Rankings · Working-age benefits against expected

Spending on working-age benefits, compared with the expected level, per person aged 16 to 64

Actual spending per person aged 16 to 64 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.^1-11

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.

Area type

ConstituenciesLocal authorities

Prices

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.

626 constituencies ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £8.64£8.68£8.20 per person aged 16 to 64

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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.

Working-age benefits against expected, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25, constituencies
		Region		Figure type
1	Edmonton and Winchmore HillHighest 10	London	£1,523£1,530£1,445	Estimated
2	Enfield NorthHighest 10	London	£1,392£1,398£1,321	Estimated
3	Brent EastHighest 10	London	£1,225£1,230£1,162	Estimated
4	TottenhamHighest 10	London	£1,152£1,157£1,093	Estimated
5	Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHighest 10	London	£1,054£1,059£1,000	Estimated
6	Blackpool SouthHighest 10	North West	£962£967£913	Estimated
7	Liverpool WaltonHighest 10	North West	£870£873£825	Estimated
8	East ThanetHighest 10	South East	£674£677£639	Estimated
9	BirkenheadHighest 10	North West	£656£659£622	Estimated
10	Sheffield Brightside and HillsboroughHighest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	£582£585£552	Estimated
11	Hartlepool	North East	£575£577£545	Estimated
12	Bootle	North West	£573£576£544	Estimated
13	Southgate and Wood Green	London	£559£562£530	Estimated
14	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes	Yorkshire and The Humber	£544£546£516	Estimated
15	Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North	West Midlands	£537£539£510	Estimated
16	Easington	North East	£529£531£502	Estimated
17	Redcar	North East	£516£518£490	Estimated
18	Christchurch	South West	£516£518£489	Estimated
19	Blackley and Middleton South	North West	£504£506£478	Estimated
20	Arbroath and Broughty Ferry	Scotland	£496£498£470	Shared outEstimated
21	Angus and Perthshire Glens	Scotland	£475£477£451	Shared outEstimated
22	New Forest West	South East	£465£467£441	Estimated
23	Lowestoft	East of England	£463£465£439	Estimated
24	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	£457£458£433	Estimated
25	Birmingham Erdington	West Midlands	£453£455£430	Estimated
26	Gower	Wales	£424£426£402	Estimated
27	Clwyd East	Wales	£420£422£398	Estimated
28	Glasgow North East	Scotland	£419£421£398	Shared outEstimated
29	Finchley and Golders Green	London	£417£418£395	Estimated
30	Meriden and Solihull East	West Midlands	£416£418£395	Estimated
31	Wrexham	Wales	£411£413£390	Estimated
32	Bridgend	Wales	£409£411£388	Estimated
33	Knowsley	North West	£395£397£375	Estimated
34	Clacton	East of England	£392£394£372	Estimated
35	North East Fife	Scotland	£386£388£366	Shared outEstimated
36	Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven	South East	£378£380£358	Estimated
37	Birmingham Northfield	West Midlands	£369£370£350	Estimated
38	Alyn and Deeside	Wales	£368£370£349	Estimated
39	Gedling	East Midlands	£366£368£348	Estimated
40	Eastbourne	South East	£365£367£347	Estimated
41	Nottingham North and Kimberley	East Midlands	£361£363£343	Estimated
42	Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	North East	£357£358£338	Estimated
43	Perth and Kinross-shire	Scotland	£356£358£338	Shared outEstimated
44	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£356£357£337	Estimated
45	Torbay	South West	£351£352£332	Estimated
46	Bournemouth East	South West	£348£349£330	Estimated
47	Isle of Wight East	South East	£342£344£325	Estimated
48	Liverpool West Derby	North West	£336£338£319	Estimated
49	Southend East and Rochford	East of England	£329£330£312	Estimated
50	Edinburgh North and Leith	Scotland	£321£322£304	Shared outEstimated
51	Chester North and Neston	North West	£320£322£304	Estimated
52	Liverpool Garston	North West	£319£321£303	Estimated
53	Putney	London	£316£317£300	Estimated
54	Edinburgh South West	Scotland	£315£317£299	Shared outEstimated
55	Cardiff West	Wales	£312£313£296	Estimated
56	Lewes	South East	£310£312£294	Estimated
57	Ealing Central and Acton	London	£306£307£290	Estimated
58	Croydon South	London	£304£305£288	Estimated
59	Havant	South East	£303£304£287	Estimated
60	Newport West and Islwyn	Wales	£300£301£284	Estimated
61	Blyth and Ashington	North East	£297£298£282	Estimated
62	Blackpool North and Fleetwood	North West	£296£297£281	Estimated
63	Kingston and Surbiton	London	£293£294£278	Estimated
64	Weston-super-Mare	South West	£291£292£276	Estimated
65	North East Somerset and Hanham	South West	£290£291£275	Estimated
66	Bexleyheath and Crayford	London	£286£287£271	Estimated
67	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	Scotland	£282£284£268	Shared outEstimated
68	Hertsmere	East of England	£279£280£265	Estimated
69	Worthing West	South East	£279£280£264	Estimated
70	South Shields	North East	£277£278£263	Estimated
71	West Lancashire	North West	£274£275£260	Estimated
72	Fareham and Waterlooville	South East	£268£269£254	Estimated
73	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	North East	£260£261£246	Estimated
74	Croydon East	London	£252£253£239	Estimated
75	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£244£245£232	Estimated
76	Monmouthshire	Wales	£242£243£230	Estimated
77	Fylde	North West	£241£242£229	Estimated
78	Runcorn and Helsby	North West	£241£242£229	Estimated
79	Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West	Scotland	£237£238£225	Shared outEstimated
80	Chichester	South East	£237£238£225	Estimated
81	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Yorkshire and The Humber	£237£238£225	Estimated
82	Poole	South West	£236£237£224	Estimated
83	Walsall and Bloxwich	West Midlands	£235£236£223	Estimated
84	South Dorset	South West	£235£236£222	Estimated
85	Aberdeen North	Scotland	£233£234£221	Shared outEstimated
86	Bridlington and The Wolds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£231£232£219	Estimated
87	Chippenham	South West	£230£231£218	Estimated
88	East Worthing and Shoreham	South East	£230£231£218	Estimated
89	Islington South and Finsbury	London	£230£231£218	Estimated
90	Morecambe and Lunesdale	North West	£228£229£217	Estimated
91	Kingston upon Hull East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£228£229£216	Estimated
92	Thornbury and Yate	South West	£227£228£215	Estimated
93	Gosport	South East	£222£223£210	Estimated
94	Wallasey	North West	£222£222£210	Estimated
95	Clwyd North	Wales	£220£221£209	Estimated
96	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£219£220£208	Estimated
97	Sussex Weald	South East	£214£215£203	Estimated
98	Carshalton and Wallington	London	£213£214£202	Estimated
99	Mid Derbyshire	East Midlands	£210£211£200	Estimated
100	Glasgow West	Scotland	£210£211£199	Shared outEstimated
101	North Ayrshire and Arran	Scotland	£209£210£198	Shared outEstimated
102	Tynemouth	North East	£206£207£196	Estimated
103	Chipping Barnet	London	£206£206£195	Estimated
104	Dunfermline and Dollar	Scotland	£205£206£194	Shared outEstimated
105	Gorton and Denton	North West	£201£202£191	Estimated
106	Orpington	London	£200£201£190	Estimated
107	Hove and Portslade	South East	£199£200£189	Estimated
108	Ealing North	London	£195£196£185	Estimated
109	Stockport	North West	£191£192£181	Estimated
110	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£190£191£181	Estimated
111	Mansfield	East Midlands	£190£190£180	Estimated
112	Hackney South and Shoreditch	London	£189£190£179	Estimated
113	Mid Dorset and North Poole	South West	£186£187£177	Estimated
114	Washington and Gateshead South	North East	£184£185£174	Estimated
115	East Grinstead and Uckfield	South East	£183£184£174	Estimated
116	Brighton Pavilion	South East	£182£183£173	Estimated
117	Hampstead and Highgate	London	£181£182£172	Estimated
118	Streatham and Croydon North	London	£180£181£171	Estimated
119	Warrington South	North West	£180£181£171	Estimated
120	Mid Leicestershire	East Midlands	£177£178£168	Estimated
121	Houghton and Sunderland South	North East	£175£176£166	Estimated
