Rankings · Pension Credit

People receiving Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents

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 people aged 66 and over

Area type

ConstituenciesLocal authorities

632 constituencies ranked, March 2026

Great Britain: 20.5 per 1,000 residents

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Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents, March 2026, constituencies
		Region
1	Glasgow North EastHighest 10	Scotland	41.5
2	KnowsleyHighest 10	North West	37.9
3	Queen's Park and Maida ValeHighest 10	London	37.5
4	Glasgow EastHighest 10	Scotland	37.1
5	Liverpool WaltonHighest 10	North West	36.3
6	Blackpool SouthHighest 10	North West	36.2
7	BootleHighest 10	North West	36.2
8	ClactonHighest 10	East of England	35.8
9	Liverpool West DerbyHighest 10	North West	35.6
10	HartlepoolHighest 10	North East	35.3
11	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	35.1
12	Torbay	South West	34.9
13	Liverpool Riverside	North West	34.9
14	South Shields	North East	34.7
15	Leicester East	East Midlands	34.5
16	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	34.5
17	Clwyd North	Wales	34.3
18	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	34.0
19	Glasgow South West	Scotland	33.4
20	Redcar	North East	33.2
21	Holborn and St Pancras	London	32.8
22	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	32.8
23	Tottenham	London	32.6
24	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	32.5
25	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	32.2
26	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	32.1
27	Liverpool Garston	North West	32.1
28	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	London	32.0
29	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	31.9
30	Sunderland Central	North East	31.8
31	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	31.8
32	Wallasey	North West	31.8
33	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	31.8
34	Brent East	London	31.8
35	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	31.7
36	Isle of Wight East	South East	31.6
37	Hastings and Rye	South East	31.5
38	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	31.4
39	East Thanet	South East	31.4
40	Easington	North East	31.4
41	St Ives	South West	31.3
42	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	31.1
43	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	31.1
44	Hackney South and Shoreditch	London	31.1
45	Great Yarmouth	East of England	31.1
46	Birkenhead	North West	31.0
47	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	30.8
48	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	30.8
49	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	30.6
50	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	30.6
51	Bishop Auckland	North East	30.5
52	Glasgow South	Scotland	30.4
53	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	30.3
54	Kensington and Bayswater	London	30.1
55	Islington North	London	30.1
56	Swansea West	Wales	30.1
57	Peckham	London	30.0
58	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	30.0
59	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	29.8
60	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	29.6
61	North Durham	North East	29.4
62	Ynys Môn	Wales	29.2
63	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	29.1
64	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	29.1
65	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	28.9
66	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	28.9
67	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	28.9
68	Southgate and Wood Green	London	28.9
69	Blaydon and Consett	North East	28.7
70	Llanelli	Wales	28.6
71	Southport	North West	28.6
72	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	28.6
73	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	28.6
74	Rutherglen	Scotland	28.6
75	Glasgow West	Scotland	28.5
76	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	28.4
77	Glasgow North	Scotland	28.3
78	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	28.2
79	Camborne and Redruth	South West	28.2
80	Dundee Central	Scotland	28.2
81	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	28.1
82	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	28.0
83	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	27.9
84	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	27.9
85	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	27.9
86	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	27.8
87	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.8
88	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	27.7
89	Birmingham Perry Barr	West Midlands	27.7
90	Caerphilly	Wales	27.7
91	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	27.5
92	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	27.5
93	Islington South and Finsbury	London	27.4
94	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	27.3
95	Torfaen	Wales	27.2
96	Lowestoft	East of England	27.1
97	Smethwick	West Midlands	27.1
98	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	26.9
99	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	26.8
