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Local authority in South East, England

Ashford

In Ashford, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 61% of local authorities in 2024-25.

140,812 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 Ashford 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

    £4,227£4,245£4,010

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    216th of 348, lower than in 61% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,584£12,638£11,937

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

    235th of 347, lower than in 67% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,920£1,929£1,822

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

    177th of 350, lower than in 50% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Ashford
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,227£4,245£4,010216th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,584£12,638£11,937235th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,920£1,929£1,822177th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Ashford's benefit money go?

People here received £595.2 million£597.8 million£564.6 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 Ashford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £297.3m; Pension Credit £14.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.67m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £51.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £22.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.4m; Universal Credit £133.7m; Housing Benefit £24.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.56m; Income Support £0.66m; Other benefits £0.91mState Pension: £297.3mPension Credit: £14.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.67mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £51.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £22.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.4mUniversal Credit: £133.7mHousing Benefit: £24.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.56mIncome Support: £0.66mOther benefits: £0.91m
Spending in Ashford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £298.6m; Pension Credit £14.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.68m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £51.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £22.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.4m; Universal Credit £134.2m; Housing Benefit £24.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.56m; Income Support £0.66m; Other benefits £0.91mState Pension: £298.6mPension Credit: £14.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.68mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £51.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £22.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.4mUniversal Credit: £134.2mHousing Benefit: £24.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.56mIncome Support: £0.66mOther benefits: £0.91m
Spending in Ashford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £282.0m; Pension Credit £14.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.64m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £48.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £21.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.8m; Universal Credit £126.8m; Housing Benefit £23.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £18.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.53m; Income Support £0.62m; Other benefits £0.86mState Pension: £282.0mPension Credit: £14.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.64mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £48.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £21.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.8mUniversal Credit: £126.8mHousing Benefit: £23.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £18.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.53mIncome Support: £0.62mOther benefits: £0.86m
  1. State Pension£297.3m£298.6m£282.0m
  2. Pension Credit£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£51.4m£51.7m£48.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m
  8. Universal Credit£133.7m£134.2m£126.8m
  9. Housing Benefit£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
  12. Income Support£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
  13. Other benefits£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m
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Spending by benefit in Ashford, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£297.3m£298.6m£282.0m50%Published
Pension Credit£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£51.4m£51.7m£48.8m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m2%Published
Universal Credit£133.7m£134.2m£126.8m22%Published
Housing Benefit£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m0.2%Published
All benefits£595.2m£597.8m£564.6m100%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 £4,227, expected £4,418, difference −£191

    Actual £4,227£4,245£4,010Expected £4,418£4,437£4,191Difference −£191−£192−£181

    Benefit spending per resident was £191 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £192 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £181 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 £12,584, expected £12,805, difference −£220

    Actual £12,584£12,638£11,937Expected £12,805£12,859£12,146Difference −£220−£221−£209

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £220 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.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 £209 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 £1,920, expected £2,074, difference −£154

    Actual £1,920£1,929£1,822Expected £2,074£2,083£1,968Difference −£154−£155−£146

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £154 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £155 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £146 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 Ashford
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,227£4,245£4,010£4,418£4,437£4,191−£191−£192−£181
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,584£12,638£11,937£12,805£12,859£12,146−£220−£221−£209
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,920£1,929£1,822£2,074£2,083£1,968−£154−£155−£146
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Ashford received £0.91 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
£4,376£4,329£3,994
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,982£3,939£3,635
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.91
227th of 346, lower 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?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Ashford 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 1527,270
  • Aged 16 to 6485,738
  • Aged 651,505
  • Aged 66 and over26,299
  • All residents140,812
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,081 people in Ashford 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

    40%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    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)

