Rankings · Pensioner benefits against expected

Spending on pensioner benefits, compared with the expected level, per person aged 66 and over

Actual spending per person aged 66 and over minus the level we would expect from the area's ages, deprivation, typical pay and nation. A figure above zero is above the expected level, and a figure below zero is below it.^1-12

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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Adjusted for inflation (GDP deflator)Adjusted for inflation (CPI)Cash, not adjusted

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.

625 constituencies ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: −£11−£11−£10 per person aged 66 and over

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632 figures are estimates or are shared out from larger areas. Their ranks are less certain than published figures. A small change in the estimate can move an area several places.

Pensioner benefits against expected, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25, constituencies
		Region		Figure type
1	Birmingham LadywoodHighest 10	West Midlands	£1,433£1,439£1,359	Estimated
2	Liverpool RiversideHighest 10	North West	£1,211£1,216£1,149	Estimated
3	Glasgow EastHighest 10	Scotland	£1,087£1,092£1,031	Shared outEstimated
4	Glasgow North EastHighest 10	Scotland	£955£959£906	Shared outEstimated
5	Manchester RusholmeHighest 10	North West	£899£903£853	Estimated
6	Bristol CentralHighest 10	South West	£877£881£832	Estimated
7	Lewisham NorthHighest 10	London	£861£865£817	Estimated
8	HartlepoolHighest 10	North East	£806£810£765	Estimated
9	Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkHighest 10	London	£799£803£758	Estimated
10	Glasgow SouthHighest 10	Scotland	£763£767£724	Shared outEstimated
11	Hackney South and Shoreditch	London	£751£754£712	Estimated
12	Glasgow North	Scotland	£743£746£704	Shared outEstimated
13	Sefton Central	North West	£739£742£701	Estimated
14	Liverpool Walton	North West	£733£736£695	Estimated
15	Islington South and Finsbury	London	£722£725£685	Estimated
16	Islington North	London	£711£714£674	Estimated
17	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	£700£703£664	Shared outEstimated
18	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	£676£679£642	Estimated
19	Broxbourne	East of England	£665£668£631	Estimated
20	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	£626£629£594	Shared outEstimated
21	Northampton South	East Midlands	£605£608£574	Estimated
22	Knowsley	North West	£592£594£561	Estimated
23	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£567£569£537	Estimated
24	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	£543£546£515	Estimated
25	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	£543£545£515	Estimated
26	Holborn and St Pancras	London	£524£527£497	Estimated
27	Stretford and Urmston	North West	£521£524£495	Estimated
28	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	£501£503£475	Estimated
29	Glasgow West	Scotland	£486£489£461	Shared outEstimated
30	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	£482£484£457	Estimated
31	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£471£473£447	Estimated
32	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	London	£470£472£446	Estimated
33	Christchurch	South West	£465£467£441	Estimated
34	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£465£467£441	Estimated
35	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	£463£465£439	Shared outEstimated
36	Orpington	London	£446£447£423	Estimated
37	Castle Point	East of England	£444£445£421	Estimated
38	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	£442£444£420	Shared outEstimated
39	Clacton	East of England	£440£442£417	Estimated
40	Wirral West	North West	£439£441£416	Estimated
41	Bradford East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£432£434£410	Estimated
42	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	£432£434£410	Estimated
43	Harpenden and Berkhamsted	East of England	£426£428£404	Estimated
44	Liverpool Garston	North West	£418£420£397	Estimated
45	North Durham	North East	£413£415£392	Estimated
46	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	£412£414£391	Shared outEstimated
47	Cheadle	North West	£399£401£379	Estimated
48	St Albans	East of England	£395£397£375	Estimated
49	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	£394£396£374	Estimated
50	Harlow	East of England	£393£394£372	Estimated
51	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	£390£392£370	Estimated
52	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	£390£391£370	Estimated
53	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	£389£390£369	Estimated
54	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£388£390£368	Shared outEstimated
55	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	£378£380£359	Estimated
56	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	£373£374£353	Estimated
57	Stourbridge	West Midlands	£371£373£352	Estimated
58	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£365£366£346	Estimated
59	Widnes and Halewood	North West	£360£362£342	Estimated
60	Tonbridge	South East	£359£361£341	Estimated
61	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	£358£359£340	Estimated
62	Wokingham	South East	£353£355£335	Estimated
63	Redditch	West Midlands	£350£352£332	Estimated
64	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	£350£351£332	Estimated
65	South Shields	North East	£338£340£321	Estimated
66	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	£337£338£319	Estimated
67	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	£335£337£318	Estimated
68	New Forest West	South East	£334£335£317	Estimated
69	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	£333£335£316	Estimated
70	Stockport	North West	£332£333£315	Estimated
71	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	£326£327£309	Estimated
72	St Helens North	North West	£323£324£306	Estimated
73	Thurrock	East of England	£322£324£306	Estimated
74	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	£314£316£298	Shared outEstimated
75	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	£313£314£297	Estimated
76	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	£312£313£296	Estimated
77	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£311£313£295	Estimated
78	Tottenham	London	£311£312£295	Estimated
79	Glasgow South West	Scotland	£307£308£291	Shared outEstimated
80	Aylesbury	South East	£303£304£287	Estimated
81	North Somerset	South West	£301£303£286	Estimated
82	Caerphilly	Wales	£297£299£282	Estimated
83	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	£296£298£281	Estimated
84	Liverpool West Derby	North West	£296£297£281	Estimated
85	Chesham and Amersham	South East	£296£297£280	Estimated
86	Chelmsford	East of England	£295£296£279	Estimated
87	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	£294£295£279	Estimated
88	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	£292£293£277	Estimated
89	Gravesham	South East	£292£293£277	Estimated
90	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	£288£289£273	Estimated
91	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	£288£289£273	Estimated
92	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	£286£287£271	Estimated
93	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£284£285£269	Estimated
94	Brighton Pavilion	South East	£284£285£269	Estimated
95	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	£283£284£268	Estimated
96	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	£283£284£268	Shared outEstimated
97	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£278£279£264	Estimated
98	East Thanet	South East	£276£277£262	Estimated
99	Bootle	North West	£276£277£262	Estimated
100	Wallasey	North West	£272£273£258	Estimated
101	Hazel Grove	North West	£269£270£255	Estimated
102	Bury North	North West	£266£268£253	Estimated
103	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	£263£264£250	Estimated
104	Sunderland Central	North East	£259£260£246	Estimated
105	Walthamstow	London	£259£260£246	Estimated
106	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	£256£257£243	Estimated
107	North West Essex	East of England	£256£257£243	Estimated
108	Colchester	East of England	£253£254£240	Estimated
109	Salford	North West	£252£253£239	Estimated
110	Blaydon and Consett	North East	£250£251£237	Estimated
111	Enfield North	London	£245£246£233	Estimated
112	Epsom and Ewell	South East	£245£246£232	Estimated
113	Telford	West Midlands	£243£244£231	Estimated
114	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	£242£243£230	Estimated
