Rankings · Housing Benefit

Spending on Housing Benefit, per resident

Help with rent. Most people who get it now are pensioners or live in supported housing.^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.

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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: £242£243£230 per resident

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Housing Benefit, per resident, 2024-25, constituencies
		Region
1	Queen's Park and Maida ValeHighest 10	London	£1,070£1,074£1,015
2	Birmingham Perry BarrHighest 10	West Midlands	£855£858£811
3	Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHighest 10	London	£833£837£790
4	Brent EastHighest 10	London	£808£812£767
5	Holborn and St PancrasHighest 10	London	£744£747£706
6	TottenhamHighest 10	London	£721£724£684
7	Kensington and BayswaterHighest 10	London	£713£716£676
8	Islington NorthHighest 10	London	£706£709£669
9	Birmingham ErdingtonHighest 10	West Midlands	£701£704£665
10	Islington South and FinsburyHighest 10	London	£670£672£635
11	Lewisham East	London	£662£665£628
12	Hackney South and Shoreditch	London	£662£665£628
13	Birmingham Ladywood	West Midlands	£655£657£621
14	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	£600£603£569
15	Cities of London and Westminster	London	£597£599£566
16	Croydon West	London	£585£587£554
17	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	£582£584£552
18	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	£581£584£552
19	Enfield North	London	£574£576£544
20	Glasgow North	Scotland	£566£568£537
21	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	£551£553£522
22	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	£550£552£521
23	West Ham and Beckton	London	£542£544£514
24	Hampstead and Highgate	London	£536£538£508
25	Peckham	London	£532£535£505
26	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	£524£526£497
27	Birmingham Yardley	West Midlands	£514£516£487
28	Liverpool Riverside	North West	£510£512£484
29	Glasgow North East	Scotland	£505£507£479
30	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	£499£501£474
31	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	£491£494£466
32	Glasgow East	Scotland	£491£493£466
33	East Ham	London	£491£493£465
34	Streatham and Croydon North	London	£488£491£463
35	Ealing Central and Acton	London	£482£484£457
36	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	£479£481£454
37	Southgate and Wood Green	London	£470£472£446
38	Chelsea and Fulham	London	£461£463£437
39	Lewisham North	London	£457£459£433
40	Nottingham East	East Midlands	£456£458£433
41	Finchley and Golders Green	London	£455£457£432
42	Stratford and Bow	London	£452£454£429
43	Poplar and Limehouse	London	£448£450£425
44	Ealing North	London	£444£446£422
45	Tooting	London	£439£441£417
46	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	£436£438£413
47	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	£433£434£410
48	Erith and Thamesmead	London	£431£433£409
49	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	£431£433£409
50	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	£430£432£408
51	Ealing Southall	London	£424£426£402
52	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	London	£422£423£400
53	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	£414£416£393
54	Birkenhead	North West	£410£411£388
55	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	£403£405£383
56	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	£397£399£377
57	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	£395£397£375
58	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	£395£396£375
59	Portsmouth South	South East	£390£392£370
60	Liverpool Walton	North West	£387£389£367
61	Walthamstow	London	£385£387£365
62	Ilford South	London	£385£387£365
63	Glasgow West	Scotland	£385£387£365
64	Hastings and Rye	South East	£384£386£364
65	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	West Midlands	£384£385£364
66	Putney	London	£381£383£361
67	Glasgow South West	Scotland	£373£375£354
68	Hendon	London	£373£374£354
69	Hove and Portslade	South East	£372£374£353
70	Bootle	North West	£371£372£352
71	Liverpool West Derby	North West	£370£371£351
72	Eastbourne	South East	£368£370£349
73	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£363£365£345
74	Brighton Pavilion	South East	£362£363£343
75	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	£361£362£342
76	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	£361£362£342
77	Dundee Central	Scotland	£357£358£338
78	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	£353£355£335
79	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	£351£352£333
80	Battersea	London	£350£352£332
81	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	£348£350£330
82	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	£347£349£329
83	Harrow West	London	£341£342£323
84	Leyton and Wanstead	London	£341£342£323
85	Hayes and Harlington	London	£338£339£320
86	Croydon East	London	£338£339£320
87	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£337£338£320
88	Glasgow South	Scotland	£334£335£317
89	Salford	North West	£333£335£316
90	Knowsley	North West	£333£334£316
91	Bristol East	South West	£332£333£315
92	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£331£333£314
93	Swansea West	Wales	£331£332£314
94	Cardiff East	Wales	£330£332£313
95	Blackpool South	North West	£329£331£313
96	Dagenham and Rainham	London	£329£331£312
97	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	£329£330£312
98	Bedford	East of England	£328£330£311
99	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	£327£328£310
100	Telford	West Midlands	£326£328£309
101	Ilford North	London	£325£326£308
102	Barking	London	£324£325£307
103	Coventry East	West Midlands	£323£325£307
104	Norwich South	East of England	£322£324£306
105	Bristol North East	South West	£322£323£305
106	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	£320£321£303
107	Slough	South East	£318£320£302
108	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	£316£318£300
109	South Shields	North East	£316£317£300
110	Sunderland Central	North East	£316£317£299
