Constituency in London, England

Lewisham East

In Lewisham East, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 75% of constituencies in 2024-25.

117,847 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Janet Daby, Labour, since 14 June 2018

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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 Lewisham East 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
£4,967£4,988£4,712
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
157th of 631, higher than in 75% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Pensioner benefits
£12,662£12,715£12,010
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
399th of 631, lower than in 63% of constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Working-age benefits
£3,348£3,362£3,176
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
25th of 632, higher than in 96% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Lewisham East
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£4,967£4,988£4,712	157th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,662£12,715£12,010	399th of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£3,348£3,362£3,176	25th of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Lewisham East's benefit money go?

People here received £585.4 million£587.9 million£555.3 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

State Pension£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m24%
Pension Credit£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m3%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m2%
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m0.1%
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£56.5m£56.7m£53.6m10%
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m3%
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m2%
Universal Credit£230.1m£231.1m£218.3m39%
Housing Benefit£78.0m£78.4m£74.0m13%
Employment and Support Allowance£28.3m£28.4m£26.9m5%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m0.1%
Income Support£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m0.2%
Other benefits£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m0.1%

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Spending by benefit in Lewisham East, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m	24%	Published
Pension Credit	£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m	3%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m	2%	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m	0.1%	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£56.5m£56.7m£53.6m	10%	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m	3%	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m	2%	Published
Universal Credit	£230.1m£231.1m£218.3m	39%	Published
Housing Benefit	£78.0m£78.4m£74.0m	13%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£28.3m£28.4m£26.9m	5%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m	0.2%	Published
Other benefits	£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m	0.1%	Published
All benefits	£585.4m£587.9m£555.3m	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
£4,967£4,988£4,7122024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£12,662£12,715£12,0102024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£3,348£3,362£3,1762024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£10,717£10,762£10,1652024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£1,203£1,208£1,1412024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£689£692£6542024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£52£53£502024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£479£481£4552024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£149£150£1412024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£110£111£1052024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£2,864£2,876£2,7162024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£662£665£6282024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£352£354£3342024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£9.96£10£9.452024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£11£11£112024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£3.30£3.31£3.132024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Lewisham East
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£4,571£4,522£4,172	£4,967£4,988£4,712
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£12,504£12,368£11,413	£12,662£12,715£12,010
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£841£843£629	£1,550£1,569£1,190	£2,527£2,672£2,040	£2,653£2,709£2,150	£2,543£2,526£2,206	£2,882£2,851£2,630	£3,348£3,362£3,176
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£10,248£10,136£9,353	£10,717£10,762£10,165
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£1,289£1,293£964	£1,231£1,246£945	£1,165£1,232£940	£1,098£1,121£890	£1,072£1,064£929	£1,147£1,134£1,047	£1,203£1,208£1,141
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£701£703£525	£695£703£534	£636£672£513	£602£615£488	£588£584£510	£642£635£586	£689£692£654
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£228£233£185	£486£483£421	£468£462£427	£52£53£50
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£202£203£151	£229£231£176	£275£291£222	£312£319£253	£351£349£305	£415£411£379	£479£481£455
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£185£185£138	£160£162£123	£139£147£112	£137£140£111	£132£131£115	£142£140£129	£149£150£141
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£93£93£70	£98£99£75	£98£103£79	£98£100£80	£94£93£81	£102£101£93	£110£111£105
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£843£853£647	£1,865£1,972£1,505	£2,057£2,101£1,667	£2,008£1,994£1,741	£2,370£2,344£2,163	£2,864£2,876£2,716
Housing Benefit, per resident	£1,059£1,062£792	£912£923£700	£835£882£673	£799£816£648	£738£733£640	£705£697£643	£662£665£628
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£577£579£432	£507£514£390	£469£495£378	£440£450£357	£390£387£338	£373£369£340	£352£354£334
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£75£75£56	£35£35£27	£45£48£37	£21£21£17	£13£13£11	£11£10£9.61	£9.96£10£9.45
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£95£95£71	£66£67£51	£51£54£41	£37£38£30	£39£39£34	£27£27£25	£11£11£11
Other benefits, per resident	£8.37£8.40£6.26	£8.08£8.17£6.20	£7.58£8.02£6.12	£5.23£5.34£4.24	£4.98£4.95£4.32	£4.15£4.11£3.79	£3.30£3.31£3.13