115	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	£242£243£230	Estimated
116	Tamworth	West Midlands	£241£242£229	Estimated
117	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	£238£239£226	Estimated
118	Wigan	North West	£238£239£226	Estimated
119	East Surrey	South East	£237£238£225	Estimated
120	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	£237£238£225	Estimated
121	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	£234£235£222	Estimated
122	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	£234£235£222	Estimated
123	Mid Buckinghamshire	South East	£232£233£220	Estimated
124	Dudley	West Midlands	£231£232£219	Estimated
125	High Peak	East Midlands	£230£231£218	Estimated
126	Maldon	East of England	£229£230£217	Estimated
127	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	£228£229£216	Estimated
128	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	£224£225£213	Estimated
129	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	£224£225£212	Estimated
130	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£224£225£212	Estimated
131	Rutherglen	Scotland	£222£223£210	Shared outEstimated
132	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£219£220£208	Estimated
133	Clwyd East	Wales	£219£220£208	Estimated
134	Erewash	East Midlands	£219£220£208	Estimated
135	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	£217£218£206	Estimated
136	Hitchin	East of England	£212£213£201	Estimated
137	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	£212£213£201	Estimated
138	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	£210£211£199	Estimated
139	Lewes	South East	£209£210£198	Estimated
140	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	£207£208£196	Estimated
141	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£206£206£195	Estimated
142	Blyth and Ashington	North East	£205£206£194	Estimated
143	Llanelli	Wales	£204£205£194	Estimated
144	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£202£203£191	Estimated
145	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	£201£202£190	Estimated
146	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	£199£200£189	Estimated
147	Dorking and Horley	South East	£198£199£188	Estimated
148	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£197£197£186	Estimated
149	Bexhill and Battle	South East	£195£195£185	Estimated
150	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	£193£194£183	Estimated
151	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scotland	£191£192£182	Shared outEstimated
152	Loughborough	East Midlands	£189£190£180	Estimated
153	New Forest East	South East	£187£187£177	Estimated
154	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	£186£187£177	Estimated
155	Rochester and Strood	South East	£185£186£175	Estimated
156	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	£184£185£175	Estimated
157	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	£181£182£172	Estimated
158	Tynemouth	North East	£180£181£171	Estimated
159	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	£180£181£171	Estimated
160	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	West Midlands	£180£180£170	Estimated
161	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£178£179£169	Estimated
162	Hertsmere	East of England	£176£177£167	Estimated
163	Havant	South East	£176£177£167	Estimated
164	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	£176£176£167	Estimated
165	Esher and Walton	South East	£175£176£166	Estimated
166	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£172£172£163	Estimated
167	Epping Forest	East of England	£171£171£162	Estimated
168	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	£169£170£161	Estimated
169	Gedling	East Midlands	£166£167£157	Estimated
170	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	£166£167£157	Estimated
171	Beaconsfield	South East	£166£167£157	Estimated
172	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	£166£166£157	Shared outEstimated
173	Smethwick	West Midlands	£165£166£157	Estimated
174	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	£165£166£157	Estimated
175	Worsley and Eccles	North West	£164£165£156	Estimated
176	Horsham	South East	£161£162£153	Estimated
177	Halesowen	West Midlands	£154£155£146	Estimated
178	Congleton	North West	£154£155£146	Estimated
179	Bracknell	South East	£153£154£145	Estimated
180	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	£153£154£145	Estimated
181	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	£153£153£145	Estimated
182	Clwyd North	Wales	£152£153£144	Estimated
183	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£151£151£143	Estimated
184	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£150£151£142	Estimated
185	Chichester	South East	£149£150£142	Estimated
186	Coventry East	West Midlands	£149£149£141	Estimated
187	Maidenhead	South East	£148£149£141	Estimated
188	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	£147£148£140	Estimated
189	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	£147£148£140	Shared outEstimated
190	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£147£148£139	Estimated
191	Warrington North	North West	£147£148£139	Estimated
192	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£146£146£138	Estimated
193	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£144£144£136	Estimated
194	Stevenage	East of England	£143£144£136	Estimated
195	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	£141£141£133	Estimated
196	Woking	South East	£140£141£133	Estimated
197	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	£138£139£131	Estimated
198	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	£134£135£128	Estimated
199	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	£134£134£127	Estimated
200	Torfaen	Wales	£132£133£126	Estimated
201	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	£129£130£123	Estimated
202	Makerfield	North West	£128£129£121	Estimated
203	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	£127£127£120	Estimated
204	Cardiff West	Wales	£126£126£119	Estimated
205	Newbury	South East	£125£125£118	Estimated
206	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£124£125£118	Shared outEstimated
207	Spelthorne	South East	£124£124£117	Estimated
208	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	£121£122£115	Estimated
209	Rochdale	North West	£121£122£115	Estimated
210	Hamble Valley	South East	£119£120£113	Estimated
211	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	£115£116£109	Estimated
212	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£115£116£109	Estimated
213	Arundel and South Downs	South East	£114£114£108	Estimated
214	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	£112£113£107	Estimated
215	Birkenhead	North West	£112£113£106	Estimated
216	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	£112£112£106	Estimated
217	Coventry South	West Midlands	£111£112£106	Estimated
218	Warrington South	North West	£111£111£105	Estimated
219	Swansea West	Wales	£109£109£103	Estimated
220	Kettering	East Midlands	£108£108£102	Estimated
221	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	£107£108£102	Estimated
222	Godalming and Ash	South East	£105£105£99	Estimated
223	Carshalton and Wallington	London	£103£104£98	Estimated
224	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£102£102£97	Estimated
225	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	£102£102£97	Estimated
226	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	£100£100£95	Estimated
227	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	£99£100£94	Estimated
228	Thornbury and Yate	South West	£98£98£93	Estimated
229	Manchester Central	North West	£95£95£90	Estimated
230	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£94£94£89	Estimated
231	Henley and Thame	South East	£93£93£88	Estimated
232	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	£91£91£86	Estimated
233	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	£91£91£86	Shared outEstimated
234	Easington	North East	£90£91£86	Estimated
235	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	£89£89£85	Estimated
236	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£89£89£84	Estimated
237	Bolton West	North West	£88£89£84	Estimated
238	Bolton North East	North West	£88£88£83	Estimated
239	Gower	Wales	£84£85£80	Estimated
240	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	£83£83£79	Estimated
241	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	£82£83£78	Estimated
242	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	£81£82£77	Estimated
243	Monmouthshire	Wales	£81£81£77	Estimated
