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Local authority in North West, England

Wirral

In Wirral, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 92% of local authorities in 2024-25.

328,209 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 Wirral 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

    £5,562£5,585£5,276

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    27th of 348, higher than in 92% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,950£13,005£12,284

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

    82nd of 347, higher than in 76% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,652£2,664£2,516

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

    47th of 350, higher than in 86% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Wirral
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,562£5,585£5,27627th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,950£13,005£12,28482nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,652£2,664£2,51647th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Wirral's benefit money go?

People here received £1.8 billion£1.8 billion£1.7 billion 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 Wirral, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £805.8m; Pension Credit £37.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £61.8m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.2m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £233.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £70.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £33.4m; Universal Credit £381.3m; Housing Benefit £92.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £100.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.5m; Income Support £2.3m; Other benefits £2.8mState Pension: £805.8mPension Credit: £37.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £61.8mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.2mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £233.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £70.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £33.4mUniversal Credit: £381.3mHousing Benefit: £92.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £100.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.5mIncome Support: £2.3mOther benefits: £2.8m
Spending in Wirral, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £809.3m; Pension Credit £37.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £62.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.2m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £234.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £71.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £33.5m; Universal Credit £383.0m; Housing Benefit £92.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £100.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.5m; Income Support £2.4m; Other benefits £2.8mState Pension: £809.3mPension Credit: £37.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £62.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.2mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £234.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £71.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £33.5mUniversal Credit: £383.0mHousing Benefit: £92.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £100.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.5mIncome Support: £2.4mOther benefits: £2.8m
Spending in Wirral, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £764.4m; Pension Credit £35.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £58.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.1m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £221.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £67.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £31.7m; Universal Credit £361.7m; Housing Benefit £87.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £95.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.4m; Income Support £2.2m; Other benefits £2.6mState Pension: £764.4mPension Credit: £35.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £58.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.1mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £221.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £67.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £31.7mUniversal Credit: £361.7mHousing Benefit: £87.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £95.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.4mIncome Support: £2.2mOther benefits: £2.6m
  1. State Pension£805.8m£809.3m£764.4m
  2. Pension Credit£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£61.8m£62.1m£58.7m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£233.7m£234.7m£221.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£70.7m£71.0m£67.1m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£33.4m£33.5m£31.7m
  8. Universal Credit£381.3m£383.0m£361.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£92.2m£92.6m£87.4m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
  12. Income Support£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m
  13. Other benefits£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m
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Spending by benefit in Wirral, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£805.8m£809.3m£764.4m44%Published
Pension Credit£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£61.8m£62.1m£58.7m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£233.7m£234.7m£221.6m13%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£70.7m£71.0m£67.1m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£33.4m£33.5m£31.7m2%Published
Universal Credit£381.3m£383.0m£361.7m21%Published
Housing Benefit£92.2m£92.6m£87.4m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m0.1%Published
Income Support£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m0.1%Published
Other benefits£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m0.2%Published
All benefits£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn100%Total

More about Wirral

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 £5,562, expected £4,880, difference +£681

    Actual £5,562£5,585£5,276Expected £4,880£4,901£4,629Difference +£681+£684+£646

    Benefit spending per resident was £681 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £684 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £646 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 £12,950, expected £12,747, difference +£203

    Actual £12,950£13,005£12,284Expected £12,747£12,802£12,091Difference +£203+£204+£192

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £203 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £204 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £192 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 £2,652, expected £2,192, difference +£460

    Actual £2,652£2,664£2,516Expected £2,192£2,202£2,080Difference +£460+£462+£436

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £460 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £462 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £436 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 Wirral
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,562£5,585£5,276£4,880£4,901£4,629+£681+£684+£646
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,950£13,005£12,284£12,747£12,802£12,091+£203+£204+£192
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,652£2,664£2,516£2,192£2,202£2,080+£460+£462+£436
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Wirral received £1.71 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
£3,042£3,009£2,777
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,217£5,160£4,761
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.71
84th of 346, higher than in 75% 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 Wirral only with other areas in England.

