Rankings · Universal Credit

People aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64

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.^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

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ConstituenciesLocal authorities

632 constituencies ranked, May 2026

Great Britain: 192.1 per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64

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Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026, constituencies
		Region
1	Birmingham Perry BarrHighest 10	West Midlands	389.6
2	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthHighest 10	West Midlands	374.4
3	Blackpool SouthHighest 10	North West	361.3
4	Birmingham YardleyHighest 10	West Midlands	355.6
5	Birmingham ErdingtonHighest 10	West Midlands	354.6
6	Bradford WestHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	354.2
7	Bradford EastHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	353.0
8	Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	345.5
9	Blackley and Middleton SouthHighest 10	North West	343.7
10	Liverpool WaltonHighest 10	North West	335.3
11	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	334.5
12	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	334.3
13	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	331.9
14	Tottenham	London	330.1
15	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	328.8
16	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	323.4
17	Birmingham Ladywood	West Midlands	323.1
18	Enfield North	London	320.7
19	Gorton and Denton	North West	320.3
20	Blackburn	North West	319.2
21	Brent East	London	319.1
22	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	317.6
23	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	316.7
24	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	316.2
25	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	London	315.8
26	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	315.4
27	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	315.2
28	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	313.6
29	Easington	North East	312.0
30	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	311.4
31	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	310.0
32	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	309.7
33	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	309.5
34	Bootle	North West	304.7
35	Glasgow North East	Scotland	303.7
36	Rochdale	North West	302.2
37	Hartlepool	North East	301.1
38	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	300.6
39	Burnley	North West	299.8
40	Derby South	East Midlands	298.9
41	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	298.9
42	East Thanet	South East	298.6
43	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	295.1
44	Birkenhead	North West	294.6
45	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	293.4
46	Knowsley	North West	292.6
47	Coventry East	West Midlands	290.0
48	Liverpool West Derby	North West	288.4
49	Peterborough	East of England	288.3
50	Great Yarmouth	East of England	288.2
51	Glasgow East	Scotland	287.0
52	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	281.7
53	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	281.6
54	Barking	London	280.6
55	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	279.9
56	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	279.8
57	Clwyd North	Wales	279.7
58	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	278.8
59	Hyndburn	North West	278.4
60	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	277.3
61	Clacton	East of England	277.2
62	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	277.1
63	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	275.6
64	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	275.3
65	Bolton North East	North West	275.1
66	Redcar	North East	275.1
67	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	274.9
68	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	274.7
69	East Ham	London	274.5
70	Stockton North	North East	273.8
71	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	273.6
72	South Shields	North East	273.2
73	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	273.1
74	Blyth and Ashington	North East	271.5
75	Smethwick	West Midlands	271.3
76	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	271.1
77	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	269.5
78	Queen's Park and Maida Vale	London	268.6
79	Croydon West	London	267.2
80	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	267.1
81	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	266.3
82	Glasgow South West	Scotland	266.1
83	Hastings and Rye	South East	265.8
84	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	265.7
85	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	265.5
86	Lewisham East	London	265.5
87	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	264.5
88	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	264.0
89	Dudley	West Midlands	261.9
90	Leicester West	East Midlands	261.8
91	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	259.3
92	Swansea West	Wales	259.2
93	Torfaen	Wales	259.1
94	Liverpool Riverside	North West	259.0
95	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	257.6
96	Wallasey	North West	257.1
97	Southgate and Wood Green	London	256.8