100	Eastbourne	South East	26.8
101	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	26.8
102	North Norfolk	East of England	26.8
103	Stockton North	North East	26.7
104	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	26.7
105	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	26.5
106	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	26.4
107	Birmingham Erdington	West Midlands	26.4
108	South Devon	South West	26.4
109	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	26.3
110	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	26.2
111	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	26.2
112	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	26.2
113	Blyth and Ashington	North East	26.2
114	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	26.1
115	Hampstead and Highgate	London	26.1
116	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	26.0
117	Chelsea and Fulham	London	26.0
118	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	25.9
119	Gorton and Denton	North West	25.9
120	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	25.8
121	Caerfyrddin	Wales	25.8
122	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	25.8
123	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	25.8
124	Ealing Southall	London	25.7
125	Widnes and Halewood	North West	25.7
126	Chesterfield	East Midlands	25.7
127	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	25.7
128	East Ham	London	25.7
129	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	West Midlands	25.6
130	Bolton North East	North West	25.6
131	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	25.6
132	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	25.6
133	Clwyd East	Wales	25.5
134	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	25.5
135	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	25.4
136	Blackburn	North West	25.4
137	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	25.3
138	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	25.2
139	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	25.2
140	Ealing North	London	25.2
141	West Bromwich	West Midlands	25.1
142	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	25.0
143	Bradford West	Yorkshire and The Humber	25.0
144	Plymouth Moor View	South West	25.0
145	Rochdale	North West	25.0
146	North West Norfolk	East of England	24.8
147	Bexhill and Battle	South East	24.8
148	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	24.8
149	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.7
150	Dudley	West Midlands	24.7
151	St Helens North	North West	24.6
152	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	24.5
153	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	24.5
154	Burnley	North West	24.5
155	South East Cornwall	South West	24.4
156	Darlington	North East	24.4
157	Hyndburn	North West	24.3
158	Feltham and Heston	London	24.3
159	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	24.2
160	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	24.2
161	Birmingham Yardley	West Midlands	24.2
162	St Austell and Newquay	South West	24.2
163	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	24.2
164	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	24.1
165	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	24.1
166	Isle of Wight West	South East	24.1
167	Wigan	North West	24.1
168	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.0
169	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	24.0
170	North Cornwall	South West	24.0
171	Weston-super-Mare	South West	24.0
172	West Ham and Beckton	London	24.0
173	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	24.0
174	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	24.0
175	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	23.9
176	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	23.9
177	Birmingham Ladywood	West Midlands	23.9
178	Bradford East	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.8
179	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	23.8
180	Derby South	East Midlands	23.7
181	Leicester South	East Midlands	23.7
182	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.7
183	Falkirk	Scotland	23.7
184	Tynemouth	North East	23.7
185	Enfield North	London	23.7
186	Cities of London and Westminster	London	23.6
187	Newport East	Wales	23.6
188	Lewisham East	London	23.5
189	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.4
190	Peterborough	East of England	23.4
191	Harrow East	London	23.4
192	North Northumberland	North East	23.4
193	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	23.3
194	Halesowen	West Midlands	23.3
195	Newton Abbot	South West	23.3
196	Coventry East	West Midlands	23.3
197	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	23.2
198	Christchurch	South West	23.2
199	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	23.2
200	Ealing Central and Acton	London	23.2
201	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	23.1
202	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	23.1
203	Bournemouth East	South West	23.1
204	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	23.0
205	South Shropshire	West Midlands	23.0