Group 4 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 1558,209
  • Aged 16 to 64195,655
  • Aged 654,299
  • Aged 66 and over70,046
  • All residents328,209
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

34,067 people in Wirral receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    41%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    8%

    England and Wales: 8%

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

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Wirral
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders14,09341%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)6,39519%19%
Neurological disease4,01512%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3,39210%12%
Respiratory disease1,4184%4%
Malignant disease1,2514%3%
Cardiovascular disease9023%3%
Visual disease4581%2%
Endocrine disease4231%1%
Hearing disorders3060.9%1%
Gastrointestinal disease4061%1%
Genitourinary disease2850.8%0.9%
Skin disease1960.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1280.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract1270.4%0.4%
Infectious disease960.3%0.4%
Haematological disease500.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease460.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing630.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age110.0%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system60.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Wirral

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. WirralThis area£5,562£5,585£5,276
  2. Gosport0.45£4,882£4,903£4,631Compare
  3. Sefton0.49£5,468£5,491£5,187Compare
  4. North Tyneside0.51£4,795£4,816£4,548Compare
  5. Havant0.71£5,140£5,162£4,875Compare
  6. St. Helens0.73£5,327£5,350£5,053Compare
  7. Erewash0.80£4,695£4,715£4,453Compare
  8. Thanet0.82£5,932£5,957£5,627Compare
  9. Tamworth0.83£4,412£4,431£4,185Compare
  10. Wigan0.83£4,637£4,657£4,398Compare
  11. Eastbourne0.85£5,555£5,579£5,269Compare
  12. Dudley0.86£4,657£4,677£4,418Compare
  13. North East Lincolnshire0.91£5,283£5,306£5,011Compare
  14. Halton1.04£5,338£5,361£5,063Compare
  15. South Tyneside1.05£5,669£5,694£5,378Compare
  16. Torfaen1.10£5,601£5,624£5,312Compare
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Areas most like Wirral
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Wirral£5,562£5,585£5,276
Gosport0.45£4,882£4,903£4,631
Sefton0.49£5,468£5,491£5,187
North Tyneside0.51£4,795£4,816£4,548
Havant0.71£5,140£5,162£4,875
St. Helens0.73£5,327£5,350£5,053
Erewash0.80£4,695£4,715£4,453
Thanet0.82£5,932£5,957£5,627
Tamworth0.83£4,412£4,431£4,185
Wigan0.83£4,637£4,657£4,398
Eastbourne0.85£5,555£5,579£5,269
Dudley0.86£4,657£4,677£4,418
North East Lincolnshire0.91£5,283£5,306£5,011
Halton1.04£5,338£5,361£5,063
South Tyneside1.05£5,669£5,694£5,378
Torfaen1.10£5,601£5,624£5,312
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Wirral

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Wirral, 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£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn19th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,562£5,585£5,27627th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£907.1m£911.0m£860.4m24th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,764£2,776£2,622100th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,950£13,005£12,28482nd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£519.0m£521.2m£492.2m35th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,581£1,588£1,50069th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,652£2,664£2,51647th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£805.8m£809.3m£764.4m24th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,455£2,466£2,329112th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,504£11,553£10,912191st of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m38th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£113£114£10868th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£531£533£504102nd of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.8m£62.1m£58.7m16th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£17945th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£883£886£83751st of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m18th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.81£6.84£6.4644th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£30104th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£233.7m£234.7m£221.6m11th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£712£715£67523rd of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.1m12th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£216£216£20411th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.5m£31.7m20th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£102£9648th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£171£171£16236th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£381.3m£383.0m£361.7m47th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,162£1,167£1,10295th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,949£1,957£1,84970th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.4m40th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£281£282£26652nd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m13th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£306£307£29020th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£513£515£48718th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m68th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.55£4.57£4.32162nd of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24151st of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m15th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.14£7.17£6.7731st of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£1123rd of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m17th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.49£8.52£8.0536th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.7184th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202671,03824th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026216.4107th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.2134th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,98118th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.445th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.2101st of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 202612,48119th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.058th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.264th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202634,06013th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.825th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202644,61144th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026135.994th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026228.073rd of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20267,11124th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.757th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.348th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£989.4m£978.6m£903.0m88th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,042£3,009£2,777219th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.7184th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£681£684£6466th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£203£204£19265th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£460£462£43611th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Wirral

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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