Rankings · Universal Credit

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

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 people aged 16 to 64

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ConstituenciesLocal authorities

632 constituencies ranked, May 2026

Great Britain: 121.0 per 1,000 residents

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Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents, May 2026, constituencies
		Region
1	Birmingham Perry BarrHighest 10	West Midlands	255.5
2	Birmingham LadywoodHighest 10	West Midlands	237.0
3	TottenhamHighest 10	London	235.6
4	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthHighest 10	West Midlands	233.4
5	Bradford WestHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	230.1
6	Birmingham ErdingtonHighest 10	West Midlands	226.4
7	Blackpool SouthHighest 10	North West	226.1
8	Birmingham YardleyHighest 10	West Midlands	225.1
9	Bradford EastHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	225.1
10	Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	219.8
11	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	London	217.4
12	Brent East	London	216.9
13	Glasgow North East	Scotland	215.7
14	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	214.4
15	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	214.2
16	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	213.1
17	Liverpool Walton	North West	211.6
18	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	211.2
19	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	211.0
20	Enfield North	London	205.5
21	Gorton and Denton	North West	205.0
22	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	204.6
23	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	203.4
24	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	202.2
25	Glasgow East	Scotland	201.5
26	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	201.0
27	Blackburn	North West	200.8
28	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	199.5
29	Liverpool Riverside	North West	198.7
30	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	198.4
31	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	197.8
32	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	195.0
33	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	194.3
34	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	193.5
35	Derby South	East Midlands	193.5
36	Queen's Park and Maida Vale	London	193.0
37	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	192.8
38	Bootle	North West	192.7
39	Easington	North East	191.7
40	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	191.3
41	Rochdale	North West	189.9
42	East Ham	London	189.0
43	West Ham and Beckton	London	188.4
44	Barking	London	188.2
45	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	188.0
46	Croydon West	London	185.8
47	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	185.6
48	Birkenhead	North West	184.6
49	Coventry East	West Midlands	184.6
50	Hartlepool	North East	183.9
51	Knowsley	North West	183.9
52	Burnley	North West	183.8
53	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	182.6
54	Glasgow South West	Scotland	182.3
55	Liverpool West Derby	North West	181.5
56	Lewisham East	London	181.0
57	Hackney South and Shoreditch	London	180.1
58	Peterborough	East of England	180.0
59	Nottingham East	East Midlands	179.8
60	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	179.3
61	Manchester Rusholme	North West	178.2
62	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	178.0
63	East Thanet	South East	177.0
64	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	176.3
65	Poplar and Limehouse	London	175.4
66	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	175.3
67	Leicester West	East Midlands	175.1
68	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	174.4
69	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	174.3
70	Smethwick	West Midlands	173.6
71	Peckham	London	173.1
72	Swansea West	Wales	172.7
73	Southgate and Wood Green	London	172.7
74	Hyndburn	North West	172.6
75	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	172.5
76	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	171.8
77	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	171.7
78	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	171.7
79	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	171.7
80	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	171.3
81	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	170.7
82	Stockton North	North East	170.1
83	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	169.8
84	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	169.6
85	Preston	North West	168.7
86	Bolton North East	North West	168.1
87	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	168.1
88	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	167.8
89	Salford	North West	167.7
90	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	167.7
91	Islington North	London	167.5
92	Great Yarmouth	East of England	167.5
93	Ealing North	London	166.7
94	Stratford and Bow	London	166.1
95	Blyth and Ashington	North East	165.0
96	Erith and Thamesmead	London	164.6
97	South Shields	North East	164.3
98	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	163.9
