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Constituency in Scotland

Bathgate and Linlithgow

In Bathgate and Linlithgow, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 65% of constituencies in 2024-25.

95,493 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour (Co-op), since 4 July 2024

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Bathgate and Linlithgow on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
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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 Bathgate and Linlithgow 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

    £4,763£4,783£4,518

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    217th of 631, higher than in 65% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,021£13,076£12,351

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

    172nd of 631, higher than in 72% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,188£2,198£2,076

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

    248th of 632, higher than in 60% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for Bathgate and Linlithgow
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,763£4,783£4,518217th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,021£13,076£12,351172nd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,188£2,198£2,076248th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Bathgate and Linlithgow's benefit money go?

People here received £454.8 million£456.8 million£431.4 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 Bathgate and Linlithgow, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £202.2m; Pension Credit £7.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.41m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.5m; Universal Credit £95.4m; Housing Benefit £20.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.39m; Income Support £0.45m; Other benefits £0.58mState Pension: £202.2mPension Credit: £7.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.41mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.5mUniversal Credit: £95.4mHousing Benefit: £20.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.39mIncome Support: £0.45mOther benefits: £0.58m
Spending in Bathgate and Linlithgow, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £203.1m; Pension Credit £7.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.41m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £62.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £95.8m; Housing Benefit £20.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.40m; Income Support £0.45m; Other benefits £0.58mState Pension: £203.1mPension Credit: £7.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.41mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £62.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £95.8mHousing Benefit: £20.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.40mIncome Support: £0.45mOther benefits: £0.58m
Spending in Bathgate and Linlithgow, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £191.8m; Pension Credit £7.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £10.7m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.39m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £58.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.1m; Universal Credit £90.5m; Housing Benefit £19.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.37m; Income Support £0.43m; Other benefits £0.55mState Pension: £191.8mPension Credit: £7.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £10.7mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.39mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £58.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.1mUniversal Credit: £90.5mHousing Benefit: £19.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.37mIncome Support: £0.43mOther benefits: £0.55m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m
  2. Pension Credit£7.4m£7.5m£7.0m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.3m£11.3m£10.7mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.8m£62.1m£58.6mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.6m£19.6m£18.6mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
  12. Income Support£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
  13. Other benefits£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Bathgate and Linlithgow, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m44%Published
Pension Credit£7.4m£7.5m£7.0m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m2%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£61.8m£62.1m£58.6m14%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.6m£19.6m£18.6m4%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m21%Published
Housing Benefit£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m0.1%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£454.8m£456.8m£431.4m100%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 £4,763, expected £4,527, difference +£236

    Actual £4,763£4,783£4,518Expected £4,527£4,546£4,294Difference +£236+£237+£224

    Benefit spending per resident was £236 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £237 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £224 above 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 £13,021, expected £12,855, difference +£166

    Actual £13,021£13,076£12,351Expected £12,855£12,910£12,194Difference +£166+£166+£157

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £166 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £166 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £157 above 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 £2,188, expected £2,061, difference +£128

    Actual £2,188£2,198£2,076Expected £2,061£2,069£1,955Difference +£128+£128+£121

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £128 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £128 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £121 above 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 Bathgate and Linlithgow
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,763£4,783£4,518£4,527£4,546£4,294+£236+£237+£224
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,021£13,076£12,351£12,855£12,910£12,194+£166+£166+£157
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,188£2,198£2,076£2,061£2,069£1,955+£128+£128+£121
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Bathgate and Linlithgow received £1.27 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
£3,524£3,486£3,217
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,490£4,442£4,098
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.27
316th of 631, higher than in 50% 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 Bathgate and Linlithgow only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 6 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 1517,366
  • Aged 16 to 6459,952
  • Aged 651,175
  • Aged 66 and over17,000
  • All residents95,493

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 Bathgate and Linlithgow vote in 2024?

