Rankings · Housing Benefit

Spending on Housing Benefit, total

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: £16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn total

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Housing Benefit, total, 2024-25, constituencies
RegionFigure type
1Queen's Park and Maida ValeHighest 10London£133.4m£133.9m£126.5m
2Brent EastHighest 10London£110.9m£111.3m£105.2m
3Birmingham LadywoodHighest 10West Midlands£109.3m£109.7m£103.6m
4Birmingham Perry BarrHighest 10West Midlands£107.1m£107.5m£101.6m
5TottenhamHighest 10London£99.8m£100.2m£94.7m
6Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHighest 10London£97.8m£98.3m£92.8m
7Kensington and BayswaterHighest 10London£94.4m£94.8m£89.5m
8Birmingham ErdingtonHighest 10West Midlands£88.5m£88.9m£83.9m
9Holborn and St PancrasHighest 10London£83.2m£83.5m£78.9m
10Islington South and FinsburyHighest 10London£81.3m£81.6m£77.1m
11West Ham and BecktonLondon£80.1m£80.5m£76.0m
12Islington NorthLondon£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m
13Cities of London and WestminsterLondon£78.3m£78.6m£74.3m
14Hackney South and ShoreditchLondon£78.0m£78.4m£74.0m
15Lewisham EastLondon£78.0m£78.4m£74.0m
16Croydon WestLondon£77.1m£77.5m£73.2m
17Edmonton and Winchmore HillLondon£75.1m£75.4m£71.2m
18Bethnal Green and StepneyLondon£74.1m£74.5m£70.3m
19Enfield NorthLondon£73.1m£73.5m£69.4m
20Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyWest Midlands£70.1m£70.3m£66.4m
21Liverpool RiversideNorth West£67.1m£67.4m£63.7m
22Poplar and LimehouseLondon£67.0m£67.3m£63.5m
23Ealing Central and ActonLondon£67.0m£67.2m£63.5m
24East HamLondon£66.9m£67.2m£63.5m
25Glasgow NorthScotland£65.2m£65.4m£61.8m
26Birmingham EdgbastonWest Midlands£64.1m£64.4m£60.8m
27Hampstead and HighgateLondon£63.1m£63.3m£59.8m
28Stratford and BowLondon£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m
29Birmingham YardleyWest Midlands£60.5m£60.8m£57.4m
30Erith and ThamesmeadLondon£60.2m£60.4m£57.1m
31Southgate and Wood GreenLondon£60.0m£60.3m£57.0m
32Ealing NorthLondon£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m
33PeckhamLondon£59.6m£59.8m£56.5m
34Finchley and Golders GreenLondon£59.2m£59.4m£56.1m
35Streatham and Croydon NorthLondon£59.0m£59.2m£55.9m
36Hammersmith and ChiswickLondon£58.2m£58.5m£55.2m
37Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenLondon£58.2m£58.5m£55.2m
38Glasgow North EastScotland£58.1m£58.4m£55.1m
39Nottingham EastEast Midlands£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m
40Chelsea and FulhamLondon£56.3m£56.6m£53.4m
41Ealing SouthallLondon£56.1m£56.3m£53.2m
42Lewisham NorthLondon£53.5m£53.8m£50.8m
43Ilford SouthLondon£53.3m£53.5m£50.5m
44Dulwich and West NorwoodLondon£52.6m£52.8m£49.9m
45Lewisham West and East DulwichLondon£52.0m£52.3m£49.4m
46HendonLondon£51.9m£52.2m£49.3m
47Glasgow EastScotland£51.8m£52.0m£49.1m
48Edinburgh East and MusselburghScotland£50.1m£50.3m£47.5m
49Greenwich and WoolwichLondon£49.9m£50.1m£47.3m
50Clapham and Brixton HillLondon£49.6m£49.8m£47.1m
51Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthWest Midlands£48.1m£48.3m£45.6m
52WalthamstowLondon£48.1m£48.3m£45.6m
53Hayes and HarlingtonLondon£47.7m£47.9m£45.2m
54TootingLondon£47.5m£47.7m£45.1m
55Birmingham Selly OakWest Midlands£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m
56Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLondon£46.6m£46.8m£44.2m
57SloughSouth East£46.3m£46.5m£43.9m
58SalfordNorth West£46.3m£46.4m£43.9m
59BarkingLondon£46.1m£46.3m£43.8m
60Edinburgh North and LeithScotland£45.5m£45.7m£43.1m
61BirkenheadNorth West£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m
62Brent WestLondon£44.5m£44.7m£42.2m
63Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestNorth East£44.3m£44.4m£42.0m
64Hornsey and Friern BarnetLondon£44.0m£44.1m£41.7m
65Leeds SouthYorkshire and The Humber£43.8m£44.0m£41.6m
66Harrow WestLondon£43.6m£43.8m£41.3m
67Birmingham NorthfieldWest Midlands£43.4m£43.6m£41.2m
68PutneyLondon£43.3m£43.5m£41.1m
69Portsmouth SouthSouth East£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m
70Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenSouth East£42.8m£42.9m£40.6m
71Liverpool WavertreeNorth West£42.6m£42.8m£40.4m
72Southend East and RochfordEast of England£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m
73Stoke-on-Trent CentralWest Midlands£42.2m£42.4m£40.0m
74Dagenham and RainhamLondon£42.1m£42.3m£39.9m
75Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendNorth East£41.7m£41.9m£39.5m
76Blackley and Middleton SouthNorth West£41.6m£41.8m£39.5m
77Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughYorkshire and The Humber£41.6m£41.8m£39.4m
78Luton South and South BedfordshireEast of England£41.2m£41.4m£39.1m
79BatterseaLondon£40.6m£40.7m£38.5m
80Coventry EastWest Midlands£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m
81Hastings and RyeSouth East£40.4m£40.6m£38.3m
82Ilford NorthLondon£40.3m£40.5m£38.3m
83Feltham and HestonLondon£40.1m£40.3m£38.1m
84Leyton and WansteadLondon£39.8m£39.9m£37.7m
85Eltham and ChislehurstLondon£39.7m£39.9m£37.7m
86Liverpool WaltonNorth West£39.7m£39.8m£37.6m
87Plymouth Sutton and DevonportSouth West£39.5m£39.7m£37.5m
88Glasgow WestScotland£39.3m£39.5m£37.3m
89Hove and PortsladeSouth East£38.8m£38.9m£36.8m
90BootleNorth West£38.6m£38.8m£36.7m
91EastbourneSouth East£38.4m£38.6m£36.4m
92Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastNorth East£38.2m£38.3m£36.2m
93Bolton South and WalkdenNorth West£38.1m£38.2m£36.1m
94Brighton PavilionSouth East£38.0m£38.2m£36.1m
95Cardiff EastWales£38.0m£38.1m£36.0m
96Bristol EastSouth West£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m
97Glasgow South WestScotland£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m
98Croydon EastLondon£37.8m£38.0m£35.9m
99Coventry SouthWest Midlands£37.7m£37.8m£35.7m
100Dundee CentralScotland£37.7m£37.8m£35.7m
101Mitcham and MordenLondon£37.5m£37.6m£35.5m
102BedfordEast of England£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m
103Liverpool West DerbyNorth West£37.4m£37.6m£35.5m
104Swansea WestWales£37.3m£37.5m£35.4m
105Blackpool SouthNorth West£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m
106Brentford and IsleworthLondon£36.9m£37.0m£35.0m
107Derby SouthEast Midlands£36.6m£36.8m£34.7m
108TelfordWest Midlands£36.2m£36.3m£34.3m
109Newport EastWales£35.8m£36.0m£34.0m
110Manchester RusholmeNorth West£35.5m£35.6m£33.6m
111Nottingham North and KimberleyEast Midlands£35.2m£35.3m£33.3m
112Kingston upon Hull EastYorkshire and The Humber£35.2m£35.3m£33.3m
113Manchester CentralNorth West£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m
114Norwich SouthEast of England£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m
115Walsall and BloxwichWest Midlands£35.1m£35.2m£33.3m
116Oxford EastSouth East£35.0m£35.2m£33.2m
117Chipping BarnetLondon£35.0m£35.1m£33.2m
118Kingston upon Hull North and CottinghamYorkshire and The Humber£34.8m£35.0m£33.1m
119Sheffield HeeleyYorkshire and The Humber£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m
120Edinburgh South WestScotland£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m
121Bournemouth EastSouth West£34.3m£34.4m£32.5m
122Uxbridge and South RuislipLondon£34.0m£34.1m£32.3m
123Southampton TestSouth East£34.0m£34.1m£32.2m
124Gorton and DentonNorth West£33.7m£33.8m£32.0m
125PeterboroughEast of England£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m
126PrestonNorth West£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m
127West DunbartonshireScotland£33.3m£33.5m£31.6m
128Sunderland CentralNorth East£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m
129Bristol North EastSouth West£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m
130KnowsleyNorth West£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m
131Wythenshawe and Sale EastNorth West£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m
132Great Grimsby and CleethorpesYorkshire and The Humber£32.6m£32.8m£31.0m
133Heywood and Middleton NorthNorth West£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m
134Harrow EastLondon£32.5m£32.6m£30.8m
135Bolton North EastNorth West£32.4m£32.5m£30.7m
136Northampton NorthEast Midlands£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m
137Milton Keynes CentralSouth East£32.3m£32.4m£30.6m
138Cardiff WestWales£32.2m£32.4m£30.6m
