Rankings · Jobseeker's Allowance

Spending on Jobseeker's Allowance, total

Money for people looking for work, based on the National Insurance they have paid.1-6

Rank 1 is the highest value. Money is in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Some areas have no rank. This is because fewer than 1,000 people are in the age group, the source does not publish the figure, or it covers only some benefits.

Same measure, counted another way per resident · per person aged 16 to 64

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

632 constituencies ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £329.6m£331.0m£312.7m total

632 shownSee it on the map
Jobseeker's Allowance, total, 2024-25, constituencies
RegionFigure type
1Birmingham LadywoodHighest 10West Midlands£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
2Birmingham Perry BarrHighest 10West Midlands£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
3Milton Keynes CentralHighest 10South East£1.2m
4Hackney South and ShoreditchHighest 10London£1.2m
5Ealing Central and ActonHighest 10London£1.2m
6Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHighest 10London£1.1m£1.2m£1.1m
7TottenhamHighest 10London£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
8Islington South and FinsburyHighest 10London£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
9Birmingham ErdingtonHighest 10West Midlands£1.1m£1.1m£1.00m
10WalthamstowHighest 10London£1.0m£1.1m£0.99m
11Islington NorthLondon£1.0m£1.1m£0.99m
12BatterseaLondon£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m
13Nottingham EastEast Midlands£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m
14Greenwich and WoolwichLondon£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m
15Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenLondon£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m
16Birmingham EdgbastonWest Midlands£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m
17Clapham and Brixton HillLondon£0.98m£0.99m£0.93m
18Poplar and LimehouseLondon£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m
19Leeds SouthYorkshire and The Humber£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
20Queen's Park and Maida ValeLondon£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
21Ealing SouthallLondon£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
22Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughYorkshire and The Humber£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m
23Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthWest Midlands£0.96m£0.96m£0.91m
24Wolverhampton South EastWest Midlands£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m
25DudleyWest Midlands£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m
26Brent EastLondon£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m
27BarkingLondon£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m
28Tipton and WednesburyWest Midlands£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m
29Hammersmith and ChiswickLondon£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m
30StourbridgeWest Midlands£0.90m£0.91m£0.85m
31Sunderland CentralNorth East£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
32SmethwickWest Midlands£0.90m£0.90m£0.85m
33Erith and ThamesmeadLondon£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m
34Uxbridge and South RuislipLondon£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m
35Stoke-on-Trent CentralWest Midlands£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m
36Birmingham YardleyWest Midlands£0.89m£0.89m£0.84m
37Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyWest Midlands£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m
38Luton South and South BedfordshireEast of England£0.87m£0.88m£0.83m
39Milton Keynes NorthSouth East£0.87m£0.87m£0.83m
40Stratford and BowLondon£0.87m£0.87m£0.82m
41Bethnal Green and StepneyLondon£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m
42Streatham and Croydon NorthLondon£0.85m£0.85m£0.81m
43Ealing NorthLondon£0.85m£0.85m£0.81m
44Brent WestLondon£0.85m£0.85m£0.80m
45Nottingham North and KimberleyEast Midlands£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m
46West Ham and BecktonLondon£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m
47Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLondon£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m
48West BromwichWest Midlands£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m
49Southgate and Wood GreenLondon£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m
50HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
51WycombeSouth East£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m
52WatfordEast of England£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m
53Houghton and Sunderland SouthNorth East£0.83m£0.83m£0.78m
54TootingLondon£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
55Reading CentralSouth East£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
56Dulwich and West NorwoodLondon£0.82m£0.82m£0.77m
57Chingford and Woodford GreenLondon£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
58Leyton and WansteadLondon£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m
59Sheffield HeeleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m
60Lewisham EastLondon£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m
61Bradford SouthYorkshire and The Humber£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m
62South ShieldsNorth East£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m
63Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendNorth East£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m
64Birmingham Selly OakWest Midlands£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m
65Kingston upon Hull North and CottinghamYorkshire and The Humber£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
66Glasgow North EastScotland£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
67Northampton NorthEast Midlands£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
68PutneyLondon£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m
69Bolton North EastNorth West£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m
70Hayes and HarlingtonLondon£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m
71Wolverhampton WestWest Midlands£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m
72Mitcham and MordenLondon£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
73Holborn and St PancrasLondon£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
74BedfordEast of England£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
75Bradford EastYorkshire and The Humber£0.76m£0.77m£0.73m
76Dagenham and RainhamLondon£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m
77Wakefield and RothwellYorkshire and The Humber£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m
78Liverpool West DerbyNorth West£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
79Washington and Gateshead SouthNorth East£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
80Lewisham NorthLondon£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
81Buckingham and BletchleySouth East£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m
82Bolton South and WalkdenNorth West£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m
83Enfield NorthLondon£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
84Lewisham West and East DulwichLondon£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
85TwickenhamLondon£0.74m£0.75m£0.70m
86Stoke-on-Trent NorthWest Midlands£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
87IpswichEast of England£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
88Croydon WestLondon£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
89HendonLondon£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
90Newport EastWales£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
91RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
92AylesburySouth East£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m
93Kensington and BayswaterLondon£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m
94Edinburgh North and LeithScotland£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m
95SalfordNorth West£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
96Brighton PavilionSouth East£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
97Bradford WestYorkshire and The Humber£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m
98Wolverhampton North EastWest Midlands£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m
99Hove and PortsladeSouth East£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m
100Walsall and BloxwichWest Midlands£0.72m£0.73m£0.68m
101WiganNorth West£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
102Brentford and IsleworthLondon£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
103SloughSouth East£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
104Jarrow and Gateshead EastNorth East£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m
105Feltham and HestonLondon£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m
106Kingston upon Hull EastYorkshire and The Humber£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m
107Chelsea and FulhamLondon£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m
108MaidenheadSouth East£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m
109Beckenham and PengeLondon£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m
110Ilford SouthLondon£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m
111Nottingham SouthEast Midlands£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m
112Hornsey and Friern BarnetLondon£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m
113Coventry North WestWest Midlands£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m
114Edmonton and Winchmore HillLondon£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
115Eltham and ChislehurstLondon£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
116Birmingham NorthfieldWest Midlands£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
117HalesowenWest Midlands£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
118Liverpool WavertreeNorth West£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m
119Kingston upon Hull West and HaltempriceYorkshire and The Humber£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m
120Hampstead and HighgateLondon£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m
121PeckhamLondon£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
122Chipping BarnetLondon£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
123Luton NorthEast of England£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
124Glasgow South WestScotland£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
