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Glasgow North has the most people on pension age disability benefits per 1,000 people aged 66 and over in March 2026.
People receiving Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment, in each month with published figures. Help for people over State Pension age whose disability means they need care. In Scotland, Pension Age Disability Payment replaces Attendance Allowance.
Selected Bradford East: 213.6 per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, 26th of 632 constituencies.
Per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, low to high
- Under 129.0
- 129.0 to 149.1
- 149.1 to 169.2
- 169.2 to 189.3
- 189.3 to 209.4
- 209.4 and over
- Estimated value
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 people aged 66 and over are drawn in dark lines, and the selected area in gold.
What changed
More people, more claims or bigger payments?
Bradford East, Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: 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 | £10.0m |
|---|---|
| Population | +£0.28m |
| Share claiming | +£3.0m |
| Payment size | +£0.77m |
| March 2026 | £14.0m |
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
People receiving Attendance Allowance or Pension Age Disability Payment, March 2026. Rank is for per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, 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 | Glasgow North | 3,590 | 31.2 | 302.3 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 2 | Bethnal Green and Stepney | 2,071 | 15.4 | 264.4 | |
| 3 | Hartlepool | 4,800 | 48.9 | 262.0 | |
| 4 | Birmingham Ladywood | 2,244 | 13.4 | 257.9 | |
| 5 | Coatbridge and Bellshill | 4,000 | 41.9 | 249.4 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 6 | Glasgow North East | 3,526 | 30.6 | 248.0 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 7 | Airdrie and Shotts | 3,921 | 41.7 | 247.9 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 8 | Glasgow East | 3,280 | 31.1 | 245.8 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 9 | Manchester Rusholme | 1,494 | 12.4 | 243.0 | |
| 10 | Liverpool Riverside | 2,828 | 21.5 | 238.7 | |
| 11 | Glasgow South West | 3,165 | 31.2 | 233.6 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 12 | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | 4,054 | 41.5 | 230.8 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 13 | Neath and Swansea East | 4,511 | 44.2 | 229.8 | |
| 14 | Glasgow West | 3,261 | 31.9 | 229.2 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 15 | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 4,449 | 46.0 | 226.4 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 16 | Dundee Central | 3,756 | 35.6 | 224.0 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 17 | Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | 3,883 | 42.0 | 221.7 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 18 | Swansea West | 3,941 | 34.9 | 221.0 | |
| 19 | Llanelli | 4,585 | 48.0 | 220.7 | |
| 20 | Aberafan Maesteg | 4,074 | 43.9 | 220.5 | |
| 21 | Liverpool Walton | 3,506 | 34.2 | 219.6 | |
| 22 | Glasgow South | 3,008 | 32.3 | 218.6 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 23 | Newport East | 3,731 | 31.9 | 215.1 | |
| 24 | Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | 4,196 | 46.6 | 214.8 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 25 | Birmingham Perry Barr | 2,749 | 21.9 | 214.0 | |
| 26 | Bradford East | 2,658 | 21.4 | 213.6 | |
| 27 | Knowsley | 3,351 | 33.8 | 213.4 | |
| 28 | Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | 3,890 | 40.7 | 211.7 | |
| 29 | Clacton | 6,562 | 63.7 | 210.5 | |
| 30 | West Dunbartonshire | 3,746 | 40.9 | 209.7 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 31 | Newport West and Islwyn | 4,092 | 39.7 | 209.2 | |
| 32 | Caerphilly | 3,921 | 40.4 | 207.8 | |
| 33 | Smethwick | 3,015 | 25.2 | 207.6 | |
| 34 | Bootle | 3,548 | 34.0 | 206.7 | |
| 35 | Poplar and Limehouse | 1,441 | 9.6 | 206.0 | |
| 36 | Bradford West | 2,553 | 20.1 | 205.5 | |
| 37 | Rutherglen | 3,730 | 38.8 | 204.9 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 38 | Clwyd North | 4,988 | 49.2 | 204.6 | |
| 39 | Liverpool West Derby | 3,436 | 34.0 | 204.1 | |
| 40 | Rhondda and Ogmore | 3,887 | 38.4 | 203.6 | |
| 41 | Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | 2,971 | 23.7 | 203.5 | |
| 42 | Central Ayrshire | 4,267 | 47.6 | 202.8 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 43 | Stratford and Bow | 1,785 | 12.9 | 202.4 | |
| 44 | Birmingham Yardley | 2,741 | 23.3 | 202.3 | |
| 45 | Jarrow and Gateshead East | 3,677 | 38.1 | 202.1 | |
| 46 | East Kilbride and Strathaven | 3,817 | 38.9 | 202.1 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 47 | Hamilton and Clyde Valley | 3,876 | 39.5 | 201.9 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 48 | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | 3,537 | 37.0 | 201.7 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
| 49 | Houghton and Sunderland South | 4,220 | 39.8 | 200.5 | |
| 50 | North Ayrshire and Arran | 4,460 | 49.0 | 200.4 | Shared out, Includes Scottish benefits |
Values are per 1,000 people aged 66 and over unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Social Security Scotland, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.
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