Rankings · Pensioner benefits

Spending on pensioner benefits, total

State Pension, Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance and winter heating payments, with the Scottish benefits that replace them. Per person figures use people aged 66 and over, the State Pension age.1-8

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 66 and over

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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.

631 constituencies ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn total

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57 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, total, 2024-25, constituencies
RegionFigure type
1ClactonHighest 10East of England£408.4m£410.1m£387.3m
2ChristchurchHighest 10South West£377.1m£378.7m£357.7m
3Louth and HorncastleHighest 10East Midlands£376.1m£377.7m£356.8m
4West DorsetHighest 10South West£372.9m£374.5m£353.7m
5North NorfolkHighest 10East of England£365.5m£367.1m£346.7m
6Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonHighest 10South East£365.2m£366.7m£346.4m
7Boston and SkegnessHighest 10East Midlands£357.9m£359.4m£339.5m
8Bexhill and BattleHighest 10South East£357.5m£359.0m£339.1m
9South ShropshireHighest 10West Midlands£356.5m£358.1m£338.2m
10ChichesterHighest 10South East£355.6m£357.1m£337.3m
11West WorcestershireWest Midlands£354.8m£356.3m£336.5m
12Honiton and SidmouthSouth West£352.6m£354.1m£334.5m
13Arundel and South DownsSouth East£352.1m£353.6m£334.0m
14New Forest WestSouth East£351.7m£353.2m£333.6m
15Suffolk CoastalEast of England£348.1m£349.6m£330.2m
16Bridlington and The WoldsYorkshire and The Humber£344.8m£346.2m£327.0m
17Herne Bay and SandwichSouth East£343.5m£345.0m£325.9m
18FyldeNorth West£343.0m£344.5m£325.3m
19Torridge and TavistockSouth West£341.4m£342.9m£323.9m
20Thirsk and MaltonYorkshire and The Humber£339.2m£340.6m£321.7m
21North NorthumberlandNorth East£338.0m£339.5m£320.6m
22LewesSouth East£337.4m£338.8m£320.0m
23South Holland and The DeepingsEast Midlands£335.5m£337.0m£318.3m
24Skipton and RiponYorkshire and The Humber£334.4m£335.9m£317.2m
25North West NorfolkEast of England£334.2m£335.7m£317.0m
26South DorsetSouth West£332.1m£333.5m£315.0m
27Worthing WestSouth East£331.7m£333.1m£314.6m
28South DevonSouth West£330.2m£331.6m£313.2m
29TorbaySouth West£327.7m£329.1m£310.9m
30Morecambe and LunesdaleNorth West£326.3m£327.7m£309.5m
31Sefton CentralNorth West£326.3m£327.7m£309.5m
32Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands£325.7m£327.1m£308.9m
33Waveney ValleyEast of England£325.2m£326.6m£308.4m
34North HerefordshireWest Midlands£323.7m£325.1m£307.0m
35Tiverton and MineheadSouth West£323.3m£324.7m£306.7m
36Mid Dorset and North PooleSouth West£322.0m£323.4m£305.4m
37Scarborough and WhitbyYorkshire and The Humber£320.4m£321.7m£303.9m
38Wyre ForestWest Midlands£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m
39Clwyd NorthWales£319.9m£321.2m£303.4m
40Dumfries and GallowayScotland£319.4m£320.8m£303.0mShared outEstimated
41North DorsetSouth West£319.0m£320.4m£302.6m
42HexhamNorth East£317.8m£319.2m£301.5m
43Mid and South PembrokeshireWales£317.1m£318.5m£300.8m
44Blackpool North and FleetwoodNorth West£317.1m£318.4m£300.8m
45Penrith and SolwayNorth West£317.0m£318.4m£300.7m
46Newton AbbotSouth West£316.2m£317.5m£299.9m
47South West NorfolkEast of England£315.5m£316.9m£299.3m
48NewarkEast Midlands£315.5m£316.9m£299.3m
49North DevonSouth West£315.3m£316.6m£299.1m
50MaldonEast of England£315.1m£316.5m£298.9m
51North ShropshireWest Midlands£314.8m£316.2m£298.6m
52Wirral WestNorth West£313.7m£315.0m£297.5m
53South East CornwallSouth West£313.0m£314.3m£296.9m
54North CornwallSouth West£312.8m£314.2m£296.7m
55EastbourneSouth East£311.3m£312.6m£295.3m
56Broadland and FakenhamEast of England£310.9m£312.3m£294.9m
57Angus and Perthshire GlensScotland£310.7m£312.0m£294.7mShared outEstimated
58Clwyd EastWales£310.4m£311.7m£294.5m
59YeovilSouth West£310.4m£311.7m£294.4m
60LowestoftEast of England£310.3m£311.6m£294.3m
61Mid NorfolkEast of England£310.0m£311.3m£294.0m
62Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkScotland£309.5m£310.9m£293.6mShared outEstimated
63Westmorland and LonsdaleNorth West£309.0m£310.4m£293.1m
64SouthportNorth West£308.7m£310.1m£292.9m
65Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweWales£307.7m£309.0m£291.9m
66Droitwich and EveshamWest Midlands£306.7m£308.1m£291.0m
67South SuffolkEast of England£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m
68Beverley and HoldernessYorkshire and The Humber£306.0m£307.3m£290.3m
69Harwich and North EssexEast of England£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m
70GainsboroughEast Midlands£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m
71Glastonbury and SomertonSouth West£305.7m£307.0m£290.0m
72Richmond and NorthallertonYorkshire and The Humber£305.4m£306.7m£289.7m
73Fareham and WaterloovilleSouth East£305.1m£306.4m£289.4m
74Central DevonSouth West£304.1m£305.3m£288.4m
75Ceredigion PreseliWales£303.5m£304.8m£287.9m
76MonmouthshireWales£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m
77Kingswinford and South StaffordshireWest Midlands£302.7m£304.0m£287.2m
78CaerfyrddinWales£302.5m£303.8m£286.9m
79Great YarmouthEast of England£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m
80Taunton and WellingtonSouth West£301.4m£302.7m£285.9m
81North SomersetSouth West£301.2m£302.5m£285.7m
82Argyll, Bute and South LochaberScotland£300.9m£302.1m£285.4mShared outEstimated
83Weald of KentSouth East£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m
84Wells and Mendip HillsSouth West£300.6m£301.9m£285.1m
85GowerWales£300.5m£301.8m£285.0m
86St IvesSouth West£299.8m£301.1m£284.4m
87Dover and DealSouth East£299.7m£300.9m£284.2m
88Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScotland£299.4m£300.6m£284.0mShared outEstimated
89South West DevonSouth West£299.2m£300.5m£283.8m
90Goole and PocklingtonYorkshire and The Humber£298.3m£299.6m£283.0m
91North East CambridgeshireEast of England£298.1m£299.4m£282.8m
92Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketEast of England£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m
93Dwyfor MeirionnyddWales£297.1m£298.3m£281.8m
94Exmouth and Exeter EastSouth West£296.4m£297.7m£281.2m
95Sussex WealdSouth East£296.3m£297.6m£281.0m
96Wetherby and EasingwoldYorkshire and The Humber£295.5m£296.7m£280.3m
97Castle PointEast of England£294.8m£296.0m£279.6m
98Folkestone and HytheSouth East£294.3m£295.6m£279.2m
99New Forest EastSouth East£293.9m£295.1m£278.7m
100Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands£293.8m£295.1m£278.7m
101LichfieldWest Midlands£293.4m£294.6m£278.3m
102East ThanetSouth East£292.8m£294.0m£277.7m
103Rutland and StamfordEast Midlands£292.6m£293.8m£277.5m
104York OuterYorkshire and The Humber£292.3m£293.5m£277.2m
105Montgomeryshire and GlyndwrWales£292.1m£293.3m£277.0m