122	Sheffield Heeley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£173£174£164	Estimated
123	South West Wiltshire	South West	£173£173£164	Estimated
124	Sheffield South East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£172£173£163	Estimated
125	Worcester	West Midlands	£172£173£163	Estimated
126	Poplar and Limehouse	London	£171£172£162	Estimated
127	Liverpool Riverside	North West	£170£170£161	Estimated
128	Stockton North	North East	£169£169£160	Estimated
129	Lichfield	West Midlands	£168£169£160	Estimated
130	Birmingham Perry Barr	West Midlands	£166£167£158	Estimated
131	Widnes and Halewood	North West	£166£167£158	Estimated
132	Bradford East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£164£165£156	Estimated
133	Sefton Central	North West	£164£165£156	Estimated
134	Bradford South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£164£165£155	Estimated
135	Stirling and Strathallan	Scotland	£164£164£155	Shared outEstimated
136	Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	North West	£164£164£155	Estimated
137	Bath	South West	£160£161£152	Estimated
138	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	London	£160£160£151	Estimated
139	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£157£158£149	Estimated
140	Dulwich and West Norwood	London	£154£155£146	Estimated
141	Chelmsford	East of England	£151£152£144	Estimated
142	Witney	South East	£149£150£141	Estimated
143	Romford	London	£149£149£141	Estimated
144	Chingford and Woodford Green	London	£148£149£141	Estimated
145	Mitcham and Morden	London	£145£146£138	Estimated
146	Wythenshawe and Sale East	North West	£144£144£136	Estimated
147	Leeds South	Yorkshire and The Humber	£143£144£136	Estimated
148	East Hampshire	South East	£140£141£133	Estimated
149	Cheltenham	South West	£138£138£130	Estimated
150	York Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	£136£137£129	Estimated
151	Macclesfield	North West	£136£137£129	Estimated
152	St Helens South and Whiston	North West	£134£134£127	Estimated
153	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£133£133£126	Estimated
154	Stafford	West Midlands	£132£133£125	Estimated
155	Hornsey and Friern Barnet	London	£130£131£124	Estimated
156	Hendon	London	£129£129£122	Estimated
157	Newton Abbot	South West	£128£129£121	Estimated
158	Bathgate and Linlithgow	Scotland	£128£128£121	Shared outEstimated
159	Bethnal Green and Stepney	London	£126£127£120	Estimated
160	South Leicestershire	East Midlands	£126£127£120	Estimated
161	Jarrow and Gateshead East	North East	£126£127£119	Estimated
162	Warwick and Leamington	West Midlands	£125£126£119	Estimated
163	Halifax	Yorkshire and The Humber	£124£125£118	Estimated
164	Bermondsey and Old Southwark	London	£123£123£116	Estimated
165	Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy	Scotland	£122£123£116	Shared outEstimated
166	Caerphilly	Wales	£122£122£116	Estimated
167	Bolton North East	North West	£122£122£116	Estimated
168	Bradford West	Yorkshire and The Humber	£120£121£114	Estimated
169	Wirral West	North West	£118£118£112	Estimated
170	Harrow West	London	£114£115£108	Estimated
171	Aylesbury	South East	£113£113£107	Estimated
172	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	Scotland	£113£113£107	Shared outEstimated
173	Islington North	London	£113£113£107	Estimated
174	Glenrothes and Mid Fife	Scotland	£112£112£106	Shared outEstimated
175	Exeter	South West	£111£111£105	Estimated
176	Exmouth and Exeter East	South West	£110£110£104	Estimated
177	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£110£110£104	Estimated
178	Glasgow East	Scotland	£105£105£100	Shared outEstimated
179	Erewash	East Midlands	£102£103£97	Estimated
180	Honiton and Sidmouth	South West	£101£102£96	Estimated
181	Didcot and Wantage	South East	£100£101£95	Estimated
182	New Forest East	South East	£98£99£93	Estimated
183	Southend West and Leigh	East of England	£98£99£93	Estimated
184	Leeds North East	Yorkshire and The Humber	£97£98£92	Estimated
185	Loughborough	East Midlands	£97£97£92	Estimated
186	Birmingham Yardley	West Midlands	£94£95£89	Estimated
187	Wolverhampton South East	West Midlands	£93£93£88	Estimated
188	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£92£92£87	Shared outEstimated
189	Melksham and Devizes	South West	£90£91£86	Estimated
190	Salisbury	South West	£90£91£86	Estimated
191	Plymouth Moor View	South West	£89£90£85	Estimated
192	Mid Cheshire	North West	£89£90£85	Estimated
193	Sutton and Cheam	London	£89£89£84	Estimated
194	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£88£89£84	Estimated
195	Norwich North	East of England	£87£87£82	Estimated
196	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£85£86£81	Estimated
197	Hastings and Rye	South East	£84£85£80	Estimated
198	Peckham	London	£84£85£80	Estimated
199	Melton and Syston	East Midlands	£82£83£78	Estimated
200	Bournemouth West	South West	£82£82£78	Estimated
201	Warrington North	North West	£82£82£78	Estimated
202	Congleton	North West	£76£76£72	Estimated
203	South West Hertfordshire	East of England	£75£75£71	Estimated
204	Tatton	North West	£74£75£70	Estimated
205	Bolton South and Walkden	North West	£74£74£70	Estimated
206	Darlington	North East	£73£73£69	Estimated
207	Stourbridge	West Midlands	£72£73£69	Estimated
208	Tooting	London	£72£72£68	Estimated
209	Birmingham Edgbaston	West Midlands	£71£72£68	Estimated
210	Grantham and Bourne	East Midlands	£70£70£67	Estimated
211	Hertford and Stortford	East of England	£70£70£66	Estimated
212	Leeds North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	£70£70£66	Estimated
213	Newbury	South East	£69£69£65	Estimated
214	Broxbourne	East of England	£67£68£64	Estimated
215	Sherwood Forest	East Midlands	£66£67£63	Estimated
216	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£66£66£63	Estimated
217	Beverley and Holderness	Yorkshire and The Humber	£66£66£63	Estimated
218	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	South East	£66£66£62	Estimated
219	South West Devon	South West	£64£64£61	Estimated
220	Tewkesbury	South West	£63£64£60	Estimated
221	High Peak	East Midlands	£63£63£60	Estimated
222	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£63£63£60	Estimated
223	Twickenham	London	£62£63£59	Estimated
224	Hazel Grove	North West	£61£62£58	Estimated
225	North Durham	North East	£61£62£58	Estimated
226	Hammersmith and Chiswick	London	£59£60£56	Estimated
227	Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	East of England	£58£58£55	Estimated
228	Southport	North West	£58£58£55	Estimated
229	Brentford and Isleworth	London	£57£57£54	Estimated
230	Solihull West and Shirley	West Midlands	£56£57£54	Estimated
231	Ashton-under-Lyne	North West	£53£54£51	Estimated
232	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East	Scotland	£53£54£51	Shared outEstimated
233	Yeovil	South West	£52£52£49	Estimated
234	Aldridge-Brownhills	West Midlands	£52£52£49	Estimated
235	Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	Wales	£51£51£48	Estimated
236	Kettering	East Midlands	£49£49£46	Estimated
237	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Scotland	£48£48£45	Shared outEstimated
238	St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire	East of England	£46£47£44	Estimated
239	Eastleigh	South East	£46£46£44	Estimated
240	Redditch	West Midlands	£46£46£44	Estimated
241	Bicester and Woodstock	South East	£44£45£42	Estimated
242	Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor	North East	£41£41£39	Estimated
243	Newcastle upon Tyne North	North East	£41£41£39	Estimated
244	Lothian East	Scotland	£39£39£37	Shared outEstimated
245	North Somerset	South West	£39£39£37	Estimated
246	Hemel Hempstead	East of England	£38£39£36	Estimated
247	Rayleigh and Wickford	East of England	£38£38£36	Estimated
248	West Ham and Beckton	London	£38£38£36	Estimated
249	Telford	West Midlands	£37£38£35	Estimated
250	Wigan	North West	£37£38£35	Estimated
251	Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey	Scotland	£36£36£34	Shared outEstimated
252	Filton and Bradley Stoke	South West	£36£36£34	Estimated
253	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe	Wales	£35£35£33	Estimated