139GloucesterSouth West£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m
140Kingston and SurbitonLondon£32.1m£32.2m£30.5m
141TorbaySouth West£31.7m£31.9m£30.1m
142Leeds EastYorkshire and The Humber£31.5m£31.6m£29.8m
143Blaenau Gwent and RhymneyWales£31.4m£31.6m£29.8m
144RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m
145Bradford WestYorkshire and The Humber£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m
146Glasgow SouthScotland£31.1m£31.2m£29.5m
147Bournemouth WestSouth West£31.0m£31.1m£29.4m
148Nottingham SouthEast Midlands£30.9m£31.0m£29.3m
149Bristol SouthSouth West£30.7m£30.8m£29.1m
150St Helens South and WhistonNorth West£30.6m£30.8m£29.1m
151Cardiff South and PenarthWales£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m
152IpswichEast of England£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m
153RochdaleNorth West£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m
154Derby NorthEast Midlands£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m
155Leicester WestEast Midlands£30.4m£30.5m£28.8m
156Aberafan MaestegWales£30.3m£30.5m£28.8m
157Wolverhampton South EastWest Midlands£30.2m£30.3m£28.6m
158Reading CentralSouth East£30.1m£30.3m£28.6m
159Welwyn HatfieldEast of England£30.0m£30.1m£28.5m
160WatfordEast of England£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m
161Beckenham and PengeLondon£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m
162Glenrothes and Mid FifeScotland£29.5m£29.6m£28.0m
163Camborne and RedruthSouth West£29.5m£29.6m£27.9m
164HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m
165Chingford and Woodford GreenLondon£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m
166Clwyd NorthWales£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m
167Ashton-under-LyneNorth West£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m
168ClactonEast of England£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m
169WallaseyNorth West£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m
170East ThanetSouth East£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
171Stockton NorthNorth East£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
172Jarrow and Gateshead EastNorth East£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
173BlackburnNorth West£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m
174CrawleySouth East£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m
175South ShieldsNorth East£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m
176Leicester SouthEast Midlands£28.4m£28.6m£27.0m
177AldershotSouth East£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m
178Carshalton and WallingtonLondon£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m
179Liverpool GarstonNorth West£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m
180Houghton and Sunderland SouthNorth East£27.7m£27.9m£26.3m
181Tipton and WednesburyWest Midlands£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
182Gateshead Central and WhickhamNorth East£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m
183HartlepoolNorth East£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m
184Kingston upon Hull West and HaltempriceYorkshire and The Humber£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
185Richmond ParkLondon£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
186Weston-super-MareSouth West£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m
187Hemel HempsteadEast of England£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
188HarlowEast of England£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
189Worsley and EcclesNorth West£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
190LincolnEast Midlands£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
191EasingtonNorth East£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
192Stretford and UrmstonNorth West£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m
193WiganNorth West£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m
194ExeterSouth West£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m
195Doncaster CentralYorkshire and The Humber£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m
196Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonSouth East£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m
197St Austell and NewquaySouth West£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
198BurnleyNorth West£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m
199RedcarNorth East£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m
200Swindon SouthSouth West£26.6m£26.8m£25.3m
201Coventry North WestWest Midlands£26.6m£26.7m£25.2m
202Neath and Swansea EastWales£26.5m£26.7m£25.2m
203Wolverhampton WestWest Midlands£26.4m£26.5m£25.1m
204HavantSouth East£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
205CambridgeEast of England£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
206Bradford SouthYorkshire and The Humber£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m
207CaerphillyWales£26.2m£26.3m£24.9m
208HyndburnNorth West£26.1m£26.3m£24.8m
209Basildon and BillericayEast of England£25.9m£26.1m£24.6m
210Leeds West and PudseyYorkshire and The Humber£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m
211Bradford EastYorkshire and The Humber£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m
212Normanton and HemsworthYorkshire and The Humber£25.7m£25.9m£24.4m
213Sheffield South EastYorkshire and The Humber£25.7m£25.9m£24.4m
214Washington and Gateshead SouthNorth East£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
215MansfieldEast Midlands£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
216BroxbourneEast of England£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m
217Southampton ItchenSouth East£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m
218WycombeSouth East£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m
219Merthyr Tydfil and AberdareWales£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m
220Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorNorth East£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
221Rochester and StroodSouth East£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
222Stoke-on-Trent NorthWest Midlands£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
223Boston and SkegnessEast Midlands£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
224Chatham and AylesfordSouth East£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
225Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScotland£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m
226HertsmereEast of England£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
227TorfaenWales£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
228Motherwell, Wishaw and CarlukeScotland£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
229South DorsetSouth West£24.9m£25.0m£23.6m
230ChelmsfordEast of England£24.8m£25.0m£23.6m
231Inverclyde and Renfrewshire WestScotland£24.7m£24.8m£23.5m
232Leigh and AthertonNorth West£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m
233StockportNorth West£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m
234ThurrockEast of England£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m
235Blyth and AshingtonNorth East£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m
236SmethwickWest Midlands£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m
237Croydon SouthLondon£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m
238Wolverhampton North EastWest Midlands£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m
239Scarborough and WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m
240Sittingbourne and SheppeySouth East£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m
241Wakefield and RothwellYorkshire and The Humber£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
242Folkestone and HytheSouth East£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
243Worthing WestSouth East£24.3m£24.4m£23.0m
244Maidstone and MallingSouth East£24.3m£24.4m£23.0m
245ColchesterEast of England£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m
246Hornchurch and UpminsterLondon£24.2m£24.3m£23.0m
247Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyYorkshire and The Humber£24.1m£24.2m£22.8m
248Sheffield CentralYorkshire and The Humber£24.1m£24.2m£22.8m
249WimbledonLondon£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