125Finchley and Golders GreenLondon£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m
126Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardEast of England£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m
127Leeds North EastYorkshire and The Humber£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
128Sheffield South EastYorkshire and The Humber£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
129Folkestone and HytheSouth East£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
130Coventry EastWest Midlands£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m
131Glasgow WestScotland£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m
132BootleNorth West£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
133Carshalton and WallingtonLondon£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
134Harrow WestLondon£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
135Hornchurch and UpminsterLondon£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m
136Stretford and UrmstonNorth West£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m
137CrawleySouth East£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
138Leeds West and PudseyYorkshire and The Humber£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
139RomfordLondon£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m
140Doncaster CentralYorkshire and The Humber£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m
141East ThanetSouth East£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m
142Ilford NorthLondon£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m
143Leigh and AthertonNorth West£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m
144Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyScotland£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m
145SpelthorneSouth East£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
146KetteringEast Midlands£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
147Leeds South West and MorleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
148StockportNorth West£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m
149WimbledonLondon£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m
150LincolnEast Midlands£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m
151Sheffield CentralYorkshire and The Humber£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
152Cities of London and WestminsterLondon£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
153Hemel HempsteadEast of England£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
154Liverpool RiversideNorth West£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
155Worsley and EcclesNorth West£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m
156Leeds Central and HeadingleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
157Glasgow NorthScotland£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
158East HamLondon£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
159BroxbourneEast of England£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
160Leeds EastYorkshire and The Humber£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
161Manchester CentralNorth West£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
162Croydon EastLondon£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
163Leicester WestEast Midlands£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
164Bexleyheath and CrayfordLondon£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
165Glasgow EastScotland£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m
166Warwick and LeamingtonWest Midlands£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m
167Stockton NorthNorth East£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
168South West HertfordshireEast of England£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
169Cramlington and KillingworthNorth East£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
170GedlingEast Midlands£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
171Bristol EastSouth West£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
172BasingstokeSouth East£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
173Aberdeen SouthScotland£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
174Norwich SouthEast of England£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
175Coventry SouthWest Midlands£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m
176ColchesterEast of England£0.62m£0.62m£0.58m
177North BedfordshireEast of England£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
178St Helens South and WhistonNorth West£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
179DarlingtonNorth East£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
180Sittingbourne and SheppeySouth East£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
181HertsmereEast of England£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m
182Liverpool GarstonNorth West£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
183Leicester EastEast Midlands£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
184NuneatonWest Midlands£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
185Gateshead Central and WhickhamNorth East£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
186Glasgow SouthScotland£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
187Wellingborough and RushdenEast Midlands£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
188Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerLondon£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
189Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastNorth East£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
190Swansea WestWales£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
191Epsom and EwellSouth East£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
192St AlbansEast of England£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
193Derby SouthEast Midlands£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m
194Esher and WaltonSouth East£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m
195AldershotSouth East£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m
196BeaconsfieldSouth East£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m
197AshfieldEast Midlands£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m
198St Helens NorthNorth West£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
199Herne Bay and SandwichSouth East£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
200NewarkEast Midlands£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
201Richmond ParkLondon£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
202HitchinEast of England£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
203Kingston and SurbitonLondon£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
204Edinburgh East and MusselburghScotland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
205Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthScotland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
206ChelmsfordEast of England£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m
207Northampton SouthEast Midlands£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m
208Rossendale and DarwenNorth West£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
209Liverpool WaltonNorth West£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
210Runnymede and WeybridgeSouth East£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
211North Ayrshire and ArranScotland£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
212MonmouthshireWales£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
213Harrow EastLondon£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
214Blaenau Gwent and RhymneyWales£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
215DartfordSouth East£0.57m£0.58m£0.55m
216BirkenheadNorth West£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m
217KnowsleyNorth West£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m
218Sutton and CheamLondon£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
219MakerfieldNorth West£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
220CanterburySouth East£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
221Croydon SouthLondon£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
222BracknellSouth East£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
223Dundee CentralScotland£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m
224WokinghamSouth East£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
225WindsorSouth East£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
226Earley and WoodleySouth East£0.56m£0.57m£0.54m
227Dewsbury and BatleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m
228Bromley and Biggin HillLondon£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
229Epping ForestEast of England£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
230Cardiff EastWales£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
231Melton and SystonEast Midlands£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
232OrpingtonLondon£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
233Norwich NorthEast of England£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
234Basildon and BillericayEast of England£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
235Aldridge-BrownhillsWest Midlands£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
236South Holland and The DeepingsEast Midlands£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
237TamworthWest Midlands£0.55m£0.56m£0.52m
238SelbyYorkshire and The Humber£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
239Grantham and BourneEast Midlands£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
240Kilmarnock and LoudounScotland£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
241Wythenshawe and Sale EastNorth West£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
242Stalybridge and HydeNorth West£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
243CambridgeEast of England£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m
244WallaseyNorth West£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m
245Derby NorthEast Midlands£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
246GraveshamSouth East£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
247Barnsley SouthYorkshire and The Humber£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
248Bury SouthNorth West£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
249Welwyn HatfieldEast of England£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
250Chesham and AmershamSouth East£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
