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Constituency in Scotland

Glasgow South

In Glasgow South, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 80% of constituencies in 2024-25.

93,068 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Gordon McKee, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Glasgow South 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 Glasgow South 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

    £5,085£5,107£4,823

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    127th of 631, higher than in 80% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,894£13,953£13,179

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

    15th of 631, higher than in 97% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,458£2,468£2,331

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

    174th of 632, higher than in 72% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for Glasgow South
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,085£5,107£4,823127th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,894£13,953£13,17915th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,458£2,468£2,331174th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Glasgow South's benefit money go?

People here received £473.3 million£475.3 million£448.9 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 Glasgow South, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £162.0m; Pension Credit £13.1m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.82m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £70.1m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £21.8m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.8m; Universal Credit £112.0m; Housing Benefit £31.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £35.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.70m; Other benefits £0.59mState Pension: £162.0mPension Credit: £13.1mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.82mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £70.1mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £21.8mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.8mUniversal Credit: £112.0mHousing Benefit: £31.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £35.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.70mOther benefits: £0.59m
Spending in Glasgow South, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £162.7m; Pension Credit £13.2m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £15.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.82m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £70.4m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £21.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.8m; Universal Credit £112.5m; Housing Benefit £31.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £35.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.60m; Income Support £0.70m; Other benefits £0.59mState Pension: £162.7mPension Credit: £13.2mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £15.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.82mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £70.4mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £21.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.8mUniversal Credit: £112.5mHousing Benefit: £31.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £35.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.60mIncome Support: £0.70mOther benefits: £0.59m
Spending in Glasgow South, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £153.7m; Pension Credit £12.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £14.4m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.77m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £66.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £20.7m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.3m; Universal Credit £106.2m; Housing Benefit £29.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £33.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.57m; Income Support £0.66m; Other benefits £0.56mState Pension: £153.7mPension Credit: £12.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £14.4mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.77mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £66.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £20.7mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.3mUniversal Credit: £106.2mHousing Benefit: £29.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £33.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.57mIncome Support: £0.66mOther benefits: £0.56m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m
  2. Pension Credit£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.82m£0.82m£0.77mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£70.1m£70.4m£66.5mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£21.8m£21.9m£20.7mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£112.0m£112.5m£106.2m
  9. Housing Benefit£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£35.4m£35.5m£33.5m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
  12. Income Support£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
  13. Other benefits£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Glasgow South, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m34%Published
Pension Credit£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m3%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m3%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.82m£0.82m£0.77m0.2%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m15%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m5%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£112.0m£112.5m£106.2m24%Published
Housing Benefit£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m7%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£35.4m£35.5m£33.5m7%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m0.1%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£473.3m£475.3m£448.9m100%Total

More about Glasgow South

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 £5,085, expected £4,808, difference +£277

    Actual £5,085£5,107£4,823Expected £4,808£4,828£4,561Difference +£277+£278+£263

    Benefit spending per resident was £277 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £278 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £263 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 £13,894, expected £13,131, difference +£763

    Actual £13,894£13,953£13,179Expected £13,131£13,187£12,455Difference +£763+£767+£724

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £763 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £767 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £724 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 £2,458, expected £2,470, difference −£13

    Actual £2,458£2,468£2,331Expected £2,470£2,481£2,343Difference −£13−£13−£12

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £13 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £13 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £12 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 Glasgow South
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,085£5,107£4,823£4,808£4,828£4,561+£277+£278+£263
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,894£13,953£13,179£13,131£13,187£12,455+£763+£767+£724
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,458£2,468£2,331£2,470£2,481£2,343−£13−£13−£12
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Glasgow South received £1.37 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
£3,483£3,446£3,179
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,778£4,727£4,361
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.37
269th of 631, higher than in 57% 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 Glasgow South only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 3 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 1513,855
  • Aged 16 to 6464,455
  • Aged 65998
  • Aged 66 and over13,760
  • All residents93,068

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 Glasgow South vote in 2024?

