Rankings · Employment and Support Allowance

Spending on Employment and Support Allowance, total

Money for people whose illness or disability limits how much they can work.1-6

Rank 1 is the highest value. Money is in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. 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 per resident · per person aged 16 to 64

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

632 constituencies ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn total

632 shownSee it on the map
Employment and Support Allowance, total, 2024-25, constituencies
RegionFigure type
1Glasgow North EastHighest 10Scotland£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m
2Liverpool RiversideHighest 10North West£55.4m£55.7m£52.6m
3Glasgow EastHighest 10Scotland£50.3m£50.6m£47.8m
4Liverpool WaltonHighest 10North West£47.8m£48.0m£45.3m
5Blaenau Gwent and RhymneyHighest 10Wales£46.5m£46.7m£44.1m
6Rhondda and OgmoreHighest 10Wales£45.2m£45.4m£42.9m
7Glasgow NorthHighest 10Scotland£44.9m£45.1m£42.6m
8Blackpool SouthHighest 10North West£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m
9BirkenheadHighest 10North West£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m
10Glasgow South WestHighest 10Scotland£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m
11Merthyr Tydfil and AberdareWales£42.2m£42.4m£40.0m
12Glasgow WestScotland£42.0m£42.2m£39.8m
13BootleNorth West£41.0m£41.1m£38.9m
14Aberafan MaestegWales£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m
15Liverpool West DerbyNorth West£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m
16Swansea WestWales£39.4m£39.6m£37.4m
17KnowsleyNorth West£39.3m£39.5m£37.3m
18Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughYorkshire and The Humber£39.3m£39.4m£37.2m
19Dundee CentralScotland£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m
20Queen's Park and Maida ValeLondon£38.6m£38.8m£36.6m
21West DunbartonshireScotland£38.3m£38.4m£36.3m
22Blackley and Middleton SouthNorth West£38.2m£38.4m£36.3m
23Nottingham North and KimberleyEast Midlands£38.2m£38.4m£36.2m
24Birmingham ErdingtonWest Midlands£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m
25Islington South and FinsburyLondon£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m
26Bolton South and WalkdenNorth West£37.5m£37.7m£35.6m
27Holborn and St PancrasLondon£36.7m£36.9m£34.8m
28Wythenshawe and Sale EastNorth West£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m
29Leeds SouthYorkshire and The Humber£36.3m£36.4m£34.4m
30Coatbridge and BellshillScotland£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m
31Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastNorth East£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m
32TottenhamLondon£35.9m£36.0m£34.0m
33Neath and Swansea EastWales£35.6m£35.7m£33.8m
34SalfordNorth West£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m
35Glasgow SouthScotland£35.4m£35.5m£33.5m
36Sheffield HeeleyYorkshire and The Humber£35.3m£35.4m£33.4m
37Liverpool WavertreeNorth West£35.2m£35.3m£33.4m
38Hackney South and ShoreditchLondon£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m
39Motherwell, Wishaw and CarlukeScotland£35.0m£35.1m£33.2m
40Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScotland£34.9m£35.1m£33.1m
41Edinburgh East and MusselburghScotland£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m
42Nottingham EastEast Midlands£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m
43EasingtonNorth East£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m
44Islington NorthLondon£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m
45PontypriddWales£34.5m£34.7m£32.7m
46CaerphillyWales£33.9m£34.0m£32.2m
47LlanelliWales£33.9m£34.0m£32.1m
48Kingston upon Hull EastYorkshire and The Humber£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m
49WallaseyNorth West£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m
50Stoke-on-Trent CentralWest Midlands£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m
51Normanton and HemsworthYorkshire and The Humber£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m
52Clwyd NorthWales£33.3m£33.5m£31.6m
53Coventry EastWest Midlands£33.3m£33.4m£31.6m
54Airdrie and ShottsScotland£33.2m£33.4m£31.5m
55Birmingham LadywoodWest Midlands£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m
56Glenrothes and Mid FifeScotland£33.0m£33.2m£31.3m
57RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m
58Barnsley SouthYorkshire and The Humber£32.3m£32.4m£30.6m
59Liverpool GarstonNorth West£32.2m£32.3m£30.5m
60Walsall and BloxwichWest Midlands£32.2m£32.3m£30.5m
61Leicester WestEast Midlands£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m
62TorbaySouth West£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m
63PrestonNorth West£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m
64Houghton and Sunderland SouthNorth East£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m
65Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendNorth East£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m
66HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m
67Plymouth Sutton and DevonportSouth West£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m
68Gorton and DentonNorth West£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m
69MansfieldEast Midlands£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m
70Tipton and WednesburyWest Midlands£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m
71StockportNorth West£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m
72Inverclyde and Renfrewshire WestScotland£31.4m£31.5m£29.8m
73North Ayrshire and ArranScotland£31.0m£31.2m£29.5m
74Newport EastWales£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m
75Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthScotland£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m
76Derby SouthEast Midlands£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m
77St Helens South and WhistonNorth West£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m
78Wolverhampton South EastWest Midlands£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m
79Sunderland CentralNorth East£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m
80Manchester CentralNorth West£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m
81Bolton North EastNorth West£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m
82Nottingham SouthEast Midlands£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m
83BlackburnNorth West£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m
84LivingstonScotland£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m
85Cardiff EastWales£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m
86Cardiff WestWales£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m
87Barnsley NorthYorkshire and The Humber£30.0m£30.1m£28.4m
88Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestNorth East£29.9m£30.0m£28.4m
89Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLondon£29.9m£30.0m£28.4m
90Kingston upon Hull North and CottinghamYorkshire and The Humber£29.8m£29.9m£28.3m
91Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyYorkshire and The Humber£29.8m£29.9m£28.3m
92Hamilton and Clyde ValleyScotland£29.8m£29.9m£28.2m
93Sheffield South EastYorkshire and The Humber£29.8m£29.9m£28.2m
94St Helens NorthNorth West£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m
95Blyth and AshingtonNorth East£29.7m£29.8m£28.2m
96TorfaenWales£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
97Edinburgh North and LeithScotland£29.6m£29.7m£28.0m
98Aberdeen NorthScotland£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m
99RochdaleNorth West£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m
100Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthWest Midlands£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m
101Dumfries and GallowayScotland£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m
102Great Grimsby and CleethorpesYorkshire and The Humber£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m
103Ashton-under-LyneNorth West£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
104BolsoverEast Midlands£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
105Bristol SouthSouth West£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
106RutherglenScotland£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
107Kensington and BayswaterLondon£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
108Leeds EastYorkshire and The Humber£28.7m£28.8m£27.2m
109Newport West and IslwynWales£28.6m£28.8m£27.2m
110RedcarNorth East£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m
111BurnleyNorth West£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m
112Bradford SouthYorkshire and The Humber£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m
113WiganNorth West£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m
114Bradford WestYorkshire and The Humber£28.4m£28.6m£27.0m
115ChesterfieldEast Midlands£28.4m£28.5m£27.0m
116Lewisham EastLondon£28.3m£28.4m£26.9m
117Brent EastLondon£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m
118Birmingham NorthfieldWest Midlands£28.2m£28.3m£26.7m
119Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenSouth East£28.2m£28.3m£26.7m
120Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScotland£28.0m£28.2m£26.6m
121TelfordWest Midlands£27.9m£28.0m£26.5m
122Norwich SouthEast of England£27.9m£28.0m£26.4m
123Leigh and AthertonNorth West£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m
124Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorNorth East£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
125Kilmarnock and LoudounScotland£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
126AshfieldEast Midlands£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m
127FalkirkScotland£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m
128Heywood and Middleton NorthNorth West£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m
129Blackpool North and FleetwoodNorth West£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m
130Plymouth Moor ViewSouth West£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
131Manchester RusholmeNorth West£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
132Stockton NorthNorth East£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
133Worsley and EcclesNorth West£27.5m£27.6m£26.0m
134Bathgate and LinlithgowScotland£27.4m£27.6m£26.0m
135Stoke-on-Trent NorthWest Midlands£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
136Jarrow and Gateshead EastNorth East£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
137Boston and SkegnessEast Midlands£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
138Bristol EastSouth West£27.3m£27.5m£25.9m
139Bradford EastYorkshire and The Humber£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m
140Central AyrshireScotland£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
141Mid and South PembrokeshireWales£27.1m£27.2m£25.7m
142Rawmarsh and ConisbroughYorkshire and The Humber£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m
143Edinburgh South WestScotland£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m
144Alloa and GrangemouthScotland£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
145Wakefield and RothwellYorkshire and The Humber£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
146Bethnal Green and StepneyLondon£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
147HyndburnNorth West£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m
148Northampton NorthEast Midlands£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m
149Hampstead and HighgateLondon£26.5m£26.6m£25.2m
150Hastings and RyeSouth East£26.5m£26.6m£25.1m
151ClactonEast of England£26.5m£26.6m£25.1m
152Barrow and FurnessNorth West£26.4m£26.5m£25.0m
153Kingston upon Hull West and HaltempriceYorkshire and The Humber£26.4m£26.5m£25.0m
154West Ham and BecktonLondon£26.4m£26.5m£25.0m
155Enfield NorthLondon£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
156Washington and Gateshead SouthNorth East£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m
157Birmingham Perry BarrWest Midlands£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m
158PeterboroughEast of England£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m
159Erith and ThamesmeadLondon£26.0m£26.1m£24.7m
160Vale of GlamorganWales£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m
161CarlisleNorth West£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m
162BridgendWales£25.7m£25.8m£24.4m
163SmethwickWest Midlands£25.7m£25.8m£24.3m
164Scarborough and WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber£25.6m£25.8m£24.3m
165Doncaster CentralYorkshire and The Humber£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
166South ShieldsNorth East£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
167GloucesterSouth West£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m
168Stalybridge and HydeNorth West£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m
169Widnes and HalewoodNorth West£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m
170Cities of London and WestminsterLondon£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m
171Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandNorth East£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m
172Southgate and Wood GreenLondon£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
173HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
174Leeds West and PudseyYorkshire and The Humber£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
175Birmingham YardleyWest Midlands£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
176Arbroath and Broughty FerryScotland£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
177IpswichEast of England£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
178North DurhamNorth East£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
179Bristol North EastSouth West£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
180Bishop AucklandNorth East£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
181Derby NorthEast Midlands£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m
182Cumbernauld and KirkintillochScotland£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m
183LincolnEast Midlands£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m
184CaerfyrddinWales£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m
185Leicester SouthEast Midlands£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m
186Birmingham EdgbastonWest Midlands£24.6m£24.8m£23.4m
187HartlepoolNorth East£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m
188Dewsbury and BatleyYorkshire and The Humber£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
189Wolverhampton North EastWest Midlands£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
190Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyWest Midlands£24.5m£24.6m£23.2m
191Edmonton and Winchmore HillLondon£24.5m£24.6m£23.2m
192Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonNorth West£24.5m£24.6m£23.2m
193Gateshead Central and WhickhamNorth East£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m
194Bury SouthNorth West£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m
195Camborne and RedruthSouth West£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m
196East ThanetSouth East£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
197Leicester EastEast Midlands£24.3m£24.4m£23.0m
198Doncaster NorthYorkshire and The Humber£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m
199West BromwichWest Midlands£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m
200Ellesmere Port and BromboroughNorth West£24.0m£24.1m£22.8m
201Portsmouth SouthSouth East£24.0m£24.1m£22.8m
202Rossendale and DarwenNorth West£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
203Bournemouth EastSouth West£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
204EastbourneSouth East£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
205Weston-super-MareSouth West£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m
206St Austell and NewquaySouth West£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
207Birmingham Selly OakWest Midlands£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
208MakerfieldNorth West£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
209Stretford and UrmstonNorth West£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
210BassetlawEast Midlands£23.3m£23.3m£22.1m
211Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweWales£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
212Lewisham NorthLondon£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
213Pendle and ClitheroeNorth West£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
214Hove and PortsladeSouth East£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
215East Kilbride and StrathavenScotland£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
216Bury NorthNorth West£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
217Greenwich and WoolwichLondon£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
218SouthportNorth West£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
219Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyScotland£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
220WrexhamWales£22.9m£22.9m£21.7m
221DarlingtonNorth East£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m
222Aberdeenshire North and Moray EastScotland£22.6m£22.7m£21.5m
223Louth and HorncastleEast Midlands£22.6m£22.7m£21.5m
224Norwich NorthEast of England£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
225Runcorn and HelsbyNorth West£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
226Oldham East and SaddleworthNorth West£22.6m£22.6m£21.4m
227Montgomeryshire and GlyndwrWales£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m
228Great YarmouthEast of England£22.5m£22.5m£21.3m
229Wolverhampton WestWest Midlands£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m
230GowerWales£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m
231Sherwood ForestEast Midlands£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m
232Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenLondon£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m
233Leeds South West and MorleyYorkshire and The Humber£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m
234Whitehaven and WorkingtonNorth West£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m
235Stratford and BowLondon£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m
