Constituency in London, England

Cities of London and Westminster

In Cities of London and Westminster, benefit spending per resident was lower than in 89% of constituencies in 2024-25.

131,247 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Rachel Blake, Labour (Co-op), since 4 July 2024

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Prices

Adjusted for inflation (GDP deflator)Adjusted for inflation (CPI)Cash, not adjusted

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 Cities of London and Westminster compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the constituencies in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

All benefits
£3,608£3,623£3,422
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
564th of 631, lower than in 89% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Pensioner benefits
£11,452£11,501£10,863
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
631st of 631, the lowest of 631 constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Working-age benefits
£1,592£1,599£1,510
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
443rd of 632, lower than in 70% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Cities of London and Westminster
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£3,608£3,623£3,422	564th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,452£11,501£10,863	631st of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,592£1,599£1,510	443rd of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Cities of London and Westminster's benefit money go?

People here received £473.5 million£475.5 million£449.2 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

State Pension£155.4m£156.1m£147.5m33%
Pension Credit£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m4%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m2%
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m0.2%
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m8%
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m2%
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m1%
Universal Credit£127.5m£128.1m£121.0m27%
Housing Benefit£78.3m£78.6m£74.3m17%
Employment and Support Allowance£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m5%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m0.1%
Income Support£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m0.1%
Other benefits£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m0.1%

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Spending by benefit in Cities of London and Westminster, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£155.4m£156.1m£147.5m	33%	Published
Pension Credit	£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m	4%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m	2%	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m	0.2%	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m	8%	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m	2%	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m	1%	Published
Universal Credit	£127.5m£128.1m£121.0m	27%	Published
Housing Benefit	£78.3m£78.6m£74.3m	17%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m	5%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m	0.1%	Published
Other benefits	£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m	0.1%	Published
All benefits	£473.5m£475.5m£449.2m	100%	Total

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How has it changed over time?

Trends

Spending and claims over time

Each small chart starts at zero and has its own scale. Spending is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Dotted years are estimates. A dashed line marks a change to boundaries or methods.^1-11

Spending per person in the age group

All benefits
per resident
£3,608£3,623£3,4222024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£11,452£11,501£10,8632024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,592£1,599£1,5102024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£9,580£9,621£9,0872024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£1,312£1,317£1,2442024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£515£517£4892024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£45£45£432024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£304£306£2892024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£72£73£692024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£57£57£542024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,271£1,277£1,2062024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£597£599£5662024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£253£254£2402024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£6.38£6.41£6.052024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£4.07£4.09£3.862024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£1.92£1.93£1.822024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Cities of London and Westminster
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£3,436£3,399£3,136	£3,608£3,623£3,422
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£11,466£11,342£10,465	£11,452£11,501£10,863
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£558£560£417	£857£867£658	£1,428£1,510£1,153	£1,529£1,561£1,239	£1,336£1,327£1,159	£1,425£1,410£1,301	£1,592£1,599£1,510
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£9,274£9,174£8,465	£9,580£9,621£9,087
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£1,315£1,319£983	£1,287£1,302£988	£1,267£1,340£1,023	£1,243£1,270£1,008	£1,200£1,192£1,041	£1,257£1,244£1,148	£1,312£1,317£1,244
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£531£532£397	£535£542£411	£502£531£405	£495£505£401	£476£472£413	£499£494£456	£515£517£489
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£220£224£178	£460£457£399	£435£430£397	£45£45£43
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£146£146£109	£169£171£130	£205£217£165	£231£236£187	£238£236£206	£268£265£244	£304£306£289
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£113£114£85	£95£96£73	£80£84£64	£75£77£61	£68£67£59	£70£69£64	£72£73£69
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£45£45£34	£49£50£38	£50£53£40	£52£53£42	£49£48£42	£52£52£48	£57£57£54
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£362£367£278	£957£1,011£772	£1,101£1,125£893	£976£969£846	£1,084£1,072£990	£1,271£1,277£1,206
Housing Benefit, per resident	£933£936£698	£838£848£643	£772£816£623	£732£747£593	£634£630£550	£615£609£562	£597£599£566
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£439£441£329	£401£406£308	£374£396£302	£350£357£283	£290£288£252	£273£270£249	£253£254£240
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£42£42£31	£20£21£16	£29£31£23	£14£14£11	£8.87£8.81£7.69	£7.75£7.66£7.07	£6.38£6.41£6.05
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£31£32£24	£24£24£18	£19£20£15	£12£13£10	£13£13£11	£8.72£8.63£7.96	£4.07£4.09£3.86
Other benefits, per resident	£4.13£4.14£3.09	£3.62£3.67£2.78	£3.01£3.18£2.43	£2.41£2.46£1.95	£1.49£1.48£1.29	£1.19£1.18£1.09	£1.92£1.93£1.82

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
880.2March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
190.8March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
105.6March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
44.7July 2026
July 2025July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
121.3May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
13.3March 2026
May 2025March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Cities of London and Westminster
Measure	May 2025	July 2025	August 2025	October 2025	November 2025	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	April 2026	May 2026	July 2026
State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	863.4		871.4		874.7			880.2
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	185.1		187.9		188.8			190.8
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	98.1		100.2		103.5			105.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		41.6		42.1		42.8			43.9		44.7
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	107.9		113.5		120.4		120.6			121.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	12.3		12.8		13.2			13.3

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 constituencies.