99	Dundee Central	Scotland	163.7
100	Manchester Central	North West	163.6
101	Leicester South	East Midlands	162.9
102	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	162.8
103	Redcar	North East	162.4
104	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	162.3
105	Dudley	West Midlands	162.0
106	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	161.8
107	Newport East	Wales	161.8
108	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	161.7
109	Walthamstow	London	161.2
110	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	161.0
111	Hastings and Rye	South East	160.5
112	Ilford South	London	160.2
113	Clwyd North	Wales	160.1
114	Telford	West Midlands	160.1
115	Lewisham North	London	159.9
116	Glasgow West	Scotland	159.5
117	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	159.4
118	Glasgow North	Scotland	159.0
119	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	158.6
120	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	158.3
121	Feltham and Heston	London	158.2
122	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	158.1
123	Ealing Southall	London	158.1
124	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	157.9
125	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	157.5
126	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	157.5
127	Islington South and Finsbury	London	157.4
128	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	157.2
129	West Bromwich	West Midlands	157.1
130	Torfaen	Wales	156.9
131	Dagenham and Rainham	London	156.2
132	Glasgow South	Scotland	156.1
133	Holborn and St Pancras	London	155.5
134	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	155.4
135	Wallasey	North West	155.4
136	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	154.6
137	Leicester East	East Midlands	153.4
138	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	152.7
139	Portsmouth South	South East	152.6
140	Hendon	London	152.6
141	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	152.6
142	Hayes and Harlington	London	152.4
143	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	152.2
144	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	152.0
145	Stockport	North West	151.9
146	Cardiff East	Wales	151.6
147	Streatham and Croydon North	London	151.4
148	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	150.0
149	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	149.9
150	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	149.6
151	Sunderland Central	North East	149.6
152	Bristol South	South West	149.2
153	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	149.1
154	Ipswich	East of England	149.0
155	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	149.0
156	Cardiff West	Wales	148.7
157	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	148.7
158	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	148.3
159	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	148.2
160	Clacton	East of England	147.3
161	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	146.4
162	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	146.0
163	Mansfield	East Midlands	145.9
164	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	145.2
165	Croydon East	London	144.7
166	Southampton Test	South East	144.6
167	Bedford	East of England	144.6
168	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	144.5
169	Lowestoft	East of England	144.2
170	Caerphilly	Wales	144.2
171	Plymouth Moor View	South West	144.1
172	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	143.5
173	Northampton North	East Midlands	143.2
174	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	143.0
175	Ealing Central and Acton	London	142.6
176	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	142.3
177	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	142.3
178	Brentford and Isleworth	London	142.1
179	Bishop Auckland	North East	142.0
180	Llanelli	Wales	141.9
181	Wigan	North West	141.9
182	Ashfield	East Midlands	141.9
183	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	141.8
184	Bury South	North West	141.3
185	Slough	South East	141.3
186	Widnes and Halewood	North West	141.2
187	Nottingham South	East Midlands	140.9
188	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	140.7
189	Torbay	South West	140.6
190	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	London	140.5
191	Luton North	East of England	140.0
192	Liverpool Garston	North West	139.5
193	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	139.4
194	Brent West	London	139.3
195	Darlington	North East	139.1
196	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	138.9
197	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	138.8
198	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	138.8
199	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	138.7
200	North Durham	North East	138.1
201	St Helens North	North West	137.9
202	Mitcham and Morden	London	137.6
203	Leigh and Atherton	North West	137.4
204	Eastbourne	South East	137.2
205	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	137.1
206	Southampton Itchen	South East	136.6
207	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	136.1
208	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	135.6
209	Harrow West	London	135.6
210	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	135.3
