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Local authority in North West, England

Trafford

In Trafford, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 75% of local authorities in 2024-25.

239,618 residents (mid-2024)

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Trafford 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 Trafford 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

    £3,929£3,945£3,726

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    264th of 348, lower than in 75% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,956£13,011£12,290

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

    80th of 347, higher than in 77% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,651£1,658£1,566

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

    232nd of 350, lower than in 66% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Trafford
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,929£3,945£3,726264th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,956£13,011£12,29080th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,651£1,658£1,566232nd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Trafford's benefit money go?

People here received £941.4 million£945.4 million£892.9 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 Trafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £472.0m; Pension Credit £19.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £29.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.1m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £94.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £29.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.6m; Universal Credit £188.7m; Housing Benefit £51.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £40.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.3m; Income Support £0.78m; Other benefits £1.8mState Pension: £472.0mPension Credit: £19.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £29.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.1mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £94.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £29.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.6mUniversal Credit: £188.7mHousing Benefit: £51.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £40.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.3mIncome Support: £0.78mOther benefits: £1.8m
Spending in Trafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £474.0m; Pension Credit £19.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £29.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.1m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £94.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £29.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.7m; Universal Credit £189.5m; Housing Benefit £51.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £40.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.3m; Income Support £0.79m; Other benefits £1.8mState Pension: £474.0mPension Credit: £19.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £29.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.1mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £94.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £29.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.7mUniversal Credit: £189.5mHousing Benefit: £51.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £40.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.3mIncome Support: £0.79mOther benefits: £1.8m
Spending in Trafford, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £447.8m; Pension Credit £18.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £27.5m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £89.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £27.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.0m; Universal Credit £179.0m; Housing Benefit £49.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £37.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.2m; Income Support £0.74m; Other benefits £1.7mState Pension: £447.8mPension Credit: £18.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £27.5mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £89.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £27.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.0mUniversal Credit: £179.0mHousing Benefit: £49.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £37.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.2mIncome Support: £0.74mOther benefits: £1.7m
  1. State Pension£472.0m£474.0m£447.8m
  2. Pension Credit£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£94.4m£94.8m£89.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
  8. Universal Credit£188.7m£189.5m£179.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
  12. Income Support£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
  13. Other benefits£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
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Spending by benefit in Trafford, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£472.0m£474.0m£447.8m50%Published
Pension Credit£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£94.4m£94.8m£89.6m10%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m1%Published
Universal Credit£188.7m£189.5m£179.0m20%Published
Housing Benefit£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m4%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m0.2%Published
All benefits£941.4m£945.4m£892.9m100%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 £3,929, expected £3,693, difference +£236

    Actual £3,929£3,945£3,726Expected £3,693£3,708£3,503Difference +£236+£237+£224

    Benefit spending per resident was £236 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £237 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £224 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 £12,956, expected £12,745, difference +£212

    Actual £12,956£13,011£12,290Expected £12,745£12,799£12,089Difference +£212+£213+£201

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £212 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £213 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £201 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 £1,651, expected £1,616, difference +£35

    Actual £1,651£1,658£1,566Expected £1,616£1,623£1,533Difference +£35+£35+£33

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £35 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £35 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £33 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 Trafford
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,929£3,945£3,726£3,693£3,708£3,503+£236+£237+£224
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,956£13,011£12,290£12,745£12,799£12,089+£212+£213+£201
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,651£1,658£1,566£1,616£1,623£1,533+£35+£35+£33
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Trafford received £0.65 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
£5,704£5,642£5,206
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,695£3,655£3,372
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.65
278th of 346, lower than in 80% 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?

