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Newcastle-under-Lyme

In Newcastle-under-Lyme, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 51% of local authorities in 2024-25.

127,474 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme 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

    £4,486£4,505£4,255

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    171st of 348, higher than in 51% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,946£13,001£12,280

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

    85th of 347, higher than in 75% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,689£1,696£1,602

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

    227th of 350, lower than in 64% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Newcastle-under-Lyme
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,486£4,505£4,255171st of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,946£13,001£12,28085th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,689£1,696£1,602227th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Newcastle-under-Lyme's benefit money go?

People here received £571.8 million£574.3 million£542.4 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £307.8m; Pension Credit £9.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.63m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.6m; Universal Credit £97.4m; Housing Benefit £21.9m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.55m; Income Support £0.57m; Other benefits £0.52mState Pension: £307.8mPension Credit: £9.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.63mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.6mUniversal Credit: £97.4mHousing Benefit: £21.9mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.55mIncome Support: £0.57mOther benefits: £0.52m
Spending in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £309.1m; Pension Credit £9.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.64m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £62.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.6m; Universal Credit £97.8m; Housing Benefit £22.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.55m; Income Support £0.57m; Other benefits £0.52mState Pension: £309.1mPension Credit: £9.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.64mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £62.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.6mUniversal Credit: £97.8mHousing Benefit: £22.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.55mIncome Support: £0.57mOther benefits: £0.52m
Spending in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £291.9m; Pension Credit £8.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £20.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.60m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.1m; Universal Credit £92.4m; Housing Benefit £20.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.52m; Income Support £0.54m; Other benefits £0.49mState Pension: £291.9mPension Credit: £8.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £20.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.60mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.1mUniversal Credit: £92.4mHousing Benefit: £20.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.52mIncome Support: £0.54mOther benefits: £0.49m
  1. State Pension£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m
  2. Pension Credit£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m
  8. Universal Credit£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
  12. Income Support£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
  13. Other benefits£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
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Spending by benefit in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m54%Published
Pension Credit£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m11%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m1%Published
Universal Credit£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m17%Published
Housing Benefit£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m0.1%Published
All benefits£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m100%Total

More about Newcastle-under-Lyme

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 £4,486, expected £4,627, difference −£141

    Actual £4,486£4,505£4,255Expected £4,627£4,647£4,389Difference −£141−£142−£134

    Benefit spending per resident was £141 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £142 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £134 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 £12,946, expected £12,662, difference +£285

    Actual £12,946£13,001£12,280Expected £12,662£12,715£12,010Difference +£285+£286+£270

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £285 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £286 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £270 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 £1,689, expected £1,939, difference −£250

    Actual £1,689£1,696£1,602Expected £1,939£1,947£1,839Difference −£250−£251−£237

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £250 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £251 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £237 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,486£4,505£4,255£4,627£4,647£4,389−£141−£142−£134
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,946£13,001£12,280£12,662£12,715£12,010+£285+£286+£270
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,689£1,696£1,602£1,939£1,947£1,839−£250−£251−£237
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Newcastle-under-Lyme received £1.23 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
£3,457£3,419£3,155
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,267£4,220£3,894
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.23
170th of 346, higher than in 51% 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme only with other areas in England.

Group 5 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1520,482
  • Aged 16 to 6479,209
  • Aged 651,534
  • Aged 66 and over26,249
  • All residents127,474
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,872 people in Newcastle-under-Lyme 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

    33%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    21%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    14%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,94433%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,90421%19%
Neurological disease1,18913%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,25214%12%
Respiratory disease3914%4%
Malignant disease2953%3%
Cardiovascular disease2383%3%
Visual disease1362%2%
Endocrine disease770.9%1%
Hearing disorders1071%1%
Gastrointestinal disease730.8%1%
Genitourinary disease690.8%0.9%
Skin disease760.9%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)390.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract180.2%0.4%
Infectious disease240.3%0.4%
Haematological disease130.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease160.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Newcastle-under-Lyme

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. Newcastle-under-LymeThis area£4,486£4,505£4,255
  2. Canterbury0.31£4,593£4,612£4,357Compare
  3. Erewash0.51£4,695£4,715£4,453Compare
  4. Falkirk0.54£4,713£4,733£4,470Compare
  5. Amber Valley0.54£4,725£4,745£4,482Compare
  6. West Lancashire0.69£4,627£4,647£4,389Compare
  7. Lancaster0.70£4,559£4,579£4,325Compare
  8. Fife0.79£4,980£5,001£4,723Compare
  9. North East Derbyshire0.80£4,887£4,908£4,636Compare
  10. Bridgend0.89£5,310£5,332£5,037Compare
  11. Wyre Forest0.90£5,147£5,169£4,882Compare
  12. Darlington0.94£4,795£4,815£4,548Compare
  13. Newark and Sherwood0.97£4,642£4,662£4,403Compare
  14. High Peak0.97£4,523£4,543£4,291Compare
  15. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1.03£4,573£4,593£4,338Compare
  16. Renfrewshire1.05£4,723£4,743£4,480Compare
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Areas most like Newcastle-under-Lyme
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Newcastle-under-Lyme£4,486£4,505£4,255
Canterbury0.31£4,593£4,612£4,357
Erewash0.51£4,695£4,715£4,453
Falkirk0.54£4,713£4,733£4,470
Amber Valley0.54£4,725£4,745£4,482
West Lancashire0.69£4,627£4,647£4,389
Lancaster0.70£4,559£4,579£4,325
Fife0.79£4,980£5,001£4,723
North East Derbyshire0.80£4,887£4,908£4,636
Bridgend0.89£5,310£5,332£5,037
Wyre Forest0.90£5,147£5,169£4,882
Darlington0.94£4,795£4,815£4,548
Newark and Sherwood0.97£4,642£4,662£4,403
High Peak0.97£4,523£4,543£4,291
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1.03£4,573£4,593£4,338
Renfrewshire1.05£4,723£4,743£4,480
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Newcastle-under-Lyme

Each share is the part of Newcastle-under-Lyme's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Newcastle-under-Lyme, 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£571.8m£574.3m£542.4m209th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,486£4,505£4,255171st of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m196th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,666£2,677£2,529120th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,946£13,001£12,28085th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£133.7m£134.3m£126.9m222nd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,049£1,054£995217th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,689£1,696£1,602227th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m194th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,414£2,425£2,290124th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,12261st of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.3m£9.4m£8.9m219th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£73£74£69221st of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£356£357£337217th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m152nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£174£16479th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£841£845£79879th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m200th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.97£4.99£4.71174th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23183rd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.7m£62.0m£58.5m182nd of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£484£486£459129th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m250th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£105249th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m200th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£67£64163rd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£108£108£102163rd of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£97.4m£97.8m£92.4m238th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£764£767£725231st of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,229£1,234£1,166242nd of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m229th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£172£172£163213th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m168th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£210£210£199118th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£337£339£320117th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m210th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11191st of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.97£7.00£6.61195th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m168th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.45£4.47£4.22133rd of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.15£7.18£6.78135th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m322nd of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.07£4.09£3.86330th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.23170th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,686200th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026209.3130th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.7107th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,449205th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.2185th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.3195th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,451167th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.994th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.697th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,878189th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.7138th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,380207th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026105.0183rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026168.9194th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,807213th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.2180th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.8178th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£436.1m£431.3m£398.0m226th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,457£3,419£3,155180th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.23170th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£141−£142−£134262nd of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£285£286£27032nd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£250−£251−£237314th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Newcastle-under-Lyme

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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  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.
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  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.
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