111	Bournemouth East	South West	£316£317£299
112	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	£315£316£299
113	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	£315£316£299
114	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£313£314£297
115	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	£312£313£296
116	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	£309£310£293
117	Brent West	London	£307£309£292
118	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	£307£308£291
119	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	£307£308£291
120	Newport East	Wales	£306£307£290
121	Torbay	South West	£303£304£287
122	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	£302£303£286
123	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	£301£303£286
124	Chipping Barnet	London	£301£303£286
125	Cardiff West	Wales	£300£301£284
126	Southampton Test	South East	£298£299£282
127	Mitcham and Morden	London	£297£298£282
128	Wallasey	North West	£296£298£281
129	Manchester Rusholme	North West	£293£294£278
130	Liverpool Garston	North West	£293£294£278
131	Derby South	East Midlands	£292£293£277
132	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	£292£293£277
133	Oxford East	South East	£291£292£276
134	Clwyd North	Wales	£289£290£274
135	Camborne and Redruth	South West	£288£290£274
136	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	£287£288£272
137	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£286£288£272
138	Feltham and Heston	London	£286£287£271
139	Coventry South	West Midlands	£285£287£271
140	Bristol South	South West	£284£285£269
141	Clacton	East of England	£283£285£269
142	Gorton and Denton	North West	£283£284£268
143	Rochdale	North West	£283£284£268
144	Easington	North East	£283£284£268
145	Hartlepool	North East	£282£283£267
146	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	£280£282£266
147	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	£279£281£265
148	Redcar	North East	£279£280£264
149	Brentford and Isleworth	London	£279£280£264
150	Derby North	East Midlands	£279£280£264
151	Stockton North	North East	£277£279£263
152	Bournemouth West	South West	£276£277£262
153	Nottingham South	East Midlands	£276£277£261
154	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	£274£276£260
155	East Thanet	South East	£274£275£260
156	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£273£274£259
157	Bolton North East	North West	£272£273£258
158	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	£272£273£258
159	Weston-super-Mare	South West	£271£272£257
160	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	£271£272£257
161	Beckenham and Penge	London	£271£272£257
162	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	£271£272£257
163	Caerphilly	Wales	£270£271£256
164	Havant	South East	£270£271£256
165	Kingston and Surbiton	London	£270£271£256
166	Preston	North West	£268£269£255
167	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	£267£268£253
168	Harrow East	London	£267£268£253
169	Hyndburn	North West	£266£267£252
170	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£266£267£252
171	Torfaen	Wales	£266£267£252
172	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	£265£267£252
173	Ipswich	East of England	£265£266£252
174	St Austell and Newquay	South West	£263£264£249
175	Gloucester	South West	£263£264£249
176	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	£262£263£249
177	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	£261£263£248
178	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	£260£261£247
179	Isle of Wight East	South East	£260£261£246
180	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£259£260£246
181	Carshalton and Wallington	London	£259£260£246
182	Watford	East of England	£258£259£244
183	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£257£258£244
184	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	£256£257£242
185	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	£255£256£242
186	Stretford and Urmston	North West	£255£256£242
187	Exeter	South West	£254£255£241
188	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	£254£255£241
189	Peterborough	East of England	£253£254£240
190	Manchester Central	North West	£253£254£240
191	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	£252£253£239
192	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	£252£253£239
193	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	£252£253£239
194	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	£251£252£238
195	South Dorset	South West	£247£248£235
196	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£247£248£234
197	Wigan	North West	£247£248£234
198	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	£247£248£234
199	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	£247£248£234
200	Reading Central	South East	£246£247£233
201	Richmond Park	London	£245£246£232
202	Worsley and Eccles	North West	£245£246£232
203	Bradford West	Yorkshire and The Humber	£245£246£232
204	Blackburn	North West	£243£244£230
205	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	£242£243£229
206	Northampton North	East Midlands	£242£243£229
207	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	£241£242£229
208	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	£241£242£229
209	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	£241£242£228
210	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£240£241£228
211	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£240£241£228
212	North Durham	North East	£239£240£227
213	Mansfield	East Midlands	£239£240£227
214	Coventry North West	West Midlands	£238£239£226
215	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	£238£239£226
216	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	£238£239£226
217	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	£238£239£226
218	Warrington North	North West	£237£238£225
219	Worthing West	South East	£236£237£224
220	Milton Keynes Central	South East	£236£237£224
221	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	£236£237£224
222	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	£236£237£224
