Rankings · Pension Credit

People receiving Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over

People receiving Pension Credit, in each month with published figures. Extra money for people over State Pension age who have a low income.^1-4

Rank 1 is the highest value. Some areas have no rank. This is because fewer than 1,000 people are in the age group, the source does not publish the figure, or it covers only some benefits.

Same measure, counted another way total · per 1,000 residents

Area type

ConstituenciesLocal authorities

632 constituencies ranked, March 2026

Great Britain: 114.1 per 1,000 people aged 66 and over

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Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, constituencies
		Region
1	Bethnal Green and StepneyHighest 10	London	485.6
2	Birmingham LadywoodHighest 10	West Midlands	458.8
3	Manchester RusholmeHighest 10	North West	449.9
4	Hackney South and ShoreditchHighest 10	London	426.8
5	Liverpool RiversideHighest 10	North West	387.5
6	TottenhamHighest 10	London	385.3
7	Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHighest 10	London	382.5
8	Poplar and LimehouseHighest 10	London	379.4
9	PeckhamHighest 10	London	366.4
10	West Ham and BecktonHighest 10	London	364.2
11	Queen's Park and Maida Vale	London	362.0
12	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	342.6
13	Stratford and Bow	London	340.5
14	East Ham	London	336.2
15	Glasgow North East	Scotland	335.8
16	Islington North	London	333.9
17	Holborn and St Pancras	London	331.9
18	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	London	329.9
19	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	319.1
20	Islington South and Finsbury	London	312.4
21	Lewisham North	London	301.6
22	Barking	London	295.0
23	Glasgow East	Scotland	293.4
24	Brent East	London	287.2
25	Manchester Central	North West	281.9
26	Glasgow North	Scotland	274.4
27	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	273.1
28	Birmingham Perry Barr	West Midlands	270.4
29	Walthamstow	London	268.7
30	Leicester East	East Midlands	259.6
31	Bradford West	Yorkshire and The Humber	255.4
32	Glasgow South West	Scotland	250.6
33	Croydon West	London	244.2
34	Leicester South	East Midlands	241.6
35	Knowsley	North West	239.2
36	Bradford East	Yorkshire and The Humber	236.8
37	Ilford South	London	236.3
38	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	235.6
39	Kensington and Bayswater	London	235.6
40	Salford	North West	234.7
41	Erith and Thamesmead	London	234.5
42	Nottingham East	East Midlands	234.2
43	Liverpool Walton	North West	232.9
44	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	229.9
45	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	227.1
46	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	226.5
47	Feltham and Heston	London	224.9
48	Smethwick	West Midlands	223.1
49	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	222.6
50	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	220.7
51	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	West Midlands	220.3
52	Ealing Southall	London	220.1
53	Bootle	North West	219.9
54	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	216.8
55	Gorton and Denton	North West	215.6
56	Ealing Central and Acton	London	214.1
57	Liverpool West Derby	North West	214.0
58	Lewisham East	London	213.9
59	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	213.5
60	Blackburn	North West	211.6
61	Hayes and Harlington	London	211.1
62	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	211.0
63	Birmingham Yardley	West Midlands	210.5
64	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	209.8
65	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	209.5
66	Chelsea and Fulham	London	208.7
67	Battersea	London	208.2
68	Southgate and Wood Green	London	207.6
69	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	207.4
70	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	207.2
71	Ealing North	London	207.1
72	Glasgow South	Scotland	205.5
73	Blackpool South	North West	205.3
74	Glasgow West	Scotland	204.3
75	Birmingham Erdington	West Midlands	204.2
76	Hampstead and Highgate	London	200.0
77	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	199.9
78	Leyton and Wanstead	London	199.4
79	Leicester West	East Midlands	197.3
80	Enfield North	London	197.2
81	Brent West	London	195.9
82	Derby South	East Midlands	193.0
83	Hendon	London	191.8
84	Streatham and Croydon North	London	191.4
85	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	191.2
86	Cities of London and Westminster	London	190.8
87	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	190.7
88	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	190.5
89	Swansea West	Wales	190.3
90	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	189.7
91	Coventry East	West Midlands	189.6
92	Hartlepool	North East	189.4
93	Tooting	London	188.5
94	Slough	South East	188.4
95	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	187.3
96	Preston	North West	185.5
97	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	184.8
98	Harrow West	London	183.8
99	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	183.8
100	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	182.9
101	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	182.6
102	Rochdale	North West	181.4
103	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	180.7
104	Dagenham and Rainham	London	180.7
105	Brentford and Isleworth	London	179.5
106	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	179.2
107	Birkenhead	North West	179.1
108	Dundee Central	Scotland	177.3
109	Nottingham South	East Midlands	176.8
110	Putney	London	175.6
111	Ilford North	London	175.4
112	Portsmouth South	South East	174.8
113	Manchester Withington	North West	174.4
114	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	173.9
115	Sunderland Central	North East	173.8
116	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	173.4
117	West Bromwich	West Midlands	172.6
118	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	172.0
119	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	171.6
120	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	170.1
