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Local authority in South East, England

Swale

In Swale, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 66% of local authorities in 2024-25.

158,754 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 Swale 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

    £4,743£4,763£4,499

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    117th of 348, higher than in 66% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,903£12,958£12,239

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

    101st of 347, higher than in 71% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,435£2,446£2,310

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

    83rd of 350, higher than in 76% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Swale
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,743£4,763£4,499117th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,903£12,958£12,239101st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,435£2,446£2,31083rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Swale's benefit money go?

People here received £753.0 million£756.2 million£714.3 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 Swale, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £335.5m; Pension Credit £12.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.80m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £82.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £32.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £17.2m; Universal Credit £190.4m; Housing Benefit £29.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.77m; Income Support £0.88m; Other benefits £0.96mState Pension: £335.5mPension Credit: £12.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.80mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £82.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £32.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £17.2mUniversal Credit: £190.4mHousing Benefit: £29.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.77mIncome Support: £0.88mOther benefits: £0.96m
Spending in Swale, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £337.0m; Pension Credit £12.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.80m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £82.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £32.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £17.3m; Universal Credit £191.2m; Housing Benefit £30.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.77m; Income Support £0.89m; Other benefits £0.97mState Pension: £337.0mPension Credit: £12.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.80mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £82.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £32.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £17.3mUniversal Credit: £191.2mHousing Benefit: £30.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.77mIncome Support: £0.89mOther benefits: £0.97m
Spending in Swale, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £318.3m; Pension Credit £12.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £20.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.76m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £78.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £30.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £16.3m; Universal Credit £180.6m; Housing Benefit £28.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.73m; Income Support £0.84m; Other benefits £0.91mState Pension: £318.3mPension Credit: £12.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £20.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.76mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £78.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £30.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £16.3mUniversal Credit: £180.6mHousing Benefit: £28.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.73mIncome Support: £0.84mOther benefits: £0.91m
  1. State Pension£335.5m£337.0m£318.3m
  2. Pension Credit£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£82.3m£82.6m£78.1m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
  8. Universal Credit£190.4m£191.2m£180.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
  12. Income Support£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m
  13. Other benefits£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m
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Spending by benefit in Swale, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£335.5m£337.0m£318.3m45%Published
Pension Credit£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£82.3m£82.6m£78.1m11%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m2%Published
Universal Credit£190.4m£191.2m£180.6m25%Published
Housing Benefit£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m0.1%Published
All benefits£753.0m£756.2m£714.3m100%Total

More about Swale

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 £4,743, expected £4,942, difference −£199

    Actual £4,743£4,763£4,499Expected £4,942£4,963£4,687Difference −£199−£199−£188

    Benefit spending per resident was £199 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £199 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £188 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 £12,903, expected £12,937, difference −£35

    Actual £12,903£12,958£12,239Expected £12,937£12,992£12,272Difference −£35−£35−£33

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £35 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £35 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £33 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 £2,435, expected £2,638, difference −£203

    Actual £2,435£2,446£2,310Expected £2,638£2,649£2,502Difference −£203−£204−£192

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £203 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £204 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £192 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 Swale
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,743£4,763£4,499£4,942£4,963£4,687−£199−£199−£188
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,903£12,958£12,239£12,937£12,992£12,272−£35−£35−£33
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,435£2,446£2,310£2,638£2,649£2,502−£203−£204−£192
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Swale received £1.46 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£3,038£3,005£2,773
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,448£4,400£4,060
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.46
130th of 346, higher than in 62% 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 Swale only with other areas in England.

