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Local authority in West Midlands, England

Lichfield

In Lichfield, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 56% of local authorities in 2024-25.

111,710 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 Lichfield 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

    £4,327£4,345£4,104

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    196th of 348, lower than in 56% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,603£12,657£11,955

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

    228th of 347, lower than in 65% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,446£1,452£1,372

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

    276th of 350, lower than in 78% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Lichfield
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,327£4,345£4,104196th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,603£12,657£11,955228th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372276th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Lichfield's benefit money go?

People here received £483.4 million£485.4 million£458.5 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Lichfield, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £299.5m; Pension Credit £6.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.45m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £40.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.7m; Universal Credit £74.1m; Housing Benefit £12.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.42m; Income Support £0.39m; Other benefits £0.55mState Pension: £299.5mPension Credit: £6.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.45mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £40.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.7mUniversal Credit: £74.1mHousing Benefit: £12.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.42mIncome Support: £0.39mOther benefits: £0.55m
Spending in Lichfield, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £300.7m; Pension Credit £6.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.45m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £40.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £12.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.7m; Universal Credit £74.4m; Housing Benefit £12.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £14.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.42m; Income Support £0.39m; Other benefits £0.55mState Pension: £300.7mPension Credit: £6.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.45mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £40.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £12.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.7mUniversal Credit: £74.4mHousing Benefit: £12.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £14.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.42mIncome Support: £0.39mOther benefits: £0.55m
Spending in Lichfield, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £284.0m; Pension Credit £5.7m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.6m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.42m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £38.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £11.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.3m; Universal Credit £70.3m; Housing Benefit £11.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £13.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.40m; Income Support £0.37m; Other benefits £0.52mState Pension: £284.0mPension Credit: £5.7mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.6mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.42mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £38.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £11.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.3mUniversal Credit: £70.3mHousing Benefit: £11.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £13.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.40mIncome Support: £0.37mOther benefits: £0.52m
  1. State Pension£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m
  2. Pension Credit£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m
  8. Universal Credit£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
  12. Income Support£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
  13. Other benefits£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
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Spending by benefit in Lichfield, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m62%Published
Pension Credit£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m8%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m1%Published
Universal Credit£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m15%Published
Housing Benefit£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m0.1%Published
All benefits£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m100%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 £4,327, expected £4,125, difference +£202

    Actual £4,327£4,345£4,104Expected £4,125£4,142£3,912Difference +£202+£203+£192

    Benefit spending per resident was £202 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £203 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £192 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 £12,603, expected £12,472, difference +£131

    Actual £12,603£12,657£11,955Expected £12,472£12,525£11,830Difference +£131+£132+£125

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £131 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £132 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £125 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 £1,446, expected £1,273, difference +£173

    Actual £1,446£1,452£1,372Expected £1,273£1,278£1,207Difference +£173+£174+£164

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £173 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £174 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £164 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 Lichfield
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,327£4,345£4,104£4,125£4,142£3,912+£202+£203+£192
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,603£12,657£11,955£12,472£12,525£11,830+£131+£132+£125
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,446£1,452£1,372£1,273£1,278£1,207+£173+£174+£164
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Lichfield received £0.85 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
£4,853£4,801£4,430
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,141£4,096£3,779
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.85
239th of 346, lower than in 68% of local authorities

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

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

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

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

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

Group 9 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 1518,678
  • Aged 16 to 6466,103
  • Aged 651,345
  • Aged 66 and over25,584
  • All residents111,710
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,097 people in Lichfield 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

    35%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    21%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    14%

    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)

    7%

    England and Wales: 8%

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

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Lichfield
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,10635%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,30521%19%
Neurological disease84114%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)85814%12%
Respiratory disease1963%4%
Malignant disease2033%3%
Cardiovascular disease1382%3%
Visual disease831%2%
Endocrine disease591.0%1%
Hearing disorders641%1%
Gastrointestinal disease671%1%
Genitourinary disease520.9%0.9%
Skin disease360.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)270.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract110.2%0.4%
Infectious disease220.4%0.4%
Haematological disease120.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease110.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing00%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Lichfield

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. LichfieldThis area£4,327£4,345£4,104
  2. Stafford0.59£4,308£4,327£4,087Compare
  3. North Somerset0.60£4,650£4,670£4,411Compare
  4. Cheshire East0.62£4,183£4,201£3,968Compare
  5. Stratford-on-Avon0.63£4,339£4,357£4,115Compare
  6. Broadland0.67£4,383£4,401£4,157Compare
  7. Bromsgrove0.70£4,097£4,114£3,886Compare
  8. South Staffordshire0.72£4,570£4,590£4,335Compare
  9. South Norfolk0.73£4,289£4,307£4,068Compare
  10. Stroud0.76£4,180£4,197£3,965Compare
  11. Flintshire0.77£4,773£4,793£4,527Compare
  12. Vale of Glamorgan0.78£4,901£4,922£4,649Compare
  13. Harborough0.80£3,749£3,765£3,556Compare
  14. Rushcliffe0.81£3,683£3,698£3,493Compare
  15. Test Valley0.81£3,983£4,000£3,778Compare
  16. North Kesteven0.81£4,322£4,341£4,100Compare
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Areas most like Lichfield
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Lichfield£4,327£4,345£4,104
Stafford0.59£4,308£4,327£4,087
North Somerset0.60£4,650£4,670£4,411
Cheshire East0.62£4,183£4,201£3,968
Stratford-on-Avon0.63£4,339£4,357£4,115
Broadland0.67£4,383£4,401£4,157
Bromsgrove0.70£4,097£4,114£3,886
South Staffordshire0.72£4,570£4,590£4,335
South Norfolk0.73£4,289£4,307£4,068
Stroud0.76£4,180£4,197£3,965
Flintshire0.77£4,773£4,793£4,527
Vale of Glamorgan0.78£4,901£4,922£4,649
Harborough0.80£3,749£3,765£3,556
Rushcliffe0.81£3,683£3,698£3,493
Test Valley0.81£3,983£4,000£3,778
North Kesteven0.81£4,322£4,341£4,100
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Lichfield

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Lichfield, 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£483.4m£485.4m£458.5m263rd of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,327£4,345£4,104196th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m218th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,886£2,899£2,73882nd of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,603£12,657£11,955228th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£95.6m£96.0m£90.7m293rd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£856£859£812280th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,446£1,452£1,372276th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£299.5m£300.7m£284.0m206th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,681£2,692£2,54374th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,705£11,755£11,10370th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.1m£5.7m317th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51311th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£236£237£224333rd of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.6m£15.6m239th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140149th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£645£647£612257th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m275th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79254th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£18£17289th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m267th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£361£363£343228th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m290th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£109£109£103260th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m247th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£60£60£57200th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£101£101£96184th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£74.1m£74.4m£70.3m294th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629291st of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,121£1,126£1,063283rd of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m319th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£110£111£104334th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m292nd of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119268th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£212£213£201255th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m274th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.74£3.76£3.55251st of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.34£6.36£6.01249th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m228th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.51£3.53£3.33180th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62166th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m311th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.89£4.91£4.64289th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.85239th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202625,687215th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026229.988th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,004.0233rd of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,757274th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.7256th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202668.7293rd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,579232nd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.0140th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9246th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,103268th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.6235th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,946292nd of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202680.1274th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026135.3270th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,469251st of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202613.2209th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.2192nd of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£534.7m£528.9m£488.0m191st of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£4,853£4,801£4,43092nd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.85239th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£202£203£19252nd of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£131£132£125102nd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£173£174£16456th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Lichfield

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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