251Doncaster NorthYorkshire and The Humber£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
252St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireEast of England£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
253DaventryEast Midlands£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
254Hertford and StortfordEast of England£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
255Blackley and Middleton SouthNorth West£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
256ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
257RochdaleNorth West£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
258ShipleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
259Airdrie and ShottsScotland£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
260RushcliffeEast Midlands£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
261HarlowEast of England£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
262Bristol SouthSouth West£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m
263Clwyd NorthWales£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m
264Pendle and ClitheroeNorth West£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m
265BroxtoweEast Midlands£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m
266Aberdeen NorthScotland£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m
267StevenageEast of England£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
268Ossett and Denby DaleYorkshire and The Humber£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
269ErewashEast Midlands£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
270North Warwickshire and BedworthWest Midlands£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
271CaerphillyWales£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
272Amber ValleyEast Midlands£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
273Corby and East NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m
274WokingSouth East£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m
275Spen ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m
276Coatbridge and BellshillScotland£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
277RugbyWest Midlands£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
278Old Bexley and SidcupLondon£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
279Rawmarsh and ConisbroughYorkshire and The Humber£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
280Cardiff South and PenarthWales£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
281HyndburnNorth West£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
282Southend West and LeighEast of England£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m
283North East HertfordshireEast of England£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
284Crewe and NantwichNorth West£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
285RutherglenScotland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
286Mid BedfordshireEast of England£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
287North East HampshireSouth East£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
288Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestNorth East£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
289Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScotland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
290MansfieldEast Midlands£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m
291Newport West and IslwynWales£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m
292Harborough, Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m
293Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m
294Widnes and HalewoodNorth West£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m
295ChesterfieldEast Midlands£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m
296Central AyrshireScotland£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m
297Harwich and North EssexEast of England£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
298AshfordSouth East£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
299Kingswinford and South StaffordshireWest Midlands£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
300BlackburnNorth West£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
301Southend East and RochfordEast of England£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
302Dover and DealSouth East£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
303Colne ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
304Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
305Manchester RusholmeNorth West£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
306East Worthing and ShorehamSouth East£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
307Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenSouth East£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
308TorbaySouth West£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
309BolsoverEast Midlands£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
310South NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
311Edinburgh South WestScotland£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
312East Kilbride and StrathavenScotland£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
313Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScotland£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
314Bridlington and The WoldsYorkshire and The Humber£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
315Maidstone and MallingSouth East£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
316Warrington SouthNorth West£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
317ReigateSouth East£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
318Manchester WithingtonNorth West£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
319Southampton ItchenSouth East£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
320Reading West and Mid BerkshireSouth East£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
321Aberafan MaestegWales£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
322Bournemouth EastSouth West£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
323Surrey HeathSouth East£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
324HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
325Altrincham and Sale WestNorth West£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
326RedditchWest Midlands£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
327Normanton and HemsworthYorkshire and The Humber£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m
328Gorton and DentonNorth West£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
329GloucesterSouth West£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
330High PeakEast Midlands£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
331Bolton WestNorth West£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
332Solihull West and ShirleyWest Midlands£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
333Tunbridge WellsSouth East£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
334Hamilton and Clyde ValleyScotland£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
335Worthing WestSouth East£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
336Meriden and Solihull EastWest Midlands£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
337Swindon NorthSouth West£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
338Portsmouth SouthSouth East£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
339ShrewsburyWest Midlands£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
340Plymouth Sutton and DevonportSouth West£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
341Rother ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
342Neath and Swansea EastWales£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
343Hazel GroveNorth West£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
344HorshamSouth East£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
345Blyth and AshingtonNorth East£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m
346West DunbartonshireScotland£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m
347Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands£0.46m£0.47m£0.44m
348WorcesterWest Midlands£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
349Goole and PocklingtonYorkshire and The Humber£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
350Swindon SouthSouth West£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
351Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandNorth East£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
352Blackpool SouthNorth West£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
353Leicester SouthEast Midlands£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
354Mid DerbyshireEast Midlands£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
355Mid and South PembrokeshireWales£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
356BassetlawEast Midlands£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
357Rayleigh and WickfordEast of England£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
358Leeds North WestYorkshire and The Humber£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
359Bristol CentralSouth West£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
360Didcot and WantageSouth East£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
361Portsmouth NorthSouth East£0.45m£0.46m£0.43m
362Boston and SkegnessEast Midlands£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
363Burton and UttoxeterWest Midlands£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
364Cumbernauld and KirkintillochScotland£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
365HavantSouth East£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
366EasingtonNorth East£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
367ThurrockEast of England£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
368Blaydon and ConsettNorth East£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
369ChippenhamSouth West£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
370PeterboroughEast of England£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
371GuildfordSouth East£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
372Heywood and Middleton NorthNorth West£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
373BromsgroveWest Midlands£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
374Sherwood ForestEast Midlands£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
375Brentwood and OngarEast of England£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
376Hastings and RyeSouth East£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m