254	St Helens North	North West	£34£34£32	Estimated
255	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	North East	£33£33£32	Estimated
256	Chorley	North West	£33£33£31	Estimated
257	Norwich South	East of England	£32£32£30	Estimated
258	South Devon	South West	£31£31£29	Estimated
259	Colne Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£31£31£29	Estimated
260	Edinburgh South	Scotland	£30£30£28	Shared outEstimated
261	Leeds West and Pudsey	Yorkshire and The Humber	£29£29£28	Estimated
262	Hitchin	East of England	£28£28£26	Estimated
263	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£27£28£26	Shared outEstimated
264	Romsey and Southampton North	South East	£26£26£25	Estimated
265	Wimbledon	London	£26£26£24	Estimated
266	St Albans	East of England	£24£24£23	Estimated
267	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£23£23£22	Estimated
268	Leyton and Wanstead	London	£23£23£21	Estimated
269	Watford	East of England	£21£22£20	Estimated
270	Earley and Woodley	South East	£21£21£20	Estimated
271	Hamble Valley	South East	£21£21£20	Estimated
272	Pontypridd	Wales	£21£21£19	Estimated
273	Kenilworth and Southam	West Midlands	£20£20£19	Estimated
274	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire and The Humber	£20£20£19	Estimated
275	Huntingdon	East of England	£20£20£19	Estimated
276	Cambridge	East of England	£20£20£19	Estimated
277	Winchester	South East	£19£20£18	Estimated
278	Droitwich and Evesham	West Midlands	£19£19£18	Estimated
279	West Worcestershire	West Midlands	£18£19£18	Estimated
280	Shipley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£16£16£15	Estimated
281	Wellingborough and Rushden	East Midlands	£16£16£15	Estimated
282	Halesowen	West Midlands	£16£16£15	Estimated
283	Crewe and Nantwich	North West	£13	Estimated
284	Holborn and St Pancras	London	£11£11£10	Estimated
285	Aberafan Maesteg	Wales	£10£10£9.66	Estimated
286	Keighley and Ilkley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£9.82£9.86£9.31	Estimated
287	Croydon West	London	£8.72£8.76£8.27	Estimated
288	East Kilbride and Strathaven	Scotland	£7.77£7.80£7.37	Shared outEstimated
289	Erith and Thamesmead	London	£3.63£3.64£3.44	Estimated
290	Bromley and Biggin Hill	London	£3.36£3.38£3.19	Estimated
291	Horsham	South East	£2.08£2.09£1.97	Estimated
292	Northampton South	East Midlands	£0.96£0.97£0.91	Estimated
293	Mid Sussex	South East	£0.09	Estimated
294	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	−£0.05	Estimated
295	Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire	Scotland	−£0.83−£0.83−£0.79	Shared outEstimated
296	Hornchurch and Upminster	London	−£1.50−£1.51−£1.42	Estimated
297	Bangor Aberconwy	Wales	−£1.58−£1.59−£1.50	Estimated
298	Cardiff North	Wales	−£2.08−£2.09−£1.97	Estimated
299	Cities of London and Westminster	London	−£2.45−£2.46−£2.32	Estimated
300	Ilford North	London	−£2.57−£2.58−£2.44	Estimated
301	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	−£2.61−£2.62−£2.47	Estimated
302	Bexhill and Battle	South East	−£2.76−£2.77−£2.62	Estimated
303	Dundee Central	Scotland	−£4.18−£4.20−£3.97	Shared outEstimated
304	Basingstoke	South East	−£4.26−£4.28−£4.04	Estimated
305	Canterbury	South East	−£5.55−£5.58−£5.27	Estimated
306	Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£6.12−£6.15−£5.81	Estimated
307	Wolverhampton North East	West Midlands	−£7.27−£7.30−£6.90	Estimated
308	Edinburgh West	Scotland	−£7.73−£7.76−£7.33	Shared outEstimated
309	Ipswich	East of England	−£9.12−£9.16−£8.65	Estimated
310	Birmingham Ladywood	West Midlands	−£9.62−£9.66−£9.13	Estimated
311	Epping Forest	East of England	−£9.82−£9.86−£9.32	Estimated
312	Aberdeen South	Scotland	−£11−£11−£9.97	Shared outEstimated
313	Glasgow South	Scotland	−£13−£13−£12	Shared outEstimated
314	Bury South	North West	−£13−£13−£12	Estimated
315	Gloucester	South West	−£13−£13−£12	Estimated
316	Bracknell	South East	−£13	Estimated
317	Lewisham North	London	−£14−£14−£13	Estimated
318	Dagenham and Rainham	London	−£14−£14−£13	Estimated
319	Hyndburn	North West	−£15−£15−£14	Estimated
320	Heywood and Middleton North	North West	−£17−£17−£16	Estimated
321	Cramlington and Killingworth	North East	−£17−£17−£16	Estimated
322	Herne Bay and Sandwich	South East	−£17−£17−£16	Estimated
323	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber	Scotland	−£18−£18−£17	Shared outEstimated
324	Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch	Scotland	−£20−£20−£19	Shared outEstimated
325	Ely and East Cambridgeshire	East of England	−£20−£20−£19	Estimated
326	Falkirk	Scotland	−£21−£21−£19	Shared outEstimated
327	Lewisham West and East Dulwich	London	−£21−£21−£20	Estimated
328	Peterborough	East of England	−£21−£21−£20	Estimated
329	Llanelli	Wales	−£25−£25−£24	Estimated
330	Hexham	North East	−£26−£26−£25	Estimated
331	Derby South	East Midlands	−£26−£26−£25	Estimated
332	Barnsley South	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£26−£27−£25	Estimated
333	Tipton and Wednesbury	West Midlands	−£28−£28−£27	Estimated
334	Oxford East	South East	−£29−£29−£27	Estimated
335	Guildford	South East	−£29−£29−£28	Estimated
336	Basildon and Billericay	East of England	−£30−£30−£28	Estimated
337	Leeds East	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£31−£31−£29	Estimated
338	Stevenage	East of England	−£31−£31−£30	Estimated
339	York Outer	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£31−£31−£30	Estimated
340	Epsom and Ewell	South East	−£32−£32−£30	Estimated
341	Chelsea and Fulham	London	−£32−£32−£30	Estimated
342	Gateshead Central and Whickham	North East	−£32−£32−£31	Estimated
343	Scarborough and Whitby	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£32−£33−£31	Estimated
344	Sleaford and North Hykeham	East Midlands	−£34−£34−£32	Estimated
345	Bishop Auckland	North East	−£34−£35−£33	Estimated
346	Kensington and Bayswater	London	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
347	Lancaster and Wyre	North West	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
348	Boston and Skegness	East Midlands	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
349	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
350	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
351	Liverpool Wavertree	North West	−£36−£36−£34	Estimated
352	Frome and East Somerset	South West	−£36−£36−£34	Estimated
353	South Norfolk	East of England	−£37−£38−£36	Estimated
354	St Austell and Newquay	South West	−£40−£40−£37	Estimated
355	Oxford West and Abingdon	South East	−£41−£41−£39	Estimated
356	Faversham and Mid Kent	South East	−£41−£41−£39	Estimated
357	Godalming and Ash	South East	−£41−£42−£39	Estimated
358	West Dorset	South West	−£41−£42−£39	Estimated
359	Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr	Wales	−£42−£42−£40	Estimated
360	Stroud	South West	−£42−£43−£40	Estimated
361	Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£44−£44−£42	Estimated
362	Ashfield	East Midlands	−£46−£47−£44	Estimated
363	Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge	West Midlands	−£47−£47−£44	Estimated
364	Banbury	South East	−£49−£50−£47	Estimated
365	Swansea West	Wales	−£50−£50−£47	Estimated
366	Doncaster Central	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
367	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
368	Mid and South Pembrokeshire	Wales	−£54−£54−£51	Estimated
369	Glasgow North	Scotland	−£55−£55−£52	Shared outEstimated
370	Doncaster North	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£57−£57−£54	Estimated
371	Harlow	East of England	−£58−£58−£55	Estimated
372	Ashford	South East	−£58−£58−£55	Estimated
373	Rother Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£58−£59−£55	Estimated
374	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	−£58−£59−£55	Estimated
375	Cardiff South and Penarth	Wales	−£59−£60−£56	Estimated
376	Rutland and Stamford	East Midlands	−£62−£63−£59	Estimated
377	Oldham East and Saddleworth	North West	−£63−£63−£60	Estimated
378	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	−£65−£65−£62	Estimated
379	Aldershot	South East	−£65−£65−£62	Estimated
380	Eltham and Chislehurst	London	−£65−£66−£62	Estimated
381	Old Bexley and Sidcup	London	−£66−£66−£62	Estimated
382	Beaconsfield	South East	−£66−£66−£62	Estimated