211	Norwich South	East of England	134.5
212	Derby North	East Midlands	134.4
213	Chesterfield	East Midlands	134.2
214	Leyton and Wanstead	London	134.1
215	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	134.0
216	Bristol East	South West	134.0
217	Worsley and Eccles	North West	133.6
218	Bury North	North West	133.3
219	Stourbridge	West Midlands	133.3
220	Halesowen	West Midlands	132.4
221	Lincoln	East Midlands	132.4
222	Isle of Wight East	South East	132.4
223	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	131.6
224	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	131.2
225	Crawley	South East	130.9
226	Dover and Deal	South East	130.7
227	Pontypridd	Wales	130.5
228	Coventry North West	West Midlands	130.5
229	Nuneaton	West Midlands	130.2
230	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	130.0
231	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	129.9
232	Falkirk	Scotland	129.6
233	Bristol North East	South West	129.5
234	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	129.3
235	Bolsover	East Midlands	129.3
236	Finchley and Golders Green	London	129.1
237	Erewash	East Midlands	129.0
238	Thurrock	East of England	128.8
239	Aberdeen North	Scotland	128.5
240	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	128.1
241	Stretford and Urmston	North West	128.0
242	Weston-super-Mare	South West	127.8
243	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	127.8
244	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	127.7
245	St Austell and Newquay	South West	127.6
246	Camborne and Redruth	South West	127.4
247	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	127.2
248	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	127.1
249	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	126.4
250	Livingston	Scotland	126.4
251	Harlow	East of England	126.4
252	Gloucester	South West	126.3
253	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	126.1
254	Rutherglen	Scotland	125.9
255	Gravesham	South East	125.8
256	Bournemouth East	South West	125.0
257	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	125.0
258	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	124.5
259	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	124.4
260	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	124.2
261	Warrington North	North West	124.0
262	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	124.0
263	Ilford North	London	123.7
264	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	123.6
265	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	123.0
266	Wrexham	Wales	123.0
267	Havant	South East	122.7
268	Portsmouth North	South East	122.4
269	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	122.3
270	Ynys Môn	Wales	122.1
271	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	121.6
272	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	121.5
273	Bournemouth West	South West	121.4
274	Milton Keynes Central	South East	121.2
275	Amber Valley	East Midlands	121.1
276	Norwich North	East of England	120.6
277	Blaydon and Consett	North East	120.4
278	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	120.4
279	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	119.2
280	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	119.0
281	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	118.9
282	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	118.8
283	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	118.2
284	Swindon South	South West	118.0
285	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	118.0
286	Rochester and Strood	South East	117.7
287	Coventry South	West Midlands	117.7
288	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	117.4
289	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	117.0
290	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	116.6
291	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	116.6
292	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	116.5
293	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	116.3
294	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	116.2
295	Colchester	East of England	116.0
296	Bridgwater	South West	116.0
297	Hove and Portslade	South East	115.7
298	Stevenage	East of England	115.5
299	Isle of Wight West	South East	115.4
300	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	115.0
301	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	114.9
302	Redditch	West Midlands	114.9
303	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	114.8
304	North West Norfolk	East of England	114.6
305	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	114.6
306	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	114.5
307	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	114.5
308	Gosport	South East	114.0
309	Bolton West	North West	114.0
310	Mid Cheshire	North West	113.9
311	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	113.7
312	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	113.7
313	Carshalton and Wallington	London	113.6
314	Watford	East of England	113.5
315	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	113.5
316	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	112.7
317	Makerfield	North West	112.6
318	Hampstead and Highgate	London	112.5
