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Cotswold

In Cotswold, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 53% of local authorities in 2024-25.

91,728 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.

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How does Cotswold 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

    £4,376£4,394£4,150

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    188th of 348, lower than in 53% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,343£12,396£11,708

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

    320th of 347, lower than in 92% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,215£1,220£1,153

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

    328th of 350, lower than in 93% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Cotswold
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,376£4,394£4,150188th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,343£12,396£11,708320th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,215£1,220£1,153328th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Cotswold's benefit money go?

People here received £401.4 million£403.1 million£380.7 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 Cotswold, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £276.9m; Pension Credit £5.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.39m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £21.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £7.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.1m; Universal Credit £52.3m; Housing Benefit £12.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £7.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.27m; Income Support £0.10m; Other benefits £0.61mState Pension: £276.9mPension Credit: £5.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.39mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £21.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £7.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.1mUniversal Credit: £52.3mHousing Benefit: £12.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £7.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.27mIncome Support: £0.10mOther benefits: £0.61m
Spending in Cotswold, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £278.0m; Pension Credit £5.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.39m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £21.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £7.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £3.1m; Universal Credit £52.5m; Housing Benefit £12.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £7.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.27m; Income Support £0.10m; Other benefits £0.61mState Pension: £278.0mPension Credit: £5.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.39mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £21.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £7.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £3.1mUniversal Credit: £52.5mHousing Benefit: £12.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £7.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.27mIncome Support: £0.10mOther benefits: £0.61m
Spending in Cotswold, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £262.6m; Pension Credit £5.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £12.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.37m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £20.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £6.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £2.9m; Universal Credit £49.6m; Housing Benefit £11.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £7.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.26m; Income Support £0.10m; Other benefits £0.58mState Pension: £262.6mPension Credit: £5.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £12.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.37mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £20.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £6.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £2.9mUniversal Credit: £49.6mHousing Benefit: £11.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £7.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.26mIncome Support: £0.10mOther benefits: £0.58m
  1. State Pension£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m
  2. Pension Credit£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m
  8. Universal Credit£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
  12. Income Support£0.10m£0.10m£0.10m
  13. Other benefits£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
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Spending by benefit in Cotswold, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m69%Published
Pension Credit£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m5%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m0.8%Published
Universal Credit£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m13%Published
Housing Benefit£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m2%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.10m£0.10m£0.10m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m0.2%Published
All benefits£401.4m£403.1m£380.7m100%Total

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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 £4,376, expected £4,459, difference −£83

    Actual £4,376£4,394£4,150Expected £4,459£4,478£4,229Difference −£83−£83−£79

    Benefit spending per resident was £83 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £83 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £79 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 £12,343, expected £12,381, difference −£38

    Actual £12,343£12,396£11,708Expected £12,381£12,434£11,744Difference −£38−£38−£36

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £38 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £38 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £36 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 £1,215, expected £1,240, difference −£25

    Actual £1,215£1,220£1,153Expected £1,240£1,245£1,176Difference −£25−£25−£23

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £25 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £25 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £23 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 Cotswold
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,376£4,394£4,150£4,459£4,478£4,229−£83−£83−£79
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,343£12,396£11,708£12,381£12,434£11,744−£38−£38−£36
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,215£1,220£1,153£1,240£1,245£1,176−£25−£25−£23
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Cotswold received £0.55 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
£7,576£7,494£6,915
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,165£4,120£3,801
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.55
298th of 346, lower than in 86% 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 Cotswold only with other areas in England.