98	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	256.2
99	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	255.8
100	West Ham and Beckton	London	255.6
101	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	254.9
102	Telford	West Midlands	254.9
103	Newport East	Wales	254.7
104	Lowestoft	East of England	254.5
105	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	253.0
106	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	252.7
107	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	250.6
108	Preston	North West	249.6
109	Ealing North	London	248.9
110	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	248.6
111	West Bromwich	West Midlands	248.0
112	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	247.3
113	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	245.3
114	Isle of Wight East	South East	244.4
115	Nottingham East	East Midlands	244.0
116	Dagenham and Rainham	London	243.4
117	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	242.7
118	Torbay	South West	242.2
119	Erith and Thamesmead	London	242.0
120	Dundee Central	Scotland	241.1
121	Bishop Auckland	North East	241.0
122	Ilford South	London	240.1
123	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	239.8
124	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	238.9
125	Llanelli	Wales	238.6
126	Plymouth Moor View	South West	238.6
127	Mansfield	East Midlands	238.3
128	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	237.6
129	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	237.4
130	Leicester East	East Midlands	237.2
131	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	236.9
132	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	236.2
133	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	236.0
134	Ipswich	East of England	235.7
135	Caerphilly	Wales	235.0
136	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	234.9
137	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	234.6
138	Feltham and Heston	London	234.5
139	Sunderland Central	North East	234.2
140	Eastbourne	South East	233.8
141	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	233.8
142	Cardiff West	Wales	233.5
143	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	233.2
144	Liverpool Garston	North West	233.1
145	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	232.8
146	Stockport	North West	232.3
147	Ashfield	East Midlands	231.9
148	Hackney South and Shoreditch	London	231.7
149	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	231.7
150	Ealing Southall	London	231.4
151	Leicester South	East Midlands	231.1
152	Peckham	London	230.6
153	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	230.2
154	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	230.1
155	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	230.1
156	Bury South	North West	229.2
157	Manchester Rusholme	North West	229.2
158	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	229.0
159	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	228.9
160	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	228.6
161	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	228.0
162	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	227.8
163	North Durham	North East	227.8
164	Widnes and Halewood	North West	227.4
165	Glasgow West	Scotland	227.2
166	Wigan	North West	226.9
167	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	226.5
168	Darlington	North East	226.5
169	Walthamstow	London	226.3
170	Hendon	London	226.3
171	Salford	North West	226.0
172	Glasgow South	Scotland	225.4
173	Poplar and Limehouse	London	225.1
174	Bedford	East of England	225.0
175	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	225.0
176	Dover and Deal	South East	225.0
177	St Helens North	North West	224.5
178	Cardiff East	Wales	224.4
179	Croydon East	London	224.1
180	Luton North	East of England	223.8
181	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	223.5
182	Islington North	London	223.1
183	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	222.1
184	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	222.0
185	Bristol South	South West	222.0
186	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	222.0
187	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	221.9
188	Hayes and Harlington	London	221.0
189	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	220.6
190	Chesterfield	East Midlands	220.4
191	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	219.4
192	Stratford and Bow	London	219.3
193	Halesowen	West Midlands	219.2
194	Leigh and Atherton	North West	218.9
195	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	218.6
196	Stourbridge	West Midlands	218.6
197	Ynys Môn	Wales	217.7
198	Bury North	North West	217.4
199	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	217.2
200	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	216.9
201	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	216.7
202	Portsmouth South	South East	216.3
203	Slough	South East	216.2
204	Streatham and Croydon North	London	216.1
205	Northampton North	East Midlands	215.6
206	Manchester Central	North West	215.6
207	Camborne and Redruth	South West	214.9
208	St Austell and Newquay	South West	213.9
209	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	213.0
210	Havant	South East	211.7
211	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	211.5