206	Finchley and Golders Green	London	23.0
207	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	23.0
208	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	23.0
209	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	22.9
210	Manchester Rusholme	North West	22.9
211	Pontypridd	Wales	22.8
212	Fylde	North West	22.8
213	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	22.8
214	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.8
215	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.7
216	Bolsover	East Midlands	22.7
217	Bournemouth West	South West	22.7
218	Brent West	London	22.6
219	Havant	South East	22.6
220	South Dorset	South West	22.6
221	Wrexham	Wales	22.6
222	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.5
223	West Lancashire	North West	22.5
224	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	22.4
225	North Devon	South West	22.4
226	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	London	22.4
227	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	22.4
228	Makerfield	North West	22.4
229	Erith and Thamesmead	London	22.4
230	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.3
231	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	22.3
232	Norwich South	East of England	22.3
233	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.2
234	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.2
235	Castle Point	East of England	22.2
236	Leigh and Atherton	North West	22.2
237	Lewisham North	London	22.1
238	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.1
239	Telford	West Midlands	22.0
240	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	21.9
241	Ashfield	East Midlands	21.9
242	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	21.9
243	Cardiff West	Wales	21.9
244	Preston	North West	21.9
245	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	21.9
246	Dover and Deal	South East	21.9
247	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	21.9
248	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	21.9
249	Ilford North	London	21.8
250	South West Norfolk	East of England	21.8
251	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	21.8
252	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	21.8
253	Stratford and Bow	London	21.8
254	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	21.7
255	Sefton Central	North West	21.7
256	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	21.7
257	Streatham and Croydon North	London	21.6
258	Hove and Portslade	South East	21.6
259	West Dorset	South West	21.6
260	Portsmouth South	South East	21.6
261	Stockport	North West	21.6
262	Warrington North	North West	21.5
263	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	21.5
264	Stretford and Urmston	North West	21.5
265	Stourbridge	West Midlands	21.4
266	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.4
267	Gower	Wales	21.3
268	Harrow West	London	21.3
269	Bridgend	Wales	21.3
270	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.2
271	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	21.2
272	Leyton and Wanstead	London	21.2
273	North Shropshire	West Midlands	21.2
274	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.2
275	Hendon	London	21.1
276	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.1
277	Ilford South	London	21.1
278	Aldershot	South East	21.0
279	Amber Valley	East Midlands	21.0
280	Manchester Central	North West	21.0
281	Bridgwater	South West	20.9
282	Brentford and Isleworth	London	20.9
283	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	20.9
284	Poole	South West	20.9
285	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.8
286	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	20.8
287	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	20.8
288	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	20.7
289	Nottingham South	East Midlands	20.7
290	Dagenham and Rainham	London	20.7
291	Barrow and Furness	North West	20.7
292	Croydon West	London	20.7
293	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	20.6
294	Worthing West	South East	20.6
295	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	20.6
296	Mansfield	East Midlands	20.6
297	Worsley and Eccles	North West	20.6
298	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.6
299	Walthamstow	London	20.6
300	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	20.5
301	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	20.5
302	New Forest West	South East	20.5
303	Leicester West	East Midlands	20.5
304	Chester North and Neston	North West	20.5
305	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.5
306	Cardiff East	Wales	20.3
307	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	20.3
308	Erewash	East Midlands	20.2
309	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	20.2
310	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	20.2
311	Bury South	North West	20.2
312	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	20.2
313	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	20.2
314	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	20.1
315	Nottingham East	East Midlands	20.1
316	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	20.1