319	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	112.5
320	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	112.4
321	Kettering	East Midlands	112.3
322	Midlothian	Scotland	112.1
323	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	112.0
324	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	111.9
325	Brighton Pavilion	South East	111.5
326	North Cornwall	South West	111.4
327	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	111.4
328	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	111.2
329	South Dorset	South West	110.9
330	Broxbourne	East of England	110.3
331	Romford	London	110.1
332	Ashford	South East	110.1
333	Worcester	West Midlands	109.9
334	St Ives	South West	109.7
335	Putney	London	109.5
336	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	109.5
337	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	109.3
338	Bridgend	Wales	109.3
339	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	109.1
340	Caerfyrddin	Wales	108.9
341	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	108.2
342	Southport	North West	108.0
343	Carlisle	North West	108.0
344	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	107.9
345	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	107.6
346	Harrow East	London	107.5
347	West Lancashire	North West	107.0
348	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	106.8
349	Reading Central	South East	106.4
350	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	106.2
351	Kensington and Bayswater	London	105.6
352	Gainsborough	East Midlands	105.5
353	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	105.4
354	Gedling	East Midlands	105.1
355	Tamworth	West Midlands	104.8
356	Bristol North West	South West	104.6
357	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	104.5
358	Tynemouth	North East	104.2
359	Wycombe	South East	104.1
360	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	104.0
361	South East Cornwall	South West	103.9
362	Manchester Withington	North West	103.9
363	Tooting	London	103.9
364	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	103.6
365	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	103.4
366	North Devon	South West	103.4
367	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	103.4
368	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	103.3
369	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	103.2
370	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	103.1
371	Oxford East	South East	103.0
372	Swindon North	South West	102.7
373	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	102.6
374	Canterbury	South East	102.5
375	Clwyd East	Wales	102.5
376	Barrow and Furness	North West	102.2
377	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	102.0
378	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	101.9
379	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	101.9
380	Chorley	North West	101.4
381	Milton Keynes North	South East	101.4
382	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	101.2
383	Yeovil	South West	101.1
384	Dartford	South East	100.9
385	South West Norfolk	East of England	100.7
386	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	100.5
387	The Wrekin	West Midlands	100.2
388	Chipping Barnet	London	100.0
389	Poole	South West	100.0
390	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	99.8
391	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	99.7
392	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	99.4
393	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	99.2
394	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	99.0
395	South West Wiltshire	South West	99.0
396	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	98.7
397	Aylesbury	South East	98.7
398	City of Durham	North East	98.2
399	Northampton South	East Midlands	98.2
400	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	98.1
401	Maidstone and Malling	South East	98.0
402	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	98.0
403	Basingstoke	South East	97.5
404	Worthing West	South East	97.3
405	Hertsmere	East of England	96.9
406	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	96.8
407	Spelthorne	South East	96.8
408	Chelsea and Fulham	London	96.6
409	Lothian East	Scotland	96.5
410	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	96.4
411	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	96.1
412	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	96.0
413	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	96.0
414	Chichester	South East	95.7
415	Bexhill and Battle	South East	95.6
416	Gower	Wales	95.3
417	Croydon South	London	95.2
418	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	95.0
419	Broxtowe	East Midlands	94.7
420	Stafford	West Midlands	94.6
421	Exeter	South West	94.5
422	Newton Abbot	South West	94.4
423	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	94.2
424	South Devon	South West	94.2
425	North Norfolk	East of England	94.2
426	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	94.2
427	Lewes	South East	94.0
428	Taunton and Wellington	South West	93.7
429	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	93.5
430	Hazel Grove	North West	93.3
431	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	92.9
432	Cities of London and Westminster	London	92.7