223	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£235£236£223
224	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	£235£236£223
225	Harlow	East of England	£234£235£222
226	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	£234£235£222
227	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£234£235£222
228	Burnley	North West	£233£234£221
229	Bishop Auckland	North East	£233£234£221
230	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	£233£234£221
231	Blyth and Ashington	North East	£233£234£221
232	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	£232£233£220
233	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£232£233£220
234	Hertsmere	East of England	£232£233£220
235	Widnes and Halewood	North West	£232£233£220
236	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	£231£232£219
237	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	£231£232£219
238	Crawley	South East	£231£232£219
239	Croydon South	London	£231£232£219
240	Rochester and Strood	South East	£230£231£218
241	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	£229£230£218
242	Broxbourne	East of England	£229£230£217
243	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	£229£230£217
244	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£229£230£217
245	St Ives	South West	£228£229£216
246	Leicester South	East Midlands	£228£229£216
247	Lincoln	East Midlands	£228£229£216
248	Stockport	North West	£228£229£216
249	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	£228£229£216
250	Stevenage	East of England	£228£228£216
251	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	£227£228£215
252	Wycombe	South East	£227£228£215
253	Swindon South	South West	£226£227£215
254	St Helens North	North West	£225£226£213
255	Darlington	North East	£224£225£213
256	Leicester West	East Midlands	£224£225£212
257	Portsmouth North	South East	£224£224£212
258	Southampton Itchen	South East	£223£224£212
259	Aldershot	South East	£223£224£212
260	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	£223£224£212
261	Tynemouth	North East	£223£224£211
262	Chelmsford	East of England	£223£224£211
263	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	£222£223£210
264	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	£222£223£210
265	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	£221£222£209
266	Chester North and Neston	North West	£220£221£209
267	Orpington	London	£220£221£209
268	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	£220£221£208
269	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	£219£220£208
270	Bristol Central	South West	£218£219£207
271	Edinburgh South	Scotland	£217£218£206
272	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	£217£218£206
273	Spelthorne	South East	£217£218£206
274	Lowestoft	East of England	£215£216£204
275	Bury South	North West	£214£215£203
276	Leigh and Atherton	North West	£214£215£203
277	Plymouth Moor View	South West	£214£215£203
278	Wimbledon	London	£214£215£203
279	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	£213£214£202
280	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	£213£214£202
281	Gravesham	South East	£212£213£201
282	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	£212£213£201
283	Llanelli	Wales	£212£213£201
284	Twickenham	London	£212£213£201
285	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£211£212£200
286	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	£211£212£200
287	Bristol North West	South West	£211£212£200
288	Worcester	West Midlands	£211£212£200
289	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£210£211£200
290	Rutherglen	Scotland	£210£211£200
291	Maidstone and Malling	South East	£209£210£199
292	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	£209£210£199
293	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	£209£210£198
294	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	£209£210£198
295	Dover and Deal	South East	£208£209£198
296	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	£208£209£198
297	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£208£209£197
298	Bradford East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£208£209£197
299	North West Norfolk	East of England	£208£209£197
300	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£207£208£196
301	Cambridge	East of England	£206£207£196
302	Smethwick	West Midlands	£206£206£195
303	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	£206£206£195
304	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	£205£206£195
305	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	£205£206£195
306	Manchester Withington	North West	£205£206£195
307	Southport	North West	£205£206£194
308	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£205£206£194
309	Aberdeen North	Scotland	£204£205£194
310	Sutton and Cheam	London	£204£205£193
311	Pontypridd	Wales	£204£205£193
312	Erewash	East Midlands	£203£204£193
313	Colchester	East of England	£202£203£192
314	Wrexham	Wales	£201£202£191
315	Edinburgh West	Scotland	£201£202£191
316	Ynys Môn	Wales	£201£202£191
317	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	£201£201£190
318	Romford	London	£201£201£190
319	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	£200£201£189
320	Bath	South West	£199£200£189
321	Bridgend	Wales	£199£200£189
322	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	£199£199£188
323	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	£199£199£188
324	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	£198£199£188
325	Isle of Wight West	South East	£198£199£188
326	Thurrock	East of England	£198£198£187
327	Lewes	South East	£198£198£187
328	Canterbury	South East	£197£198£187
329	North Norfolk	East of England	£197£198£187
330	West Dorset	South West	£197£198£187
331	Norwich North	East of England	£197£198£187
332	Newbury	South East	£197£198£187
333	Dudley	West Midlands	£197£198£187
334	Gosport	South East	£197£197£186
335	Blaydon and Consett	North East	£196£197£186
336	Poole	South West	£195£196£185
337	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	£195£196£185
338	The Wrekin	West Midlands	£195£196£185