106Mid DunbartonshireScotland£291.2m£292.4m£276.2mShared outEstimated
107Melksham and DevizesSouth West£290.7m£291.9m£275.7m
108Brigg and ImminghamYorkshire and The Humber£290.4m£291.6m£275.5m
109Arbroath and Broughty FerryScotland£290.1m£291.3m£275.2mShared outEstimated
110Forest of DeanSouth West£289.9m£291.1m£274.9m
111North Ayrshire and ArranScotland£289.5m£290.7m£274.6mShared outEstimated
112BassetlawEast Midlands£289.1m£290.4m£274.3m
113Perth and Kinross-shireScotland£288.8m£290.1m£274.0mShared outEstimated
114WithamEast of England£288.4m£289.6m£273.5m
115Grantham and BourneEast Midlands£288.2m£289.4m£273.3m
116HavantSouth East£287.8m£289.0m£273.0m
117Hastings and RyeSouth East£287.6m£288.8m£272.8m
118South CotswoldsSouth West£287.6m£288.8m£272.8m
119North East DerbyshireEast Midlands£287.6m£288.8m£272.8m
120TattonNorth West£287.2m£288.4m£272.4m
121Chester South and EddisburyNorth West£286.3m£287.5m£271.6m
122Bishop AucklandNorth East£285.8m£287.0m£271.1m
123West SuffolkEast of England£285.4m£286.6m£270.7m
124MacclesfieldNorth West£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m
125St Austell and NewquaySouth West£284.6m£285.8m£269.9m
126Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleScotland£284.2m£285.4m£269.6mShared outEstimated
127Sleaford and North HykehamEast Midlands£284.0m£285.2m£269.4m
128ShrewsburyWest Midlands£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m
129Kenilworth and SouthamWest Midlands£283.2m£284.4m£268.6m
130Harrogate and KnaresboroughYorkshire and The Humber£283.0m£284.2m£268.5m
131DaventryEast Midlands£283.0m£284.2m£268.5m
132Ribble ValleyNorth West£283.0m£284.2m£268.4m
133Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScotland£282.9m£284.1m£268.3mShared outEstimated
134Henley and ThameSouth East£282.7m£283.9m£268.2m
135Stone, Great Wyrley and PenkridgeWest Midlands£282.6m£283.8m£268.1m
136StroudSouth West£282.6m£283.8m£268.0m
137BromsgroveWest Midlands£282.3m£283.5m£267.8m
138Rayleigh and WickfordEast of England£282.3m£283.5m£267.7m
139Romsey and Southampton NorthSouth East£282.1m£283.3m£267.6m
140East HampshireSouth East£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
140Hereford and South HerefordshireWest Midlands£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
142Thornbury and YateSouth West£281.9m£283.1m£267.4m
143SalisburySouth West£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m
144CongletonNorth West£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m
145CarlisleNorth West£281.0m£282.1m£266.5m
146Harborough, Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands£280.5m£281.7m£266.1m
147North CotswoldsSouth West£280.4m£281.6m£266.0m
148BridgwaterSouth West£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m
149Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m
150Camborne and RedruthSouth West£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m
151HuntingdonEast of England£279.8m£281.0m£265.4m
152GosportSouth East£279.6m£280.8m£265.2m
153Moray West, Nairn and StrathspeyScotland£279.6m£280.8m£265.2mShared outEstimated
154Barrow and FurnessNorth West£279.1m£280.3m£264.7m
155WinchesterSouth East£278.9m£280.1m£264.6m
156South LeicestershireEast Midlands£278.9m£280.1m£264.6m
157Hazel GroveNorth West£278.8m£280.0m£264.4m
158Blyth and AshingtonNorth East£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m
159The WrekinWest Midlands£278.1m£279.3m£263.8m
160East Grinstead and UckfieldSouth East£278.0m£279.2m£263.7m
161Ely and East CambridgeshireEast of England£277.9m£279.1m£263.6m
162Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands£277.9m£279.0m£263.6m
163East Worthing and ShorehamSouth East£277.6m£278.8m£263.3m
164Central Suffolk and North IpswichEast of England£277.4m£278.6m£263.2m
165PooleSouth West£277.4m£278.5m£263.1m
166North DurhamNorth East£277.0m£278.2m£262.7m
167Sutton ColdfieldWest Midlands£276.1m£277.3m£261.9m
168Pendle and ClitheroeNorth West£275.8m£276.9m£261.6m
169South CambridgeshireEast of England£275.7m£276.8m£261.5m
170LlanelliWales£273.9m£275.0m£259.8m
171Mid LeicestershireEast Midlands£273.7m£274.9m£259.6m
172Houghton and Sunderland SouthNorth East£273.7m£274.9m£259.6m
173Penistone and StocksbridgeYorkshire and The Humber£273.2m£274.4m£259.2m
174Cramlington and KillingworthNorth East£273.2m£274.4m£259.2m
175TynemouthNorth East£273.2m£274.3m£259.1m
176Truro and FalmouthSouth West£272.9m£274.1m£258.8m
177North East HertfordshireEast of England£272.8m£274.0m£258.8m
178Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireScotland£272.5m£273.7m£258.5mShared outEstimated
179North West EssexEast of England£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m
180Sherwood ForestEast Midlands£271.5m£272.7m£257.6m
181BraintreeEast of England£271.3m£272.4m£257.3m
182West LancashireNorth West£271.2m£272.4m£257.3m
183South RibbleNorth West£271.1m£272.2m£257.1m
184Bangor AberconwyWales£271.1m£272.2m£257.1m
185Melton and SystonEast Midlands£270.9m£272.1m£257.0m
186CheadleNorth West£270.5m£271.6m£256.6m
187Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandNorth East£270.3m£271.4m£256.3m
188Whitehaven and WorkingtonNorth West£270.1m£271.2m£256.2m
189Aldridge-BrownhillsWest Midlands£270.1m£271.2m£256.2m
190Calder ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£270.0m£271.1m£256.1m
191North East FifeScotland£269.8m£270.9m£255.9mShared outEstimated
192South West WiltshireSouth West£269.6m£270.8m£255.8m
193RushcliffeEast Midlands£269.4m£270.5m£255.5m
194TewkesburySouth West£268.9m£270.1m£255.1m
195MakerfieldNorth West£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m
196Central AyrshireScotland£268.6m£269.8m£254.8mShared outEstimated
197ShipleyYorkshire and The Humber£268.5m£269.6m£254.7m
198North East Somerset and HanhamSouth West£268.1m£269.2m£254.3m
199Meriden and Solihull EastWest Midlands£267.6m£268.8m£253.9m
200Mid BuckinghamshireSouth East£267.4m£268.5m£253.6m
201St Helens NorthNorth West£267.2m£268.3m£253.4m
202ScunthorpeYorkshire and The Humber£266.9m£268.0m£253.1m
203SevenoaksSouth East£266.8m£267.9m£253.1m
204South NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£266.7m£267.9m£253.0m
205RedcarNorth East£266.7m£267.8m£252.9m
206Stoke-on-Trent SouthWest Midlands£266.4m£267.6m£252.7m
207CanterburySouth East£266.0m£267.1m£252.3m
208Chesham and AmershamSouth East£265.8m£267.0m£252.2m
209Stirling and StrathallanScotland£265.4m£266.5m£251.7mShared outEstimated
210Godalming and AshSouth East£265.4m£266.5m£251.7m
211Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorNorth East£265.4m£266.5m£251.7m
212Farnham and BordonSouth East£265.3m£266.5m£251.7m
213Ossett and Denby DaleYorkshire and The Humber£265.3m£266.4m£251.6m
214BolsoverEast Midlands£264.9m£266.1m£251.3m
215Faversham and Mid KentSouth East£264.4m£265.5m£250.8m
216TonbridgeSouth East£264.2m£265.3m£250.6m
217HorshamSouth East£264.1m£265.2m£250.5m