317	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	20.1
318	Bury North	North West	20.1
319	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	20.0
320	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	20.0
321	Carlisle	North West	20.0
322	Gainsborough	East Midlands	20.0
323	Barking	London	20.0
324	Truro and Falmouth	South West	19.9
325	Salford	North West	19.9
326	Southampton Test	South East	19.9
327	Livingston	Scotland	19.9
328	City of Durham	North East	19.8
329	Chipping Barnet	London	19.8
330	Wirral West	North West	19.7
331	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.7
332	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	19.6
333	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	19.6
334	Forest of Dean	South West	19.6
335	Mitcham and Morden	London	19.5
336	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	19.5
337	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.4
338	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	19.4
339	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.4
340	Lincoln	East Midlands	19.4
341	Monmouthshire	Wales	19.3
342	Northampton North	East Midlands	19.3
343	Chichester	South East	19.3
344	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	19.3
345	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	19.3
346	Mid Norfolk	East of England	19.3
347	Norwich North	East of England	19.3
348	Waveney Valley	East of England	19.2
349	Bolton West	North West	19.2
350	Coventry North West	West Midlands	19.2
351	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	19.2
352	Croydon East	London	19.2
353	Central Devon	South West	19.1
354	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	19.1
355	The Wrekin	West Midlands	19.1
356	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	19.0
357	Hazel Grove	North West	19.0
358	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.9
359	Lewes	South East	18.9
360	Manchester Withington	North West	18.9
361	Ashford	South East	18.9
362	High Peak	East Midlands	18.9
363	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	18.9
364	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	18.9
365	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.8
366	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	18.8
367	Luton North	East of England	18.8
368	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	18.8
369	Hayes and Harlington	London	18.8
370	Tamworth	West Midlands	18.8
371	Epping Forest	East of England	18.8
372	Bedford	East of England	18.8
373	Redditch	West Midlands	18.7
374	Bristol South	South West	18.7
375	Bristol East	South West	18.7
376	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.7
377	Bristol North East	South West	18.7
378	Penrith and Solway	North West	18.7
379	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	18.7
380	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	18.6
381	Southampton Itchen	South East	18.6
382	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	18.6
383	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	18.5
384	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	18.5
385	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	18.5
386	Nuneaton	West Midlands	18.4
387	Yeovil	South West	18.4
388	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	18.4
389	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	18.4
390	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	18.4
391	Portsmouth North	South East	18.3
392	Ipswich	East of England	18.3
393	Putney	London	18.3
394	Broxbourne	East of England	18.2
395	Gosport	South East	18.1
396	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.1
397	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	18.1
398	Taunton and Wellington	South West	18.0
399	Derby North	East Midlands	18.0
400	Gedling	East Midlands	17.9
401	Hexham	North East	17.8
402	Poplar and Limehouse	London	17.8
403	Broxtowe	East Midlands	17.7
404	Aberdeen North	Scotland	17.7
405	Exeter	South West	17.7
406	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	17.7
407	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	17.7
408	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	17.6
409	Swindon South	South West	17.6
410	North Dorset	South West	17.5
411	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.5
412	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.5
413	Harlow	East of England	17.5
414	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	17.5
415	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	17.4
416	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	17.4
417	Worcester	West Midlands	17.4
418	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.4
419	Tooting	London	17.3
420	Midlothian	Scotland	17.3
421	Gravesham	South East	17.3
422	Rochester and Strood	South East	17.3
423	Gloucester	South West	17.3
424	Thurrock	East of England	17.2
425	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	17.2
426	Chorley	North West	17.2
427	North East Fife	Scotland	17.1
428	Weald of Kent	South East	17.1
429	Canterbury	South East	17.1
430	Battersea	London	17.1
431	Slough	South East	17.0
432	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	17.0