339	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£195£195£185
340	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£194£195£184
341	Chichester	South East	£194£195£184
342	South Devon	South West	£194£195£184
343	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	£194£195£184
344	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	£194£195£184
345	West Bromwich	West Midlands	£193£194£183
346	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	£193£194£183
347	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£193£193£183
348	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£192£193£182
349	Chorley	North West	£192£193£182
350	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	£192£193£182
351	Livingston	Scotland	£192£192£182
352	Ashfield	East Midlands	£191£192£181
353	Nuneaton	West Midlands	£191£192£181
354	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	£191£192£181
355	Gedling	East Midlands	£190£191£181
356	Christchurch	South West	£190£191£181
357	Esher and Walton	South East	£190£191£180
358	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	£190£191£180
359	Barrow and Furness	North West	£189£190£179
360	Epsom and Ewell	South East	£189£190£179
361	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	£188£189£179
362	Cheltenham	South West	£187£188£178
363	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	£187£188£177
364	Basingstoke	South East	£187£187£177
365	Bexhill and Battle	South East	£186£187£177
366	Luton North	East of England	£185£186£176
367	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	£185£186£176
368	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	£185£186£176
369	City of Durham	North East	£184£185£175
370	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	£184£185£175
371	North Devon	South West	£184£185£175
372	Bury North	North West	£184£185£175
373	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	£184£185£175
374	Cardiff North	Wales	£184£185£175
375	Taunton and Wellington	South West	£184£185£174
376	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	£184£184£174
377	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	£184£184£174
378	Leicester East	East Midlands	£183£184£174
379	Carlisle	North West	£183£184£174
380	Midlothian	Scotland	£182£183£173
381	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	£182£183£173
382	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	£182£183£173
383	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	£182£182£172
384	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	£181£181£171
385	Bolsover	East Midlands	£181£181£171
386	Aylesbury	South East	£180£181£171
387	Clwyd East	Wales	£180£181£171
388	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£180£180£170
389	Macclesfield	North West	£179£180£170
390	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	£179£180£170
391	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	£179£180£170
392	Dorking and Horley	South East	£179£180£170
393	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£179£180£170
394	Monmouthshire	Wales	£179£179£169
395	Woking	South East	£178£179£169
396	Yeovil	South West	£178£179£169
397	Epping Forest	East of England	£178£178£169
398	Mid Cheshire	North West	£177£178£168
399	Newton Abbot	South West	£176£177£167
400	West Lancashire	North West	£176£177£167
401	Ashford	South East	£176£177£167
402	Makerfield	North West	£176£176£167
403	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	£176£176£166
404	New Forest West	South East	£176£176£166
405	Falkirk	Scotland	£175£176£166
406	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£174£175£165
407	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	£174£175£165
408	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	£173£174£165
409	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	£173£174£164
410	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	£173£174£164
411	Forest of Dean	South West	£173£174£164
412	Bridgwater	South West	£173£173£164
413	Windsor	South East	£172£173£163
414	East Surrey	South East	£172£173£163
415	Truro and Falmouth	South West	£172£173£163
416	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	£170£171£162
417	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	£170£171£162
418	Loughborough	East Midlands	£169£170£161
419	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£169£169£160
420	Guildford	South East	£169£169£160
421	St Albans	East of England	£168£169£160
422	Bracknell	South East	£168£169£159
423	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	£167£168£159
424	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	£166£167£158
425	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	£165£166£157
426	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	£165£166£156
427	Tonbridge	South East	£164£165£156
428	Milton Keynes North	South East	£164£165£156
429	Gower	Wales	£164£165£155
430	Banbury	South East	£164£165£155
431	North Cornwall	South West	£164£164£155
432	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£164£164£155
433	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	£164£164£155
434	Hazel Grove	North West	£164£164£155
435	Redditch	West Midlands	£163£164£155
436	Reigate	South East	£163£164£155
437	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	£163£164£155
438	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	£163£164£154
439	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	£163£163£154
440	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	£163£163£154
441	Stafford	West Midlands	£162£163£154
442	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£162£163£154
443	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	£162£163£153
444	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	£161£162£153
445	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	£161£162£153
446	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	£161£162£153
447	Salisbury	South West	£161£161£152
448	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	£160£161£152
449	Stroud	South West	£159£160£151
450	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	£159£160£151
451	New Forest East	South East	£159£160£151
