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Constituency in Scotland

Alloa and Grangemouth

In Alloa and Grangemouth, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 73% of constituencies in 2024-25.

95,138 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Brian Leishman, Labour, since 4 July 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 Alloa and Grangemouth 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

    £4,928£4,949£4,675

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    167th of 631, higher than in 73% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,770£12,824£12,113

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

    317th of 631, lower than in 50% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,267£2,276£2,150

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

    216th of 632, higher than in 65% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for Alloa and Grangemouth
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,928£4,949£4,675167th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,770£12,824£12,113317th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,267£2,276£2,150216th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Alloa and Grangemouth's benefit money go?

People here received £468.9 million£470.8 million£444.7 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 Alloa and Grangemouth, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £211.3m; Pension Credit £7.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £12.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.43m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.0m; Universal Credit £100.2m; Housing Benefit £20.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.34m; Income Support £0.47m; Other benefits £0.80mState Pension: £211.3mPension Credit: £7.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £12.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.43mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.0mUniversal Credit: £100.2mHousing Benefit: £20.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.34mIncome Support: £0.47mOther benefits: £0.80m
Spending in Alloa and Grangemouth, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £212.2m; Pension Credit £7.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £12.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.43m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.0m; Universal Credit £100.6m; Housing Benefit £20.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.34m; Income Support £0.47m; Other benefits £0.80mState Pension: £212.2mPension Credit: £7.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £12.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.43mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.0mUniversal Credit: £100.6mHousing Benefit: £20.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.34mIncome Support: £0.47mOther benefits: £0.80m
Spending in Alloa and Grangemouth, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £200.4m; Pension Credit £7.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.40m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.1m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £95.0m; Housing Benefit £19.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.32m; Income Support £0.45m; Other benefits £0.76mState Pension: £200.4mPension Credit: £7.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.40mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.1mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £95.0mHousing Benefit: £19.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.32mIncome Support: £0.45mOther benefits: £0.76m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£211.3m£212.2m£200.4m
  2. Pension Credit£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.43m£0.43m£0.40mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.6m£61.9m£58.5mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.0m£8.0m£7.6mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£100.2m£100.6m£95.0m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
  12. Income Support£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
  13. Other benefits£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Alloa and Grangemouth, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£211.3m£212.2m£200.4m45%Published
Pension Credit£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m3%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m13%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m4%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£100.2m£100.6m£95.0m21%Published
Housing Benefit£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m0.2%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£468.9m£470.8m£444.7m100%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 constituencies.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £4,928, expected £5,049, difference −£120

    Actual £4,928£4,949£4,675Expected £5,049£5,070£4,789Difference −£120−£121−£114

    Benefit spending per resident was £120 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £121 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £114 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 over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,770, expected £12,932, difference −£162

    Actual £12,770£12,824£12,113Expected £12,932£12,987£12,267Difference −£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 constituencies, these factors explain 39% 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 £2,267, expected £2,374, difference −£108

    Actual £2,267£2,276£2,150Expected £2,374£2,385£2,252Difference −£108−£108−£102

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £108 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £108 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £102 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 Alloa and Grangemouth
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,928£4,949£4,675£5,049£5,070£4,789−£120−£121−£114
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,770£12,824£12,113£12,932£12,987£12,267−£162−£163−£154
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,267£2,276£2,150£2,374£2,385£2,252−£108−£108−£102
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Alloa and Grangemouth received £1.47 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
£3,163£3,128£2,887
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,636£4,586£4,231
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.47
245th of 631, higher than in 61% 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 Alloa and Grangemouth only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 4 of 10 in Scotland, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020.16

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1515,863
  • Aged 16 to 6459,879
  • Aged 651,269
  • Aged 66 and over18,127
  • All residents95,138

Figures by disability condition are published for Scotland as a whole, not for areas in Scotland.

Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Alloa and Grangemouth vote in 2024?

Shares of the 41,201 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Brian Leishman
Majority
6,122
14.9% of valid votes
Turnout
58.3%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,680 people registered to vote
  • Labour18,039
  • Scottish National Party11,917
  • Reform UK3,804
  • Conservative3,127
  • Scottish Green Party1,421
  • Liberal Democrat1,151
  • Independent881
  • Alba Party638
  • Workers Party of Britain223

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 Alloa and Grangemouth, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourBrian Leishman18,03943.8%
Scottish National PartyJohn Nicolson11,91728.9%
Reform UKRichard Fairley3,8049.2%
ConservativeRachel Nunn3,1277.6%
Scottish Green PartyNariese Whyte1,4213.5%
Liberal DemocratAdrian May1,1512.8%
IndependentEva Comrie8812.1%
Alba PartyKenny MacAskill6381.6%
Workers Party of BritainTom Flanagan2230.5%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Alloa and Grangemouth