383	Henley and Thame	South East	−£66−£66−£62	Estimated
384	Wetherby and Easingwold	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£67−£67−£63	Estimated
385	Leeds South West and Morley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£67−£67−£63	Estimated
386	Truro and Falmouth	South West	−£67−£68−£64	Estimated
387	Blackburn	North West	−£69−£70−£66	Estimated
388	Stretford and Urmston	North West	−£71−£71−£67	Estimated
389	Reigate	South East	−£73−£73−£69	Estimated
390	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	−£73−£73−£69	Estimated
391	Battersea	London	−£73−£73−£69	Estimated
392	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	−£73−£73−£69	Estimated
393	Burton and Uttoxeter	West Midlands	−£74−£74−£70	Estimated
394	Portsmouth North	South East	−£74−£74−£70	Estimated
395	North East Hertfordshire	East of England	−£74−£74−£70	Estimated
396	Isle of Wight West	South East	−£74−£75−£71	Estimated
397	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Scotland	−£75−£75−£71	Shared outEstimated
398	City of Durham	North East	−£76−£76−£72	Estimated
399	Windsor	South East	−£76−£76−£72	Estimated
400	Bristol South	South West	−£78−£78−£74	Estimated
401	Richmond Park	London	−£80−£80−£76	Estimated
402	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Scotland	−£81−£82−£77	Shared outEstimated
403	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	−£82−£82−£78	Estimated
404	East Ham	London	−£83−£84−£79	Estimated
405	Coventry East	West Midlands	−£84−£84−£79	Estimated
406	Rugby	West Midlands	−£85−£85−£81	Estimated
407	Spelthorne	South East	−£86−£86−£81	Estimated
408	Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£86−£86−£81	Estimated
409	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	South East	−£86−£87−£82	Estimated
410	Newark	East Midlands	−£88−£89−£84	Estimated
411	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	−£89−£90−£85	Shared outEstimated
412	Torfaen	Wales	−£92−£92−£87	Estimated
413	South Basildon and East Thurrock	East of England	−£95−£95−£90	Estimated
414	Suffolk Coastal	East of England	−£95−£95−£90	Estimated
415	Portsmouth South	South East	−£95−£96−£90	Estimated
416	North West Hampshire	South East	−£96−£97−£91	Estimated
417	Goole and Pocklington	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£98−£98−£93	Estimated
418	Tamworth	West Midlands	−£99−£99−£93	Estimated
419	Ossett and Denby Dale	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£100−£101−£95	Estimated
420	Glasgow South West	Scotland	−£100−£101−£95	Shared outEstimated
421	Clapham and Brixton Hill	London	−£101−£102−£96	Estimated
422	Dover and Deal	South East	−£102−£103−£97	Estimated
423	Arundel and South Downs	South East	−£103−£103−£97	Estimated
424	Harwich and North Essex	East of England	−£103−£103−£97	Estimated
425	Bristol Central	South West	−£103−£103−£97	Estimated
426	Stalybridge and Hyde	North West	−£107−£107−£101	Estimated
427	Burnley	North West	−£107−£108−£102	Estimated
428	Alloa and Grangemouth	Scotland	−£108−£108−£102	Shared outEstimated
429	Corby and East Northamptonshire	East Midlands	−£108−£109−£103	Estimated
430	Bedford	East of England	−£109−£110−£104	Estimated
431	North Norfolk	East of England	−£109−£110−£104	Estimated
432	Swindon North	South West	−£110−£110−£104	Estimated
433	Stoke-on-Trent South	West Midlands	−£110−£111−£105	Estimated
434	Woking	South East	−£110−£111−£105	Estimated
435	Brigg and Immingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£111−£112−£106	Estimated
436	Pendle and Clitheroe	North West	−£112−£113−£106	Estimated
437	South Northamptonshire	East Midlands	−£115−£115−£109	Estimated
438	Gillingham and Rainham	South East	−£117−£117−£111	Estimated
439	Walthamstow	London	−£119−£120−£113	Estimated
440	Surrey Heath	South East	−£120−£120−£114	Estimated
441	Chatham and Aylesford	South East	−£120−£121−£114	Estimated
442	Runnymede and Weybridge	South East	−£123−£124−£117	Estimated
443	Sunderland Central	North East	−£124−£125−£118	Estimated
444	North Dorset	South West	−£125−£126−£119	Estimated
445	Harrow East	London	−£126−£126−£119	Estimated
446	Central Ayrshire	Scotland	−£129−£129−£122	Shared outEstimated
447	Maidstone and Malling	South East	−£129−£129−£122	Estimated
448	Gainsborough	East Midlands	−£129−£130−£123	Estimated
449	Penistone and Stocksbridge	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£131−£132−£124	Estimated
450	Skipton and Ripon	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£131−£132−£125	Estimated
451	Derby North	East Midlands	−£132−£133−£125	Estimated
452	Colchester	East of England	−£133−£133−£126	Estimated
453	Wycombe	South East	−£133−£134−£127	Estimated
454	Farnham and Bordon	South East	−£136−£137−£129	Estimated
455	Buckingham and Bletchley	South East	−£136−£137−£129	Estimated
456	Milton Keynes North	South East	−£137−£137−£130	Estimated
457	Brentwood and Ongar	East of England	−£137−£137−£130	Estimated
458	Wells and Mendip Hills	South West	−£137−£138−£130	Estimated
459	Louth and Horncastle	East Midlands	−£141−£142−£134	Estimated
460	North Cotswolds	South West	−£144−£145−£137	Estimated
461	Plymouth Sutton and Devonport	South West	−£145−£145−£137	Estimated
462	Huddersfield	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£146−£146−£138	Estimated
463	East Surrey	South East	−£146−£146−£138	Estimated
464	Feltham and Heston	London	−£149−£150−£141	Estimated
465	Chester South and Eddisbury	North West	−£149−£150−£141	Estimated
466	Esher and Walton	South East	−£150−£150−£142	Estimated
467	Cheadle	North West	−£150−£150−£142	Estimated
468	South Suffolk	East of England	−£150−£151−£143	Estimated
469	Barking	London	−£151−£151−£143	Estimated
470	Ribble Valley	North West	−£155−£155−£147	Estimated
471	South Cotswolds	South West	−£155−£156−£147	Estimated
472	Tonbridge	South East	−£156−£156−£148	Estimated
473	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	East of England	−£157−£157−£149	Estimated
474	Stockton West	North East	−£158−£158−£150	Estimated
475	Spen Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£158−£159−£150	Estimated
476	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	−£159−£160−£151	Estimated
477	Blaydon and Consett	North East	−£160−£160−£152	Estimated
478	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	South East	−£161−£162−£153	Estimated
479	Makerfield	North West	−£161−£162−£153	Estimated
480	Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£163−£163−£154	Estimated
481	Swindon South	South West	−£164−£165−£155	Estimated
482	Mid Dunbartonshire	Scotland	−£165−£165−£156	Shared outEstimated
483	Maidenhead	South East	−£166−£166−£157	Estimated
484	Witham	East of England	−£166−£167−£158	Estimated
485	Chesham and Amersham	South East	−£168−£168−£159	Estimated
486	Dorking and Horley	South East	−£168−£168−£159	Estimated
487	Greenwich and Woolwich	London	−£168−£169−£159	Estimated
488	Worsley and Eccles	North West	−£169−£170−£160	Estimated
489	Midlothian	Scotland	−£172−£173−£164	Shared outEstimated
490	Westmorland and Lonsdale	North West	−£173−£173−£164	Estimated
491	Braintree	East of England	−£173−£174−£164	Estimated
492	Daventry	East Midlands	−£174−£175−£165	Estimated
493	Altrincham and Sale West	North West	−£174−£175−£165	Estimated
494	Broadland and Fakenham	East of England	−£176−£177−£167	Estimated
495	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	−£178−£179−£169	Estimated
496	Bury North	North West	−£181−£182−£171	Estimated
497	Milton Keynes Central	South East	−£183−£184−£174	Estimated
498	Glastonbury and Somerton	South West	−£185−£186−£176	Estimated
499	Rochdale	North West	−£186−£187−£176	Estimated
500	South East Cornwall	South West	−£188−£189−£178	Estimated
501	Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton	North West	−£189−£190−£179	Estimated
502	Lincoln	East Midlands	−£191−£191−£181	Estimated
503	North Shropshire	West Midlands	−£192−£193−£182	Estimated
504	Bridgwater	South West	−£193−£193−£183	Estimated
505	Dudley	West Midlands	−£193−£194−£183	Estimated
506	Bristol North West	South West	−£194−£195−£184	Estimated
507	Barnsley North	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£195−£196−£185	Estimated
508	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	−£196−£197−£186	Estimated