250Newport West and IslwynWales£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
251Bristol North WestSouth West£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
252Stalybridge and HydeNorth West£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m
253Bury SouthNorth West£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m
254GraveshamSouth East£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m
255Leicester EastEast Midlands£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m
256Aberdeen NorthScotland£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
257North DurhamNorth East£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
258Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonNorth West£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
259StevenageEast of England£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
260HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
261SpelthorneSouth East£23.2m£23.3m£22.0m
262Portsmouth NorthSouth East£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
263Dumfries and GallowayScotland£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
264North Ayrshire and ArranScotland£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
265St Helens NorthNorth West£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
266Coatbridge and BellshillScotland£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
267Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthScotland£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
268TwickenhamLondon£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
269Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandNorth East£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
270RomfordLondon£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
271Warrington NorthNorth West£22.9m£22.9m£21.7m
272Rawmarsh and ConisbroughYorkshire and The Humber£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m
273Bexleyheath and CrayfordLondon£22.7m£22.8m£21.6m
274DarlingtonNorth East£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m
275Vale of GlamorganWales£22.7m£22.8m£21.5m
276Rhondda and OgmoreWales£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
277ChesterfieldEast Midlands£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m
278WorcesterWest Midlands£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m
279Blackpool North and FleetwoodNorth West£22.4m£22.5m£21.2m
280Barnsley SouthYorkshire and The Humber£22.3m£22.4m£21.2m
281Leeds Central and HeadingleyYorkshire and The Humber£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m
282West BromwichWest Midlands£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m
283South Basildon and East ThurrockEast of England£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m
284Luton NorthEast of England£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m
285North East CambridgeshireEast of England£22.2m£22.3m£21.0m
286The WrekinWest Midlands£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m
287Bishop AucklandNorth East£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m
288Bristol CentralSouth West£22.1m£22.1m£20.9m
289Dover and DealSouth East£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
290Edinburgh SouthScotland£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
291Runcorn and HelsbyNorth West£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
292OrpingtonLondon£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
293Widnes and HalewoodNorth West£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
294Airdrie and ShottsScotland£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m
295Sutton and CheamLondon£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m
296Plymouth Moor ViewSouth West£21.8m£21.9m£20.6m
297CanterburySouth East£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m
298Chester North and NestonNorth West£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
299TynemouthNorth East£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
300Wellingborough and RushdenEast Midlands£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
301Wyre ForestWest Midlands£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
302Southend West and LeighEast of England£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
303North West NorfolkEast of England£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
304BasingstokeSouth East£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
305Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardEast of England£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
306Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyScotland£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m
307PontypriddWales£21.4m£21.4m£20.3m
308Tunbridge WellsSouth East£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m
309ChichesterSouth East£21.3m£21.3m£20.2m
310BathSouth West£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
311Great YarmouthEast of England£21.2m£21.2m£20.1m
312Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScotland£21.1m£21.2m£20.0m
313AylesburySouth East£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
314Epsom and EwellSouth East£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
315ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
316Taunton and WellingtonSouth West£20.7m£20.8m£19.6m
317DudleyWest Midlands£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m
318Oldham East and SaddleworthNorth West£20.6m£20.6m£19.5m
319LowestoftEast of England£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m
320Ellesmere Port and BromboroughNorth West£20.5m£20.5m£19.4m
321SouthportNorth West£20.5m£20.5m£19.4m
322Hamilton and Clyde ValleyScotland£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
323WrexhamWales£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
324Gillingham and RainhamSouth East£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
325St IvesSouth West£20.4m£20.5m£19.4m
326Central AyrshireScotland£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m
327LivingstonScotland£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m
328Bathgate and LinlithgowScotland£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m
329LlanelliWales£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
330Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkScotland£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
331Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerLondon£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
332North West CambridgeshireEast of England£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
333Runnymede and WeybridgeSouth East£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
334RutherglenScotland£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
335Edinburgh WestScotland£20.2m£20.3m£19.1m
336NuneatonWest Midlands£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
337Esher and WaltonSouth East£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
338Alloa and GrangemouthScotland£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
339Norwich NorthEast of England£20.1m£20.2m£19.0m
340East Worthing and ShorehamSouth East£20.1m£20.2m£19.0m
341ChorleyNorth West£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m
342Barnsley NorthYorkshire and The Humber£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
343AshfordSouth East£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
344Herne Bay and SandwichSouth East£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
345Montgomeryshire and GlyndwrWales£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
346NewburySouth East£19.8m£19.8m£18.7m
347WindsorSouth East£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
348Bromley and Biggin HillLondon£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
349Warwick and LeamingtonWest Midlands£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
350GedlingEast Midlands£19.7m£19.7m£18.6m
351ErewashEast Midlands£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
352CarlisleNorth West£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
353Arbroath and Broughty FerryScotland£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
354Bury NorthNorth West£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