244	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£81£81£77	Estimated
245	Manchester Withington	North West	£79£80£75	Estimated
246	Lichfield	West Midlands	£77£77£73	Estimated
247	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	£73£73£69	Estimated
248	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	£73£73£69	Estimated
249	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£72£72£68	Estimated
250	Reigate	South East	£69£70£66	Estimated
251	Birmingham Erdington	West Midlands	£68£68£65	Estimated
252	Stroud	South West	£67£67£63	Estimated
253	Poplar and Limehouse	London	£64£64£61	Estimated
254	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	£63£63£59	Estimated
255	North Bedfordshire	East of England	£62£62£59	Estimated
256	Witham	East of England	£62£62£59	Estimated
257	Barrow and Furness	North West	£61£61£58	Estimated
258	West Lancashire	North West	£60£60£57	Estimated
259	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	£60£60£56	Estimated
260	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	£59£59£56	Estimated
261	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	£59£59£56	Estimated
262	Falkirk	Scotland	£58£59£55	Shared outEstimated
263	Guildford	South East	£58£58£55	Estimated
264	Chester North and Neston	North West	£58£58£55	Estimated
265	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	£58£58£55	Estimated
266	Stockton West	North East	£57£57£54	Estimated
267	Nottingham East	East Midlands	£57£57£54	Estimated
268	Mansfield	East Midlands	£57£57£54	Estimated
269	Leyton and Wanstead	London	£56£56£53	Estimated
270	Farnham and Bordon	South East	£55£56£52	Estimated
271	Sussex Weald	South East	£52£53£50	Estimated
272	Birmingham Yardley	West Midlands	£52£52£49	Estimated
273	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	£51£51£48	Estimated
274	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	£51£51£48	Estimated
275	Crawley	South East	£46£46£44	Estimated
276	Newport East	Wales	£46£46£43	Estimated
277	Wetherby and Easingwold	Yorkshire and The Humber	£45£45£42	Estimated
278	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	£45£45£42	Estimated
279	Newton Abbot	South West	£43£43£41	Estimated
280	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£42£42£40	Estimated
281	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	£40£40£38	Estimated
282	Pontypridd	Wales	£39£39£37	Estimated
283	Bury South	North West	£37£37£35	Estimated
284	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	£36£36£34	Estimated
285	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	£34£34£32	Estimated
286	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	£32£32£31	Estimated
287	Stafford	West Midlands	£31£31£29	Estimated
288	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	£31£31£29	Shared outEstimated
289	Blackpool South	North West	£28£28£27	Estimated
290	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	£28£28£26	Estimated
291	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£26£26£25	Estimated
292	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£25£25£24	Estimated
293	Worcester	West Midlands	£23£23£22	Estimated
294	Sheffield Hallam	Yorkshire and The Humber	£22£22£20	Estimated
295	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£21£21£20	Estimated
296	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£21£21£20	Estimated
297	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£21£21£20	Estimated
298	Gainsborough	East Midlands	£20£21£19	Estimated
299	North East Hampshire	South East	£20£20£19	Estimated
300	Bristol South	South West	£20£20£19	Estimated
301	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£19£19£18	Estimated
302	North Dorset	South West	£19£19£18	Estimated
303	Hyndburn	North West	£19£19£18	Estimated
304	Bridgend	Wales	£17£17£16	Estimated
305	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	£17£17£16	Estimated
306	Weston-super-Mare	South West	£16£16£15	Estimated
307	Chorley	North West	£14£15£14	Estimated
308	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	£14	Estimated
309	Bristol East	South West	£12£12£11	Estimated
310	Rugby	West Midlands	£11	Estimated
311	Wycombe	South East	£10£10£9.72	Estimated
312	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	£9.71£9.75£9.21	Estimated
313	Mid Sussex	South East	£8.94£8.98£8.48	Estimated
314	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	£7.37£7.40£6.99	Estimated
315	East Hampshire	South East	£4.43£4.45£4.21	Estimated
316	Cardiff North	Wales	£3.52£3.53£3.34	Estimated
317	Wrexham	Wales	£1.23£1.23£1.16	Estimated
318	York Outer	Yorkshire and The Humber	£0.58£0.58£0.55	Estimated
319	Romford	London	−£2.00−£2.01−£1.90	Estimated
320	Norwich North	East of England	−£2.50−£2.51−£2.37	Estimated
321	Twickenham	London	−£2.77−£2.78−£2.63	Estimated
322	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	−£3.06−£3.07−£2.90	Estimated
323	West Bromwich	West Midlands	−£3.40−£3.41−£3.22	Estimated
324	Bishop Auckland	North East	−£4.13−£4.15−£3.92	Estimated
325	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	−£5.23−£5.25−£4.96	Estimated
326	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£5.58−£5.61−£5.30	Estimated
327	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	−£6.30−£6.32−£5.97	Estimated
328	Daventry	East Midlands	−£6.42−£6.44−£6.09	Estimated
329	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	−£7.12−£7.15−£6.76	Estimated
330	Darlington	North East	−£7.17−£7.20−£6.80	Estimated
331	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	−£8.09−£8.13−£7.67	Estimated
332	Maidstone and Malling	South East	−£16−£16−£15	Estimated
333	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	−£17−£17−£16	Estimated
334	Dundee Central	Scotland	−£18−£18−£17	Shared outEstimated
335	Northampton North	East Midlands	−£18−£18−£17	Estimated
336	Tewkesbury	South West	−£20−£20−£19	Estimated
337	Lowestoft	East of England	−£20−£20−£19	Estimated
338	Huntingdon	East of England	−£24−£24−£23	Estimated
339	Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£25−£25−£24	Estimated
340	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	−£27−£27−£26	Estimated
341	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	−£28−£28−£27	Shared outEstimated
342	Macclesfield	North West	−£28−£28−£27	Estimated
343	Dartford	South East	−£33−£34−£32	Estimated
344	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	−£34−£34−£32	Estimated
345	Hexham	North East	−£34−£34−£33	Estimated
346	Eastleigh	South East	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
347	Ribble Valley	North West	−£36−£36−£34	Estimated
348	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	−£37−£37−£35	Estimated
349	Chippenham	South West	−£40−£40−£38	Estimated
350	North Shropshire	West Midlands	−£41−£41−£39	Estimated
351	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	−£41−£42−£39	Estimated
352	South Cotswolds	South West	−£42−£42−£39	Estimated
353	South Norfolk	East of England	−£42−£42−£40	Estimated
354	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	−£44−£44−£42	Shared outEstimated
355	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£44−£45−£42	Estimated
356	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	−£46−£47−£44	Estimated
357	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£48−£49−£46	Estimated
358	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	−£49−£50−£47	Estimated
359	Edinburgh West	Scotland	−£50−£50−£47	Shared outEstimated
360	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£51−£51−£48	Estimated
361	Great Yarmouth	East of England	−£51−£51−£48	Estimated
362	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£51−£51−£48	Estimated
363	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£51−£51−£49	Estimated
364	Gosport	South East	−£52−£52−£49	Estimated
365	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	−£52−£52−£50	Estimated
366	Surrey Heath	South East	−£52−£52−£50	Estimated
367	Forest of Dean	South West	−£52−£53−£50	Estimated
368	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
369	City of Durham	North East	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
370	Basingstoke	South East	−£54−£55−£52	Estimated
371	South West Norfolk	East of England	−£58−£58−£55	Estimated
372	Portsmouth North	South East	−£60−£60−£57	Estimated
373	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill	London	−£60−£60−£57	Estimated
374	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	−£60−£61−£57	Shared outEstimated
375	North Norfolk	East of England	−£61−£61−£58	Estimated
376	Worthing West	South East	−£64−£64−£61	Estimated
377	Swindon North	South West	−£64−£64−£61	Estimated
378	Bridgwater	South West	−£65−£65−£62	Estimated