509	Uxbridge and South Ruislip	London	−£197−£198−£187	Estimated
510	Castle Point	East of England	−£199−£200−£188	Estimated
511	Rhondda and Ogmore	Wales	−£199−£200−£189	Estimated
512	North West Cambridgeshire	East of England	−£200−£201−£190	Estimated
513	Bristol North East	South West	−£201−£202−£191	Estimated
514	Brent West	London	−£202−£203−£191	Estimated
515	Taunton and Wellington	South West	−£203−£203−£192	Estimated
516	Livingston	Scotland	−£203−£204−£193	Shared outEstimated
517	Tunbridge Wells	South East	−£203−£204−£193	Estimated
518	Maldon	East of England	−£209−£210−£198	Estimated
519	Mid Norfolk	East of England	−£209−£210−£198	Estimated
520	North West Essex	East of England	−£209−£210−£198	Estimated
521	Hamilton and Clyde Valley	Scotland	−£214−£214−£203	Shared outEstimated
522	Ealing Southall	London	−£214−£215−£203	Estimated
523	Stratford and Bow	London	−£215−£215−£204	Estimated
524	Waveney Valley	East of England	−£215−£216−£204	Estimated
525	Rutherglen	Scotland	−£216−£217−£205	Shared outEstimated
526	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West	North East	−£217−£218−£206	Estimated
527	Gravesham	South East	−£218−£219−£207	Estimated
528	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Scotland	−£218−£219−£207	Shared outEstimated
529	The Wrekin	West Midlands	−£222−£223−£211	Estimated
530	Nuneaton	West Midlands	−£224−£225−£213	Estimated
531	North Herefordshire	West Midlands	−£226−£227−£215	Estimated
532	Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare	Wales	−£227−£228−£215	Estimated
533	Dewsbury and Batley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£229−£230−£217	Estimated
534	Southampton Test	South East	−£230−£231−£218	Estimated
535	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	East of England	−£231−£232−£219	Estimated
536	Salford	North West	−£232−£233−£220	Estimated
537	Calder Valley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£233−£234−£221	Estimated
538	Normanton and Hemsworth	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£236−£237−£224	Estimated
539	Thurrock	East of England	−£237−£238−£225	Estimated
540	Wakefield and Rothwell	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£238−£239−£226	Estimated
541	Stoke-on-Trent North	West Midlands	−£238−£239−£226	Estimated
542	Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley	West Midlands	−£242−£243−£230	Estimated
543	Thirsk and Malton	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£244−£245−£231	Estimated
544	Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£246−£247−£233	Estimated
545	Neath and Swansea East	Wales	−£246−£248−£234	Estimated
546	North Bedfordshire	East of England	−£249−£250−£236	Estimated
547	Nottingham South	East Midlands	−£249−£250−£236	Estimated
548	East Wiltshire	South West	−£259−£260−£245	Estimated
549	Selby	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£259−£260−£246	Estimated
550	Preston	North West	−£262−£263−£249	Estimated
551	Bolsover	East Midlands	−£263−£264−£250	Estimated
552	Leigh and Atherton	North West	−£264−£265−£250	Estimated
553	Richmond and Northallerton	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£264−£265−£250	Estimated
554	Orkney and Shetland	Scotland	−£264−£265−£250	Shared outEstimated
555	Coatbridge and Bellshill	Scotland	−£266−£267−£253	Shared outEstimated
556	Ceredigion Preseli	Wales	−£267−£268−£253	Estimated
557	Birmingham Selly Oak	West Midlands	−£269−£270−£255	Estimated
558	Manchester Withington	North West	−£274−£275−£260	Estimated
559	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Scotland	−£274−£275−£260	Shared outEstimated
560	Manchester Central	North West	−£274−£275−£260	Estimated
561	Mid Bedfordshire	East of England	−£286−£287−£271	Estimated
562	Camborne and Redruth	South West	−£289−£290−£274	Estimated
563	Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke	Scotland	−£290−£291−£275	Shared outEstimated
564	North Devon	South West	−£290−£291−£275	Estimated
565	Southampton Itchen	South East	−£291−£292−£276	Estimated
566	St Ives	South West	−£291−£292−£276	Estimated
567	Whitehaven and Workington	North West	−£293−£294−£278	Estimated
568	North East Hampshire	South East	−£294−£295−£279	Estimated
569	North Northumberland	North East	−£295−£296−£280	Estimated
570	Torridge and Tavistock	South West	−£301−£302−£285	Estimated
571	Forest of Dean	South West	−£308−£309−£292	Estimated
572	Hereford and South Herefordshire	West Midlands	−£308−£310−£292	Estimated
573	North Warwickshire and Bedworth	West Midlands	−£308−£310−£292	Estimated
574	South Holland and The Deepings	East Midlands	−£310−£311−£294	Estimated
575	Coventry North West	West Midlands	−£318−£319−£302	Estimated
576	Penrith and Solway	North West	−£321−£323−£305	Estimated
577	Gordon and Buchan	Scotland	−£326−£328−£309	Shared outEstimated
578	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	Scotland	−£330−£331−£313	Shared outEstimated
579	Tiverton and Minehead	South West	−£335−£336−£318	Estimated
580	Carlisle	North West	−£337−£338−£319	Estimated
581	Northampton North	East Midlands	−£339−£340−£321	Estimated
582	Bolton West	North West	−£342−£343−£324	Estimated
583	Sheffield Hallam	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£344−£345−£326	Estimated
584	Hayes and Harlington	London	−£348−£349−£330	Estimated
585	Mid Buckinghamshire	South East	−£350−£351−£332	Estimated
586	Wolverhampton West	West Midlands	−£351−£353−£333	Estimated
587	Nottingham East	East Midlands	−£353−£354−£334	Estimated
588	Reading Central	South East	−£363−£365−£344	Estimated
589	North Cornwall	South West	−£364−£366−£345	Estimated
590	Stoke-on-Trent Central	West Midlands	−£368−£369−£349	Estimated
591	North East Cambridgeshire	East of England	−£368−£370−£349	Estimated
592	North West Norfolk	East of England	−£369−£371−£350	Estimated
593	Leeds Central and Headingley	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£370−£372−£351	Estimated
594	Ynys Môn	Wales	−£372−£374−£353	Estimated
595	Coventry South	West Midlands	−£379−£380−£359	Estimated
596	Leicester West	East Midlands	−£379−£381−£359	Estimated
597	Caerfyrddin	Wales	−£381−£383−£362	Estimated
598	Harpenden and Berkhamsted	East of England	−£397−£399−£377	Estimated
599	Crawley	South East	−£398−£399−£377	Estimated
600	Paisley and Renfrewshire South	Scotland	−£401−£403−£380	Shared outEstimated
601	Bristol East	South West	−£409−£410−£388	Estimated
602	Wokingham	South East	−£421−£423−£400	Estimated
603	Rochester and Strood	South East	−£428−£429−£406	Estimated
604	Central Devon	South West	−£429−£431−£407	Estimated
605	West Bromwich	West Midlands	−£430−£432−£408	Estimated
606	Luton South and South Bedfordshire	East of England	−£433−£435−£411	Estimated
607	Ilford South	London	−£434−£436−£412	Estimated
608	Rossendale and Darwen	North West	−£447−£449−£424	Estimated
609	Airdrie and Shotts	Scotland	−£452−£454−£428	Shared outEstimated
610	Weald of Kent	South East	−£460−£462−£436	Estimated
611	Barrow and Furness	North West	−£465−£467−£441	Estimated
612	South West Norfolk	East of England	−£468−£470−£444	Estimated
613	Smethwick	West Midlands	−£480−£482−£455	Estimated
614	Manchester Rusholme	North West	−£483−£485−£458	Estimated
615	Newport East	Wales	−£493−£495−£467	Estimated
616	West Suffolk	East of England	−£497−£499−£472	Estimated
617	DartfordLowest 10	South East	−£515−£517−£489	Estimated
618	South ShropshireLowest 10	West Midlands	−£522−£525−£496	Estimated
619	Sheffield CentralLowest 10	Yorkshire and The Humber	−£549−£552−£521	Estimated
620	Cardiff EastLowest 10	Wales	−£564−£566−£535	Estimated
621	Luton NorthLowest 10	East of England	−£576−£578−£546	Estimated
622	Na h-Eileanan an IarLowest 10	Scotland	−£699−£701−£663	Shared outEstimated
623	SloughLowest 10	South East	−£699−£702−£663	Estimated
624	Dwyfor MeirionnyddLowest 10	Wales	−£728−£731−£690	Estimated
625	Leicester SouthLowest 10	East Midlands	−£746−£749−£708	Estimated
626	Leicester EastLowest 10	East Midlands	−£834−£837−£791	Estimated
-	Beckenham and Penge	London	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Lewisham East	London	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	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