Shares of the 42,065 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Kirsteen Sullivan
Majority
8,323
19.8% of valid votes
Turnout
58.3%
Valid votes as a share of the 72,185 people registered to vote
  • Labour19,774
  • Scottish National Party11,451
  • Reform UK3,524
  • Conservative3,144
  • Liberal Democrat2,171
  • Scottish Green Party1,390
  • Independence for Scotland Party382
  • Independent229

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 Bathgate and Linlithgow, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourKirsteen Sullivan19,77447.0%
Scottish National PartyMartyn Day11,45127.2%
Reform UKJamie McNamee3,5248.4%
ConservativeLynn Munro3,1447.5%
Liberal DemocratSally Pattle2,1715.2%
Scottish Green PartySimon Jay1,3903.3%
Independence for Scotland PartyJohn Hannah3820.9%
IndependentStuart McArthur2290.5%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Bathgate and Linlithgow

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. Bathgate and LinlithgowThis area£4,763£4,783£4,518
  2. Midlothian0.43£4,437£4,456£4,209Compare
  3. Livingston0.53£4,452£4,471£4,223Compare
  4. Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch0.57£5,010£5,031£4,752Compare
  5. Chorley0.58£4,315£4,333£4,093Compare
  6. Tamworth0.60£4,368£4,386£4,143Compare
  7. Keighley and Ilkley0.72£4,599£4,619£4,363Compare
  8. East Kilbride and Strathaven0.77£4,658£4,678£4,418Compare
  9. Selby0.78£3,967£3,984£3,763Compare
  10. North West Leicestershire0.79£3,988£4,005£3,783Compare
  11. Witham0.80£4,255£4,273£4,036Compare
  12. The Wrekin0.80£4,236£4,254£4,018Compare
  13. Dunfermline and Dollar0.83£4,453£4,472£4,224Compare
  14. Braintree0.83£4,062£4,079£3,853Compare
  15. South Derbyshire0.84£3,966£3,983£3,762Compare
  16. Faversham and Mid Kent0.85£4,423£4,442£4,196Compare
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Areas most like Bathgate and Linlithgow
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Bathgate and Linlithgow£4,763£4,783£4,518
Midlothian0.43£4,437£4,456£4,209
Livingston0.53£4,452£4,471£4,223
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch0.57£5,010£5,031£4,752
Chorley0.58£4,315£4,333£4,093
Tamworth0.60£4,368£4,386£4,143
Keighley and Ilkley0.72£4,599£4,619£4,363
East Kilbride and Strathaven0.77£4,658£4,678£4,418
Selby0.78£3,967£3,984£3,763
North West Leicestershire0.79£3,988£4,005£3,783
Witham0.80£4,255£4,273£4,036
The Wrekin0.80£4,236£4,254£4,018
Dunfermline and Dollar0.83£4,453£4,472£4,224
Braintree0.83£4,062£4,079£3,853
South Derbyshire0.84£3,966£3,983£3,762
Faversham and Mid Kent0.85£4,423£4,442£4,196
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Bathgate and Linlithgow

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Bathgate and Linlithgow, 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£454.8m£456.8m£431.4m365th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,763£4,783£4,518217th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£221.4m£222.3m£210.0m446th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,318£2,328£2,199345th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,021£13,076£12,351172nd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£131.2m£131.7m£124.4m306th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,374£1,380£1,303247th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,188£2,198£2,076248th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.2m£203.1m£191.8m420th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,118£2,127£2,009332nd of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,895£11,946£11,28340th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.4m£7.5m£7.0m418th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£78£78£74374th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£437£439£415327th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m504th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£119£112405th of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£664£667£630436th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m461st of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.31£4.33£4.09418th 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£23363rd of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.8m£62.1m£58.6m135th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£647£650£61487th of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.6m£19.6m£18.6m84th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£205£206£19447th of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m283rd of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75229th of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£126£126£119221st of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m335th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£999£1,003£947282nd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,591£1,598£1,509286th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m328th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£213£214£202280th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m134th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£287£289£27370th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£458£460£43471st of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m453rd of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.12£4.14£3.91397th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23418th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m279th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.70£4.72£4.46244th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.50£7.53£7.11239th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m441st of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.05£6.08£5.74332nd of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.27316th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,512435th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026183.4339th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.195th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,983351st of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.8286th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026116.7270th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,894356th of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.3274th of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026170.2194th of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,883115th of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.557th of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 202612,228295th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026128.1240th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026204.0236th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,928212th of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.2152nd of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.2150th of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£334.2m£330.5m£305.0m336th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,524£3,486£3,217296th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.27316th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£236£237£224107th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£166£166£157172nd of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£128£121158th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Bathgate and Linlithgow

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

  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.
  18. 18House of Commons Library. Election results: UK general election, 4 July 2024. Published 6 October 2026. Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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