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Constituency in Scotland

Central Ayrshire

In Central Ayrshire, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 92% of constituencies in 2024-25.

89,578 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Alan Gemmell, Labour, since 4 July 2024

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Central Ayrshire 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 Central Ayrshire 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

    £5,562£5,586£5,276

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    50th of 631, higher than in 92% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

    Shared outEstimated

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,770£12,824£12,113

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

    318th of 631, lower than in 50% of constituencies

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

    Shared outEstimated

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,482£2,492£2,354

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

    166th of 632, higher than in 73% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

    Shared outEstimated
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Main figures for Central Ayrshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,562£5,586£5,27650th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,770£12,824£12,113318th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,482£2,492£2,354166th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Central Ayrshire's benefit money go?

People here received £498.3 million£500.4 million£472.6 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 Central Ayrshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £239.7m; Pension Credit £10.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.58m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £59.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.5m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.3m; Universal Credit £94.9m; Housing Benefit £20.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.2m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.49m; Income Support £0.46m; Other benefits £0.67mState Pension: £239.7mPension Credit: £10.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.58mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £59.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.5mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.3mUniversal Credit: £94.9mHousing Benefit: £20.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.2mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.49mIncome Support: £0.46mOther benefits: £0.67m
Spending in Central Ayrshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £240.7m; Pension Credit £10.5m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £18.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.58m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £59.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £8.3m; Universal Credit £95.4m; Housing Benefit £20.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.49m; Income Support £0.46m; Other benefits £0.68mState Pension: £240.7mPension Credit: £10.5mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £18.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.58mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £59.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £8.3mUniversal Credit: £95.4mHousing Benefit: £20.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.49mIncome Support: £0.46mOther benefits: £0.68m
Spending in Central Ayrshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £227.3m; Pension Credit £9.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £17.0m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.55m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £56.6m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £16.6m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £7.8m; Universal Credit £90.1m; Housing Benefit £19.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £25.8m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.47m; Income Support £0.43m; Other benefits £0.64mState Pension: £227.3mPension Credit: £9.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £17.0mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.55mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £56.6mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £16.6mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £7.8mUniversal Credit: £90.1mHousing Benefit: £19.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £25.8mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.47mIncome Support: £0.43mOther benefits: £0.64m

Dotted squares are estimates.

  1. State Pension£239.7m£240.7m£227.3m
  2. Pension Credit£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mShared outEstimated
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mShared outEstimated
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£59.6m£59.9m£56.6mShared outEstimated
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mShared outEstimated
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.3m£8.3m£7.8mShared outEstimated
  8. Universal Credit£94.9m£95.4m£90.1m
  9. Housing Benefit£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m
  12. Income Support£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
  13. Other benefits£0.67m£0.68m£0.64mShared outEstimated
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Spending by benefit in Central Ayrshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£239.7m£240.7m£227.3m48%Published
Pension Credit£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m4%Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m0.1%Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£59.6m£59.9m£56.6m12%Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m4%Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m2%Shared outEstimated
Universal Credit£94.9m£95.4m£90.1m19%Published
Housing Benefit£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m0.1%Shared outEstimated
All benefits£498.3m£500.4m£472.6m100%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 £5,562, expected £5,762, difference −£200

    Actual £5,562£5,586£5,276Expected £5,762£5,786£5,465Difference −£200−£200−£189

    Benefit spending per resident was £200 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £200 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £189 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 £12,770, expected £12,814, difference −£44

    Actual £12,770£12,824£12,113Expected £12,814£12,868£12,154Difference −£44−£44−£42

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £44 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £44 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £42 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 £2,482, expected £2,610, difference −£129

    Actual £2,482£2,492£2,354Expected £2,610£2,622£2,476Difference −£129−£129−£122

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £129 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £129 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £122 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 Central Ayrshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,562£5,586£5,276£5,762£5,786£5,465−£200−£200−£189
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,770£12,824£12,113£12,814£12,868£12,154−£44−£44−£42
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,482£2,492£2,354£2,610£2,622£2,476−£129−£129−£122
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Central Ayrshire received £1.71 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
£3,070£3,037£2,802
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,242£5,185£4,785
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£1.71
176th of 631, higher than in 72% 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 Central Ayrshire 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 1514,231
  • Aged 16 to 6452,945
  • Aged 651,364
  • Aged 66 and over21,038
  • All residents89,578

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 Central Ayrshire vote in 2024?