433	Forest of Dean	South West	92.6
434	Loughborough	East Midlands	92.5
435	Chester North and Neston	North West	92.3
436	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	92.2
437	High Peak	East Midlands	92.0
438	Battersea	London	91.9
439	Rugby	West Midlands	91.8
440	Kingston and Surbiton	London	91.7
441	Beckenham and Penge	London	91.5
442	Truro and Falmouth	South West	91.2
443	Orpington	London	91.0
444	Newark	East Midlands	90.9
445	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	90.5
446	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	90.4
447	North Shropshire	West Midlands	90.2
448	North Northumberland	North East	89.8
449	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	89.5
450	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	88.8
451	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	88.3
452	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	88.1
453	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	88.0
454	Warrington South	North West	88.0
455	North East Fife	Scotland	87.8
456	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	87.4
457	Witham	East of England	87.3
458	Frome and East Somerset	South West	87.0
459	Aldershot	South East	87.0
460	Bracknell	South East	86.6
461	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	86.5
462	Epping Forest	East of England	86.5
463	West Suffolk	East of England	86.5
464	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	86.3
465	Chelmsford	East of England	86.3
466	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	86.2
467	Braintree	East of England	86.1
468	Banbury	South East	86.0
469	North West Hampshire	South East	86.0
470	Mid Norfolk	East of England	85.4
471	Fylde	North West	85.2
472	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	85.1
473	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	85.0
474	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	84.3
475	Central Devon	South West	84.3
476	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	84.3
477	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	84.1
478	Monmouthshire	Wales	83.9
479	Cheltenham	South West	83.0
480	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	83.0
481	Castle Point	East of England	82.9
482	Aberdeen South	Scotland	82.0
483	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	82.0
484	Sutton and Cheam	London	81.8
485	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	81.7
486	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	81.7
487	Chippenham	South West	81.5
488	Daventry	East Midlands	81.2
489	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	81.1
490	Tewkesbury	South West	81.1
491	West Dorset	South West	81.0
492	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	81.0
493	Weald of Kent	South East	80.7
494	Salisbury	South West	80.7
495	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	80.6
496	Newbury	South East	80.5
497	South Ribble	North West	80.3
498	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	80.0
499	Waveney Valley	East of England	79.9
500	Cardiff North	Wales	79.9
501	Melksham and Devizes	South West	79.8
502	South Suffolk	East of England	79.6
503	Lichfield	West Midlands	79.4
504	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	79.4
505	New Forest East	South East	79.1
506	Penrith and Solway	North West	79.1
507	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	78.7
508	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	78.4
509	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	78.1
510	Tunbridge Wells	South East	78.0
511	Stroud	South West	77.6
512	North Bedfordshire	East of England	77.6
513	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	77.6
514	Eastleigh	South East	77.1
515	Woking	South East	77.0
516	Thornbury and Yate	South West	76.4
517	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	76.0
518	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	75.8
519	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	75.7
520	South Norfolk	East of England	75.7
521	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	75.5
522	Didcot and Wantage	South East	75.2
523	North Dorset	South West	75.2
524	Tonbridge	South East	75.1
525	Cambridge	East of England	74.8
526	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	74.6
527	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	74.5
528	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	74.5
529	Huntingdon	East of England	74.4
530	St Albans	East of England	74.4
531	Macclesfield	North West	74.2
532	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	73.8
533	Edinburgh West	Scotland	73.8
534	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	73.6
535	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	73.5
536	Windsor	South East	73.5
537	East Surrey	South East	73.4
538	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	73.3
539	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	73.3
540	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	73.1
541	Earley and Woodley	South East	73.0
542	Sussex Weald	South East	72.9
543	South Shropshire	West Midlands	72.7
544	Maldon	East of England	72.6
545	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	72.2
546	Bath	South West	72.1
547	East Wiltshire	South West	72.0
548	Sefton Central	North West	72.0
