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Christchurch has the highest spending on State Pension per resident in 2023-24.
The State Pension, paid from State Pension age. It includes the new State Pension and the older basic and additional pensions. Shown in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared.
Per resident, low to high
- Under £1,162
- £1,162 to £1,558
- £1,558 to £1,954
- £1,954 to £2,349
- £2,349 to £2,745
- £2,745 and over
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 631 ranked constituencies. It joins the area's rank for each way of counting. The 10 highest per resident are drawn in dark lines.
What changed
More people, more claims or bigger payments?
Great Britain, 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.
| February 2023 | £120.7bn |
|---|---|
| Population | +£2.3bn |
| Share claiming | +£5.4bn |
| Payment size | +£15.0bn |
| March 2026 | £143.4bn |
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.
Every constituency
Spending on State Pension, 2023-24. Rank is for per resident, 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.
| Rank | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christchurch | £331.6m | £3,764 | £11,167 | |
| 2 | North Norfolk | £319.3m | £3,668 | £11,002 | |
| 3 | New Forest West | £309.6m | £3,657 | £11,166 | |
| 4 | Bexhill and Battle | £312.5m | £3,422 | £11,129 | |
| 5 | West Dorset | £325.4m | £3,411 | £10,892 | |
| 6 | Clacton | £343.0m | £3,372 | £11,138 | |
| 7 | Honiton and Sidmouth | £310.0m | £3,336 | £10,848 | |
| 8 | Isle of Wight East | £228.5m | £3,293 | £10,841 | |
| 9 | Louth and Horncastle | £320.7m | £3,255 | £11,087 | |
| 10 | Suffolk Coastal | £305.1m | £3,229 | £11,087 | |
| 11 | South Shropshire | £309.7m | £3,219 | £10,907 | |
| 12 | Arundel and South Downs | £311.8m | £3,165 | £11,243 | |
| 13 | Waveney Valley | £284.6m | £3,145 | £11,054 | |
| 14 | Bridlington and The Wolds | £295.8m | £3,138 | £10,852 | |
| 15 | South Devon | £285.7m | £3,115 | £10,777 | |
| 16 | North Northumberland | £290.3m | £3,105 | £10,918 | |
| 17 | North Herefordshire | £283.3m | £3,078 | £10,945 | |
| 18 | Lewes | £294.7m | £3,053 | £11,187 | |
| 19 | West Worcestershire | £307.9m | £3,052 | £11,170 | |
| 20 | Wirral West | £271.4m | £3,051 | £11,159 | |
| 21 | Sefton Central | £281.2m | £3,037 | £11,409 | |
| 22 | Tiverton and Minehead | £281.2m | £3,032 | £10,878 | |
| 23 | Torridge and Tavistock | £294.3m | £3,015 | £10,812 | |
| 24 | Thirsk and Malton | £294.0m | £2,975 | £11,012 | |
| 25 | Fylde | £294.5m | £2,949 | £10,802 | |
| 26 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | £268.9m | £2,942 | £10,903 | |
| 27 | Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | £265.5m | £2,939 | £11,398 | |
| 28 | South East Cornwall | £271.8m | £2,934 | £10,679 | |
| 29 | Skipton and Ripon | £292.2m | £2,933 | £11,043 | |
| 30 | North Dorset | £279.1m | £2,929 | £11,159 | |
| 31 | Beverley and Holderness | £265.6m | £2,923 | £11,209 | |
| 32 | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | £315.7m | £2,914 | £11,085 | |
| 33 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | £282.7m | £2,912 | £11,398 | |
| 34 | Herne Bay and Sandwich | £293.5m | £2,900 | £10,988 | |
| 35 | South Dorset | £287.0m | £2,899 | £10,871 | |
| 36 | Hexham | £275.6m | £2,897 | £11,019 | |
| 37 | St Ives | £258.6m | £2,892 | £10,673 | |
| 38 | Newton Abbot | £272.0m | £2,883 | £11,065 | |
| 39 | Wells and Mendip Hills | £263.5m | £2,876 | £11,126 | |
| 40 | Chichester | £309.3m | £2,868 | £11,207 | |
| 41 | Isle of Wight West | £205.4m | £2,857 | £10,865 | |
| 42 | Glastonbury and Somerton | £268.1m | £2,857 | £11,159 | |
| 43 | Staffordshire Moorlands | £243.4m | £2,850 | £11,252 | |
| 44 | Broadland and Fakenham | £272.7m | £2,850 | £11,058 | |
| 45 | Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe | £262.9m | £2,849 | £10,713 | |
| 46 | Worthing West | £288.0m | £2,843 | £10,991 | |
| 47 | Stratford-on-Avon | £284.8m | £2,842 | £11,264 | |
| 48 | New Forest East | £258.4m | £2,837 | £11,275 | |
| 49 | Lowestoft | £269.1m | £2,830 | £11,130 | |
| 50 | Derbyshire Dales | £257.4m | £2,824 | £11,174 |
Values are per resident unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.
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