All benefits, per resident^{1-11, 14-17}
Actual £3,608£3,623£3,422Expected £3,719£3,734£3,527Difference −£111−£111−£105
Benefit spending per resident was £111 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £111 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £105 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over^{1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17}
Actual £11,452£11,501£10,863Expected £12,966£13,021£12,298Difference −£1,513−£1,520−£1,435
Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £1,513 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £1,520 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £1,435 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64^{1-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17}
Actual £1,592£1,599£1,510Expected £1,595£1,602£1,513Difference −£2.45−£2.46−£2.32
Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £2.45 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £2.46 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £2.32 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, 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 Cities of London and Westminster
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£3,608£3,623£3,422	£3,719£3,734£3,527	−£111−£111−£105
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£11,452£11,501£10,863	£12,966£13,021£12,298	−£1,513−£1,520−£1,435
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£1,592£1,599£1,510	£1,595£1,602£1,513	−£2.45−£2.46−£2.32

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Cities of London and Westminster received £0.09 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 resident^9-13: £36,344£35,950£33,172; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £3,436£3,399£3,136
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £0.09; 631st of 631, the lowest of 631 constituencies

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 Cities of London and Westminster only with other areas in England.

Group 6 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 1513,57210%
Aged 16 to 64100,30176%
Aged 651,1480.9%
Aged 66 and over16,22612%
All residents131,247100%

Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

5,876 people in Cities of London and Westminster 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
44%
England and Wales: 39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)
13%
England and Wales: 19%
Neurological disease
11%
England and Wales: 13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
15%
England and Wales: 12%
Respiratory disease
2%
England and Wales: 4%
Malignant disease
3%
England and Wales: 3%
Cardiovascular disease
3%
England and Wales: 3%
Other condition groups (14)
10%
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 Cities of London and Westminster
Condition group	People	Share	England and Wales
Psychiatric disorders	2,585	44%	39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)	765	13%	19%
Neurological disease	631	11%	13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)	856	15%	12%
Respiratory disease	118	2%	4%
Malignant disease	197	3%	3%
Cardiovascular disease	149	3%	3%
Visual disease	107	2%	2%
Endocrine disease	84	1%	1%
Hearing disorders	63	1%	1%
Gastrointestinal disease	63	1%	1%
Genitourinary disease	57	1.0%	0.9%
Skin disease	28	0.5%	0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)	30	0.5%	0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract	25	0.4%	0.4%
Infectious disease	62	1%	0.4%
Haematological disease	29	0.5%	0.2%
Metabolic disease	18	0.3%	0.2%
Unknown or missing	9	0.2%	0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age	0	0%	0.1%
Diseases of the immune system	0	0%	0.0%

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Cities of London and Westminster vote in 2024?

Shares of the 39,215 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Labour; Rachel Blake
Majority: 2,708; 6.9% of valid votes
Turnout: 53.4%; Valid votes as a share of the 73,369 people registered to vote

Labour15,30239.0%
Conservative12,59432.1%
Liberal Democrat4,33511.1%
Green Party2,8447.2%
Reform UK2,7527.0%
Workers Party of Britain7271.8%
Rejoin EU3520.9%
Social Democratic Party1100.3%
Independent1100.3%
Independent550.1%
Independent340.1%

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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General election results in Cities of London and Westminster, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Labour	Rachel Blake	15,302	39.0%
Conservative	Tim Barnes	12,594	32.1%
Liberal Democrat	Edward Lucas	4,335	11.1%
Green Party	Rajiv Sinha	2,844	7.2%
Reform UK	Tarun Ghulati	2,752	7.0%
Workers Party of Britain	Hoz Shafiei	727	1.8%
Rejoin EU	Liz Burford	352	0.9%
Social Democratic Party	Huge De Burgh	110	0.3%
Independent	John Generic	110	0.3%
Independent	Tim Hallett	55	0.1%
Independent	Matthew Carr	34	0.1%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Cities of London and Westminster

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.

