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Local authority in West Midlands, England

Stafford

In Stafford, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 57% of local authorities in 2024-25.

141,610 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 Stafford 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

    £4,308£4,327£4,087

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    200th of 348, lower than in 57% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,595£12,649£11,947

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

    232nd of 347, lower than in 66% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,487£1,494£1,411

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

    263rd of 350, lower than in 75% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Stafford
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,327£4,087200th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,595£12,649£11,947232nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,487£1,494£1,411263rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Stafford's benefit money go?

People here received £610.1 million£612.7 million£578.7 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 Stafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £364.8m; Pension Credit £7.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £54.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.5m; Universal Credit £95.6m; Housing Benefit £19.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.50m; Income Support £0.41m; Other benefits £0.93mState Pension: £364.8mPension Credit: £7.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £54.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.5mUniversal Credit: £95.6mHousing Benefit: £19.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.50mIncome Support: £0.41mOther benefits: £0.93m
Spending in Stafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £366.4m; Pension Credit £7.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £55.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £96.0m; Housing Benefit £19.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £22.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.50m; Income Support £0.41m; Other benefits £0.93mState Pension: £366.4mPension Credit: £7.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £55.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £96.0mHousing Benefit: £19.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £22.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.50mIncome Support: £0.41mOther benefits: £0.93m
Spending in Stafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £346.1m; Pension Credit £7.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £20.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.50m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £52.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.2m; Universal Credit £90.6m; Housing Benefit £18.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.47m; Income Support £0.38m; Other benefits £0.88mState Pension: £346.1mPension Credit: £7.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £20.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.50mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £52.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.2mUniversal Credit: £90.6mHousing Benefit: £18.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.47mIncome Support: £0.38mOther benefits: £0.88m
  1. State Pension£364.8m£366.4m£346.1m
  2. Pension Credit£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£54.9m£55.1m£52.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.5m£7.6m£7.2m
  8. Universal Credit£95.6m£96.0m£90.6m
  9. Housing Benefit£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
  12. Income Support£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m
  13. Other benefits£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m
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Spending by benefit in Stafford, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£364.8m£366.4m£346.1m60%Published
Pension Credit£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m1%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£54.9m£55.1m£52.0m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.5m£7.6m£7.2m1%Published
Universal Credit£95.6m£96.0m£90.6m16%Published
Housing Benefit£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m0.2%Published
All benefits£610.1m£612.7m£578.7m100%Total

More about Stafford

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 £4,308, expected £4,249, difference +£59

    Actual £4,308£4,327£4,087Expected £4,249£4,267£4,030Difference +£59+£60+£56

    Benefit spending per resident was £59 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £60 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £56 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 £12,595, expected £12,521, difference +£74

    Actual £12,595£12,649£11,947Expected £12,521£12,575£11,877Difference +£74+£74+£70

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £74 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £74 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £70 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 £1,487, expected £1,466, difference +£22

    Actual £1,487£1,494£1,411Expected £1,466£1,472£1,390Difference +£22+£22+£21

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £22 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £22 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £21 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 Stafford
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,308£4,327£4,087£4,249£4,267£4,030+£59+£60+£56
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,595£12,649£11,947£12,521£12,575£11,877+£74+£74+£70
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,487£1,494£1,411£1,466£1,472£1,390+£22+£22+£21
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Stafford received £1.16 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
£3,545£3,506£3,235
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,099£4,054£3,741
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.16
185th of 346, lower than in 53% 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 Stafford only with other areas in England.