377LivingstonScotland£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
378Southampton TestSouth East£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
379Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonSouth East£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
380East RenfrewshireScotland£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
381Ashton-under-LyneNorth West£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
382Ely and East CambridgeshireEast of England£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
383Inverclyde and Renfrewshire WestScotland£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
384Bury NorthNorth West£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
385Runcorn and HelsbyNorth West£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
386Mid BuckinghamshireSouth East£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
387Penistone and StocksbridgeYorkshire and The Humber£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
388TelfordWest Midlands£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m
389Farnham and BordonSouth East£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m
390Blackpool North and FleetwoodNorth West£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m
391Harpenden and BerkhamstedEast of England£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m
392TynemouthNorth East£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
393PrestonNorth West£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
394WithamEast of England£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
395South Basildon and East ThurrockEast of England£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
396Mid CheshireNorth West£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
397Cardiff NorthWales£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
398North West EssexEast of England£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
399Cardiff WestWales£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
400Bournemouth WestSouth West£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
401North West HampshireSouth East£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
402Great YarmouthEast of England£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
403North DurhamNorth East£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
404Droitwich and EveshamWest Midlands£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
405TattonNorth West£0.43m£0.43m£0.40m
406Dumfries and GallowayScotland£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m
407ChichesterSouth East£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
408TorfaenWales£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
409EastbourneSouth East£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
410HuntingdonEast of England£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
411Oxford EastSouth East£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
412Barnsley NorthYorkshire and The Humber£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
413Ellesmere Port and BromboroughNorth West£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
414Rochester and StroodSouth East£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
415Cannock ChaseWest Midlands£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
416GainsboroughEast Midlands£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
417Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonNorth West£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
418Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m
419PontypriddWales£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m
420MaldonEast of England£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
421Faversham and Mid KentSouth East£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
422MacclesfieldNorth West£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
423Merthyr Tydfil and AberdareWales£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
424West SuffolkEast of England£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
425Calder ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
426Alyn and DeesideWales£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
427Sheffield HallamYorkshire and The Humber£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
428East SurreySouth East£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
429Mid LeicestershireEast Midlands£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m
430Beverley and HoldernessYorkshire and The Humber£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m
431Keighley and IlkleyYorkshire and The Humber£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
432North ShropshireWest Midlands£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
433Dunfermline and DollarScotland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
434Edinburgh SouthScotland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
435North West CambridgeshireEast of England£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
436RedcarNorth East£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
437Rhondda and OgmoreWales£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
438TonbridgeSouth East£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
439FalkirkScotland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
440CheadleNorth West£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
441Vale of GlamorganWales£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
442Dorking and HorleySouth East£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
443Arbroath and Broughty FerryScotland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
444Mid SussexSouth East£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
445Great Grimsby and CleethorpesYorkshire and The Humber£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
446ClactonEast of England£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
447Doncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeYorkshire and The Humber£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
448Edinburgh WestScotland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
449Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorNorth East£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
450Stoke-on-Trent SouthWest Midlands£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
451Harrogate and KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
452Chatham and AylesfordSouth East£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
453Bathgate and LinlithgowScotland£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
454NewburySouth East£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
455Kenilworth and SouthamWest Midlands£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
456East HampshireSouth East£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
457HartlepoolNorth East£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
458Newcastle upon Tyne NorthNorth East£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
459Rutland and StamfordEast Midlands£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
460Bristol North WestSouth West£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
461PooleSouth West£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
462South LeicestershireEast Midlands£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m
463South CambridgeshireEast of England£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m
464North East CambridgeshireEast of England£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
465Wyre ForestWest Midlands£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
466Motherwell, Wishaw and CarlukeScotland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
467North East DerbyshireEast Midlands£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
468Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkScotland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
469Warrington NorthNorth West£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
470Forest of DeanSouth West£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
471Fareham and WaterloovilleSouth East£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
472Stockton WestNorth East£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
473Weald of KentSouth East£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
474South CotswoldsSouth West£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
475StaffordWest Midlands£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
476SevenoaksSouth East£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
477Filton and Bradley StokeSouth West£0.37m£0.38m£0.36m
478ExeterSouth West£0.37m£0.38m£0.35m
479South West WiltshireSouth West£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
480LowestoftEast of England£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
481Bangor AberconwyWales£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
482LichfieldWest Midlands£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
483Ribble ValleyNorth West£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
484The WrekinWest Midlands£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
485North SomersetSouth West£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
486SouthportNorth West£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
487BurnleyNorth West£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
488West WorcestershireWest Midlands£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
489Bristol North EastSouth West£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
490WinchesterSouth East£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
491Isle of Wight EastSouth East£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
492Chester South and EddisburyNorth West£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
493Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
494South West NorfolkEast of England£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
495Godalming and AshSouth East£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
496BridgendWales£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
497ChorleyNorth West£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
498Gillingham and RainhamSouth East£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
499Angus and Perthshire GlensScotland£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
500Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketEast of England£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
501North NorthumberlandNorth East£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