121	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	169.9
122	Peterborough	East of England	169.4
123	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	169.1
124	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	168.1
125	Mitcham and Morden	London	167.5
126	Thurrock	East of England	167.2
127	Southampton Test	South East	165.5
128	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	164.5
129	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	164.5
130	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	164.4
131	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	164.1
132	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	163.6
133	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	163.5
134	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	163.4
135	South Shields	North East	163.2
136	Liverpool Garston	North West	162.2
137	Bristol East	South West	161.8
138	Easington	North East	161.3
139	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	161.2
140	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	160.2
141	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	160.2
142	Newport East	Wales	158.9
143	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	157.8
144	Stockton North	North East	157.3
145	Wallasey	North West	156.4
146	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	155.3
147	Stockport	North West	154.3
148	Finchley and Golders Green	London	154.2
149	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	154.2
150	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	153.5
151	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	152.5
152	Bolton North East	North West	152.3
153	Cardiff East	Wales	152.0
154	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	152.0
155	Redcar	North East	151.8
156	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	151.7
157	Dudley	West Midlands	151.0
158	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	151.0
159	Rutherglen	Scotland	150.8
160	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	150.7
161	East Thanet	South East	149.9
162	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	149.8
163	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	149.4
164	Northampton North	East Midlands	149.0
165	Telford	West Midlands	147.8
166	Hove and Portslade	South East	147.1
167	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	146.5
168	Bristol South	South West	146.5
169	Hastings and Rye	South East	146.0
170	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	145.9
171	Burnley	North West	145.9
172	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	145.3
173	Norwich South	East of England	145.1
174	Reading Central	South East	144.2
175	Brighton Pavilion	South East	144.2
176	Stretford and Urmston	North West	143.9
177	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	143.8
178	Harrow East	London	143.7
179	Hyndburn	North West	143.6
180	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	143.3
181	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	143.0
182	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	143.0
183	Clwyd North	Wales	142.6
184	Caerphilly	Wales	142.1
185	Luton North	East of England	141.8
186	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	141.0
187	Widnes and Halewood	North West	140.9
188	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	140.8
189	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	140.5
190	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	139.7
191	Cardiff West	Wales	139.6
192	Torbay	South West	139.5
193	Bournemouth West	South West	137.6
194	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	137.5
195	Aldershot	South East	137.4
196	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	137.4
197	North Durham	North East	137.4
198	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	136.8
199	Milton Keynes Central	South East	136.7
200	Blaydon and Consett	North East	136.6
201	Torfaen	Wales	136.4
202	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	136.3
203	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	136.2
204	Southampton Itchen	South East	135.9
205	Wigan	North West	135.1
206	Bournemouth East	South West	134.7
207	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	134.0
208	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	133.8
209	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	133.3
210	Bury South	North West	132.5
211	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	132.3
212	Great Yarmouth	East of England	132.3
213	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	132.2
214	Croydon East	London	131.8
215	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	131.6
216	Llanelli	Wales	131.6
217	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	131.5
218	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	131.4
219	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	130.9
220	Blyth and Ashington	North East	130.4
221	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	130.4
222	Lincoln	East Midlands	130.1
223	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	129.9
224	Bristol North East	South West	129.8
225	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	129.6
226	Bishop Auckland	North East	129.5
227	Leigh and Atherton	North West	129.4
228	Plymouth Moor View	South West	129.0
229	Worsley and Eccles	North West	129.0
230	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	128.4
231	Camborne and Redruth	South West	128.1
232	Pontypridd	Wales	127.9
233	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	127.9
234	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	127.3
235	Falkirk	Scotland	126.9
236	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	126.4
237	Coventry South	West Midlands	126.1
238	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	126.0
239	Darlington	North East	125.8
240	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	125.6
241	Oxford East	South East	125.1
242	St Helens North	North West	124.9
243	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	124.6
244	Bedford	East of England	124.5
245	Swindon South	South West	124.4
