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Local authority in South East, England

West Oxfordshire

In West Oxfordshire, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 78% of local authorities in 2024-25.

120,826 residents (mid-2024)

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West Oxfordshire 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 West Oxfordshire 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

    £3,864£3,881£3,665

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    275th of 348, lower than in 78% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,255£12,308£11,625

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

    331st of 347, lower than in 95% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,297£1,303£1,230

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

    313th of 350, lower than in 89% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for West Oxfordshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665275th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,255£12,308£11,625331st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,297£1,303£1,230313th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does West Oxfordshire's benefit money go?

People here received £466.9 million£468.9 million£442.9 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 West Oxfordshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £294.5m; Pension Credit £5.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.36m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £28.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.4m; Universal Credit £78.4m; Housing Benefit £16.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £10.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.30m; Income Support £0.18m; Other benefits £0.73mState Pension: £294.5mPension Credit: £5.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.36mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £28.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.4mUniversal Credit: £78.4mHousing Benefit: £16.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £10.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.30mIncome Support: £0.18mOther benefits: £0.73m
Spending in West Oxfordshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £295.8m; Pension Credit £5.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.36m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £28.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.4m; Universal Credit £78.7m; Housing Benefit £16.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £10.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.30m; Income Support £0.18m; Other benefits £0.73mState Pension: £295.8mPension Credit: £5.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.36mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £28.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.4mUniversal Credit: £78.7mHousing Benefit: £16.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £10.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.30mIncome Support: £0.18mOther benefits: £0.73m
Spending in West Oxfordshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £279.4m; Pension Credit £5.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.34m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £26.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £4.2m; Universal Credit £74.3m; Housing Benefit £15.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £10.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.28m; Income Support £0.17m; Other benefits £0.69mState Pension: £279.4mPension Credit: £5.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.34mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £26.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £4.2mUniversal Credit: £74.3mHousing Benefit: £15.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £10.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.28mIncome Support: £0.17mOther benefits: £0.69m
  1. State Pension£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m
  2. Pension Credit£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m
  8. Universal Credit£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
  12. Income Support£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m
  13. Other benefits£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
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Spending by benefit in West Oxfordshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m63%Published
Pension Credit£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m6%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m0.9%Published
Universal Credit£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m17%Published
Housing Benefit£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m2%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m0.0%Published
Other benefits£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m0.2%Published
All benefits£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m100%Total

More about West Oxfordshire

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 £3,864, expected £3,799, difference +£65

    Actual £3,864£3,881£3,665Expected £3,799£3,816£3,604Difference +£65+£65+£61

    Benefit spending per resident was £65 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £65 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £61 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 £12,255, expected £12,479, difference −£224

    Actual £12,255£12,308£11,625Expected £12,479£12,532£11,837Difference −£224−£224−£212

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £224 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £224 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £212 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 £1,297, expected £1,161, difference +£136

    Actual £1,297£1,303£1,230Expected £1,161£1,166£1,102Difference +£136+£136+£129

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £136 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £136 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £129 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 West Oxfordshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,864£3,881£3,665£3,799£3,816£3,604+£65+£65+£61
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,255£12,308£11,625£12,479£12,532£11,837−£224−£224−£212
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,297£1,303£1,230£1,161£1,166£1,102+£136+£136+£129
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in West Oxfordshire received £0.59 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
£6,256£6,188£5,710
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,661£3,621£3,341
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.59
291st of 346, lower than in 84% 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 West Oxfordshire only with other areas in England.