433	Hertsmere	East of England	17.0
434	South Suffolk	East of England	16.9
435	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	16.9
436	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	16.8
437	Maldon	East of England	16.8
438	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	16.8
439	Arundel and South Downs	South East	16.8
440	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	16.7
441	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	16.7
442	Mid Cheshire	North West	16.7
443	South West Wiltshire	South West	16.6
444	Romford	London	16.5
445	Sussex Weald	South East	16.5
446	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.4
447	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	16.3
448	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	16.3
449	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	16.3
450	Beckenham and Penge	London	16.2
451	South Ribble	North West	16.2
452	Kettering	East Midlands	16.1
453	Stevenage	East of England	16.1
454	Salisbury	South West	16.1
455	Witham	East of England	16.0
456	Newark	East Midlands	16.0
457	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	16.0
458	Carshalton and Wallington	London	16.0
459	Lothian East	Scotland	16.0
460	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	16.0
461	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	15.9
462	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	15.9
463	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	15.8
464	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.8
465	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	15.7
466	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	15.7
467	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	15.7
468	South West Devon	South West	15.6
469	Sutton and Cheam	London	15.6
470	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	15.6
471	Lichfield	West Midlands	15.5
472	Brighton Pavilion	South East	15.5
473	Bristol North West	South West	15.4
474	Frome and East Somerset	South West	15.3
475	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	15.3
476	Reading Central	South East	15.3
477	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	15.3
478	Stroud	South West	15.3
479	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	15.3
480	Cardiff North	Wales	15.3
481	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	15.2
482	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	15.2
483	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	15.2
484	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	15.2
485	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	15.1
486	Richmond Park	London	15.1
487	Stockton West	North East	15.1
488	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.1
489	West Suffolk	East of England	15.0
490	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.0
491	Orpington	London	15.0
492	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	15.0
493	Kingston and Surbiton	London	15.0
494	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	15.0
495	Cheadle	North West	15.0
496	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	14.9
497	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	14.9
498	Macclesfield	North West	14.9
499	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	14.9
500	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	14.9
501	Coventry South	West Midlands	14.8
502	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	14.8
503	New Forest East	South East	14.8
504	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	14.7
505	Sevenoaks	South East	14.7
506	Stafford	West Midlands	14.6
507	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	14.6
508	Swindon North	South West	14.6
509	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.6
510	Braintree	East of England	14.6
511	Milton Keynes North	South East	14.5
512	Crawley	South East	14.5
513	Melksham and Devizes	South West	14.5
514	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	14.4
515	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	14.4
516	Bath	South West	14.4
517	Colchester	East of England	14.4
518	Cheltenham	South West	14.3
519	Loughborough	East Midlands	14.3
520	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	14.3
521	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	14.3
522	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	14.3
523	Maidstone and Malling	South East	14.2
524	Milton Keynes Central	South East	14.2
525	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	14.2
526	South Cotswolds	South West	14.1
527	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	14.1
528	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	14.1
529	Congleton	North West	14.1
530	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	14.0
531	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	14.0
532	Northampton South	East Midlands	14.0
533	Oxford East	South East	14.0
534	North Cotswolds	South West	14.0
535	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.0
536	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	14.0
537	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.0
