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Blaenau Gwent

In Blaenau Gwent, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 98% of local authorities in 2024-25.

67,712 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.

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How does Blaenau Gwent 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

    £6,029£6,055£5,719

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    5th of 348, higher than in 98% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,294£13,351£12,610

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

    14th of 347, higher than in 96% of local authorities

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

  • Working-age benefits

    £3,155£3,169£2,993

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

    9th of 350, higher than in 97% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Blaenau Gwent
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£6,029£6,055£5,7195th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,294£13,351£12,61014th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,155£3,169£2,9939th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Blaenau Gwent's benefit money go?

People here received £408.2 million£410.0 million£387.2 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 Blaenau Gwent, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £153.6m; Pension Credit £8.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.56m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £65.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.5m; Universal Credit £91.4m; Housing Benefit £20.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £30.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.56m; Other benefits £0.60mState Pension: £153.6mPension Credit: £8.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.56mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £65.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.5mUniversal Credit: £91.4mHousing Benefit: £20.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £30.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.56mOther benefits: £0.60m
Spending in Blaenau Gwent, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £154.3m; Pension Credit £8.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £13.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.57m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £65.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £14.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.5m; Universal Credit £91.8m; Housing Benefit £20.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £31.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.57m; Other benefits £0.60mState Pension: £154.3mPension Credit: £8.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £13.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.57mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £65.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £14.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.5mUniversal Credit: £91.8mHousing Benefit: £20.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £31.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.57mOther benefits: £0.60m
Spending in Blaenau Gwent, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £145.7m; Pension Credit £8.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £12.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.54m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £62.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £13.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.0m; Universal Credit £86.7m; Housing Benefit £19.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £29.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.39m; Income Support £0.54m; Other benefits £0.57mState Pension: £145.7mPension Credit: £8.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £12.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.54mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £62.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £13.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.0mUniversal Credit: £86.7mHousing Benefit: £19.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £29.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.39mIncome Support: £0.54mOther benefits: £0.57m
  1. State Pension£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m
  2. Pension Credit£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m
  8. Universal Credit£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
  12. Income Support£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
  13. Other benefits£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
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Spending by benefit in Blaenau Gwent, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m38%Published
Pension Credit£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m3%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m16%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m2%Published
Universal Credit£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m22%Published
Housing Benefit£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m5%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m8%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m0.1%Published
All benefits£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m100%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 £6,029, expected £5,872, difference +£157

    Actual £6,029£6,055£5,719Expected £5,872£5,897£5,570Difference +£157+£157+£149

    Benefit spending per resident was £157 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £157 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £149 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 £13,294, expected £13,114, difference +£180

    Actual £13,294£13,351£12,610Expected £13,114£13,170£12,439Difference +£180+£181+£171

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £180 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £181 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £171 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 £3,155, expected £3,171, difference −£16

    Actual £3,155£3,169£2,993Expected £3,171£3,184£3,008Difference −£16−£16−£15

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £16 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £16 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £15 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 Blaenau Gwent
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£6,029£6,055£5,719£5,872£5,897£5,570+£157+£157+£149
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,294£13,351£12,610£13,114£13,170£12,439+£180+£181+£171
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£3,155£3,169£2,993£3,171£3,184£3,008−£16−£16−£15
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Blaenau Gwent received £3.53 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
£1,607£1,590£1,467
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,666£5,605£5,172
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£3.53
1st of 346, the highest of 346 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 Blaenau Gwent only with other areas in Wales.