218Isle of Wight EastSouth East£264.0m£265.1m£250.4m
219Dorking and HorleySouth East£263.7m£264.9m£250.2m
220WallaseyNorth West£263.6m£264.8m£250.1m
221Great Grimsby and CleethorpesYorkshire and The Humber£263.1m£264.3m£249.6m
222GedlingEast Midlands£263.1m£264.2m£249.6m
223Mid DerbyshireEast Midlands£262.7m£263.8m£249.1m
224Neath and Swansea EastWales£262.5m£263.7m£249.0m
225TamworthWest Midlands£262.5m£263.6m£249.0m
226BeaconsfieldSouth East£262.3m£263.4m£248.8m
227MansfieldEast Midlands£262.2m£263.3m£248.7m
228Weston-super-MareSouth West£262.0m£263.1m£248.5m
229StaffordWest Midlands£261.6m£262.7m£248.2m
230SelbyYorkshire and The Humber£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m
231Bolton North EastNorth West£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m
232Vale of GlamorganWales£261.3m£262.4m£247.9m
233Washington and Gateshead SouthNorth East£261.3m£262.4m£247.9m
234ChesterfieldEast Midlands£261.1m£262.2m£247.7m
235Hamble ValleySouth East£261.0m£262.1m£247.6m
236Sittingbourne and SheppeySouth East£260.9m£262.0m£247.5m
237South NorfolkEast of England£260.6m£261.7m£247.2m
238Rother ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£260.5m£261.6m£247.1m
239Blackpool SouthNorth West£260.4m£261.5m£247.0m
240Aberdeenshire North and Moray EastScotland£260.3m£261.4m£246.9mShared outEstimated
241Corby and East NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£260.0m£261.1m£246.6m
242Kilmarnock and LoudounScotland£259.6m£260.7m£246.2mShared outEstimated
243Wellingborough and RushdenEast Midlands£259.0m£260.1m£245.7m
244Crewe and NantwichNorth West£258.8m£260.0m£245.5m
245North West LeicestershireEast Midlands£258.8m£259.9m£245.4m
246Southend West and LeighEast of England£258.8m£259.9m£245.4m
247BridgendWales£258.7m£259.8m£245.3m
248Doncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeYorkshire and The Humber£258.5m£259.6m£245.2m
249North East HampshireSouth East£258.3m£259.4m£245.0m
250Brentwood and OngarEast of England£257.7m£258.8m£244.5m
251Hornchurch and UpminsterLondon£257.7m£258.8m£244.4m
252East RenfrewshireScotland£257.6m£258.7m£244.4mShared outEstimated
253Blaydon and ConsettNorth East£257.6m£258.7m£244.3m
254Alyn and DeesideWales£257.6m£258.7m£244.3m
255Newport West and IslwynWales£257.4m£258.5m£244.2m
256Burton and UttoxeterWest Midlands£257.2m£258.3m£244.0m
257Hamilton and Clyde ValleyScotland£257.1m£258.2m£243.9mShared outEstimated
258ReigateSouth East£257.0m£258.1m£243.8m
259BroxtoweEast Midlands£256.8m£257.9m£243.6m
260High PeakEast Midlands£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
261KetteringEast Midlands£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
262Kingston upon Hull West and HaltempriceYorkshire and The Humber£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
263Normanton and HemsworthYorkshire and The Humber£256.6m£257.7m£243.4m
264Epsom and EwellSouth East£256.3m£257.4m£243.2m
265Tunbridge WellsSouth East£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m
266WiganNorth West£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m
267WrexhamWales£255.9m£257.0m£242.8m
268Keighley and IlkleyYorkshire and The Humber£255.7m£256.7m£242.5m
269Doncaster CentralYorkshire and The Humber£255.4m£256.5m£242.3m
270North BedfordshireEast of England£255.1m£256.1m£241.9m
271Chester North and NestonNorth West£255.0m£256.1m£241.9m
272Rhondda and OgmoreWales£254.5m£255.6m£241.5m
273Sunderland CentralNorth East£254.5m£255.6m£241.4m
274South ShieldsNorth East£254.5m£255.6m£241.4m
275East SurreySouth East£254.4m£255.5m£241.4m
276Bury NorthNorth West£254.3m£255.4m£241.3m
277Amber ValleyEast Midlands£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m
278ChorleyNorth West£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m
279Leigh and AthertonNorth West£253.8m£254.9m£240.7m
280Wolverhampton WestWest Midlands£253.5m£254.6m£240.5m
281Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyScotland£253.5m£254.6m£240.4mShared outEstimated
282RugbyWest Midlands£253.3m£254.4m£240.3m
283Lothian EastScotland£253.2m£254.3m£240.2mShared outEstimated
284Merthyr Tydfil and AberdareWales£253.0m£254.1m£240.0m
285DarlingtonNorth East£252.8m£253.9m£239.8m
286Barnsley NorthYorkshire and The Humber£252.8m£253.9m£239.8m
287Inverclyde and Renfrewshire WestScotland£252.7m£253.8m£239.7mShared outEstimated
288HartlepoolNorth East£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m
289Stockton WestNorth East£252.3m£253.4m£239.4m
290North Warwickshire and BedworthWest Midlands£251.6m£252.7m£238.6m
291RedditchWest Midlands£251.3m£252.4m£238.4m
292CaerphillyWales£251.3m£252.4m£238.4m
293West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScotland£251.2m£252.2m£238.3mShared outEstimated
294Frome and East SomersetSouth West£251.2m£252.2m£238.2m
295Aberdeen NorthScotland£251.1m£252.2m£238.2mShared outEstimated
296HertsmereEast of England£251.1m£252.2m£238.2m
297Cannock ChaseWest Midlands£250.9m£251.9m£238.0m
298Edinburgh WestScotland£250.7m£251.8m£237.8mShared outEstimated
299Leeds North WestYorkshire and The Humber£250.6m£251.6m£237.7m
300East Kilbride and StrathavenScotland£250.0m£251.0m£237.1mShared outEstimated
301BroxbourneEast of England£249.5m£250.6m£236.7m
302Barnsley SouthYorkshire and The Humber£249.4m£250.5m£236.6m
303Runcorn and HelsbyNorth West£249.3m£250.4m£236.5m
304BurnleyNorth West£249.3m£250.3m£236.4m
305Sheffield South EastYorkshire and The Humber£249.2m£250.3m£236.4m
306BanburySouth East£249.2m£250.3m£236.4m
307BirkenheadNorth West£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m
308Aberafan MaestegWales£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m
309Mid SussexSouth East£248.6m£249.7m£235.8m
310Plymouth Moor ViewSouth West£248.5m£249.6m£235.7m
311TorfaenWales£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m
312Norwich NorthEast of England£248.3m£249.4m£235.5m
313Liverpool GarstonNorth West£248.3m£249.3m£235.5m
314Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerLondon£248.2m£249.2m£235.4m
315StourbridgeWest Midlands£248.0m£249.0m£235.2m
316Bolton WestNorth West£247.7m£248.7m£234.9m
317Solihull West and ShirleyWest Midlands£246.8m£247.8m£234.1m
318East WiltshireSouth West£246.7m£247.7m£234.0m
319Lancaster and WyreNorth West£246.3m£247.3m£233.6m
320Sheffield HallamYorkshire and The Humber£246.2m£247.2m£233.5m
321Blaenau Gwent and RhymneyWales£246.1m£247.1m£233.4m
322City of DurhamNorth East£245.9m£246.9m£233.2m
323Glenrothes and Mid FifeScotland£245.8m£246.8m£233.1mShared outEstimated
324WitneySouth East£245.7m£246.7m£233.0m
325EasingtonNorth East£245.0m£246.1m£232.4m
326Runnymede and WeybridgeSouth East£245.0m£246.0m£232.4m
327Stoke-on-Trent NorthWest Midlands£244.4m£245.5m£231.8m
328PontypriddWales£244.3m£245.3m£231.7m
329Doncaster NorthYorkshire and The Humber£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m
330MaidenheadSouth East£244.2m£245.2m£231.6m