355Newcastle upon Tyne NorthNorth East£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
356PooleSouth West£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
357Bangor AberconwyWales£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m
358Crewe and NantwichNorth West£19.4m£19.4m£18.4m
359BassetlawEast Midlands£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
360BridgendWales£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m
361LewesSouth East£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m
362CheltenhamSouth West£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m
363GosportSouth East£19.2m£19.2m£18.2m
364Amber ValleyEast Midlands£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
365Mid and South PembrokeshireWales£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m
366City of DurhamNorth East£19.1m£19.1m£18.1m
367Manchester WithingtonNorth West£19.0m£19.1m£18.1m
368YeovilSouth West£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
369BolsoverEast Midlands£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
370West DorsetSouth West£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m
371Doncaster NorthYorkshire and The Humber£18.9m£19.0m£18.0m
372Leeds North EastYorkshire and The Humber£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m
373WokingSouth East£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
374Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m
375AshfieldEast Midlands£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m
376North DevonSouth West£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m
377York CentralYorkshire and The Humber£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
378Barrow and FurnessNorth West£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
379Epping ForestEast of England£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
380ReigateSouth East£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m
381MakerfieldNorth West£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m
382Blaydon and ConsettNorth East£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m
383Cramlington and KillingworthNorth East£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m
384West LancashireNorth West£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m
385North East HertfordshireEast of England£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m
386Argyll, Bute and South LochaberScotland£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m
387MidlothianScotland£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m
388ShrewsburyWest Midlands£18.1m£18.1m£17.1m
389Buckingham and BletchleySouth East£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
390Cardiff NorthWales£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
391Dewsbury and BatleyYorkshire and The Humber£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
392Isle of Wight EastSouth East£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
393Whitehaven and WorkingtonNorth West£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
394GuildfordSouth East£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
395West SuffolkEast of England£18.0m£18.0m£17.0m
396South DevonSouth West£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
397BridgwaterSouth West£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
398Pendle and ClitheroeNorth West£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
399Dunfermline and DollarScotland£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
400North West HampshireSouth East£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
401BracknellSouth East£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
402MacclesfieldNorth West£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
403Meriden and Solihull EastWest Midlands£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
404Hereford and South HerefordshireWest Midlands£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
405East SurreySouth East£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
406Leeds South West and MorleyYorkshire and The Humber£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m
407BanburySouth East£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m
408Kilmarnock and LoudounScotland£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m
409Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketEast of England£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m
410Mid CheshireNorth West£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
411LoughboroughEast Midlands£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
412Burton and UttoxeterWest Midlands£17.5m£17.5m£16.6m
413Harwich and North EssexEast of England£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
414Clwyd EastWales£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
415Cumbernauld and KirkintillochScotland£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
416Dorking and HorleySouth East£17.4m£17.5m£16.5m
417HuntingdonEast of England£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
418Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweWales£17.3m£17.4m£16.4m
419St AlbansEast of England£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
420Bexhill and BattleSouth East£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m
421Milton Keynes NorthSouth East£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
422Aberdeen SouthScotland£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
423North NorfolkEast of England£17.1m£17.2m£16.3m
424Bridlington and The WoldsYorkshire and The Humber£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m
425FalkirkScotland£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m
426Cannock ChaseWest Midlands£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
427WinchesterSouth East£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
428HorshamSouth East£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
429Alyn and DeesideWales£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m
430Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireScotland£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m
431Faversham and Mid KentSouth East£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m
432MonmouthshireWales£17.0m£17.0m£16.1m
433Tiverton and MineheadSouth West£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m
434Ely and East CambridgeshireEast of England£16.9m£17.0m£16.1m
435Truro and FalmouthSouth West£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m
436Rossendale and DarwenNorth West£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m
437Swindon NorthSouth West£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m
438ChristchurchSouth West£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
439Hertford and StortfordEast of England£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m
440KetteringEast Midlands£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
441Dwyfor MeirionnyddWales£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
442DartfordSouth East£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
443Newton AbbotSouth West£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
444BraintreeEast of England£16.7m£16.8m£15.9m
445Morecambe and LunesdaleNorth West£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
446North CornwallSouth West£16.5m£16.6m£15.7m
447Fareham and WaterloovilleSouth East£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m
448Corby and East NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m
449Oxford West and AbingdonSouth East£16.4m£16.4m£15.5m
450Forest of DeanSouth West£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
451Old Bexley and SidcupLondon£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
452RedditchWest Midlands£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
453TonbridgeSouth East£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
454Ceredigion PreseliWales£16.3m£16.3m£15.4m
455GowerWales£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
456Droitwich and EveshamWest Midlands£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m
457Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
458South West HertfordshireEast of England£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
459WithamEast of England£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
460NewarkEast Midlands£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m
