Constituency in Scotland

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

In Paisley and Renfrewshire South, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 71% of constituencies in 2024-25.

95,574 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Johanna Baxter, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

At a glance

How does Paisley and Renfrewshire 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
£4,891£4,912£4,640
per resident, 2024-25^1-11
178th of 631, higher than in 71% of constituencies
Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212
Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits
£12,677£12,731£12,025
per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25^{1-3, 6, 8-11}
387th of 631, lower than in 61% of constituencies
Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073
Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits
£2,302£2,312£2,183
per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25^{1-3, 7, 9-11}
201st of 632, higher than in 68% of constituencies
Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985
Shared outEstimated

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Main figures for Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25	£4,891£4,912£4,640	178th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,677£12,731£12,025	387th of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£2,302£2,312£2,183	201st of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Paisley and Renfrewshire South's benefit money go?

People here received £467.5 million£469.5 million£443.4 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

Dotted squares are estimates.

State Pension£196.1m£197.0m£186.0m42%
Pension Credit£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m2%
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m3%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£59.7m£59.9m£56.6m13%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m4%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m1%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£99.5m£100.0m£94.4m21%
Housing Benefit£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m5%
Employment and Support Allowance£34.9m£35.1m£33.1m7%
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m0.1%
Income Support£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m0.2%
Other benefits£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m0.2%Shared outEstimated

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Spending by benefit in Paisley and Renfrewshire South, 2024-25
Benefit	Spending	Share	Figure type
State Pension	£196.1m£197.0m£186.0m	42%	Published
Pension Credit	£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m	2%	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment	£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m	3%	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment	£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m	0.1%	Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment	£59.7m£59.9m£56.6m	13%	Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment	£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m	4%	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment	£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m	1%	Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit	£99.5m£100.0m£94.4m	21%	Published
Housing Benefit	£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m	5%	Published
Employment and Support Allowance	£34.9m£35.1m£33.1m	7%	Published
Jobseeker's Allowance	£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m	0.1%	Published
Income Support	£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m	0.2%	Published
Other benefits	£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m	0.2%	Shared outEstimated
All benefits	£467.5m£469.5m£443.4m	100%	Total

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How has it changed over time?

Trends

Spending and claims over time

Each small chart starts at zero and has its own scale. Spending is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Dotted years are estimates. A dashed line marks a change to boundaries or methods.^1-11

Spending per person in the age group

All benefits
per resident
£4,891£4,912£4,6402024-25
2023-242024-25
Pensioner benefits
per person aged 66 and over
£12,677£12,731£12,0252024-25
2023-242024-25
Working-age benefits
per person aged 16 to 64
£2,302£2,312£2,1832024-25
2018-192024-25
State Pension
per person aged 66 and over
£11,187£11,234£10,6112024-25
2023-242024-25
Pension Credit
per person aged 66 and over
£545£547£5172024-25
2018-192024-25
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£918£922£8712024-25
2018-192024-25
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
per person aged 66 and over
£27£27£262024-25
2021-222024-25
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per resident
£624£627£5922024-25
2018-192024-25
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment
per resident
£179£180£1702024-25
2018-192024-25
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per person aged 16 to 64
£111£112£1062024-25
2018-192024-25
Universal Credit
per person aged 16 to 64
£1,607£1,614£1,5242024-25
2019-202024-25
Housing Benefit
per resident
£262£263£2492024-25
2018-192024-25
Employment and Support Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£564£566£5352024-25
2018-192024-25
Jobseeker's Allowance
per person aged 16 to 64
£7.99£8.03£7.582024-25
2018-192024-25
Income Support
per person aged 16 to 64
£12£12£112024-25
2018-192024-25
Other benefits
per resident
£7.57£7.60£7.182024-25
2018-192024-25