348 local authorities ranked, 2024-25

Great Britain: £8.64£8.68£8.20 per person aged 16 to 64

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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.

Working-age benefits against expected, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25, local authorities
		Nation		Figure type
1	EnfieldHighest 10	England	£1,262£1,268£1,197	Estimated
2	BlackpoolHighest 10	England	£907£911£861	Estimated
3	HartlepoolHighest 10	England	£769£772£729	Estimated
4	ThanetHighest 10	England	£654£657£620	Estimated
5	SwanseaHighest 10	Wales	£589£592£559	Estimated
6	Redcar and ClevelandHighest 10	England	£563£566£534	Estimated
7	HackneyHighest 10	England	£533£535£505	Estimated
8	HaringeyHighest 10	England	£505£507£479	Estimated
9	Vale of GlamorganHighest 10	Wales	£493£495£468	Estimated
10	EastbourneHighest 10	England	£489£491£464	Estimated
11	Wirral	England	£460£462£436	Estimated
12	Brent	England	£455£457£431	Estimated
13	Barnet	England	£446£448£423	Estimated
14	Wrexham	Wales	£423£425£401	Estimated
15	Knowsley	England	£396£398£376	Estimated
16	Bridgend	Wales	£372£374£353	Estimated
17	Conwy	Wales	£370£371£351	Estimated
18	New Forest	England	£370£371£351	Estimated
19	Hastings	England	£364£365£345	Estimated
20	South Tyneside	England	£361£363£343	Estimated
21	Hertsmere	England	£355£357£337	Estimated
22	Great Yarmouth	England	£352£354£334	Estimated
23	North East Lincolnshire	England	£348£349£330	Estimated
24	Middlesbrough	England	£328£329£311	Estimated
25	Sefton	England	£319£320£302	Estimated
26	Gedling	England	£307£308£291	Estimated
27	Croydon	England	£301£302£285	Estimated
28	Bromley	England	£298£299£283	Estimated
29	Lewes	England	£290£292£275	Estimated
30	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	£289£291£274	Estimated
31	Liverpool	England	£285£286£270	Estimated
32	North Somerset	England	£283£284£268	Estimated
33	Havant	England	£282£284£268	Estimated
34	Inverclyde	Scotland	£267£268£254	Estimated
35	Broxbourne	England	£261£262£248	Estimated
36	Wyre	England	£259£260£245	Estimated
37	Torbay	England	£256£257£243	Estimated
38	Angus	Scotland	£255£256£242	Estimated
39	Denbighshire	Wales	£250£251£237	Estimated
40	North Ayrshire	Scotland	£248£249£236	Estimated
41	Flintshire	Wales	£247£248£234	Estimated
42	St. Helens	England	£234£235£222	Estimated
43	Aberdeen City	Scotland	£234£235£222	Estimated
44	Halton	England	£223£224£211	Estimated
45	Sutton	England	£222£223£211	Estimated
46	Worthing	England	£220£221£209	Estimated
47	Southend-on-Sea	England	£219£220£208	Estimated
48	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£218£219£207	Estimated
49	Kingston upon Thames	England	£209£210£198	Estimated
50	Wealden	England	£204£205£194	Estimated
51	Adur	England	£199£200£189	Estimated
52	Scottish Borders	Scotland	£191£192£182	Estimated
53	Tewkesbury	England	£185£186£175	Estimated
54	Solihull	England	£184£185£175	Estimated
55	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England	£174£175£165	Estimated
56	Lichfield	England	£173£174£164	Estimated
57	Redditch	England	£172£173£164	Estimated
58	Tendring	England	£167£168£158	Estimated
59	Burnley	England	£167£167£158	Estimated
60	Harrow	England	£165£166£157	Estimated
61	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	£162£163£154	Estimated
62	Dacorum	England	£159£160£151	Estimated
63	Stockport	England	£156£157£148	Estimated
64	Walsall	England	£154£154£146	Estimated
65	Fylde	England	£149£149£141	Estimated
66	West Lothian	Scotland	£147£147£139	Estimated
67	Cheltenham	England	£138£139£131	Estimated
68	Fife	Scotland	£138£139£131	Estimated
69	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	£136£137£129	Estimated
70	West Oxfordshire	England	£136£136£129	Estimated
71	Lewisham	England	£136£136£129	Estimated
72	Birmingham	England	£135£136£128	Estimated
73	Islington	England	£135£135£128	Estimated
74	Bexley	England	£127£127£120	Estimated
75	Cheshire West and Chester	England	£126£126£119	Estimated
76	Kingston upon Hull, City of	England	£122£122£115	Estimated
77	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	£114£115£108	Estimated
78	Stratford-on-Avon	England	£113£114£107	Estimated
79	Barking and Dagenham	England	£111£112£105	Estimated
80	Powys	Wales	£111£111£105	Estimated
81	Vale of White Horse	England	£110£111£104	Estimated
82	Hinckley and Bosworth	England	£109£110£103	Estimated
83	Plymouth	England	£108£108£102	Estimated
84	South Gloucestershire	England	£98£98£93	Estimated
85	Bath and North East Somerset	England	£97£98£92	Estimated
86	Telford and Wrekin	England	£97£97£92	Estimated
87	Broxtowe	England	£93£94£88	Estimated
88	Three Rivers	England	£93£94£88	Estimated
89	Warrington	England	£92£92£87	Estimated
90	Sunderland	England	£88£89£84	Estimated
91	South Ribble	England	£87£88£83	Estimated
92	Monmouthshire	Wales	£87£87£82	Estimated
93	Ealing	England	£84£85£80	Estimated
94	Mansfield	England	£84£84£80	Estimated
95	Fareham	England	£83£83£78	Estimated
96	Gosport	England	£81£82£77	Estimated
97	Broadland	England	£81£81£76	Estimated
98	Arun	England	£80£80£76	Estimated
99	North Hertfordshire	England	£75£75£71	Estimated
100	Harlow	England	£74£74£70	Estimated
101	Test Valley	England	£73£74£70	Estimated
102	Stockton-on-Tees	England	£69£69£66	Estimated
103	East Hampshire	England	£69£69£65	Estimated
104	Huntingdonshire	England	£67£67£63	Estimated
105	Amber Valley	England	£66£66£62	Estimated
106	East Hertfordshire	England	£65£65£61	Estimated
107	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	£64£64£61	Estimated
108	Horsham	England	£64£64£60	Estimated
109	Hyndburn	England	£62£62£59	Estimated
110	Winchester	England	£61£61£58	Estimated
111	Eastleigh	England	£58£58£55	Estimated
112	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	£58£58£55	Estimated
113	North Tyneside	England	£58£58£55	Estimated
114	Merton	England	£54£55£52	Estimated
115	Derby	England	£54£54£51	Estimated
116	Darlington	England	£53£54£51	Estimated
117	Erewash	England	£52£52£49	Estimated
118	Malvern Hills	England	£51£52£49	Estimated
119	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	£50£51£48	Estimated
120	Calderdale	England	£50£50£47	Estimated
121	South Ayrshire	Scotland	£49£49£47	Estimated
122	Oldham	England	£47£48£45	Estimated