379	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£68−£69−£65	Estimated
380	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	−£71−£71−£67	Estimated
381	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	−£72−£72−£68	Estimated
382	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£74−£74−£70	Estimated
383	Bristol North East	South West	−£75−£75−£71	Estimated
384	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	−£76−£76−£72	Estimated
385	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	−£77−£77−£73	Shared outEstimated
386	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£77−£77−£73	Estimated
387	Poole	South West	−£77−£78−£73	Estimated
388	Croydon East	London	−£78−£78−£74	Estimated
389	Winchester	South East	−£78−£79−£74	Estimated
390	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	−£80−£80−£76	Estimated
391	Croydon West	London	−£80−£81−£76	Estimated
392	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	−£81−£81−£76	Estimated
393	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£82−£83−£78	Estimated
394	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	−£83−£83−£79	Shared outEstimated
395	Eastbourne	South East	−£84−£84−£79	Estimated
396	Mid Cheshire	North West	−£86−£87−£82	Estimated
397	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	−£87−£87−£82	Estimated
398	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£87−£88−£83	Estimated
399	Melksham and Devizes	South West	−£88−£89−£84	Estimated
400	Newark	East Midlands	−£89−£89−£84	Estimated
401	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	−£89−£90−£85	Estimated
402	Aberdeen North	Scotland	−£89−£90−£85	Shared outEstimated
403	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	−£91−£91−£86	Estimated
404	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£95−£95−£90	Estimated
405	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	−£96−£96−£91	Estimated
406	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	−£96−£97−£91	Shared outEstimated
407	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	−£100−£101−£95	Estimated
408	Milton Keynes North	South East	−£102−£102−£97	Estimated
409	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£102−£103−£97	Estimated
410	Redcar	North East	−£103−£103−£98	Estimated
411	Salisbury	South West	−£103−£104−£98	Estimated
412	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	−£104−£104−£98	Shared outEstimated
413	South West Devon	South West	−£105−£105−£99	Estimated
414	Peckham	London	−£105−£106−£100	Estimated
415	Milton Keynes Central	South East	−£107−£107−£101	Estimated
416	Carlisle	North West	−£110−£110−£104	Estimated
417	Fylde	North West	−£112−£113−£107	Estimated
418	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£115−£116−£109	Estimated
419	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	−£121−£121−£114	Estimated
420	Tooting	London	−£122−£123−£116	Estimated
421	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	−£124−£124−£118	Estimated
422	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£124−£125−£118	Estimated
423	Bath	South West	−£126−£126−£119	Estimated
424	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	−£126−£127−£120	Shared outEstimated
425	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	−£127−£128−£120	Estimated
426	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£128−£128−£121	Estimated
427	Nuneaton	West Midlands	−£128−£128−£121	Estimated
428	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£128−£129−£122	Estimated
429	Gloucester	South West	−£129−£130−£123	Estimated
430	Preston	North West	−£130−£131−£123	Estimated
431	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	−£132−£132−£125	Estimated
432	North Northumberland	North East	−£134−£134−£127	Estimated
433	Burnley	North West	−£134−£135−£127	Estimated
434	South West Wiltshire	South West	−£134−£135−£127	Estimated
435	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	−£134−£135−£127	Estimated
436	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£135−£136−£128	Estimated
437	Waveney Valley	East of England	−£135−£136−£128	Estimated
438	Dagenham and Rainham	London	−£136−£137−£129	Estimated
439	North West Hampshire	South East	−£137−£137−£130	Estimated
440	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	−£138−£138−£131	Estimated
441	Bedford	East of England	−£139−£139−£132	Estimated
442	Didcot and Wantage	South East	−£139−£140−£132	Estimated
443	Tatton	North West	−£140−£141−£133	Estimated
444	Norwich South	East of England	−£140−£141−£133	Estimated
445	West Dorset	South West	−£140−£141−£133	Estimated
446	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	−£145−£145−£137	Estimated
447	East Wiltshire	South West	−£145−£146−£138	Estimated
448	Barking	London	−£147−£148−£140	Estimated
449	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	−£148−£149−£141	Estimated
450	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	−£148−£149−£141	Estimated
451	Portsmouth South	South East	−£148−£149−£141	Estimated
452	Leigh and Atherton	North West	−£149−£149−£141	Estimated
453	Livingston	Scotland	−£149−£149−£141	Shared outEstimated
454	Gorton and Denton	North West	−£149−£150−£141	Estimated
455	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£150−£150−£142	Estimated
456	Birmingham Perry Barr	West Midlands	−£152−£153−£144	Estimated
457	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	−£153−£153−£145	Estimated
458	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£153−£154−£145	Estimated
459	Bolsover	East Midlands	−£154−£155−£146	Estimated
460	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	−£156−£156−£148	Estimated
461	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	−£156−£157−£148	Estimated
462	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£158−£159−£150	Estimated
463	Canterbury	South East	−£160−£161−£152	Estimated
464	Penrith and Solway	North West	−£160−£161−£152	Estimated
465	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	−£161−£161−£152	Estimated
466	Southampton Test	South East	−£161−£161−£152	Estimated
467	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	−£162−£163−£154	Shared outEstimated
468	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	−£162−£163−£154	Shared outEstimated
469	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£163−£164−£155	Estimated
470	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	−£163−£164−£155	Estimated
471	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	−£164−£165−£156	Estimated
472	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£165−£165−£156	Estimated
473	North West Norfolk	East of England	−£166−£167−£158	Estimated
474	Sheffield Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£166−£167−£158	Estimated
475	Isle of Wight East	South East	−£167−£167−£158	Estimated
476	Stockton North	North East	−£167−£168−£159	Estimated
477	Banbury	South East	−£173−£174−£165	Estimated
478	Cheltenham	South West	−£174−£175−£165	Estimated
479	South Shropshire	West Midlands	−£174−£175−£165	Estimated
480	Coventry North West	West Midlands	−£185−£185−£175	Estimated
481	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	−£186−£187−£177	Estimated
482	Bournemouth West	South West	−£187−£188−£178	Estimated
483	Witney	South East	−£187−£188−£178	Estimated
484	North Cotswolds	South West	−£188−£189−£178	Estimated
485	Brent East	London	−£193−£193−£183	Estimated
486	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	−£195−£196−£185	Shared outEstimated
487	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	−£195−£196−£185	Estimated
488	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	−£197−£197−£186	Estimated
489	Ashfield	East Midlands	−£197−£198−£187	Estimated
490	Exeter	South West	−£200−£201−£190	Estimated
491	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£201−£202−£191	Estimated
492	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	−£205−£206−£195	Shared outEstimated
493	Frome and East Somerset	South West	−£207−£208−£196	Estimated
494	Ipswich	East of England	−£207−£208−£197	Estimated
495	Weald of Kent	South East	−£208−£209−£197	Estimated
496	Windsor	South East	−£209−£210−£198	Estimated
497	West Suffolk	East of England	−£209−£210−£198	Estimated
498	The Wrekin	West Midlands	−£212−£213−£201	Estimated
499	Blackburn	North West	−£213−£214−£202	Estimated
500	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£214−£215−£203	Estimated
501	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	−£214−£215−£203	Estimated
502	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£219−£219−£207	Estimated
503	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	−£221−£222−£210	Estimated
504	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£223−£224−£211	Estimated