212	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	211.3
213	Lewisham North	London	211.0
214	Worsley and Eccles	North West	210.9
215	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	210.6
216	Brentford and Isleworth	London	210.4
217	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	210.2
218	Southampton Test	South East	209.8
219	Weston-super-Mare	South West	209.4
220	Nuneaton	West Midlands	208.9
221	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	208.8
222	Bolsover	East Midlands	208.7
223	Derby North	East Midlands	208.7
224	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	207.9
225	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	207.2
226	Pontypridd	Wales	206.6
227	Glasgow North	Scotland	206.4
228	Coventry North West	West Midlands	205.6
229	Erewash	East Midlands	205.5
230	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	205.2
231	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	204.7
232	Islington South and Finsbury	London	204.4
233	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	204.3
234	Gravesham	South East	204.0
235	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	204.0
236	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	204.0
237	Falkirk	Scotland	203.9
238	Isle of Wight West	South East	203.8
239	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	203.8
240	Finchley and Golders Green	London	203.0
241	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	202.7
242	Holborn and St Pancras	London	202.6
243	North West Norfolk	East of England	202.1
244	Rutherglen	Scotland	201.8
245	Mitcham and Morden	London	201.8
246	Harrow West	London	201.6
247	Southampton Itchen	South East	201.6
248	Warrington North	North West	201.4
249	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	201.2
250	Harlow	East of England	201.0
251	Stretford and Urmston	North West	200.6
252	Crawley	South East	200.5
253	Ealing Central and Acton	London	200.2
254	Wrexham	Wales	199.8
255	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	199.4
256	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	199.3
257	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	199.0
258	Brent West	London	198.9
259	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	198.9
260	Amber Valley	East Midlands	198.6
261	Aberdeen North	Scotland	198.0
262	Nottingham South	East Midlands	197.8
263	Blaydon and Consett	North East	197.7
264	North Cornwall	South West	197.6
265	Livingston	Scotland	197.3
266	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	197.2
267	Thurrock	East of England	197.0
268	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	196.5
269	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	196.1
270	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	195.9
271	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	195.7
272	Gloucester	South West	195.6
273	Lincoln	East Midlands	194.9
274	Bristol North East	South West	194.8
275	St Ives	South West	194.7
276	South Dorset	South West	194.6
277	Leyton and Wanstead	London	194.5
278	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	194.4
279	Norwich South	East of England	194.3
280	Bridgwater	South West	194.1
281	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	193.6
282	Bournemouth East	South West	193.4
283	Gosport	South East	192.7
284	Bristol East	South West	192.3
285	Portsmouth North	South East	192.3
286	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	192.2
287	Norwich North	East of England	192.0
288	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	191.7
289	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	191.4
290	Caerfyrddin	Wales	191.2
291	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	191.1
292	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	191.1
293	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	190.9
294	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	189.9
295	Bolton West	North West	188.3
296	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	188.1
297	Redditch	West Midlands	188.0
298	Ilford North	London	187.9
299	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	187.6
300	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	187.6
301	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	186.9
302	Rochester and Strood	South East	186.4
303	South East Cornwall	South West	186.3
304	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	186.3
305	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	186.1
306	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	185.9
307	Southport	North West	185.0
308	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	184.4
309	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	184.1
310	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	183.6
311	Makerfield	North West	183.2
312	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	183.1
313	North Norfolk	East of England	183.0
314	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	183.0
315	Gainsborough	East Midlands	182.5
316	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	182.3
317	Stevenage	East of England	182.3
318	Kettering	East Midlands	181.6
319	Midlothian	Scotland	181.5
320	Milton Keynes Central	South East	181.1
321	Mid Cheshire	North West	180.9
322	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	180.8
323	North Devon	South West	180.5
324	Bexhill and Battle	South East	180.2