123	East Suffolk	England	£47£47£45	Estimated
124	Mid Sussex	England	£47£47£44	Estimated
125	Teignbridge	England	£46£47£44	Estimated
126	Bracknell Forest	England	£46£46£43	Estimated
127	Newark and Sherwood	England	£45£45£43	Estimated
128	Havering	England	£44£44£42	Estimated
129	Brighton and Hove	England	£41£42£39	Estimated
130	Rother	England	£40£41£38	Estimated
131	Bradford	England	£36£36£34	Estimated
132	Northumberland	England	£36£36£34	Estimated
133	Trafford	England	£35£35£33	Estimated
134	Chesterfield	England	£31£31£29	Estimated
135	Ashfield	England	£30£30£28	Estimated
136	Tower Hamlets	England	£27£27£26	Estimated
137	Richmond upon Thames	England	£27£27£26	Estimated
138	Swindon	England	£26£26£25	Estimated
139	West Lancashire	England	£26£26£25	Estimated
140	Rochdale	England	£23£23£22	Estimated
141	Stafford	England	£22£22£21	Estimated
142	Reigate and Banstead	England	£19£19£18	Estimated
143	County Durham	England	£19£19£18	Estimated
144	Tameside	England	£19£19£18	Estimated
145	Rotherham	England	£19£19£18	Estimated
146	Dover	England	£18£19£17	Estimated
147	Mole Valley	England	£15£16£15	Estimated
148	Dundee City	Scotland	£14	Estimated
149	East Ayrshire	Scotland	£14£14£13	Estimated
150	Folkestone and Hythe	England	£12	Estimated
151	Wiltshire	England	£9.96£10£9.45	Estimated
152	Welwyn Hatfield	England	£6.23£6.25£5.91	Estimated
153	Lancaster	England	£5.61£5.64£5.32	Estimated
154	North East Derbyshire	England	£4.23£4.25£4.01	Estimated
155	Cheshire East	England	£3.45£3.47£3.28	Estimated
156	Dorset	England	£1.05£1.05£1.00	Estimated
157	South Staffordshire	England	£0.36£0.36£0.34	Estimated
158	Glasgow City	Scotland	£0.24£0.24£0.23	Estimated
159	Cherwell	England	−£1.73−£1.74−£1.64	Estimated
160	Dudley	England	−£2.74−£2.75−£2.60	Estimated
161	Bury	England	−£2.78−£2.80−£2.64	Estimated
162	Wyre Forest	England	−£4.44−£4.46−£4.21	Estimated
163	Salford	England	−£6.24−£6.26−£5.92	Estimated
164	Hammersmith and Fulham	England	−£6.37−£6.40−£6.05	Estimated
165	Wandsworth	England	−£8.04−£8.07−£7.62	Estimated
166	South Derbyshire	England	−£8.10−£8.14−£7.68	Estimated
167	South Kesteven	England	−£8.91−£8.94−£8.45	Estimated
168	Southwark	England	−£9.73−£9.77−£9.23	Estimated
169	Worcester	England	−£10−£10−£9.72	Estimated
170	Camden	England	−£11−£11−£9.98	Estimated
171	Rochford	England	−£13−£13−£12	Estimated
172	Spelthorne	England	−£13	Estimated
173	Leeds	England	−£13	Estimated
174	York	England	−£14−£14−£13	Estimated
175	East Devon	England	−£14−£14−£13	Estimated
176	Lambeth	England	−£15−£15−£14	Estimated
177	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	−£16−£16−£15	Estimated
178	Canterbury	England	−£16−£16−£15	Estimated
179	East Lindsey	England	−£16	Estimated
180	Nuneaton and Bedworth	England	−£18−£18−£17	Estimated
181	Torfaen	Wales	−£19−£19−£18	Estimated
182	Cannock Chase	England	−£19−£19−£18	Estimated
183	Blackburn with Darwen	England	−£20−£20−£19	Estimated
184	Runnymede	England	−£20−£20−£19	Estimated
185	Manchester	England	−£20−£20−£19	Estimated
186	East Cambridgeshire	England	−£21−£21−£20	Estimated
187	Moray	Scotland	−£21−£21−£20	Estimated
188	Falkirk	Scotland	−£24−£24−£23	Estimated
189	Oadby and Wigston	England	−£24−£25−£23	Estimated
190	Cotswold	England	−£25−£25−£23	Estimated
191	Charnwood	England	−£27−£27−£25	Estimated
192	Isle of Wight	England	−£28−£28−£26	Estimated
193	Stirling	Scotland	−£30−£30−£28	Estimated
194	Rutland	England	−£31−£31−£29	Estimated
195	Gateshead	England	−£31−£31−£29	Estimated
196	Waltham Forest	England	−£32−£32−£30	Estimated
197	Barnsley	England	−£32−£32−£30	Estimated
198	West Lindsey	England	−£32−£32−£30	Estimated
199	Stevenage	England	−£34−£34−£32	Estimated
200	Chorley	England	−£34−£34−£32	Estimated
201	Gravesham	England	−£35−£35−£33	Estimated
202	East Lothian	Scotland	−£39−£39−£37	Estimated
203	North Northamptonshire	England	−£40−£40−£38	Estimated
204	Gloucester	England	−£41−£42−£39	Estimated
205	Greenwich	England	−£44−£45−£42	Estimated
206	Tonbridge and Malling	England	−£45−£45−£43	Estimated
207	Redbridge	England	−£47−£47−£44	Estimated
208	Blaby	England	−£50−£50−£47	Estimated
209	Exeter	England	−£51−£51−£48	Estimated
210	Bromsgrove	England	−£52−£52−£49	Estimated
211	South Hams	England	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
212	South Oxfordshire	England	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
213	Melton	England	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
214	West Berkshire	England	−£53−£53−£50	Estimated
215	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	−£56−£56−£53	Estimated
216	Tamworth	England	−£57−£57−£54	Estimated
217	North Kesteven	England	−£58−£59−£55	Estimated
218	Watford	England	−£59−£59−£56	Estimated
219	Warwick	England	−£59−£59−£56	Estimated
220	Boston	England	−£60−£60−£57	Estimated
221	Buckinghamshire	England	−£60−£60−£57	Estimated
222	Wigan	England	−£60−£60−£57	Estimated
223	Ribble Valley	England	−£61−£61−£57	Estimated
224	Bolton	England	−£62−£63−£59	Estimated
225	Nottingham	England	−£63−£63−£59	Estimated
226	Harborough	England	−£66−£67−£63	Estimated
227	Medway	England	−£67−£67−£63	Estimated
228	Rugby	England	−£72−£73−£69	Estimated
229	South Norfolk	England	−£74−£74−£70	Estimated
230	South Cambridgeshire	England	−£75−£75−£71	Estimated
231	Westminster	England	−£76−£76−£72	Estimated
232	Cardiff	Wales	−£78−£78−£74	Estimated
233	Chichester	England	−£78−£79−£74	Estimated
234	Epsom and Ewell	England	−£79−£80−£75	Estimated
235	North Lincolnshire	England	−£82−£82−£77	Estimated
236	Ipswich	England	−£83−£83−£79	Estimated
237	Wakefield	England	−£85−£85−£80	Estimated
238	Wolverhampton	England	−£86−£86−£81	Estimated
239	Doncaster	England	−£86−£87−£82	Estimated
240	East Staffordshire	England	−£88−£89−£84	Estimated
241	Woking	England	−£89−£90−£85	Estimated
242	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	−£89−£90−£85	Estimated
243	Windsor and Maidenhead	England	−£90−£90−£85	Estimated
244	Newham	England	−£91−£91−£86	Estimated
245	Milton Keynes	England	−£92−£92−£87	Estimated
246	Derbyshire Dales	England	−£92−£93−£88	Estimated
247	Kensington and Chelsea	England	−£93−£93−£88	Estimated
248	West Northamptonshire	England	−£93−£94−£88	Estimated
249	Guildford	England	−£94−£95−£89	Estimated
250	Uttlesford	England	−£97−£97−£92	Estimated