236Brighton PavilionSouth East£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m
237Sittingbourne and SheppeySouth East£22.1m£22.1m£20.9m
238Cardiff South and PenarthWales£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
239ExeterSouth West£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
240North West NorfolkEast of England£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
241Ceredigion PreseliWales£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
242Milton Keynes CentralSouth East£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
243DudleyWest Midlands£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
244Coventry North WestWest Midlands£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
245Bristol North WestSouth West£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m
246Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkScotland£21.8m£21.9m£20.6m
247Bournemouth WestSouth West£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m
248Perth and Kinross-shireScotland£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
249BarkingLondon£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
250ChorleyNorth West£21.6m£21.6m£20.4m
251GedlingEast Midlands£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
252Folkestone and HytheSouth East£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
253Amber ValleyEast Midlands£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
254Clwyd EastWales£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
255Angus and Perthshire GlensScotland£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
256Stoke-on-Trent SouthWest Midlands£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
257Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
258Cannock ChaseWest Midlands£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
259South DorsetSouth West£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m
260PeckhamLondon£21.0m£21.1m£20.0m
261Argyll, Bute and South LochaberScotland£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m
262City of DurhamNorth East£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m
263Wyre ForestWest Midlands£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m
264Southend East and RochfordEast of England£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
265Luton South and South BedfordshireEast of England£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
266Dulwich and West NorwoodLondon£20.8m£20.9m£19.7m
267HavantSouth East£20.8m£20.9m£19.7m
268Coventry SouthWest Midlands£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m
269Eltham and ChislehurstLondon£20.6m£20.7m£19.6m
270North East CambridgeshireEast of England£20.6m£20.7m£19.6m
271Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireScotland£20.6m£20.6m£19.5m
272Southampton TestSouth East£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m
273ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
274Dwyfor MeirionnyddWales£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
275Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonSouth East£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
276Poplar and LimehouseLondon£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
277Hazel GroveNorth West£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m
278Southampton ItchenSouth East£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m
279Aberdeen SouthScotland£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
280West LancashireNorth West£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m
281Dunfermline and DollarScotland£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m
282Warrington NorthNorth West£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m
283North East DerbyshireEast Midlands£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
284MidlothianScotland£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
285Blaydon and ConsettNorth East£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
286Hammersmith and ChiswickLondon£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
287Bangor AberconwyWales£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
288Burton and UttoxeterWest Midlands£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
289Ealing Central and ActonLondon£20.0m£20.1m£18.9m
290Wellingborough and RushdenEast Midlands£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m
291Stirling and StrathallanScotland£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m
292Bridlington and The WoldsYorkshire and The Humber£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m
293Bolton WestNorth West£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
294TynemouthNorth East£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
295Cramlington and KillingworthNorth East£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
296ColchesterEast of England£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m
297HendonLondon£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
298Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScotland£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
299The WrekinWest Midlands£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m
300Croydon WestLondon£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m
301Chelsea and FulhamLondon£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m
302Rother ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
303Clapham and Brixton HillLondon£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
304Leeds North EastYorkshire and The Humber£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
305Moray West, Nairn and StrathspeyScotland£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
306Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleScotland£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
307North CornwallSouth West£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
308St IvesSouth West£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m
309WalthamstowLondon£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m
310ErewashEast Midlands£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m
311BedfordEast of England£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m
312LowestoftEast of England£19.2m£19.2m£18.2m
313Isle of Wight EastSouth East£19.1m£19.2m£18.2m
314Leeds Central and HeadingleyYorkshire and The Humber£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
315High PeakEast Midlands£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
316Keighley and IlkleyYorkshire and The Humber£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m
317Dover and DealSouth East£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m
318Mid CheshireNorth West£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m
319NuneatonWest Midlands£18.9m£18.9m£17.9m
320Portsmouth NorthSouth East£18.9m£18.9m£17.9m
321WorcesterWest Midlands£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m
322Worthing WestSouth East£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m
323Edinburgh SouthScotland£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
324Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLondon£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
325Ealing NorthLondon£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
326Streatham and Croydon NorthLondon£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m
327GainsboroughEast Midlands£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m
328East HamLondon£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m
329Alyn and DeesideWales£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m
330Torridge and TavistockSouth West£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m
331Hereford and South HerefordshireWest Midlands£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m
332Chatham and AylesfordSouth East£18.4m£18.4m£17.4m
333KetteringEast Midlands£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m
334North DevonSouth West£18.2m£18.3m£17.2m
335Hayes and HarlingtonLondon£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
336Luton NorthEast of England£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
337Hemel HempsteadEast of England£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m
338Dagenham and RainhamLondon£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
339South DevonSouth West£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
340Newton AbbotSouth West£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m
341Lewisham West and East DulwichLondon£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m
342Chester North and NestonNorth West£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m
343Herne Bay and SandwichSouth East£17.9m£17.9m£16.9m
344StevenageEast of England£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
345Crewe and NantwichNorth West£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
346CrawleySouth East£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
347Calder ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
348Basildon and BillericayEast of England£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
349Penistone and StocksbridgeYorkshire and The Humber£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
350Doncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeYorkshire and The Humber£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
351Ealing SouthallLondon£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
352North West CambridgeshireEast of England£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
353Taunton and WellingtonSouth West£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
354Hornsey and Friern BarnetLondon£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
355East RenfrewshireScotland£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
356South West NorfolkEast of England£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
357MonmouthshireWales£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
358ShrewsburyWest Midlands£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m
359Sheffield CentralYorkshire and The Humber£17.4m£17.4m£16.5m
360Ynys MônWales£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
361FyldeNorth West£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
362YeovilSouth West£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
363Corby and East NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
364BroxtoweEast Midlands£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
365CambridgeEast of England£17.3m£17.3m£16.4m
366Oxford EastSouth East£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
367Morecambe and LunesdaleNorth West£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
368Leyton and WansteadLondon£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
369Cardiff NorthWales£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
370North NorthumberlandNorth East£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m
371NewarkEast Midlands£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m
372Spen ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m
373East Worthing and ShorehamSouth East£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
374North Warwickshire and BedworthWest Midlands£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m
375Exmouth and Exeter EastSouth West£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m
376ShipleyYorkshire and The Humber£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m
377Finchley and Golders GreenLondon£16.9m£17.0m£16.0m
378South East CornwallSouth West£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m
379North NorfolkEast of England£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m
380Swindon SouthSouth West£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
381Manchester WithingtonNorth West£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
382StourbridgeWest Midlands£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
383GosportSouth East£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
384Forest of DeanSouth West£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
385CanterburySouth East£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m
386Sefton CentralNorth West£16.7m£16.8m£15.8m
387Welwyn HatfieldEast of England£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m
388Rochester and StroodSouth East£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m
389LoughboroughEast Midlands£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
390Gillingham and RainhamSouth East£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
391North ShropshireWest Midlands£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
392Meriden and Solihull EastWest Midlands£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
393AshfordSouth East£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
394GraveshamSouth East£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
395Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardEast of England£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
396York CentralYorkshire and The Humber£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m
397Brent WestLondon£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
398North East FifeScotland£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
399Penrith and SolwayNorth West£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
400Edinburgh WestScotland£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m
401HalesowenWest Midlands£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
402Mitcham and MordenLondon£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
403Aldridge-BrownhillsWest Midlands£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
404BridgwaterSouth West£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
405TootingLondon£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
406Harwich and North EssexEast of England£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m
407Chingford and Woodford GreenLondon£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m
408South DerbyshireEast Midlands£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
409Lancaster and WyreNorth West£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
410StaffordWest Midlands£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
411South Holland and The DeepingsEast Midlands£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
412HarlowEast of England£16.0m£16.0m£15.1m
413PooleSouth West£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
414South Basildon and East ThurrockEast of England£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
415Newcastle upon Tyne NorthNorth East£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
416AldershotSouth East£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m
417Harrow WestLondon£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m
418MacclesfieldNorth West£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
419Warwick and LeamingtonWest Midlands£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
420Ilford NorthLondon£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
421Lothian EastScotland£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
422BatterseaLondon£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
423Ossett and Denby DaleYorkshire and The Humber£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
424Truro and FalmouthSouth West£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m
425Croydon EastLondon£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m
426Wirral WestNorth West£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
427TamworthWest Midlands£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m
428South RibbleNorth West£15.3m£15.4m£14.6m
429Warrington SouthNorth West£15.3m£15.4m£14.6m
430Maidstone and MallingSouth East£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
431CheltenhamSouth West£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m
432SloughSouth East£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m
433Swindon NorthSouth West£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m
434BasingstokeSouth East£15.2m£15.3m£14.5m
435Southend West and LeighEast of England£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m
436LewesSouth East£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
437Beckenham and PengeLondon£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
438Isle of Wight WestSouth East£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m
439RedditchWest Midlands£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m
440AylesburySouth East£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m
441Northampton SouthEast Midlands£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
442ThurrockEast of England£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
443Ilford SouthLondon£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
444Brigg and ImminghamYorkshire and The Humber£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
445Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketEast of England£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m
446Faversham and Mid KentSouth East£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m
447Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m
448BroxbourneEast of England£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m
449PutneyLondon£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m
450Feltham and HestonLondon£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
451Bexleyheath and CrayfordLondon£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
452Droitwich and EveshamWest Midlands£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
453Uxbridge and South RuislipLondon£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
454Fareham and WaterloovilleSouth East£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
455Colne ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
456Chipping BarnetLondon£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m
457West SuffolkEast of England£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
458Bexhill and BattleSouth East£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m
459Sleaford and North HykehamEast Midlands£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m
460Tunbridge WellsSouth East£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
461Mid NorfolkEast of England£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