325	Swindon South	South West	180.2
326	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	179.9
327	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	179.7
328	Bournemouth West	South West	179.4
329	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	178.9
330	Bridgend	Wales	178.4
331	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	178.2
332	Clwyd East	Wales	177.8
333	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	177.5
334	Colchester	East of England	177.2
335	Carlisle	North West	177.2
336	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	London	177.0
337	Carshalton and Wallington	London	176.7
338	Broxbourne	East of England	176.5
339	Ashford	South East	176.2
340	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	176.2
341	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	175.8
342	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	175.2
343	Romford	London	175.1
344	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	174.9
345	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	174.1
346	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	174.0
347	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	174.0
348	Tynemouth	North East	174.0
349	Yeovil	South West	173.9
350	West Lancashire	North West	173.1
351	South Devon	South West	172.9
352	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	172.8
353	South West Norfolk	East of England	172.7
354	Watford	East of England	172.1
355	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	171.6
356	Gedling	East Midlands	171.3
357	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	171.2
358	Tamworth	West Midlands	170.7
359	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	170.4
360	Worcester	West Midlands	170.3
361	Barrow and Furness	North West	169.9
362	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	169.9
363	Worthing West	South East	169.4
364	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	169.1
365	Harrow East	London	168.8
366	Lewes	South East	168.8
367	Hove and Portslade	South East	168.8
368	Coventry South	West Midlands	167.7
369	Poole	South West	167.6
370	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	166.9
371	Chichester	South East	166.7
372	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	166.6
373	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	166.4
374	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	166.3
375	Newton Abbot	South West	165.8
376	Milton Keynes North	South East	165.8
377	South West Wiltshire	South West	165.7
378	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	165.5
379	Chorley	North West	164.7
380	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	163.9
381	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	163.9
382	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	163.5
383	Gower	Wales	163.1
384	The Wrekin	West Midlands	162.8
385	North Northumberland	North East	162.5
386	Swindon North	South West	162.4
387	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	162.0
388	Chipping Barnet	London	161.8
389	Bristol North West	South West	161.2
390	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	161.2
391	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	161.1
392	Canterbury	South East	160.7
393	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	160.6
394	Wycombe	South East	160.5
395	Hampstead and Highgate	London	160.5
396	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	160.4
397	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	160.1
398	Lothian East	Scotland	160.1
399	Hazel Grove	North West	159.5
400	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	159.5
401	Forest of Dean	South West	159.2
402	Hertsmere	East of England	158.3
403	Taunton and Wellington	South West	157.7
404	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	157.6
405	Dartford	South East	157.4
406	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	157.4
407	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	157.2
408	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	157.2
409	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	156.8
410	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	156.5
411	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	156.2
412	Stafford	West Midlands	155.7
413	Aylesbury	South East	155.4
414	North Shropshire	West Midlands	155.1
415	Newark	East Midlands	154.8
416	Maidstone and Malling	South East	154.5
417	Spelthorne	South East	154.1
418	Northampton South	East Midlands	154.1
419	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	154.0
420	West Dorset	South West	154.0
421	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	153.5
422	Croydon South	London	153.4
423	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	152.9
424	Broxtowe	East Midlands	152.7
425	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	152.6
426	High Peak	East Midlands	151.8
427	Putney	London	151.5
428	Fylde	North West	151.2
429	Reading Central	South East	151.0
430	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	150.8
431	Orpington	London	150.3
432	Truro and Falmouth	South West	150.0
433	Basingstoke	South East	149.7
434	Mid Norfolk	East of England	149.1
435	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	149.0
436	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	148.5
437	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	148.2