538	Banbury	South East	13.9
539	Warrington South	North West	13.9
540	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	13.9
541	Rugby	West Midlands	13.9
542	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	13.8
543	Croydon South	London	13.8
544	Chippenham	South West	13.7
545	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	13.7
546	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	13.7
547	South Norfolk	East of England	13.7
548	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	13.7
549	Spelthorne	South East	13.7
550	Wycombe	South East	13.6
551	North Somerset	South West	13.6
552	Edinburgh South	Scotland	13.6
553	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	13.5
554	Watford	East of England	13.5
555	Tonbridge	South East	13.4
556	East Wiltshire	South West	13.4
557	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	13.4
558	Newbury	South East	13.4
559	Wimbledon	London	13.4
560	Basingstoke	South East	13.3
561	Tunbridge Wells	South East	13.3
562	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	13.3
563	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	13.3
564	Tewkesbury	South West	13.3
565	Windsor	South East	13.2
566	Tatton	North West	13.2
567	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	13.1
568	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	13.0
569	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	13.0
570	Wetherby and Easingwold	Yorkshire and The Humber	13.0
571	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	12.8
572	Beaconsfield	South East	12.6
573	East Surrey	South East	12.6
574	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	12.6
575	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	12.5
576	York Outer	Yorkshire and The Humber	12.5
577	Twickenham	London	12.5
578	Ribble Valley	North West	12.4
579	Bracknell	South East	12.4
580	North West Essex	East of England	12.3
581	Farnham and Bordon	South East	12.3
582	Daventry	East Midlands	12.3
583	Chelmsford	East of England	12.3
584	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	12.3
585	Edinburgh West	Scotland	12.2
586	Winchester	South East	12.1
587	Huntingdon	East of England	12.0
588	East Hampshire	South East	11.8
589	Woking	South East	11.8
590	Dorking and Horley	South East	11.7
591	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	11.6
592	Eastleigh	South East	11.5
593	Godalming and Ash	South East	11.5
594	Dartford	South East	11.5
595	Esher and Walton	South East	11.5
596	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	11.4
597	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	11.4
598	North Bedfordshire	East of England	11.4
599	Epsom and Ewell	South East	11.4
600	Mid Sussex	South East	11.3
601	Aylesbury	South East	11.3
602	North West Hampshire	South East	11.2
603	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	11.1
604	Thornbury and Yate	South West	11.0
605	Cambridge	East of England	10.9
606	Horsham	South East	10.9
607	Hamble Valley	South East	10.9
608	Henley and Thame	South East	10.9
609	Reigate	South East	10.9
610	St Albans	East of England	10.9
611	Surrey Heath	South East	10.8
612	Aberdeen South	Scotland	10.8
613	Witney	South East	10.7
614	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	10.7
615	Hitchin	East of England	10.7
616	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	10.7
617	Chesham and Amersham	South East	10.6
618	Earley and Woodley	South East	10.6
619	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	10.6
620	Maidenhead	South East	10.6
621	Sheffield Hallam	Yorkshire and The Humber	10.5
622	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Scotland	10.0
623	Bicester and WoodstockLowest 10	South East	9.9
624	GuildfordLowest 10	South East	9.4
625	North East HampshireLowest 10	South East	9.3
626	Didcot and WantageLowest 10	South East	9.3
627	Filton and Bradley StokeLowest 10	South West	9.2
628	Harpenden and BerkhamstedLowest 10	East of England	9.1
629	Mid BuckinghamshireLowest 10	South East	9.1
630	Oxford West and AbingdonLowest 10	South East	9.1
631	Bristol CentralLowest 10	South West	8.6
632	WokinghamLowest 10	South East	7.9

350 local authorities ranked, March 2026

Great Britain: 20.5 per 1,000 residents

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Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents, March 2026, local authorities
		Nation
1	BlackpoolHighest 10	England	36.0
2	HartlepoolHighest 10	England	35.4
3	KnowsleyHighest 10	England	35.3
4	South TynesideHighest 10	England	34.6
5	Na h-Eileanan SiarHighest 10	Scotland	34.0
6	TorbayHighest 10	England	33.7
7	Glasgow CityHighest 10	Scotland	33.6
8	North AyrshireHighest 10	Scotland	33.4
9	Blaenau GwentHighest 10	Wales	33.4
10	LiverpoolHighest 10	England	33.3
11	East Lindsey	England	32.6
12	Sunderland	England	32.5
13	Inverclyde	Scotland	32.4
14	Hastings	England	31.7
15	Redcar and Cleveland	England	31.6
16	Conwy	Wales	31.4
17	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	31.3
18	Great Yarmouth	England	31.0
19	Thanet	England	31.0
20	Kensington and Chelsea	England	30.9
21	Tendring	England	30.8
22	Hackney	England	30.7
23	Denbighshire	Wales	30.6
24	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	30.6
