Constituency in Scotland

East Kilbride and Strathaven

In East Kilbride and Strathaven, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 60% of constituencies in 2024-25.

98,207 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Joani Reid, Labour, since 4 July 2024

East Kilbride and Strathaven 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 East Kilbride and Strathaven 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

    £4,658£4,678£4,418

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    251st of 631, higher than in 60% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated
  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,239£13,295£12,557

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

    83rd of 631, higher than in 86% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated
  • Working-age benefits

    £1,773£1,780£1,682

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

    387th of 632, lower than in 61% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for East Kilbride and Strathaven
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,658£4,678£4,418251st of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,239£13,295£12,55783rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,773£1,780£1,682387th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does East Kilbride and Strathaven's benefit money go?

People here received £457.4 million£459.4 million£433.9 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 East Kilbride and Strathaven, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £224.7m; Pension Credit £7.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.54m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £62.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £21.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.6m; Universal Credit £76.2m; Housing Benefit £13.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.1m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.48m; Income Support £0.41m; Other benefits £0.94mState Pension: £224.7mPension Credit: £7.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.54mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £62.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £21.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.6mUniversal Credit: £76.2mHousing Benefit: £13.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.1mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.48mIncome Support: £0.41mOther benefits: £0.94m
Spending in East Kilbride and Strathaven, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £225.6m; Pension Credit £7.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.54m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £63.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £21.4m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.7m; Universal Credit £76.5m; Housing Benefit £13.6m; Employment and Support Allowance £23.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.48m; Income Support £0.41m; Other benefits £0.95mState Pension: £225.6mPension Credit: £7.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.54mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £63.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £21.4mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.7mUniversal Credit: £76.5mHousing Benefit: £13.6mEmployment and Support Allowance: £23.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.48mIncome Support: £0.41mOther benefits: £0.95m
Spending in East Kilbride and Strathaven, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £213.1m; Pension Credit £7.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £16.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.51m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £59.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.2m; Universal Credit £72.2m; Housing Benefit £12.8m; Employment and Support Allowance £21.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.46m; Income Support £0.39m; Other benefits £0.89mState Pension: £213.1mPension Credit: £7.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £16.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.51mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £59.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.2mUniversal Credit: £72.2mHousing Benefit: £12.8mEmployment and Support Allowance: £21.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.46mIncome Support: £0.39mOther benefits: £0.89m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£224.7m£225.6m£213.1m
  2. Pension Credit£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£62.8m£63.1m£59.6mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£21.3m£21.4m£20.2mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£76.2m£76.5m£72.2m
  9. Housing Benefit£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
  12. Income Support£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
  13. Other benefits£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in East Kilbride and Strathaven, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£224.7m£225.6m£213.1m49%Published
Pension Credit£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m4%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£62.8m£63.1m£59.6m14%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m5%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£76.2m£76.5m£72.2m17%Published
Housing Benefit£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m3%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m0.2%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£457.4m£459.4m£433.9m100%Total

More about East Kilbride and Strathaven

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 £4,658, expected £4,432, difference +£226

    Actual £4,658£4,678£4,418Expected £4,432£4,450£4,204Difference +£226+£227+£215

    Benefit spending per resident was £226 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £227 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £215 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 £13,239, expected £12,776, difference +£463

    Actual £13,239£13,295£12,557Expected £12,776£12,830£12,118Difference +£463+£465+£439

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £463 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £465 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £439 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 £1,773, expected £1,765, difference +£7.77

    Actual £1,773£1,780£1,682Expected £1,765£1,773£1,674Difference +£7.77+£7.80+£7.37

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £7.77 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £7.80 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £7.37 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 East Kilbride and Strathaven
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,658£4,678£4,418£4,432£4,450£4,204+£226+£227+£215
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,239£13,295£12,557£12,776£12,830£12,118+£463+£465+£439
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£1,773£1,780£1,682£1,765£1,773£1,674+£7.77+£7.80+£7.37
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in East Kilbride and Strathaven received £1.15 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
£3,802£3,761£3,470
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,385£4,337£4,002
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.15
354th of 631, lower than in 56% 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 East Kilbride and Strathaven only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 7 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 1516,456
  • Aged 16 to 6461,383
  • Aged 651,485
  • Aged 66 and over18,883
  • All residents98,207

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 East Kilbride and Strathaven vote in 2024?