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. Alloa and GrangemouthThis area£4,928£4,949£4,675
  2. Falkirk0.51£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  3. Runcorn and Helsby0.53£5,259£5,281£4,988Compare
  4. Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy0.56£5,023£5,045£4,765Compare
  5. Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch0.60£5,010£5,031£4,752Compare
  6. Neath and Swansea East0.61£5,478£5,502£5,197Compare
  7. Blaydon and Consett0.61£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
  8. Calder Valley0.62£4,527£4,547£4,294Compare
  9. Amber Valley0.63£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
  10. Hamilton and Clyde Valley0.67£5,206£5,228£4,938Compare
  11. Paisley and Renfrewshire North0.68£4,775£4,795£4,529Compare
  12. North Warwickshire and Bedworth0.76£4,659£4,679£4,419Compare
  13. Canterbury0.77£4,273£4,291£4,053Compare
  14. Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland0.78£5,364£5,387£5,088Compare
  15. Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.78£5,770£5,795£5,473Compare
  16. Tamworth0.88£4,368£4,386£4,143Compare
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Areas most like Alloa and Grangemouth
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Alloa and Grangemouth£4,928£4,949£4,675
Falkirk0.51£4,756£4,776£4,511
Runcorn and Helsby0.53£5,259£5,281£4,988
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy0.56£5,023£5,045£4,765
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch0.60£5,010£5,031£4,752
Neath and Swansea East0.61£5,478£5,502£5,197
Blaydon and Consett0.61£4,951£4,972£4,696
Calder Valley0.62£4,527£4,547£4,294
Amber Valley0.63£4,951£4,972£4,696
Hamilton and Clyde Valley0.67£5,206£5,228£4,938
Paisley and Renfrewshire North0.68£4,775£4,795£4,529
North Warwickshire and Bedworth0.76£4,659£4,679£4,419
Canterbury0.77£4,273£4,291£4,053
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland0.78£5,364£5,387£5,088
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.78£5,770£5,795£5,473
Tamworth0.88£4,368£4,386£4,143
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Alloa and Grangemouth

Each share is the part of Alloa and Grangemouth's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Alloa and Grangemouth, 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 benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£468.9m£470.8m£444.7m313th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,928£4,949£4,675167th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£231.5m£232.5m£219.6m394th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,433£2,443£2,308302nd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,770£12,824£12,113317th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£135.7m£136.3m£128.7m286th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,427£1,433£1,353223rd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,267£2,276£2,150216th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£211.3m£212.2m£200.4m371st of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,221£2,230£2,106288th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,655£11,705£11,055190th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m419th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74372nd of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£409£411£388351st of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m438th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123334th of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£682£685£647412th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m444th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25396th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£22387th of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m138th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£648£651£61485th of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m96th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£19153rd of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.0m£7.6m250th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79188th of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£126190th of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.2m£100.6m£95.0m315th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,053£1,057£999261st of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,673£1,680£1,587266th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m338th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£211£212£200286th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m144th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£282£283£26781st of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£447£449£42483rd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m524th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.57£3.59£3.39493rd of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.68£5.71£5.39513th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m263rd of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69216th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.86£7.90£7.46214th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m110th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.9654th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.47245th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,311384th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026192.5302nd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.2360th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,914378th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.1314th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026105.6322nd of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,110272nd of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.7204th of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.6187th of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,859118th of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.655th of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,753273rd of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026134.1215th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026213.0209th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,980201st of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.8138th of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.1135th of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£300.2m£296.9m£274.0m397th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,163£3,128£2,887352nd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.47245th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£120−£121−£114428th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£162−£163−£154467th of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£108−£108−£102428th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Alloa and Grangemouth

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.

Scottish figures include the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace DWP benefits: Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

DWP's area tables leave out Scotland once a benefit moves to the Scottish Government. While cases moved to Social Security Scotland, DWP kept paying some of them. We estimate those payments from Stat-Xplore counts of people and their payments, scale them to DWP's national totals, and share them between councils as before the move. We work out Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment from Scotland's totals and each council's share.

Scottish counts for these benefits are Social Security Scotland's latest figures, which can be up to four months apart from the DWP month. Earlier months have no Scottish figure.

For benefits that Social Security Scotland pays, each Scottish constituency gets a share of its council's figure, by population at the 2022 census.

There is no breakdown by condition for Scottish areas. Adult Disability Payment has replaced Personal Independence Payment in Scotland, and Social Security Scotland publishes conditions for Scotland as a whole only.

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.

Sources

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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