Group 2 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 1530,968
  • Aged 16 to 6497,288
  • Aged 651,774
  • Aged 66 and over28,724
  • All residents158,754
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

12,872 people in Swale 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

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    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 Swale
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders5,27541%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,27818%19%
Neurological disease1,39111%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,56212%12%
Respiratory disease4894%4%
Malignant disease4403%3%
Cardiovascular disease3633%3%
Visual disease1431%2%
Endocrine disease2042%1%
Hearing disorders1331%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1581%1%
Genitourinary disease1180.9%0.9%
Skin disease1070.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)460.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract540.4%0.4%
Infectious disease330.3%0.4%
Haematological disease300.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease190.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing120.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age170.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Swale

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. SwaleThis area£4,743£4,763£4,499
  2. Calderdale0.64£4,767£4,787£4,521Compare
  3. Doncaster0.86£4,862£4,882£4,612Compare
  4. Newport0.97£4,687£4,707£4,446Compare
  5. North Lanarkshire1.06£5,192£5,214£4,925Compare
  6. Barnsley1.10£5,079£5,101£4,818Compare
  7. Bedford1.14£3,927£3,944£3,725Compare
  8. Halton1.14£5,338£5,361£5,063Compare
  9. Kirklees1.17£4,357£4,375£4,133Compare
  10. Midlothian1.20£4,436£4,454£4,207Compare
  11. Rotherham1.20£5,062£5,083£4,801Compare
  12. North East Lincolnshire1.24£5,283£5,306£5,011Compare
  13. Ashford1.26£4,227£4,245£4,010Compare
  14. Preston1.27£4,068£4,085£3,859Compare
  15. Blaenau Gwent1.27£6,029£6,055£5,719Compare
  16. Telford and Wrekin1.27£4,618£4,638£4,380Compare
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Areas most like Swale
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Swale£4,743£4,763£4,499
Calderdale0.64£4,767£4,787£4,521
Doncaster0.86£4,862£4,882£4,612
Newport0.97£4,687£4,707£4,446
North Lanarkshire1.06£5,192£5,214£4,925
Barnsley1.10£5,079£5,101£4,818
Bedford1.14£3,927£3,944£3,725
Halton1.14£5,338£5,361£5,063
Kirklees1.17£4,357£4,375£4,133
Midlothian1.20£4,436£4,454£4,207
Rotherham1.20£5,062£5,083£4,801
North East Lincolnshire1.24£5,283£5,306£5,011
Ashford1.26£4,227£4,245£4,010
Preston1.27£4,068£4,085£3,859
Blaenau Gwent1.27£6,029£6,055£5,719
Telford and Wrekin1.27£4,618£4,638£4,380
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Swale

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Swale, 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£753.0m£756.2m£714.3m146th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,743£4,763£4,499117th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£370.6m£372.2m£351.5m166th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,335£2,344£2,214210th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,903£12,958£12,239101st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£236.9m£237.9m£224.7m131st of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,492£1,499£1,41693rd of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,435£2,446£2,31083rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£335.5m£337.0m£318.3m165th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,114£2,123£2,005211th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,681£11,731£11,08082nd of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m167th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76186th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£444£446£421160th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m156th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£136£136£129183rd of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£750£753£711144th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m153rd of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77168th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£26141st of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£82.3m£82.6m£78.1m137th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£518£521£492103rd of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m95th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£204£205£19320th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m95th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£10328th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£177£177£16829th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£190.4m£191.2m£180.6m122nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,199£1,204£1,13877th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,957£1,965£1,85668th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m160th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178177th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m164th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£174£175£165178th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£285£286£270182nd of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m138th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.84£4.86£4.59136th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49129th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m114th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.58£5.60£5.2972nd of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.10£9.14£8.6372nd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m173rd of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76191st of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.46130th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,476167th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026185.7210th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.241st of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,126156th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.7177th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026108.8148th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,559159th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.7183rd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.7142nd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202612,865133rd of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.085th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,655136th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026130.1111th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026212.3103rd of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,90991st of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.627th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.228th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£475.5m£470.3m£434.0m206th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,038£3,005£2,773222nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.46130th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£199−£199−£188287th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£35−£35−£33197th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£203−£204−£192299th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Swale

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.
  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.
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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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