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Spending trends in Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Measure	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
All benefits, per resident						£4,624£4,574£4,221	£4,891£4,912£4,640
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over						£12,565£12,429£11,468	£12,677£12,731£12,025
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£1,142£1,145£854	£1,543£1,562£1,185	£1,964£2,076£1,585	£1,933£1,974£1,567	£1,833£1,821£1,590	£2,031£2,009£1,854	£2,302£2,312£2,183
State Pension, per person aged 66 and over						£10,778£10,661£9,837	£11,187£11,234£10,611
Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over	£683£685£511	£634£642£487	£595£629£480	£551£563£447	£514£511£446	£531£525£485	£545£547£517
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over	£867£870£649	£866£876£665	£771£815£622	£753£769£610	£742£737£643	£834£825£761	£918£922£871
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over				£207£212£168	£441£438£383	£422£418£385	£27£27£26
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident	£313£314£234	£359£363£275	£391£413£316	£427£436£346	£452£449£392	£559£553£510	£624£627£592
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident	£76£76£57	£64£65£49	£182£192£147	£174£177£141	£161£160£139	£174£172£159	£179£180£170
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64	£102£103£77	£105£106£80	£103£108£83	£102£104£83	£99£98£86	£106£105£97	£111£112£106
Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64		£544£551£418	£1,040£1,099£839	£1,086£1,109£880	£1,072£1,065£930	£1,298£1,284£1,185	£1,607£1,614£1,524
Housing Benefit, per resident	£511£512£382	£429£434£329	£387£409£312	£344£352£279	£303£301£263	£281£278£257	£262£263£249
Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£859£862£643	£787£796£604	£728£770£588	£685£700£555	£609£605£528	£588£582£537	£564£566£535
Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64	£100£100£75	£47£48£36	£46£49£37	£24£25£20	£15£15£13	£11£11£10	£7.99£8.03£7.58
Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64	£80£80£60	£60£61£46	£47£50£38	£36£37£29	£38£38£33	£27£27£25	£12£12£11
Other benefits, per resident	£14£14£10	£13£13£9.98	£12£12£9.49	£8.47£8.64£6.86	£9.38£9.31£8.13	£7.80£7.72£7.12	£7.57£7.60£7.18

People receiving benefits, per 1,000

State Pension
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
977.5March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Pension Credit
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
143.0March 2026
May 2025March 2026
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment
per 1,000 people aged 66 and over
201.7March 2026
March 2026March 2026
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment
per 1,000 residents
101.8July 2026
July 2026July 2026
Universal Credit
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
211.5May 2026
May 2025May 2026
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64
26.2March 2026
March 2026March 2026

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Trends in people receiving benefits in Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Measure	May 2025	July 2025	August 2025	October 2025	November 2025	January 2026	February 2026	March 2026	April 2026	May 2026	July 2026
State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	958.8		969.8		973.5			977.5
Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	144.5		144.8		144.1			143.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over	No value		No value		No value			201.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents		No value		No value		No value			No value		101.8
Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	188.9		203.5		211.1		212.2			211.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64	No value		No value		No value			26.2

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 resident^{1-11, 14-17}
Actual £4,891£4,912£4,640Expected £5,375£5,397£5,098Difference −£483−£485−£458
Benefit spending per resident was £483 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £485 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £458 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over^{1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17}
Actual £12,677£12,731£12,025Expected £13,070£13,125£12,397Difference −£392−£394−£372
Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £392 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £394 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £372 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64^{1-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17}
Actual £2,302£2,312£2,183Expected £2,703£2,714£2,564Difference −£401−£403−£380
Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £401 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £403 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £380 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 Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Measure	Actual	Expected	Difference
All benefits, per resident	£4,891£4,912£4,640	£5,375£5,397£5,098	−£483−£485−£458
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over	£12,677£12,731£12,025	£13,070£13,125£12,397	−£392−£394−£372
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64	£2,302£2,312£2,183	£2,703£2,714£2,564	−£401−£403−£380

How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Paisley and Renfrewshire South received £1.76 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 resident^9-13: £2,635£2,606£2,405; Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident: £4,624£4,574£4,221
Benefits for each £1 of income tax^{1-8, 12-13}: £1.76; 170th of 631, higher than in 73% 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 Paisley and Renfrewshire South only with other areas in Scotland.