Group 1 of 10 in Wales, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025.15

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1511,866
  • Aged 16 to 6441,756
  • Aged 65871
  • Aged 66 and over13,219
  • All residents67,712
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,327 people in Blaenau Gwent 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

    34%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    25%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    10%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    14%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    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 Blaenau Gwent
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,14334%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,29825%19%
Neurological disease91110%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,31614%12%
Respiratory disease4064%4%
Malignant disease2533%3%
Cardiovascular disease2973%3%
Visual disease1091%2%
Endocrine disease1181%1%
Hearing disorders1031%1%
Gastrointestinal disease880.9%1%
Genitourinary disease850.9%0.9%
Skin disease710.8%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)430.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract190.2%0.4%
Infectious disease230.2%0.4%
Haematological disease210.2%0.2%
Metabolic disease120.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age50.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system00%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Blaenau Gwent

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. Blaenau GwentThis area£6,029£6,055£5,719
  2. Barnsley0.51£5,079£5,101£4,818Compare
  3. Neath Port Talbot0.56£5,948£5,974£5,642Compare
  4. West Dunbartonshire0.56£5,891£5,917£5,588Compare
  5. Rhondda Cynon Taf0.60£5,345£5,368£5,070Compare
  6. Doncaster0.70£4,862£4,882£4,612Compare
  7. Rotherham0.87£5,062£5,083£4,801Compare
  8. Caerphilly0.88£5,669£5,694£5,378Compare
  9. North East Lincolnshire0.88£5,283£5,306£5,011Compare
  10. Gateshead0.89£5,152£5,174£4,887Compare
  11. St. Helens0.89£5,327£5,350£5,053Compare
  12. Torfaen0.90£5,601£5,624£5,312Compare
  13. Merthyr Tydfil0.91£5,782£5,806£5,484Compare
  14. Bolsover0.93£4,891£4,912£4,639Compare
  15. Halton0.94£5,338£5,361£5,063Compare
  16. North Lanarkshire0.95£5,192£5,214£4,925Compare
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Areas most like Blaenau Gwent
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Blaenau Gwent£6,029£6,055£5,719
Barnsley0.51£5,079£5,101£4,818
Neath Port Talbot0.56£5,948£5,974£5,642
West Dunbartonshire0.56£5,891£5,917£5,588
Rhondda Cynon Taf0.60£5,345£5,368£5,070
Doncaster0.70£4,862£4,882£4,612
Rotherham0.87£5,062£5,083£4,801
Caerphilly0.88£5,669£5,694£5,378
North East Lincolnshire0.88£5,283£5,306£5,011
Gateshead0.89£5,152£5,174£4,887
St. Helens0.89£5,327£5,350£5,053
Torfaen0.90£5,601£5,624£5,312
Merthyr Tydfil0.91£5,782£5,806£5,484
Bolsover0.93£4,891£4,912£4,639
Halton0.94£5,338£5,361£5,063
North Lanarkshire0.95£5,192£5,214£4,925
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Blaenau Gwent

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

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Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Blaenau Gwent, 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£408.2m£410.0m£387.2m303rd of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6,029£6,055£5,7195th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m336th of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,595£2,606£2,462140th of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,294£13,351£12,61014th of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£131.7m£132.3m£125.0m227th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,946£1,954£1,84617th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,155£3,169£2,9939th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£153.6m£154.3m£145.7m339th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,269£2,279£2,152164th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,623£11,673£11,025114th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.6m£8.1m237th of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£126£126£11943rd of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£645£648£61266th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m296th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£192£193£18239th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£983£988£93315th of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m225th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.909th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£43£43£4039th of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.5m£65.8m£62.2m168th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£968£972£9181st of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m252nd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£208£209£19716th of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m203rd of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£126£1198th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£203£204£19310th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m258th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,350£1,356£1,28145th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,189£2,199£2,07736th of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m242nd of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£303£304£28741st of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m148th of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£456£458£4331st of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£740£743£7011st of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m282nd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.7446th of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.80£9.85£9.3033rd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m170th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.33£8.36£7.9014th of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£14£1310th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m298th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.85£8.88£8.3928th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£3.531st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202613,612338th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026201.0155th of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,029.729th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,259224th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.49th of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.940th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,696300th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.839th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026204.016th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,323180th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026137.71st of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,488217th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.410th of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026299.14th of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,800214th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.613th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.116th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£108.5m£107.3m£99.0m345th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,607£1,590£1,467347th of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£3.531st of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£157£157£14974th of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£180£181£17179th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£16−£16−£15177th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Blaenau Gwent

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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