452	Caerfyrddin	Wales	£159£160£151
453	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	£159£159£150
454	Arundel and South Downs	South East	£158£159£150
455	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	£158£159£150
456	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	£158£158£150
457	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£158£158£149
458	North West Hampshire	South East	£157£158£149
459	South East Cornwall	South West	£157£158£149
460	North Northumberland	North East	£157£158£149
461	Horsham	South East	£157£157£149
462	Winchester	South East	£156£157£148
463	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	£156£157£148
464	Stourbridge	West Midlands	£156£156£148
465	High Peak	East Midlands	£155£156£147
466	Sevenoaks	South East	£155£156£147
467	Fylde	North West	£155£156£147
468	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	£155£156£147
469	North East Fife	Scotland	£155£156£147
470	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£154£155£146
471	Halesowen	West Midlands	£154£155£146
472	North Shropshire	West Midlands	£154£155£146
473	Braintree	East of England	£154£155£146
474	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£154£154£146
475	Bolton West	North West	£154£154£146
476	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	£153£154£146
477	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£153£154£145
478	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£153£154£145
479	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	£152£153£144
480	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	£152£153£144
481	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	£152£152£144
482	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£152£152£144
483	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	£151£152£144
484	Swindon North	South West	£151£152£144
485	Beaconsfield	South East	£151£152£143
486	Huntingdon	East of England	£151£152£143
487	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	£151£151£143
488	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	£150£151£143
489	South Shropshire	West Midlands	£150£151£142
490	Oxford West and Abingdon	South East	£150£150£142
491	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	£149£150£142
492	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	£149£150£142
493	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	£149£149£141
494	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	£149£149£141
495	Mid Sussex	South East	£149£149£141
496	Witham	East of England	£148£149£141
497	South West Wiltshire	South West	£148£149£141
498	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	£148£149£140
499	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	£147£147£139
500	Aberdeen South	Scotland	£147£147£139
501	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	£146£147£139
502	Newark	East Midlands	£146£147£138
503	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	£146£146£138
504	Kettering	East Midlands	£146£146£138
505	Eastleigh	South East	£146£146£138
506	West Suffolk	East of England	£145£146£138
507	Godalming and Ash	South East	£145£146£138
508	Gainsborough	East Midlands	£145£146£138
509	Castle Point	East of England	£145£146£138
510	Central Devon	South West	£145£145£137
511	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	£145£145£137
512	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	£144£145£137
513	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	£144£145£137
514	Warrington South	North West	£144£145£137
515	Maldon	East of England	£144£145£137
516	Melksham and Devizes	South West	£144£144£136
517	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	£144£144£136
518	Hexham	North East	£143£144£136
519	South West Norfolk	East of England	£143£144£136
520	Dartford	South East	£143£144£136
521	North Dorset	South West	£142£142£135
522	Congleton	North West	£141£142£134
523	Weald of Kent	South East	£141£142£134
524	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£140£141£133
525	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	£140£141£133
526	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	£140£140£133
527	Mid Norfolk	East of England	£139£140£132
528	Wirral West	North West	£139£140£132
529	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	£139£139£132
530	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	£138£139£131
531	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	£138£139£131
532	Penrith and Solway	North West	£138£138£131
533	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	£138£138£131
534	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£138£138£130
535	Northampton South	East Midlands	£137£138£130
536	North West Essex	East of England	£137£137£130
537	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	£136£137£129
538	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£136£137£129
539	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£136£136£129
540	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	£135£135£128
541	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	£134£135£128
542	North Somerset	South West	£134£135£127
543	Tamworth	West Midlands	£134£134£127
544	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	£134£134£127
545	South Suffolk	East of England	£133£134£126
546	Lothian East	Scotland	£132£133£125
547	Earley and Woodley	South East	£131£132£125
548	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	£131£132£124
549	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	£131£132£124
550	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	£131£131£124
551	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	£129£130£123
552	Waveney Valley	East of England	£129£129£122
553	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£129£129£122
554	South Ribble	North West	£128£129£122
555	Farnham and Bordon	South East	£128£129£122
556	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	£128£129£122
557	Didcot and Wantage	South East	£128£129£121
558	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	£127£128£121
559	Hitchin	East of England	£127£128£121
