Constituency in Scotland

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

In Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 77% of constituencies in 2024-25.

92,454 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Katrina Murray, Labour, since 4 July 2024

Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
Prices

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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch 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

    £5,010£5,031£4,752

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    143rd of 631, higher than in 77% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated
  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,186£13,242£12,507

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

    99th of 631, higher than in 84% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated
  • Working-age benefits

    £2,208£2,218£2,095

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

    236th of 632, higher than in 62% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,010£5,031£4,752143rd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,186£13,242£12,50799th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,208£2,218£2,095236th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch's benefit money go?

People here received £463.2 million£465.2 million£439.4 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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £203.5m; Pension Credit £8.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.55m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £66.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.7m; Universal Credit £92.9m; Housing Benefit £17.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £24.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.45m; Income Support £0.42m; Other benefits £0.48mState Pension: £203.5mPension Credit: £8.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.55mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £66.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.7mUniversal Credit: £92.9mHousing Benefit: £17.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £24.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.45mIncome Support: £0.42mOther benefits: £0.48m
Spending in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £204.3m; Pension Credit £8.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.55m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.7m; Universal Credit £93.3m; Housing Benefit £17.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.45m; Income Support £0.42m; Other benefits £0.48mState Pension: £204.3mPension Credit: £8.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.55mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.7mUniversal Credit: £93.3mHousing Benefit: £17.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.45mIncome Support: £0.42mOther benefits: £0.48m
Spending in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £193.0m; Pension Credit £8.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.52m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £63.3m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.3m; Universal Credit £88.2m; Housing Benefit £16.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.43m; Income Support £0.40m; Other benefits £0.46mState Pension: £193.0mPension Credit: £8.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.52mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £63.3mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.3mUniversal Credit: £88.2mHousing Benefit: £16.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.43mIncome Support: £0.40mOther benefits: £0.46m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£203.5m£204.3m£193.0m
  2. Pension Credit£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.4m£18.4m£17.4mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£66.7m£67.0m£63.3mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.2m£20.3m£19.2mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£92.9m£93.3m£88.2m
  9. Housing Benefit£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
  12. Income Support£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
  13. Other benefits£0.48m£0.48m£0.46mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£203.5m£204.3m£193.0m44%Published
Pension Credit£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m4%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m14%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m4%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£92.9m£93.3m£88.2m20%Published
Housing Benefit£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m0.1%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£463.2m£465.2m£439.4m100%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 £5,010, expected £4,851, difference +£159

    Actual £5,010£5,031£4,752Expected £4,851£4,871£4,601Difference +£159+£160+£151

    Benefit spending per resident was £159 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £160 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £151 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 £13,186, expected £12,872, difference +£314

    Actual £13,186£13,242£12,507Expected £12,872£12,926£12,209Difference +£314+£316+£298

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £314 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £316 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £298 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 £2,208, expected £2,228, difference −£20

    Actual £2,208£2,218£2,095Expected £2,228£2,237£2,113Difference −£20−£20−£19

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £20 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £20 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £19 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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,010£5,031£4,752£4,851£4,871£4,601+£159+£160+£151
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,186£13,242£12,507£12,872£12,926£12,209+£314+£316+£298
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,208£2,218£2,095£2,228£2,237£2,113−£20−£20−£19
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch received £1.55 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
£3,046£3,013£2,780
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,722£4,670£4,309
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.55
218th of 631, higher than in 65% 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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 5 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 1516,075
  • Aged 16 to 6457,675
  • Aged 651,187
  • Aged 66 and over17,517
  • All residents92,454

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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch vote in 2024?