    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 Ashford
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,21240%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,50519%19%
Neurological disease1,00012%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)93212%12%
Respiratory disease2723%4%
Malignant disease2603%3%
Cardiovascular disease2012%3%
Visual disease941%2%
Endocrine disease1141%1%
Hearing disorders891%1%
Gastrointestinal disease821%1%
Genitourinary disease791.0%0.9%
Skin disease931%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)590.7%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract190.2%0.4%
Infectious disease230.3%0.4%
Haematological disease70.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing120.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age100.1%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 Ashford

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. AshfordThis area£4,227£4,245£4,010
  2. East Staffordshire0.46£4,017£4,035£3,811Compare
  3. North Northamptonshire0.57£4,084£4,101£3,874Compare
  4. Maidstone0.61£3,977£3,994£3,772Compare
  5. West Suffolk0.77£3,969£3,986£3,765Compare
  6. West Northamptonshire0.92£3,742£3,758£3,549Compare
  7. Telford and Wrekin0.96£4,618£4,638£4,380Compare
  8. Calderdale0.97£4,767£4,787£4,521Compare
  9. West Lothian0.98£4,576£4,596£4,341Compare
  10. Bedford0.98£3,927£3,944£3,725Compare
  11. Midlothian1.01£4,436£4,454£4,207Compare
  12. Colchester1.07£4,006£4,023£3,800Compare
  13. Stockton-on-Tees1.08£4,695£4,715£4,453Compare
  14. North Lincolnshire1.10£4,794£4,815£4,548Compare
  15. North Warwickshire1.14£4,532£4,551£4,299Compare
  16. Darlington1.17£4,795£4,815£4,548Compare
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Areas most like Ashford
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Ashford£4,227£4,245£4,010
East Staffordshire0.46£4,017£4,035£3,811
North Northamptonshire0.57£4,084£4,101£3,874
Maidstone0.61£3,977£3,994£3,772
West Suffolk0.77£3,969£3,986£3,765
West Northamptonshire0.92£3,742£3,758£3,549
Telford and Wrekin0.96£4,618£4,638£4,380
Calderdale0.97£4,767£4,787£4,521
West Lothian0.98£4,576£4,596£4,341
Bedford0.98£3,927£3,944£3,725
Midlothian1.01£4,436£4,454£4,207
Colchester1.07£4,006£4,023£3,800
Stockton-on-Tees1.08£4,695£4,715£4,453
North Lincolnshire1.10£4,794£4,815£4,548
North Warwickshire1.14£4,532£4,551£4,299
Darlington1.17£4,795£4,815£4,548
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Ashford

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

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Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Ashford, 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£595.2m£597.8m£564.6m200th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,227£4,245£4,010216th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£331.0m£332.4m£313.9m207th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,350£2,360£2,229208th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,584£12,638£11,937235th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£164.7m£165.4m£156.2m182nd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,169£1,174£1,109175th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,920£1,929£1,822177th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£297.3m£298.6m£282.0m210th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,112£2,121£2,003213th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,306£11,354£10,724274th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m143rd of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£9990th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£560£562£53194th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m202nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£129£130£123203rd of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£693£696£657208th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m186th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54189th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£26£26£24168th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.4m£51.7m£48.8m216th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£365£367£346224th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m148th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£162£15378th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m160th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£74£74£70137th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£121£121£115131st of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£133.7m£134.2m£126.8m174th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£949£953£900160th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,559£1,566£1,479160th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m198th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165204th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m230th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131241st of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£226£227£215238th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m206th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77230th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19227th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m149th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.66£4.68£4.42124th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.66£7.70£7.27117th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m193rd of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.46£6.49£6.13158th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.91227th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,104206th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.4211th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026992.6303rd of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,726187th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.4180th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026103.7166th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,756214th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.7222nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.8224th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,068208th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202657.3214th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,634188th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026103.9187th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026170.7186th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,366157th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202616.8129th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.6122nd of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£607.0m£600.4m£554.0m165th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£4,376£4,329£3,994118th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.91227th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£191−£192−£181284th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£220−£221−£209283rd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£154−£155−£146278th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Ashford

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.
  17. 17Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis, 2024 (Nomis NM_30_1). Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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