505	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	−£223−£224−£212	Estimated
506	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	−£223−£224−£212	Estimated
507	Ashford	South East	−£225−£226−£213	Estimated
508	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£228−£229−£216	Estimated
509	Southport	North West	−£228−£229−£217	Estimated
510	Ynys Môn	Wales	−£232−£233−£220	Estimated
511	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£238−£239−£225	Estimated
512	South Suffolk	East of England	−£242−£243−£230	Estimated
513	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	−£243−£244−£230	Estimated
514	Peterborough	East of England	−£245−£246−£233	Estimated
515	Earley and Woodley	South East	−£246−£247−£233	Estimated
516	Sutton and Cheam	London	−£256−£257−£243	Estimated
517	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	−£257−£258−£243	Estimated
518	Yeovil	South West	−£257−£258−£244	Estimated
519	Taunton and Wellington	South West	−£258−£259−£245	Estimated
520	Nottingham South	East Midlands	−£260−£261−£247	Estimated
521	Hove and Portslade	South East	−£260−£261−£247	Estimated
522	South Devon	South West	−£261−£262−£247	Estimated
523	Torbay	South West	−£263−£264−£250	Estimated
524	South Dorset	South West	−£266−£267−£253	Estimated
525	North Devon	South West	−£267−£268−£254	Estimated
526	Watford	East of England	−£268−£270−£255	Estimated
527	Midlothian	Scotland	−£269−£270−£255	Shared outEstimated
528	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£271−£272−£257	Estimated
529	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£272−£274−£258	Estimated
530	Hastings and Rye	South East	−£277−£278−£263	Estimated
531	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	−£278−£279−£264	Shared outEstimated
532	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	−£281−£282−£267	Estimated
533	North East Fife	Scotland	−£282−£283−£267	Shared outEstimated
534	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£286−£287−£271	Estimated
535	St Austell and Newquay	South West	−£288−£289−£273	Estimated
536	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Scotland	−£288−£289−£273	Shared outEstimated
537	Lincoln	East Midlands	−£289−£291−£275	Estimated
538	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	−£291−£292−£276	Estimated
539	West Ham and Beckton	London	−£293−£294−£278	Estimated
540	Plymouth Moor View	South West	−£296−£297−£281	Estimated
541	Erith and Thamesmead	London	−£297−£299−£282	Estimated
542	Bristol North West	South West	−£301−£302−£286	Estimated
543	Truro and Falmouth	South West	−£303−£305−£288	Estimated
544	Hayes and Harlington	London	−£307−£308−£291	Estimated
545	Bournemouth East	South West	−£308−£309−£292	Estimated
546	Dover and Deal	South East	−£310−£312−£294	Estimated
547	Mid Norfolk	East of England	−£311−£312−£295	Estimated
548	Richmond Park	London	−£312−£314−£296	Estimated
549	Braintree	East of England	−£313−£315−£297	Estimated
550	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	−£314−£315−£298	Shared outEstimated
551	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	−£316−£318−£300	Estimated
552	Southampton Itchen	South East	−£323−£325−£307	Estimated
553	Hampstead and Highgate	London	−£326−£327−£309	Estimated
554	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£327−£328−£310	Estimated
555	Isle of Wight West	South East	−£335−£336−£318	Estimated
556	Camborne and Redruth	South West	−£338−£339−£320	Estimated
557	Aberdeen South	Scotland	−£342−£344−£325	Shared outEstimated
558	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	−£343−£344−£325	Shared outEstimated
559	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	−£344−£345−£326	Shared outEstimated
560	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	−£357−£358−£338	Shared outEstimated
561	Kingston and Surbiton	London	−£381−£383−£362	Estimated
562	Central Devon	South West	−£383−£385−£364	Estimated
563	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	−£387−£389−£367	Shared outEstimated
564	Swindon South	South West	−£387−£389−£368	Estimated
565	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	−£390−£391−£370	Shared outEstimated
566	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	−£392−£394−£372	Estimated
567	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	−£392−£394−£372	Shared outEstimated
568	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	−£393−£395−£373	Estimated
569	Chipping Barnet	London	−£394−£396−£374	Estimated
570	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	−£406−£407−£385	Shared outEstimated
571	Caerfyrddin	Wales	−£408−£410−£387	Estimated
572	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	−£409−£411−£388	Estimated
573	Wimbledon	London	−£418−£420−£397	Estimated
574	Derby South	East Midlands	−£424−£425−£402	Estimated
575	Oxford West and Abingdon	South East	−£431−£433−£409	Estimated
576	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Wales	−£437−£438−£414	Estimated
577	Reading Central	South East	−£438−£440−£416	Estimated
578	Lothian East	Scotland	−£439−£440−£416	Shared outEstimated
579	Edinburgh South	Scotland	−£440−£442−£417	Shared outEstimated
580	Cardiff East	Wales	−£442−£443−£419	Estimated
581	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	−£447−£449−£424	Estimated
582	Southgate and Wood Green	London	−£449−£451−£426	Estimated
583	Croydon South	London	−£450−£452−£427	Estimated
584	Luton North	East of England	−£455−£457−£432	Estimated
585	Ealing Southall	London	−£459−£461−£435	Estimated
586	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	−£465−£467−£441	Estimated
587	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	−£469−£471−£445	Estimated
588	Battersea	London	−£470−£472−£445	Estimated
589	Ealing Central and Acton	London	−£473−£475−£448	Estimated
590	Aldershot	South East	−£476−£478−£451	Estimated
591	Stratford and Bow	London	−£482−£484−£457	Estimated
592	Leicester South	East Midlands	−£484−£486−£459	Estimated
593	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	−£486−£488−£461	Estimated
594	St Ives	South West	−£492−£494−£466	Estimated
595	Bradford West	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£498−£500−£472	Estimated
596	Harrow West	London	−£498−£500−£473	Estimated
597	Derby North	East Midlands	−£525−£528−£498	Estimated
598	Mitcham and Morden	London	−£538−£540−£510	Estimated
599	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	−£562−£564−£533	Estimated
600	East Ham	London	−£562−£565−£533	Estimated
601	Slough	South East	−£571−£573−£541	Estimated
602	South East Cornwall	South West	−£576−£578−£546	Estimated
603	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	−£583−£585−£553	Estimated
604	Putney	London	−£592−£595−£562	Estimated
605	Brentford and Isleworth	London	−£602−£605−£571	Estimated
606	Leicester West	East Midlands	−£616−£618−£584	Estimated
607	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	−£629−£632−£597	Shared outEstimated
608	North Cornwall	South West	−£634−£637−£602	Estimated
609	Ilford South	London	−£655−£658−£621	Estimated
610	Streatham and Croydon North	London	−£656−£659−£622	Estimated
611	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	−£711−£714−£674	Shared outEstimated
612	Ilford North	London	−£715−£718−£679	Estimated
613	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	−£742−£746−£704	Shared outEstimated
614	Oxford East	South East	−£792−£796−£752	Estimated
615	Hendon	London	−£807−£810−£765	Estimated
616	Ealing NorthLowest 10	London	−£824−£828−£782	Estimated
617	Leicester EastLowest 10	East Midlands	−£840−£843−£797	Estimated
618	Harrow EastLowest 10	London	−£848−£851−£804	Estimated
619	Finchley and Golders GreenLowest 10	London	−£865−£869−£821	Estimated
620	CambridgeLowest 10	East of England	−£870−£874−£825	Estimated
621	Feltham and HestonLowest 10	London	−£1,010−£1,015−£958	Estimated
622	Brent WestLowest 10	London	−£1,141−£1,146−£1,082	Estimated
623	Chelsea and FulhamLowest 10	London	−£1,296−£1,301−£1,229	Estimated
624	Kensington and BayswaterLowest 10	London	−£1,302−£1,308−£1,235	Estimated
625	Cities of London and WestminsterLowest 10	London	−£1,513−£1,520−£1,435	Estimated
-	Beckenham and Penge	London	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Lewisham East	London	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	−£3,176−£3,189−£3,012Not ranked: covers only some benefits	Shared outEstimated
-	Queen's Park and Maida Vale	London	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner	London	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Sevenoaks	South East	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	South Ribble	North West	No valueNo value published	Estimated

