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Local authority in South East, England

Test Valley

In Test Valley, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 72% of local authorities in 2024-25.

135,169 residents (mid-2024)

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Test Valley 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 Test Valley 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

    £3,983£4,000£3,778

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    254th of 348, lower than in 72% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,493£12,546£11,850

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

    268th of 347, lower than in 77% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,400£1,406£1,328

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

    289th of 350, lower than in 82% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Test Valley
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778254th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850268th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,400£1,406£1,328289th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Test Valley's benefit money go?

People here received £538.4 million£540.6 million£510.7 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 Test Valley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £329.1m; Pension Credit £6.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.42m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £39.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.9m; Universal Credit £92.2m; Housing Benefit £19.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.39m; Income Support £0.25m; Other benefits £0.83mState Pension: £329.1mPension Credit: £6.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.42mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £39.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.9mUniversal Credit: £92.2mHousing Benefit: £19.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.39mIncome Support: £0.25mOther benefits: £0.83m
Spending in Test Valley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £330.5m; Pension Credit £6.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.43m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £39.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.9m; Universal Credit £92.6m; Housing Benefit £20.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.39m; Income Support £0.25m; Other benefits £0.83mState Pension: £330.5mPension Credit: £6.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.43mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £39.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.9mUniversal Credit: £92.6mHousing Benefit: £20.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.39mIncome Support: £0.25mOther benefits: £0.83m
Spending in Test Valley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £312.1m; Pension Credit £6.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.40m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £37.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £5.6m; Universal Credit £87.5m; Housing Benefit £18.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.37m; Income Support £0.23m; Other benefits £0.79mState Pension: £312.1mPension Credit: £6.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.40mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £37.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £5.6mUniversal Credit: £87.5mHousing Benefit: £18.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.37mIncome Support: £0.23mOther benefits: £0.79m
  1. State Pension£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m
  2. Pension Credit£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
  8. Universal Credit£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m
  9. Housing Benefit£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
  12. Income Support£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
  13. Other benefits£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
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Spending by benefit in Test Valley, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m61%Published
Pension Credit£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m7%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m1%Published
Universal Credit£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m17%Published
Housing Benefit£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m0.2%Published
All benefits£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m100%Total

More about Test Valley

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 £3,983, expected £3,912, difference +£71

    Actual £3,983£4,000£3,778Expected £3,912£3,928£3,710Difference +£71+£71+£67

    Benefit spending per resident was £71 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £71 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £67 above 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 £12,493, expected £12,551, difference −£58

    Actual £12,493£12,546£11,850Expected £12,551£12,605£11,905Difference −£58−£58−£55

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £58 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £58 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £55 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 £1,400, expected £1,327, difference +£73

    Actual £1,400£1,406£1,328Expected £1,327£1,332£1,259Difference +£73+£74+£70

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £73 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £74 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £70 above 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 Test Valley
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,983£4,000£3,778£3,912£3,928£3,710+£71+£71+£67
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,493£12,546£11,850£12,551£12,605£11,905−£58−£58−£55
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,400£1,406£1,328£1,327£1,332£1,259+£73+£74+£70
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Test Valley received £0.64 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
£5,903£5,839£5,388
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,769£3,728£3,440
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.64
281st of 346, lower than in 81% 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 Test Valley 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 1524,424
  • Aged 16 to 6480,986
  • Aged 651,619
  • Aged 66 and over28,140
  • All residents135,169
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,940 people in Test Valley 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    16%

    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 Test Valley
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,29739%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,14719%19%
Neurological disease93816%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)61710%12%
Respiratory disease1543%4%
Malignant disease2043%3%
Cardiovascular disease1092%3%
Visual disease861%2%
Endocrine disease560.9%1%
Hearing disorders581.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease591.0%1%
Genitourinary disease410.7%0.9%
Skin disease611%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)400.7%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract190.3%0.4%
Infectious disease180.3%0.4%
Haematological disease100.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease100.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Test Valley

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. Test ValleyThis area£3,983£4,000£3,778
  2. East Cambridgeshire0.44£3,831£3,847£3,634Compare
  3. Rushcliffe0.46£3,683£3,698£3,493Compare
  4. Huntingdonshire0.46£3,873£3,890£3,674Compare
  5. Tewkesbury0.52£4,051£4,068£3,843Compare
  6. Vale of Glamorgan0.58£4,901£4,922£4,649Compare
  7. Harborough0.60£3,749£3,765£3,556Compare
  8. Cheshire East0.65£4,183£4,201£3,968Compare
  9. Bromsgrove0.67£4,097£4,114£3,886Compare
  10. Wiltshire0.70£4,140£4,157£3,927Compare
  11. Tandridge0.76£3,991£4,008£3,786Compare
  12. East Lothian0.76£4,331£4,349£4,108Compare
  13. South Norfolk0.79£4,289£4,307£4,068Compare
  14. Flintshire0.80£4,773£4,793£4,527Compare
  15. Horsham0.81£4,030£4,047£3,823Compare
  16. Lichfield0.81£4,327£4,345£4,104Compare
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Areas most like Test Valley
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Test Valley£3,983£4,000£3,778
East Cambridgeshire0.44£3,831£3,847£3,634
Rushcliffe0.46£3,683£3,698£3,493
Huntingdonshire0.46£3,873£3,890£3,674
Tewkesbury0.52£4,051£4,068£3,843
Vale of Glamorgan0.58£4,901£4,922£4,649
Harborough0.60£3,749£3,765£3,556
Cheshire East0.65£4,183£4,201£3,968
Bromsgrove0.67£4,097£4,114£3,886
Wiltshire0.70£4,140£4,157£3,927
Tandridge0.76£3,991£4,008£3,786
East Lothian0.76£4,331£4,349£4,108
South Norfolk0.79£4,289£4,307£4,068
Flintshire0.80£4,773£4,793£4,527
Horsham0.81£4,030£4,047£3,823
Lichfield0.81£4,327£4,345£4,104
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Test Valley

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Test Valley, 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£538.4m£540.6m£510.7m227th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,983£4,000£3,778254th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m182nd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,601£2,612£2,467138th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,493£12,546£11,850268th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m259th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£839£843£796288th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,400£1,406£1,328289th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£329.1m£330.5m£312.1m174th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,434£2,445£2,309118th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,694£11,744£11,09275th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m289th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£51£51£48326th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£245£246£233324th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m262nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£106258th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£539£541£511333rd of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m286th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.14£3.16£2.98312th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£15£15£14329th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£39.1m£39.2m£37.1m273rd of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274291st of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m265th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96283rd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m272nd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£44£44£41300th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£73£73£69288th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m256th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£682£685£647279th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,139£1,144£1,080276th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m251st of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£147£148£139264th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m284th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103308th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£181£182£171297th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m291st of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.89£2.90£2.74331st of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57327th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m292nd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.83£1.84£1.74312th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.06£3.07£2.90312th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m212th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83188th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.64281st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202628,393179th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.1127th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.0179th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,665286th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202612.3316th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202659.2329th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,260259th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.1252nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026115.9332nd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,929274th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202643.9296th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,429265th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202677.2290th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026128.8287th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,325276th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20269.8300th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202616.4291st of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£793.2m£784.6m£724.0m126th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£5,903£5,839£5,38864th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.64281st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67124th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£58−£58−£55217th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£73£74£70101st of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Test Valley

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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