438	Central Devon	South West	148.2
439	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	148.1
440	Brighton Pavilion	South East	148.0
441	City of Durham	North East	148.0
442	Frome and East Somerset	South West	147.6
443	Rugby	West Midlands	147.4
444	Witham	East of England	146.9
445	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	146.6
446	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	146.4
447	Kensington and Bayswater	London	145.5
448	Oxford East	South East	145.2
449	Monmouthshire	Wales	145.1
450	Castle Point	East of England	144.9
451	Chester North and Neston	North West	144.8
452	Waveney Valley	East of England	144.7
453	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	144.5
454	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	144.0
455	North East Fife	Scotland	143.8
456	Manchester Withington	North West	142.6
457	Weald of Kent	South East	142.6
458	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	142.5
459	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	141.9
460	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	141.7
461	Braintree	East of England	141.5
462	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	141.5
463	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	141.5
464	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	140.8
465	West Suffolk	East of England	140.5
466	Warrington South	North West	140.4
467	Beckenham and Penge	London	140.3
468	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	139.9
469	South Suffolk	East of England	139.8
470	Banbury	South East	139.7
471	Salisbury	South West	139.6
472	Epping Forest	East of England	139.5
473	Christchurch	South West	139.4
474	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	139.4
475	Tooting	London	139.3
476	New Forest East	South East	139.2
477	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	139.1
478	Melksham and Devizes	South West	138.9
479	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	138.6
480	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	138.4
481	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	138.3
482	Loughborough	East Midlands	138.3
483	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	137.4
484	Penrith and Solway	North West	137.3
485	North West Hampshire	South East	137.2
486	Tewkesbury	South West	137.0
487	New Forest West	South East	136.9
488	Kingston and Surbiton	London	136.2
489	Lichfield	West Midlands	135.2
490	Daventry	East Midlands	134.8
491	Chelmsford	East of England	134.4
492	North Dorset	South West	134.1
493	Chelsea and Fulham	London	133.6
494	Aldershot	South East	133.5
495	South Shropshire	West Midlands	133.5
496	South Ribble	North West	133.4
497	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	133.2
498	Bracknell	South East	133.2
499	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	132.6
500	Exeter	South West	132.2
501	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	132.0
502	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	131.0
503	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	130.7
504	Chippenham	South West	130.7
505	Cheltenham	South West	130.6
506	Stroud	South West	130.5
507	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	130.5
508	Newbury	South East	130.5
509	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	130.1
510	Sutton and Cheam	London	130.0
511	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	129.7
512	Thornbury and Yate	South West	129.4
513	South Norfolk	East of England	129.1
514	Tunbridge Wells	South East	129.1
515	Sussex Weald	South East	129.0
516	Sefton Central	North West	128.3
517	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	127.3
518	North Bedfordshire	East of England	127.1
519	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	127.1
520	Hexham	North East	127.0
521	Eastleigh	South East	126.8
522	Tonbridge	South East	126.5
523	Cardiff North	Wales	126.2
524	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	126.1
525	Macclesfield	North West	125.8
526	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	125.5
527	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	125.1
528	Maldon	East of England	124.8
529	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	124.6
530	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	124.1
531	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	124.1
532	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	124.1
533	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	123.8
534	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	122.4
535	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	122.1
536	East Surrey	South East	121.8
537	Woking	South East	121.7
538	South West Devon	South West	121.6
539	Huntingdon	East of England	121.4
540	North Cotswolds	South West	121.4
541	Cities of London and Westminster	London	121.2
542	Didcot and Wantage	South East	121.1
543	Congleton	North West	120.3
544	Battersea	London	120.2
545	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	120.1
546	Edinburgh West	Scotland	120.0
547	Aberdeen South	Scotland	119.7
548	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	119.6
549	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	119.5
550	East Wiltshire	South West	118.8
551	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	118.4
552	St Albans	East of England	118.1
553	Hamble Valley	South East	118.0
