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Richmond upon Thames

In Richmond upon Thames, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 96% of local authorities in 2024-25.

196,975 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 Richmond upon Thames 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

    £3,379£3,393£3,205

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    335th of 348, lower than in 96% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,433£12,486£11,793

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

    289th of 347, lower than in 83% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £1,335£1,340£1,266

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

    304th of 350, lower than in 86% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Richmond upon Thames
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£3,379£3,393£3,205335th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,433£12,486£11,793289th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,335£1,340£1,266304th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Richmond upon Thames's benefit money go?

People here received £665.6 million£668.4 million£631.3 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 Richmond upon Thames, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £363.5m; Pension Credit £16.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.68m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £42.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.4m; Universal Credit £138.3m; Housing Benefit £47.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £20.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.2m; Income Support £0.37m; Other benefits £1.2mState Pension: £363.5mPension Credit: £16.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.68mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £42.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.4mUniversal Credit: £138.3mHousing Benefit: £47.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £20.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.2mIncome Support: £0.37mOther benefits: £1.2m
Spending in Richmond upon Thames, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £365.1m; Pension Credit £16.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.68m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £42.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.4m; Universal Credit £138.9m; Housing Benefit £47.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £20.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.2m; Income Support £0.37m; Other benefits £1.2mState Pension: £365.1mPension Credit: £16.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.68mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £42.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.4mUniversal Credit: £138.9mHousing Benefit: £47.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £20.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.2mIncome Support: £0.37mOther benefits: £1.2m
Spending in Richmond upon Thames, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £344.8m; Pension Credit £15.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.64m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £40.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £6.1m; Universal Credit £131.2m; Housing Benefit £44.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £19.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £1.2m; Income Support £0.35m; Other benefits £1.1mState Pension: £344.8mPension Credit: £15.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.64mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £40.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £6.1mUniversal Credit: £131.2mHousing Benefit: £44.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £19.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £1.2mIncome Support: £0.35mOther benefits: £1.1m
  1. State Pension£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m
  2. Pension Credit£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m
  8. Universal Credit£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m
  9. Housing Benefit£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m
  12. Income Support£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
  13. Other benefits£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
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Spending by benefit in Richmond upon Thames, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m55%Published
Pension Credit£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m6%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m2%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m1.0%Published
Universal Credit£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m21%Published
Housing Benefit£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m7%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m3%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m0.2%Published
Income Support£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m0.1%Published
Other benefits£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m0.2%Published
All benefits£665.6m£668.4m£631.3m100%Total

More about Richmond upon Thames

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 £3,379, expected £3,364, difference +£15

    Actual £3,379£3,393£3,205Expected £3,364£3,378£3,191Difference +£15+£15+£14

    Benefit spending per resident was £15 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £15 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £14 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 £12,433, expected £12,595, difference −£162

    Actual £12,433£12,486£11,793Expected £12,595£12,649£11,947Difference −£162−£163−£154

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £162 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £163 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £154 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 £1,335, expected £1,307, difference +£27

    Actual £1,335£1,340£1,266Expected £1,307£1,313£1,240Difference +£27+£27+£26

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £27 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £27 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £26 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 Richmond upon Thames
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£3,379£3,393£3,205£3,364£3,378£3,191+£15+£15+£14
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,433£12,486£11,793£12,595£12,649£11,947−£162−£163−£154
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,335£1,340£1,266£1,307£1,313£1,240+£27+£27+£26
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Richmond upon Thames received £0.19 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
£17,206£17,019£15,704
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£3,197£3,163£2,918
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£0.19
341st of 346, lower than in 98% 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 Richmond upon Thames only with other areas in England.