462Grantham and BourneEast Midlands£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
463North West LeicestershireEast Midlands£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
464Mid DunbartonshireScotland£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
465Tiverton and MineheadSouth West£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
466Hornchurch and UpminsterLondon£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
467HertsmereEast of England£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
468Beverley and HoldernessYorkshire and The Humber£14.3m£14.3m£13.6m
469ChichesterSouth East£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m
470SelbyYorkshire and The Humber£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
471Central DevonSouth West£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
472OrpingtonLondon£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
473Broadland and FakenhamEast of England£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m
474West DorsetSouth West£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
475Carshalton and WallingtonLondon£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m
476South West WiltshireSouth West£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
477ChelmsfordEast of England£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
478Ribble ValleyNorth West£14.0m£14.0m£13.3m
479Kingston and SurbitonLondon£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m
480StroudSouth West£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m
481West WorcestershireWest Midlands£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
482WatfordEast of England£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
483Brentford and IsleworthLondon£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m
484North HerefordshireWest Midlands£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
485HexhamNorth East£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m
486HuntingdonEast of England£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
487Epping ForestEast of England£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
488Suffolk CoastalEast of England£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
489Bristol CentralSouth West£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
490Buckingham and BletchleySouth East£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m
491Castle PointEast of England£13.3m£13.4m£12.6m
492Reading CentralSouth East£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
493Milton Keynes NorthSouth East£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
494South West DevonSouth West£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
495DartfordSouth East£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
496Filton and Bradley StokeSouth West£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m
497WithamEast of England£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m
498BraintreeEast of England£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m
499Harborough, Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m
500Ely and East CambridgeshireEast of England£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m
501North West HampshireSouth East£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m
502South ShropshireWest Midlands£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m
503CongletonNorth West£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m
504North East HertfordshireEast of England£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m
505Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
506BathSouth West£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
507Harrow EastLondon£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
508ChristchurchSouth West£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
509Thornbury and YateSouth West£12.8m£12.9m£12.1m
510LichfieldWest Midlands£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m
511Leeds North WestYorkshire and The Humber£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m
512Stone, Great Wyrley and PenkridgeWest Midlands£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m
513BanburySouth East£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
514RomfordLondon£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
515East SurreySouth East£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m
516Honiton and SidmouthSouth West£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
517Altrincham and Sale WestNorth West£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
518Glastonbury and SomertonSouth West£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
519SpelthorneSouth East£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
520Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m
521Harrogate and KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
522Goole and PocklingtonYorkshire and The Humber£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
523MaldonEast of England£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
524New Forest WestSouth East£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m
525Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
526Melton and SystonEast Midlands£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
527Gordon and BuchanScotland£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m
528Mid DerbyshireEast Midlands£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m
529ChippenhamSouth West£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m
530Waveney ValleyEast of England£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m
531RugbyWest Midlands£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m
532Weald of KentSouth East£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m
533Wells and Mendip HillsSouth West£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
534South NorfolkEast of England£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
535New Forest EastSouth East£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
536SalisburySouth West£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
537WycombeSouth East£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
538Thirsk and MaltonYorkshire and The Humber£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
539Melksham and DevizesSouth West£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
540ReigateSouth East£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
541BromsgroveWest Midlands£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
542Mid LeicestershireEast Midlands£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
543CheadleNorth West£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m
544Bromley and Biggin HillLondon£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
545Kingswinford and South StaffordshireWest Midlands£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
546Westmorland and LonsdaleNorth West£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
547WokingSouth East£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
548St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireEast of England£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
549TonbridgeSouth East£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m
550Dorking and HorleySouth East£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m
551St AlbansEast of England£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m
552TwickenhamLondon£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m
553Epsom and EwellSouth East£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m
554Hertford and StortfordEast of England£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m
555Mid Dorset and North PooleSouth West£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m
556RushcliffeEast Midlands£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
557North SomersetSouth West£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m
558HitchinEast of England£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
559North East Somerset and HanhamSouth West£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
560North DorsetSouth West£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
561TewkesburySouth West£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
562BracknellSouth East£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
563Stockton WestNorth East£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m
564Richmond ParkLondon£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m
565TattonNorth West£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m
566SevenoaksSouth East£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m
567South SuffolkEast of England£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
568Old Bexley and SidcupLondon£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m
569Central Suffolk and North IpswichEast of England£10.9m£10.9m£10.3m
570South LeicestershireEast Midlands£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m
571South CambridgeshireEast of England£10.8m£10.9m£10.2m
572Croydon SouthLondon£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
573Godalming and AshSouth East£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
574HorshamSouth East£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