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
1,012.7March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
213.9March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
145.3March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
75.1July 2026
July 2025July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
265.5May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
24.8March 2026
May 2025March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Lewisham East
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	978.7		993.1		999.4			1,012.7
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	211.2		211.3		212.3			213.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	136.4		139.5		142.0			145.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		69.1		70.6		71.8			73.5		75.1
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	248.4		257.9		264.7		266.1			265.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	23.6		24.1		24.6			24.8

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 £4,967£4,988£4,712Expected No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected levelDifference No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level
No expected level: median yearly pay before tax of full-time employees who live in the area is not published for this area. 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 £12,662£12,715£12,010Expected No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected levelDifference No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level
No expected level: median yearly pay before tax of full-time employees who live in the area is not published for this area. 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 £3,348£3,362£3,176Expected No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected levelDifference No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level
No expected level: median yearly pay before tax of full-time employees who live in the area is not published for this area. 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 Lewisham East
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£4,967£4,988£4,712	No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level	No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£12,662£12,715£12,010	No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level	No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£3,348£3,362£3,176	No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level	No expected levelNo expected levelNo expected level

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Lewisham East received £1.07 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: £4,289£4,243£3,915; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £4,571£4,522£4,172
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £1.07; 385th of 631, lower than in 60% of 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 Lewisham East only with other areas in England.

Group 2 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.¹⁴

Residents by age, mid-2024

Aged 0 to 1523,42520%
Aged 16 to 6480,35668%
Aged 651,1221.0%
Aged 66 and over12,94411%
All residents117,847100%

Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

8,835 people in Lewisham East 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
43%
England and Wales: 39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)
15%
England and Wales: 19%
Neurological disease
11%
England and Wales: 13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
12%
England and Wales: 12%
Respiratory disease
4%
England and Wales: 4%
Malignant disease
3%
England and Wales: 3%
Cardiovascular disease
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 Lewisham East
Condition group	People	Share	England and Wales
Psychiatric disorders	3,841	43%	39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)	1,316	15%	19%
Neurological disease	933	11%	13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)	1,062	12%	12%
Respiratory disease	318	4%	4%
Malignant disease	264	3%	3%
Cardiovascular disease	251	3%	3%
Visual disease	134	2%	2%
Endocrine disease	128	1%	1%
Hearing disorders	102	1%	1%
Gastrointestinal disease	69	0.8%	1%
Genitourinary disease	119	1%	0.9%
Skin disease	57	0.6%	0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)	57	0.6%	0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract	35	0.4%	0.4%
Infectious disease	43	0.5%	0.4%
Haematological disease	65	0.7%	0.2%
Metabolic disease	18	0.2%	0.2%
Unknown or missing	10	0.1%	0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age	7	0.1%	0.1%
Diseases of the immune system	6	0.1%	0.0%

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Lewisham East vote in 2024?

Shares of the 40,637 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Labour; Janet Daby
Majority: 18,073; 44.5% of valid votes
Turnout: 55.4%; Valid votes as a share of the 73,380 people registered to vote

Labour23,64658.2%
Green Party5,57313.7%
Conservative4,40110.8%
Reform UK3,4698.5%
Liberal Democrat2,4716.1%
Workers Party of Britain5771.4%
Christian Peoples Alliance4041.0%
Shared Ground960.2%

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 Lewisham East, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Labour	Janet Daby	23,646	58.2%
Green Party	Mike Herron	5,573	13.7%
Conservative	Louise Brice	4,401	10.8%
Reform UK	Ruth Handyside	3,469	8.5%
Liberal Democrat	Callum Littlemore	2,471	6.1%
Workers Party of Britain	Steph Koffi	577	1.4%
Christian Peoples Alliance	Maureen Martin	404	1.0%
Shared Ground	Richard Galloway	96	0.2%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Lewisham East

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.