Shares of the 42,378 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Gordon McKee
Majority
4,154
9.8% of valid votes
Turnout
60.4%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,219 people registered to vote
  • Labour17,696
  • Scottish National Party13,542
  • Scottish Green Party5,554
  • Reform UK1,736
  • Conservative1,617
  • Liberal Democrat1,316
  • Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition473
  • Alba Party444

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 Glasgow South, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourGordon McKee17,69641.8%
Scottish National PartyStewart McDonald13,54232.0%
Scottish Green PartyNiall Christie5,55413.1%
Reform UKDanny Raja1,7364.1%
ConservativeHaroun Malik1,6173.8%
Liberal DemocratPeter McLaughlin1,3163.1%
Trade Unionist and Socialist CoalitionBrian Smith4731.1%
Alba PartyDhruva Kumar4441.1%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Glasgow South

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. Glasgow SouthThis area£5,085£5,107£4,823
  2. Liverpool Wavertree0.58£4,590£4,610£4,354Compare
  3. Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven0.64£5,098£5,120£4,836Compare
  4. Glasgow West0.65£5,000£5,021£4,742Compare
  5. Norwich South0.87£4,194£4,212£3,978Compare
  6. Glasgow East0.98£5,401£5,424£5,123Compare
  7. Portsmouth South1.05£4,153£4,170£3,939Compare
  8. Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend1.15£4,900£4,921£4,648Compare
  9. Coatbridge and Bellshill1.20£5,232£5,254£4,963Compare
  10. Hove and Portslade1.20£4,119£4,137£3,907Compare
  11. Bournemouth West1.21£4,252£4,271£4,034Compare
  12. Glasgow North East1.27£5,545£5,569£5,260Compare
  13. Paisley and Renfrewshire North1.32£4,775£4,795£4,529Compare
  14. Rutherglen1.35£4,952£4,973£4,697Compare
  15. Brent West1.35£3,646£3,662£3,459Compare
  16. Plymouth Sutton and Devonport1.36£4,407£4,425£4,180Compare
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Areas most like Glasgow South
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Glasgow South£5,085£5,107£4,823
Liverpool Wavertree0.58£4,590£4,610£4,354
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven0.64£5,098£5,120£4,836
Glasgow West0.65£5,000£5,021£4,742
Norwich South0.87£4,194£4,212£3,978
Glasgow East0.98£5,401£5,424£5,123
Portsmouth South1.05£4,153£4,170£3,939
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend1.15£4,900£4,921£4,648
Coatbridge and Bellshill1.20£5,232£5,254£4,963
Hove and Portslade1.20£4,119£4,137£3,907
Bournemouth West1.21£4,252£4,271£4,034
Glasgow North East1.27£5,545£5,569£5,260
Paisley and Renfrewshire North1.32£4,775£4,795£4,529
Rutherglen1.35£4,952£4,973£4,697
Brent West1.35£3,646£3,662£3,459
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport1.36£4,407£4,425£4,180
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Glasgow South

Each share is the part of Glasgow South's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Glasgow South, 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£473.3m£475.3m£448.9m297th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,085£5,107£4,823127th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£191.2m£192.0m£181.3m540th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,054£2,063£1,949428th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,894£13,953£13,17915th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£158.4m£159.1m£150.3m204th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,702£1,709£1,615133rd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,458£2,468£2,331174th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£162.0m£162.7m£153.7m542nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,741£1,748£1,651466th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,775£11,825£11,16992nd of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m110th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£141£142£13457th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£955£959£90696th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m239th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155165th of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,104£1,109£1,04715th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.77m58th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.76£8.80£8.3110th 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£59£60£5638th of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m80th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£754£757£71530th of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m38th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£235£236£22212th of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m145th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£105£106£10083rd of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£152£144121st of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£112.0m£112.5m£106.2m252nd of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,203£1,208£1,141178th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,738£1,745£1,648237th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m146th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£334£335£31788th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.5m£33.5m35th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£380£381£36018th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£548£551£52032nd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m186th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.1289th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.31£9.35£8.83127th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m113th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.52£7.55£7.1368th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£1085th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m427th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.29£6.32£5.97298th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.37269th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,341551st of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.1462nd of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,042.237th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,828119th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.452nd of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026205.572nd of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,008313th of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.3214th of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026218.622nd of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,36447th of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026122.115th of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,530204th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.1132nd of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026225.4172nd of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,189148th of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.584th of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.0120th of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£319.9m£316.4m£292.0m357th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,483£3,446£3,179302nd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.37269th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£277£278£26382nd of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£763£767£72410th of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£13−£13−£12313th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Glasgow South

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.
  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.
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  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.
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