575Frome and East SomersetSouth West£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m
576West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScotland£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m
577GuildfordSouth East£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m
578Solihull West and ShirleyWest Midlands£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m
579North BedfordshireEast of England£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m
580Sussex WealdSouth East£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m
581Skipton and RiponYorkshire and The Humber£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m
582NewburySouth East£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m
583DaventryEast Midlands£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m
584Mid SussexSouth East£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m
585Didcot and WantageSouth East£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m
586Farnham and BordonSouth East£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m
587Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m
588Chester South and EddisburyNorth West£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m
589Sheffield HallamYorkshire and The Humber£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m
590Runnymede and WeybridgeSouth East£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m
591Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerLondon£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m
592Richmond and NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber£10.2m£10.2m£9.6m
593Earley and WoodleySouth East£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m
594EastleighSouth East£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m
595South West HertfordshireEast of England£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m
596WinchesterSouth East£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m
597Esher and WaltonSouth East£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m
598Romsey and Southampton NorthSouth East£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m
599WindsorSouth East£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
600North CotswoldsSouth West£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
601Surrey HeathSouth East£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
602North West EssexEast of England£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
603Reading West and Mid BerkshireSouth East£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
604East Grinstead and UckfieldSouth East£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m
605York OuterYorkshire and The Humber£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m
606Sutton and CheamLondon£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m
607Brentwood and OngarEast of England£9.4m£9.5m£8.9m
608East WiltshireSouth West£9.3m£9.4m£8.8m
609Hamble ValleySouth East£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
610WitneySouth East£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
611East HampshireSouth East£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
612Arundel and South DownsSouth East£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m
613WimbledonLondon£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m
614Wetherby and EasingwoldYorkshire and The Humber£9.1m£9.2m£8.6m
615Bicester and WoodstockSouth East£9.0m£9.0m£8.5m
616Rutland and StamfordEast Midlands£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m
617Chesham and AmershamSouth East£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m
618Oxford West and AbingdonSouth East£8.6m£8.6m£8.2m
619Rayleigh and WickfordEast of England£8.5m£8.5m£8.1m
620Mid BedfordshireEast of England£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m
621Orkney and ShetlandScotland£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m
622South NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£8.4m£8.4m£8.0m
623Kenilworth and SouthamLowest 10West Midlands£7.8m£7.9m£7.4m
624MaidenheadLowest 10South East£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m
625BeaconsfieldLowest 10South East£7.6m£7.7m£7.3m
626South CotswoldsLowest 10South West£7.4m£7.4m£7.0m
627Harpenden and BerkhamstedLowest 10East of England£7.3m£7.3m£6.9m
628North East HampshireLowest 10South East£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
629Henley and ThameLowest 10South East£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m
630Mid BuckinghamshireLowest 10South East£6.4m£6.5m£6.1m
631WokinghamLowest 10South East£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m
632Na h-Eileanan an IarLowest 10Scotland£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m

350 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bn total

350 shownSee it on the map
Employment and Support Allowance, total, 2024-25, local authorities
NationFigure type
1Glasgow CityHighest 10Scotland£290.3m£291.5m£275.3m
2BirminghamHighest 10England£259.8m£260.9m£246.4m
3LiverpoolHighest 10England£201.5m£202.4m£191.1m
4LeedsHighest 10England£177.1m£177.8m£168.0m
5ManchesterHighest 10England£158.5m£159.2m£150.3m
6County DurhamHighest 10England£144.5m£145.1m£137.1m
7SheffieldHighest 10England£144.1m£144.7m£136.7m
8City of EdinburghHighest 10Scotland£123.0m£123.5m£116.7m
9BradfordHighest 10England£120.3m£120.8m£114.1m
10CornwallHighest 10England£118.6m£119.1m£112.5m
11North LanarkshireScotland£118.3m£118.8m£112.2m
12Bristol, City ofEngland£107.4m£107.8m£101.9m
13WirralEngland£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m
14NottinghamEngland£100.3m£100.7m£95.1m
15WakefieldEngland£97.7m£98.1m£92.6m
16Rhondda Cynon TafWales£93.5m£93.9m£88.7m
17South LanarkshireScotland£92.1m£92.5m£87.4m
18FifeScotland£92.0m£92.4m£87.2m
19KirkleesEngland£91.6m£91.9m£86.8m
20CardiffWales£91.2m£91.6m£86.5m
21SomersetEngland£85.7m£86.0m£81.3m
22North YorkshireEngland£84.5m£84.9m£80.2m
23SunderlandEngland£83.2m£83.6m£78.9m
24SandwellEngland£82.5m£82.9m£78.3m
25Kingston upon Hull, City ofEngland£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m
26WiganEngland£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m
27LeicesterEngland£81.1m£81.4m£76.9m
28SeftonEngland£79.4m£79.7m£75.3m
29SalfordEngland£77.7m£78.0m£73.7m
30CoventryEngland£75.8m£76.1m£71.9m
31SwanseaWales£75.3m£75.6m£71.4m
32BoltonEngland£74.4m£74.7m£70.6m
33Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland£74.0m£74.3m£70.2m
34Stoke-on-TrentEngland£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m
35DoncasterEngland£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m
36HackneyEngland£72.2m£72.5m£68.5m
37RotherhamEngland£70.5m£70.8m£66.9m
38IslingtonEngland£70.3m£70.6m£66.6m
39Brighton and HoveEngland£68.6m£68.9m£65.1m
40NorthumberlandEngland£68.2m£68.5m£64.7m
41BarnsleyEngland£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m
42CaerphillyWales£67.7m£68.0m£64.2m
43PlymouthEngland£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m
44WalsallEngland£65.9m£66.2m£62.5m
45Cheshire West and ChesterEngland£64.1m£64.4m£60.8m
46LewishamEngland£64.0m£64.3m£60.7m
47StockportEngland£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m
48Newcastle upon TyneEngland£63.2m£63.5m£59.9m
49TamesideEngland£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m
50LambethEngland£62.5m£62.8m£59.3m
51RochdaleEngland£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m
52HaringeyEngland£62.1m£62.4m£58.9m
53CumberlandEngland£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m
54CamdenEngland£61.5m£61.7m£58.3m
55DerbyEngland£61.2m£61.5m£58.1m
56KnowsleyEngland£60.7m£61.0m£57.6m
57EnfieldEngland£60.4m£60.7m£57.3m
58RenfrewshireScotland£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m
59WiltshireEngland£60.0m£60.2m£56.9m
60WolverhamptonEngland£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m
61Cheshire EastEngland£59.0m£59.2m£55.9m
62CarmarthenshireWales£58.6m£58.8m£55.6m
63BrentEngland£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m
64DudleyEngland£58.5m£58.8m£55.5m
65West NorthamptonshireEngland£58.1m£58.4m£55.1m
66North NorthamptonshireEngland£58.1m£58.3m£55.1m
67DorsetEngland£57.9m£58.2m£55.0m
68GreenwichEngland£57.8m£58.1m£54.9m
69Tower HamletsEngland£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m
70NewhamEngland£57.0m£57.2m£54.1m
71St. HelensEngland£56.1m£56.4m£53.2m
72Neath Port TalbotWales£55.7m£56.0m£52.9m
73SouthwarkEngland£55.2m£55.5m£52.4m
74WestminsterEngland£55.2m£55.4m£52.3m
75BarnetEngland£54.8m£55.0m£52.0m
76BlackpoolEngland£54.6m£54.8m£51.8m
77East Riding of YorkshireEngland£54.4m£54.6m£51.6m
78CroydonEngland£54.0m£54.2m£51.2m
79West LothianScotland£53.6m£53.8m£50.8m
80BuckinghamshireEngland£53.4m£53.6m£50.6m
81EalingEngland£52.3m£52.5m£49.6m
82OldhamEngland£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m
83Dundee CityScotland£51.3m£51.5m£48.7m
84ShropshireEngland£49.8m£50.0m£47.3m
85Aberdeen CityScotland£49.7m£49.9m£47.2m
86GatesheadEngland£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m
87North AyrshireScotland£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m
88BridgendWales£47.2m£47.4m£44.8m
89MedwayEngland£46.9m£47.1m£44.5m
90WandsworthEngland£46.4m£46.6m£44.1m
91North TynesideEngland£45.9m£46.1m£43.6m