25	Westminster	England	30.1
26	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	29.9
27	Camden	England	29.7
28	Sefton	England	29.4
29	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	29.4
30	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	29.3
31	Caerphilly	Wales	29.0
32	Gateshead	England	29.0
33	North East Lincolnshire	England	28.8
34	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	28.6
35	Islington	England	28.5
36	Haringey	England	28.5
37	East Ayrshire	Scotland	28.3
38	County Durham	England	28.1
39	Isle of Wight	England	27.8
40	Pembrokeshire	Wales	27.8
41	Brent	England	27.7
42	Sandwell	England	27.5
43	Middlesbrough	England	27.4
44	Kingston upon Hull, City of	England	27.4
45	Wirral	England	27.4
46	Carmarthenshire	Wales	27.3
47	Torfaen	Wales	27.3
48	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	27.1
49	Gwynedd	Wales	26.9
50	Dundee City	Scotland	26.9
51	Eastbourne	England	26.8
52	Wyre	England	26.6
53	Folkestone and Hythe	England	26.5
54	Wolverhampton	England	26.5
55	Swansea	Wales	26.3
56	Leicester	England	26.3
57	Enfield	England	26.2
58	North Norfolk	England	26.2
59	Boston	England	25.8
60	Halton	England	25.8
61	Rother	England	25.8
62	Chesterfield	England	25.8
63	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	25.8
64	South Ayrshire	Scotland	25.7
65	Cornwall	England	25.4
66	Lambeth	England	25.3
67	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	25.3
68	Torridge	England	25.2
69	Powys	Wales	25.2
70	Walsall	England	25.1
71	Ceredigion	Wales	25.1
72	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	25.0
73	Southwark	England	24.9
74	North Tyneside	England	24.9
75	St. Helens	England	24.9
76	Hyndburn	England	24.7
77	Ealing	England	24.5
78	Rochdale	England	24.5
79	Bridgend	Wales	24.4
80	Barnsley	England	24.4
81	Pendle	England	24.4
82	Fenland	England	24.3
83	Bolton	England	24.3
84	Burnley	England	24.3
85	Manchester	England	24.1
86	Wrexham	Wales	24.0
87	Birmingham	England	24.0
88	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	23.8
89	Tameside	England	23.5
90	Blackburn with Darwen	England	23.5
91	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	23.4
92	Newham	England	23.4
93	Rotherham	England	23.4
94	Darlington	England	23.3
95	Doncaster	England	23.3
96	Renfrewshire	Scotland	23.1
97	Rushmoor	England	23.1
98	Wyre Forest	England	23.1
99	Stockton-on-Tees	England	23.0
100	Stoke-on-Trent	England	23.0
101	Fylde	England	23.0
102	Bolsover	England	22.8
103	Newport	Wales	22.7
104	Southend-on-Sea	England	22.7
105	Tower Hamlets	England	22.7
106	Dudley	England	22.6
107	North Lincolnshire	England	22.6
108	Northumberland	England	22.5
109	Wigan	England	22.5
110	North Devon	England	22.5
111	Arun	England	22.5
112	Norwich	England	22.4
113	West Lancashire	England	22.4
114	Bradford	England	22.3
115	Castle Point	England	22.2
116	Nottingham	England	22.2
117	Teignbridge	England	22.2
118	Greenwich	England	22.1
119	Falkirk	Scotland	22.0
120	Lewisham	England	22.0
121	Hounslow	England	22.0
122	Flintshire	Wales	22.0
123	Dover	England	22.0
124	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	21.9
125	Oldham	England	21.9
126	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	21.8
127	Rossendale	England	21.8
128	Plymouth	England	21.7
129	Havant	England	21.6
130	Sheffield	England	21.6
131	Adur	England	21.5
132	South Holland	England	21.5
133	Salford	England	21.5
134	Barnet	England	21.5
135	North East Derbyshire	England	21.3
136	Scottish Borders	Scotland	21.3
137	Harrow	England	21.2
138	East Suffolk	England	21.2
139	Highland	Scotland	21.1
140	Telford and Wrekin	England	21.1
141	Bassetlaw	England	21.1
142	Waltham Forest	England	21.1
143	Barking and Dagenham	England	21.1
144	Lewes	England	21.0
145	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	20.9
146	Lancaster	England	20.9
147	Ashfield	England	20.9
148	Angus	Scotland	20.9
149	Brighton and Hove	England	20.8
150	Cumberland	England	20.8
151	Calderdale	England	20.8
152	Cannock Chase	England	20.8
153	South Hams	England	20.7
154	Shropshire	England	20.6
155	Redbridge	England	20.4
156	Breckland	England	20.4
157	Wakefield	England	20.4
158	Worthing	England	20.4
159	West Devon	England	20.4
160	Tamworth	England	20.3
161	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	20.3
162	Mansfield	England	20.3
163	West Lothian	Scotland	20.2
164	Portsmouth	England	20.1
165	Dorset	England	20.1
166	Derby	England	20.1
167	Bury	England	20.1
168	West Lindsey	England	20.0
169	South Staffordshire	England	20.0
170	Herefordshire, County of	England	20.0
171	Peterborough	England	20.0
172	Fife	Scotland	19.9
173	Lincoln	England	19.8
174	Forest of Dean	England	19.8
175	Erewash	England	19.7
176	Malvern Hills	England	19.7
177	Swale	England	19.7
178	Preston	England	19.7
179	Redditch	England	19.5
180	Ashford	England	19.4
181	East Devon	England	19.3
182	Monmouthshire	Wales	19.3
183	Basildon	England	19.3
184	Cardiff	Wales	19.3
185	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	19.2
186	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	19.2
187	Kirklees	England	19.1
188	Amber Valley	England	19.1
189	Somerset	England	19.0
190	Coventry	England	19.0
