How does my area compare?
Leicester East has the highest total spending on Pension Credit in 2023-24.
Extra money for people over State Pension age who have a low income. Shown in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared.
Total, low to high
- Under £7.3m
- £7.3m to £10.3m
- £10.3m to £13.3m
- £13.3m to £16.4m
- £16.4m to £19.4m
- £19.4m 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 632 ranked constituencies. It joins the area's rank for each way of counting. The 10 highest total are drawn in dark lines.
What changed
More people, more claims or bigger payments?
Great Britain, Pension Credit: 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 | £5.6bn |
|---|---|
| Population | +£105.5m |
| Share claiming | −£58.1m |
| Payment size | +£793.4m |
| March 2026 | £6.4bn |
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 Pension Credit, 2023-24. Rank is for total, 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 | Leicester East | £33.2m | £261 | £1,989 | |
| 2 | Queen's Park and Maida Vale | £30.3m | £244 | £2,417 | |
| 3 | Brent East | £28.4m | £210 | £1,917 | |
| 4 | Tottenham | £28.4m | £205 | £2,504 | |
| 5 | Ealing Southall | £25.2m | £194 | £1,684 | |
| 6 | Kensington and Bayswater | £25.0m | £185 | £1,496 | |
| 7 | Birmingham Ladywood | £24.7m | £153 | £2,885 | |
| 8 | East Ham | £24.4m | £180 | £2,398 | |
| 9 | Bethnal Green and Stepney | £23.5m | £176 | £3,066 | |
| 10 | Edmonton and Winchmore Hill | £23.2m | £185 | £1,385 | |
| 11 | Brent West | £23.1m | £163 | £1,423 | |
| 12 | Feltham and Heston | £22.9m | £166 | £1,546 | |
| 13 | Ealing North | £22.8m | £173 | £1,440 | |
| 14 | Southgate and Wood Green | £22.3m | £175 | £1,293 | |
| 15 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | £21.9m | £186 | £2,285 | |
| 16 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | £21.8m | £187 | £2,613 | |
| 17 | Liverpool Riverside | £21.6m | £170 | £1,851 | |
| 18 | Ealing Central and Acton | £21.6m | £158 | £1,468 | |
| 19 | Harrow East | £21.5m | £178 | £1,108 | |
| 20 | Harrow West | £21.3m | £170 | £1,458 | |
| 21 | Holborn and St Pancras | £21.1m | £190 | £1,961 | |
| 22 | West Ham and Beckton | £20.8m | £145 | £2,241 | |
| 23 | Glasgow North East | £20.2m | £179 | £1,453 | |
| 24 | Cities of London and Westminster | £19.9m | £153 | £1,257 | |
| 25 | Ilford South | £19.5m | £144 | £1,614 | |
| 26 | Birmingham Perry Barr | £19.4m | £156 | £1,521 | |
| 27 | Peckham | £19.4m | £175 | £2,219 | |
| 28 | Aldershot | £19.4m | £159 | £1,035 | |
| 29 | Chelsea and Fulham | £19.3m | £158 | £1,316 | |
| 30 | Leicester South | £19.3m | £157 | £1,608 | |
| 31 | Hayes and Harlington | £19.3m | £141 | £1,553 | |
| 32 | Hendon | £19.3m | £142 | £1,308 | |
| 33 | Finchley and Golders Green | £19.1m | £149 | £1,005 | |
| 34 | Hampstead and Highgate | £18.7m | £157 | £1,235 | |
| 35 | Islington North | £18.5m | £167 | £1,892 | |
| 36 | Islington South and Finsbury | £18.4m | £153 | £1,778 | |
| 37 | Stratford and Bow | £18.4m | £136 | £2,168 | |
| 38 | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | £18.4m | £173 | £2,010 | |
| 39 | Brentford and Isleworth | £18.3m | £140 | £1,222 | |
| 40 | Erith and Thamesmead | £18.2m | £133 | £1,403 | |
| 41 | Glasgow East | £17.6m | £171 | £1,350 | |
| 42 | Wolverhampton South East | £17.5m | £139 | £1,051 | |
| 43 | Hammersmith and Chiswick | £17.5m | £149 | £1,294 | |
| 44 | Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley | £17.3m | £145 | £1,279 | |
| 45 | Enfield North | £17.0m | £133 | £1,131 | |
| 46 | Smethwick | £17.0m | £144 | £1,166 | |
| 47 | Bolton South and Walkden | £16.7m | £130 | £1,074 | |
| 48 | Poplar and Limehouse | £16.7m | £112 | £2,481 | |
| 49 | Ilford North | £16.7m | £136 | £1,102 | |
| 50 | Barking | £16.6m | £120 | £1,759 |
Values are total unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.
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