502Chester North and NestonNorth West£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
503Glenrothes and Mid FifeScotland£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
504LlanelliWales£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
505GowerWales£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
506GosportSouth East£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
507Clwyd EastWales£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
508Thornbury and YateSouth West£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
509Melksham and DevizesSouth West£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
510Henley and ThameSouth East£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
511South DerbyshireEast Midlands£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
512Sleaford and North HykehamEast Midlands£0.35m£0.36m£0.34m
513East Grinstead and UckfieldSouth East£0.35m£0.36m£0.34m
514Mid DunbartonshireScotland£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
515Camborne and RedruthSouth West£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
516North East FifeScotland£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
517BathSouth West£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
518Stirling and StrathallanScotland£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
519Hamble ValleySouth East£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
520Argyll, Bute and South LochaberScotland£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m
521York CentralYorkshire and The Humber£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m
522Plymouth Moor ViewSouth West£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m
523CongletonNorth West£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
524Alloa and GrangemouthScotland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
525Louth and HorncastleEast Midlands£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
526LewesSouth East£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
527LoughboroughEast Midlands£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
528TewkesburySouth West£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
529Ceredigion PreseliWales£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
530BraintreeEast of England£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
531Castle PointEast of England£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
532Bishop AucklandNorth East£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
533North West NorfolkEast of England£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
534CaerfyrddinWales£0.33m£0.34m£0.32m
535Oldham East and SaddleworthNorth West£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
536MidlothianScotland£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
537Sefton CentralNorth West£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
538Bicester and WoodstockSouth East£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
539Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweWales£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
540West LancashireNorth West£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
541North West LeicestershireEast Midlands£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
542St Austell and NewquaySouth West£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m
543CheltenhamSouth West£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m
544City of DurhamNorth East£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m
545BanburySouth East£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
546East WiltshireSouth West£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
547Brigg and ImminghamYorkshire and The Humber£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
548South SuffolkEast of England£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
549Newton AbbotSouth West£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
550Central Suffolk and North IpswichEast of England£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
551West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScotland£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
552Mid NorfolkEast of England£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
553Broadland and FakenhamEast of England£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
554Oxford West and AbingdonSouth East£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
555Wetherby and EasingwoldYorkshire and The Humber£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
556South ShropshireWest Midlands£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
557FyldeNorth West£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m
558Perth and Kinross-shireScotland£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m
559Montgomeryshire and GlyndwrWales£0.31m£0.32m£0.30m
560YeovilSouth West£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m
561Arundel and South DownsSouth East£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
562South NorfolkEast of England£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
563StroudSouth West£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
564Scarborough and WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
565Moray West, Nairn and StrathspeyScotland£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
566Lothian EastScotland£0.31m£0.31m£0.29m
567Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleScotland£0.30m£0.31m£0.29m
568Ynys MônWales£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
569North DevonSouth West£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
570Exmouth and Exeter EastSouth West£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
571Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
572Stone, Great Wyrley and PenkridgeWest Midlands£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
573Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
574Hereford and South HerefordshireWest Midlands£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m
575EastleighSouth East£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m
576Isle of Wight WestSouth East£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
577Truro and FalmouthSouth West£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
578South RibbleNorth West£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
579Wells and Mendip HillsSouth West£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
580Mid Dorset and North PooleSouth West£0.29m£0.29m£0.27m
581South West DevonSouth West£0.28m£0.29m£0.27m
582Morecambe and LunesdaleNorth West£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
583North CornwallSouth West£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
584WrexhamWales£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
585Sussex WealdSouth East£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
586Frome and East SomersetSouth West£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
587North CotswoldsSouth West£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
588Taunton and WellingtonSouth West£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
589Wirral WestNorth West£0.27m£0.28m£0.26m
590Dwyfor MeirionnyddWales£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
591CarlisleNorth West£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
592North HerefordshireWest Midlands£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
593Weston-super-MareSouth West£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
594HexhamNorth East£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
595Barrow and FurnessNorth West£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m
596Romsey and Southampton NorthSouth East£0.27m£0.27m£0.25m
597St IvesSouth West£0.26m£0.27m£0.25m
598Bexhill and BattleSouth East£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
599WitneySouth East£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
600York OuterYorkshire and The Humber£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
601Skipton and RiponYorkshire and The Humber£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
602Gordon and BuchanScotland£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
603Central DevonSouth West£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m
604Torridge and TavistockSouth West£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m
605Waveney ValleyEast of England£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m
606South DevonSouth West£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m
607Suffolk CoastalEast of England£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m
608North DorsetSouth West£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
609Whitehaven and WorkingtonNorth West£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
610BridgwaterSouth West£0.24m£0.25m£0.23m
611South DorsetSouth West£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
612Richmond and NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
613New Forest WestSouth East£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
614North East Somerset and HanhamSouth West£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
615South East CornwallSouth West£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m
616Tiverton and MineheadSouth West£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m
617Glastonbury and SomertonSouth West£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m
618Aberdeenshire North and Moray EastScotland£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m
619Lancaster and WyreNorth West£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
620ChristchurchSouth West£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
621New Forest EastSouth East£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m
622Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScotland£0.23m£0.23m£0.21m
623North NorfolkLowest 10East of England£0.22m£0.23m£0.21m
624Penrith and SolwayLowest 10North West£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
625Thirsk and MaltonLowest 10Yorkshire and The Humber£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
626SalisburyLowest 10South West£0.22m£0.22m£0.20m
627Honiton and SidmouthLowest 10South West£0.21m£0.22m£0.20m
628Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireLowest 10Scotland£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
629Westmorland and LonsdaleLowest 10North West£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m
630West DorsetLowest 10South West£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m
631Na h-Eileanan an IarLowest 10Scotland£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m
632Orkney and ShetlandLowest 10Scotland£0.05m