Group 10 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 1521,361
  • Aged 16 to 6472,364
  • Aged 651,441
  • Aged 66 and over25,660
  • All residents120,826
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

4,315 people in West Oxfordshire receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    18%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    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 West Oxfordshire
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders1,77841%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)76618%19%
Neurological disease62314%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)42710%12%
Respiratory disease1243%4%
Malignant disease1614%3%
Cardiovascular disease852%3%
Visual disease591%2%
Endocrine disease581%1%
Hearing disorders370.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease471%1%
Genitourinary disease441%0.9%
Skin disease270.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)280.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract150.3%0.4%
Infectious disease210.5%0.4%
Haematological disease00%0.2%
Metabolic disease90.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%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 West Oxfordshire

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. West OxfordshireThis area£3,864£3,881£3,665
  2. South Oxfordshire0.36£3,607£3,622£3,421Compare
  3. Winchester0.47£3,731£3,747£3,539Compare
  4. Horsham0.52£4,030£4,047£3,823Compare
  5. East Hampshire0.53£4,026£4,043£3,819Compare
  6. Harborough0.54£3,749£3,765£3,556Compare
  7. West Berkshire0.71£3,766£3,782£3,572Compare
  8. Rushcliffe0.83£3,683£3,698£3,493Compare
  9. Rochford0.88£4,177£4,195£3,962Compare
  10. Vale of White Horse0.94£3,619£3,634£3,433Compare
  11. Uttlesford0.98£3,692£3,707£3,502Compare
  12. Test Valley0.99£3,983£4,000£3,778Compare
  13. Bromsgrove0.99£4,097£4,114£3,886Compare
  14. Stafford1.00£4,308£4,327£4,087Compare
  15. East Dunbartonshire1.02£4,442£4,461£4,214Compare
  16. South Cambridgeshire1.03£3,512£3,527£3,331Compare
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Areas most like West Oxfordshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
West Oxfordshire£3,864£3,881£3,665
South Oxfordshire0.36£3,607£3,622£3,421
Winchester0.47£3,731£3,747£3,539
Horsham0.52£4,030£4,047£3,823
East Hampshire0.53£4,026£4,043£3,819
Harborough0.54£3,749£3,765£3,556
West Berkshire0.71£3,766£3,782£3,572
Rushcliffe0.83£3,683£3,698£3,493
Rochford0.88£4,177£4,195£3,962
Vale of White Horse0.94£3,619£3,634£3,433
Uttlesford0.98£3,692£3,707£3,502
Test Valley0.99£3,983£4,000£3,778
Bromsgrove0.99£4,097£4,114£3,886
Stafford1.00£4,308£4,327£4,087
East Dunbartonshire1.02£4,442£4,461£4,214
South Cambridgeshire1.03£3,512£3,527£3,331
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap West Oxfordshire

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for West Oxfordshire, 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£466.9m£468.9m£442.9m270th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,864£3,881£3,665275th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m226th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,603£2,614£2,469137th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,255£12,308£11,625331st of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£93.9m£94.3m£89.0m295th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£777£780£737316th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,297£1,303£1,230313th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.5m£295.8m£279.4m213th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,438£2,448£2,312116th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,479£11,528£10,888201st of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m318th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£49£49£46335th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218337th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m286th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£107254th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£533£535£505337th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m319th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.00£3.02£2.85326th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£14£14£13336th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£28.3m£28.5m£26.9m321st of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£222329th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m272nd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£111£105253rd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.4m£4.4m£4.2m324th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£37£37£35331st of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£61£61£58326th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.4m£78.7m£74.3m288th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£649£651£615298th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,083£1,088£1,027296th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m281st of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£133£134£126303rd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m325th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83340th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£147£139339th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m327th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.45£2.46£2.32342nd of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.09£4.11£3.88343rd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m324th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.49£1.49£1.41335th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.48£2.49£2.35335th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m255th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.01£6.03£5.70200th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.59291st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,369220th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.0128th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026988.7321st of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,399323rd of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202611.6334th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202654.5341st of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,815292nd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.3262nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026109.7342nd of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,314321st of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202635.7330th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,174303rd of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202667.7323rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026113.0319th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026987322nd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20268.2333rd of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202613.6326th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£746.1m£738.0m£681.0m136th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£6,256£6,188£5,71056th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.59291st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£65£65£61128th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£224−£224−£212287th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£136£136£12970th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for West Oxfordshire

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

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

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Sources

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  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.
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