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Constituency in Scotland

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

In Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 96% of constituencies in 2024-25.

90,282 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Elaine Stewart, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 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

    £5,790£5,814£5,492

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    25th of 631, higher than in 96% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,724£12,778£12,069

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

    350th of 631, lower than in 55% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,714£2,726£2,574

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

    107th of 632, higher than in 83% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,790£5,814£5,49225th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,724£12,778£12,069350th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,714£2,726£2,574107th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock's benefit money go?

People here received £522.7 million£524.9 million£495.8 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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £253.2m; Pension Credit £10.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.2m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.53m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £57.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.0m; Universal Credit £106.1m; Housing Benefit £21.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £28.0m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.48m; Income Support £0.64m; Other benefits £0.73mState Pension: £253.2mPension Credit: £10.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.2mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.53mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £57.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.0mUniversal Credit: £106.1mHousing Benefit: £21.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £28.0mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.48mIncome Support: £0.64mOther benefits: £0.73m
Spending in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £254.3m; Pension Credit £11.0m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.54m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £57.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.1m; Universal Credit £106.6m; Housing Benefit £21.2m; Employment and Support Allowance £28.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.48m; Income Support £0.65m; Other benefits £0.73mState Pension: £254.3mPension Credit: £11.0mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.54mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £57.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.1mUniversal Credit: £106.6mHousing Benefit: £21.2mEmployment and Support Allowance: £28.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.48mIncome Support: £0.65mOther benefits: £0.73m
Spending in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £240.2m; Pension Credit £10.4m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.51m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £54.5m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £16.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.6m; Universal Credit £100.7m; Housing Benefit £20.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £26.6m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.46m; Income Support £0.61m; Other benefits £0.69mState Pension: £240.2mPension Credit: £10.4mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.51mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £54.5mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £16.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.6mUniversal Credit: £100.7mHousing Benefit: £20.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £26.6mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.46mIncome Support: £0.61mOther benefits: £0.69m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£253.2m£254.3m£240.2m
  2. Pension Credit£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.2m£18.3m£17.3mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.54m£0.51mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£57.5m£57.7m£54.5mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£106.1m£106.6m£100.7m
  9. Housing Benefit£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£28.0m£28.2m£26.6m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
  12. Income Support£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m
  13. Other benefits£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£253.2m£254.3m£240.2m48%Published
Pension Credit£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m3%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m11%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m3%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£106.1m£106.6m£100.7m20%Published
Housing Benefit£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£28.0m£28.2m£26.6m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m0.1%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£522.7m£524.9m£495.8m100%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 £5,790, expected £6,090, difference −£301

    Actual £5,790£5,814£5,492Expected £6,090£6,116£5,777Difference −£301−£302−£285

    Benefit spending per resident was £301 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £302 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £285 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 over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,724, expected £12,827, difference −£104

    Actual £12,724£12,778£12,069Expected £12,827£12,882£12,167Difference −£104−£104−£98

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £104 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £104 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £98 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 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,714, expected £2,795, difference −£81

    Actual £2,714£2,726£2,574Expected £2,795£2,807£2,652Difference −£81−£82−£77

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £81 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £82 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £77 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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,790£5,814£5,492£6,090£6,116£5,777−£301−£302−£285
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,724£12,778£12,069£12,827£12,882£12,167−£104−£104−£98
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,714£2,726£2,574£2,795£2,807£2,652−£81−£82−£77
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock received £1.87 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
£2,930£2,898£2,675
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,474£5,415£4,996
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.87
146th of 631, higher than in 76% 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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 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 1513,867
  • Aged 16 to 6452,820
  • Aged 651,363
  • Aged 66 and over22,232
  • All residents90,282

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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock vote in 2024?