251	Tunbridge Wells	England	−£102−£102−£96	Estimated
252	Rushcliffe	England	−£102−£102−£97	Estimated
253	Stroud	England	−£103−£103−£98	Estimated
254	Surrey Heath	England	−£104−£104−£99	Estimated
255	St Albans	England	−£104−£105−£99	Estimated
256	Chelmsford	England	−£106−£106−£100	Estimated
257	Castle Point	England	−£111−£111−£105	Estimated
258	North Yorkshire	England	−£111−£112−£105	Estimated
259	Sandwell	England	−£111−£112−£106	Estimated
260	Pembrokeshire	Wales	−£112−£112−£106	Estimated
261	Basildon	England	−£112−£113−£106	Estimated
262	Maidstone	England	−£114−£115−£108	Estimated
263	High Peak	England	−£116−£117−£110	Estimated
264	Babergh	England	−£117−£117−£111	Estimated
265	Pendle	England	−£118−£118−£112	Estimated
266	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	−£122−£123−£116	Estimated
267	Tandridge	England	−£124−£124−£117	Estimated
268	Oxford	England	−£132−£132−£125	Estimated
269	Norwich	England	−£134−£135−£127	Estimated
270	Highland	Scotland	−£136−£137−£129	Estimated
271	Sheffield	England	−£138−£139−£131	Estimated
272	Elmbridge	England	−£144−£144−£136	Estimated
273	Central Bedfordshire	England	−£145−£146−£137	Estimated
274	Basingstoke and Deane	England	−£146−£146−£138	Estimated
275	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	−£147−£148−£139	Estimated
276	Portsmouth	England	−£149−£150−£141	Estimated
277	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	−£153−£153−£145	Estimated
278	Ashford	England	−£154−£155−£146	Estimated
279	Cambridge	England	−£154−£155−£146	Estimated
280	Orkney Islands	Scotland	−£155−£156−£147	Estimated
281	Brentwood	England	−£159−£160−£151	Estimated
282	Hounslow	England	−£159−£160−£151	Estimated
283	Colchester	England	−£160−£160−£152	Estimated
284	Epping Forest	England	−£160−£161−£152	Estimated
285	Wychavon	England	−£166−£167−£158	Estimated
286	Braintree	England	−£168−£169−£160	Estimated
287	North West Leicestershire	England	−£171−£172−£162	Estimated
288	Bristol, City of	England	−£173−£174−£165	Estimated
289	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	−£174−£175−£165	Estimated
290	Somerset	England	−£178−£179−£169	Estimated
291	Rushmoor	England	−£181−£181−£171	Estimated
292	North Devon	England	−£182−£183−£173	Estimated
293	Kirklees	England	−£184−£184−£174	Estimated
294	Stoke-on-Trent	England	−£185−£186−£175	Estimated
295	Waverley	England	−£187−£187−£177	Estimated
296	Peterborough	England	−£189−£190−£180	Estimated
297	Cumberland	England	−£193−£194−£183	Estimated
298	Forest of Dean	England	−£194−£195−£184	Estimated
299	Swale	England	−£203−£204−£192	Estimated
300	Hillingdon	England	−£203−£204−£193	Estimated
301	North Warwickshire	England	−£210−£211−£199	Estimated
302	Bassetlaw	England	−£211−£212−£200	Estimated
303	Staffordshire Moorlands	England	−£215−£216−£204	Estimated
304	Preston	England	−£229−£230−£217	Estimated
305	Crawley	England	−£232−£233−£220	Estimated
306	North Norfolk	England	−£234−£235−£222	Estimated
307	Bedford	England	−£241−£242−£229	Estimated
308	Southampton	England	−£245−£246−£233	Estimated
309	Caerphilly	Wales	−£246−£247−£233	Estimated
310	Shropshire	England	−£246−£248−£234	Estimated
311	Midlothian	Scotland	−£248−£249−£235	Estimated
312	Carmarthenshire	Wales	−£249−£250−£236	Estimated
313	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	−£250−£251−£237	Estimated
314	Newcastle-under-Lyme	England	−£250−£251−£237	Estimated
315	Hart	England	−£250−£251−£237	Estimated
316	Maldon	England	−£257−£258−£244	Estimated
317	Cornwall	England	−£267−£268−£253	Estimated
318	West Devon	England	−£270−£271−£256	Estimated
319	Thurrock	England	−£284−£285−£270	Estimated
320	Herefordshire, County of	England	−£302−£304−£287	Estimated
321	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	−£303−£304−£287	Estimated
322	Mid Suffolk	England	−£305−£306−£289	Estimated
323	Shetland Islands	Scotland	−£305−£307−£290	Estimated
324	Bolsover	England	−£316−£317−£300	Estimated
325	Reading	England	−£320−£321−£303	Estimated
326	Mid Devon	England	−£330−£331−£313	Estimated
327	Westmorland and Furness	England	−£335−£336−£317	Estimated
328	Luton	England	−£337−£338−£319	Estimated
329	Breckland	England	−£339−£340−£321	Estimated
330	South Holland	England	−£346−£348−£329	Estimated
331	Renfrewshire	Scotland	−£349−£351−£331	Estimated
332	Sevenoaks	England	−£355−£357−£337	Estimated
333	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	−£357−£358−£338	Estimated
334	Ceredigion	Wales	−£359−£361−£341	Estimated
335	West Suffolk	England	−£362−£364−£344	Estimated
336	Wokingham	England	−£365−£367−£346	Estimated
337	Coventry	England	−£369−£371−£350	Estimated
338	Dartford	England	−£371−£373−£352	Estimated
339	LincolnLowest 10	England	−£393−£395−£373	Estimated
340	FenlandLowest 10	England	−£398−£400−£378	Estimated
341	GwyneddLowest 10	Wales	−£401−£403−£380	Estimated
342	RossendaleLowest 10	England	−£411−£412−£390	Estimated
343	King's Lynn and West NorfolkLowest 10	England	−£411−£413−£390	Estimated
344	SloughLowest 10	England	−£425−£426−£403	Estimated
345	NewportLowest 10	Wales	−£431−£433−£409	Estimated
346	TorridgeLowest 10	England	−£436−£438−£414	Estimated
347	LeicesterLowest 10	England	−£452−£454−£429	Estimated
348	Na h-Eileanan SiarLowest 10	Scotland	−£960−£964−£911	Estimated
-	City of London	England	No valueNo value published	Estimated
-	Isles of Scilly	England	No valueNo value published	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.

Area figures for Universal Credit start in 2019-20. Totals for earlier years leave it out, although DWP paid it from 2013.

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.

Personal Independence Payment, Adult Disability Payment and Disability Living Allowance are paid at all ages. The 2024 constituency figures do not split them by age, so they are not in working-age spending.

Carer's Allowance spending is not split by age for each area, so it includes payments to people aged 65 and over. In England and Wales, 96% of people receiving Carer's Allowance are aged 16 to 64.

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.
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5Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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