346 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: −£11−£11−£10 per person aged 66 and over

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350 figures are estimates or are shared out from larger areas. Their ranks are less certain than published figures. A small change in the estimate can move an area several places.

Pensioner benefits against expected, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25, local authorities
		Nation		Figure type
1	IslingtonHighest 10	England	£1,088£1,093£1,032	Estimated
2	Glasgow CityHighest 10	Scotland	£961£965£912	Estimated
3	HartlepoolHighest 10	England	£838£842£795	Estimated
4	HackneyHighest 10	England	£712£715£676	Estimated
5	BroxbourneHighest 10	England	£688£691£652	Estimated
6	LiverpoolHighest 10	England	£661£664£627	Estimated
7	North LanarkshireHighest 10	Scotland	£636£638£603	Estimated
8	KnowsleyHighest 10	England	£574£576£544	Estimated
9	West DunbartonshireHighest 10	Scotland	£495£497£469	Estimated
10	RochfordHighest 10	England	£486£488£461	Estimated
11	Tower Hamlets	England	£477£479£452	Estimated
12	Lambeth	England	£451£453£428	Estimated
13	Redditch	England	£448£450£425	Estimated
14	Blaby	England	£437£439£414	Estimated
15	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	£424£426£402	Estimated
16	South Tyneside	England	£420£422£398	Estimated
17	Southwark	England	£389£391£369	Estimated
18	Castle Point	England	£383£384£363	Estimated
19	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	£381£383£362	Estimated
20	East Hertfordshire	England	£360£362£342	Estimated
21	Three Rivers	England	£346£348£328	Estimated
22	Basildon	England	£335£336£318	Estimated
23	Broxtowe	England	£314£315£298	Estimated
24	St. Helens	England	£307£308£291	Estimated
25	Charnwood	England	£304£305£288	Estimated
26	Salford	England	£303£304£288	Estimated
27	Halton	England	£296£298£281	Estimated
28	Gateshead	England	£294£296£279	Estimated
29	Swansea	Wales	£293£295£278	Estimated
30	Caerphilly	Wales	£292£294£277	Estimated
31	Camden	England	£290£292£276	Estimated
32	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	£285£286£270	Estimated
33	Dudley	England	£279£280£264	Estimated
34	Tamworth	England	£277£279£263	Estimated
35	Bromley	England	£277£278£262	Estimated
36	Welwyn Hatfield	England	£272£273£258	Estimated
37	Stockport	England	£271£272£257	Estimated
38	Brentwood	England	£270£271£256	Estimated
39	Tonbridge and Malling	England	£269£270£255	Estimated
40	St Albans	England	£268£270£255	Estimated
41	Chelmsford	England	£268£269£254	Estimated
42	Erewash	England	£266£267£252	Estimated
43	Sunderland	England	£264£265£250	Estimated
44	Gravesham	England	£261£262£248	Estimated
45	Harlow	England	£255£256£241	Estimated
46	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£244£245£231	Estimated
47	Tendring	England	£243£244£231	Estimated
48	Bristol, City of	England	£235£236£223	Estimated
49	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	£232£233£220	Estimated
50	High Peak	England	£231£232£219	Estimated
51	Adur	England	£230£231£218	Estimated
52	South Staffordshire	England	£230£231£218	Estimated
53	Guildford	England	£229£230£218	Estimated
54	Epsom and Ewell	England	£229£229£217	Estimated
55	County Durham	England	£221£222£210	Estimated
56	Bridgend	Wales	£218£219£207	Estimated
57	Manchester	England	£217£217£205	Estimated
58	North Hertfordshire	England	£215£216£204	Estimated
59	New Forest	England	£215£216£204	Estimated
60	Flintshire	Wales	£213£214£202	Estimated
61	Trafford	England	£212£213£201	Estimated
62	North Tyneside	England	£211£212£201	Estimated
63	Epping Forest	England	£210£211£199	Estimated
64	Amber Valley	England	£204£205£194	Estimated
65	Wirral	England	£203£204£192	Estimated
66	Derbyshire Dales	England	£201£202£191	Estimated
67	Thanet	England	£201£202£190	Estimated
68	Bracknell Forest	England	£199£200£189	Estimated
69	North East Lincolnshire	England	£199£200£189	Estimated
70	Uttlesford	England	£199£200£188	Estimated
71	North Ayrshire	Scotland	£197£198£187	Estimated
72	Dundee City	Scotland	£192£193£182	Estimated
73	Runnymede	England	£192£193£182	Estimated
74	Brighton and Hove	England	£190£191£180	Estimated
75	Haringey	England	£189£190£180	Estimated
76	Sefton	England	£185£186£176	Estimated
77	Solihull	England	£184£185£175	Estimated
78	East Ayrshire	Scotland	£184£185£175	Estimated
79	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	£180£181£171	Estimated
80	Huntingdonshire	England	£179£180£170	Estimated
81	York	England	£178£179£169	Estimated
82	South Ribble	England	£171£172£162	Estimated
83	Dacorum	England	£167£168£158	Estimated
84	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	£164£165£156	Estimated
85	Walsall	England	£162£163£154	Estimated
86	Lancaster	England	£162£162£153	Estimated
87	North West Leicestershire	England	£161£162£153	Estimated
88	Falkirk	Scotland	£156£157£148	Estimated
89	Stevenage	England	£156£157£148	Estimated
90	Mole Valley	England	£147£147£139	Estimated
91	North East Derbyshire	England	£147£147£139	Estimated
92	Spelthorne	England	£144£145£137	Estimated
93	Horsham	England	£142£143£135	Estimated
94	Oadby and Wigston	England	£142£142£134	Estimated
95	Sevenoaks	England	£141£142£134	Estimated
96	Torfaen	Wales	£140£141£133	Estimated
97	North Kesteven	England	£140£140£132	Estimated
98	Stoke-on-Trent	England	£138£138£131	Estimated
99	West Northamptonshire	England	£134£134£127	Estimated
100	Stratford-on-Avon	England	£134£134£127	Estimated
101	Tandridge	England	£134£134£127	Estimated
102	Lichfield	England	£131£132£125	Estimated
103	Gedling	England	£131£132£125	Estimated
104	Hertsmere	England	£127£128£121	Estimated
105	Hart	England	£127£127£120	Estimated
106	Central Bedfordshire	England	£125£126£119	Estimated
107	Warrington	England	£124£125£118	Estimated
108	Maldon	England	£120£121£114	Estimated
109	Southend-on-Sea	England	£119£119£112	Estimated
110	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	£113£114£108	Estimated
111	North Northamptonshire	England	£113£114£107	Estimated
112	Havant	England	£113£113£107	Estimated
113	Bury	England	£111£112£105	Estimated
114	Ribble Valley	England	£103£103£98	Estimated
115	Wigan	England	£103£103£97	Estimated
116	Medway	England	£102£102£96	Estimated
117	Conwy	Wales	£101£102£96	Estimated
118	Bexley	England	£98£99£93	Estimated
119	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£98£98£93	Estimated
120	North Warwickshire	England	£98£98£93	Estimated
121	Warwick	England	£97£98£92	Estimated
122	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	£97£97£92	Estimated
123	Calderdale	England	£92£93£87	Estimated
124	North Somerset	England	£89£90£85	Estimated