560	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£127£128£121
561	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	£127£127£120
562	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£127£127£120
563	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£126£127£120
564	Sussex Weald	South East	£126£127£120
565	East Hampshire	South East	£126£126£119
566	Frome and East Somerset	South West	£125£126£119
567	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	£125£126£119
568	Witney	South East	£125£125£118
569	North Bedfordshire	East of England	£124£125£118
570	Sefton Central	North West	£123£124£117
571	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	£123£124£117
572	Chippenham	South West	£123£124£117
573	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£123£124£117
574	Thornbury and Yate	South West	£123£123£116
575	Tewkesbury	South West	£121£122£115
576	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	£120£121£114
577	Surrey Heath	South East	£120£121£114
578	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	£119£120£113
579	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	£119£119£113
580	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	£119£119£113
581	Chesham and Amersham	South East	£118£118£112
582	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	£117£118£111
583	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	£117£118£111
584	South Cotswolds	South West	£117£117£111
585	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	£116£116£110
586	Harpenden and Berkhamsted	East of England	£115£116£109
587	Rugby	West Midlands	£115£116£109
588	East Wiltshire	South West	£115£116£109
589	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£115£115£109
590	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£115£115£109
591	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	£114£115£108
592	North Cotswolds	South West	£114£114£108
593	Maidenhead	South East	£113£114£107
594	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	£113£114£107
595	Lichfield	West Midlands	£113£113£107
596	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	£113£113£107
597	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£112£113£106
598	Mid Buckinghamshire	South East	£112£112£106
599	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£111£111£105
600	South Norfolk	East of England	£110£110£104
601	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£108£108£102
602	Tatton	North West	£107£107£101
603	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	£107£107£101
604	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	£106£107£101
605	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£106£107£101
606	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	£106£106£100
607	Henley and Thame	South East	£105£105£99
608	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£105£105£99
609	Hamble Valley	South East	£104£105£99
610	South West Devon	South West	£103£104£98
611	Wetherby and Easingwold	Yorkshire and The Humber	£103£103£97
612	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£102£102£96
613	North East Hampshire	South East	£100£101£95
614	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	£99£100£94
615	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	£99£100£94
616	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	£99£99£94
617	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	£98£99£93
618	York Outer	Yorkshire and The Humber	£97£98£92
619	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	£96£96£91
620	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	£95£96£90
621	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£95£95£90
622	Daventry	East Midlands	£94£95£90
623	South LeicestershireLowest 10	East Midlands	£94£95£90
624	Kenilworth and SouthamLowest 10	West Midlands	£92£92£87
625	CheadleLowest 10	North West	£92£92£87
626	Gordon and BuchanLowest 10	Scotland	£89£89£84
627	Ribble ValleyLowest 10	North West	£86£87£82
628	WokinghamLowest 10	South East	£85£86£81
629	Sheffield HallamLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	£81£82£77
630	Mid LeicestershireLowest 10	East Midlands	£79£80£75
631	Stockton WestLowest 10	North East	£74£75£71
632	West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLowest 10	Scotland	£73£73£69

350 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £242£243£230 per resident

Nation350 shownSee it on the map

Housing Benefit, per resident, 2024-25, local authorities
		Nation
1	WestminsterHighest 10	England	£894£898£848
2	Kensington and ChelseaHighest 10	England	£823£826£780
3	HackneyHighest 10	England	£794£797£753
4	IslingtonHighest 10	England	£668£671£634
5	CamdenHighest 10	England	£655£658£621
6	LewishamHighest 10	England	£626£629£594
7	HaringeyHighest 10	England	£599£601£568
8	LambethHighest 10	England	£596£598£565
9	BirminghamHighest 10	England	£566£568£537
10	BrentHighest 10	England	£561£563£532
11	Tower Hamlets	England	£547£549£518
12	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	£529£531£502
13	Newham	England	£523£526£496
14	Enfield	England	£505£508£479
15	Ealing	England	£490£492£464
16	Southwark	England	£485£487£460
17	Glasgow City	Scotland	£448£450£425
18	Barnet	England	£438£440£416
19	Greenwich	England	£410£411£389
20	Brighton and Hove	England	£405£407£384
21	Wandsworth	England	£404£406£383
22	Liverpool	England	£400£402£380
23	Hastings	England	£392£393£372
24	Croydon	England	£375£376£355
25	Eastbourne	England	£364£365£345
26	Nottingham	England	£355£357£337
27	Portsmouth	England	£352£353£334
28	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£351£353£333
29	Slough	England	£348£350£330
30	Waltham Forest	England	£335£337£318
31	Kingston upon Hull, City of	England	£333£334£316
32	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	£332£334£315
33	Salford	England	£325£326£308
34	Dundee City	Scotland	£322£324£306
35	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	£320£321£303
36	City of London	England	£315£316£299
37	Blackpool	England	£314£315£298
38	Norwich	England	£314£315£298
39	Southend-on-Sea	England	£311£312£295
40	Manchester	England	£307£308£291