350 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £329.6m£331.0m£312.7m total

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Jobseeker's Allowance, total, 2024-25, local authorities
NationFigure type
1BirminghamHighest 10England£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m
2LeedsHighest 10England£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m
3Glasgow CityHighest 10Scotland£4.2m£4.2m£3.9m
4SheffieldHighest 10England£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m
5BuckinghamshireHighest 10England£3.3m£3.3m£3.1m
6BradfordHighest 10England£3.2m£3.3m£3.1m
7LiverpoolHighest 10England£3.1m£3.1m£2.9m
8EalingHighest 10England£2.9m£2.9m£2.8m
9LambethHighest 10England£2.8m£2.9m£2.7m
10DudleyHighest 10England£2.8m£2.8m£2.6m
11Milton KeynesEngland£2.7m£2.7m£2.5m
12SandwellEngland£2.7m£2.7m£2.5m
13HackneyEngland£2.6m£2.7m£2.5m
14WandsworthEngland£2.6m£2.6m£2.5m
15ManchesterEngland£2.6m£2.6m£2.4m
16City of EdinburghScotland£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m
17KirkleesEngland£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m
18NottinghamEngland£2.5m£2.5m£2.4m
19SunderlandEngland£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m
20BrentEngland£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m
21CroydonEngland£2.3m£2.4m£2.2m
22West NorthamptonshireEngland£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m
23Bristol, City ofEngland£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
24BarnetEngland£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
25GreenwichEngland£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
26Waltham ForestEngland£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
27Tower HamletsEngland£2.2m£2.2m£2.1m
28County DurhamEngland£2.2m£2.2m£2.0m
29SouthwarkEngland£2.1m£2.2m£2.0m
30LewishamEngland£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m
31HillingdonEngland£2.1m£2.1m£2.0m
32North YorkshireEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
33WakefieldEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
34WiganEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
35IslingtonEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
36NewhamEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
37BromleyEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
38CoventryEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
39HaringeyEngland£2.0m£2.0m£1.9m
40Kingston upon Hull, City ofEngland£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m
41WolverhamptonEngland£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m
42EnfieldEngland£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m
43Brighton and HoveEngland£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m
44North NorthamptonshireEngland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
45Stoke-on-TrentEngland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
46WalsallEngland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
47WiltshireEngland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
48RedbridgeEngland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
49BoltonEngland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
50FifeScotland£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m
51CornwallEngland£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
52North LanarkshireScotland£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
53Central BedfordshireEngland£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
54CardiffWales£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
55HounslowEngland£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
56Cheshire EastEngland£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
57LeicesterEngland£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
58DoncasterEngland£1.6m
59HaveringEngland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
60South LanarkshireScotland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
61East Riding of YorkshireEngland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
62SalfordEngland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
63SomersetEngland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
64RotherhamEngland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
65Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m
66StockportEngland£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
67LutonEngland£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
68WirralEngland£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
69Cheshire West and ChesterEngland£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
70Barking and DagenhamEngland£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
71NorthumberlandEngland£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
72BexleyEngland£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
73SeftonEngland£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
74HarrowEngland£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m
75South TynesideEngland£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m
76CamdenEngland£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m
77MertonEngland£1.3m
78DerbyEngland£1.3m
79TraffordEngland£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
80ShropshireEngland£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
81Hammersmith and FulhamEngland£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m
82Richmond upon ThamesEngland£1.2m
83SuttonEngland£1.2m
84WestminsterEngland£1.2m
85North TynesideEngland£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
86Newcastle upon TyneEngland£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
87BedfordEngland£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
88TamesideEngland£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
89SwanseaWales£1.1m£1.2m£1.1m
90Aberdeen CityScotland£1.1m
91RochdaleEngland£1.1m
92ReadingEngland£1.1m
93St. HelensEngland£1.1m
94GatesheadEngland£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
95MedwayEngland£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
96BarnsleyEngland£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
97Stockton-on-TeesEngland£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m
98SolihullEngland£1.1m£1.1m£1.00m
99RenfrewshireScotland£1.0m£1.0m£0.99m
100SouthamptonEngland£1.0m£1.0m£0.97m
101KnowsleyEngland£1.0m£1.0m£0.96m
102SwindonEngland£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m
103ColchesterEngland£1.00m£1.0m£0.95m
104WokinghamEngland£1.00m£1.0m£0.94m
105Rhondda Cynon TafWales£0.98m£0.99m£0.93m
106PlymouthEngland£0.97m£0.98m£0.92m
107NewportWales£0.97m£0.97m£0.92m
108CaerphillyWales£0.95m£0.96m£0.91m
109Basingstoke and DeaneEngland£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m
110BasildonEngland£0.95m£0.95m£0.90m
111WarringtonEngland£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m
112PortsmouthEngland£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m
113South GloucestershireEngland£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m
114DorsetEngland£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m
115BuryEngland£0.92m£0.93m£0.88m
116ChelmsfordEngland£0.92m£0.92m£0.87m
117Windsor and MaidenheadEngland£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m
118Southend-on-SeaEngland£0.91m£0.91m£0.86m
119DacorumEngland£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m
120CanterburyEngland£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m
121NorwichEngland£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m
122CalderdaleEngland£0.88m£0.88m£0.83m
123North AyrshireScotland£0.86m£0.86m£0.82m
124Nuneaton and BedworthEngland£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m
125ThanetEngland£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m
126OldhamEngland£0.84m£0.85m£0.80m
127Kingston upon ThamesEngland£0.83m£0.84m£0.79m
128IpswichEngland£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
129SloughEngland£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
130St AlbansEngland£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