246	Coventry North West	West Midlands	124.0
247	Halesowen	West Midlands	124.0
248	Bristol Central	South West	123.5
249	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	121.5
250	Livingston	Scotland	121.0
251	Chesterfield	East Midlands	120.9
252	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	120.3
253	Exeter	South West	119.9
254	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	119.9
255	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	118.9
256	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	118.8
257	Carshalton and Wallington	London	118.8
258	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	118.5
259	Clacton	East of England	118.4
260	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	118.3
261	Harlow	East of England	118.3
262	Weston-super-Mare	South West	118.0
263	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	118.0
264	Ipswich	East of England	118.0
265	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	117.7
266	Ashford	South East	117.4
267	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	117.2
268	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	116.8
269	Chipping Barnet	London	116.7
270	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	116.6
271	Portsmouth North	South East	116.4
272	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	116.2
273	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	116.1
274	Rochester and Strood	South East	116.1
275	Crawley	South East	116.0
276	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	115.5
277	Wrexham	Wales	115.3
278	Bolsover	East Midlands	115.1
279	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	115.0
280	Southport	North West	114.8
281	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	114.7
282	Ashfield	East Midlands	114.6
283	Gloucester	South West	114.3
284	St Ives	South West	114.2
285	Kingston and Surbiton	London	114.2
286	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	113.8
287	Derby North	East Midlands	113.7
288	Eastbourne	South East	113.6
289	Makerfield	North West	113.5
290	Warrington North	North West	113.0
291	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	113.0
292	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	112.8
293	Ynys Môn	Wales	112.7
294	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	112.4
295	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	111.5
296	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	111.0
297	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	110.6
298	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	110.5
299	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	110.5
300	Nuneaton	West Midlands	110.3
301	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	110.3
302	Watford	East of England	110.2
303	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	110.1
304	West Lancashire	North West	109.9
305	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	109.9
306	Bury North	North West	109.4
307	Broxbourne	East of England	109.0
308	Colchester	East of England	108.8
309	Gravesham	South East	108.7
310	Mansfield	East Midlands	108.5
311	St Austell and Newquay	South West	108.3
312	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	108.0
313	Tynemouth	North East	107.9
314	Stourbridge	West Midlands	107.8
315	Romford	London	107.5
316	Beckenham and Penge	London	107.3
317	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	106.7
318	Erewash	East Midlands	106.6
319	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	106.5
320	City of Durham	North East	106.4
321	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	105.8
322	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	105.6
323	Lowestoft	East of England	105.5
324	Cambridge	East of England	104.7
325	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	104.4
326	Epping Forest	East of England	104.3
327	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	103.5
328	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	103.2
329	Isle of Wight East	South East	103.2
330	Wycombe	South East	102.9
331	Bolton West	North West	102.7
332	Aberdeen North	Scotland	102.7
333	Stevenage	East of England	102.6
334	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	102.6
335	Clwyd East	Wales	102.5
336	Sutton and Cheam	London	102.1
337	Bridgend	Wales	102.0
338	Worcester	West Midlands	101.6
339	Norwich North	East of England	101.0
340	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	101.0
341	Caerfyrddin	Wales	100.9
342	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	100.7
343	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	100.6
344	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	100.2
345	Chester North and Neston	North West	100.2
346	Amber Valley	East Midlands	100.2
347	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	100.1
348	Bristol North West	South West	99.8
349	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	99.4
350	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	99.2
351	Bridgwater	South West	98.6
352	Havant	South East	98.2
353	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	97.8
354	The Wrekin	West Midlands	97.8
355	Richmond Park	London	97.7
356	Redditch	West Midlands	97.7
357	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	97.4
358	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	97.4
359	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	97.1
360	Carlisle	North West	97.0
361	Northampton South	East Midlands	96.9
362	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	96.7
363	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	96.7
364	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	96.5
365	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	96.5
366	Tamworth	West Midlands	96.4
367	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	96.2
368	North West Norfolk	East of England	96.2
369	Dover and Deal	South East	96.0
370	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	95.9
371	Swindon North	South West	95.9
372	Mid Cheshire	North West	95.8
373	Dartford	South East	95.6
374	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	95.5
