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Local authority in London, England

Hackney

In Hackney, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 76% of local authorities in 2024-25.

268,651 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 Hackney 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

    £4,954£4,975£4,699

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    81st of 348, higher than in 76% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,766£13,824£13,057

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

    3rd of 347, higher than in 99% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £3,345£3,359£3,173

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

    3rd of 350, higher than in 99% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Hackney
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,954£4,975£4,69981st of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,766£13,824£13,0573rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,345£3,359£3,1733rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Hackney's benefit money go?

People here received £1.3 billion£1.3 billion£1.3 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 Hackney, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £213.0m; Pension Credit £52.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £126.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £41.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £23.3m; Universal Credit £563.1m; Housing Benefit £213.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £72.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.6m; Income Support £2.0m; Other benefits £1.1mState Pension: £213.0mPension Credit: £52.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £126.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £41.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £23.3mUniversal Credit: £563.1mHousing Benefit: £213.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £72.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.6mIncome Support: £2.0mOther benefits: £1.1m
Spending in Hackney, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £213.9m; Pension Credit £52.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £19.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £2.0m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £126.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £41.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £23.4m; Universal Credit £565.5m; Housing Benefit £214.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £72.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.7m; Income Support £2.0m; Other benefits £1.1mState Pension: £213.9mPension Credit: £52.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £19.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £2.0mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £126.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £41.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £23.4mUniversal Credit: £565.5mHousing Benefit: £214.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £72.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.7mIncome Support: £2.0mOther benefits: £1.1m
Spending in Hackney, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £202.1m; Pension Credit £49.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £1.9m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £119.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £39.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £22.1m; Universal Credit £534.1m; Housing Benefit £202.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £68.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £2.5m; Income Support £1.9m; Other benefits £1.0mState Pension: £202.1mPension Credit: £49.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £1.9mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £119.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £39.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £22.1mUniversal Credit: £534.1mHousing Benefit: £202.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £68.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £2.5mIncome Support: £1.9mOther benefits: £1.0m
  1. State Pension£213.0m£213.9m£202.1m
  2. Pension Credit£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£126.0m£126.6m£119.6m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
  8. Universal Credit£563.1m£565.5m£534.1m
  9. Housing Benefit£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m
  12. Income Support£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
  13. Other benefits£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
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Spending by benefit in Hackney, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£213.0m£213.9m£202.1m16%Published
Pension Credit£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m4%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m1%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£126.0m£126.6m£119.6m9%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m2%Published
Universal Credit£563.1m£565.5m£534.1m42%Published
Housing Benefit£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m16%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m0.2%Published
Income Support£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m0.2%Published
Other benefits£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m0.1%Published
All benefits£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.3bn100%Total

More about Hackney

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 £4,954, expected £4,211, difference +£743

    Actual £4,954£4,975£4,699Expected £4,211£4,229£3,994Difference +£743+£746+£705

    Benefit spending per resident was £743 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £746 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £705 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 £13,766, expected £13,053, difference +£712

    Actual £13,766£13,824£13,057Expected £13,053£13,109£12,382Difference +£712+£715+£676

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £712 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £715 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £676 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 £3,345, expected £2,812, difference +£533

    Actual £3,345£3,359£3,173Expected £2,812£2,824£2,667Difference +£533+£535+£505

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £533 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £535 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £505 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 Hackney
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,954£4,975£4,699£4,211£4,229£3,994+£743+£746+£705
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,766£13,824£13,057£13,053£13,109£12,382+£712+£715+£676
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£3,345£3,359£3,173£2,812£2,824£2,667+£533+£535+£505
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Hackney received £0.63 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
£7,086£7,009£6,467
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,464£4,415£4,074
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.63
285th of 346, lower than in 82% 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 Hackney only with other areas in England.