131AshfieldEngland£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m
132WarwickEngland£0.79m£0.80m£0.75m
133East SuffolkEngland£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
134West LothianScotland£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m
135PeterboroughEngland£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m
136Folkestone and HytheEngland£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m
137South KestevenEngland£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
138SwaleEngland£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
139North LincolnshireEngland£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m
140MaidstoneEngland£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
141North HertfordshireEngland£0.76m£0.76m£0.72m
142AberdeenshireScotland£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m
143WatfordEngland£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
144ElmbridgeEngland£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
145Bracknell ForestEngland£0.75m£0.75m£0.71m
146MiddlesbroughEngland£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
147South CambridgeshireEngland£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m
148Kensington and ChelseaEngland£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m
149Telford and WrekinEngland£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
150Amber ValleyEngland£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m
151HuntingdonshireEngland£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
152North SomersetEngland£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m
153Dundee CityScotland£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m
154Neath Port TalbotWales£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m
155Blackburn with DarwenEngland£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
156CharnwoodEngland£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
157West BerkshireEngland£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
158CarmarthenshireWales£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m
159ArunEngland£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
160East HertfordshireEngland£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
161GedlingEngland£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m
162Epping ForestEngland£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
163Reigate and BansteadEngland£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
164CumberlandEngland£0.67m£0.67m£0.64m
165Isle of WightEngland£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m
166East AyrshireScotland£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m
167HertsmereEngland£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m
168CrawleyEngland£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
169TendringEngland£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m
170SpelthorneEngland£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
171DarlingtonEngland£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
172FalkirkScotland£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m
173ThurrockEngland£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
174RushcliffeEngland£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
175HaltonEngland£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m
176Mid SussexEngland£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m
177YorkEngland£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
178CambridgeEngland£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m
179Redcar and ClevelandEngland£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
180Bath and North East SomersetEngland£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
181LincolnEngland£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m
182Dumfries and GallowayScotland£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
183TorbayEngland£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
184Newark and SherwoodEngland£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m
185Three RiversEngland£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
186GuildfordEngland£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
187BroxtoweEngland£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
188FlintshireWales£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m
189West SuffolkEngland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
190DartfordEngland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
191BroxbourneEngland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
192ErewashEngland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
193HorshamEngland£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m
194HavantEngland£0.59m£0.59m£0.55m
195South AyrshireScotland£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m
196South OxfordshireEngland£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
197BridgendWales£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
198North East LincolnshireEngland£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
199MonmouthshireWales£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
200BlackpoolEngland£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
201Herefordshire, County ofEngland£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m
202Westmorland and FurnessEngland£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m
203DoverEngland£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m
204PrestonEngland£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
205Vale of GlamorganWales£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
206AshfordEngland£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
207WychavonEngland£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
208Welwyn HatfieldEngland£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
209Vale of White HorseEngland£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m
210Newcastle-under-LymeEngland£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
211BraintreeEngland£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
212Tonbridge and MallingEngland£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
213PembrokeshireWales£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
214ChesterfieldEngland£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
215GraveshamEngland£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
216East HampshireEngland£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
217GloucesterEngland£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
218BroadlandEngland£0.53m£0.54m£0.51m
219CherwellEngland£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
220East LindseyEngland£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
221Hinckley and BosworthEngland£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m
222WokingEngland£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m
223RugbyEngland£0.51m£0.52m£0.49m
224ConwyWales£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m
225WaverleyEngland£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
226HartEngland£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
227BassetlawEngland£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
228WorthingEngland£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
229MansfieldEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
230RushmoorEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
231AngusScotland£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
232OxfordEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.48m
233StaffordEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
234HighlandScotland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
235Tunbridge WellsEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
236BrecklandEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
237King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
238RunnymedeEngland£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