375	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	95.3
376	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	95.3
377	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	95.1
378	Midlothian	Scotland	94.7
379	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	94.1
380	Poole	South West	93.9
381	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	93.9
382	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	93.8
383	South West Norfolk	East of England	93.7
384	Hertsmere	East of England	93.6
385	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	93.6
386	North Cornwall	South West	93.5
387	Barrow and Furness	North West	93.5
388	Kettering	East Midlands	92.7
389	Wimbledon	London	92.5
390	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	91.8
391	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	91.7
392	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	91.6
393	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	91.2
394	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	91.1
395	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	91.1
396	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	90.8
397	Castle Point	East of England	90.7
398	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	90.5
399	Maidstone and Malling	South East	90.5
400	South Devon	South West	90.4
401	Isle of Wight West	South East	90.4
402	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	90.3
403	Gedling	East Midlands	90.2
404	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	90.1
405	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	90.0
406	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	89.8
407	North Devon	South West	89.5
408	Basingstoke	South East	89.4
409	Canterbury	South East	89.4
410	Gower	Wales	89.4
411	Chorley	North West	89.3
412	Bath	South West	89.2
413	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	89.1
414	Newton Abbot	South West	88.3
415	Truro and Falmouth	South West	88.1
416	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	87.8
417	Broxtowe	East Midlands	87.6
418	North Shropshire	West Midlands	87.5
419	South East Cornwall	South West	87.3
420	High Peak	East Midlands	87.1
421	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	86.9
422	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	86.5
423	Bracknell	South East	86.3
424	Loughborough	East Midlands	86.3
425	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	86.1
426	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	85.6
427	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	85.5
428	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	85.4
429	Milton Keynes North	South East	85.4
430	Hazel Grove	North West	85.0
431	South Dorset	South West	84.4
432	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	84.1
433	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	83.9
434	Taunton and Wellington	South West	83.7
435	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	83.7
436	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	83.7
437	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	83.5
438	Cardiff North	Wales	83.4
439	Windsor	South East	83.4
440	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	83.2
441	Fylde	North West	82.8
442	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	82.7
443	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	82.5
444	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	82.4
445	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	82.2
446	Gainsborough	East Midlands	82.1
447	Orpington	London	82.0
448	West Suffolk	East of England	81.9
449	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	81.8
450	Rugby	West Midlands	81.5
451	Croydon South	London	81.3
452	Sefton Central	North West	81.1
453	Spelthorne	South East	81.0
454	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	81.0
455	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	81.0
456	Bexhill and Battle	South East	80.8
457	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	80.7
458	Forest of Dean	South West	80.3
459	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	80.3
460	North Northumberland	North East	80.2
461	Gosport	South East	79.6
462	Worthing West	South East	79.5
463	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	79.2
464	Twickenham	London	79.1
465	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	78.9
466	North Norfolk	East of England	78.8
467	Edinburgh South	Scotland	78.7
468	Yeovil	South West	78.6
469	Warrington South	North West	78.6
470	Lothian East	Scotland	78.5
471	Cheltenham	South West	78.4
472	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	78.4
473	Chelmsford	East of England	77.7
474	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	77.6
475	Earley and Woodley	South East	77.6
476	Aylesbury	South East	77.2
477	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	77.2
478	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	76.9
479	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	76.9
480	Witham	East of England	76.8
481	Monmouthshire	Wales	76.7
482	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	76.6
483	South West Wiltshire	South West	76.5
484	South Shropshire	West Midlands	76.5
485	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	76.3
486	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	76.3
487	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	76.2
488	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	76.1
489	Mid Norfolk	East of England	76.0
490	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	75.4
491	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	75.4
492	Chichester	South East	75.3
493	Banbury	South East	74.9
494	Central Devon	South West	74.6
495	South Ribble	North West	74.5
496	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	74.5
497	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	74.4
498	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	74.2
499	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	74.0
500	Woking	South East	73.0
501	Penrith and Solway	North West	72.7
502	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	72.7