125	Fareham	England	£89£89£84	Estimated
126	East Lindsey	England	£88£88£83	Estimated
127	Tameside	England	£88£88£83	Estimated
128	Stirling	Scotland	£87£87£82	Estimated
129	Thurrock	England	£86£86£82	Estimated
130	West Lancashire	England	£86£86£81	Estimated
131	Norwich	England	£84£85£80	Estimated
132	Woking	England	£83£83£78	Estimated
133	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	£81£81£76	Estimated
134	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£80£80£76	Estimated
135	Colchester	England	£75£75£71	Estimated
136	South Gloucestershire	England	£74£74£70	Estimated
137	Worcester	England	£74£74£70	Estimated
138	Stafford	England	£74£74£70	Estimated
139	West Lothian	Scotland	£74£74£70	Estimated
140	Reigate and Banstead	England	£72£73£69	Estimated
141	Hyndburn	England	£71£71£67	Estimated
142	Blackpool	England	£71£71£67	Estimated
143	Lewes	England	£66£67£63	Estimated
144	Chesterfield	England	£65£65£62	Estimated
145	Cannock Chase	England	£63£63£59	Estimated
146	South Kesteven	England	£62£63£59	Estimated
147	Crawley	England	£61£61£57	Estimated
148	Buckinghamshire	England	£61£61£57	Estimated
149	Rochdale	England	£60£61£57	Estimated
150	Wyre Forest	England	£60£60£57	Estimated
151	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£59£59£56	Estimated
152	Lewisham	England	£57£57£54	Estimated
153	Oldham	England	£56£56£53	Estimated
154	Rutland	England	£56£56£53	Estimated
155	Waltham Forest	England	£51£51£49	Estimated
156	Nottingham	England	£48£48£46	Estimated
157	Rother	England	£48£48£45	Estimated
158	Folkestone and Hythe	England	£46£46£44	Estimated
159	West Berkshire	England	£43£43£41	Estimated
160	Coventry	England	£42£43£40	Estimated
161	Melton	England	£41£41£39	Estimated
162	Monmouthshire	Wales	£41£41£39	Estimated
163	Cumberland	England	£41£41£39	Estimated
164	Sandwell	England	£40£40£38	Estimated
165	Wealden	England	£39£40£37	Estimated
166	Telford and Wrekin	England	£38£38£36	Estimated
167	Stroud	England	£37£37£35	Estimated
168	Cardiff	Wales	£34£34£32	Estimated
169	Northumberland	England	£31£31£30	Estimated
170	Bromsgrove	England	£30£30£29	Estimated
171	Stockton-on-Tees	England	£26£26£24	Estimated
172	Leeds	England	£24£24£23	Estimated
173	Pendle	England	£23£23£22	Estimated
174	Rossendale	England	£22£22£21	Estimated
175	West Lindsey	England	£17£17£16	Estimated
176	Rugby	England	£15£15£14	Estimated
177	Worthing	England	£15£15£14	Estimated
178	Malvern Hills	England	£12£12£11	Estimated
179	Havering	England	£9.78£9.82£9.28	Estimated
180	South Ayrshire	Scotland	£9.62£9.66£9.12	Estimated
181	East Cambridgeshire	England	£7.00£7.03£6.64	Estimated
182	Arun	England	£5.47£5.49£5.19	Estimated
183	Mid Sussex	England	£4.61£4.63£4.37	Estimated
184	Aberdeen City	Scotland	£0.34£0.34£0.32	Estimated
185	Harborough	England	−£0.85−£0.86−£0.81	Estimated
186	South Holland	England	−£2.27−£2.28−£2.16	Estimated
187	Wokingham	England	−£6.07−£6.10−£5.76	Estimated
188	Wrexham	Wales	−£7.37−£7.41−£6.99	Estimated
189	Bath and North East Somerset	England	−£7.70−£7.73−£7.30	Estimated
190	Barnsley	England	−£15−£15−£14	Estimated
191	Chorley	England	−£15−£15−£14	Estimated
192	Newark and Sherwood	England	−£17−£17−£16	Estimated
193	Teignbridge	England	−£22−£22−£20	Estimated
194	Wyre	England	−£25−£25−£23	Estimated
195	Fenland	England	−£27−£27−£26	Estimated
196	Elmbridge	England	−£31−£31−£29	Estimated
197	Swale	England	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
198	Newport	Wales	−£36−£36−£34	Estimated
199	South Cambridgeshire	England	−£38−£38−£36	Estimated
200	Cotswold	England	−£38−£38−£36	Estimated
201	Eastleigh	England	−£38−£38−£36	Estimated
202	Cheshire West and Chester	England	−£39−£39−£37	Estimated
203	Portsmouth	England	−£40−£40−£38	Estimated
204	Tewkesbury	England	−£41−£42−£39	Estimated
205	Denbighshire	Wales	−£42−£42−£39	Estimated
206	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	−£42−£42−£40	Estimated
207	Forest of Dean	England	−£44−£44−£41	Estimated
208	Dartford	England	−£44−£44−£42	Estimated
209	Mansfield	England	−£48−£48−£45	Estimated
210	Westmorland and Furness	England	−£48−£48−£45	Estimated
211	Broadland	England	−£49−£49−£46	Estimated
212	Bolton	England	−£49−£49−£46	Estimated
213	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	−£50−£50−£48	Estimated
214	Kingston upon Hull, City of	England	−£54−£54−£51	Estimated
215	Dorset	England	−£54−£55−£52	Estimated
216	Sheffield	England	−£54−£55−£52	Estimated
217	Test Valley	England	−£58−£58−£55	Estimated
218	South Oxfordshire	England	−£60−£60−£57	Estimated
219	Cheshire East	England	−£68−£68−£64	Estimated
220	Great Yarmouth	England	−£73−£73−£69	Estimated
221	Bassetlaw	England	−£76−£76−£72	Estimated
222	North Yorkshire	England	−£76−£76−£72	Estimated
223	Wychavon	England	−£76−£77−£72	Estimated
224	Darlington	England	−£80−£80−£76	Estimated
225	Winchester	England	−£82−£83−£78	Estimated
226	Chichester	England	−£84−£85−£80	Estimated
227	South Derbyshire	England	−£87−£87−£82	Estimated
228	East Hampshire	England	−£87−£87−£83	Estimated
229	Rotherham	England	−£87−£88−£83	Estimated
230	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	−£88−£88−£84	Estimated
231	Eastbourne	England	−£89−£89−£84	Estimated
232	Bolsover	England	−£97−£97−£92	Estimated
233	South Norfolk	England	−£100−£100−£94	Estimated
234	Wolverhampton	England	−£108−£109−£103	Estimated
235	Surrey Heath	England	−£112−£112−£106	Estimated
236	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	−£112−£113−£106	Estimated
237	Tunbridge Wells	England	−£114−£114−£108	Estimated
238	North Norfolk	England	−£114−£114−£108	Estimated
239	Gosport	England	−£114−£114−£108	Estimated
240	Redcar and Cleveland	England	−£118−£118−£112	Estimated
241	Ashfield	England	−£118−£118−£112	Estimated
242	Gloucester	England	−£119−£119−£113	Estimated
243	Sutton	England	−£123−£124−£117	Estimated
244	East Suffolk	England	−£124−£125−£118	Estimated
245	North Lincolnshire	England	−£131−£132−£124	Estimated
246	Waverley	England	−£133−£134−£127	Estimated
247	Southampton	England	−£135−£136−£128	Estimated
248	Mid Suffolk	England	−£137−£138−£130	Estimated
249	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	−£138−£139−£131	Estimated
250	Canterbury	England	−£139−£139−£131	Estimated
251	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	−£142−£143−£135	Estimated
252	Fylde	England	−£143−£144−£136	Estimated
253	Exeter	England	−£143−£144−£136	Estimated
254	Birmingham	England	−£146−£146−£138	Estimated
255	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	−£149−£150−£142	Estimated
256	Lincoln	England	−£151−£152−£143	Estimated