239South HollandEngland£0.49m£0.50m£0.47m
240WealdenEngland£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
241East StaffordshireEngland£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
242Stratford-on-AvonEngland£0.48m£0.49m£0.46m
243South NorfolkEngland£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
244StevenageEngland£0.48m£0.48m£0.46m
245High PeakEngland£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
246Perth and KinrossScotland£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
247New ForestEngland£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m
248ChichesterEngland£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
249TamworthEngland£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
250WorcesterEngland£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
251RossendaleEngland£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
252WinchesterEngland£0.46m£0.46m£0.44m
253PendleEngland£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
254HarlowEngland£0.46m£0.46m£0.43m
255SevenoaksEngland£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
256Epsom and EwellEngland£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
257ExeterEngland£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
258TeignbridgeEngland£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m
259BromsgroveEngland£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m
260East RenfrewshireScotland£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
261Surrey HeathEngland£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m
262BlabyEngland£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
263DenbighshireWales£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
264West DunbartonshireScotland£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
265HyndburnEngland£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
266EastleighEngland£0.43m£0.44m£0.41m
267RedditchEngland£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
268Scottish BordersScotland£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
269WyreEngland£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
270Great YarmouthEngland£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m
271North East DerbyshireEngland£0.42m£0.43m£0.40m
272TorfaenWales£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
273EastbourneEngland£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
274LichfieldEngland£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
275Cannock ChaseEngland£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
276West LindseyEngland£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m
277HarboroughEngland£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m
278North KestevenEngland£0.41m£0.42m£0.39m
279HastingsEngland£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
280Mole ValleyEngland£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
281PowysWales£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
282Blaenau GwentWales£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
283LancasterEngland£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m
284East DevonEngland£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m
285Staffordshire MoorlandsEngland£0.40m£0.41m£0.38m
286ChorleyEngland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
287East DunbartonshireScotland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
288South StaffordshireEngland£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m
289StroudEngland£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m
290HartlepoolEngland£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
291Test ValleyEngland£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
292South DerbyshireEngland£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
293South RibbleEngland£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
294BolsoverEngland£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
295WrexhamWales£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
296Mid SuffolkEngland£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m
297RochfordEngland£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m
298East LothianScotland£0.38m£0.39m£0.36m
299FenlandEngland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
300Wyre ForestEngland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
301BrentwoodEngland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
302InverclydeScotland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
303GwyneddWales£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
304CheltenhamEngland£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m
305Forest of DeanEngland£0.37m£0.38m£0.35m
306FarehamEngland£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
307LewesEngland£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m
308East CambridgeshireEngland£0.36m£0.37m£0.35m
309MeltonEngland£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
310West LancashireEngland£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m
311AdurEngland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
312TandridgeEngland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
313TewkesburyEngland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
314North West LeicestershireEngland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
315Castle PointEngland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
316Argyll and ButeScotland£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m
317UttlesfordEngland£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
318MidlothianScotland£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m
319BaberghEngland£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m
320MorayScotland£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
321GosportEngland£0.32m£0.32m£0.30m
322StirlingScotland£0.31m£0.31m£0.30m
323Isle of AngleseyWales£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
324North DevonEngland£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m
325BurnleyEngland£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
326North WarwickshireEngland£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
327West OxfordshireEngland£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m
328North NorfolkEngland£0.28m£0.28m£0.27m
329FyldeEngland£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
330Malvern HillsEngland£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
331Oadby and WigstonEngland£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m
332CotswoldEngland£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
333RotherEngland£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m
334MaldonEngland£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
335BostonEngland£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m
336Merthyr TydfilWales£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m
337Derbyshire DalesEngland£0.25m£0.25m£0.23m
338CeredigionWales£0.24m£0.24m£0.22m
339South HamsEngland£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
340Ribble ValleyEngland£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m
341Mid DevonLowest 10England£0.21m£0.21m£0.20m
342TorridgeLowest 10England£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m
343ClackmannanshireLowest 10Scotland£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m
344West DevonLowest 10England£0.14m£0.14m£0.13m
345RutlandLowest 10England£0.14m£0.14m£0.13m
346Na h-Eileanan SiarLowest 10Scotland£0.12m£0.12m£0.11m
347City of LondonLowest 10England£0.05m
348Shetland IslandsLowest 10Scotland£0.04m£0.04m£0.03m
349Orkney IslandsLowest 10Scotland£0.01m
350Isles of ScillyLowest 10England£0

Limits and sources

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

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

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

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

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  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.