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North Norfolk has the most people receiving State Pension per 1,000 residents in March 2026.

People receiving State Pension, in each month with published figures. The State Pension, paid from State Pension age. It includes the new State Pension and the older basic and additional pensions.

People receiving State Pension, per 1,000 residents, March 2026, by constituency

Selected Easington: 200.4 per 1,000 residents, March 2026, 258th of 632 constituencies.

Per 1,000 residents, low to high

  1. Under 114.2
  2. 114.2 to 150.1
  3. 150.1 to 186.1
  4. 186.1 to 222.0
  5. 222.0 to 258.0
  6. 258.0 and over
People receiving State Pension, per 1,000 residents, March 2026, by constituency. Boundaries are simplified. London is also shown larger, in a separate box. Northern Ireland is not covered. Every value is in the table below.
More ways to look at itHow ranks change, why spending changed, and spending compared with the expected level

Total or per person

Does the order change when you count per person?

Each line is one of the 632 ranked constituencies. It joins the area's rank for each way of counting. The 10 highest per 1,000 residents are drawn in dark lines, and the selected area in gold.

TotalPer 1,000 residentsPer 1,000 people aged 66 and over1632Easington 87Louth and Horncastle 108Isle of Wight East 319Clacton 343North Norfolk 382Bexhill and Battle 400New Forest West 479South Shropshire 485West Dorset 494Christchurch 518Honiton and Sidmouth 563

What changed

More people, more claims or bigger payments?

Easington, State Pension: yearly spending at the rate in February 2023 and in March 2026. The chart splits the change into three parts: the number of people in the age group, the share of them claiming, and the average payment. 2026-27 prices.

£186.3mFebruary 2023+£3.3mPopulation+£10.1mShare claiming+£24.4mPayment size£224.0mMarch 2026
What changed: State Pension
February 2023£186.3m
Population+£3.3m
Share claiming+£10.1m
Payment size+£24.4m
March 2026£224.0m
The share claiming is the number of people claiming per person aged 66 and over. Yearly spending here is the number claiming, times the average weekly payment, times 52. It is not the amount paid out over the year. Population after mid-2024 stays at the mid-2024 figure, so later growth shows in the share claiming.

Compared with similar areas

Is spending higher or lower than expected?

Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25. We compare it with the level we would expect from each area's share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived it is compared with the rest of its nation, and the typical pay of people who live there. 2026-27 prices.

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Expected level = £15,304 − £852 × share aged 0 to 15 − £3,208 × share aged 66 and over − £44 × deprivation decile − £206 × ln(median pay) + £186 × Wales + £65 × Scotland. Fitted by ordinary least squares across 625 constituencies. R² = 0.39. Gold dots are above the expected level and grey dots are below it.

Every constituency

People receiving State Pension, March 2026. Rank is for per 1,000 residents, and 1 is the highest. Areas with fewer than 1,000 people in the age group have no rank. The first 50 of 632 rows are shown.

People receiving State Pension for every constituency, March 2026
RankNotes
1North Norfolk29,806342.91,009.1
2Christchurch29,826337.8997.8
3New Forest West28,111330.61,002.3
4West Dorset30,492316.51,000.6
5Isle of Wight East21,512310.01,012.5
6Bexhill and Battle28,542309.31,008.3
7Louth and Horncastle30,427308.71,028.8
8Honiton and Sidmouth28,825307.7990.4
9Clacton31,506305.81,010.7
10South Shropshire29,056301.41,001.6
11North Northumberland27,974298.21,023.4
12Suffolk Coastal28,412298.11,003.5
13Bridlington and The Wolds28,032294.21,008.3
14South Devon27,107293.71,006.8
15Torridge and Tavistock28,502291.91,027.8
16Waveney Valley26,622291.41,010.9
17North Herefordshire26,615286.91,009.0
18Arundel and South Downs28,399286.41,006.8
19Tiverton and Minehead26,563285.41,014.2
20South East Cornwall26,179281.31,005.0
21Thirsk and Malton27,961280.01,025.5
22West Worcestershire28,700280.01,016.5
23St Ives25,033279.51,018.5
24Wirral West24,821278.61,009.8
25Westmorland and Lonsdale25,380277.11,013.9
26Skipton and Ripon27,689276.11,026.9
27Fylde27,969275.81,001.3
28Lewes26,750274.71,004.7
29Sefton Central25,497273.11,022.2
30Beverley and Holderness25,068272.81,032.7
31North Dorset26,092272.51,023.6
32Hexham26,209272.11,022.2
33Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe25,042270.71,006.5
34South Dorset27,193270.31,010.6
35Newton Abbot25,492268.51,017.0
36Mid Dorset and North Poole26,170267.71,034.5
37Wells and Mendip Hills24,781266.61,022.5
38Glastonbury and Somerton25,056266.51,024.9
39Herne Bay and Sandwich27,317266.51,006.3
40Isle of Wight West19,208265.8996.3
41Dumfries and Galloway25,593265.61,012.4
42Ceredigion Preseli25,264265.01,026.1
43Richmond and Northallerton25,087264.91,023.4
44Derbyshire Dales24,104263.81,029.3
45Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk25,468263.51,010.2
46Bognor Regis and Littlehampton28,729263.4991.8
47Scarborough and Whitby25,982262.81,019.9
48Staffordshire Moorlands22,502262.01,021.8
49Kingswinford and South Staffordshire23,787261.91,011.0
50Morecambe and Lunesdale26,126261.81,022.7

League table of every constituency for the latest period

Values are per 1,000 residents unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.

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