Cities of London and WestminsterThis area£3,608£3,623£3,422
Kensington and Bayswater1.55£4,052£4,069£3,843Compare
Clapham and Brixton Hill1.74£3,551£3,566£3,368Compare
Hammersmith and Chiswick2.07£3,938£3,955£3,735Compare
Islington South and Finsbury2.09£4,527£4,547£4,294Compare
Chelsea and Fulham2.13£3,551£3,567£3,369Compare
Battersea2.18£2,862£2,874£2,715Compare
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green2.20£4,140£4,158£3,927Compare
Bermondsey and Old Southwark2.29£3,619£3,634£3,432Compare
Hampstead and Highgate2.30£4,112£4,130£3,901Compare
Tooting2.31£3,292£3,306£3,123Compare
Cambridge2.60£2,602£2,613£2,468Compare
Bristol Central2.64£2,137£2,146£2,027Compare
Islington North2.66£4,706£4,726£4,464Compare
Putney2.75£3,334£3,348£3,162Compare
Brighton Pavilion2.79£3,449£3,464£3,272Compare

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Areas most like Cities of London and Westminster
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Cities of London and Westminster		£3,608£3,623£3,422
Kensington and Bayswater	1.55	£4,052£4,069£3,843
Clapham and Brixton Hill	1.74	£3,551£3,566£3,368
Hammersmith and Chiswick	2.07	£3,938£3,955£3,735
Islington South and Finsbury	2.09	£4,527£4,547£4,294
Chelsea and Fulham	2.13	£3,551£3,567£3,369
Battersea	2.18	£2,862£2,874£2,715
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	2.20	£4,140£4,158£3,927
Bermondsey and Old Southwark	2.29	£3,619£3,634£3,432
Hampstead and Highgate	2.30	£4,112£4,130£3,901
Tooting	2.31	£3,292£3,306£3,123
Cambridge	2.60	£2,602£2,613£2,468
Bristol Central	2.64	£2,137£2,146£2,027
Islington North	2.66	£4,706£4,726£4,464
Putney	2.75	£3,334£3,348£3,162
Brighton Pavilion	2.79	£3,449£3,464£3,272

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Cities of London and Westminster

Each share is the part of Cities of London and Westminster's residents who live in that area.

Westminsterlocal authority88%
City of Londonlocal authority12%

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Cities of London and Westminster, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the constituencies 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 benefit^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25	£473.5m£475.5m£449.2m	295th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Published
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£3,608£3,623£3,422	564th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£185.8m£186.6m£176.3m	553rd of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Published
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,416£1,422£1,343	574th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,452£11,501£10,863	631st of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m	197th of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Published
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,217£1,222£1,154	317th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,592£1,599£1,510	443rd of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£155.4m£156.1m£147.5m	559th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£1,184£1,189£1,123	573rd of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£9,580£9,621£9,087	626th of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m	24th of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£162£163£154	31st of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£1,312£1,317£1,244	49th of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£8.4m£8.4m£7.9m	601st of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£64£64£60	614th of 632	£133£134£126	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£515£517£489	621st of 632	£741£744£703	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m	104th of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£5.58£5.60£5.29	229th of 632	£5.14£5.17£4.88	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£45£45£43	103rd of 632	£29£29£27	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m	397th of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£304£306£289	515th of 632	£452£454£429	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m	561st of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£72£73£69	626th of 632	£135£136£128	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m	413th of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£44£44£41	542nd of 632	£72£73£69	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£57£57£54	601st of 632	£115£115£109	Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£127.5m£128.1m£121.0m	182nd of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£972£976£922	304th of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,271£1,277£1,206	427th of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£78.3m£78.6m£74.3m	13th of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£597£599£566	15th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m	170th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£193£194£183	285th of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£253£254£240	383rd of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m	152nd of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£4.88£4.90£4.63	278th of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£6.38£6.41£6.05	441st of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m	315th of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£3.11£3.12£2.95	400th of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£4.07£4.09£3.86	474th of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m	629th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Published
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1.92£1.93£1.82	632nd of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£0.09	631st of 631	£0.95	Survey estimate

People receiving benefits^{3-4, 6-7, 9-11}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
State Pensiontotal, March 2026	14,282	552nd of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	108.8	577th of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	880.2	632nd of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	3,096	73rd of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	23.6	186th of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	190.8	86th of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,714	603rd of 632	1,881,995	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	13.1	615th of 632	28.0	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	105.6	625th of 632	155.6	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	5,867	413th of 632	4,594,229	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	44.7	537th of 632	68.2	Published
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	12,161	298th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	92.7	432nd of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	121.3	541st of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,337	386th of 632	1,090,721	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	10.2	522nd of 632	16.2	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	13.3	596th of 632	25.7	Published

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£4.7bn£4.7bn£4.3bn	2nd of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£36,344£35,950£33,172	2nd of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£0.09	631st of 631	£0.95	Survey estimate

Compared with the expected level^{1-11, 14-17}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25	−£111−£111−£105	420th of 625	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	−£1,513−£1,520−£1,435	625th of 625	−£11−£11−£10	Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	−£2.45−£2.46−£2.32	299th of 626	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Cities of London and Westminster

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.

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