Spending in West Devon, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £175.2m; Pension Credit £4.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £9.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.31m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £21.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £6.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.0m; Universal Credit £37.0m; Housing Benefit £8.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £9.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.13m; Income Support £0.14m; Other benefits £0.39mState Pension: £175.2mPension Credit: £4.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £9.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.31mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £21.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £6.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.0mUniversal Credit: £37.0mHousing Benefit: £8.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £9.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.13mIncome Support: £0.14mOther benefits: £0.39m
  1. State Pension£184.7m£185.4m£175.2m
  2. Pension Credit£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.1m£3.1m£3.0m
  8. Universal Credit£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.14m£0.14m£0.13m
  12. Income Support£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m
  13. Other benefits£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
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Spending by benefit in West Devon, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£184.7m£185.4m£175.2m64%Published
Pension Credit£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.1m£3.1m£3.0m1%Published
Universal Credit£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m13%Published
Housing Benefit£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.14m£0.14m£0.13m0.0%Published
Income Support£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m0.1%Published
All benefits£289.7m£291.0m£274.8m100%Total

More about West Devon

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 £4,923, expected £5,359, difference −£436

    Actual £4,923£4,944£4,670Expected £5,359£5,382£5,083Difference −£436−£437−£413

    Benefit spending per resident was £436 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £437 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £413 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 £12,031, expected £12,493, difference −£462

    Actual £12,031£12,082£11,412Expected £12,493£12,546£11,850Difference −£462−£464−£438

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £462 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £464 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £438 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 £1,586, expected £1,856, difference −£270

    Actual £1,586£1,593£1,505Expected £1,856£1,864£1,761Difference −£270−£271−£256

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £270 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £271 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £256 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 West Devon
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,923£4,944£4,670£5,359£5,382£5,083−£436−£437−£413
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,031£12,082£11,412£12,493£12,546£11,850−£462−£464−£438
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,586£1,593£1,505£1,856£1,864£1,761−£270−£271−£256
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in West Devon received £1.52 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
£3,051£3,018£2,785
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,638£4,588£4,234
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.52
120th of 346, higher than in 65% 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 West Devon 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 158,489
  • Aged 16 to 6432,801
  • Aged 65964
  • Aged 66 and over16,595
  • All residents58,849
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

3,262 people in West Devon 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

    17%

    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

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    8%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in West Devon
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,19036%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)64820%19%
Neurological disease56317%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)32810%12%
Respiratory disease1043%4%
Malignant disease923%3%
Cardiovascular disease782%3%
Visual disease471%2%
Endocrine disease381%1%
Hearing disorders391%1%
Gastrointestinal disease190.6%1%
Genitourinary disease260.8%0.9%
Skin disease240.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)260.8%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract100.3%0.4%
Infectious disease90.3%0.4%
Haematological disease80.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease70.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.2%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like West Devon

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. West DevonThis area£4,923£4,944£4,670
  2. Dumfries and Galloway0.82£5,742£5,766£5,446Compare
  3. Ceredigion0.88£4,947£4,968£4,692Compare
  4. Herefordshire, County of0.88£4,730£4,750£4,486Compare
  5. Dorset0.91£5,217£5,239£4,948Compare
  6. Northumberland1.01£5,158£5,180£4,893Compare
  7. Angus1.02£5,119£5,140£4,855Compare
  8. Pembrokeshire1.04£5,346£5,369£5,071Compare
  9. East Suffolk1.04£5,259£5,281£4,988Compare
  10. Scottish Borders1.09£4,986£5,007£4,729Compare
  11. Conwy1.10£5,766£5,790£5,469Compare
  12. South Hams1.14£4,789£4,810£4,543Compare
  13. Argyll and Bute1.16£5,158£5,180£4,893Compare
  14. Chichester1.17£4,792£4,813£4,546Compare
  15. Torridge1.19£5,337£5,359£5,062Compare
  16. Rother1.19£5,794£5,819£5,496Compare
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Areas most like West Devon
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
West Devon£4,923£4,944£4,670
Dumfries and Galloway0.82£5,742£5,766£5,446
Ceredigion0.88£4,947£4,968£4,692
Herefordshire, County of0.88£4,730£4,750£4,486
Dorset0.91£5,217£5,239£4,948
Northumberland1.01£5,158£5,180£4,893
Angus1.02£5,119£5,140£4,855
Pembrokeshire1.04£5,346£5,369£5,071
East Suffolk1.04£5,259£5,281£4,988
Scottish Borders1.09£4,986£5,007£4,729
Conwy1.10£5,766£5,790£5,469
South Hams1.14£4,789£4,810£4,543
Argyll and Bute1.16£5,158£5,180£4,893
Chichester1.17£4,792£4,813£4,546
Torridge1.19£5,337£5,359£5,062
Rother1.19£5,794£5,819£5,496
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap West Devon

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for West Devon, 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£289.7m£291.0m£274.8m339th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,923£4,944£4,67085th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m322nd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,393£3,407£3,21814th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,031£12,082£11,412343rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£52.0m£52.3m£49.4m341st of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£884£888£839271st of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,586£1,593£1,505243rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£184.7m£185.4m£175.2m319th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,138£3,151£2,97613th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,127£11,175£10,555305th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.9m£4.6m336th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78176th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£292£293£277281st of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m337th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£168£15890th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£592£595£562302nd of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m328th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21129th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£20£18256th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m335th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£376£377£356214th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m340th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111220th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£3.0m340th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50240th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£95£95£90213th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£39.0m£39.1m£37.0m342nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£662£665£628292nd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,188£1,193£1,127256th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m341st of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£147£139266th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m330th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156195th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£295£296£280170th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.14m£0.14m£0.13m344th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.37£2.38£2.25345th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.26£4.28£4.04341st of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m333rd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.59£2.60£2.46258th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.65£4.67£4.41232nd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m341st of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.91£6.93£6.55119th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.52120th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,650317th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026282.911th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.3240th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,198331st of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.4159th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.2281st of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,052336th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.996th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.7312th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,268336th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.5226th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20264,719342nd of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.2273rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026143.9249th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026656342nd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.2266th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.0234th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£179.7m£177.7m£164.0m336th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,051£3,018£2,785218th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.52120th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£436−£437−£413333rd of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£462−£464−£438331st of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£270−£271−£256318th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for West Devon

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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  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.
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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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