503	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	72.7
504	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	72.6
505	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	72.5
506	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	72.3
507	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	72.3
508	Newbury	South East	72.1
509	Stockton West	North East	72.1
510	Chippenham	South West	72.0
511	Braintree	East of England	71.9
512	Tunbridge Wells	South East	71.9
513	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	71.9
514	North East Fife	Scotland	71.9
515	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	71.7
516	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	71.6
517	Sevenoaks	South East	71.6
518	Wirral West	North West	71.4
519	Frome and East Somerset	South West	71.3
520	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	71.3
521	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	71.1
522	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	71.0
523	East Wiltshire	South West	71.0
524	Aberdeen South	Scotland	70.9
525	Weald of Kent	South East	70.8
526	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	70.5
527	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	70.5
528	Maldon	East of England	70.4
529	Cheadle	North West	70.3
530	St Albans	East of England	70.1
531	Newark	East Midlands	69.8
532	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	69.8
533	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	69.7
534	Lewes	South East	69.3
535	Stafford	West Midlands	69.2
536	Christchurch	South West	68.6
537	Esher and Walton	South East	68.3
538	West Dorset	South West	68.2
539	Stroud	South West	67.9
540	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	67.6
541	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	67.5
542	North West Hampshire	South East	67.2
543	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	67.2
544	Lichfield	West Midlands	67.2
545	Salisbury	South West	67.1
546	Hexham	North East	66.8
547	Waveney Valley	East of England	66.7
548	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	66.3
549	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	66.1
550	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	66.1
551	Sussex Weald	South East	66.0
552	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	66.0
553	North Dorset	South West	65.8
554	South Suffolk	East of England	65.7
555	East Surrey	South East	65.2
556	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	65.1
557	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	65.1
558	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	65.1
559	Tonbridge	South East	65.0
560	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	64.6
561	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	64.5
562	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	64.4
563	South West Devon	South West	64.4
564	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	64.4
565	South Norfolk	East of England	64.3
566	Hitchin	East of England	64.2
567	Macclesfield	North West	64.2
568	North West Essex	East of England	64.1
569	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	63.9
570	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	63.7
571	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	62.8
572	Epsom and Ewell	South East	62.8
573	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	62.7
574	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	62.4
575	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	62.3
576	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	62.3
577	New Forest West	South East	62.2
578	Tewkesbury	South West	62.2
579	Huntingdon	East of England	61.6
580	Guildford	South East	61.6
581	North Bedfordshire	East of England	61.4
582	Farnham and Bordon	South East	61.2
583	Congleton	North West	61.2
584	Edinburgh West	Scotland	61.1
585	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	60.9
586	Maidenhead	South East	60.9
587	Reigate	South East	60.7
588	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	60.5
589	Beaconsfield	South East	60.3
590	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	60.2
591	Daventry	East Midlands	59.9
592	Ribble Valley	North West	59.7
593	North Cotswolds	South West	59.7
594	Eastleigh	South East	59.2
595	Mid Sussex	South East	58.9
596	Arundel and South Downs	South East	58.9
597	Melksham and Devizes	South West	58.9
598	Winchester	South East	58.8
599	South Cotswolds	South West	58.7
600	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	58.6
601	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	58.5
602	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	58.3
603	New Forest East	South East	57.8
604	Hamble Valley	South East	57.2
605	Horsham	South East	57.1
606	Tatton	North West	57.0
607	Witney	South East	56.8
608	Surrey Heath	South East	56.8
609	Didcot and Wantage	South East	55.9
610	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	55.5
611	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	55.5
612	Godalming and Ash	South East	55.5
613	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	55.4
614	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	54.9
615	Oxford West and Abingdon	South East	54.9
616	Dorking and Horley	South East	54.8
617	North Somerset	South West	54.6
618	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	54.3
619	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	53.1
620	Chesham and Amersham	South East	51.9
621	Wetherby and Easingwold	Yorkshire and The Humber	51.6
622	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	51.4
623	Sheffield HallamLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	50.7
624	Thornbury and YateLowest 10	South West	50.4
625	York OuterLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	50.4
626	West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLowest 10	Scotland	48.3
627	East HampshireLowest 10	South East	48.1
628	Henley and ThameLowest 10	South East	47.8
629	North East HampshireLowest 10	South East	47.3
630	Harpenden and BerkhamstedLowest 10	East of England	46.7
631	WokinghamLowest 10	South East	45.1
632	Mid BuckinghamshireLowest 10	South East	44.8

