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Pendle

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

99,643 residents (mid-2024)

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At a glance

How does Pendle 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

    £4,752£4,772£4,507

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    116th of 348, higher than in 66% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,097£13,152£12,423

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

    43rd of 347, higher than in 87% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,685£2,696£2,547

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

    45th of 350, higher than in 87% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Pendle
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507116th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,42343rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,54745th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Pendle's benefit money go?

People here received £473.5 million£475.5 million£449.1 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 Pendle, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £198.4m; Pension Credit £11.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.63m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £51.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.2m; Universal Credit £127.5m; Housing Benefit £16.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.46m; Income Support £0.48m; Other benefits £0.97mState Pension: £198.4mPension Credit: £11.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.63mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £51.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.2mUniversal Credit: £127.5mHousing Benefit: £16.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.46mIncome Support: £0.48mOther benefits: £0.97m
Spending in Pendle, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £199.3m; Pension Credit £11.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.63m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £51.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.2m; Universal Credit £128.0m; Housing Benefit £16.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.46m; Income Support £0.48m; Other benefits £0.98mState Pension: £199.3mPension Credit: £11.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.63mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £51.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.2mUniversal Credit: £128.0mHousing Benefit: £16.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.46mIncome Support: £0.48mOther benefits: £0.98m
Spending in Pendle, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £188.2m; Pension Credit £11.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.60m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £48.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £16.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.6m; Universal Credit £120.9m; Housing Benefit £16.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.45m; Other benefits £0.92mState Pension: £188.2mPension Credit: £11.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.60mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £48.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £16.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.6mUniversal Credit: £120.9mHousing Benefit: £16.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.45mOther benefits: £0.92m
  1. State Pension£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m
  2. Pension Credit£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
  8. Universal Credit£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m
  9. Housing Benefit£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
  12. Income Support£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
  13. Other benefits£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
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Spending by benefit in Pendle, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m42%Published
Pension Credit£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m11%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m2%Published
Universal Credit£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m27%Published
Housing Benefit£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m0.2%Published
All benefits£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m100%Total

More about Pendle

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 £4,752, expected £4,955, difference −£203

    Actual £4,752£4,772£4,507Expected £4,955£4,976£4,700Difference −£203−£204−£193

    Benefit spending per resident was £203 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £204 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £193 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 £13,097, expected £13,074, difference +£23

    Actual £13,097£13,152£12,423Expected £13,074£13,129£12,401Difference +£23+£23+£22

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £23 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £23 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £22 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 £2,685, expected £2,803, difference −£118

    Actual £2,685£2,696£2,547Expected £2,803£2,815£2,658Difference −£118−£118−£112

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £118 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £118 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £112 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 Pendle
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,752£4,772£4,507£4,955£4,976£4,700−£203−£204−£193
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,097£13,152£12,423£13,074£13,129£12,401+£23+£23+£22
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,685£2,696£2,547£2,803£2,815£2,658−£118−£118−£112
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Pendle received £2.36 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
£1,849£1,829£1,688
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,367£4,320£3,986
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.36
16th of 346, higher than in 95% 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 Pendle only with other areas in England.

Group 1 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 1520,992
  • Aged 16 to 6460,342
  • Aged 651,109
  • Aged 66 and over17,200
  • All residents99,643
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,054 people in Pendle 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

    36%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    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)

    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 Pendle
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,87736%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,57019%19%
Neurological disease1,02113%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)99912%12%
Respiratory disease3004%4%
Malignant disease2793%3%
Cardiovascular disease2533%3%
Visual disease1592%2%
Endocrine disease1242%1%
Hearing disorders670.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease901%1%
Genitourinary disease1051%0.9%
Skin disease600.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)360.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract380.5%0.4%
Infectious disease120.1%0.4%
Haematological disease130.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease160.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing220.3%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system80.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Pendle

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. PendleThis area£4,752£4,772£4,507
  2. Burnley0.89£5,077£5,098£4,815Compare
  3. Hyndburn1.07£5,112£5,134£4,849Compare
  4. Blackburn with Darwen1.15£4,525£4,544£4,292Compare
  5. Stoke-on-Trent1.25£4,786£4,806£4,539Compare
  6. Bradford1.29£4,600£4,620£4,364Compare
  7. Hartlepool1.39£5,878£5,903£5,575Compare
  8. Merthyr Tydfil1.43£5,782£5,806£5,484Compare
  9. Rossendale1.47£4,548£4,567£4,314Compare
  10. Walsall1.48£4,809£4,829£4,561Compare
  11. Boston1.51£4,788£4,808£4,541Compare
  12. Middlesbrough1.51£5,133£5,155£4,869Compare
  13. Rochdale1.52£4,864£4,885£4,614Compare
  14. Oldham1.53£4,694£4,714£4,453Compare
  15. Bolton1.56£4,601£4,621£4,365Compare
  16. Kingston upon Hull, City of1.58£4,885£4,905£4,633Compare
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Areas most like Pendle
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Pendle£4,752£4,772£4,507
Burnley0.89£5,077£5,098£4,815
Hyndburn1.07£5,112£5,134£4,849
Blackburn with Darwen1.15£4,525£4,544£4,292
Stoke-on-Trent1.25£4,786£4,806£4,539
Bradford1.29£4,600£4,620£4,364
Hartlepool1.39£5,878£5,903£5,575
Merthyr Tydfil1.43£5,782£5,806£5,484
Rossendale1.47£4,548£4,567£4,314
Walsall1.48£4,809£4,829£4,561
Boston1.51£4,788£4,808£4,541
Middlesbrough1.51£5,133£5,155£4,869
Rochdale1.52£4,864£4,885£4,614
Oldham1.53£4,694£4,714£4,453
Bolton1.56£4,601£4,621£4,365
Kingston upon Hull, City of1.58£4,885£4,905£4,633
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Pendle

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Pendle, 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£473.5m£475.5m£449.1m267th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,752£4,772£4,507116th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m310th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,261£2,270£2,144223rd of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,097£13,152£12,42343rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m183rd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,626£1,633£1,54260th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,685£2,696£2,54745th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£198.4m£199.3m£188.2m312th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,991£2,000£1,889240th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,536£11,585£10,943168th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m182nd of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£118£118£11258th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£64756th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m275th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£145£146£138157th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£842£845£79978th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m201st of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.33£6.35£6.0067th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£37£37£3562nd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£51.2m£51.5m£48.6m217th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£517£488106th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m211th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£16358th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m150th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£10622nd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£185£186£17520th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.5m£128.0m£120.9m184th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,279£1,285£1,21458th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,113£2,122£2,00444th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m275th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£169£170£160219th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m207th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£225£226£21491st of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£372£373£35386th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m253rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.59£4.61£4.35160th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.18155th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m194th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.81£4.83£4.56117th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.52106th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m171st of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.75£9.79£9.2512th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.3616th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,321313th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026173.8235th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.0205th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,427207th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.481st of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.179th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,073272nd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.8161st of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.761st of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,059209th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.986th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,957160th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.228th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.015th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,660142nd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.711th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.110th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£180.8m£178.8m£165.0m335th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,849£1,829£1,688340th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.3616th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£203−£204−£193288th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22173rd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£118−£118−£112265th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Pendle

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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