331Harpenden and BerkhamstedEast of England£244.0m£245.0m£231.4m
332Spen ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£243.5m£244.5m£230.9m
333Jarrow and Gateshead EastNorth East£243.2m£244.2m£230.7m
334ChippenhamSouth West£243.1m£244.1m£230.6m
335Rossendale and DarwenNorth West£242.8m£243.9m£230.3m
336Surrey HeathSouth East£242.8m£243.8m£230.3m
337Chipping BarnetLondon£241.9m£243.0m£229.5m
338Epping ForestEast of England£241.6m£242.6m£229.1m
339Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands£241.4m£242.4m£229.0m
340Old Bexley and SidcupLondon£240.2m£241.3m£227.9m
341West DunbartonshireScotland£240.2m£241.2m£227.8mShared outEstimated
342Colne ValleyYorkshire and The Humber£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m
343Warrington SouthNorth West£239.9m£240.9m£227.5m
344Hertford and StortfordEast of England£239.7m£240.7m£227.4m
345Didcot and WantageSouth East£239.7m£240.7m£227.4m
346St Helens South and WhistonNorth West£239.6m£240.6m£227.3m
347ErewashEast Midlands£239.6m£240.6m£227.2m
348RutherglenScotland£239.1m£240.1m£226.8mShared outEstimated
349Swansea WestWales£239.1m£240.1m£226.8m
350Warrington NorthNorth West£238.2m£239.2m£225.9m
351St Neots and Mid CambridgeshireEast of England£238.1m£239.1m£225.9m
352Altrincham and Sale WestNorth West£238.1m£239.1m£225.9m
353Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestNorth East£238.0m£239.1m£225.8m
354OrpingtonLondon£238.0m£239.1m£225.8m
355South DerbyshireEast Midlands£238.0m£239.0m£225.8m
356Harrow EastLondon£237.9m£238.9m£225.7m
357AshfieldEast Midlands£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m
358Gateshead Central and WhickhamNorth East£237.1m£238.1m£224.9m
359GloucesterSouth West£237.0m£238.0m£224.8m
360HalesowenWest Midlands£236.9m£238.0m£224.8m
361Isle of Wight WestSouth East£236.9m£237.9m£224.7m
362Bicester and WoodstockSouth East£236.8m£237.9m£224.7m
363NewburySouth East£236.7m£237.7m£224.5m
364Motherwell, Wishaw and CarlukeScotland£236.3m£237.3m£224.1mShared outEstimated
365North West HampshireSouth East£236.1m£237.2m£224.0m
366Bournemouth WestSouth West£236.1m£237.1m£224.0m
367FalkirkScotland£235.9m£236.9m£223.8mShared outEstimated
368EastleighSouth East£235.8m£236.8m£223.6m
369PeterboroughEast of England£235.6m£236.6m£223.5m
370WokinghamSouth East£234.7m£235.7m£222.6m
371AldershotSouth East£234.5m£235.5m£222.4m
372Mid BedfordshireEast of England£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m
373WorcesterWest Midlands£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m
374HalifaxYorkshire and The Humber£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m
375CheltenhamSouth West£233.8m£234.8m£221.8m
376Newcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendNorth East£233.5m£234.5m£221.5m
377Maidstone and MallingSouth East£233.4m£234.4m£221.4m
378Rawmarsh and ConisbroughYorkshire and The Humber£233.3m£234.3m£221.3m
379Gordon and BuchanScotland£233.3m£234.3m£221.3mShared outEstimated
380Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardEast of England£233.0m£234.0m£221.0m
381RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber£233.0m£234.0m£221.0m
382Oldham East and SaddleworthNorth West£232.7m£233.7m£220.8m
383Finchley and Golders GreenLondon£232.7m£233.7m£220.7m
384Bournemouth EastSouth West£232.7m£233.6m£220.7m
385GraveshamSouth East£232.5m£233.4m£220.5m
386South West HertfordshireEast of England£232.4m£233.4m£220.5m
387SpelthorneSouth East£232.4m£233.3m£220.4m
388Worsley and EcclesNorth West£232.1m£233.1m£220.2m
389Southend East and RochfordEast of England£231.9m£232.9m£220.0m
390Gillingham and RainhamSouth East£231.8m£232.7m£219.8m
391Buckingham and BletchleySouth East£231.7m£232.7m£219.8m
392Newcastle upon Tyne NorthNorth East£231.6m£232.6m£219.7m
393Ellesmere Port and BromboroughNorth West£231.5m£232.5m£219.6m
394Alloa and GrangemouthScotland£231.5m£232.5m£219.6mShared outEstimated
395Newport EastWales£231.0m£232.0m£219.1m
396Cumbernauld and KirkintillochScotland£231.0m£232.0m£219.1mShared outEstimated
397North West CambridgeshireEast of England£230.5m£231.5m£218.7m
398Wakefield and RothwellYorkshire and The Humber£229.8m£230.8m£218.0m
399ChelmsfordEast of England£229.8m£230.8m£218.0m
400BootleNorth West£229.6m£230.6m£217.8m
401Stockton NorthNorth East£229.5m£230.4m£217.7m
402Cardiff NorthWales£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m
403Basildon and BillericayEast of England£229.4m£230.3m£217.6m
404AshfordSouth East£229.2m£230.2m£217.4m
405HarlowEast of England£228.8m£229.8m£217.1m
406MidlothianScotland£228.6m£229.6m£216.9mShared outEstimated
407Pontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyYorkshire and The Humber£228.6m£229.6m£216.8m
408Widnes and HalewoodNorth West£227.9m£228.9m£216.2m
409South Basildon and East ThurrockEast of England£227.9m£228.8m£216.1m
410Dunfermline and DollarScotland£227.8m£228.8m£216.1mShared outEstimated
411IpswichEast of England£227.5m£228.5m£215.8m
412Kingston upon Hull North and CottinghamYorkshire and The Humber£227.3m£228.3m£215.6m
413DudleyWest Midlands£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m
414Leeds EastYorkshire and The Humber£227.2m£228.2m£215.5m
415Northampton NorthEast Midlands£227.2m£228.2m£215.5m
416Heywood and Middleton NorthNorth West£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m
417WindsorSouth East£227.0m£228.0m£215.3m
418LincolnEast Midlands£226.6m£227.5m£214.9m
419Wolverhampton North EastWest Midlands£226.1m£227.1m£214.5m
420Sheffield HeeleyYorkshire and The Humber£225.8m£226.7m£214.2m
421Esher and WaltonSouth East£225.6m£226.6m£214.0m
422NuneatonWest Midlands£225.5m£226.5m£213.9m
423Ynys MônWales£225.5m£226.4m£213.9m
424Liverpool West DerbyNorth West£225.2m£226.1m£213.6m
425Reading West and Mid BerkshireSouth East£224.8m£225.8m£213.2m
426Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthScotland£224.8m£225.7m£213.2mShared outEstimated
427RomfordLondon£224.3m£225.3m£212.8m
428Kingston upon Hull EastYorkshire and The Humber£224.1m£225.1m£212.6m
429Edmonton and Winchmore HillLondon£224.1m£225.1m£212.6m
430Milton Keynes NorthSouth East£224.1m£225.0m£212.6m
431HitchinEast of England£224.1m£225.0m£212.5m
432Welwyn HatfieldEast of England£223.7m£224.7m£212.2m
433LivingstonScotland£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimated
434HuddersfieldYorkshire and The Humber£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m
435Southgate and Wood GreenLondon£223.3m£224.3m£211.8m
436Warwick and LeamingtonWest Midlands£222.8m£223.8m£211.4m
437Northampton SouthEast Midlands£222.3m£223.2m£210.9m
438Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScotland£222.3m£223.2m£210.8mShared outEstimated
439Stoke-on-Trent CentralWest Midlands£222.3m£223.2m£210.8m
440Birmingham NorthfieldWest Midlands£222.2m£223.2m£210.8m
441LoughboroughEast Midlands£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m
