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Maidstone

In Maidstone, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 73% of local authorities in 2024-25.

189,189 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 Maidstone 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

    £3,977£3,994£3,772

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    255th of 348, lower than in 73% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,613£12,667£11,964

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

    222nd of 347, lower than in 63% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,785£1,793£1,693

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

    201st of 350, lower than in 57% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Maidstone
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,977£3,994£3,772255th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,613£12,667£11,964222nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,785£1,793£1,693201st of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Maidstone's benefit money go?

People here received £752.4 million£755.6 million£713.7 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 Maidstone, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £388.8m; Pension Credit £13.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.70m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £62.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £24.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.9m; Universal Credit £169.4m; Housing Benefit £30.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.76m; Income Support £0.63m; Other benefits £1.5mState Pension: £388.8mPension Credit: £13.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.70mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £62.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £24.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.9mUniversal Credit: £169.4mHousing Benefit: £30.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.76mIncome Support: £0.63mOther benefits: £1.5m
Spending in Maidstone, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £390.4m; Pension Credit £13.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.70m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £62.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £24.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.0m; Universal Credit £170.1m; Housing Benefit £30.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.76m; Income Support £0.63m; Other benefits £1.5mState Pension: £390.4mPension Credit: £13.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.70mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £62.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £24.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.0mUniversal Credit: £170.1mHousing Benefit: £30.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.76mIncome Support: £0.63mOther benefits: £1.5m
Spending in Maidstone, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £368.7m; Pension Credit £12.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.66m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £59.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £22.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.3m; Universal Credit £160.7m; Housing Benefit £28.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £24.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.72m; Income Support £0.59m; Other benefits £1.4mState Pension: £368.7mPension Credit: £12.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.66mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £59.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £22.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.3mUniversal Credit: £160.7mHousing Benefit: £28.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £24.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.72mIncome Support: £0.59mOther benefits: £1.4m
  1. State Pension£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m
  2. Pension Credit£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m
  8. Universal Credit£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
  12. Income Support£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m
  13. Other benefits£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
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Spending by benefit in Maidstone, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m52%Published
Pension Credit£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m2%Published
Universal Credit£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m23%Published
Housing Benefit£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m0.2%Published
All benefits£752.4m£755.6m£713.7m100%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 £3,977, expected £4,153, difference −£176

    Actual £3,977£3,994£3,772Expected £4,153£4,171£3,939Difference −£176−£177−£167

    Benefit spending per resident was £176 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £177 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £167 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 £12,613, expected £12,776, difference −£163

    Actual £12,613£12,667£11,964Expected £12,776£12,830£12,119Difference −£163−£164−£155

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £163 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £164 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £155 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 £1,785, expected £1,900, difference −£114

    Actual £1,785£1,793£1,693Expected £1,900£1,908£1,802Difference −£114−£115−£108

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £114 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £115 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £108 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 Maidstone
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,977£3,994£3,772£4,153£4,171£3,939−£176−£177−£167
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,613£12,667£11,964£12,776£12,830£12,119−£163−£164−£155
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,785£1,793£1,693£1,900£1,908£1,802−£114−£115−£108
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Maidstone received £0.88 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
£4,296£4,249£3,921
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,773£3,732£3,444
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.88
232nd of 346, lower than in 66% 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 Maidstone only with other areas in England.

Group 6 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 1536,712
  • Aged 16 to 64116,711
  • Aged 652,024
  • Aged 66 and over33,742
  • All residents189,189
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,831 people in Maidstone 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

    42%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    17%

    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)

    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 Maidstone
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,08842%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,68317%19%
Neurological disease1,22712%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,17912%12%
Respiratory disease3023%4%
Malignant disease3443%3%
Cardiovascular disease2382%3%
Visual disease1211%2%
Endocrine disease1311%1%
Hearing disorders981.0%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1011%1%
Genitourinary disease680.7%0.9%
Skin disease800.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)570.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract290.3%0.4%
Infectious disease280.3%0.4%
Haematological disease230.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease90.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing130.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age120.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Maidstone

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. MaidstoneThis area£3,977£3,994£3,772
  2. North Northamptonshire0.23£4,084£4,101£3,874Compare
  3. East Staffordshire0.35£4,017£4,035£3,811Compare
  4. Ashford0.61£4,227£4,245£4,010Compare
  5. West Northamptonshire0.61£3,742£3,758£3,549Compare
  6. Colchester0.71£4,006£4,023£3,800Compare
  7. West Lothian0.73£4,576£4,596£4,341Compare
  8. Bedford0.85£3,927£3,944£3,725Compare
  9. Telford and Wrekin0.90£4,618£4,638£4,380Compare
  10. South Derbyshire0.91£3,830£3,847£3,633Compare
  11. Swindon0.93£3,767£3,783£3,573Compare
  12. Tonbridge and Malling0.94£3,947£3,964£3,744Compare
  13. Stockton-on-Tees0.95£4,695£4,715£4,453Compare
  14. Warrington0.98£4,278£4,296£4,058Compare
  15. West Suffolk1.00£3,969£3,986£3,765Compare
  16. Redditch1.06£4,436£4,455£4,207Compare
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Areas most like Maidstone
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Maidstone£3,977£3,994£3,772
North Northamptonshire0.23£4,084£4,101£3,874
East Staffordshire0.35£4,017£4,035£3,811
Ashford0.61£4,227£4,245£4,010
West Northamptonshire0.61£3,742£3,758£3,549
Colchester0.71£4,006£4,023£3,800
West Lothian0.73£4,576£4,596£4,341
Bedford0.85£3,927£3,944£3,725
Telford and Wrekin0.90£4,618£4,638£4,380
South Derbyshire0.91£3,830£3,847£3,633
Swindon0.93£3,767£3,783£3,573
Tonbridge and Malling0.94£3,947£3,964£3,744
Stockton-on-Tees0.95£4,695£4,715£4,453
Warrington0.98£4,278£4,296£4,058
West Suffolk1.00£3,969£3,986£3,765
Redditch1.06£4,436£4,455£4,207
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Maidstone

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

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Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Maidstone, 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£752.4m£755.6m£713.7m147th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,977£3,994£3,772255th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£425.6m£427.4m£403.7m123rd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,250£2,259£2,134226th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,613£12,667£11,964222nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£208.4m£209.3m£197.6m145th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,101£1,106£1,045195th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,785£1,793£1,693201st of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£388.8m£390.4m£368.7m126th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,055£2,064£1,949223rd of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,521£11,570£10,928176th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m161st of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67236th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£395£396£374191st of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m143rd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£114239th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£677£679£642230th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m179th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.70£3.72£3.51273rd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20234th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.7m£62.9m£59.4m178th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£331£333£314256th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m139th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£128£121177th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m143rd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£63£63£60174th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£102£103£97179th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m139th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£896£899£849185th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,452£1,458£1,377185th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m159th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151241st of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m176th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£136£128247th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£219£220£208245th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m140th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.03£4.04£3.82221st of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.53£6.55£6.19229th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m152nd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14197th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.09201st of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m78th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.03£8.07£7.6254th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.88232nd of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202633,700127th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026178.1224th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026998.8279th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,824176th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.9267th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202683.7227th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,775150th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.2239th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.5234th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,832171st of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.0246th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,543147th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202698.0214th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026158.9215th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,737139th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.5172nd of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202623.5169th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£797.6m£789.0m£728.0m123rd of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£4,296£4,249£3,921122nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.88232nd of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£176−£177−£167280th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£163−£164−£155264th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£114−£115−£108262nd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Maidstone

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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