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Barnsley

In Barnsley, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 80% of local authorities in 2024-25.

251,325 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 Barnsley 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

    £5,079£5,101£4,818

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    67th of 348, higher than in 80% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,874£12,929£12,211

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

    107th of 347, higher than in 69% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,527£2,538£2,397

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

    64th of 350, higher than in 81% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Barnsley
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,079£5,101£4,81867th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,874£12,929£12,211107th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,527£2,538£2,39764th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Barnsley's benefit money go?

People here received £1.3 billion£1.3 billion£1.2 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 Barnsley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £544.5m; Pension Credit £23.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £41.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.5m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £177.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £49.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £29.0m; Universal Credit £292.4m; Housing Benefit £45.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £67.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.1m; Income Support £1.5m; Other benefits £1.7mState Pension: £544.5mPension Credit: £23.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £41.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.5mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £177.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £49.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £29.0mUniversal Credit: £292.4mHousing Benefit: £45.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £67.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.1mIncome Support: £1.5mOther benefits: £1.7m
Spending in Barnsley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £546.8m; Pension Credit £24.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £41.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.5m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £177.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £49.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £29.1m; Universal Credit £293.6m; Housing Benefit £45.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £68.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.1m; Income Support £1.5m; Other benefits £1.7mState Pension: £546.8mPension Credit: £24.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £41.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.5mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £177.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £49.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £29.1mUniversal Credit: £293.6mHousing Benefit: £45.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £68.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.1mIncome Support: £1.5mOther benefits: £1.7m
Spending in Barnsley, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £516.5m; Pension Credit £22.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £39.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.4m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £168.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £47.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £27.5m; Universal Credit £277.3m; Housing Benefit £42.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £64.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.0m; Income Support £1.4m; Other benefits £1.6mState Pension: £516.5mPension Credit: £22.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £39.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.4mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £168.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £47.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £27.5mUniversal Credit: £277.3mHousing Benefit: £42.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £64.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.0mIncome Support: £1.4mOther benefits: £1.6m
  1. State Pension£544.5m£546.8m£516.5m
  2. Pension Credit£23.9m£24.0m£22.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£177.1m£177.9m£168.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
  8. Universal Credit£292.4m£293.6m£277.3m
  9. Housing Benefit£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
  12. Income Support£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
  13. Other benefits£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
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Spending by benefit in Barnsley, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£544.5m£546.8m£516.5m43%Published
Pension Credit£23.9m£24.0m£22.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£177.1m£177.9m£168.0m14%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m2%Published
Universal Credit£292.4m£293.6m£277.3m23%Published
Housing Benefit£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m0.1%Published
Income Support£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m0.1%Published
All benefits£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn100%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 £5,079, expected £5,002, difference +£77

    Actual £5,079£5,101£4,818Expected £5,002£5,024£4,745Difference +£77+£77+£73

    Benefit spending per resident was £77 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £77 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £73 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 £12,874, expected £12,888, difference −£15

    Actual £12,874£12,929£12,211Expected £12,888£12,943£12,225Difference −£15−£15−£14

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £15 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £15 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £14 below 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 £2,527, expected £2,559, difference −£32

    Actual £2,527£2,538£2,397Expected £2,559£2,570£2,427Difference −£32−£32−£30

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £32 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £32 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £30 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 Barnsley
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,079£5,101£4,818£5,002£5,024£4,745+£77+£77+£73
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,874£12,929£12,211£12,888£12,943£12,225−£15−£15−£14
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,527£2,538£2,397£2,559£2,570£2,427−£32−£32−£30
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Barnsley received £2.00 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
£2,378£2,352£2,170
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,753£4,702£4,339
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.00
51st of 346, higher than in 85% 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 Barnsley only with other areas in England.