Group 1 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 1547,620
  • Aged 16 to 64198,301
  • Aged 651,952
  • Aged 66 and over20,778
  • All residents268,651
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

19,152 people in Hackney 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

    42%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    16%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    9%

    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

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    11%

    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 Hackney
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders8,09542%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,98816%19%
Neurological disease1,7929%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)2,48213%12%
Respiratory disease5363%4%
Malignant disease6073%3%
Cardiovascular disease5743%3%
Visual disease2992%2%
Endocrine disease3772%1%
Hearing disorders2331%1%
Gastrointestinal disease2191%1%
Genitourinary disease2521%0.9%
Skin disease1210.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)1170.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract730.4%0.4%
Infectious disease1480.8%0.4%
Haematological disease1610.8%0.2%
Metabolic disease440.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing190.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age80.0%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system70.0%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Hackney

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. HackneyThis area£4,954£4,975£4,699
  2. Lewisham0.70£4,392£4,410£4,166Compare
  3. Haringey0.72£4,871£4,892£4,621Compare
  4. Tower Hamlets0.80£3,946£3,962£3,743Compare
  5. Greenwich1.17£3,946£3,962£3,743Compare
  6. Waltham Forest1.22£3,836£3,852£3,639Compare
  7. Ealing1.36£4,223£4,241£4,006Compare
  8. Southwark1.46£3,861£3,877£3,662Compare
  9. Brent1.59£4,691£4,711£4,450Compare
  10. Newham1.62£3,864£3,881£3,665Compare
  11. Hounslow1.82£3,795£3,811£3,599Compare
  12. Islington1.91£4,580£4,600£4,344Compare
  13. Lambeth1.94£3,996£4,013£3,791Compare
  14. Hammersmith and Fulham1.96£3,872£3,889£3,673Compare
  15. Croydon2.00£4,250£4,269£4,032Compare
  16. Reading2.02£3,289£3,303£3,120Compare
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Areas most like Hackney
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Hackney£4,954£4,975£4,699
Lewisham0.70£4,392£4,410£4,166
Haringey0.72£4,871£4,892£4,621
Tower Hamlets0.80£3,946£3,962£3,743
Greenwich1.17£3,946£3,962£3,743
Waltham Forest1.22£3,836£3,852£3,639
Ealing1.36£4,223£4,241£4,006
Southwark1.46£3,861£3,877£3,662
Brent1.59£4,691£4,711£4,450
Newham1.62£3,864£3,881£3,665
Hounslow1.82£3,795£3,811£3,599
Islington1.91£4,580£4,600£4,344
Lambeth1.94£3,996£4,013£3,791
Hammersmith and Fulham1.96£3,872£3,889£3,673
Croydon2.00£4,250£4,269£4,032
Reading2.02£3,289£3,303£3,120
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Hackney

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Hackney, 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£1.3bn53rd of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,954£4,975£4,69981st of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£286.0m£287.2m£271.3m255th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,065£1,069£1,010344th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,766£13,824£13,0573rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£663.3m£666.1m£629.1m17th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,469£2,479£2,3422nd of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,345£3,359£3,1733rd of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£213.0m£213.9m£202.1m295th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£793£796£752346th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£10,252£10,296£9,725339th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m16th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£194£194£1844th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£2,503£2,513£2,3742nd of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m194th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67336th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£916£920£86934th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m29th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.9726th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£95£95£902nd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£126.0m£126.6m£119.6m71st of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£469£471£445133rd of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.3m£41.4m£39.1m56th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£154£14690th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m55th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£8286th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£117£118£111136th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£563.1m£565.5m£534.1m16th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£2,096£2,105£1,9882nd of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,840£2,852£2,6944th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m3rd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£794£797£7533rd of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m36th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£269£270£25549th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£364£366£34595th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m13th of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.84£9.88£9.331st of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£135th of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m25th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.54£7.57£7.1523rd of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.6846th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m137th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85332nd of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.63285th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,098264th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 202682.3347th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,063.51st of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20268,25426th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.722nd of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026397.32nd of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,889199th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.5338th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.236th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202619,14969th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.3132nd of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202652,04325th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026193.73rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026262.430th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20265,35352nd of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.978th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.0127th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£1.9bn£1.9bn£1.7bn26th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£7,086£7,009£6,46746th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.63285th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£743£746£7055th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£712£715£6764th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£533£535£5057th 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 Hackney

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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