Group 2 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 1514,82016%
Aged 16 to 6461,95065%
Aged 651,2711%
Aged 66 and over17,53318%
All residents95,574100%

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 Paisley and Renfrewshire South vote in 2024?

Shares of the 41,283 valid votes.¹⁸

Winning party: Labour; Johanna Baxter
Majority: 6,527; 15.8% of valid votes
Turnout: 57.7%; Valid votes as a share of the 71,574 people registered to vote

Labour19,58347.4%
Scottish National Party13,05631.6%
Reform UK2,9567.2%
Conservative2,2195.4%
Scottish Green Party1,7244.2%
Liberal Democrat1,3153.2%
Independent3170.8%
Freedom Alliance1130.3%

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 Paisley and Renfrewshire South, 4 July 2024
Party	Candidate	Votes	Share
Labour	Johanna Baxter	19,583	47.4%
Scottish National Party	Jacqueline Cameron	13,056	31.6%
Reform UK	Jim McIlroy	2,956	7.2%
Conservative	Alec Leishman	2,219	5.4%
Scottish Green Party	Athol Bond	1,724	4.2%
Liberal Democrat	Jack Clark	1,315	3.2%
Independent	Paul Mack	317	0.8%
Freedom Alliance	Mark Turnbull	113	0.3%

Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Paisley and Renfrewshire 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.

Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthThis area£4,891£4,912£4,640
West Dunbartonshire0.68£5,925£5,950£5,620Compare
Neath and Swansea East0.73£5,478£5,502£5,197Compare
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West0.76£5,770£5,795£5,473Compare
Glenrothes and Mid Fife0.92£5,666£5,690£5,374Compare
Alloa and Grangemouth0.92£4,928£4,949£4,675Compare
Airdrie and Shotts1.00£5,221£5,243£4,952Compare
Blaydon and Consett1.01£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
Hastings and Rye1.02£5,670£5,694£5,378Compare
Coatbridge and Bellshill1.08£5,232£5,254£4,963Compare
St Helens North1.09£5,286£5,309£5,014Compare
Hamilton and Clyde Valley1.10£5,206£5,228£4,938Compare
North Durham1.10£5,431£5,454£5,152Compare
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney1.13£6,220£6,247£5,900Compare
Falkirk1.14£4,756£4,776£4,511Compare
Bolsover1.17£4,915£4,936£4,662Compare

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Areas most like Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Area	Score	All benefits, per resident
Paisley and Renfrewshire South		£4,891£4,912£4,640
West Dunbartonshire	0.68	£5,925£5,950£5,620
Neath and Swansea East	0.73	£5,478£5,502£5,197
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	0.76	£5,770£5,795£5,473
Glenrothes and Mid Fife	0.92	£5,666£5,690£5,374
Alloa and Grangemouth	0.92	£4,928£4,949£4,675
Airdrie and Shotts	1.00	£5,221£5,243£4,952
Blaydon and Consett	1.01	£4,951£4,972£4,696
Hastings and Rye	1.02	£5,670£5,694£5,378
Coatbridge and Bellshill	1.08	£5,232£5,254£4,963
St Helens North	1.09	£5,286£5,309£5,014
Hamilton and Clyde Valley	1.10	£5,206£5,228£4,938
North Durham	1.10	£5,431£5,454£5,152
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	1.13	£6,220£6,247£5,900
Falkirk	1.14	£4,756£4,776£4,511
Bolsover	1.17	£4,915£4,936£4,662

Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Paisley and Renfrewshire South