554	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	118.0
555	Arundel and South Downs	South East	117.3
556	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	117.2
557	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	117.1
558	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	116.7
559	Sevenoaks	South East	116.5
560	Witney	South East	116.1
561	Wirral West	North West	115.7
562	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	115.0
563	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	114.3
564	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	114.1
565	Windsor	South East	114.0
566	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	113.9
567	Hitchin	East of England	113.8
568	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	113.2
569	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	112.9
570	Earley and Woodley	South East	112.8
571	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	112.4
572	North West Essex	East of England	112.1
573	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	111.9
574	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	111.8
575	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	111.7
576	Ribble Valley	North West	111.5
577	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	111.3
578	East Hampshire	South East	111.1
579	Stockton West	North East	110.6
580	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	110.6
581	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	110.4
582	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	110.2
583	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	109.9
584	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	109.7
585	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	109.5
586	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	109.0
587	Mid Sussex	South East	109.0
588	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	108.5
589	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	107.0
590	Dorking and Horley	South East	106.0
591	Edinburgh South	Scotland	105.9
592	Horsham	South East	105.8
593	Wimbledon	London	105.6
594	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	105.4
595	Twickenham	London	105.4
596	South Cotswolds	South West	105.2
597	Bath	South West	104.5
598	Godalming and Ash	South East	104.3
599	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	103.8
600	Esher and Walton	South East	103.7
601	Beaconsfield	South East	103.2
602	Epsom and Ewell	South East	102.9
603	Winchester	South East	102.9
604	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	102.8
605	Tatton	North West	102.3
606	Farnham and Bordon	South East	102.2
607	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	101.6
608	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	101.3
609	North Somerset	South West	101.1
610	Reigate	South East	100.5
611	Cambridge	East of England	100.3
612	Richmond Park	London	99.3
613	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	98.9
614	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	97.9
615	Cheadle	North West	96.8
616	Surrey Heath	South East	96.6
617	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	96.6
618	Maidenhead	South East	96.6
619	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	95.6
620	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Scotland	91.9
621	Chesham and Amersham	South East	91.9
622	Guildford	South East	90.8
623	York OuterLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	89.8
624	Wetherby and EasingwoldLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	89.6
625	Mid BuckinghamshireLowest 10	South East	89.5
626	Henley and ThameLowest 10	South East	88.8
627	WokinghamLowest 10	South East	86.0
628	Bristol CentralLowest 10	South West	84.8
629	North East HampshireLowest 10	South East	83.5
630	Oxford West and AbingdonLowest 10	South East	81.5
631	Harpenden and BerkhamstedLowest 10	East of England	77.1
632	Sheffield HallamLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	71.0

350 local authorities ranked, May 2026

Great Britain: 192.1 per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64

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Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026, local authorities
		Nation
1	BlackpoolHighest 10	England	336.3
2	BirminghamHighest 10	England	312.7
3	HartlepoolHighest 10	England	302.3
4	Blaenau GwentHighest 10	Wales	299.1
5	BurnleyHighest 10	England	297.5
6	Kingston upon Hull, City ofHighest 10	England	295.7
7	EnfieldHighest 10	England	295.4
8	BradfordHighest 10	England	291.7
9	MiddlesbroughHighest 10	England	291.4
10	OldhamHighest 10	England	291.0
11	Blackburn with Darwen	England	288.5
12	Great Yarmouth	England	286.9
13	Rochdale	England	283.5
14	Hyndburn	England	283.0
15	Pendle	England	281.0
16	Thanet	England	280.4
17	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	276.8
18	Knowsley	England	276.4
19	Hastings	England	276.4
20	Sandwell	England	274.6
21	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	274.1
22	Walsall	England	273.2
23	Barking and Dagenham	England	271.2
24	North Ayrshire	Scotland	270.3
25	South Tyneside	England	269.9
26	Wolverhampton	England	269.8
27	Liverpool	England	268.3
28	Redcar and Cleveland	England	264.9
29	Stoke-on-Trent	England	262.6
30	Hackney	England	262.4
31	North East Lincolnshire	England	262.4
32	Haringey	England	262.3