92HighlandScotland£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m
93SouthamptonEngland£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m
94Waltham ForestEngland£44.8m£45.0m£42.5m
95BromleyEngland£44.8m£44.9m£42.5m
96Milton KeynesEngland£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m
97Telford and WrekinEngland£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m
98MiddlesbroughEngland£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m
99BuryEngland£44.1m£44.3m£41.9m
100FalkirkScotland£43.4m£43.6m£41.2m
101CalderdaleEngland£43.1m£43.3m£40.9m
102PortsmouthEngland£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m
103Stockton-on-TeesEngland£42.8m£43.0m£40.6m
104South TynesideEngland£42.7m£42.8m£40.5m
105Westmorland and FurnessEngland£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m
106Dumfries and GallowayScotland£41.5m£41.6m£39.3m
107NewportWales£41.4m£41.6m£39.3m
108NorwichEngland£41.1m£41.2m£39.0m
109South GloucestershireEngland£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m
110TorbayEngland£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m
111AberdeenshireScotland£40.3m£40.5m£38.2m
112TraffordEngland£40.0m£40.2m£37.9m
113HillingdonEngland£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m
114Redcar and ClevelandEngland£39.9m£40.1m£37.9m
115PeterboroughEngland£39.7m£39.8m£37.6m
116Blackburn with DarwenEngland£39.5m£39.7m£37.5m
117East SuffolkEngland£38.9m£39.0m£36.9m
118North SomersetEngland£38.4m£38.6m£36.4m
119LutonEngland£37.2m£37.3m£35.3m
120North East LincolnshireEngland£36.8m£37.0m£34.9m
121East LindseyEngland£36.6m£36.7m£34.7m
122West DunbartonshireScotland£36.5m£36.7m£34.7m
123WarringtonEngland£36.5m£36.6m£34.6m
124RedbridgeEngland£36.2m£36.4m£34.4m
125East AyrshireScotland£36.1m£36.2m£34.2m
126PrestonEngland£36.0m£36.2m£34.2m
127Central BedfordshireEngland£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m
128Barking and DagenhamEngland£35.7m£35.9m£33.9m
129TendringEngland£35.5m£35.7m£33.7m
130HaltonEngland£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m
131AshfieldEngland£34.4m£34.6m£32.6m
132Isle of WightEngland£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m
133BexleyEngland£33.6m£33.7m£31.8m
134SwindonEngland£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m
135Southend-on-SeaEngland£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m
136MansfieldEngland£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m
137HaveringEngland£32.8m£33.0m£31.1m
138WrexhamWales£32.6m£32.8m£30.9m
139Hammersmith and FulhamEngland£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m
140SolihullEngland£32.4m£32.6m£30.8m
141Herefordshire, County ofEngland£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m
142HounslowEngland£32.0m£32.1m£30.3m
143ChesterfieldEngland£31.9m£32.0m£30.2m
144Vale of GlamorganWales£31.8m£31.9m£30.2m
145PembrokeshireWales£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m
146Kensington and ChelseaEngland£31.4m£31.6m£29.8m
147North LincolnshireEngland£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m
148Blaenau GwentWales£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m
149Perth and KinrossScotland£30.8m£31.0m£29.3m
150ThanetEngland£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m
151South AyrshireScotland£30.6m£30.8m£29.0m
152ColchesterEngland£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m
153BasildonEngland£30.5m£30.6m£28.9m
154King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m
155InverclydeScotland£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m
156HarrowEngland£29.8m£29.9m£28.2m
157FlintshireWales£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m
158IpswichEngland£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m
159TorfaenWales£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
160ConwyWales£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m
161DenbighshireWales£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m
162PowysWales£28.2m£28.3m£26.8m
163ArunEngland£27.9m£28.0m£26.5m
164SwaleEngland£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
165CharnwoodEngland£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m
166ExeterEngland£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
167GloucesterEngland£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m
168Newcastle-under-LymeEngland£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m
169CanterburyEngland£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m
170Nuneaton and BedworthEngland£26.4m£26.5m£25.0m
171AngusScotland£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
172LancasterEngland£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m
173Amber ValleyEngland£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m
174HavantEngland£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m
175YorkEngland£25.9m£26.0m£24.5m
176MaidstoneEngland£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
177BassetlawEngland£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m
178GwyneddWales£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m
179BedfordEngland£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
180WyreEngland£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
181BurnleyEngland£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
182Newark and SherwoodEngland£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
183Scottish BordersScotland£24.8m£24.9m£23.5m
184HartlepoolEngland£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
185Folkestone and HytheEngland£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
186HastingsEngland£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
187Merthyr TydfilWales£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
188HyndburnEngland£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
189DarlingtonEngland£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
190EastbourneEngland£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
191New ForestEngland£23.8m£23.9m£22.5m
192GedlingEngland£23.7m£23.8m£22.5m
193West SuffolkEngland£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m
194TeignbridgeEngland£23.6m£23.7m£22.4m
195SuttonEngland£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m
196MertonEngland£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
197ChorleyEngland£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
198LincolnEngland£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
199HuntingdonshireEngland£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
200North East DerbyshireEngland£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
201BolsoverEngland£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
202West LancashireEngland£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m
203Bath and North East SomersetEngland£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m
204BrecklandEngland£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m
205Great YarmouthEngland£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m
206ChelmsfordEngland£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m
207PendleEngland£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m
208DacorumEngland£22.4m£22.5m£21.3m
209East DevonEngland£22.3m£22.4m£21.2m
210StaffordEngland£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m
211ReadingEngland£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m
212WorthingEngland£21.7m£21.7m£20.5m
213ErewashEngland£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
214ThurrockEngland£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
215Basingstoke and DeaneEngland£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
216Cannock ChaseEngland£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
217Wyre ForestEngland£21.0m£21.1m£19.9m
218East StaffordshireEngland£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
219BraintreeEngland£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
220DoverEngland£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m
221FenlandEngland£20.6m£20.7m£19.6m
222Argyll and ButeScotland£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
223Richmond upon ThamesEngland£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m
224OxfordEngland£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m
225BroxtoweEngland£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
226MidlothianScotland£20.1m£20.2m£19.0m
227South RibbleEngland£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m
228North NorfolkEngland£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
229CambridgeEngland£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
230AshfordEngland£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
231BroadlandEngland£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
232South NorfolkEngland£19.3m£19.4m£18.4m
233MorayScotland£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
234East DunbartonshireScotland£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m
235High PeakEngland£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
236Kingston upon ThamesEngland£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
237WarwickEngland£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
238WealdenEngland£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