Group 2 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 1545,709
  • Aged 16 to 64155,030
  • Aged 653,116
  • Aged 66 and over47,470
  • All residents251,325
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

26,223 people in Barnsley receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    35%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    22%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    4%

    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 Barnsley
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders9,10535%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)5,76622%19%
Neurological disease3,17612%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)3,14512%12%
Respiratory disease1,1634%4%
Malignant disease8653%3%
Cardiovascular disease9594%3%
Visual disease3731%2%
Endocrine disease3881%1%
Hearing disorders2000.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease2731%1%
Genitourinary disease1950.7%0.9%
Skin disease1930.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1070.4%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract910.3%0.4%
Infectious disease810.3%0.4%
Haematological disease520.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease460.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing250.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age140.1%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 Barnsley

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. BarnsleyThis area£5,079£5,101£4,818
  2. Doncaster0.35£4,862£4,882£4,612Compare
  3. Rotherham0.43£5,062£5,083£4,801Compare
  4. Rhondda Cynon Taf0.47£5,345£5,368£5,070Compare
  5. North East Lincolnshire0.49£5,283£5,306£5,011Compare
  6. Blaenau Gwent0.51£6,029£6,055£5,719Compare
  7. Torfaen0.53£5,601£5,624£5,312Compare
  8. St. Helens0.63£5,327£5,350£5,053Compare
  9. Halton0.65£5,338£5,361£5,063Compare
  10. Rossendale0.66£4,548£4,567£4,314Compare
  11. Calderdale0.67£4,767£4,787£4,521Compare
  12. Wakefield0.69£4,688£4,708£4,446Compare
  13. Mansfield0.72£4,970£4,991£4,714Compare
  14. Caerphilly0.72£5,669£5,694£5,378Compare
  15. Gateshead0.73£5,152£5,174£4,887Compare
  16. Merthyr Tydfil0.76£5,782£5,806£5,484Compare
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Areas most like Barnsley
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Barnsley£5,079£5,101£4,818
Doncaster0.35£4,862£4,882£4,612
Rotherham0.43£5,062£5,083£4,801
Rhondda Cynon Taf0.47£5,345£5,368£5,070
North East Lincolnshire0.49£5,283£5,306£5,011
Blaenau Gwent0.51£6,029£6,055£5,719
Torfaen0.53£5,601£5,624£5,312
St. Helens0.63£5,327£5,350£5,053
Halton0.65£5,338£5,361£5,063
Rossendale0.66£4,548£4,567£4,314
Calderdale0.67£4,767£4,787£4,521
Wakefield0.69£4,688£4,708£4,446
Mansfield0.72£4,970£4,991£4,714
Caerphilly0.72£5,669£5,694£5,378
Gateshead0.73£5,152£5,174£4,887
Merthyr Tydfil0.76£5,782£5,806£5,484
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Barnsley

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Barnsley, 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£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn65th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,079£5,101£4,81867th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£611.1m£613.7m£579.7m56th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,432£2,442£2,306181st of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,874£12,929£12,211107th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£391.8m£393.4m£371.6m72nd of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,559£1,565£1,47973rd of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,527£2,538£2,39764th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£544.5m£546.8m£516.5m57th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,166£2,176£2,055196th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,470£11,519£10,880207th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.6m83rd of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90118th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£505£477123rd of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m48th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156100th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£869£873£82561st of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m68th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.7680th 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£31102nd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£177.1m£177.9m£168.0m30th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£705£708£66825th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m30th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£198£199£18826th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m34th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£116£11017th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£187£188£17818th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£292.4m£293.6m£277.3m78th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,163£1,168£1,10393rd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,886£1,894£1,78982nd of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m114th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170195th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m41st of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£270£271£25646th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£437£439£41545th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m96th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06195th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59197th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m54th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.03£6.06£5.7255th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.78£9.83£9.2856th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m62nd of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.74£6.77£6.39136th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.0051st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202648,81254th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.2177th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.333rd of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20266,12868th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.480th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.199th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20268,78045th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.991st of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.041st of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202626,22429th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026104.324th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202636,92465th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026146.964th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026238.259th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20266,40035th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.521st of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.324th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£591.6m£585.2m£540.0m173rd of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,378£2,352£2,170298th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.0051st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73118th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£15−£15−£14190th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£32−£32−£30197th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Barnsley

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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