549	Hamble Valley	South East	71.9
550	Hexham	North East	71.7
551	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	71.4
552	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	71.3
553	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	71.3
554	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	71.2
555	Witney	South East	71.1
556	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	71.1
557	New Forest West	South East	71.0
558	Christchurch	South West	70.9
559	Hitchin	East of England	70.7
560	Edinburgh South	Scotland	70.5
561	Bristol Central	South West	70.5
562	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	70.4
563	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	70.4
564	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	70.2
565	Congleton	North West	70.2
566	South West Devon	South West	70.1
567	North Cotswolds	South West	70.0
568	Wimbledon	London	69.4
569	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	69.1
570	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	68.6
571	Sevenoaks	South East	68.3
572	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	68.2
573	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	68.1
574	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	67.8
575	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	67.8
576	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	67.7
577	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	67.4
578	Ribble Valley	North West	67.2
579	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	67.2
580	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	67.1
581	Twickenham	London	67.0
582	North West Essex	East of England	67.0
583	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	66.8
584	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	66.3
585	Stockton West	North East	66.0
586	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	65.9
587	Mid Sussex	South East	65.5
588	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	65.0
589	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	64.9
590	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	64.4
591	Horsham	South East	64.3
592	East Hampshire	South East	64.1
593	Arundel and South Downs	South East	63.8
594	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	63.5
595	Wirral West	North West	63.5
596	Esher and Walton	South East	63.1
597	Dorking and Horley	South East	63.0
598	Epsom and Ewell	South East	62.9
599	Richmond Park	London	62.8
600	Winchester	South East	62.5
601	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	62.4
602	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	61.8
603	Reigate	South East	61.8
604	Godalming and Ash	South East	61.6
605	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	61.3
606	Farnham and Bordon	South East	61.2
607	Beaconsfield	South East	61.2
608	Guildford	South East	61.1
609	South Cotswolds	South West	60.8
610	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	60.4
611	Maidenhead	South East	59.9
612	Surrey Heath	South East	59.7
613	Tatton	North West	59.4
614	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	59.4
615	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	59.0
616	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	58.6
617	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	58.3
618	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	57.5
619	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	57.5
620	North Somerset	South West	57.2
621	Cheadle	North West	56.5
622	Oxford West and Abingdon	South East	54.9
623	West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLowest 10	Scotland	54.6
624	Chesham and AmershamLowest 10	South East	53.9
625	Mid BuckinghamshireLowest 10	South East	52.6
626	York OuterLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	52.3
627	WokinghamLowest 10	South East	52.0
628	Henley and ThameLowest 10	South East	51.9
629	Wetherby and EasingwoldLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	50.5
630	North East HampshireLowest 10	South East	50.4
631	Harpenden and BerkhamstedLowest 10	East of England	45.0
632	Sheffield HallamLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	43.4

350 local authorities ranked, May 2026

Great Britain: 121.0 per 1,000 residents

Nation350 shownSee it on the map

Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents, May 2026, local authorities
		Nation
1	BlackpoolHighest 10	England	206.7
2	BirminghamHighest 10	England	204.6
3	HackneyHighest 10	England	193.7
4	Kingston upon Hull, City ofHighest 10	England	191.1
5	EnfieldHighest 10	England	190.3
6	HaringeyHighest 10	England	187.6
7	Tower HamletsHighest 10	England	187.1
8	ManchesterHighest 10	England	186.2
9	HartlepoolHighest 10	England	184.5
10	Blaenau GwentHighest 10	Wales	184.4
11	Middlesbrough	England	183.8
12	Burnley	England	183.4
13	Blackburn with Darwen	England	182.1
14	Liverpool	England	181.8
15	Bradford	England	181.4
16	Barking and Dagenham	England	181.4
17	Glasgow City	Scotland	180.5
18	Oldham	England	180.0
19	Nottingham	England	179.0
20	Newham	England	177.8
21	Brent	England	176.7
22	Hyndburn	England	175.4
23	Rochdale	England	175.4
24	Sandwell	England	174.5
25	Knowsley	England	173.2
26	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	171.1