442Cardiff WestWales£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m
443Wolverhampton South EastWest Midlands£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m
444AylesburySouth East£222.1m£223.1m£210.7m
445Aberdeen SouthScotland£222.0m£223.0m£210.6mShared outEstimated
446Bathgate and LinlithgowScotland£221.4m£222.3m£210.0mShared outEstimated
447Liverpool WaltonNorth West£221.2m£222.2m£209.9m
448Coatbridge and BellshillScotland£221.2m£222.1m£209.8mShared outEstimated
449Coventry North WestWest Midlands£221.0m£221.9m£209.6m
450Dundee CentralScotland£220.7m£221.7m£209.4mShared outEstimated
451BedfordEast of England£220.7m£221.7m£209.4m
452Oxford West and AbingdonSouth East£220.6m£221.6m£209.3m
453TelfordWest Midlands£219.2m£220.1m£207.9m
454Bury SouthNorth West£219.2m£220.1m£207.9m
455Chingford and Woodford GreenLondon£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m
456Stalybridge and HydeNorth West£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m
457Mid CheshireNorth West£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m
458Bristol North WestSouth West£218.8m£219.7m£207.5m
459Beckenham and PengeLondon£218.6m£219.5m£207.4m
460Tipton and WednesburyWest Midlands£218.4m£219.4m£207.2m
461Croydon SouthLondon£218.3m£219.2m£207.0m
462WokingSouth East£218.2m£219.2m£207.0m
463Airdrie and ShottsScotland£218.0m£218.9m£206.8mShared outEstimated
464BasingstokeSouth East£217.8m£218.8m£206.6m
465West BromwichWest Midlands£217.8m£218.7m£206.6m
466Brighton Kemptown and PeacehavenSouth East£217.7m£218.7m£206.5m
467HyndburnNorth West£217.4m£218.3m£206.2m
468Birmingham ErdingtonWest Midlands£216.6m£217.5m£205.4m
469BathSouth West£216.4m£217.3m£205.3m
470Bromley and Biggin HillLondon£216.3m£217.2m£205.2m
471Chatham and AylesfordSouth East£216.2m£217.2m£205.1m
472TwickenhamLondon£216.1m£217.0m£204.9m
473Swindon NorthSouth West£215.9m£216.8m£204.8m
474Eltham and ChislehurstLondon£215.7m£216.7m£204.6m
475Derby NorthEast Midlands£215.4m£216.3m£204.3m
476KnowsleyNorth West£215.1m£216.0m£204.0m
477Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastNorth East£214.8m£215.7m£203.7m
478Norwich SouthEast of England£214.0m£214.9m£203.0m
479Rochester and StroodSouth East£214.0m£214.9m£203.0m
480Edinburgh SouthScotland£213.5m£214.4m£202.5mShared outEstimated
481Richmond ParkLondon£212.6m£213.5m£201.7m
482Stretford and UrmstonNorth West£212.6m£213.5m£201.7m
483Leicester EastEast Midlands£210.7m£211.6m£199.9m
484Nottingham North and KimberleyEast Midlands£210.0m£210.9m£199.2m
485Bexleyheath and CrayfordLondon£209.9m£210.8m£199.1m
486Croydon EastLondon£209.8m£210.7m£199.0m
487Walsall and BloxwichWest Midlands£209.6m£210.5m£198.8m
488Ashton-under-LyneNorth West£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m
489Portsmouth NorthSouth East£209.3m£210.2m£198.6m
490Bolton South and WalkdenNorth West£209.1m£210.0m£198.3m
491Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonNorth West£209.0m£209.9m£198.3m
492Wythenshawe and Sale EastNorth West£209.0m£209.9m£198.3m
493ColchesterEast of England£208.8m£209.7m£198.0m
494Hemel HempsteadEast of England£208.7m£209.6m£198.0m
495StevenageEast of England£208.7m£209.6m£197.9m
496Swindon SouthSouth West£208.5m£209.4m£197.8m
497Leeds South West and MorleyYorkshire and The Humber£207.8m£208.7m£197.1m
498GuildfordSouth East£207.0m£207.9m£196.3m
499St AlbansEast of England£205.9m£206.8m£195.3m
500Coventry EastWest Midlands£205.7m£206.6m£195.1m
501Enfield NorthLondon£204.1m£205.0m£193.6m
502Coventry SouthWest Midlands£203.9m£204.7m£193.4m
503Sutton and CheamLondon£203.8m£204.7m£193.3m
504CrawleySouth East£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m
505Glasgow North EastScotland£203.0m£203.9m£192.6mShared outEstimated
506StockportNorth West£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m
507Ealing NorthLondon£201.7m£202.5m£191.3m
508Brent WestLondon£200.9m£201.8m£190.6m
509Bradford SouthYorkshire and The Humber£200.4m£201.3m£190.1m
510Luton NorthEast of England£200.0m£200.9m£189.8m
511Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughYorkshire and The Humber£199.9m£200.8m£189.6m
512Edinburgh East and MusselburghScotland£199.6m£200.5m£189.4mShared outEstimated
513Southampton ItchenSouth East£199.3m£200.2m£189.1m
514ExeterSouth West£198.7m£199.6m£188.5m
515Uxbridge and South RuislipLondon£198.2m£199.0m£188.0m
516Edinburgh South WestScotland£198.2m£199.0m£188.0mShared outEstimated
517Brent EastLondon£198.0m£198.9m£187.8m
518Cardiff EastWales£198.0m£198.8m£187.8m
519Kensington and BayswaterLondon£197.8m£198.7m£187.6m
520RochdaleNorth West£197.4m£198.3m£187.3m
521Leeds North EastYorkshire and The Humber£197.3m£198.2m£187.2m
522Derby SouthEast Midlands£197.2m£198.0m£187.0m
523WimbledonLondon£196.7m£197.5m£186.6m
524Ealing SouthallLondon£196.4m£197.2m£186.3m
525Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthWest Midlands£195.7m£196.5m£185.6m
526Birmingham EdgbastonWest Midlands£195.2m£196.0m£185.2m
527BracknellSouth East£195.0m£195.8m£185.0m
528Liverpool WavertreeNorth West£194.6m£195.4m£184.6m
529SmethwickWest Midlands£194.4m£195.2m£184.4m
530Hove and PortsladeSouth East£194.0m£194.8m£184.0m
531Kingston and SurbitonLondon£193.6m£194.4m£183.6m
532Glasgow WestScotland£193.3m£194.1m£183.4mShared outEstimated
533Hampstead and HighgateLondon£193.0m£193.8m£183.0m
534PrestonNorth West£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m
535Glasgow EastScotland£191.9m£192.7m£182.0mShared outEstimated
536Leeds West and PudseyYorkshire and The Humber£191.7m£192.5m£181.8m
537Bristol North EastSouth West£191.6m£192.4m£181.7m
538Brentford and IsleworthLondon£191.6m£192.4m£181.7m
539WycombeSouth East£191.3m£192.1m£181.4m
540Glasgow SouthScotland£191.2m£192.0m£181.3mShared outEstimated
541York CentralYorkshire and The Humber£190.9m£191.8m£181.1m
542Plymouth Sutton and DevonportSouth West£190.3m£191.1m£180.5m
543Ealing Central and ActonLondon£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m
544Earley and WoodleySouth East£190.2m£191.0m£180.4m
545Dagenham and RainhamLondon£190.0m£190.8m£180.3m
546HendonLondon£189.2m£190.0m£179.5m
547Ilford NorthLondon£189.0m£189.8m£179.3m
548Filton and Bradley StokeSouth West£188.9m£189.7m£179.2m
549Blackley and Middleton SouthNorth West£188.9m£189.7m£179.2m
550Carshalton and WallingtonLondon£187.3m£188.1m£177.7m
551Gorton and DentonNorth West£186.8m£187.6m£177.2m
552Birmingham Selly OakWest Midlands£186.7m£187.5m£177.1m
553Cities of London and WestminsterLondon£185.8m£186.6m£176.3m
554BlackburnNorth West£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m
555Harrow WestLondon£185.5m£186.3m£175.9m
556Feltham and HestonLondon£185.1m£185.8m£175.5m
557Glasgow South WestScotland£184.0m£184.8m£174.5mShared outEstimated
558Mitcham and MordenLondon£183.4m£184.2m£174.0m
559Cardiff South and PenarthWales£183.3m£184.0m£173.8m
560Milton Keynes CentralSouth East£183.1m£183.9m£173.7m
561DartfordSouth East£181.0m£181.8m£171.7m