41	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	£303£304£287
42	Knowsley	England	£300£302£285
43	South Tyneside	England	£299£301£284
44	Inverclyde	Scotland	£298£299£282
45	Cardiff	Wales	£297£298£281
46	Harrow	England	£294£295£279
47	Middlesbrough	England	£289£290£274
48	Redbridge	England	£289£290£274
49	Caerphilly	Wales	£284£285£269
50	Merton	England	£283£284£268
51	Stoke-on-Trent	England	£281£283£267
52	Wirral	England	£281£282£266
53	Hyndburn	England	£281£282£266
54	Coventry	England	£279£280£265
55	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	£279£280£264
56	Rochdale	England	£278£279£264
57	Hartlepool	England	£278£279£263
58	Barking and Dagenham	England	£274£275£260
59	Sunderland	England	£274£275£260
60	Newport	Wales	£273£274£259
61	Torbay	England	£273£274£259
62	Hounslow	England	£272£273£258
63	Telford and Wrekin	England	£271£272£257
64	Bristol, City of	England	£270£271£256
65	North Ayrshire	Scotland	£269£270£255
66	Kingston upon Thames	England	£267£268£253
67	Torfaen	Wales	£266£267£252
68	Gateshead	England	£266£267£252
69	Tameside	England	£265£267£252
70	St. Helens	England	£264£265£250
71	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	£263£264£249
72	Thanet	England	£262£263£249
73	Worthing	England	£261£262£248
74	Derby	England	£260£261£247
75	Watford	England	£260£261£247
76	Sheffield	England	£259£260£245
77	Hillingdon	England	£258£259£245
78	Burnley	England	£257£258£244
79	Redcar and Cleveland	England	£257£258£244
80	Welwyn Hatfield	England	£256£257£243
81	Southampton	England	£256£257£242
82	Luton	England	£254£256£241
83	Oxford	England	£253£254£240
84	Halton	England	£253£254£240
85	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	£252£253£239
86	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£250£251£237
87	Reading	England	£250£251£237
88	Gloucester	England	£249£250£236
89	Denbighshire	Wales	£249£250£236
90	Swansea	Wales	£248£249£235
91	Ipswich	England	£248£249£235
92	Bedford	England	£246£247£233
93	Plymouth	England	£246£247£233
94	Tendring	England	£243£244£230
95	Stevenage	England	£243£244£230
96	North East Lincolnshire	England	£243£244£230
97	Sefton	England	£242£244£230
98	Wolverhampton	England	£242£243£229
99	Lincoln	England	£242£243£229
100	Richmond upon Thames	England	£239£240£227
101	Rushmoor	England	£239£240£227
102	Bromley	England	£235£236£223
103	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	£234£235£222
104	Folkestone and Hythe	England	£234£235£222
105	North Tyneside	England	£233£234£221
106	Chesterfield	England	£232£233£220
107	Crawley	England	£230£231£218
108	Hertsmere	England	£230£230£218
109	Sutton	England	£228£229£216
110	Bridgend	Wales	£228£229£216
111	Mansfield	England	£227£228£216
112	County Durham	England	£227£228£216
113	Bolton	England	£226£227£214
114	Broxbourne	England	£226£227£214
115	Preston	England	£225£226£214
116	Lewes	England	£225£226£213
117	Isle of Wight	England	£224£225£212
118	Exeter	England	£223£224£212
119	Conwy	Wales	£223£223£211
120	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£220£221£209
121	Darlington	England	£219£220£208
122	Rotherham	England	£219£220£208
123	Wakefield	England	£219£220£208
124	Fife	Scotland	£219£220£207
125	Renfrewshire	Scotland	£217£218£206
126	Harlow	England	£216£217£205
127	Trafford	England	£215£216£204
128	Gosport	England	£215£216£204
129	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	£215£216£204
130	Blackburn with Darwen	England	£214£215£203
131	Basildon	England	£212£213£201
132	Leicester	England	£212£213£201
133	Wrexham	Wales	£212£213£201
134	Fenland	England	£211£211£200
135	Cornwall	England	£210£211£199
136	Peterborough	England	£209£210£198
137	Worcester	England	£207£208£196
138	Wyre Forest	England	£206£207£195
139	South Ayrshire	Scotland	£205£206£195
140	Rother	England	£205£206£194
141	West Lothian	Scotland	£205£205£194
142	Medway	England	£204£205£194
143	Arun	England	£204£205£193
144	North Somerset	England	£204£205£193
145	Wigan	England	£204£205£193
146	Elmbridge	England	£204£204£193
147	Leeds	England	£203£204£192
148	Walsall	England	£203£204£192
149	Dacorum	England	£202£203£192
150	Bradford	England	£201£202£191
151	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	£201£202£190
152	Great Yarmouth	England	£200£201£190
153	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	£199£200£189
154	East Ayrshire	Scotland	£198£199£188
155	Chelmsford	England	£197£198£187
156	Milton Keynes	England	£197£198£187
157	Stockton-on-Tees	England	£197£198£187
158	Sandwell	England	£197£198£187
159	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£196£197£186
160	North Norfolk	England	£196£197£186
161	Spelthorne	England	£196£197£186
162	Cambridge	England	£195£196£185
163	Doncaster	England	£195£196£185
164	Gravesham	England	£195£196£185
165	Dover	England	£194£195£184
166	Chichester	England	£193£194£183
167	Scottish Borders	Scotland	£192£192£182
168	Epsom and Ewell	England	£191£192£181
169	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	£191£192£181
170	Carmarthenshire	Wales	£191£192£181
171	Swindon	England	£191£191£181
172	Colchester	England	£190£191£180
173	Bexley	England	£190£191£180
174	Tunbridge Wells	England	£189£190£179
175	Oldham	England	£189£190£179
176	East Lindsey	England	£188£189£179
177	Swale	England	£188£189£178
178	Adur	England	£186£187£176
179	Gwynedd	Wales	£185£185£175
180	Torridge	England	£185£185£175
181	Calderdale	England	£184£185£175
182	Erewash	England	£184£185£174
183	Tonbridge and Malling	England	£183£184£174
184	North Devon	England	£183£184£174
185	Woking	England	£182£183£172
186	Ceredigion	Wales	£182£182£172
187	Canterbury	England	£181£182£172
188	Warrington	England	£181£181£171
189	Midlothian	Scotland	£181£181£171
190	Lancaster	England	£181£181£171
191	Dorset	England	£180£181£171
192	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	£180£181£171
193	Bury	England	£180£181£171
194	Havant	England	£180£180£170
195	Barnsley	England	£179£180£170
196	Ashfield	England	£179£180£170
197	Cheltenham	England	£178£179£169
198	Havering	England	£178£179£169
199	Bolsover	England	£178£178£168
200	Forest of Dean	England	£176£177£167
201	Redditch	England	£176£176£167
202	Monmouthshire	Wales	£175£176£166