461Stirling and StrathallanScotland£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m
462StaffordWest Midlands£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
463North ShropshireWest Midlands£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
464Torridge and TavistockSouth West£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
465StroudSouth West£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
466Hazel GroveNorth West£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
467Exmouth and Exeter EastSouth West£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
468Louth and HorncastleEast Midlands£15.8m£15.8m£15.0m
469Bolton WestNorth West£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m
470FyldeNorth West£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
471Northampton SouthEast Midlands£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
472SevenoaksSouth East£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
473Arundel and South DownsSouth East£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
474Keighley and IlkleyYorkshire and The Humber£15.7m£15.7m£14.8m
475West WorcestershireWest Midlands£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
476North East DerbyshireEast Midlands£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m
477Mid SussexSouth East£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
478North Warwickshire and BedworthWest Midlands£15.4m£15.4m£14.6m
479Lancaster and WyreNorth West£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
480Calder ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
481South West NorfolkEast of England£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
482Warrington SouthNorth West£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m
483SalisburySouth West£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m
484Brentwood and OngarEast of England£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
485CaerfyrddinWales£15.2m£15.2m£14.4m
486ShipleyYorkshire and The Humber£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m
487North West EssexEast of England£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m
488Reading West and Mid BerkshireSouth East£15.0m£15.1m£14.3m
489Suffolk CoastalEast of England£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
490BeaconsfieldSouth East£15.0m£15.1m£14.2m
491HalesowenWest Midlands£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m
492New Forest WestSouth East£14.9m£15.0m£14.2m
493MaldonEast of England£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m
494Godalming and AshSouth East£14.8m£14.9m£14.1m
495Didcot and WantageSouth East£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m
496StourbridgeWest Midlands£14.8m£14.8m£14.0m
497North NorthumberlandNorth East£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
498South West WiltshireSouth West£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m
499Harrogate and KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m
500Earley and WoodleySouth East£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m
501South East CornwallSouth West£14.6m£14.7m£13.8m
502Aberdeenshire North and Moray EastScotland£14.6m£14.6m£13.8m
503New Forest EastSouth East£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
504Ossett and Denby DaleYorkshire and The Humber£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
505Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
506South ShropshireWest Midlands£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m
507GainsboroughEast Midlands£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
508Richmond and NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
509Stoke-on-Trent SouthWest Midlands£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
510Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleScotland£14.4m£14.4m£13.6m
511Isle of Wight WestSouth East£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
512High PeakEast Midlands£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m
513North East FifeScotland£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m
514Perth and Kinross-shireScotland£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
515Weald of KentSouth East£14.2m£14.2m£13.4m
516Altrincham and Sale WestNorth West£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
517EastleighSouth East£14.1m£14.1m£13.4m
518Solihull West and ShirleyWest Midlands£14.1m£14.1m£13.4m
519Sherwood ForestEast Midlands£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m
520Central DevonSouth West£14.1m£14.1m£13.3m
521Glastonbury and SomertonSouth West£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m
522Thirsk and MaltonYorkshire and The Humber£14.0m£14.0m£13.2m
523TamworthWest Midlands£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
524Angus and Perthshire GlensScotland£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
525Mid NorfolkEast of England£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
526Ynys MônWales£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
527South CambridgeshireEast of England£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m
528Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScotland£13.9m£13.9m£13.1m
529HexhamNorth East£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m
530Moray West, Nairn and StrathspeyScotland£13.8m£13.8m£13.0m
531Penrith and SolwayNorth West£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
532Aldridge-BrownhillsWest Midlands£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
533Grantham and BourneEast Midlands£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
534Melksham and DevizesSouth West£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
535CongletonNorth West£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
536North DorsetSouth West£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m
537East Kilbride and StrathavenScotland£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m
538East Grinstead and UckfieldSouth East£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m
539Farnham and BordonSouth East£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m
540RugbyWest Midlands£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
541BroxtoweEast Midlands£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
542Castle PointEast of England£13.4m£13.5m£12.8m
543North BedfordshireEast of England£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
544Lothian EastScotland£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
545Romsey and Southampton NorthSouth East£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
546North HerefordshireWest Midlands£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m
547HitchinEast of England£13.4m£13.4m£12.7m
548St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireEast of England£13.2m£13.3m£12.6m
549Spen ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
550Filton and Bradley StokeSouth West£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
551South Holland and The DeepingsEast Midlands£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
552Rother ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m
553WitneySouth East£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m
554East RenfrewshireScotland£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m
555Penistone and StocksbridgeYorkshire and The Humber£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m
556South SuffolkEast of England£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
557North SomersetSouth West£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
558BromsgroveWest Midlands£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
559Mid Dorset and North PooleSouth West£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m
560Thornbury and YateSouth West£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
561South RibbleNorth West£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
562MaidenheadSouth East£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
563ChippenhamSouth West£12.5m£12.5m£11.8m
564Broadland and FakenhamEast of England£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
565Wirral WestNorth West£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
566Westmorland and LonsdaleNorth West£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