562Bristol SouthSouth West£180.9m£181.7m£171.6m
563Birmingham YardleyWest Midlands£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m
564Leicester WestEast Midlands£178.8m£179.6m£169.6m
565Southampton TestSouth East£178.1m£178.9m£169.0m
566WatfordEast of England£178.0m£178.7m£168.8m
567Chelsea and FulhamLondon£177.8m£178.6m£168.7m
568Portsmouth SouthSouth East£177.8m£178.5m£168.6m
569Luton South and South BedfordshireEast of England£177.0m£177.8m£167.9m
570Queen's Park and Maida ValeLondon£176.6m£177.3m£167.5m
571Dewsbury and BatleyYorkshire and The Humber£175.8m£176.6m£166.8m
572Hammersmith and ChiswickLondon£175.5m£176.2m£166.5m
573Bristol EastSouth West£174.1m£174.8m£165.1m
574Birmingham Hall Green and MoseleyWest Midlands£173.9m£174.6m£164.9m
575Liverpool RiversideNorth West£173.1m£173.9m£164.2m
576Erith and ThamesmeadLondon£172.0m£172.8m£163.2m
577ThurrockEast of England£171.9m£172.6m£163.0m
578Bradford EastYorkshire and The Humber£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m
579Nottingham SouthEast Midlands£170.2m£171.0m£161.5m
580Streatham and Croydon NorthLondon£169.5m£170.2m£160.7m
581Leeds SouthYorkshire and The Humber£169.4m£170.1m£160.7m
582Edinburgh North and LeithScotland£169.4m£170.1m£160.6mShared outEstimated
583Birmingham Perry BarrWest Midlands£168.6m£169.3m£159.9m
584Glasgow NorthScotland£167.1m£167.8m£158.5mShared outEstimated
585Hornsey and Friern BarnetLondon£166.4m£167.1m£157.8m
586SloughSouth East£165.7m£166.4m£157.2m
587Oxford EastSouth East£163.9m£164.6m£155.5m
588Lewisham EastLondon£163.9m£164.6m£155.5m
589Reading CentralSouth East£163.5m£164.2m£155.1m
590Hayes and HarlingtonLondon£162.8m£163.5m£154.4m
591Leyton and WansteadLondon£162.6m£163.3m£154.2m
592CambridgeEast of England£160.1m£160.8m£151.9m
593SalfordNorth West£160.0m£160.7m£151.8m
594TottenhamLondon£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m
595Bradford WestYorkshire and The Humber£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m
596Leicester SouthEast Midlands£157.5m£158.2m£149.4m
597Ilford SouthLondon£154.9m£155.6m£146.9m
598Holborn and St PancrasLondon£152.8m£153.5m£145.0m
599Brighton PavilionSouth East£150.7m£151.4m£143.0m
600Islington South and FinsburyLondon£148.5m£149.1m£140.8m
601Croydon WestLondon£147.5m£148.1m£139.9m
602PutneyLondon£145.6m£146.2m£138.1m
603Nottingham EastEast Midlands£145.2m£145.8m£137.7m
604Dulwich and West NorwoodLondon£141.6m£142.2m£134.3m
605Islington NorthLondon£139.7m£140.2m£132.5m
606Manchester CentralNorth West£139.3m£139.8m£132.1m
607Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLondon£135.0m£135.6m£128.1m
608East HamLondon£132.9m£133.5m£126.1m
609Lewisham West and East DulwichLondon£132.3m£132.8m£125.5m
610Manchester WithingtonNorth West£131.9m£132.5m£125.1m
611Birmingham LadywoodWest Midlands£129.7m£130.2m£123.0m
612WalthamstowLondon£128.6m£129.1m£121.9m
613TootingLondon£128.2m£128.8m£121.6m
614West Ham and BecktonLondon£127.2m£127.8m£120.7m
615BarkingLondon£127.0m£127.6m£120.5m
616Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenLondon£125.1m£125.6m£118.7m
617Greenwich and WoolwichLondon£124.0m£124.6m£117.7m
618Lewisham NorthLondon£121.7m£122.2m£115.4m
619Hackney South and ShoreditchLondon£121.0m£121.5m£114.8m
620PeckhamLondon£120.8m£121.4m£114.6m
621BatterseaLondon£119.6m£120.1m£113.5m
622Stratford and BowLowest 10London£113.4m£113.9m£107.6m
623Bethnal Green and StepneyLowest 10London£109.4m£109.8m£103.7m
624Clapham and Brixton HillLowest 10London£107.9m£108.4m£102.4m
625Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLowest 10London£105.6m£106.1m£100.2m
626Leeds Central and HeadingleyLowest 10Yorkshire and The Humber£103.2m£103.7m£97.9m
627Bristol CentralLowest 10South West£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m
628Sheffield CentralLowest 10Yorkshire and The Humber£96.0m£96.4m£91.1m
629Poplar and LimehouseLowest 10London£93.7m£94.1m£88.8m
630Manchester RusholmeLowest 10North West£88.5m£88.9m£84.0m
631Na h-Eileanan an IarLowest 10Scotland£86.2m£86.5m£81.7mShared outEstimated
-Orkney and ShetlandScotland£96.6m£97.0m£91.6mNot ranked: covers only some benefitsShared outEstimated

348 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bn total

350 shownSee it on the map

32 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, total, 2024-25, local authorities
NationFigure type
1North YorkshireHighest 10England£1.9bn£2.0bn£1.8bn
2BirminghamHighest 10England£1.9bn£1.9bn£1.8bn
3SomersetHighest 10England£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn
4CornwallHighest 10England£1.8bn£1.8bn£1.7bn
5LeedsHighest 10England£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn
6County DurhamHighest 10England£1.4bn
7WiltshireHighest 10England£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn
8DorsetHighest 10England£1.4bn£1.4bn£1.3bn
9BuckinghamshireHighest 10England£1.3bn
10SheffieldHighest 10England£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn
11Glasgow CityScotland£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnEstimated
12East Riding of YorkshireEngland£1.1bn
13Cheshire EastEngland£1.1bn
14Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland£1.1bn£1.1bn£1.0bn
15BradfordEngland£1.1bn£1.1bn£1,000.0m
16NorthumberlandEngland£1.1bn£1.1bn£996.6m
17ShropshireEngland£1.0bn£1.0bn£973.9m
18City of EdinburghScotland£994.3m£998.5m£943.1mEstimated
19LiverpoolEngland£994.1m£998.3m£943.0m
20FifeScotland£984.2m£988.4m£933.6mEstimated
21KirkleesEngland£968.9m£973.0m£919.1m
22Cheshire West and ChesterEngland£954.6m£958.6m£905.5m
23West NorthamptonshireEngland£935.3m£939.3m£887.2m
24WirralEngland£907.1m£911.0m£860.4m
25South LanarkshireScotland£859.9m£863.5m£815.6mEstimated
26East SuffolkEngland£855.2m£858.8m£811.2m
27WakefieldEngland£839.9m£843.5m£796.7m
28North NorthamptonshireEngland£839.8m£843.3m£796.6m
29DudleyEngland£834.5m£838.0m£791.6m
30SeftonEngland£827.8m£831.4m£785.2m
31WiganEngland£810.1m£813.5m£768.4m
32North LanarkshireScotland£808.2m£811.6m£766.6mEstimated
33CumberlandEngland£807.1m£810.5m£765.6m
34Bristol, City ofEngland£763.5m£766.8m£724.2m
35DoncasterEngland£753.4m£756.6m£714.6m
36StockportEngland£751.7m£754.9m£713.0m
37SunderlandEngland£739.2m£742.3m£701.2m
38BromleyEngland£735.1m£738.2m£697.2m
39Westmorland and FurnessEngland£719.2m£722.3m£682.2m
40BarnetEngland£696.4m£699.3m£660.5m
41Central BedfordshireEngland£695.3m£698.3m£659.5m
42South GloucestershireEngland£685.9m£688.8m£650.6m
43CardiffWales£684.0m£687.0m£648.8m
44ManchesterEngland£682.8m£685.7m£647.6m
45HighlandScotland£682.4m£685.3m£647.3mEstimated
46AberdeenshireScotland£672.7m£675.5m£638.0mEstimated
47CroydonEngland£669.6m£672.5m£635.2m
48RotherhamEngland£658.9m£661.7m£625.0m
49North SomersetEngland£650.5m£653.3m£617.1m
50New ForestEngland£645.5m£648.3m£612.3m
51BoltonEngland£642.8m£645.6m£609.8m
52SandwellEngland£632.5m£635.2m£600.0m
53SwanseaWales£630.8m£633.5m£598.4m
