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Local authority in East of England, England

Great Yarmouth

In Great Yarmouth, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 96% of local authorities in 2024-25.

100,666 residents (mid-2024)

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

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How does Great Yarmouth 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

    £5,805£5,830£5,507

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    14th of 348, higher than in 96% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,747£12,801£12,091

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

    161st of 347, higher than in 53% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £3,021£3,034£2,865

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

    14th of 350, higher than in 96% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Great Yarmouth
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,50714th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091161st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,021£3,034£2,86514th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Great Yarmouth's benefit money go?

People here received £584.4 million£586.9 million£554.3 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 Great Yarmouth, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £271.5m; Pension Credit £12.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.81m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.7m; Universal Credit £142.0m; Housing Benefit £20.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.62m; Other benefits £0.80mState Pension: £271.5mPension Credit: £12.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.81mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.7mUniversal Credit: £142.0mHousing Benefit: £20.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.62mOther benefits: £0.80m
Spending in Great Yarmouth, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £272.6m; Pension Credit £12.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.82m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.8m; Universal Credit £142.6m; Housing Benefit £20.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.63m; Other benefits £0.80mState Pension: £272.6mPension Credit: £12.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.82mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.8mUniversal Credit: £142.6mHousing Benefit: £20.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.63mOther benefits: £0.80m
Spending in Great Yarmouth, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £257.5m; Pension Credit £11.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.77m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £63.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £16.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.1m; Universal Credit £134.7m; Housing Benefit £19.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.59m; Other benefits £0.76mState Pension: £257.5mPension Credit: £11.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.77mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £63.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £16.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.1mUniversal Credit: £134.7mHousing Benefit: £19.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.59mOther benefits: £0.76m
  1. State Pension£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m
  2. Pension Credit£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
  8. Universal Credit£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
  12. Income Support£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m
  13. Other benefits£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m
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Spending by benefit in Great Yarmouth, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m46%Published
Pension Credit£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m2%Published
Universal Credit£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m24%Published
Housing Benefit£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m0.1%Published
All benefits£584.4m£586.9m£554.3m100%Total

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How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £5,805, expected £5,629, difference +£176

    Actual £5,805£5,830£5,507Expected £5,629£5,653£5,339Difference +£176+£177+£167

    Benefit spending per resident was £176 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £177 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £167 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 £12,747, expected £12,819, difference −£73

    Actual £12,747£12,801£12,091Expected £12,819£12,874£12,160Difference −£73−£73−£69

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £73 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £73 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £69 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 £3,021, expected £2,669, difference +£352

    Actual £3,021£3,034£2,865Expected £2,669£2,680£2,531Difference +£352+£354+£334

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £352 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £354 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £334 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 Great Yarmouth
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,805£5,830£5,507£5,629£5,653£5,339+£176+£177+£167
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,747£12,801£12,091£12,819£12,874£12,160−£73−£73−£69
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£3,021£3,034£2,865£2,669£2,680£2,531+£352+£354+£334
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Great Yarmouth received £2.56 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
£2,138£2,115£1,952
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,466£5,407£4,989
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.56
9th of 346, higher than in 97% 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 Great Yarmouth 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 1516,982
  • Aged 16 to 6458,673
  • Aged 651,347
  • Aged 66 and over23,664
  • All residents100,666
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

10,150 people in Great Yarmouth 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

    37%

    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

    5%

    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 Great Yarmouth
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,77837%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,98020%19%
Neurological disease1,28113%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,25912%12%
Respiratory disease4665%4%
Malignant disease2993%3%
Cardiovascular disease2863%3%
Visual disease1381%2%
Endocrine disease1652%1%
Hearing disorders860.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease900.9%1%
Genitourinary disease700.7%0.9%
Skin disease810.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)460.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract460.5%0.4%
Infectious disease250.2%0.4%
Haematological disease180.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease150.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing110.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age100.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Great Yarmouth

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. Great YarmouthThis area£5,805£5,830£5,507
  2. County Durham0.95£5,351£5,374£5,076Compare
  3. Bolsover0.96£4,891£4,912£4,639Compare
  4. Redcar and Cleveland0.98£5,680£5,704£5,387Compare
  5. Neath Port Talbot0.98£5,948£5,974£5,642Compare
  6. Fenland1.00£4,938£4,959£4,684Compare
  7. Blaenau Gwent1.01£6,029£6,055£5,719Compare
  8. Caerphilly1.02£5,669£5,694£5,378Compare
  9. Inverclyde1.03£5,905£5,930£5,601Compare
  10. Rhondda Cynon Taf1.07£5,345£5,368£5,070Compare
  11. Wyre Forest1.11£5,147£5,169£4,882Compare
  12. Chesterfield1.11£5,206£5,229£4,938Compare
  13. Gateshead1.14£5,152£5,174£4,887Compare
  14. Folkestone and Hythe1.17£5,432£5,455£5,152Compare
  15. Sunderland1.19£5,529£5,552£5,244Compare
  16. Torfaen1.20£5,601£5,624£5,312Compare
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Areas most like Great Yarmouth
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Great Yarmouth£5,805£5,830£5,507
County Durham0.95£5,351£5,374£5,076
Bolsover0.96£4,891£4,912£4,639
Redcar and Cleveland0.98£5,680£5,704£5,387
Neath Port Talbot0.98£5,948£5,974£5,642
Fenland1.00£4,938£4,959£4,684
Blaenau Gwent1.01£6,029£6,055£5,719
Caerphilly1.02£5,669£5,694£5,378
Inverclyde1.03£5,905£5,930£5,601
Rhondda Cynon Taf1.07£5,345£5,368£5,070
Wyre Forest1.11£5,147£5,169£4,882
Chesterfield1.11£5,206£5,229£4,938
Gateshead1.14£5,152£5,174£4,887
Folkestone and Hythe1.17£5,432£5,455£5,152
Sunderland1.19£5,529£5,552£5,244
Torfaen1.20£5,601£5,624£5,312
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Great Yarmouth

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Great Yarmouth, 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£584.4m£586.9m£554.3m204th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,805£5,830£5,50714th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m241st of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,996£3,009£2,84266th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,747£12,801£12,091161st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£177.2m£178.0m£168.1m163rd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,761£1,768£1,67038th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,021£3,034£2,86514th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£271.5m£272.6m£257.5m240th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,697£2,708£2,55871st of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,472£11,521£10,882204th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m175th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£121£11552nd of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£514£516£488115th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m229th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£171£16284th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£726£729£689171st of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m150th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.06£8.10£7.6511th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£3385th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.2m£67.5m£63.8m164th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£668£671£63334th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.3m£17.4m£16.5m207th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£172£173£16357th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m144th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£117£11015th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£18912th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£142.0m£142.6m£134.7m162nd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,411£1,417£1,33834th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,420£2,431£2,29613th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m247th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£200£201£190152nd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m205th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£223£224£21294th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£36378th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m270th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.25£4.27£4.03199th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91177th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m153rd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.8751st of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£1041st of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m229th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.94£7.97£7.5360th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.569th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,135240th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026239.867th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,019.974th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,122157th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.018th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026131.992nd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,711218th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.970th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.8156th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,147164th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.832nd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,834161st of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026167.232nd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026286.912th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,563145th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.522nd of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.713th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£214.7m£212.4m£196.0m328th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,138£2,115£1,952325th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.569th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£176£177£16767th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£73−£73−£69220th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£352£354£33422nd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Great Yarmouth

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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