Shares of the 41,419 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Alan Gemmell
Majority
6,869
16.6% of valid votes
Turnout
59.7%
Valid votes as a share of the 69,413 people registered to vote
  • Labour18,091
  • Scottish National Party11,222
  • Conservative6,147
  • Reform UK3,420
  • Scottish Green Party1,039
  • Liberal Democrat983
  • Socialist Labour Party329
  • Social Democratic Party188

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 Central Ayrshire, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourAlan Gemmell18,09143.7%
Scottish National PartyAnnie McIndoe11,22227.1%
ConservativeDavid Rocks6,14714.8%
Reform UKKevin Blades3,4208.3%
Scottish Green PartyTom Kerr1,0392.5%
Liberal DemocratElaine Ford9832.4%
Socialist Labour PartyLouise McDaid3290.8%
Social Democratic PartyAlan MacMillan1880.4%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Central Ayrshire

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. Central AyrshireThis area£5,562£5,586£5,276
  2. Whitehaven and Workington0.73£5,212£5,234£4,943Compare
  3. Hamilton and Clyde Valley0.84£5,206£5,228£4,938Compare
  4. Folkestone and Hythe0.88£5,578£5,601£5,291Compare
  5. Dover and Deal0.89£5,209£5,231£4,941Compare
  6. Barrow and Furness1.05£4,860£4,881£4,610Compare
  7. Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West1.07£5,770£5,795£5,473Compare
  8. Harwich and North Essex1.09£4,766£4,786£4,520Compare
  9. Kilmarnock and Loudoun1.10£5,347£5,370£5,072Compare
  10. Calder Valley1.12£4,527£4,547£4,294Compare
  11. Herne Bay and Sandwich1.13£5,475£5,498£5,193Compare
  12. Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy1.13£5,023£5,045£4,765Compare
  13. Forest of Dean1.14£4,768£4,789£4,523Compare
  14. Isle of Wight West1.19£5,382£5,405£5,105Compare
  15. Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme1.20£4,640£4,659£4,401Compare
  16. Southport1.21£5,198£5,220£4,930Compare
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Areas most like Central Ayrshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Central Ayrshire£5,562£5,586£5,276
Whitehaven and Workington0.73£5,212£5,234£4,943
Hamilton and Clyde Valley0.84£5,206£5,228£4,938
Folkestone and Hythe0.88£5,578£5,601£5,291
Dover and Deal0.89£5,209£5,231£4,941
Barrow and Furness1.05£4,860£4,881£4,610
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West1.07£5,770£5,795£5,473
Harwich and North Essex1.09£4,766£4,786£4,520
Kilmarnock and Loudoun1.10£5,347£5,370£5,072
Calder Valley1.12£4,527£4,547£4,294
Herne Bay and Sandwich1.13£5,475£5,498£5,193
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy1.13£5,023£5,045£4,765
Forest of Dean1.14£4,768£4,789£4,523
Isle of Wight West1.19£5,382£5,405£5,105
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme1.20£4,640£4,659£4,401
Southport1.21£5,198£5,220£4,930
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Central Ayrshire

Each share is the part of Central Ayrshire's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Central Ayrshire, 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£498.3m£500.4m£472.6m219th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnShared outEstimated
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,562£5,586£5,27650th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.6m£269.8m£254.8m196th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnShared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,999£3,012£2,845106th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,770£12,824£12,113318th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£131.4m£132.0m£124.6m305th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnShared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,467£1,473£1,391204th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,482£2,492£2,354166th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Shared outEstimated
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£239.7m£240.7m£227.3m222nd of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,676£2,687£2,538123rd of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,392£11,441£10,806436th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m217th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111135th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£498£501£473263rd of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m94th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnShared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£200£201£19043rd of 632£133£134£126Shared outEstimated
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£851£855£808154th of 632£741£744£703Shared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m251st of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mShared outEstimated
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.48£6.51£6.15123rd 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£28£28£26305th of 632£29£29£27Shared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.6m£59.9m£56.6m170th of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnShared outEstimated
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£666£669£63175th of 632£452£454£429Shared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m146th of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnShared outEstimated
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£196£18665th of 632£135£136£128Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m230th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnShared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£92£93£88136th of 632£72£73£69Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£156£157£148112th of 632£115£115£109Shared outEstimated
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£94.9m£95.4m£90.1m338th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,060£1,064£1,005256th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,793£1,801£1,701216th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m326th of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216249th of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m140th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£304£305£28853rd of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£514£517£48843rd of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m296th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20186th of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.28£9.32£8.80131st of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m272nd of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.08£5.10£4.82204th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.60£8.64£8.16173rd of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m270th of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mShared outEstimated
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.53£7.56£7.14117th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Shared outEstimated
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.71176th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,935218th of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026233.7119th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026995.1541st of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,651160th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202629.660th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026126.0238th of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,26725th of 6321,881,995Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202647.611th of 63228.0Shared out
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026202.842nd of 632155.6Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,478136th of 6324,594,229Shared out
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026105.852nd of 63268.2Shared out
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,752317th of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026131.2224th of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026222.0186th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,031187th of 6321,090,721Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.798th of 63216.2Shared outEstimated
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.479th of 63225.7Shared outEstimated
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£275.0m£272.0m£251.0m443rd of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£3,070£3,037£2,802375th of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£1.71176th of 631£0.95Shared outEstimatedSurvey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£200−£200−£189498th of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Shared outEstimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£44−£44−£42354th of 625−£11−£11−£10Shared outEstimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£129−£129−£122446th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Shared outEstimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Central Ayrshire

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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