567Surrey HeathSouth East£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
568TewkesburySouth West£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
569Doncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeYorkshire and The Humber£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
570RushcliffeEast Midlands£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m
571Bicester and WoodstockSouth East£12.2m£12.2m£11.5m
572Stone, Great Wyrley and PenkridgeWest Midlands£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m
573East WiltshireSouth West£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
574Sussex WealdSouth East£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
575Chesham and AmershamSouth East£12.0m£12.0m£11.4m
576Skipton and RiponYorkshire and The Humber£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m
577Brigg and ImminghamYorkshire and The Humber£11.9m£11.9m£11.2m
578Wells and Mendip HillsSouth West£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m
579Frome and East SomersetSouth West£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m
580Waveney ValleyEast of England£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m
581Leeds North WestYorkshire and The Humber£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
582Harborough, Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m
583East HampshireSouth East£11.7m£11.7m£11.1m
584Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m
585South DerbyshireEast Midlands£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
586North East Somerset and HanhamSouth West£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
587Mid BuckinghamshireSouth East£11.5m£11.6m£11.0m
588Sefton CentralNorth West£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
589LichfieldWest Midlands£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m
590Mid BedfordshireEast of England£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m
591Hamble ValleySouth East£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
592Sleaford and North HykehamEast Midlands£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
593Honiton and SidmouthSouth West£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
594South CotswoldsSouth West£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
595Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m
596SelbyYorkshire and The Humber£11.2m£11.3m£10.7m
597Harpenden and BerkhamstedEast of England£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
598North West LeicestershireEast Midlands£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m
599Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m
600North CotswoldsSouth West£11.0m£11.1m£10.5m
601South NorfolkEast of England£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m
602TattonNorth West£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
603Beverley and HoldernessYorkshire and The Humber£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
604North East HampshireSouth East£10.5m£10.5m£10.0m
605Henley and ThameSouth East£10.4m£10.4m£9.8m
606Goole and PocklingtonYorkshire and The Humber£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m
607DaventryEast Midlands£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m
608South West DevonSouth West£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m
609Central Suffolk and North IpswichEast of England£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m
610South LeicestershireEast Midlands£10.2m£10.2m£9.7m
611Colne ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m
612Kingswinford and South StaffordshireWest Midlands£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m
613South NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m
614Mid DunbartonshireScotland£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m
615Chester South and EddisburyNorth West£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m
616Wetherby and EasingwoldYorkshire and The Humber£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m
617Melton and SystonEast Midlands£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m
618Rayleigh and WickfordEast of England£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
619Rutland and StamfordEast Midlands£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m
620Ribble ValleyNorth West£9.4m£9.4m£8.9m
621York OuterYorkshire and The Humber£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m
622Kenilworth and SouthamWest Midlands£9.2m£9.2m£8.7m
623CheadleLowest 10North West£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m
624WokinghamLowest 10South East£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m
625Mid DerbyshireLowest 10East Midlands£8.8m£8.8m£8.4m
626Mid LeicestershireLowest 10East Midlands£8.3m£8.3m£7.9m
627Gordon and BuchanLowest 10Scotland£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m
628Sheffield HallamLowest 10Yorkshire and The Humber£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
629West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLowest 10Scotland£7.2m£7.2m£6.8m
630Stockton WestLowest 10North East£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m
631Orkney and ShetlandLowest 10Scotland£5.3m£5.3m£5.0m
632Na h-Eileanan an IarLowest 10Scotland£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

350 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bn total

350 shownSee it on the map
Housing Benefit, total, 2024-25, local authorities
NationFigure type
1BirminghamHighest 10England£669.2m£672.0m£634.8m
2Glasgow CityHighest 10Scotland£291.5m£292.7m£276.5m
3HackneyHighest 10England£213.3m£214.2m£202.3m
4LiverpoolHighest 10England£203.4m£204.3m£192.9m
5BrentHighest 10England£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m
6NewhamHighest 10England£198.6m£199.5m£188.4m
7WestminsterHighest 10England£192.9m£193.7m£183.0m
8LambethHighest 10England£190.0m£190.8m£180.2m
9EalingHighest 10England£189.8m£190.6m£180.1m
10LewishamHighest 10England£189.4m£190.2m£179.7m
11Tower HamletsEngland£183.7m£184.5m£174.3m
12ManchesterEngland£180.6m£181.4m£171.3m
13BarnetEngland£178.1m£178.9m£168.9m
14City of EdinburghScotland£176.7m£177.5m£167.6m
15LeedsEngland£170.9m£171.6m£162.1m
16EnfieldEngland£167.5m£168.2m£158.9m
17HaringeyEngland£160.8m£161.5m£152.5m
18SouthwarkEngland£153.7m£154.3m£145.8m
19CroydonEngland£153.1m£153.8m£145.2m
20IslingtonEngland£151.1m£151.8m£143.4m
21SheffieldEngland£150.0m£150.7m£142.3m
22CamdenEngland£144.4m£145.0m£137.0m
23WandsworthEngland£137.2m£137.8m£130.1m
24Bristol, City ofEngland£133.4m£134.0m£126.5m
25GreenwichEngland£123.4m£124.0m£117.1m
26CornwallEngland£122.2m£122.7m£115.9m
27County DurhamEngland£122.0m£122.6m£115.8m
28Kensington and ChelseaEngland£121.1m£121.6m£114.9m
29NottinghamEngland£117.5m£118.0m£111.5m
30Brighton and HoveEngland£115.4m£115.9m£109.5m
31CardiffWales£113.3m£113.8m£107.5m
32BradfordEngland£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m
33CoventryEngland£102.9m£103.3m£97.6m
34Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland£102.6m£103.1m£97.3m
35Hammersmith and FulhamEngland£100.9m£101.3m£95.7m
36SomersetEngland£97.5m£98.0m£92.5m
37SalfordEngland£95.4m£95.8m£90.5m
38Waltham ForestEngland£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m
39RedbridgeEngland£93.2m£93.6m£88.4m
40WirralEngland£92.2m£92.6m£87.4m
41Kingston upon Hull, City ofEngland£91.5m£91.9m£86.8m
42North YorkshireEngland£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m
43Newcastle upon TyneEngland£88.9m£89.3m£84.3m
44BuckinghamshireEngland£87.0m£87.3m£82.5m
45HillingdonEngland£84.7m£85.0m£80.3m
46LeicesterEngland£82.0m£82.3m£77.7m
47FifeScotland£81.9m£82.3m£77.7m
48HounslowEngland£81.6m£81.9m£77.4m
49North LanarkshireScotland£80.5m£80.9m£76.4m
50WakefieldEngland£80.3m£80.6m£76.2m
51HarrowEngland£79.6m£80.0m£75.5m
52BromleyEngland£78.5m£78.9m£74.5m
53SunderlandEngland£78.4m£78.8m£74.4m
54Stoke-on-TrentEngland£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m
55PortsmouthEngland£74.9m£75.2m£71.1m
56KirkleesEngland£72.6m£72.9m£68.9m
57DerbyEngland£71.2m£71.5m£67.6m
58DorsetEngland£70.2m£70.5m£66.6m
59WiganEngland£70.1m£70.4m£66.5m
60BoltonEngland£69.8m£70.1m£66.2m
61SandwellEngland£69.5m£69.8m£65.9m
62SeftonEngland£69.2m£69.5m£65.6m
63WiltshireEngland£68.0m£68.3m£64.5m
64WolverhamptonEngland£67.8m£68.1m£64.3m
65PlymouthEngland£66.8m£67.0m£63.3m