349 local authorities ranked, March 2026

Great Britain: 114.1 per 1,000 people aged 66 and over

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Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026, local authorities
		Nation
1	Tower HamletsHighest 10	England	421.5
2	HackneyHighest 10	England	397.2
3	NewhamHighest 10	England	343.9
4	IslingtonHighest 10	England	322.9
5	SouthwarkHighest 10	England	299.8
6	LambethHighest 10	England	291.1
7	ManchesterHighest 10	England	277.7
8	HaringeyHighest 10	England	274.9
9	Barking and DagenhamHighest 10	England	267.8
10	CamdenHighest 10	England	265.1
11	Westminster	England	259.7
12	Glasgow City	Scotland	259.2
13	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	250.0
14	Brent	England	246.5
15	Leicester	England	234.5
16	Liverpool	England	232.0
17	Lewisham	England	230.9
18	Greenwich	England	221.5
19	Knowsley	England	217.3
20	Kensington and Chelsea	England	215.4
21	Waltham Forest	England	213.4
22	Ealing	England	209.5
23	Sandwell	England	202.8
24	Nottingham	England	200.4
25	Birmingham	England	196.1
26	Enfield	England	192.5
27	Hounslow	England	192.5
28	Slough	England	189.7
29	Hartlepool	England	188.9
30	Wandsworth	England	188.0
31	Kingston upon Hull, City of	England	187.9
32	Blackpool	England	183.3
33	Salford	England	181.8
34	Luton	England	177.9
35	Blackburn with Darwen	England	175.7
36	Wolverhampton	England	175.4
37	Middlesbrough	England	174.3
38	Redbridge	England	174.1
39	South Tyneside	England	171.0
40	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	170.9
41	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	168.1
42	Sunderland	England	165.9
43	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	165.3
44	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	161.3
45	Rushmoor	England	160.5
46	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	159.6
47	Hastings	England	158.9
48	Rochdale	England	158.9
49	Norwich	England	158.3
50	Brighton and Hove	England	155.8
51	Dundee City	Scotland	155.4
52	Walsall	England	155.0
53	Barnet	England	152.1
54	Bolton	England	151.9
55	Bradford	England	151.7
56	Inverclyde	Scotland	150.6
57	Gateshead	England	149.6
58	Caerphilly	Wales	147.8
59	Oldham	England	147.7
60	Peterborough	England	147.5
61	Southampton	England	145.8
62	Preston	England	145.6
63	Coventry	England	145.3
64	Hyndburn	England	145.2
65	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	145.0
66	North Ayrshire	Scotland	144.7
67	Reading	England	144.5
68	Newport	Wales	143.9
69	Burnley	England	143.3
70	Harrow	England	143.3
71	Stoke-on-Trent	England	143.1
72	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	143.0
73	Halton	England	142.8
74	Croydon	England	142.5
75	Portsmouth	England	142.4
76	Tameside	England	142.0
77	Hillingdon	England	141.6
78	North East Lincolnshire	England	141.3
79	Pendle	England	141.1
80	Cardiff	Wales	139.9
81	Redcar and Cleveland	England	138.6
82	Lincoln	England	138.6
83	Swansea	Wales	136.9
84	East Ayrshire	Scotland	136.2
85	Torfaen	Wales	136.1
86	County Durham	England	136.1
87	Thanet	England	135.9
88	Sheffield	England	135.8
89	Harlow	England	133.9
90	Bristol, City of	England	133.8
91	Merton	England	133.5
92	Great Yarmouth	England	131.9
93	Thurrock	England	131.8
94	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	131.5
95	Derby	England	131.0
96	Sefton	England	130.7
97	Boston	England	130.4
98	Torbay	England	129.5
99	Barnsley	England	129.1
100	Denbighshire	Wales	128.3
101	Wirral	England	128.2
102	St. Helens	England	127.9
103	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	127.8
104	Doncaster	England	126.3
105	Rotherham	England	125.9
106	Telford and Wrekin	England	125.9
107	Stockton-on-Tees	England	125.1
108	North Tyneside	England	123.9
109	Wigan	England	123.6
110	Southend-on-Sea	England	123.6
111	Renfrewshire	Scotland	123.4
112	Plymouth	England	121.9
113	Chesterfield	England	121.8
114	Wrexham	Wales	121.6
115	Gwynedd	Wales	121.5
116	Leeds	England	121.2
117	West Lothian	Scotland	120.3
118	Bridgend	Wales	119.8
119	Basildon	England	119.8