Group 9 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 1514,352
  • Aged 16 to 6452,056
  • Aged 651,326
  • Aged 66 and over23,994
  • All residents91,728
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

3,278 people in Cotswold 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

    34%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    21%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    17%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    9%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    5%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    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 Cotswold
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,10234%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)67821%19%
Neurological disease54517%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3079%12%
Respiratory disease1013%4%
Malignant disease1615%3%
Cardiovascular disease883%3%
Visual disease481%2%
Endocrine disease411%1%
Hearing disorders240.7%1%
Gastrointestinal disease341%1%
Genitourinary disease341%0.9%
Skin disease250.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)270.8%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract220.7%0.4%
Infectious disease180.5%0.4%
Haematological disease70.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease60.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.2%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.2%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Cotswold

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. CotswoldThis area£4,376£4,394£4,150
  2. Rutland0.46£4,159£4,177£3,945Compare
  3. Ribble Valley0.69£4,010£4,027£3,803Compare
  4. Monmouthshire0.74£4,830£4,851£4,582Compare
  5. Stratford-on-Avon0.80£4,339£4,357£4,115Compare
  6. Perth and Kinross0.86£4,646£4,665£4,407Compare
  7. Malvern Hills0.86£4,898£4,918£4,646Compare
  8. Derbyshire Dales0.91£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  9. Mid Suffolk0.96£4,282£4,300£4,061Compare
  10. Orkney Islands1.02£4,381£4,399£4,155Compare
  11. East Devon1.11£4,919£4,940£4,666Compare
  12. Broadland1.13£4,383£4,401£4,157Compare
  13. Staffordshire Moorlands1.13£4,676£4,696£4,436Compare
  14. Wealden1.14£4,577£4,596£4,341Compare
  15. South Staffordshire1.14£4,570£4,590£4,335Compare
  16. Westmorland and Furness1.16£4,624£4,644£4,386Compare
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Areas most like Cotswold
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Cotswold£4,376£4,394£4,150
Rutland0.46£4,159£4,177£3,945
Ribble Valley0.69£4,010£4,027£3,803
Monmouthshire0.74£4,830£4,851£4,582
Stratford-on-Avon0.80£4,339£4,357£4,115
Perth and Kinross0.86£4,646£4,665£4,407
Malvern Hills0.86£4,898£4,918£4,646
Derbyshire Dales0.91£4,756£4,776£4,511
Mid Suffolk0.96£4,282£4,300£4,061
Orkney Islands1.02£4,381£4,399£4,155
East Devon1.11£4,919£4,940£4,666
Broadland1.13£4,383£4,401£4,157
Staffordshire Moorlands1.13£4,676£4,696£4,436
Wealden1.14£4,577£4,596£4,341
South Staffordshire1.14£4,570£4,590£4,335
Westmorland and Furness1.16£4,624£4,644£4,386
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Cotswold

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Cotswold, 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£401.4m£403.1m£380.7m307th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,376£4,394£4,150188th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£296.2m£297.4m£280.9m247th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,229£3,243£3,06331st of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,343£12,396£11,708320th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£63.3m£63.5m£60.0m334th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£690£692£654336th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,215£1,220£1,153328th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.9m£278.0m£262.6m236th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,018£3,031£2,86323rd of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,539£11,588£10,945166th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m323rd of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58279th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£232£233£220335th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.7m292nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138156th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£556£559£528326th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m307th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00232nd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15317th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m336th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£223328th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m339th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75342nd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m341st of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32337th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£59£60£56329th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m332nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£570£573£541325th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953314th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m317th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£137£137£130293rd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m340th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£81£82£77343rd of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£144£136341st of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m332nd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.97£2.99£2.82326th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.24£5.26£4.97310th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.10m341st of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.13£1.13£1.07341st of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.98£1.99£1.88339th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m296th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.63£6.66£6.29141st of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.55298th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,259238th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026264.522nd of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,011.0158th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,480314th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202616.1251st of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.7323rd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,875288th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.3152nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026119.8325th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20263,260337th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.5332nd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20265,802332nd of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202663.3333rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026111.5322nd of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026684340th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.5341st of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.1336th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£694.6m£687.1m£634.0m144th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£7,576£7,494£6,91542nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.55298th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£83−£83−£79227th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£38−£38−£36200th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£25−£25−£23190th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Cotswold

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.
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