Shares of the 46,707 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Joani Reid
Majority
9,057
19.4% of valid votes
Turnout
61.1%
Valid votes as a share of the 76,414 people registered to vote
  • Labour22,682
  • Scottish National Party13,625
  • Conservative3,547
  • Reform UK3,377
  • Scottish Green Party1,811
  • Liberal Democrat1,074
  • Scottish Family Party505
  • UK Independence Party86

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 East Kilbride and Strathaven, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourJoani Reid22,68248.6%
Scottish National PartyGrant Costello13,62529.2%
ConservativeRoss Lambie3,5477.6%
Reform UKDavid Mills3,3777.2%
Scottish Green PartyAnn McGuinness1,8113.9%
Liberal DemocratAisha Mir1,0742.3%
Scottish Family PartyDavid Richardson5051.1%
UK Independence PartyDonald MacKay860.2%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like East Kilbride and Strathaven

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. East Kilbride and StrathavenThis area£4,658£4,678£4,418
  2. Dunfermline and Dollar0.47£4,453£4,472£4,224Compare
  3. Stafford0.55£4,317£4,336£4,095Compare
  4. North West Leicestershire0.55£3,988£4,005£3,783Compare
  5. Braintree0.62£4,062£4,079£3,853Compare
  6. West Lancashire0.64£4,617£4,637£4,379Compare
  7. Canterbury0.65£4,273£4,291£4,053Compare
  8. Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket0.66£4,256£4,274£4,037Compare
  9. Selby0.67£3,967£3,984£3,763Compare
  10. The Wrekin0.73£4,236£4,254£4,018Compare
  11. Colne Valley0.76£4,043£4,060£3,835Compare
  12. Vale of Glamorgan0.76£5,063£5,084£4,802Compare
  13. Bathgate and Linlithgow0.77£4,763£4,783£4,518Compare
  14. Calder Valley0.77£4,527£4,547£4,294Compare
  15. Chorley0.79£4,315£4,333£4,093Compare
  16. Tamworth0.80£4,368£4,386£4,143Compare
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Areas most like East Kilbride and Strathaven
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
East Kilbride and Strathaven£4,658£4,678£4,418
Dunfermline and Dollar0.47£4,453£4,472£4,224
Stafford0.55£4,317£4,336£4,095
North West Leicestershire0.55£3,988£4,005£3,783
Braintree0.62£4,062£4,079£3,853
West Lancashire0.64£4,617£4,637£4,379
Canterbury0.65£4,273£4,291£4,053
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket0.66£4,256£4,274£4,037
Selby0.67£3,967£3,984£3,763
The Wrekin0.73£4,236£4,254£4,018
Colne Valley0.76£4,043£4,060£3,835
Vale of Glamorgan0.76£5,063£5,084£4,802
Bathgate and Linlithgow0.77£4,763£4,783£4,518
Calder Valley0.77£4,527£4,547£4,294
Chorley0.79£4,315£4,333£4,093
Tamworth0.80£4,368£4,386£4,143
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap East Kilbride and Strathaven

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

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for East Kilbride and Strathaven, 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£457.4m£459.4m£433.9m352nd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,658£4,678£4,418251st of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£250.0m£251.0m£237.1m300th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,545£2,556£2,415251st of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,239£13,295£12,55783rd of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£108.8m£109.3m£103.2m397th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,108£1,113£1,051379th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,773£1,780£1,682387th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.7m£225.6m£213.1m303rd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,288£2,297£2,170265th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,898£11,948£11,28539th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.6m£7.2m404th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£78£73378th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£403£404£382358th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m130th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166114th of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£910£914£86399th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m298th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.49£5.52£5.21246th 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£29£29£27281st of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£62.8m£63.1m£59.6m130th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£639£642£60791st of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m44th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£217£218£20631st of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m209th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£88£88£83165th of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£141£141£133168th of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£76.2m£76.5m£72.2m446th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£776£779£736423rd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,241£1,246£1,177444th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m537th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£138£139£131531st of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m215th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£235£237£223168th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£378£357177th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m312th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66272nd of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.85£7.89£7.45269th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m314th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95277th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.66£6.69£6.32280th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m24th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£9.59£9.63£9.1013th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.15354th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,557309th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.1266th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,035.761st of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,972355th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.1316th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026104.4325th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,81777th of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.980th of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026202.146th of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,987111th of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.765th of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,942405th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.2382nd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026162.0387th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,039182nd of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.8139th of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202633.2132nd of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£370.3m£366.3m£338.0m279th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,802£3,761£3,470252nd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.15354th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£226£227£215110th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£463£465£43935th of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.77£7.80£7.37288th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for East Kilbride and Strathaven

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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