27	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	170.3
28	Pendle	England	170.2
29	Hastings	England	170.1
30	Wolverhampton	England	169.3
31	Walsall	England	168.0
32	Great Yarmouth	England	167.2
33	Salford	England	166.2
34	Leicester	England	164.7
35	Stoke-on-Trent	England	164.6
36	Lewisham	England	164.5
37	Thanet	England	163.4
38	South Tyneside	England	163.3
39	North Ayrshire	Scotland	161.4
40	Islington	England	160.5
41	Sunderland	England	160.0
42	Bolton	England	159.5
43	Luton	England	157.4
44	Torfaen	Wales	157.0
45	Peterborough	England	157.0
46	North East Lincolnshire	England	157.0
47	Tameside	England	156.7
48	Inverclyde	Scotland	156.6
49	Dundee City	Scotland	156.3
50	Halton	England	156.1
51	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	155.9
52	Redcar and Cleveland	England	154.8
53	Caerphilly	Wales	153.2
54	Ealing	England	153.1
55	Derby	England	152.7
56	Boston	England	151.7
57	Norwich	England	151.2
58	Rotherham	England	150.8
59	East Ayrshire	Scotland	149.6
60	Doncaster	England	149.4
61	Waltham Forest	England	148.9
62	Lambeth	England	148.7
63	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	148.4
64	Barnsley	England	146.9
65	Southwark	England	146.4
66	Croydon	England	146.4
67	Greenwich	England	146.3
68	Preston	England	145.3
69	Ipswich	England	144.7
70	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	144.5
71	Hounslow	England	144.5
72	Coventry	England	144.4
73	Gateshead	England	144.1
74	Newport	Wales	144.1
75	Mansfield	England	144.0
76	St. Helens	England	143.4
77	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	142.6
78	County Durham	England	142.3
79	Lincoln	England	142.0
80	Slough	England	141.7
81	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	141.0
82	Calderdale	England	140.9
83	Kirklees	England	140.3
84	Sheffield	England	140.0
85	Telford and Wrekin	England	139.8
86	Ashfield	England	139.6
87	Swansea	Wales	139.1
88	Harlow	England	139.0
89	Portsmouth	England	138.9
90	Wakefield	England	137.6
91	Eastbourne	England	137.1
92	Chesterfield	England	136.5
93	Denbighshire	Wales	136.2
94	Wirral	England	135.9
95	Torbay	England	135.5
96	Camden	England	134.7
97	Southampton	England	134.5
98	Plymouth	England	134.4
99	Bury	England	134.1
100	Dudley	England	133.7
101	Cardiff	Wales	133.5
102	Tendring	England	133.3
103	Bridgend	Wales	133.2
104	Stockton-on-Tees	England	132.2
105	East Lindsey	England	131.8
106	Bolsover	England	131.3
107	Crawley	England	131.1
108	Southend-on-Sea	England	131.1
109	Darlington	England	130.8
110	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	130.4
111	Swale	England	130.1
112	Leeds	England	129.9
113	Barnet	England	129.1
114	Sefton	England	128.9
115	Fife	Scotland	128.7
116	Wrexham	Wales	128.6
117	Wigan	England	128.3
118	West Lothian	Scotland	127.9
119	Rossendale	England	127.8
120	Redbridge	England	127.5
121	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	126.5
122	Westminster	England	126.0
123	Gravesham	England	125.7
124	Carmarthenshire	Wales	125.6
125	Conwy	Wales	125.6
126	Brighton and Hove	England	125.5
127	Gosport	England	125.4
128	Medway	England	125.3
129	Falkirk	Scotland	125.1
130	Dover	England	125.1
131	Isle of Wight	England	124.0
132	Fenland	England	123.9
133	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	122.5
134	Redditch	England	122.2
135	North Lincolnshire	England	122.2
136	Pembrokeshire	Wales	122.2
137	Renfrewshire	Scotland	122.2
138	Hillingdon	England	122.1
139	Stevenage	England	121.7
140	South Ayrshire	Scotland	121.4
141	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	121.2
142	Basildon	England	120.5
143	Thurrock	England	120.1
144	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	119.8
145	North Tyneside	England	119.5
146	Erewash	England	119.2
147	Bristol, City of	England	118.8
148	Folkestone and Hythe	England	118.8
149	Gloucester	England	118.6
150	Cannock Chase	England	117.1
151	Tamworth	England	116.9
152	Bassetlaw	England	116.6
153	Angus	Scotland	116.5
154	Milton Keynes	England	115.9
155	Watford	England	115.8
156	Wyre Forest	England	115.0
157	Havant	England	114.7
158	Broxbourne	England	114.5
159	Bedford	England	114.4
160	Harrow	England	113.7
161	North Northamptonshire	England	113.3
162	Reading	England	112.9
163	Cornwall	England	112.7
164	Midlothian	Scotland	112.1
165	East Staffordshire	England	111.9
166	Flintshire	Wales	111.2
167	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	111.1
168	Lancaster	England	110.5
169	Worcester	England	110.0
170	Northumberland	England	109.6
171	Swindon	England	108.3
172	South Holland	England	108.2
173	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	107.8
174	Gwynedd	Wales	107.1
175	Merton	England	106.8
176	Havering	England	106.7
177	Newark and Sherwood	England	105.9
178	West Lindsey	England	105.8
179	Canterbury	England	105.8
180	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	105.1
181	Amber Valley	England	105.0
182	Aberdeen City	Scotland	105.0
183	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	105.0
184	Cumberland	England	104.9
185	Arun	England	104.7
186	Torridge	England	104.0
187	Ashford	England	103.9
188	North Devon	England	103.6
189	Stockport	England	102.8
190	Scottish Borders	Scotland	102.5
191	East Suffolk	England	102.1
192	Solihull	England	101.7
193	Wyre	England	101.6