66SouthamptonEngland£66.6m£66.9m£63.2m
67West NorthamptonshireEngland£66.1m£66.4m£62.7m
68RochdaleEngland£65.4m£65.6m£62.0m
69Barking and DagenhamEngland£64.4m£64.7m£61.1m
70TamesideEngland£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m
71Cheshire West and ChesterEngland£63.0m£63.3m£59.7m
72DoncasterEngland£62.4m£62.7m£59.2m
73MertonEngland£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m
74SwanseaWales£62.2m£62.4m£59.0m
75Cheshire EastEngland£61.9m£62.1m£58.7m
76LutonEngland£60.6m£60.8m£57.5m
77RotherhamEngland£60.5m£60.8m£57.4m
78Milton KeynesEngland£60.2m£60.5m£57.1m
79South LanarkshireScotland£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m
80WalsallEngland£59.7m£60.0m£56.7m
81MedwayEngland£59.6m£59.9m£56.5m
82SloughEngland£58.1m£58.3m£55.1m
83Southend-on-SeaEngland£57.4m£57.6m£54.4m
84NorthumberlandEngland£56.7m£56.9m£53.7m
85North NorthamptonshireEngland£54.7m£54.9m£51.8m
86GatesheadEngland£53.5m£53.7m£50.7m
87Telford and WrekinEngland£53.2m£53.4m£50.5m
88Rhondda Cynon TafWales£52.0m£52.2m£49.3m
89TraffordEngland£51.6m£51.8m£49.0m
90ShropshireEngland£51.1m£51.3m£48.4m
91CaerphillyWales£50.0m£50.3m£47.5m
92North TynesideEngland£49.9m£50.1m£47.4m
93St. HelensEngland£49.7m£49.9m£47.1m
94HaveringEngland£49.3m£49.6m£46.8m
95SuttonEngland£48.8m£49.0m£46.3m
96DudleyEngland£48.6m£48.8m£46.1m
97BexleyEngland£48.6m£48.8m£46.1m
98KnowsleyEngland£48.6m£48.8m£46.1m
99StockportEngland£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m
100Dundee CityScotland£48.2m£48.4m£45.7m
101BedfordEngland£47.9m£48.1m£45.4m
102CumberlandEngland£47.4m£47.6m£45.0m
103OldhamEngland£47.3m£47.5m£44.9m
104Richmond upon ThamesEngland£47.1m£47.3m£44.7m
105PeterboroughEngland£46.9m£47.1m£44.4m
106SwindonEngland£46.4m£46.6m£44.0m
107Kingston upon ThamesEngland£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m
108NorwichEngland£46.2m£46.4m£43.8m
109North SomersetEngland£45.8m£45.9m£43.4m
110NewportWales£45.7m£45.9m£43.4m
111ReadingEngland£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m
112Neath Port TalbotWales£45.6m£45.8m£43.3m
113South TynesideEngland£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m
114BarnsleyEngland£45.1m£45.3m£42.8m
115BlackpoolEngland£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m
116MiddlesbroughEngland£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m
117Central BedfordshireEngland£43.9m£44.1m£41.6m
118OxfordEngland£42.5m£42.7m£40.3m
119East Riding of YorkshireEngland£42.3m£42.5m£40.2m
120South GloucestershireEngland£41.6m£41.8m£39.5m
121East SuffolkEngland£41.1m£41.3m£39.0m
122BasildonEngland£40.9m£41.1m£38.8m
123RenfrewshireScotland£40.9m£41.0m£38.8m
124Stockton-on-TeesEngland£40.5m£40.7m£38.4m
125WarringtonEngland£38.8m£38.9m£36.8m
126North East LincolnshireEngland£38.8m£38.9m£36.8m
127CalderdaleEngland£38.7m£38.8m£36.7m
128Aberdeen CityScotland£38.6m£38.8m£36.6m
129TorbayEngland£38.1m£38.3m£36.2m
130West LothianScotland£38.1m£38.3m£36.1m
131TendringEngland£38.0m£38.2m£36.0m
132EastbourneEngland£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m
133ColchesterEngland£37.9m£38.1m£36.0m
134ThanetEngland£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m
135ChelmsfordEngland£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m
136Westmorland and FurnessEngland£37.0m£37.1m£35.1m
137PrestonEngland£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m
138CarmarthenshireWales£36.4m£36.5m£34.5m
139SolihullEngland£36.2m£36.3m£34.3m
140North AyrshireScotland£35.9m£36.1m£34.1m
141BuryEngland£35.7m£35.8m£33.9m
142HastingsEngland£35.7m£35.8m£33.8m
143Redcar and ClevelandEngland£35.6m£35.8m£33.8m
144HighlandScotland£34.9m£35.0m£33.1m
145ArunEngland£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m
146IpswichEngland£34.7m£34.9m£32.9m
147Blackburn with DarwenEngland£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m
148GloucesterEngland£34.3m£34.5m£32.6m
149BridgendWales£33.5m£33.7m£31.8m
150HaltonEngland£33.2m£33.3m£31.5m
151DacorumEngland£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m
152Dumfries and GallowayScotland£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m
153Isle of WightEngland£31.7m£31.8m£30.0m
154Welwyn HatfieldEngland£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m
155West DunbartonshireScotland£31.2m£31.3m£29.6m
156Bath and North East SomersetEngland£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m
157Herefordshire, County ofEngland£31.1m£31.3m£29.5m
158ExeterEngland£31.0m£31.2m£29.4m
159MaidstoneEngland£30.1m£30.2m£28.6m
160SwaleEngland£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m
161Basingstoke and DeaneEngland£29.7m£29.8m£28.1m
162CambridgeEngland£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m
163WorthingEngland£29.6m£29.8m£28.1m
164CanterburyEngland£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m
165West SuffolkEngland£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m
166WrexhamWales£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m
167New ForestEngland£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m
168ThurrockEngland£29.0m£29.1m£27.5m
169ElmbridgeEngland£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m
170CrawleyEngland£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m
171North LincolnshireEngland£28.0m£28.1m£26.5m
172WatfordEngland£27.8m£27.9m£26.3m
173East LindseyEngland£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
174YorkEngland£27.4m£27.5m£26.0m
175HuntingdonshireEngland£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
176HartlepoolEngland£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
177Reigate and BansteadEngland£27.1m£27.2m£25.7m
178Nuneaton and BedworthEngland£27.1m£27.2m£25.7m
179King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m
180FlintshireWales£26.8m£27.0m£25.5m
181FalkirkScotland£26.6m£26.7m£25.2m
182Vale of GlamorganWales£26.6m£26.7m£25.2m
183LancasterEngland£26.3m£26.4m£24.9m
184Folkestone and HytheEngland£26.2m£26.3m£24.8m
185West BerkshireEngland£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m
186MansfieldEngland£25.8m£25.9m£24.4m
187AberdeenshireScotland£25.6m£25.7m£24.3m
188BurnleyEngland£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m
189ConwyWales£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m
190BraintreeEngland£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m
191LincolnEngland£25.3m£25.5m£24.0m
192HertsmereEngland£25.2m£25.4m£23.9m
193RushmoorEngland£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m
194Tonbridge and MallingEngland£25.0m£25.2m£23.8m
195TorfaenWales£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
196ChichesterEngland£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m
197DarlingtonEngland£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
198AshfordEngland£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m
199ChesterfieldEngland£24.5m£24.6m£23.3m
200CharnwoodEngland£24.4m£24.6m£23.2m
201DenbighshireWales£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
202Mid SussexEngland£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m
203HyndburnEngland£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m
204East AyrshireScotland£24.0m£24.1m£22.8m
205GuildfordEngland£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m
206North HertfordshireEngland£23.6m£23.7m£22.3m
207InverclydeScotland£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
208HorshamEngland£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m
209DoverEngland£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
210AshfieldEngland£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m
211South AyrshireScotland£23.0m£23.1m£21.9m
212BroxbourneEngland£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
213CherwellEngland£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
214LewesEngland£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m
215BrecklandEngland£22.9m£23.0m£21.8m
216WarwickEngland£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m
217East HertfordshireEngland£22.8m£22.9m£21.7m
218HavantEngland£22.8m£22.9m£21.6m
219Tunbridge WellsEngland£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
220Epping ForestEngland£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m
221Amber ValleyEngland£22.5m£22.6m£21.4m
222PowysWales£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m
223Scottish BordersScotland£22.5m£22.6m£21.3m