120	Rossendale	England	118.9
121	Bolsover	England	117.6
122	Dudley	England	117.5
123	Falkirk	Scotland	117.1
124	Conwy	Wales	116.6
125	Darlington	England	116.5
126	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	115.9
127	Ipswich	England	115.7
128	Crawley	England	115.6
129	Bury	England	115.6
130	Carmarthenshire	Wales	114.7
131	Watford	England	113.3
132	Wakefield	England	113.1
133	Eastbourne	England	113.0
134	Broxbourne	England	112.6
135	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	112.5
136	Calderdale	England	112.1
137	Kirklees	England	111.4
138	Ashfield	England	110.4
139	Tamworth	England	110.4
140	Cannock Chase	England	110.3
141	Medway	England	110.1
142	Fenland	England	110.0
143	Stevenage	England	109.9
144	Sutton	England	109.7
145	Tendring	England	109.2
146	Milton Keynes	England	109.2
147	East Lindsey	England	108.9
148	Swale	England	108.8
149	Mansfield	England	108.7
150	Gravesham	England	108.6
151	Pembrokeshire	Wales	108.4
152	Folkestone and Hythe	England	108.0
153	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	107.4
154	Redditch	England	107.1
155	Lancaster	England	105.9
156	Exeter	England	105.8
157	Swindon	England	105.6
158	Oxford	England	105.4
159	Flintshire	Wales	105.3
160	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	105.2
161	West Lancashire	England	105.1
162	Kingston upon Thames	England	105.0
163	Trafford	England	104.7
164	North Lincolnshire	England	104.2
165	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	104.1
166	Ashford	England	103.7
167	Havering	England	103.6
168	Gloucester	England	103.6
169	Cornwall	England	102.8
170	Worcester	England	101.2
171	Ceredigion	Wales	100.8
172	Bexley	England	100.4
173	Bassetlaw	England	99.7
174	South Ayrshire	Scotland	99.5
175	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	98.4
176	Wyre	England	98.3
177	Erewash	England	98.0
178	Stockport	England	97.6
179	Cambridge	England	97.5
180	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	97.4
181	Epping Forest	England	96.8
182	Isle of Wight	England	96.7
183	North Northamptonshire	England	96.7
184	Hertsmere	England	96.4
185	Fife	Scotland	95.1
186	Wyre Forest	England	94.9
187	Dartford	England	94.8
188	Midlothian	Scotland	94.7
189	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	94.2
190	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	94.1
191	South Holland	England	93.9
192	Dover	England	93.6
193	Bedford	England	93.5
194	Adur	England	93.3
195	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	93.3
196	Worthing	England	93.1
197	Powys	Wales	92.0
198	Warrington	England	91.9
199	Cumberland	England	91.8
200	Highland	Scotland	91.3
201	Havant	England	91.1
202	Bromley	England	91.1
203	North East Derbyshire	England	90.6
204	Castle Point	England	90.1
205	West Northamptonshire	England	89.8
206	Torridge	England	89.7
207	Canterbury	England	89.5
208	Northumberland	England	89.5
209	North Devon	England	89.3
210	Stirling	Scotland	88.8
211	North Warwickshire	England	88.7
212	Gosport	England	88.5
213	Amber Valley	England	87.7
214	Aberdeen City	Scotland	87.7
215	Oadby and Wigston	England	87.4
216	Colchester	England	87.4
217	Welwyn Hatfield	England	87.3
218	Solihull	England	87.1
219	High Peak	England	86.8
220	Richmond upon Thames	England	86.7
221	Broxtowe	England	86.5
222	Cheshire West and Chester	England	86.0
223	Angus	Scotland	85.5
224	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	85.3
225	East Staffordshire	England	84.1
226	Breckland	England	83.7
227	Maidstone	England	83.7
228	Moray	Scotland	83.7
229	Teignbridge	England	83.6
230	Chorley	England	83.4
231	Fylde	England	83.3
232	Gedling	England	83.2
233	Rother	England	82.9
234	East Lothian	Scotland	82.5
235	Scottish Borders	Scotland	82.4
236	Shropshire	England	81.8
237	West Lindsey	England	81.8
238	Forest of Dean	England	81.6
239	Lewes	England	81.6
240	South Staffordshire	England	81.5
241	Arun	England	81.2
242	Spelthorne	England	81.0
243	Charnwood	England	80.9
244	Dacorum	England	80.7
245	Newark and Sherwood	England	80.6