257	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	−£152−£152−£144	Estimated
258	Cherwell	England	−£156−£157−£148	Estimated
259	Doncaster	England	−£157−£158−£149	Estimated
260	Milton Keynes	England	−£161−£161−£152	Estimated
261	Renfrewshire	Scotland	−£162−£162−£153	Estimated
262	Richmond upon Thames	England	−£162−£163−£154	Estimated
263	Inverclyde	Scotland	−£163−£163−£154	Estimated
264	Maidstone	England	−£163−£164−£155	Estimated
265	East Staffordshire	England	−£164−£165−£156	Estimated
266	Swindon	England	−£166−£167−£158	Estimated
267	Burnley	England	−£168−£169−£160	Estimated
268	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	−£169−£169−£160	Estimated
269	Wakefield	England	−£172−£172−£163	Estimated
270	Vale of White Horse	England	−£179−£179−£169	Estimated
271	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	−£179−£180−£170	Estimated
272	Carmarthenshire	Wales	−£181−£182−£172	Estimated
273	Preston	England	−£187−£187−£177	Estimated
274	Blackburn with Darwen	England	−£187−£188−£178	Estimated
275	Fife	Scotland	−£190−£191−£180	Estimated
276	Wiltshire	England	−£190−£191−£180	Estimated
277	Basingstoke and Deane	England	−£194−£195−£184	Estimated
278	Enfield	England	−£198−£199−£188	Estimated
279	Middlesbrough	England	−£200−£201−£190	Estimated
280	Cheltenham	England	−£201−£202−£191	Estimated
281	Rushcliffe	England	−£202−£203−£191	Estimated
282	Herefordshire, County of	England	−£217−£218−£206	Estimated
283	Ashford	England	−£220−£221−£209	Estimated
284	Shropshire	England	−£221−£222−£209	Estimated
285	Somerset	England	−£221−£222−£210	Estimated
286	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	−£222−£223−£210	Estimated
287	West Oxfordshire	England	−£223−£224−£212	Estimated
288	Highland	Scotland	−£224−£224−£212	Estimated
289	Wandsworth	England	−£225−£226−£213	Estimated
290	West Suffolk	England	−£228−£229−£216	Estimated
291	Greenwich	England	−£233−£234−£221	Estimated
292	Ceredigion	Wales	−£240−£241−£228	Estimated
293	Boston	England	−£241−£242−£228	Estimated
294	Braintree	England	−£241−£242−£229	Estimated
295	Hillingdon	England	−£242−£243−£230	Estimated
296	Torbay	England	−£243−£244−£231	Estimated
297	Babergh	England	−£246−£247−£233	Estimated
298	Kirklees	England	−£248−£249−£235	Estimated
299	Luton	England	−£249−£250−£236	Estimated
300	North Devon	England	−£251−£252−£238	Estimated
301	Angus	Scotland	−£252−£253−£239	Estimated
302	Hastings	England	−£256−£257−£242	Estimated
303	Bedford	England	−£263−£264−£249	Estimated
304	Plymouth	England	−£264−£265−£250	Estimated
305	Ipswich	England	−£267−£268−£253	Estimated
306	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	−£271−£273−£257	Estimated
307	Torridge	England	−£272−£273−£258	Estimated
308	Newham	England	−£282−£283−£268	Estimated
309	Dover	England	−£284−£285−£269	Estimated
310	Gwynedd	Wales	−£287−£288−£272	Estimated
311	Breckland	England	−£288−£290−£274	Estimated
312	Isle of Wight	England	−£293−£294−£278	Estimated
313	Scottish Borders	Scotland	−£295−£296−£280	Estimated
314	Peterborough	England	−£300−£302−£285	Estimated
315	Midlothian	Scotland	−£302−£304−£287	Estimated
316	South Hams	England	−£302−£304−£287	Estimated
317	Croydon	England	−£318−£319−£301	Estimated
318	Bradford	England	−£330−£332−£313	Estimated
319	East Devon	England	−£338−£339−£320	Estimated
320	Derby	England	−£367−£368−£348	Estimated
321	Mid Devon	England	−£373−£374−£354	Estimated
322	Powys	Wales	−£391−£393−£371	Estimated
323	Barking and Dagenham	England	−£398−£399−£377	Estimated
324	Watford	England	−£399−£401−£378	Estimated
325	Brent	England	−£408−£410−£387	Estimated
326	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	−£412−£414−£391	Estimated
327	East Lothian	Scotland	−£416−£418−£394	Estimated
328	Merton	England	−£418−£419−£396	Estimated
329	Reading	England	−£439−£441−£417	Estimated
330	Moray	Scotland	−£439−£441−£417	Estimated
331	West Devon	England	−£462−£464−£438	Estimated
332	Cornwall	England	−£469−£471−£445	Estimated
333	Leicester	England	−£507−£509−£481	Estimated
334	Redbridge	England	−£520−£522−£493	Estimated
335	Ealing	England	−£522−£524−£495	Estimated
336	Pembrokeshire	Wales	−£538−£540−£510	Estimated
337	SloughLowest 10	England	−£556−£559−£528	Estimated
338	RushmoorLowest 10	England	−£569−£571−£539	Estimated
339	HarrowLowest 10	England	−£571−£574−£542	Estimated
340	Kingston upon ThamesLowest 10	England	−£572−£575−£543	Estimated
341	CambridgeLowest 10	England	−£609−£612−£578	Estimated
342	OxfordLowest 10	England	−£683−£686−£648	Estimated
343	BarnetLowest 10	England	−£723−£726−£686	Estimated
344	HounslowLowest 10	England	−£743−£746−£705	Estimated
345	WestminsterLowest 10	England	−£747−£751−£709	Estimated
346	Kensington and ChelseaLowest 10	England	−£1,529−£1,536−£1,451	Estimated
-	City of London	England	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Isles of Scilly	England	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Orkney Islands	Scotland	−£670−£673−£635Not ranked: covers only some benefits	Estimated
-	Shetland Islands	Scotland	−£5,913−£5,939−£5,609Not ranked: covers only some benefits	Estimated

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.

Scottish figures include the Social Security Scotland benefits that replace DWP benefits: Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment, Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment.

DWP's area tables leave out Scotland once a benefit moves to the Scottish Government. While cases moved to Social Security Scotland, DWP kept paying some of them. We estimate those payments from Stat-Xplore counts of people and their payments, scale them to DWP's national totals, and share them between councils as before the move. We work out Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment from Scotland's totals and each council's share.

For benefits that Social Security Scotland pays, each Scottish constituency gets a share of its council's figure, by population at the 2022 census.

Area Winter Fuel Payment spending in 2022-23 and 2023-24 includes the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment. From winter 2024 to 2025, Winter Fuel Payment depends on income, and the Scottish figure for 2024-25 is estimated from Pension Credit spending.

State Pension spending in Orkney and Shetland is too low in 2023-24 and 2024-25. From August 2023 to August 2024, DWP recorded some people in Shetland with no known area.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
4Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
5Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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