194	Warrington	England	101.6
195	West Lancashire	England	101.6
196	North Warwickshire	England	101.4
197	Ceredigion	Wales	101.1
198	Gedling	England	101.0
199	Wandsworth	England	101.0
200	Worthing	England	100.8
201	Kensington and Chelsea	England	100.1
202	Welwyn Hatfield	England	100.1
203	Colchester	England	99.9
204	Lewes	England	99.9
205	East Lothian	Scotland	99.9
206	Hertsmere	England	99.3
207	Dartford	England	99.2
208	West Northamptonshire	England	99.0
209	Rother	England	98.9
210	North East Derbyshire	England	98.9
211	Adur	England	98.5
212	Moray	Scotland	98.5
213	Sutton	England	98.1
214	Maidstone	England	98.0
215	Cheshire West and Chester	England	97.7
216	Breckland	England	97.7
217	Highland	Scotland	97.6
218	Spelthorne	England	97.4
219	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	96.7
220	Bexley	England	96.5
221	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	95.9
222	Exeter	England	95.1
223	North Norfolk	England	95.0
224	Somerset	England	94.7
225	Braintree	England	94.3
226	Dacorum	England	94.1
227	Chorley	England	94.0
228	South Kesteven	England	93.9
229	Powys	Wales	93.8
230	Forest of Dean	England	93.5
231	Broxtowe	England	92.9
232	Rushmoor	England	92.2
233	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	92.2
234	High Peak	England	92.0
235	Mid Devon	England	91.9
236	Trafford	England	91.3
237	Stirling	Scotland	90.8
238	Teignbridge	England	90.6
239	South Derbyshire	England	90.2
240	North Somerset	England	90.1
241	Rugby	England	89.0
242	Fylde	England	88.5
243	Melton	England	88.3
244	South Ribble	England	88.3
245	Oadby and Wigston	England	88.0
246	Herefordshire, County of	England	87.3
247	Bromley	England	87.0
248	North West Leicestershire	England	87.0
249	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	86.8
250	Kingston upon Thames	England	86.3
251	West Suffolk	England	86.3
252	Wychavon	England	86.1
253	Charnwood	England	86.0
254	Stafford	England	85.7
255	Cheltenham	England	85.3
256	Tewkesbury	England	85.0
257	Oxford	England	84.5
258	Chichester	England	84.4
259	Dorset	England	84.2
260	Monmouthshire	Wales	83.7
261	Epping Forest	England	83.7
262	Basingstoke and Deane	England	83.5
263	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	83.2
264	Malvern Hills	England	82.9
265	Shropshire	England	82.1
266	Castle Point	England	82.1
267	Central Bedfordshire	England	82.1
268	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	82.0
269	Cheshire East	England	81.8
270	Cherwell	England	81.5
271	Tonbridge and Malling	England	80.4
272	Wiltshire	England	80.4
273	West Devon	England	80.2
274	Lichfield	England	80.1
275	South Gloucestershire	England	80.0
276	Babergh	England	79.7
277	North Yorkshire	England	79.5
278	Eastleigh	England	79.4
279	Huntingdonshire	England	78.9
280	North Kesteven	England	78.9
281	North Hertfordshire	England	78.8
282	Chelmsford	England	78.7
283	Tunbridge Wells	England	78.7
284	East Devon	England	78.3
285	Bracknell Forest	England	78.2
286	South Staffordshire	England	78.0
287	South Norfolk	England	77.4
288	Maldon	England	77.4
289	South Hams	England	77.2
290	Test Valley	England	77.2
291	Woking	England	76.7
292	Westmorland and Furness	England	76.6
293	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	76.2
294	East Cambridgeshire	England	75.5
295	New Forest	England	75.3
296	Orkney Islands	Scotland	75.2
297	Buckinghamshire	England	74.6
298	Stroud	England	74.5
299	Warwick	England	74.3
300	Runnymede	England	74.3
301	Broadland	England	73.9
302	Mid Suffolk	England	73.7
303	York	England	73.5
304	Bath and North East Somerset	England	73.1
305	Blaby	England	72.7
306	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	72.6
307	West Berkshire	England	72.5
308	Wealden	England	72.3
309	Stratford-on-Avon	England	71.7
310	Cambridge	England	71.3
311	Shetland Islands	Scotland	71.2
312	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	71.0
313	Vale of White Horse	England	70.9
314	Three Rivers	England	70.4
315	Bromsgrove	England	70.4
316	Tandridge	England	70.4
317	Winchester	England	69.7
318	Sevenoaks	England	69.6
319	East Hertfordshire	England	69.1
320	Rochford	England	68.6
321	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	68.2
322	Reigate and Banstead	England	68.1
323	West Oxfordshire	England	67.7
324	Mid Sussex	England	65.4
325	Brentwood	England	65.3
326	East Hampshire	England	64.9
327	Richmond upon Thames	England	64.6
328	South Cambridgeshire	England	64.3
329	Fareham	England	64.1
330	St Albans	England	64.0
331	Derbyshire Dales	England	63.7
332	Horsham	England	63.5
333	Cotswold	England	63.3
334	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	63.1
335	Epsom and Ewell	England	61.9
336	Guildford	England	61.5
337	Surrey Heath	England	61.0
338	Uttlesford	England	60.5
339	Elmbridge	England	59.8
340	Mole Valley	England	59.6
341	South OxfordshireLowest 10	England	59.6
342	HarboroughLowest 10	England	58.8
343	RushcliffeLowest 10	England	57.7
344	Ribble ValleyLowest 10	England	57.6
345	RutlandLowest 10	England	57.0
346	WaverleyLowest 10	England	55.6
347	HartLowest 10	England	52.7
348	WokinghamLowest 10	England	52.1
349	Isles of ScillyLowest 10	England	38.6
350	City of LondonLowest 10	England	32.7

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.

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.