224GwyneddWales£22.3m£22.4m£21.1m
225FenlandEngland£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m
226StevenageEngland£22.1m£22.2m£21.0m
227WorcesterEngland£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
228TeignbridgeEngland£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m
229Newcastle-under-LymeEngland£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
230PembrokeshireWales£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m
231CheltenhamEngland£21.7m£21.8m£20.6m
232St AlbansEngland£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
233GraveshamEngland£21.6m£21.7m£20.5m
234Windsor and MaidenheadEngland£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m
235Wyre ForestEngland£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m
236HarlowEngland£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
237ErewashEngland£20.9m£21.0m£19.8m
238SpelthorneEngland£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m
239East DevonEngland£20.8m£20.9m£19.7m
240ChorleyEngland£20.8m£20.8m£19.7m
241Stratford-on-AvonEngland£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m
242Blaenau GwentWales£20.5m£20.6m£19.5m
243South CambridgeshireEngland£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m
244EastleighEngland£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m
245North NorfolkEngland£20.3m£20.3m£19.2m
246Newark and SherwoodEngland£20.2m£20.3m£19.2m
247Great YarmouthEngland£20.2m£20.2m£19.1m
248WealdenEngland£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m
249BassetlawEngland£20.0m£20.1m£19.0m
250WychavonEngland£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m
251Test ValleyEngland£19.9m£20.0m£18.8m
252WyreEngland£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m
253GedlingEngland£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
254StaffordEngland£19.7m£19.8m£18.7m
255RotherEngland£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m
256West LancashireEngland£19.5m£19.6m£18.5m
257WokingEngland£19.3m£19.3m£18.3m
258WaverleyEngland£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m
259Perth and KinrossScotland£18.8m£18.9m£17.9m
260WinchesterEngland£18.8m£18.9m£17.8m
261Bracknell ForestEngland£18.6m£18.7m£17.7m
262Vale of White HorseEngland£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m
263North DevonEngland£18.5m£18.6m£17.5m
264South OxfordshireEngland£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m
265South KestevenEngland£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m
266South NorfolkEngland£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m
267StroudEngland£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m
268East StaffordshireEngland£18.1m£18.2m£17.2m
269MidlothianScotland£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
270AngusScotland£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
271Cannock ChaseEngland£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
272GosportEngland£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m
273SevenoaksEngland£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m
274Argyll and ButeScotland£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m
275PendleEngland£16.8m£16.9m£16.0m
276MonmouthshireWales£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m
277East LothianScotland£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
278East HampshireEngland£16.6m£16.7m£15.7m
279North East DerbyshireEngland£16.4m£16.5m£15.6m
280WokinghamEngland£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m
281West OxfordshireEngland£16.1m£16.2m£15.3m
282Epsom and EwellEngland£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m
283Forest of DeanEngland£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
284South RibbleEngland£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m
285DartfordEngland£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m
286South StaffordshireEngland£15.6m£15.6m£14.8m
287Mole ValleyEngland£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
288RedditchEngland£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m
289BroadlandEngland£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m
290East RenfrewshireScotland£14.9m£15.0m£14.1m
291BolsoverEngland£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m
292Three RiversEngland£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m
293Merthyr TydfilWales£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m
294High PeakEngland£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m
295BroxtoweEngland£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m
296FyldeEngland£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
297South HamsEngland£14.5m£14.6m£13.8m
298StirlingScotland£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m
299West LindseyEngland£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m
300FarehamEngland£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
301TandridgeEngland£14.1m£14.1m£13.4m
302Isle of AngleseyWales£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m
303North KestevenEngland£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
304ClackmannanshireScotland£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m
305RushcliffeEngland£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m
306RugbyEngland£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
307CeredigionWales£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
308BaberghEngland£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m
309East DunbartonshireScotland£13.1m£13.2m£12.4m
310Castle PointEngland£13.0m£13.1m£12.4m
311East CambridgeshireEngland£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
312TorridgeEngland£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
313UttlesfordEngland£12.9m£12.9m£12.2m
314MorayScotland£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m
315Hinckley and BosworthEngland£12.7m£12.8m£12.0m
316RunnymedeEngland£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m
317CotswoldEngland£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
318BostonEngland£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
319LichfieldEngland£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m
320RossendaleEngland£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
321AdurEngland£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
322Malvern HillsEngland£12.0m£12.1m£11.4m
323TewkesburyEngland£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m
324South DerbyshireEngland£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m
325TamworthEngland£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m
326South HollandEngland£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m
327BromsgroveEngland£11.4m£11.5m£10.9m
328Staffordshire MoorlandsEngland£11.3m£11.4m£10.8m
329Mid DevonEngland£11.3m£11.3m£10.7m
330Surrey HeathEngland£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m
331North West LeicestershireEngland£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m
332Mid SuffolkEngland£10.9m£11.0m£10.4m
333BlabyEngland£10.6m£10.6m£10.1m
334RochfordEngland£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m
335HartEngland£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m
336BrentwoodEngland£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m
337MaldonEngland£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m
338Derbyshire DalesEngland£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m
339North WarwickshireEngland£9.0m£9.1m£8.6m
340HarboroughEngland£8.7m£8.7m£8.2m
341West DevonLowest 10England£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m
342Oadby and WigstonLowest 10England£7.7m£7.7m£7.3m
343Ribble ValleyLowest 10England£5.8m£5.8m£5.5m
344MeltonLowest 10England£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m
345City of LondonLowest 10England£4.9m£4.9m£4.6m
346RutlandLowest 10England£4.5m£4.5m£4.3m
347Na h-Eileanan SiarLowest 10Scotland£3.7m£3.7m£3.5m
348Orkney IslandsLowest 10Scotland£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m
349Shetland IslandsLowest 10Scotland£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m
350Isles of ScillyLowest 10England£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m

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.

  1. 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.
  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.