Lewisham EastThis area£4,967£4,988£4,712
Ealing North0.30£4,431£4,450£4,203Compare
Ealing Southall0.38£4,118£4,136£3,906Compare
Brent East0.39£5,745£5,770£5,450Compare
Feltham and Heston0.55£3,895£3,912£3,695Compare
Hendon0.57£4,068£4,085£3,858Compare
Leicester South0.64£3,533£3,548£3,351Compare
Preston0.67£4,234£4,252£4,016Compare
Northampton North0.70£3,984£4,001£3,779Compare
Bristol South0.72£4,391£4,410£4,165Compare
Tottenham0.76£5,507£5,531£5,224Compare
Brentford and Isleworth0.81£3,839£3,855£3,641Compare
Walthamstow0.84£3,762£3,778£3,568Compare
Leicester East0.85£3,773£3,789£3,579Compare
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West0.86£4,559£4,578£4,324Compare
Erith and Thamesmead0.87£4,252£4,270£4,033Compare

Lewisham East has no published median yearly pay before tax of full-time employees who live in the area, so its scores use the other measures.

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Areas most like Lewisham East
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Lewisham East		£4,967£4,988£4,712
Ealing North	0.30	£4,431£4,450£4,203
Ealing Southall	0.38	£4,118£4,136£3,906
Brent East	0.39	£5,745£5,770£5,450
Feltham and Heston	0.55	£3,895£3,912£3,695
Hendon	0.57	£4,068£4,085£3,858
Leicester South	0.64	£3,533£3,548£3,351
Preston	0.67	£4,234£4,252£4,016
Northampton North	0.70	£3,984£4,001£3,779
Bristol South	0.72	£4,391£4,410£4,165
Tottenham	0.76	£5,507£5,531£5,224
Brentford and Isleworth	0.81	£3,839£3,855£3,641
Walthamstow	0.84	£3,762£3,778£3,568
Leicester East	0.85	£3,773£3,789£3,579
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	0.86	£4,559£4,578£4,324
Erith and Thamesmead	0.87	£4,252£4,270£4,033

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Lewisham East

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

Lewishamlocal authority100%

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Lewisham East, 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	£585.4m£587.9m£555.3m	50th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Published
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4,967£4,988£4,712	157th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£163.9m£164.6m£155.5m	588th of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Published
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,391£1,397£1,319	577th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,662£12,715£12,010	399th of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£269.0m£270.2m£255.2m	28th of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Published
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£2,283£2,293£2,165	15th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£3,348£3,362£3,176	25th of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m	585th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£1,177£1,182£1,117	576th of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£10,717£10,762£10,165	584th of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m	75th of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£132£133£125	84th of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£1,203£1,208£1,141	60th of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m	586th of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£76£76£72	585th of 632	£133£134£126	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£689£692£654	398th of 632	£741£744£703	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m	147th of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£5.75£5.77£5.45	205th 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	£52£53£50	66th of 632	£29£29£27	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£56.5m£56.7m£53.6m	192nd of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£479£481£455	249th of 632	£452£454£429	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m	144th of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£149£150£141	210th of 632	£135£136£128	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m	193rd of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£75£76£71	253rd of 632	£72£73£69	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£110£111£105	292nd of 632	£115£115£109	Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£230.1m£231.1m£218.3m	23rd of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£1,953£1,961£1,852	10th of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£2,864£2,876£2,716	11th of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£78.0m£78.4m£74.0m	15th of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£662£665£628	11th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£28.3m£28.4m£26.9m	116th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£240£241£228	158th of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£352£354£334	211th of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m	60th of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£6.80£6.83£6.45	69th of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£9.96£10£9.45	88th of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m	49th of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£7.79£7.82£7.39	59th of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£11	72nd of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m	613th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Published
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£3.30£3.31£3.13	619th of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.07	385th 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	13,108	580th of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	111.2	575th of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	1,012.7	318th of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	2,769	132nd of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	23.5	188th of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	213.9	58th of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,881	588th of 632	1,881,995	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	16.0	581st of 632	28.0	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	145.3	403rd of 632	155.6	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	8,844	174th of 632	4,594,229	Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	75.1	220th of 632	68.2	Published
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	21,334	55th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	181.0	56th of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	265.5	86th of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,996	195th of 632	1,090,721	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	16.9	248th of 632	16.2	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	24.8	290th of 632	25.7	Published

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£501.8m£496.3m£458.0m	169th of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£4,289£4,243£3,915	203rd of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.07	385th 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	No value	No value published	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	No value	No value published	−£11−£11−£10	Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	No value	No value published	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Lewisham East

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.

Sources

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