239WorcesterEngland£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
240South KestevenEngland£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m
241StirlingScotland£18.8m£18.8m£17.8m
242East LothianScotland£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m
243Reigate and BansteadEngland£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
244West LindseyEngland£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m
245CherwellEngland£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m
246WychavonEngland£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m
247North DevonEngland£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m
248SloughEngland£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m
249CheltenhamEngland£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
250CrawleyEngland£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
251East RenfrewshireScotland£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
252LewesEngland£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m
253CeredigionWales£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
254North KestevenEngland£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
255MonmouthshireWales£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
256South DerbyshireEngland£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
257RossendaleEngland£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
258Isle of AngleseyWales£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
259StevenageEngland£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m
260Welwyn HatfieldEngland£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m
261South CambridgeshireEngland£16.8m£16.8m£15.9m
262North HertfordshireEngland£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
263StroudEngland£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
264Tonbridge and MallingEngland£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
265Epping ForestEngland£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
266GraveshamEngland£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m
267Forest of DeanEngland£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m
268Staffordshire MoorlandsEngland£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
269East HertfordshireEngland£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
270Tunbridge WellsEngland£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
271West BerkshireEngland£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m
272RotherEngland£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
273Mid SussexEngland£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
274ClackmannanshireScotland£15.3m£15.4m£14.6m
275GosportEngland£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
276FyldeEngland£15.3m£15.3m£14.5m
277HertsmereEngland£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m
278GuildfordEngland£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m
279North West LeicestershireEngland£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m
280South StaffordshireEngland£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
281ChichesterEngland£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m
282HorshamEngland£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
283Hinckley and BosworthEngland£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
284Test ValleyEngland£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
285St AlbansEngland£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
286HarlowEngland£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
287South HollandEngland£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
288DartfordEngland£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
289EastleighEngland£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
290RushmoorEngland£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
291Stratford-on-AvonEngland£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m
292LichfieldEngland£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
293BroxbourneEngland£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
294RedditchEngland£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m
295TorridgeEngland£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
296South HamsEngland£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
297BostonEngland£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
298TamworthEngland£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m
299East HampshireEngland£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m
300WaverleyEngland£13.1m£13.2m£12.5m
301RushcliffeEngland£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m
302Castle PointEngland£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m
303SevenoaksEngland£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
304FarehamEngland£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
305WatfordEngland£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
306WinchesterEngland£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
307Mid SuffolkEngland£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m
308Vale of White HorseEngland£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m
309Mid DevonEngland£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
310SpelthorneEngland£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
311ElmbridgeEngland£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
312WokinghamEngland£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
313Bracknell ForestEngland£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
314South OxfordshireEngland£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m
315Windsor and MaidenheadEngland£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
316BlabyEngland£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
317RugbyEngland£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m
318BromsgroveEngland£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
319Malvern HillsEngland£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
320WokingEngland£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
321AdurEngland£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m
322TewkesburyEngland£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
323BaberghEngland£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
324East CambridgeshireEngland£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m
325West OxfordshireEngland£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m
326North WarwickshireEngland£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m
327TandridgeEngland£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m
328Derbyshire DalesEngland£10.1m£10.1m£9.5m
329Mole ValleyEngland£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m
330West DevonEngland£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
331Three RiversEngland£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
332HarboroughEngland£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m
333Surrey HeathEngland£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
334RunnymedeEngland£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
335Oadby and WigstonEngland£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m
336RochfordEngland£8.5m£8.5m£8.1m
337Epsom and EwellEngland£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m
338MaldonEngland£8.0m£8.1m£7.6m
339Ribble ValleyEngland£7.8m£7.8m£7.4m
340CotswoldEngland£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m
341UttlesfordLowest 10England£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m
342BrentwoodLowest 10England£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m
343HartLowest 10England£7.0m£7.0m£6.6m
344Na h-Eileanan SiarLowest 10Scotland£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m
345MeltonLowest 10England£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m
346Shetland IslandsLowest 10Scotland£4.2m£4.3m£4.0m
347Orkney IslandsLowest 10Scotland£4.2m£4.2m£4.0m
348RutlandLowest 10England£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m
349City of LondonLowest 10England£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
350Isles of ScillyLowest 10England£0.10m£0.10m£0.09m

Limits and sources

Covers the DWP benefits in each group and the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace them. It does not include tax credits, Child Benefit, Cost of Living Payments, Council Tax Benefit (paid until 2012-13) or Discretionary Housing Payments.

Money paid to people who live abroad, mostly State Pension, is in DWP's Great Britain totals but not in any area.

Constituency figures on the 2024 boundaries start in 2018-19. Universal Credit starts in 2019-20 and State Pension in 2023-24. Local authority figures start in 2010-11.

Per person figures for a year use the population estimate for 30 June in the year it starts. For example, 2024-25 uses mid-2024.

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  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department 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.
  4. 4Office 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.
  5. 5Office 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.
  6. 6National 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.