54CoventryEngland£630.5m£633.2m£598.1m
55WalsallEngland£630.3m£633.0m£597.9m
56BarnsleyEngland£611.1m£613.7m£579.7m
57PlymouthEngland£606.5m£609.1m£575.3m
58Herefordshire, County ofEngland£605.7m£608.3m£574.5m
59Rhondda Cynon TafWales£602.7m£605.3m£571.7m
60ArunEngland£590.9m£593.4m£560.5m
61MedwayEngland£590.0m£592.5m£559.7m
62EnfieldEngland£579.6m£582.1m£549.8m
63HaveringEngland£577.7m£580.1m£547.9m
64Newcastle upon TyneEngland£577.5m£580.0m£547.8m
65CarmarthenshireWales£576.3m£578.8m£546.7m
66SolihullEngland£574.0m£576.5m£544.5m
67Stoke-on-TrentEngland£572.5m£574.9m£543.0m
68TendringEngland£570.5m£572.9m£541.1m
69EalingEngland£565.4m£567.8m£536.3m
70North TynesideEngland£555.5m£557.9m£526.9m
71East LindseyEngland£552.7m£555.0m£524.2m
72WolverhamptonEngland£551.2m£553.5m£522.8m
73East DevonEngland£551.2m£553.5m£522.8m
74LeicesterEngland£547.1m£549.4m£518.9m
75WealdenEngland£538.6m£540.9m£510.8m
76DerbyEngland£528.6m£530.8m£501.4m
77TraffordEngland£521.2m£523.4m£494.3m
78Kingston upon Hull, City ofEngland£520.9m£523.2m£494.1m
79Milton KeynesEngland£520.4m£522.6m£493.6m
80TamesideEngland£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m
81BexleyEngland£515.9m£518.1m£489.4m
82WarringtonEngland£514.7m£516.9m£488.2m
83HillingdonEngland£514.2m£516.4m£487.8m
84GatesheadEngland£513.0m£515.2m£486.6m
85CalderdaleEngland£504.2m£506.3m£478.2m
86BrentEngland£503.6m£505.8m£477.7m
87Isle of WightEngland£500.9m£503.0m£475.1m
88King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland£494.9m£497.0m£469.4m
89Dumfries and GallowayScotland£491.4m£493.5m£466.1mEstimated
90OldhamEngland£491.4m£493.5m£466.1m
91Brighton and HoveEngland£491.0m£493.1m£465.7m
92HarrowEngland£490.0m£492.1m£464.8m
93Stockton-on-TeesEngland£487.9m£489.9m£462.8m
94YorkEngland£483.2m£485.3m£458.3m
95St. HelensEngland£480.7m£482.7m£456.0m
96NottinghamEngland£479.6m£481.6m£454.9m
97RochdaleEngland£477.3m£479.3m£452.7m
98Aberdeen CityScotland£473.1m£475.2m£448.8mEstimated
99HuntingdonshireEngland£471.0m£473.0m£446.8m
100SwindonEngland£470.7m£472.7m£446.4m
101RedbridgeEngland£470.6m£472.7m£446.4m
102West SuffolkEngland£468.8m£470.8m£444.7m
103North LincolnshireEngland£468.2m£470.2m£444.1m
104Bath and North East SomersetEngland£464.1m£466.1m£440.2m
105CaerphillyWales£462.9m£464.9m£439.1m
106SalfordEngland£461.8m£463.8m£438.1m
107TeignbridgeEngland£458.1m£460.0m£434.5m
108TorbayEngland£453.7m£455.6m£430.3m
109Perth and KinrossScotland£452.9m£454.8m£429.6mEstimated
110PowysWales£449.7m£451.6m£426.6m
111RenfrewshireScotland£448.7m£450.6m£425.6mEstimated
112BuryEngland£447.8m£449.7m£424.8m
113ChelmsfordEngland£445.4m£447.3m£422.5m
114CharnwoodEngland£444.6m£446.5m£421.7m
115BrecklandEngland£442.5m£444.3m£419.7m
116Stratford-on-AvonEngland£442.4m£444.3m£419.6m
117ColchesterEngland£439.1m£440.9m£416.5m
118Southend-on-SeaEngland£438.3m£440.1m£415.7m
119South NorfolkEngland£434.3m£436.2m£412.0m
120CanterburyEngland£430.9m£432.7m£408.7m
121HorshamEngland£428.7m£430.5m£406.6m
122SouthamptonEngland£426.7m£428.6m£404.8m
123MaidstoneEngland£425.6m£427.4m£403.7m
124Telford and WrekinEngland£425.3m£427.1m£403.4m
125North East LincolnshireEngland£425.0m£426.8m£403.2m
126BroadlandEngland£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m
127North NorfolkEngland£423.4m£425.2m£401.6m
128ChichesterEngland£423.1m£424.9m£401.3m
129FlintshireWales£421.4m£423.2m£399.7m
130South KestevenEngland£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m
131ThanetEngland£421.2m£423.0m£399.5m
132HounslowEngland£420.7m£422.5m£399.0m
133WychavonEngland£420.0m£421.8m£398.4m
134BasildonEngland£412.0m£413.7m£390.8m
135Basingstoke and DeaneEngland£407.7m£409.4m£386.7m
136South CambridgeshireEngland£407.4m£409.1m£386.4m
137South TynesideEngland£405.3m£407.0m£384.4m
138BraintreeEngland£404.2m£405.9m£383.4m
139North AyrshireScotland£403.4m£405.1m£382.6mEstimated
140West LothianScotland£403.2m£404.9m£382.4mEstimated
141Mid SussexEngland£401.8m£403.5m£381.1m
142West BerkshireEngland£400.6m£402.3m£380.0m
143Redcar and ClevelandEngland£400.1m£401.8m£379.5m
144WyreEngland£399.4m£401.1m£378.9m
145BedfordEngland£395.4m£397.1m£375.1m
146PembrokeshireWales£395.2m£396.9m£374.8m
147Richmond upon ThamesEngland£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m
147StaffordEngland£394.3m£396.0m£374.0m
149WandsworthEngland£393.4m£395.1m£373.1m
150ConwyWales£393.4m£395.0m£373.1m
151BridgendWales£391.5m£393.2m£371.4m
152South OxfordshireEngland£391.3m£392.9m£371.1m
153SuttonEngland£391.1m£392.7m£371.0m
154WokinghamEngland£390.1m£391.8m£370.0m
155PeterboroughEngland£389.1m£390.7m£369.0m
156FalkirkScotland£389.1m£390.7m£369.0mEstimated
157Neath Port TalbotWales£387.5m£389.1m£367.5m
158PortsmouthEngland£387.1m£388.8m£367.2m
159GreenwichEngland£384.0m£385.6m£364.3m
160HavantEngland£383.5m£385.2m£363.8m
161Vale of GlamorganWales£378.2m£379.8m£358.7m
162LewishamEngland£376.1m£377.7m£356.8m
163RotherEngland£374.8m£376.4m£355.5m
164East HampshireEngland£371.9m£373.5m£352.8m
165Scottish BordersScotland£370.9m£372.5m£351.8mEstimated
166SwaleEngland£370.6m£372.2m£351.5m
167LancasterEngland£368.7m£370.2m£349.7m
168LambethEngland£368.3m£369.8m£349.3m
169HaringeyEngland£367.6m£369.1m£348.6m
170South AyrshireScotland£367.5m£369.1m£348.6mEstimated
171Waltham ForestEngland£366.1m£367.6m£347.2m
172BlackpoolEngland£365.7m£367.2m£346.9m
173Amber ValleyEngland£363.7m£365.2m£344.9m
174East HertfordshireEngland£362.9m£364.4m£344.2m
175KnowsleyEngland£357.7m£359.2m£339.3m
176StroudEngland£357.1m£358.6m£338.7m
177CherwellEngland£356.8m£358.3m£338.4m
178South StaffordshireEngland£355.5m£357.0m£337.2m
179Windsor and MaidenheadEngland£355.1m£356.6m£336.8m
180WarwickEngland£353.8m£355.3m£335.6m
181FarehamEngland£353.2m£354.7m£335.0m
182Test ValleyEngland£351.6m£353.1m£333.5m
183North KestevenEngland£351.5m£353.0m£333.5m
184WaverleyEngland£351.4m£352.9m£333.3m
185Newark and SherwoodEngland£351.0m£352.4m£332.9m
186Vale of White HorseEngland£350.4m£351.8m£332.3m
187Folkestone and HytheEngland£350.2m£351.7m£332.2m
188SouthwarkEngland£350.0m£351.5m£332.0m
189DoverEngland£349.8m£351.3m£331.8m
190WrexhamWales£349.4m£350.8m£331.4m
191DacorumEngland£347.8m£349.3m£329.9m
192AngusScotland£347.4m£348.9m£329.5mEstimated
193NewportWales£347.2m£348.6m£329.3m
194Reigate and BansteadEngland£345.5m£346.9m£327.7m
195EastleighEngland£340.2m£341.7m£322.7m
196Newcastle-under-LymeEngland£339.8m£341.3m£322.3m
197Dundee CityScotland£338.3m£339.8m£320.9mEstimated
198Epping ForestEngland£337.8m£339.3m£320.5m
199WinchesterEngland£336.5m£338.0m£319.2m
200MertonEngland£335.6m£337.0m£318.3m
201GwyneddWales£335.2m£336.6m£317.9m
202BassetlawEngland£334.7m£336.1m£317.5m
203Mid SuffolkEngland£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m
204North HertfordshireEngland£332.6m£334.0m£315.5m
205NewhamEngland£332.4m£333.8m£315.3m
206LewesEngland£332.2m£333.6m£315.1m
207AshfordEngland£331.0m£332.4m£313.9m
