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Birmingham Perry Barr has the most people on Universal Credit per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64 in May 2026.

People aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit, in each month with published figures. Help with living costs for working-age people on a low income, in or out of work.

People aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026, by constituency

Selected Bridgend: 178.4 per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026, 330th of 632 constituencies.

Per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, low to high

  1. Under 133.6
  2. 133.6 to 173.0
  3. 173.0 to 212.5
  4. 212.5 to 251.9
  5. 251.9 to 291.3
  6. 291.3 and over
People aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 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 16 to 64 are drawn in dark lines, and the selected area in gold.

TotalPer 1,000 residentsPer 1,000 people aged 16 to 641632Birmingham Perry Barr 1Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North 2Blackpool South 3Birmingham Yardley 4Birmingham Erdington 5Bradford West 6Bradford East 7Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough 8Blackley and Middleton South 9Liverpool Walton 10Bridgend 330

What changed

More people, more claims or bigger payments?

Bridgend, Universal Credit: yearly spending at the rate in May 2023 and in May 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.

£63.7mMay 2023+£0.32mPopulation+£31.0mShare claiming+£12.0mPayment size£107.0mMay 2026
What changed: Universal Credit
May 2023£63.7m
Population+£0.32m
Share claiming+£31.0m
Payment size+£12.0m
May 2026£107.0m
The share claiming is the number of households claiming per person aged 16 to 64. 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 working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64, 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 = −£2,631 + £5,734 × share aged 0 to 15 + £551 × share aged 66 and over − £201 × deprivation decile + £429 × ln(median pay) + £353 × Wales + £111 × Scotland. Fitted by ordinary least squares across 626 constituencies. R² = 0.85. Gold dots are above the expected level and grey dots are below it.

Every constituency

People aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit, May 2026. Rank is for per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, 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 aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit for every constituency, May 2026
RankNotes
1Birmingham Perry Barr32,009255.5389.6
2Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North29,278233.4374.4
3Blackpool South25,460226.1361.3
4Birmingham Yardley26,528225.1355.6
5Birmingham Erdington28,569226.4354.6
6Bradford West29,238230.1354.2
7Bradford East27,904225.1353.0
8Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough25,350219.8345.5
9Blackley and Middleton South24,709214.2343.6
10Liverpool Walton21,681211.6335.3
11Walsall and Bloxwich26,397211.0334.5
12Edmonton and Winchmore Hill26,660213.1334.3
13Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley25,829214.4331.9
14Tottenham32,617235.6330.1
15Kingston upon Hull East21,094202.2328.8
16Nottingham North and Kimberley22,091201.0323.4
17Birmingham Ladywood39,560237.0323.1
18Enfield North26,202205.5320.7
19Gorton and Denton24,410205.0320.3
20Blackburn23,891200.8319.2
21Brent East29,753216.9319.0
22Bolton South and Walkden26,026199.5317.6
23Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes20,884192.8316.7
24Wolverhampton South East25,459198.4316.2
25Hackney North and Stoke Newington25,526217.4315.8
26Birmingham Northfield21,166193.5315.4
27Middlesbrough and Thornaby East24,657203.4315.2
28Bradford South21,879195.0313.6
29Easington18,442191.7312.0
30Leeds South27,913211.2311.4
31Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton22,852194.3310.0
32Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney18,288191.3309.7
33Dewsbury and Batley21,135197.8309.5
34Bootle20,088192.7304.7
35Glasgow North East24,824215.7303.7
36Rochdale20,513189.9302.2
37Hartlepool18,060183.9301.1
38Tipton and Wednesbury22,069188.0300.6
39Burnley21,110183.8299.8
40Derby South24,261193.5298.9
41Glenrothes and Mid Fife17,029182.6298.9
42East Thanet18,808177.0298.6
43Rotherham21,307185.6295.1
44Birkenhead20,269184.6294.6
45Aberafan Maesteg16,532178.0293.4
46Knowsley18,215183.9292.6
47Coventry East23,130184.6290.0
48Liverpool West Derby18,358181.5288.4
49Peterborough23,880180.0288.3
50Great Yarmouth16,834167.4288.2

League table of every constituency for the latest period

Values are per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64 unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland.

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