33	Manchester	England	261.2
34	Torfaen	Wales	259.4
35	Bolton	England	258.9
36	Sunderland	England	258.3
37	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	255.7
38	Nottingham	England	255.0
39	Glasgow City	Scotland	254.3
40	Inverclyde	Scotland	254.2
41	Brent	England	253.3
42	Halton	England	251.4
43	Boston	England	250.8
44	Caerphilly	Wales	249.7
45	Tameside	England	249.2
46	Peterborough	England	248.2
47	Rotherham	England	245.8
48	East Ayrshire	Scotland	244.9
49	Tendring	England	244.5
50	Salford	England	243.2
51	Leicester	England	243.1
52	East Lindsey	England	242.6
53	Newham	England	242.5
54	Doncaster	England	242.5
55	Tower Hamlets	England	240.6
56	Luton	England	238.6
57	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	238.5
58	Derby	England	238.4
59	Barnsley	England	238.2
60	Dundee City	Scotland	238.1
61	Denbighshire	Wales	237.2
62	Torbay	England	237.2
63	Mansfield	England	233.7
64	Eastbourne	England	233.4
65	Gateshead	England	232.6
66	St. Helens	England	231.9
67	County Durham	England	230.9
68	Ipswich	England	230.2
69	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	230.1
70	Lewisham	England	229.5
71	Calderdale	England	229.3
72	Newport	Wales	228.4
73	Wirral	England	228.0
74	Ashfield	England	227.1
75	Kirklees	England	225.5
76	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	225.4
77	Conwy	Wales	224.6
78	Isle of Wight	England	224.3
79	Telford and Wrekin	England	224.2
80	Chesterfield	England	223.7
81	Ealing	England	221.3
82	Croydon	England	221.2
83	Wakefield	England	221.1
84	Swansea	Wales	220.5
85	Preston	England	220.2
86	Dudley	England	220.1
87	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	219.2
88	Harlow	England	218.4
89	Bridgend	Wales	217.9
90	Norwich	England	217.6
91	Sefton	England	217.5
92	Bury	England	217.2
93	Coventry	England	217.0
94	Carmarthenshire	Wales	216.4
95	Pembrokeshire	Wales	215.9
96	Dover	England	215.9
97	Stockton-on-Tees	England	215.8
98	Slough	England	214.7
99	Darlington	England	214.6
100	Sheffield	England	213.2
101	Waltham Forest	England	212.9
102	Southend-on-Sea	England	212.4
103	Swale	England	212.3
104	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	212.2
105	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	211.5
106	Hounslow	England	211.2
107	South Ayrshire	Scotland	210.6
108	Bolsover	England	210.5
109	Islington	England	209.6
110	Wrexham	Wales	209.4
111	Fife	Scotland	209.2
112	Plymouth	England	209.0
113	Gosport	England	208.7
114	Fenland	England	208.6
115	Greenwich	England	208.2
116	Rossendale	England	207.5
117	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	206.5
118	Portsmouth	England	206.4
119	Wigan	England	206.0
120	Folkestone and Hythe	England	205.8
121	Lincoln	England	205.7
122	North Lincolnshire	England	205.6
123	Gravesham	England	203.1
124	West Lothian	Scotland	200.9
125	Crawley	England	199.9
126	Medway	England	199.6
127	Angus	Scotland	198.9
128	Barnet	England	198.8
129	Havant	England	198.6
130	Falkirk	Scotland	197.7
131	Wyre Forest	England	197.5
132	Redditch	England	197.3
133	Leeds	England	196.8
134	Cardiff	Wales	196.1
135	North Tyneside	England	194.9
136	Basildon	England	194.5
137	Cornwall	England	194.5
138	Bassetlaw	England	194.1
139	Lambeth	England	194.0
140	Southampton	England	193.8
141	Southwark	England	193.3
142	Erewash	England	192.7
143	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	192.4
144	Redbridge	England	191.9
145	Renfrewshire	Scotland	191.6
146	Northumberland	England	190.4
147	Stevenage	England	189.5
148	Torridge	England	189.0
149	Tamworth	England	188.7
150	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	188.1
151	Cannock Chase	England	188.0
152	Rother	England	187.8
153	Thurrock	England	187.3
154	Arun	England	187.3
155	Gloucester	England	185.1
156	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	183.9
157	South Holland	England	183.9
158	East Suffolk	England	183.8
159	West Lindsey	England	183.4
160	Flintshire	Wales	183.3
161	Hillingdon	England	183.0
162	North Norfolk	England	182.7
163	Broxbourne	England	182.5
164	North Northamptonshire	England	182.0
165	Bedford	England	181.7
166	Midlothian	Scotland	181.5
167	East Staffordshire	England	181.4
168	North Devon	England	181.3
169	Camden	England	181.1
170	Wyre	England	180.8
171	Milton Keynes	England	179.9
172	Scottish Borders	Scotland	178.6
173	Newark and Sherwood	England	176.7
174	Cumberland	England	176.5
175	Lewes	England	176.0
176	Gwynedd	Wales	175.7
177	Lancaster	England	175.4
178	Brighton and Hove	England	175.2
179	Watford	England	174.9
180	Harrow	England	174.8
181	Amber Valley	England	174.1
182	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	173.3
183	Solihull	England	172.1
184	Canterbury	England	171.3
185	Havering	England	171.1
186	Ashford	England	170.7
187	Worcester	England	170.1
188	Adur	England	169.6
189	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	169.5
190	Stockport	England	169.2
191	Swindon	England	169.0
192	North East Derbyshire	England	169.0
193	Ceredigion	Wales	168.9
194	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	168.9
195	North Warwickshire	England	168.4
196	Breckland	England	168.1
197	Powys	Wales	167.8
198	Bristol, City of	England	167.3
199	Gedling	England	166.5
200	Worthing	England	166.2
201	Westminster	England	166.1
202	West Lancashire	England	165.8
203	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	165.7
