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Edmonton and Winchmore Hill is furthest above the expected level of spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 in 2024-25.

Actual spending per person aged 16 to 64 minus the level we would expect from the area's ages, deprivation, typical pay and nation. A figure above zero is above the expected level, and a figure below zero is below it. Shown in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared.

Below the expected level, then above it

Under −£429
−£429 to −£307
−£307 to −£184
−£184 to −£61
−£61 to £61
£61 to £184
£184 to £307
£307 to £429
£429 and over

Estimated value
No value

Spending on working-age benefits, compared with the expected level, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25, by constituency. Equal-size areas: every constituency is one hexagon of the same size, so small city seats show as clearly as large rural ones. Hexagon layout by Open Innovations. 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

What changed

More people, more claims or bigger payments?

Great Britain, Carer's Allowance and Carer Support 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.

What changed: Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
February 2023	£3.6bn
Population	+£45.3m
Share claiming	+£575.3m
Payment size	+£217.0m
March 2026	£4.4bn

The share claiming is the number of people 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. Scottish areas are left out because Social Security Scotland pays this benefit.

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.

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

Spending on working-age benefits, compared with the expected level, 2024-25. Rank is for per person 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.

Spending on working-age benefits, compared with the expected level for every constituency, 2024-25
Rank			Notes
1	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	£1,523	Estimated
2	Enfield North	£1,392	Estimated
3	Brent East	£1,225	Estimated
4	Tottenham	£1,152	Estimated
5	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	£1,054	Estimated
6	Blackpool South	£962	Estimated
7	Liverpool Walton	£870	Estimated
8	East Thanet	£674	Estimated
9	Birkenhead	£656	Estimated
10	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	£582	Estimated
11	Hartlepool	£575	Estimated
12	Bootle	£573	Estimated
13	Southgate and Wood Green	£559	Estimated
14	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	£544	Estimated
15	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	£537	Estimated
16	Easington	£529	Estimated
17	Redcar	£516	Estimated
18	Christchurch	£516	Estimated
19	Blackley and Middleton South	£504	Estimated
20	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	£496	Shared out, Estimated, Includes Scottish benefits
21	Angus and Perthshire Glens	£475	Shared out, Estimated, Includes Scottish benefits
22	New Forest West	£465	Estimated
23	Lowestoft	£463	Estimated
24	Vale of Glamorgan	£457	Estimated
25	Birmingham Erdington	£453	Estimated
26	Gower	£424	Estimated
27	Clwyd East	£420	Estimated
28	Glasgow North East	£419	Shared out, Estimated, Includes Scottish benefits
29	Finchley and Golders Green	£417	Estimated
30	Meriden and Solihull East	£416	Estimated
31	Wrexham	£411	Estimated
32	Bridgend	£409	Estimated
33	Knowsley	£395	Estimated
34	Clacton	£392	Estimated
35	North East Fife	£386	Shared out, Estimated, Includes Scottish benefits
36	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	£378	Estimated
37	Birmingham Northfield	£369	Estimated
38	Alyn and Deeside	£368	Estimated
39	Gedling	£366	Estimated
40	Eastbourne	£365	Estimated
41	Nottingham North and Kimberley	£361	Estimated
42	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	£357	Estimated
43	Perth and Kinross-shire	£356	Shared out, Estimated, Includes Scottish benefits
44	Great Yarmouth	£356	Estimated
45	Torbay	£351	Estimated
46	Bournemouth East	£348	Estimated
47	Isle of Wight East	£342	Estimated
48	Liverpool West Derby	£336	Estimated
49	Southend East and Rochford	£329	Estimated
50	Edinburgh North and Leith	£321	Shared out, Estimated, Includes Scottish benefits

League table of every constituency for the latest period

Values are per person aged 16 to 64 unless a column says otherwise. Sources: Department for Work and Pensions, Social Security Scotland, Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Welsh Government, Scottish Government.

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