191	Canterbury	England	19.0
192	Luton	England	19.0
193	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	18.9
194	High Peak	England	18.9
195	North Yorkshire	England	18.9
196	Gosport	England	18.8
197	North Warwickshire	England	18.8
198	Stockport	England	18.7
199	Southampton	England	18.7
200	Maldon	England	18.7
201	Ipswich	England	18.7
202	Mid Devon	England	18.7
203	Moray	Scotland	18.6
204	Epping Forest	England	18.5
205	Croydon	England	18.5
206	North Somerset	England	18.4
207	Broxbourne	England	18.4
208	Orkney Islands	Scotland	18.1
209	Harlow	England	18.0
210	North Kesteven	England	17.9
211	Leeds	England	17.9
212	Broxtowe	England	17.8
213	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	17.8
214	Westmorland and Furness	England	17.8
215	Solihull	England	17.6
216	Cheshire West and Chester	England	17.6
217	Chichester	England	17.6
218	Trafford	England	17.6
219	Stirling	Scotland	17.6
220	New Forest	England	17.5
221	Newark and Sherwood	England	17.5
222	Wandsworth	England	17.5
223	Hillingdon	England	17.5
224	Worcester	England	17.4
225	Midlothian	Scotland	17.3
226	Gravesham	England	17.3
227	Warrington	England	17.2
228	Gedling	England	17.2
229	Slough	England	17.2
230	Medway	England	17.1
231	Oadby and Wigston	England	17.0
232	Babergh	England	17.0
233	East Lothian	Scotland	16.9
234	Hertsmere	England	16.9
235	Havering	England	16.8
236	South Kesteven	England	16.8
237	North Northamptonshire	England	16.8
238	Thurrock	England	16.8
239	Wychavon	England	16.7
240	Chorley	England	16.6
241	Gloucester	England	16.5
242	Merton	England	16.5
243	Reading	England	16.5
244	Wealden	England	16.4
245	Exeter	England	16.4
246	South Ribble	England	16.3
247	Swindon	England	16.2
248	Stevenage	England	16.2
249	Rochford	England	16.2
250	Derbyshire Dales	England	16.2
251	Cotswold	England	16.1
252	South Norfolk	England	16.1
253	Broadland	England	16.0
254	Sutton	England	15.9
255	Bristol, City of	England	15.9
256	Lichfield	England	15.7
257	Bexley	England	15.7
258	Braintree	England	15.6
259	Bromley	England	15.5
260	Stratford-on-Avon	England	15.4
261	East Staffordshire	England	15.2
262	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	15.2
263	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	15.1
264	West Suffolk	England	15.1
265	Bedford	England	15.1
266	Colchester	England	15.0
267	Maidstone	England	14.9
268	Kingston upon Thames	England	14.8
269	Charnwood	England	14.8
270	Blaby	England	14.8
271	East Cambridgeshire	England	14.8
272	West Northamptonshire	England	14.8
273	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	14.8
274	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	14.7
275	Milton Keynes	England	14.6
276	Crawley	England	14.5
277	Melton	England	14.5
278	Wiltshire	England	14.5
279	Sevenoaks	England	14.4
280	Cheltenham	England	14.4
281	Stroud	England	14.4
282	Brentwood	England	14.3
283	Stafford	England	14.3
284	Bath and North East Somerset	England	14.3
285	Aberdeen City	Scotland	14.2
286	Mid Suffolk	England	14.1
287	North West Leicestershire	England	14.1
288	Bromsgrove	England	14.1
289	North Hertfordshire	England	14.0
290	Cheshire East	England	14.0
291	Richmond upon Thames	England	14.0
292	Tewkesbury	England	14.0
293	Shetland Islands	Scotland	13.8
294	Watford	England	13.8
295	Rutland	England	13.7
296	Tunbridge Wells	England	13.7
297	Spelthorne	England	13.7
298	Dacorum	England	13.5
299	York	England	13.4
300	South Derbyshire	England	13.4
301	Rugby	England	13.3
302	Welwyn Hatfield	England	13.3
303	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	13.2
304	Three Rivers	England	13.2
305	Fareham	England	13.1
306	Tonbridge and Malling	England	12.8
307	Ribble Valley	England	12.7
308	Horsham	England	12.7
309	Elmbridge	England	12.7
310	Warwick	England	12.7
311	Tandridge	England	12.6
312	Chelmsford	England	12.5
313	Huntingdonshire	England	12.5
314	Runnymede	England	12.4
315	Rushcliffe	England	12.4
316	Test Valley	England	12.3
317	West Berkshire	England	12.3
318	Mole Valley	England	12.3
319	Central Bedfordshire	England	12.2
320	East Hampshire	England	12.2
321	Uttlesford	England	12.2
322	Harborough	England	12.1
323	Eastleigh	England	12.1
324	South Gloucestershire	England	12.0
325	Winchester	England	12.0
326	Dartford	England	12.0
327	Oxford	England	11.9
328	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	11.9
329	Bracknell Forest	England	11.9
330	Cherwell	England	11.7
331	Woking	England	11.7
332	Basingstoke and Deane	England	11.7
333	Waverley	England	11.7
334	West Oxfordshire	England	11.6
335	Buckinghamshire	England	11.4
336	Epsom and Ewell	England	11.2
337	East Hertfordshire	England	11.2
338	Mid Sussex	England	11.1
339	Reigate and Banstead	England	11.1
340	Surrey Heath	England	11.0
341	South CambridgeshireLowest 10	England	11.0
342	CambridgeLowest 10	England	10.5
343	South OxfordshireLowest 10	England	10.5
344	Isles of ScillyLowest 10	England	10.1
345	St AlbansLowest 10	England	9.9
346	Vale of White HorseLowest 10	England	9.8
347	GuildfordLowest 10	England	9.8
348	HartLowest 10	England	9.4
349	WokinghamLowest 10	England	7.9
350	City of LondonLowest 10	England	6.4

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.