204	East Lothian	Scotland	164.7
205	Warrington	England	164.0
206	Somerset	England	163.7
207	Moray	Scotland	163.4
208	Highland	Scotland	162.8
209	Reading	England	162.6
210	Hertsmere	England	160.9
211	Forest of Dean	England	160.3
212	Teignbridge	England	160.1
213	South Kesteven	England	159.5
214	Cheshire West and Chester	England	159.3
215	Maidstone	England	158.9
216	Colchester	England	158.6
217	Mid Devon	England	158.5
218	Aberdeen City	Scotland	157.3
219	Fylde	England	157.2
220	Merton	England	156.7
221	West Northamptonshire	England	156.1
222	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	155.4
223	Dartford	England	155.4
224	Spelthorne	England	154.9
225	Braintree	England	154.9
226	Dorset	England	154.5
227	North Somerset	England	153.9
228	Sutton	England	153.7
229	Chorley	England	153.0
230	Welwyn Hatfield	England	152.7
231	High Peak	England	152.2
232	Bexley	England	152.2
233	Herefordshire, County of	England	152.1
234	Dacorum	England	151.5
235	Broxtowe	England	150.4
236	Melton	England	150.1
237	Chichester	England	148.5
238	Trafford	England	148.4
239	Malvern Hills	England	147.9
240	Wychavon	England	147.8
241	South Ribble	England	145.4
242	Oadby and Wigston	England	145.4
243	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	145.3
244	Monmouthshire	Wales	144.9
245	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	144.6
246	South Derbyshire	England	144.4
247	East Devon	England	144.4
248	Castle Point	England	144.3
249	West Devon	England	143.9
250	Tewkesbury	England	143.9
251	Stafford	England	143.1
252	Stirling	Scotland	143.0
253	Rugby	England	142.2
254	Shropshire	England	142.2
255	West Suffolk	England	141.8
256	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	141.5
257	Babergh	England	140.1
258	Kensington and Chelsea	England	140.0
259	North West Leicestershire	England	139.7
260	Rushmoor	England	139.6
261	South Hams	England	139.2
262	Bromley	England	138.8
263	New Forest	England	138.7
264	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	137.4
265	North Yorkshire	England	136.9
266	Exeter	England	136.8
267	Epping Forest	England	136.6
268	Cheshire East	England	136.4
269	Cheltenham	England	135.5
270	Lichfield	England	135.3
271	Wandsworth	England	135.1
272	Wiltshire	England	135.0
273	Charnwood	England	134.4
274	South Norfolk	England	134.0
275	Maldon	England	133.8
276	South Staffordshire	England	133.5
277	North Kesteven	England	132.9
278	Tonbridge and Malling	England	132.6
279	Central Bedfordshire	England	132.4
280	Basingstoke and Deane	England	132.1
281	Tunbridge Wells	England	131.1
282	Westmorland and Furness	England	130.8
283	Kingston upon Thames	England	130.3
284	Eastleigh	England	130.1
285	North Hertfordshire	England	128.9
286	Wealden	England	128.8
287	Test Valley	England	128.8
288	Orkney Islands	Scotland	128.7
289	Cherwell	England	128.6
290	Huntingdonshire	England	128.6
291	Broadland	England	127.7
292	Chelmsford	England	127.2
293	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	127.1
294	South Gloucestershire	England	126.6
295	Stroud	England	126.3
296	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	126.3
297	Mid Suffolk	England	126.1
298	East Cambridgeshire	England	124.3
299	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	124.2
300	Stratford-on-Avon	England	123.1
301	Buckinghamshire	England	122.2
302	Bracknell Forest	England	121.4
303	Woking	England	121.0
304	Bromsgrove	England	120.1
305	Shetland Islands	Scotland	119.5
306	Sevenoaks	England	119.4
307	Blaby	England	118.9
308	West Berkshire	England	118.9
309	Tandridge	England	118.3
310	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	118.0
311	Vale of White Horse	England	116.9
312	Warwick	England	116.5
313	Rochford	England	116.3
314	Oxford	England	115.5
315	Winchester	England	114.3
316	Three Rivers	England	113.8
317	Bath and North East Somerset	England	113.3
318	Runnymede	England	113.2
319	West Oxfordshire	England	113.0
320	Derbyshire Dales	England	112.7
321	East Hertfordshire	England	111.6
322	Cotswold	England	111.5
323	East Hampshire	England	111.3
324	York	England	111.0
325	Fareham	England	110.6
326	Reigate and Banstead	England	110.0
327	Mid Sussex	England	109.4
328	Horsham	England	108.7
329	Brentwood	England	107.4
330	South Cambridgeshire	England	106.3
331	St Albans	England	104.5
332	Mole Valley	England	102.5
333	Richmond upon Thames	England	101.9
334	Uttlesford	England	101.6
335	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	101.4
336	Epsom and Ewell	England	100.2
337	Surrey Heath	England	99.4
338	Elmbridge	England	98.6
339	Rutland	England	98.5
340	Harborough	England	98.3
341	South OxfordshireLowest 10	England	98.2
342	Ribble ValleyLowest 10	England	97.9
343	RushcliffeLowest 10	England	96.4
344	CambridgeLowest 10	England	95.6
345	WaverleyLowest 10	England	94.4
346	GuildfordLowest 10	England	93.1
347	HartLowest 10	England	86.7
348	WokinghamLowest 10	England	84.3
349	Isles of ScillyLowest 10	England	63.1
350	City of LondonLowest 10	England	37.7

Limits and sources

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

Counts people aged 16 to 64 on Universal Credit, including partners in joint claims. DWP publishes Universal Credit by age for each area. In Great Britain, 98% of people on Universal Credit are aged 16 to 64.

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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.