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Bristol Central has the most people receiving State Pension per 1,000 people aged 66 and over 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 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, by constituency

Selected Chester South and Eddisbury: 1,016.2 per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, 273rd of 632 constituencies.

Per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, low to high

  1. Under 981.9
  2. 981.9 to 998.4
  3. 998.4 to 1,014.9
  4. 1,014.9 to 1,031.4
  5. 1,031.4 to 1,047.9
  6. 1,047.9 and over
People receiving State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, 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 people aged 66 and over are drawn in dark lines, and the selected area in gold.

TotalPer 1,000 residentsPer 1,000 people aged 66 and over1632Bristol Central 1Lewisham North 2Leeds Central and Headingley 3Bermondsey and Old Southwark 4Walthamstow 5Clapham and Brixton Hill 6Brighton Pavilion 7Hackney South and Shoreditch 8Hackney North and Stoke Newington 9Liverpool Riverside 10Chester South and Eddisbury 273

What changed

More people, more claims or bigger payments?

Chester South and Eddisbury, 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.

£230.9mFebruary 2023+£5.7mPopulation+£10.6mShare claiming+£30.1mPayment size£277.3mMarch 2026
What changed: State Pension
February 2023£230.9m
Population+£5.7m
Share claiming+£10.6m
Payment size+£30.1m
March 2026£277.3m
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 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.

People receiving State Pension for every constituency, March 2026
RankNotes
1Bristol Central8,24981.51,167.3
2Lewisham North9,68582.61,124.8
3Leeds Central and Headingley8,13870.31,096.5
4Bermondsey and Old Southwark8,22274.31,094.5
5Walthamstow10,37883.21,087.3
6Clapham and Brixton Hill8,54182.41,085.4
7Brighton Pavilion12,212116.11,077.8
8Hackney South and Shoreditch9,23378.31,074.8
9Hackney North and Stoke Newington10,56390.01,074.8
10Liverpool Riverside12,71596.61,073.4
11Islington North10,71196.51,070.6
12Manchester Rusholme6,56554.31,067.8
13Birmingham Ladywood9,27655.61,066.1
14Liverpool Walton16,975165.71,063.4
15Sheffield Central7,77678.11,060.7
16Knowsley16,592167.51,056.6
17Croydon West11,77189.21,054.3
18Bradford East13,106105.71,052.9
19Leeds South12,93397.81,052.9
20Nottingham East11,36490.41,052.6
21Dulwich and West Norwood11,149105.91,052.2
22Lewisham West and East Dulwich10,625107.01,051.4
23York Central15,271133.41,051.1
24Islington South and Finsbury11,18192.11,050.6
25Cardiff South and Penarth14,217126.21,049.2
26Broxbourne19,448174.71,048.8
27Leyton and Wanstead13,025111.61,048.3
28Tottenham12,25688.51,047.4
29Stretford and Urmston16,553156.41,047.3
30Cramlington and Killingworth21,976217.61,045.8
31Northampton South17,347151.21,045.8
32Glasgow East13,944132.21,045.1
33Manchester Withington10,513113.31,044.9
34Stoke-on-Trent Central17,107143.41,043.8
35High Peak20,790226.11,043.5
36Harlow17,932154.31,043.3
37Glasgow South14,341154.11,042.2
38Stockport15,787145.61,041.3
39Widnes and Halewood17,928189.91,040.6
40Bradford South15,726140.11,040.3
41Barnsley South19,834183.71,040.3
42Calder Valley21,542216.31,040.2
43Milton Keynes Central14,772108.11,040.1
44Rochester and Strood16,936154.71,039.7
45Beckenham and Penge17,171157.31,039.1
46Hartlepool19,034193.91,039.0
47Selby21,422203.31,038.8
48Liverpool Garston19,475205.31,038.2
49Hornsey and Friern Barnet13,292130.81,038.2
50Rayleigh and Wickford22,307223.51,037.7

League table of every constituency for the latest period

Values are per 1,000 people aged 66 and over unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.

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