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Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Trafford 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 1549,570
  • Aged 16 to 64147,372
  • Aged 652,451
  • Aged 66 and over40,225
  • All residents239,618
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

13,966 people in Trafford 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

    39%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    13%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    11%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    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 Trafford
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders5,40339%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,64219%19%
Neurological disease1,82813%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,57511%12%
Respiratory disease4533%4%
Malignant disease5144%3%
Cardiovascular disease3603%3%
Visual disease1861%2%
Endocrine disease1611%1%
Hearing disorders1290.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1811%1%
Genitourinary disease1451%0.9%
Skin disease890.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)870.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract650.5%0.4%
Infectious disease550.4%0.4%
Haematological disease250.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease310.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing200.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age120.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Trafford

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. TraffordThis area£3,929£3,945£3,726
  2. Spelthorne0.83£3,893£3,909£3,693Compare
  3. Dacorum0.87£3,890£3,907£3,690Compare
  4. Broxbourne0.88£4,339£4,357£4,116Compare
  5. Hertsmere0.92£4,116£4,133£3,904Compare
  6. Swindon0.93£3,767£3,783£3,573Compare
  7. Eastleigh1.03£3,819£3,836£3,623Compare
  8. Tonbridge and Malling1.08£3,947£3,964£3,744Compare
  9. Stockport1.09£4,363£4,382£4,139Compare
  10. Solihull1.11£4,501£4,520£4,270Compare
  11. Sutton1.13£3,684£3,700£3,495Compare
  12. Rushmoor1.15£3,412£3,426£3,236Compare
  13. Bracknell Forest1.16£3,268£3,282£3,100Compare
  14. Milton Keynes1.18£3,600£3,615£3,415Compare
  15. Bexley1.21£3,907£3,923£3,706Compare
  16. Epsom and Ewell1.22£3,450£3,465£3,272Compare
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Areas most like Trafford
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Trafford£3,929£3,945£3,726
Spelthorne0.83£3,893£3,909£3,693
Dacorum0.87£3,890£3,907£3,690
Broxbourne0.88£4,339£4,357£4,116
Hertsmere0.92£4,116£4,133£3,904
Swindon0.93£3,767£3,783£3,573
Eastleigh1.03£3,819£3,836£3,623
Tonbridge and Malling1.08£3,947£3,964£3,744
Stockport1.09£4,363£4,382£4,139
Solihull1.11£4,501£4,520£4,270
Sutton1.13£3,684£3,700£3,495
Rushmoor1.15£3,412£3,426£3,236
Bracknell Forest1.16£3,268£3,282£3,100
Milton Keynes1.18£3,600£3,615£3,415
Bexley1.21£3,907£3,923£3,706
Epsom and Ewell1.22£3,450£3,465£3,272
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Trafford

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Trafford, 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£941.4m£945.4m£892.9m104th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,929£3,945£3,726264th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£521.2m£523.4m£494.3m77th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,175£2,184£2,063244th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,956£13,011£12,29080th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.4m£244.4m£230.9m127th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,016£1,020£963228th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,651£1,658£1,566232nd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£472.0m£474.0m£447.8m74th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,970£1,978£1,869247th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,735£11,785£11,13155th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m110th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£80£76191st of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£474£476£450140th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m94th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£121£115238th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£720£723£683179th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m109th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.51£4.53£4.28211th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25154th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£94.4m£94.8m£89.6m113th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£394£396£374196th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m116th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115208th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m135th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50243rd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£86£86£81248th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£188.7m£189.5m£179.0m123rd of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£788£791£747223rd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,280£1,286£1,215231st of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m89th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204127th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m112th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£167£168£158193rd of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£271£273£257193rd of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m79th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.37£5.39£5.0995th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.73£8.77£8.2882nd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m131st of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.28£3.29£3.11200th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.32£5.35£5.05205th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m54th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.47£7.51£7.0989th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.65278th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202640,81478th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026170.3248th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.6127th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,211116th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.6218th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.7163rd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20266,08094th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.4237th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.2189th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,977120th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.3208th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,867128th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202691.3236th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026148.4238th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,730141st of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.4256th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202618.5256th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£1.4bn£1.3bn£1.2bn54th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£5,704£5,642£5,20669th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.65278th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£236£237£22445th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£212£213£20161st of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£35£35£33133rd of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Trafford

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

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

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

Sources

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  12. 12HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority (Table 3.14). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  13. 13HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by parliamentary constituency (Table 3.15). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  14. 14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. English indices of deprivation 2025. Published 19 November 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  15. 15Welsh Government. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  16. 16Scottish Government. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020. Published 28 January 2020. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  17. 17Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis, 2024 (Nomis NM_30_1). Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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