208SevenoaksEngland£330.5m£331.9m£313.5m
209West LancashireEngland£330.2m£331.6m£313.2m
210East AyrshireScotland£329.7m£331.1m£312.7mEstimated
211LutonEngland£328.2m£329.6m£311.3m
212Hinckley and BosworthEngland£327.9m£329.3m£311.1m
213East DunbartonshireScotland£326.5m£327.9m£309.7mEstimated
214Tonbridge and MallingEngland£326.4m£327.8m£309.6m
215St AlbansEngland£326.0m£327.4m£309.2m
216RushcliffeEngland£324.9m£326.3m£308.2m
217CamdenEngland£322.9m£324.3m£306.3m
218LichfieldEngland£322.4m£323.8m£305.9m
219Nuneaton and BedworthEngland£321.8m£323.2m£305.3m
220Wyre ForestEngland£319.9m£321.3m£303.5m
221North East DerbyshireEngland£319.2m£320.5m£302.8m
222Staffordshire MoorlandsEngland£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m
223GedlingEngland£315.3m£316.7m£299.1m
224North DevonEngland£315.3m£316.6m£299.1m
225GuildfordEngland£314.5m£315.9m£298.3m
226West OxfordshireEngland£314.5m£315.8m£298.3m
227ElmbridgeEngland£314.1m£315.4m£297.9m
228HaltonEngland£313.3m£314.7m£297.2m
229MiddlesbroughEngland£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m
230WorthingEngland£312.2m£313.5m£296.1m
231AshfieldEngland£312.0m£313.3m£295.9m
232EastbourneEngland£311.3m£312.6m£295.3m
233South RibbleEngland£307.6m£308.9m£291.8m
234BaberghEngland£306.6m£308.0m£290.9m
235South HamsEngland£306.6m£307.9m£290.8m
236West LindseyEngland£305.8m£307.1m£290.1m
237MonmouthshireWales£302.9m£304.2m£287.3m
238BroxtoweEngland£302.7m£304.0m£287.1m
239ChorleyEngland£302.7m£304.0m£287.1m
240ThurrockEngland£302.5m£303.8m£287.0m
241Great YarmouthEngland£301.6m£302.9m£286.1m
242DenbighshireWales£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m
243WestminsterEngland£298.2m£299.4m£282.8m
244FenlandEngland£298.1m£299.4m£282.8m
245ErewashEngland£297.0m£298.3m£281.7m
246East StaffordshireEngland£296.5m£297.7m£281.2m
247CotswoldEngland£296.2m£297.4m£280.9m
248Kingston upon ThamesEngland£295.3m£296.6m£280.1m
249East LothianScotland£290.2m£291.5m£275.3mEstimated
250South HollandEngland£290.2m£291.4m£275.3m
251FyldeEngland£289.1m£290.3m£274.2m
252Castle PointEngland£288.6m£289.9m£273.8m
253ChesterfieldEngland£287.1m£288.4m£272.4m
254IpswichEngland£286.7m£287.9m£271.9m
255HackneyEngland£286.0m£287.2m£271.3m
256Tunbridge WellsEngland£285.5m£286.8m£270.8m
257DarlingtonEngland£285.3m£286.5m£270.6m
258Argyll and ButeScotland£284.5m£285.7m£269.9mEstimated
259CheltenhamEngland£283.3m£284.5m£268.7m
260BromsgroveEngland£282.3m£283.5m£267.8m
261Malvern HillsEngland£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m
262Blackburn with DarwenEngland£281.3m£282.5m£266.8m
263HarboroughEngland£280.1m£281.3m£265.7m
264GloucesterEngland£279.3m£280.5m£265.0m
265PrestonEngland£278.8m£280.0m£264.5m
266IslingtonEngland£278.8m£280.0m£264.4m
267BlabyEngland£273.5m£274.7m£259.5m
268Forest of DeanEngland£273.3m£274.4m£259.2m
269North West LeicestershireEngland£271.6m£272.7m£257.6m
270MansfieldEngland£270.9m£272.1m£257.0m
271NorwichEngland£268.9m£270.0m£255.1m
272ExeterEngland£267.2m£268.4m£253.5m
273TewkesburyEngland£266.4m£267.5m£252.7m
274RugbyEngland£262.7m£263.8m£249.2m
275South DerbyshireEngland£261.6m£262.7m£248.1m
276Mole ValleyEngland£260.0m£261.1m£246.6m
277ReadingEngland£259.2m£260.3m£245.9m
278East RenfrewshireScotland£257.6m£258.7m£244.4mEstimated
279MorayScotland£257.5m£258.6m£244.2mEstimated
280High PeakEngland£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m
281RochfordEngland£255.4m£256.5m£242.3m
282HartEngland£254.8m£255.9m£241.7m
283HartlepoolEngland£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m
284Bracknell ForestEngland£252.3m£253.4m£239.3m
285Cannock ChaseEngland£250.9m£251.9m£238.0m
286Derbyshire DalesEngland£250.0m£251.1m£237.2m
287TorfaenWales£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m
288HertsmereEngland£247.5m£248.6m£234.8m
289Mid DevonEngland£246.4m£247.5m£233.7m
290Hammersmith and FulhamEngland£244.6m£245.6m£232.0m
291Tower HamletsEngland£244.2m£245.3m£231.7m
292UttlesfordEngland£243.7m£244.8m£231.2m
293Welwyn HatfieldEngland£243.2m£244.2m£230.6m
294TorridgeEngland£242.3m£243.3m£229.8m
295Barking and DagenhamEngland£238.8m£239.9m£226.6m
296StirlingScotland£237.2m£238.2m£225.0mEstimated
297East CambridgeshireEngland£234.4m£235.4m£222.4m
298WorcesterEngland£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m
299TandridgeEngland£234.2m£235.2m£222.2m
300Kensington and ChelseaEngland£234.1m£235.0m£222.0m
301GraveshamEngland£232.5m£233.4m£220.5m
302SpelthorneEngland£232.4m£233.3m£220.4m
303West DunbartonshireScotland£231.9m£232.9m£220.0mEstimated
304HastingsEngland£229.5m£230.5m£217.7m
305MidlothianScotland£228.6m£229.6m£216.9mEstimated
306Surrey HeathEngland£226.6m£227.6m£215.0m
307OxfordEngland£225.8m£226.8m£214.2m
308CeredigionWales£225.5m£226.4m£213.9m
309Isle of AngleseyWales£225.5m£226.4m£213.9m
310PendleEngland£225.3m£226.2m£213.7m
311BroxbourneEngland£224.9m£225.9m£213.4m
312GosportEngland£221.6m£222.5m£210.2m
313WokingEngland£218.2m£219.2m£207.0m
314Three RiversEngland£217.2m£218.1m£206.0m
315BurnleyEngland£216.5m£217.4m£205.3m
316MaldonEngland£215.7m£216.6m£204.6m
317InverclydeScotland£215.2m£216.1m£204.1mEstimated
318RedditchEngland£210.8m£211.7m£199.9m
319BolsoverEngland£207.3m£208.2m£196.7m
320CrawleyEngland£203.1m£203.9m£192.6m
321DartfordEngland£202.9m£203.7m£192.4m
322West DevonEngland£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m
323CambridgeEngland£195.8m£196.7m£185.7m
324BrentwoodEngland£195.4m£196.2m£185.3m
325Ribble ValleyEngland£194.6m£195.4m£184.5m
326TamworthEngland£194.2m£195.0m£184.2m
327HyndburnEngland£191.7m£192.6m£181.9m
328AdurEngland£191.4m£192.2m£181.5m
329SloughEngland£191.1m£191.9m£181.2m
330LincolnEngland£190.6m£191.4m£180.8m
331RunnymedeEngland£189.9m£190.7m£180.2m
332RushmoorEngland£185.1m£185.8m£175.5m
333Epsom and EwellEngland£183.6m£184.4m£174.2m
334North WarwickshireEngland£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m
335BostonEngland£181.4m£182.1m£172.0m
336Blaenau GwentWales£175.7m£176.5m£166.7m
337StevenageEngland£175.5m£176.3m£166.5m
338HarlowEngland£175.5m£176.2m£166.5m
339RossendaleLowest 10England£172.9m£173.6m£164.0m
340WatfordLowest 10England£162.2m£162.9m£153.8m
341MeltonLowest 10England£156.3m£157.0m£148.3m
342Oadby and WigstonLowest 10England£153.0m£153.7m£145.1m
343Merthyr TydfilLowest 10Wales£143.4m£144.0m£136.0m
344ClackmannanshireLowest 10Scotland£132.8m£133.3m£125.9mEstimated
345RutlandLowest 10England£129.1m£129.7m£122.5m
346Na h-Eileanan SiarLowest 10Scotland£86.2m£86.5m£81.7mEstimated
347City of LondonLowest 10England£16.2m£16.2m£15.3m
348Isles of ScillyLowest 10England£6.2m£6.3m£5.9m
-Orkney IslandsScotland£63.6m£63.9m£60.3mNot ranked: covers only some benefitsEstimated
-Shetland IslandsScotland£33.0m£33.1m£31.3mNot ranked: covers only some benefitsEstimated

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.

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