Shares of the 40,976 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Katrina Murray
Majority
4,144
10.1% of valid votes
Turnout
58.3%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,350 people registered to vote
  • Labour18,513
  • Scottish National Party14,369
  • Reform UK3,167
  • Conservative1,939
  • Scottish Green Party1,694
  • Liberal Democrat1,294

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 Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourKatrina Murray18,51345.2%
Scottish National PartyStuart McDonald14,36935.1%
Reform UKBilly Ross3,1677.7%
ConservativeSatbir Gill1,9394.7%
Scottish Green PartyAnne McCrossan1,6944.1%
Liberal DemocratAdam Harley1,2943.2%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

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. Cumbernauld and KirkintillochThis area£5,010£5,031£4,752
  2. Bathgate and Linlithgow0.57£4,763£4,783£4,518Compare
  3. Paisley and Renfrewshire North0.59£4,775£4,795£4,529Compare
  4. Alloa and Grangemouth0.60£4,928£4,949£4,675Compare
  5. Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy0.61£5,023£5,045£4,765Compare
  6. Tamworth0.64£4,368£4,386£4,143Compare
  7. Calder Valley0.66£4,527£4,547£4,294Compare
  8. Livingston0.70£4,452£4,471£4,223Compare
  9. Keighley and Ilkley0.77£4,599£4,619£4,363Compare
  10. Chorley0.77£4,315£4,333£4,093Compare
  11. Runcorn and Helsby0.79£5,259£5,281£4,988Compare
  12. Widnes and Halewood0.80£5,110£5,132£4,847Compare
  13. Canterbury0.82£4,273£4,291£4,053Compare
  14. Falkirk0.83£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
  15. Hamilton and Clyde Valley0.86£5,206£5,228£4,938Compare
  16. Amber Valley0.86£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
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Areas most like Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch£5,010£5,031£4,752
Bathgate and Linlithgow0.57£4,763£4,783£4,518
Paisley and Renfrewshire North0.59£4,775£4,795£4,529
Alloa and Grangemouth0.60£4,928£4,949£4,675
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy0.61£5,023£5,045£4,765
Tamworth0.64£4,368£4,386£4,143
Calder Valley0.66£4,527£4,547£4,294
Livingston0.70£4,452£4,471£4,223
Keighley and Ilkley0.77£4,599£4,619£4,363
Chorley0.77£4,315£4,333£4,093
Runcorn and Helsby0.79£5,259£5,281£4,988
Widnes and Halewood0.80£5,110£5,132£4,847
Canterbury0.82£4,273£4,291£4,053
Falkirk0.83£4,756£4,776£4,511
Hamilton and Clyde Valley0.86£5,206£5,228£4,938
Amber Valley0.86£4,951£4,972£4,696
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

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

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Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch, 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£463.2m£465.2m£439.4m331st of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,010£5,031£4,752143rd of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£231.0m£232.0m£219.1m396th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,498£2,509£2,370273rd of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,186£13,242£12,50799th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£127.4m£127.9m£120.8m321st of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,378£1,383£1,307244th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,208£2,218£2,095236th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.5m£204.3m£193.0m410th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,201£2,210£2,088301st of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,616£11,666£11,018228th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.1m328th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£93£93£88257th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£490£492£465273rd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m79th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£199£199£18847th of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,048£1,053£99424th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m286th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62186th 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£31£31£30232nd of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m105th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£722£725£68543rd of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m70th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£219£219£20730th of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m207th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89130th of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£151£152£143124th of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.9m£93.3m£88.2m347th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,005£1,009£953278th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,611£1,618£1,528281st of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m415th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179361st of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m182nd of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£269£270£255102nd of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£431£433£409104th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m364th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63277th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42277th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m305th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.53£4.55£4.30257th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89245th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m559th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95471st of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.55218th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,405439th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026188.3321st of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026993.6547th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,215280th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.0174th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.5236th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,88367th of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202642.041st of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026221.717th of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,52783rd of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.930th of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,372335th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026123.0265th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.2266th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,125161st of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.091st of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.994th of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£280.5m£277.4m£256.0m439th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,046£3,013£2,780382nd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.55218th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151159th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£316£29874th of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£20−£20−£19324th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

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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