246	North Somerset	England	80.4
247	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	79.6
248	Rugby	England	79.1
249	Mid Devon	England	79.1
250	North Norfolk	England	79.0
251	Braintree	England	78.9
252	North Kesteven	England	78.9
253	Bracknell Forest	England	78.8
254	Somerset	England	78.7
255	Herefordshire, County of	England	78.3
256	South Ribble	England	78.0
257	Runnymede	England	77.2
258	Bath and North East Somerset	England	77.1
259	East Suffolk	England	76.6
260	Monmouthshire	Wales	76.5
261	North Yorkshire	England	76.4
262	Cheltenham	England	76.3
263	Blaby	England	76.1
264	Maldon	England	75.9
265	City of London	England	75.9
266	West Suffolk	England	75.5
267	South Hams	England	75.3
268	South Derbyshire	England	75.3
269	Three Rivers	England	75.0
270	North West Leicestershire	England	74.5
271	South Kesteven	England	74.4
272	Orkney Islands	Scotland	74.3
273	Brentwood	England	74.2
274	East Cambridgeshire	England	74.0
275	Rochford	England	73.8
276	North Hertfordshire	England	73.8
277	York	England	72.9
278	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	72.7
279	Woking	England	72.7
280	Malvern Hills	England	72.4
281	West Devon	England	72.2
282	Tunbridge Wells	England	72.2
283	Elmbridge	England	72.1
284	Central Bedfordshire	England	70.9
285	Westmorland and Furness	England	70.7
286	Warwick	England	70.4
287	Cherwell	England	70.1
288	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	69.8
289	Tonbridge and Malling	England	69.4
290	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	69.2
291	Basingstoke and Deane	England	69.1
292	Dorset	England	69.1
293	Lichfield	England	68.7
294	Sevenoaks	England	68.7
295	Wychavon	England	68.6
296	Chelmsford	England	68.6
297	South Norfolk	England	68.3
298	South Gloucestershire	England	67.7
299	East Devon	England	66.9
300	Chichester	England	66.8
301	Tewkesbury	England	66.8
302	Wiltshire	England	66.6
303	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	66.2
304	Babergh	England	65.6
305	Cheshire East	England	65.3
306	Epsom and Ewell	England	65.1
307	Stafford	England	64.6
308	Huntingdonshire	England	64.6
309	Reigate and Banstead	England	64.5
310	Broadland	England	64.2
311	Shetland Islands	Scotland	64.1
312	West Berkshire	England	63.8
313	Stratford-on-Avon	England	63.8
314	Eastleigh	England	63.7
315	Stroud	England	63.6
316	Bromsgrove	England	63.5
317	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	63.5
318	Wealden	England	63.4
319	Buckinghamshire	England	63.4
320	Melton	England	63.2
321	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	62.7
322	East Hertfordshire	England	62.3
323	Cotswold	England	61.7
324	Tandridge	England	61.7
325	Uttlesford	England	60.3
326	Guildford	England	60.3
327	New Forest	England	59.9
328	Winchester	England	59.9
329	Test Valley	England	59.2
330	Rushcliffe	England	59.0
331	St Albans	England	58.9
332	South Cambridgeshire	England	58.5
333	Derbyshire Dales	England	58.3
334	Mid Suffolk	England	58.3
335	Surrey Heath	England	56.8
336	Harborough	England	56.4
337	Horsham	England	56.3
338	Mid Sussex	England	56.1
339	Waverley	England	55.4
340	RutlandLowest 10	England	54.7
341	West OxfordshireLowest 10	England	54.5
342	Ribble ValleyLowest 10	England	53.7
343	FarehamLowest 10	England	53.4
344	Mole ValleyLowest 10	England	52.5
345	East HampshireLowest 10	England	52.4
346	South OxfordshireLowest 10	England	52.4
347	Vale of White HorseLowest 10	England	51.9
348	HartLowest 10	England	47.9
349	WokinghamLowest 10	England	47.8
-	Isles of Scilly	England	41.3Not ranked: fewer than 1,000 people in the group

Limits and sources

Rates per 1,000 people use the mid-2024 population estimates, the latest for every area.

State Pension age is 66. It rises to 67 between 2026 and 2028. Counts from benefit records can be higher than population estimates.

1Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
2Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
3Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
4National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.