Who Gets What

Local authority in North West, England

Lancaster

In Lancaster, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 55% of local authorities in 2024-25.

145,332 residents (mid-2024)

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Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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

    £4,559£4,579£4,325

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    157th of 348, higher than in 55% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,836£12,890£12,175

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

    128th of 347, higher than in 63% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,929£1,937£1,830

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

    175th of 350, higher than in 50% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Lancaster
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325157th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175128th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830175th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Lancaster's benefit money go?

People here received £662.6 million£665.4 million£628.5 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 Lancaster, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £332.0m; Pension Credit £12.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £23.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.77m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £70.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.1m; Universal Credit £140.7m; Housing Benefit £26.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.32m; Other benefits £0.88mState Pension: £332.0mPension Credit: £12.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £23.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.77mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £70.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.1mUniversal Credit: £140.7mHousing Benefit: £26.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.32mOther benefits: £0.88m
Spending in Lancaster, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £333.5m; Pension Credit £12.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £23.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.78m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £70.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.1m; Universal Credit £141.3m; Housing Benefit £26.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.32m; Other benefits £0.88mState Pension: £333.5mPension Credit: £12.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £23.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.78mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £70.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.1mUniversal Credit: £141.3mHousing Benefit: £26.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.32mOther benefits: £0.88m
Spending in Lancaster, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £315.0m; Pension Credit £11.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.73m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.6m; Universal Credit £133.5m; Housing Benefit £24.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £24.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.39m; Income Support £0.31m; Other benefits £0.83mState Pension: £315.0mPension Credit: £11.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.73mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.6mUniversal Credit: £133.5mHousing Benefit: £24.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £24.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.39mIncome Support: £0.31mOther benefits: £0.83m
  1. State Pension£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m
  2. Pension Credit£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
  8. Universal Credit£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m
  9. Housing Benefit£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
  12. Income Support£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
  13. Other benefits£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m
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Spending by benefit in Lancaster, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m50%Published
Pension Credit£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m11%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m1%Published
Universal Credit£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m21%Published
Housing Benefit£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m0.1%Published
All benefits£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m100%Total

More about Lancaster

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 £4,559, expected £4,538, difference +£22

    Actual £4,559£4,579£4,325Expected £4,538£4,557£4,304Difference +£22+£22+£21

    Benefit spending per resident was £22 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £22 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £21 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 £12,836, expected £12,674, difference +£162

    Actual £12,836£12,890£12,175Expected £12,674£12,728£12,022Difference +£162+£162+£153

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £162 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £162 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £153 above 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 £1,929, expected £1,923, difference +£5.61

    Actual £1,929£1,937£1,830Expected £1,923£1,932£1,824Difference +£5.61+£5.63+£5.32

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £5.61 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £5.63 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £5.32 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 Lancaster
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,559£4,579£4,325£4,538£4,557£4,304+£22+£22+£21
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,836£12,890£12,175£12,674£12,728£12,022+£162+£162+£153
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,929£1,937£1,830£1,923£1,932£1,824+£5.61+£5.63+£5.32
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Lancaster received £1.59 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
£2,712£2,682£2,475
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,303£4,256£3,927
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.59
108th of 346, higher than in 68% 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 Lancaster 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 1523,175
  • Aged 16 to 6491,612
  • Aged 651,822
  • Aged 66 and over28,723
  • All residents145,332
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

10,461 people in Lancaster 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)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    2%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    7%

    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 Lancaster
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,26141%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,96919%19%
Neurological disease1,35313%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,08910%12%
Respiratory disease4094%4%
Malignant disease3583%3%
Cardiovascular disease2612%3%
Visual disease1301%2%
Endocrine disease1301%1%
Hearing disorders750.7%1%
Gastrointestinal disease860.8%1%
Genitourinary disease760.7%0.9%
Skin disease600.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)580.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract400.4%0.4%
Infectious disease360.3%0.4%
Haematological disease220.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease210.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing160.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age110.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Lancaster

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. LancasterThis area£4,559£4,579£4,325
  2. High Peak0.65£4,523£4,543£4,291Compare
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme0.70£4,486£4,505£4,255Compare
  4. Canterbury0.82£4,593£4,612£4,357Compare
  5. Bassetlaw0.85£4,694£4,714£4,452Compare
  6. Newark and Sherwood0.86£4,642£4,662£4,403Compare
  7. Falkirk0.88£4,713£4,733£4,470Compare
  8. Amber Valley0.93£4,725£4,745£4,482Compare
  9. West Lancashire0.96£4,627£4,647£4,389Compare
  10. Fife0.97£4,980£5,001£4,723Compare
  11. North Lincolnshire0.99£4,794£4,815£4,548Compare
  12. South Holland0.99£4,635£4,655£4,397Compare
  13. North East Derbyshire1.00£4,887£4,908£4,636Compare
  14. Wychavon1.03£4,555£4,574£4,320Compare
  15. Darlington1.05£4,795£4,815£4,548Compare
  16. Somerset1.06£4,694£4,714£4,453Compare
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Areas most like Lancaster
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Lancaster£4,559£4,579£4,325
High Peak0.65£4,523£4,543£4,291
Newcastle-under-Lyme0.70£4,486£4,505£4,255
Canterbury0.82£4,593£4,612£4,357
Bassetlaw0.85£4,694£4,714£4,452
Newark and Sherwood0.86£4,642£4,662£4,403
Falkirk0.88£4,713£4,733£4,470
Amber Valley0.93£4,725£4,745£4,482
West Lancashire0.96£4,627£4,647£4,389
Fife0.97£4,980£5,001£4,723
North Lincolnshire0.99£4,794£4,815£4,548
South Holland0.99£4,635£4,655£4,397
North East Derbyshire1.00£4,887£4,908£4,636
Wychavon1.03£4,555£4,574£4,320
Darlington1.05£4,795£4,815£4,548
Somerset1.06£4,694£4,714£4,453
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Lancaster

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Lancaster, 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£662.6m£665.4m£628.5m170th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,559£4,579£4,325157th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m167th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,537£2,548£2,406155th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,836£12,890£12,175128th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m164th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,216£1,221£1,153165th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,929£1,937£1,830175th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£332.0m£333.5m£315.0m168th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,285£2,294£2,167159th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,560£11,609£10,965157th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m173rd of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£84£84£80164th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£425£427£403169th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m136th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£163£154103rd of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£823£827£78188th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m159th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05146th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£26152nd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.6m£70.9m£67.0m156th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£486£488£461128th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.5m£19.5m£18.5m174th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£134£134£127162nd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m188th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£62£63£59181st of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£99£99£94189th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.7m£141.3m£133.5m163rd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£968£972£918155th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457166th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m183rd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£181£181£171190th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m172nd of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£180£181£171168th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£286£287£271180th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m283rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.81£2.83£2.67333rd of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23336th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m253rd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.21£2.22£2.10278th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.52£3.54£3.34287th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m201st of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74194th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.59108th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202629,478166th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026202.8148th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,026.339th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,042162nd of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.9146th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.9155th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,808147th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.1116th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026167.4103rd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,452157th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.9128th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,065170th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026110.5168th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026175.4177th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,993188th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.7186th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202621.8203rd of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£394.4m£390.1m£360.0m245th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,712£2,682£2,475254th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.59108th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£22£22£21157th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£162£162£15386th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.61£5.63£5.32153rd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Lancaster

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.
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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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  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.
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