203	Mole Valley	England	£175£176£166
204	Ashford	England	£174£175£165
205	Pembrokeshire	Wales	£174£175£165
206	Boston	England	£173£174£164
207	Amber Valley	England	£173£174£164
208	North Hertfordshire	England	£172£173£163
209	Flintshire	Wales	£172£173£163
210	Chorley	England	£172£173£163
211	Cannock Chase	England	£172£173£163
212	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	£172£173£163
213	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	£172£172£163
214	Northumberland	England	£171£172£163
215	Reigate and Banstead	England	£171£172£162
216	Fylde	England	£170£171£161
217	Cheshire West and Chester	England	£170£171£161
218	Cumberland	England	£169£170£161
219	Pendle	England	£169£170£160
220	Rossendale	England	£168£169£160
221	Wyre	England	£168£168£159
222	Aberdeen City	Scotland	£167£168£158
223	Powys	Wales	£167£167£158
224	Falkirk	Scotland	£166£167£158
225	Somerset	England	£166£167£157
226	New Forest	England	£165£166£157
227	East Suffolk	England	£165£165£156
228	Epping Forest	England	£165£165£156
229	Gedling	England	£164£165£156
230	Solihull	England	£164£165£156
231	North Lincolnshire	England	£163£164£155
232	Kirklees	England	£163£164£154
233	Herefordshire, County of	England	£162£163£154
234	Westmorland and Furness	England	£161£162£153
235	Bassetlaw	England	£160£161£152
236	West Lancashire	England	£160£161£152
237	High Peak	England	£160£161£152
238	Thurrock	England	£160£160£151
239	Stockport	England	£159£160£151
240	Teignbridge	England	£159£160£151
241	Maidstone	England	£159£160£151
242	Newark and Sherwood	England	£158£159£150
243	Guildford	England	£158£158£149
244	South Hams	England	£158£158£149
245	West Berkshire	England	£156£157£148
246	Tandridge	England	£156£157£148
247	Breckland	England	£156£157£148
248	Angus	Scotland	£156£157£148
249	West Suffolk	England	£156£156£148
250	Bath and North East Somerset	England	£155£156£147
251	Horsham	England	£155£156£147
252	Braintree	England	£155£155£147
253	Three Rivers	England	£154£155£146
254	North East Derbyshire	England	£154£155£146
255	Shropshire	England	£154£155£146
256	Basingstoke and Deane	England	£154£154£146
257	Stirling	Scotland	£152£153£145
258	Buckinghamshire	England	£150£151£143
259	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	£150£150£142
260	West Northamptonshire	England	£150£150£142
261	Mid Sussex	England	£150£150£142
262	Cheshire East	England	£147£148£140
263	Warwick	England	£147£148£140
264	Test Valley	England	£147£148£139
265	Highland	Scotland	£147£148£139
266	West Devon	England	£147£147£139
267	Dudley	England	£147£147£139
268	East Hertfordshire	England	£146£146£138
269	North Northamptonshire	England	£146£146£138
270	Stroud	England	£145£146£138
271	Castle Point	England	£145£145£137
272	Sevenoaks	England	£145£145£137
273	East Lothian	Scotland	£144£145£137
274	Malvern Hills	England	£144£145£137
275	Wychavon	England	£144£145£137
276	North Yorkshire	England	£143£144£136
277	West Lindsey	England	£143£144£136
278	St Albans	England	£143£144£136
279	Huntingdonshire	England	£143£144£136
280	Tamworth	England	£143£143£135
281	Bracknell Forest	England	£143£143£135
282	Eastleigh	England	£143£143£135
283	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	£141£142£134
284	Stratford-on-Avon	England	£141£142£134
285	Waverley	England	£140£141£133
286	East Staffordshire	England	£139£140£132
287	Stafford	England	£139£140£132
288	Central Bedfordshire	England	£139£139£132
289	East Cambridgeshire	England	£139£139£132
290	Winchester	England	£139£139£132
291	Maldon	England	£138£139£131
292	Runnymede	England	£137£137£130
293	Cotswold	England	£137£137£130
294	South Ribble	England	£136£137£129
295	South Staffordshire	England	£136£137£129
296	Babergh	England	£136£137£129
297	South Gloucestershire	England	£136£137£129
298	Uttlesford	England	£135£136£128
299	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	£135£136£128
300	North Warwickshire	England	£135£135£128
301	Moray	Scotland	£135£135£128
302	Cherwell	England	£135£135£128
303	West Oxfordshire	England	£133£134£126
304	Mid Devon	England	£133£133£126
305	East Devon	England	£132£132£125
306	York	England	£131£132£125
307	Wiltshire	England	£130£130£123
308	Charnwood	England	£130£130£123
309	Orkney Islands	Scotland	£129£130£123
310	Broxtowe	England	£128£129£122
311	East Hampshire	England	£128£128£121
312	Derbyshire Dales	England	£127£127£120
313	Dartford	England	£126£127£120
314	Oadby and Wigston	England	£126£126£119
315	South Kesteven	England	£125£125£118
316	Vale of White Horse	England	£124£125£118
317	South Norfolk	England	£123£123£117
318	Fareham	England	£123£123£117
319	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	£122£123£116
320	Brentwood	England	£122£122£115
321	Wealden	England	£120£121£114
322	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£119£120£113
323	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	£119£120£113
324	South Cambridgeshire	England	£119£119£113
325	Surrey Heath	England	£118£118£112
326	South Oxfordshire	England	£118£118£112
327	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	£118£118£112
328	Tewkesbury	England	£117£117£111
329	South Holland	England	£116£116£110
330	Rochford	England	£115£116£109
331	Bromsgrove	England	£113£113£107
332	North Kesteven	England	£112£113£106
333	Broadland	England	£110£111£105
334	Lichfield	England	£110£111£104
335	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	£109£109£103
336	Rutland	England	£109£109£103
337	Rugby	England	£108£109£103
338	Rushcliffe	England	£107£107£101
339	Melton	England	£106£106£100
340	Shetland Islands	Scotland	£101£101£96
341	South DerbyshireLowest 10	England	£101£101£96
342	North West LeicestershireLowest 10	England	£99£100£94
343	Mid SuffolkLowest 10	England	£99£99£94
344	BlabyLowest 10	England	£98£99£93
345	AberdeenshireLowest 10	Scotland	£96£97£92
346	HartLowest 10	England	£96£97£91
347	Ribble ValleyLowest 10	England	£88£89£84
348	WokinghamLowest 10	England	£86£87£82
349	HarboroughLowest 10	England	£83£83£79
350	Isles of ScillyLowest 10	England	£81£81£77

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.

1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.