Group 8 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 1523,667
  • Aged 16 to 6484,831
  • Aged 651,804
  • Aged 66 and over31,308
  • All residents141,610
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

7,937 people in Stafford 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)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    15%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    13%

    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 Stafford
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,93437%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,54419%19%
Neurological disease1,17515%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,03413%12%
Respiratory disease2413%4%
Malignant disease2513%3%
Cardiovascular disease1692%3%
Visual disease1051%2%
Endocrine disease660.8%1%
Hearing disorders1061%1%
Gastrointestinal disease630.8%1%
Genitourinary disease500.6%0.9%
Skin disease610.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)450.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract330.4%0.4%
Infectious disease210.3%0.4%
Haematological disease130.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease80.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing50.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Stafford

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. StaffordThis area£4,308£4,327£4,087
  2. Lichfield0.59£4,327£4,345£4,104Compare
  3. Cheshire West and Chester0.67£4,429£4,448£4,201Compare
  4. East Lothian0.73£4,331£4,349£4,108Compare
  5. Stratford-on-Avon0.77£4,339£4,357£4,115Compare
  6. Cheshire East0.79£4,183£4,201£3,968Compare
  7. South Norfolk0.79£4,289£4,307£4,068Compare
  8. Harborough0.82£3,749£3,765£3,556Compare
  9. Bromsgrove0.83£4,097£4,114£3,886Compare
  10. North Somerset0.86£4,650£4,670£4,411Compare
  11. North Kesteven0.86£4,322£4,341£4,100Compare
  12. Test Valley0.87£3,983£4,000£3,778Compare
  13. East Hampshire0.89£4,026£4,043£3,819Compare
  14. Horsham0.90£4,030£4,047£3,823Compare
  15. Mid Suffolk0.90£4,282£4,300£4,061Compare
  16. South Staffordshire0.91£4,570£4,590£4,335Compare
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Areas most like Stafford
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Stafford£4,308£4,327£4,087
Lichfield0.59£4,327£4,345£4,104
Cheshire West and Chester0.67£4,429£4,448£4,201
East Lothian0.73£4,331£4,349£4,108
Stratford-on-Avon0.77£4,339£4,357£4,115
Cheshire East0.79£4,183£4,201£3,968
South Norfolk0.79£4,289£4,307£4,068
Harborough0.82£3,749£3,765£3,556
Bromsgrove0.83£4,097£4,114£3,886
North Somerset0.86£4,650£4,670£4,411
North Kesteven0.86£4,322£4,341£4,100
Test Valley0.87£3,983£4,000£3,778
East Hampshire0.89£4,026£4,043£3,819
Horsham0.90£4,030£4,047£3,823
Mid Suffolk0.90£4,282£4,300£4,061
South Staffordshire0.91£4,570£4,590£4,335
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Stafford

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Stafford, 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£610.1m£612.7m£578.7m191st of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,327£4,087200th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m148th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,785£2,796£2,64197th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,595£12,649£11,947232nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£126.2m£126.7m£119.7m236th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£891£895£845269th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,487£1,494£1,411263rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£364.8m£366.4m£346.1m142nd of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,576£2,587£2,44492nd of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,653£11,703£11,05495th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.9m£7.9m£7.5m255th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£56£53307th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£251£252£238320th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m163rd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141144th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£674£677£639233rd of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m232nd of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.75£3.77£3.56267th 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£17£16303rd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.9m£55.1m£52.0m205th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£387£389£368203rd of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m254th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94289th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.2m223rd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£54£51239th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84231st of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.6m£96.0m£90.6m245th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£675£678£640284th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,126£1,131£1,068281st of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m254th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132287th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m210th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149206th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£261£263£248200th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m233rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.53£3.55£3.35271st of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60269th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.38m225th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.86£2.87£2.71234th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.78£4.80£4.53225th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m184th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23148th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.16185th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,504145th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026222.595th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,006.3216th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,022240th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.3283rd of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202664.6307th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,356172nd of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.8162nd of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.1254th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,937214th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202656.1223rd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,142225th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.7254th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026143.1251st of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,690223rd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.9238th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.9235th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£497.4m£492.0m£454.0m204th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,545£3,506£3,235167th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.16185th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£59£60£56133rd of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£74£74£70138th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£22£22£21141st of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Stafford

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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