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North West Leicestershire

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

111,876 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 North West Leicestershire 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

    £3,954£3,971£3,751

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    257th of 348, lower than in 73% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,808£12,862£12,149

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

    141st of 347, higher than in 59% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,494£1,501£1,417

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

    262nd of 350, lower than in 74% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for North West Leicestershire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,954£3,971£3,751257th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,808£12,862£12,149141st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,494£1,501£1,417262nd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does North West Leicestershire's benefit money go?

People here received £442.4 million£444.2 million£419.6 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in North West Leicestershire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £250.8m; Pension Credit £5.8m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.41m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £41.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £80.8m; Housing Benefit £11.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £15.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.34m; Income Support £0.33m; Other benefits £0.76mState Pension: £250.8mPension Credit: £5.8mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.41mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £41.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £80.8mHousing Benefit: £11.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £15.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.34mIncome Support: £0.33mOther benefits: £0.76m
Spending in North West Leicestershire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £251.9m; Pension Credit £5.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.41m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £41.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £81.1m; Housing Benefit £11.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £15.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.34m; Income Support £0.33m; Other benefits £0.76mState Pension: £251.9mPension Credit: £5.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.41mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £41.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £81.1mHousing Benefit: £11.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £15.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.34mIncome Support: £0.33mOther benefits: £0.76m
Spending in North West Leicestershire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £237.9m; Pension Credit £5.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.38m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £38.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.2m; Universal Credit £76.6m; Housing Benefit £10.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.32m; Income Support £0.32m; Other benefits £0.72mState Pension: £237.9mPension Credit: £5.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.38mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £38.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.2mUniversal Credit: £76.6mHousing Benefit: £10.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.32mIncome Support: £0.32mOther benefits: £0.72m
  1. State Pension£250.8m£251.9m£237.9m
  2. Pension Credit£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
  8. Universal Credit£80.8m£81.1m£76.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
  12. Income Support£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m
  13. Other benefits£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
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Spending by benefit in North West Leicestershire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£250.8m£251.9m£237.9m57%Published
Pension Credit£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m2%Published
Universal Credit£80.8m£81.1m£76.6m18%Published
Housing Benefit£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m0.2%Published
All benefits£442.4m£444.2m£419.6m100%Total

More about North West Leicestershire

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 £3,954, expected £4,109, difference −£155

    Actual £3,954£3,971£3,751Expected £4,109£4,126£3,897Difference −£155−£155−£147

    Benefit spending per resident was £155 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £155 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £147 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 £12,808, expected £12,647, difference +£161

    Actual £12,808£12,862£12,149Expected £12,647£12,700£11,996Difference +£161+£162+£153

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £161 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 £1,494, expected £1,665, difference −£171

    Actual £1,494£1,501£1,417Expected £1,665£1,672£1,579Difference −£171−£172−£162

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £171 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £172 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £162 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 North West Leicestershire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,954£3,971£3,751£4,109£4,126£3,897−£155−£155−£147
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,808£12,862£12,149£12,647£12,700£11,996+£161+£162+£153
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,494£1,501£1,417£1,665£1,672£1,579−£171−£172−£162
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in North West Leicestershire received £1.01 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
£3,727£3,687£3,402
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,746£3,705£3,419
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.01
210th of 346, lower than in 60% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare North West Leicestershire only with other areas in England.

Group 7 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 1519,660
  • Aged 16 to 6469,668
  • Aged 651,343
  • Aged 66 and over21,205
  • All residents111,876
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,181 people in North West Leicestershire 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    20%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    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 North West Leicestershire
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,39439%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,24720%19%
Neurological disease77713%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)74712%12%
Respiratory disease1973%4%
Malignant disease2063%3%
Cardiovascular disease1462%3%
Visual disease871%2%
Endocrine disease621%1%
Hearing disorders470.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease721%1%
Genitourinary disease520.8%0.9%
Skin disease370.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)370.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract260.4%0.4%
Infectious disease210.3%0.4%
Haematological disease170.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease90.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like North West Leicestershire

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. North West LeicestershireThis area£3,954£3,971£3,751
  2. Chorley0.36£4,252£4,270£4,033Compare
  3. Cheshire West and Chester0.49£4,429£4,448£4,201Compare
  4. Cheshire East0.65£4,183£4,201£3,968Compare
  5. South Derbyshire0.66£3,830£3,847£3,633Compare
  6. West Lothian0.68£4,576£4,596£4,341Compare
  7. East Lothian0.68£4,331£4,349£4,108Compare
  8. Charnwood0.69£3,848£3,865£3,650Compare
  9. Braintree0.69£4,166£4,183£3,951Compare
  10. Chelmsford0.78£3,860£3,877£3,662Compare
  11. Warrington0.81£4,278£4,296£4,058Compare
  12. South Ribble0.84£4,294£4,312£4,073Compare
  13. Colchester0.85£4,006£4,023£3,800Compare
  14. South Gloucestershire0.85£3,733£3,749£3,541Compare
  15. Huntingdonshire0.90£3,873£3,890£3,674Compare
  16. West Suffolk0.90£3,969£3,986£3,765Compare
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Areas most like North West Leicestershire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
North West Leicestershire£3,954£3,971£3,751
Chorley0.36£4,252£4,270£4,033
Cheshire West and Chester0.49£4,429£4,448£4,201
Cheshire East0.65£4,183£4,201£3,968
South Derbyshire0.66£3,830£3,847£3,633
West Lothian0.68£4,576£4,596£4,341
East Lothian0.68£4,331£4,349£4,108
Charnwood0.69£3,848£3,865£3,650
Braintree0.69£4,166£4,183£3,951
Chelmsford0.78£3,860£3,877£3,662
Warrington0.81£4,278£4,296£4,058
South Ribble0.84£4,294£4,312£4,073
Colchester0.85£4,006£4,023£3,800
South Gloucestershire0.85£3,733£3,749£3,541
Huntingdonshire0.90£3,873£3,890£3,674
West Suffolk0.90£3,969£3,986£3,765
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap North West Leicestershire

Each share is the part of North West Leicestershire's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for North West Leicestershire, 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£442.4m£444.2m£419.6m283rd of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,954£3,971£3,751257th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£271.6m£272.7m£257.6m269th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,428£2,438£2,303184th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,808£12,862£12,149141st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£104.1m£104.5m£98.7m284th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£930£934£883250th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,494£1,501£1,417262nd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£250.8m£251.9m£237.9m261st of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,242£2,251£2,126172nd of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,827£11,877£11,21826th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.8m£5.9m£5.5m319th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49320th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£275£276£261298th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m273rd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123198th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£687£690£651212th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m296th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.63£3.64£3.44280th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18267th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m260th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£367£368£348223rd of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m262nd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£123£117199th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m222nd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64162nd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£109£109£103158th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£80.8m£81.1m£76.6m283rd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£722£725£685252nd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,160£1,165£1,100266th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m331st of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94342nd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m279th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128251st of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£216£217£205251st of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m314th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.05£3.06£2.89317th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64325th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.32m249th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.97£2.99£2.82227th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52227th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m238th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44130th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.01210th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,860267th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026195.4174th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.928th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,580301st of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.1287th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.5270th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,104269th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.8197th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.4205th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,174262nd of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202655.2229th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,732278th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.0248th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026139.7259th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,670226th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.9158th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.0163rd of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£410.9m£406.4m£375.0m235th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,727£3,687£3,402152nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.01210th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£155−£155−£147268th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£161£162£15387th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£171−£172−£162287th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for North West Leicestershire

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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