Shares of the 40,936 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Elaine Stewart
Majority
4,154
10.2% of valid votes
Turnout
58.2%
Valid votes as a share of the 70,340 people registered to vote
  • Labour14,930
  • Scottish National Party10,776
  • Conservative9,247
  • Reform UK3,544
  • Liberal Democrat1,081
  • Scottish Green Party886
  • Alba Party472

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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourElaine Stewart14,93036.5%
Scottish National PartyAllan Dorans10,77626.3%
ConservativeMartin Dowey9,24722.6%
Reform UKAndrew Russell3,5448.7%
Liberal DemocratPaul Kennedy1,0812.6%
Scottish Green PartyKorin Vallance8862.2%
Alba PartyCorri Wilson4721.2%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

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. Ayr, Carrick and CumnockThis area£5,790£5,814£5,492
  2. North Ayrshire and Arran0.98£6,154£6,181£5,838Compare
  3. Whitehaven and Workington1.17£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
  4. Caerfyrddin1.26£5,277£5,300£5,006Compare
  5. Ynys Môn1.27£5,468£5,491£5,186Compare
  6. Kilmarnock and Loudoun1.30£5,347£5,370£5,072Compare
  7. Central Ayrshire1.35£5,562£5,586£5,276Compare
  8. Dumfries and Galloway1.38£5,741£5,765£5,445Compare
  9. Penrith and Solway1.41£4,701£4,721£4,460Compare
  10. Barrow and Furness1.42£4,860£4,881£4,610Compare
  11. Forest of Dean1.45£4,768£4,789£4,523Compare
  12. North West Norfolk1.48£5,226£5,249£4,957Compare
  13. Isle of Wight West1.58£5,382£5,405£5,105Compare
  14. South East Cornwall1.62£5,243£5,266£4,973Compare
  15. Folkestone and Hythe1.63£5,578£5,601£5,291Compare
  16. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross1.66£5,003£5,025£4,746Compare
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Areas most like Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock£5,790£5,814£5,492
North Ayrshire and Arran0.98£6,154£6,181£5,838
Whitehaven and Workington1.17£5,212£5,234£4,943
Caerfyrddin1.26£5,277£5,300£5,006
Ynys Môn1.27£5,468£5,491£5,186
Kilmarnock and Loudoun1.30£5,347£5,370£5,072
Central Ayrshire1.35£5,562£5,586£5,276
Dumfries and Galloway1.38£5,741£5,765£5,445
Penrith and Solway1.41£4,701£4,721£4,460
Barrow and Furness1.42£4,860£4,881£4,610
Forest of Dean1.45£4,768£4,789£4,523
North West Norfolk1.48£5,226£5,249£4,957
Isle of Wight West1.58£5,382£5,405£5,105
South East Cornwall1.62£5,243£5,266£4,973
Folkestone and Hythe1.63£5,578£5,601£5,291
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross1.66£5,003£5,025£4,746
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Each share is the part of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 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£522.7m£524.9m£495.8m153rd of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,790£5,814£5,49225th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.9m£284.1m£268.3m133rd of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,133£3,147£2,97274th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,724£12,778£12,069350th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£143.4m£144.0m£136.0m256th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,588£1,595£1,506162nd of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,714£2,726£2,574107th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£253.2m£254.3m£240.2m165th of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,804£2,816£2,66088th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,389£11,437£10,803439th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m193rd of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115120th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£492£494£467270th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m83rd of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£202£202£19139th of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£819£822£777190th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m304th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.90£5.93£5.60190th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£24£24£23373rd of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.5m£57.7m£54.5m184th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£636£639£60495th of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m162nd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£190£191£18074th of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m246th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£89£89£84158th of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£152£153£144119th of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£106.1m£106.6m£100.7m282nd of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,176£1,181£1,115192nd of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,010£2,018£1,906141st of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m312th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£234£235£222226th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.0m£28.2m£26.6m120th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£311£312£29549th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£531£533£50437th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m313th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.35£5.37£5.07211th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.13£9.17£8.66152nd of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m141st of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.7681st of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1257th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m188th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.04£8.08£7.6377th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.87146th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,451154th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026248.784th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.9369th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,623167th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202629.164th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026118.0263rd of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,34020th of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202648.18th of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026195.266th of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,102155th of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026100.873rd of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,531239th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.9149th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026256.298th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,942207th of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.5127th of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.898th of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£264.0m£261.2m£241.0m474th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,930£2,898£2,675401st of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.87146th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£301−£302−£285555th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£104−£104−£98412th of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£81−£82−£77402nd of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

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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