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

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Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Paisley and Renfrewshire 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 benefit^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25	£467.5m£469.5m£443.4m	317th of 631	£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bn	Shared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£4,891£4,912£4,640	178th of 631	£4,441£4,460£4,212	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25	£222.3m£223.2m£210.8m	438th of 631	£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£2,326£2,336£2,206	340th of 631	£2,287£2,297£2,170	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£12,677£12,731£12,025	387th of 631	£12,728£12,782£12,073	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25	£142.6m£143.2m£135.3m	259th of 632	£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bn	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£1,492£1,498£1,415	199th of 632	£1,318£1,324£1,250	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£2,302£2,312£2,183	201st of 632	£2,093£2,102£1,985	Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25	£196.1m£197.0m£186.0m	454th of 631	£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bn	Published
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25	£2,052£2,061£1,947	356th of 631	£2,055£2,064£1,949	Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£11,187£11,234£10,611	522nd of 631	£11,435£11,484£10,847	Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25	£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m	266th of 632	£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bn	Published
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25	£100£100£95	219th of 632	£94£94£89	Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£545£547£517	231st of 632	£523£525£496	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m	181st of 632	£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bn	Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£168£169£160	135th of 632	£133£134£126	Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£918£922£871	91st of 632	£741£744£703	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m	382nd of 632	£346.1m£347.6m£328.3m	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£5.00£5.02£4.74	324th of 632	£5.14£5.17£4.88	Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	£27£27£26	309th of 632	£29£29£27	Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£59.7m£59.9m£56.6m	168th of 632	£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bn	Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£624£627£592	106th of 632	£452£454£429	Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m	163rd of 632	£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bn	Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£179£180£170	96th of 632	£135£136£128	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25	£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m	321st of 632	£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bn	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25	£72£72£68	271st of 632	£72£73£69	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£111£112£106	283rd of 632	£115£115£109	Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25	£99.5m£100.0m£94.4m	319th of 632	£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bn	Published
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25	£1,042£1,046£988	268th of 632	£1,044£1,048£990	Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£1,607£1,614£1,524	283rd of 632	£1,657£1,664£1,572	Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25	£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m	225th of 632	£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn	Published
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25	£262£263£249	176th of 632	£242£243£230	Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£34.9m£35.1m£33.1m	40th of 632	£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£365£367£347	21st of 632	£193£193£183	Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£564£566£535	27th of 632	£306£307£290	Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25	£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m	289th of 632	£329.6m£331.0m£312.7m	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25	£5.19£5.21£4.92	236th of 632	£4.89£4.91£4.64	Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£7.99£8.03£7.58	249th of 632	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25	£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m	101st of 632	£294.9m£296.2m£279.7m	Published
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25	£7.71£7.74£7.31	62nd of 632	£4.38£4.39£4.15	Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	£12£12£11	62nd of 632	£6.96£6.99£6.60	Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25	£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m	189th of 632	£414.2m£415.9m£392.9m	Shared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25	£7.57£7.60£7.18	114th of 632	£6.15£6.17£5.83	Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.76	170th of 631	£0.95	Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate

People receiving benefits^{3-4, 6-7, 9-11}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
State Pensiontotal, March 2026	17,139	456th of 632	12,207,279	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026	179.3	355th of 632	181.3	Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	977.5	597th of 632	1,009.0	Published
Pension Credittotal, March 2026	2,508	194th of 632	1,380,853	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026	26.2	110th of 632	20.5	Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	143.0	182nd of 632	114.1	Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026	3,537	139th of 632	1,881,995	Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	37.0	108th of 632	28.0	Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026	201.7	48th of 632	155.6	Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026	9,731	127th of 632	4,594,229	Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026	101.8	64th of 632	68.2	Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 2026	13,101	254th of 632	8,145,172	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026	137.1	205th of 632	121.0	Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026	211.5	211th of 632	192.1	Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026	1,621	299th of 632	1,090,721	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026	17.0	243rd of 632	16.2	Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026	26.2	261st of 632	25.7	Shared outEstimated

Income tax^1-13
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24	£249.8m£247.1m£228.0m	500th of 632	£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bn	Survey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24	£2,635£2,606£2,405	448th of 632	£4,409£4,361£4,024	Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24	£1.76	170th of 631	£0.95	Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate

Compared with the expected level^{1-11, 14-17}
Measure	Value	Rank	Great Britain	Figure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25	−£483−£485−£458	596th of 625	£4.74£4.76£4.50	Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25	−£392−£394−£372	567th of 625	−£11−£11−£10	Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25	−£401−£403−£380	600th of 626	£8.64£8.68£8.20	Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Paisley and Renfrewshire 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.

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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.
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.
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