Group 10 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 1538,402
  • Aged 16 to 64124,921
  • Aged 651,936
  • Aged 66 and over31,716
  • All residents196,975
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

6,413 people in Richmond upon Thames 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

    46%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    12%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    14%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    10%

    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 Richmond upon Thames
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders2,94746%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)75012%19%
Neurological disease90614%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)63910%12%
Respiratory disease1753%4%
Malignant disease2474%3%
Cardiovascular disease1843%3%
Visual disease1102%2%
Endocrine disease831%1%
Hearing disorders761%1%
Gastrointestinal disease580.9%1%
Genitourinary disease631.0%0.9%
Skin disease380.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)380.6%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract230.4%0.4%
Infectious disease380.6%0.4%
Haematological disease120.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease70.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing80.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age60.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Richmond upon Thames

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. Richmond upon ThamesThis area£3,379£3,393£3,205
  2. St Albans1.17£3,395£3,410£3,221Compare
  3. Elmbridge1.24£3,414£3,429£3,239Compare
  4. Bromley1.42£3,927£3,943£3,725Compare
  5. Woking1.70£3,448£3,463£3,271Compare
  6. Surrey Heath1.74£3,517£3,532£3,336Compare
  7. Brentwood1.75£3,723£3,739£3,532Compare
  8. Three Rivers1.78£3,613£3,628£3,427Compare
  9. Wokingham1.86£3,027£3,040£2,871Compare
  10. Kingston upon Thames1.90£3,374£3,388£3,200Compare
  11. Runnymede1.91£3,427£3,442£3,251Compare
  12. Hart1.92£3,449£3,464£3,272Compare
  13. Epsom and Ewell1.95£3,450£3,465£3,272Compare
  14. Reigate and Banstead1.98£3,511£3,526£3,331Compare
  15. East Hertfordshire1.99£3,612£3,627£3,426Compare
  16. Windsor and Maidenhead2.02£3,358£3,373£3,186Compare
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Areas most like Richmond upon Thames
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Richmond upon Thames£3,379£3,393£3,205
St Albans1.17£3,395£3,410£3,221
Elmbridge1.24£3,414£3,429£3,239
Bromley1.42£3,927£3,943£3,725
Woking1.70£3,448£3,463£3,271
Surrey Heath1.74£3,517£3,532£3,336
Brentwood1.75£3,723£3,739£3,532
Three Rivers1.78£3,613£3,628£3,427
Wokingham1.86£3,027£3,040£2,871
Kingston upon Thames1.90£3,374£3,388£3,200
Runnymede1.91£3,427£3,442£3,251
Hart1.92£3,449£3,464£3,272
Epsom and Ewell1.95£3,450£3,465£3,272
Reigate and Banstead1.98£3,511£3,526£3,331
East Hertfordshire1.99£3,612£3,627£3,426
Windsor and Maidenhead2.02£3,358£3,373£3,186
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Richmond upon Thames

Each share is the part of Richmond upon Thames's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Richmond upon Thames, 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£665.6m£668.4m£631.3m168th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,379£3,393£3,205335th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m147th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,002£2,010£1,899275th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,433£12,486£11,793289th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£166.7m£167.4m£158.1m180th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£846£850£803285th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,335£1,340£1,266304th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£363.5m£365.1m£344.8m143rd of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,845£1,853£1,751266th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,462£11,510£10,872211th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m131st of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78178th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£509£511£483119th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m282nd of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67335th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£441£443£418347th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m185th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.43£3.44£3.25293rd of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£21£21£20224th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m249th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£215£216£204340th of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m257th of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67347th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.1m259th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£32£33£31343rd of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£51£51£48346th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£138.3m£138.9m£131.2m167th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£702£705£666268th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,107£1,112£1,050286th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m104th of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£239£240£227100th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m223rd of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98315th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£163£164£155319th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£1.2m82nd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.26£6.29£5.9436th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.87£9.91£9.3631st of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m242nd of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.87£1.87£1.77307th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79317th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m128th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63212th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.19341st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202631,602144th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026160.4270th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026996.4289th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,750181st of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.0291st of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202686.7220th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,949280th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.0335th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202693.0348th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,403251st of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202632.5340th of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,724214th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202664.6327th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026101.9333rd of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,390267th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.1346th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202611.1347th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£3.4bn£3.3bn£3.1bn7th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£17,206£17,019£15,7046th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£0.19341st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£15£15£14160th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£162−£163−£154262nd of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£27£27£26137th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Richmond upon Thames

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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