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Welfare and benefits

Benefit caseloads and spending in Great Britain, children in low income families across the UK and the share of people and children in relative low income after housing costs and the households eligible for Pension Credit and the share receiving it by council, from the Department for Work and Pensions, Child Benefit by area from HM Revenue and Customs, referrals to children's social care by council in England from the Department for Education, households by the Census's dimensions of deprivation in each small area, and the indices of deprivation for England's and Wales's small areas from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Welsh Government.

Datasets

43 datasets · select a tile to open its page

Benefit spending, Great Britain

£289.3bnBenefit spending · 2024/25

2005/062024/25
2005/062024/25

Department for Work and Pensions Verified

Child Benefit by small area, UK

1,880Milton Keynes 024E (E01034451) · Aug 2025

43,914 small areas, each on its council's page

HM Revenue and Customs Verified

Children affected by the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain

629,860Great Britain · Apr 2026

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

Children in Tax-Free Childcare by council, UK

1,151,515United Kingdom · 2025/26

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

HM Revenue and Customs+8 more Verified

Children in households affected by the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain

1,695,400Great Britain · Apr 2026

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

Children in low income families by constituency, after housing costs, UK

25.96%United Kingdom · 2024/25

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified

Children in low income families by constituency, before housing costs, UK

19.29%United Kingdom · 2024/25

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified

Children in low income families by council, UK

25.96%United Kingdom · 2024/25

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+8 more Verified

Children in low income families by ward, before housing costs, UK

19.29%United Kingdom · 2024/25

ArundelNewportHeartlandsAlum Rock

Department for Work and Pensions+21 more Verified

Children in low income families, UK nations and regions

25.96%United Kingdom · 2024/25

United Kingdom25.96%North East28.94%North West29.15%Yorkshire and The Humber30.75%East Midlands26.52%West Midlands32.24%

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

English Indices of Deprivation 2015 by LSOA

1Tendring 018A (E01021988) · 2015

32,844 small areas, each on its council's page

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Verified

English Indices of Deprivation 2019 by LSOA

1Tendring 018A (E01021988) · 2019

32,844 small areas, each on its council's page

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Verified

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 by LSOA

1Tendring 018A (E01021988) · 2025

33,755 small areas, each on its council's page

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Verified

Families getting Child Benefit by constituency, UK

6,867,695United Kingdom · Aug 2025

North East283kNorth West818kYorkshire and The Humber606kEast Midlands526kWest Midlands665kEast of England640k

HM Revenue and Customs+6 more Verified

Families getting Child Benefit by council, UK

6,867,695United Kingdom · Aug 2025

North East283kNorth West818kYorkshire and The Humber606kEast Midlands526kWest Midlands665kEast of England640k

HM Revenue and Customs+6 more Verified

Families getting Child Benefit by ward, UK

6,867,695United Kingdom · Aug 2025

Gipton & Harehills4,735Middleton Park4,460Liberton/Gilmerton4,110Killingbeck & Seacroft4,080Almond4,060Burngreave3,935

HM Revenue and Customs+19 more Verified

Families using Tax-Free Childcare by council, UK

868,095United Kingdom · 2025/26

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

HM Revenue and Customs+8 more Verified

Families who opted out of Child Benefit payments, by constituency, UK

684,635United Kingdom · Aug 2025

North East17kNorth West58kYorkshire and The Humber39kEast Midlands40kWest Midlands44kEast of England89k

HM Revenue and Customs+6 more Verified

Household deprivation by LSOA, Census 2021

1,980Ceredigion 007E (W01002002) · Census Day, 21 March 2021

35,672 small areas, each on its council's page

Office for National Statistics (Census 2021, via Nomis) Verified

Households affected by the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain

478,120Great Britain · Apr 2026

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

Households eligible for Pension Credit by council, Great Britain

718,000England · 2023/24

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

Households likely to gain from removing the two child limit by constituency, Great Britain

435,180Great Britain · Apr 2026

North East19kNorth West60kYorkshire and The Humber44kEast Midlands31kWest Midlands52kEast of England37k

Department for Work and Pensions+5 more Verified

Households on Universal Credit, Great Britain

7,157,224Great Britain · May 2026

Jun 2021May 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

Households whose benefits are capped, Great Britain

163,811Great Britain · May 2026

Apr 2013May 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

Housing Benefit claims, Great Britain

1,446,949Great Britain · Mar 2026

Apr 2018Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

Pension Credit applications by constituency, Great Britain

3,725Great Britain · 30 Mar 2026

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

Pension Credit claims decided by constituency, Great Britain

3,910Great Britain · 30 Mar 2026

North EastNorth WestYorkshire and The HumberEast Midlands

Department for Work and Pensions+7 more Verified

Pension Credit claims waiting for a decision by constituency, Great Britain

13,065Great Britain · 30 Mar 2026

North East525North West1,455Yorkshire and The Humber910East Midlands820West Midlands1,125East of England995

Department for Work and Pensions+5 more Verified

Pension Credit receipt rate by council, Great Britain

62.69%England · 2023/24

North East70.89%North West67.05%Yorkshire and The Humber64.35%East Midlands61.36%West Midlands64.79%East of England57.68%

Department for Work and Pensions+5 more Verified

People entitled to Attendance Allowance, England and Wales

1,803,188England and Wales · Mar 2026

May 2018Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

People entitled to Carer's Allowance, England and Wales

1,408,002England and Wales · Mar 2026

May 2018Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

People entitled to Personal Independence Payment, England and Wales

4,091,265England and Wales · Jul 2026

Jan 2019Jul 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

People in relative low income after housing costs, UK

19.64%People in relative low income after housing costs · 2024/25

1994/952024/25

Department for Work and Pensions Verified

People on Universal Credit, Great Britain

8,359,744Great Britain · May 2026

Jun 2021May 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

People on the main benefits, Great Britain

5,473,000Universal Credit · 2024/25

2015/162024/25

Department for Work and Pensions Verified

People receiving Pension Credit, Great Britain

1,381,723Great Britain · Mar 2026

May 2018Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

People receiving the State Pension, Great Britain

13,307,794Great Britain · Mar 2026

May 2018Mar 2026

Department for Work and Pensions, Stat-Xplore Verified

Re-referrals to children's social care by council, England

22.6%England · 2024/25

North East20.7%North West21.7%Yorkshire and The Humber21.7%East Midlands24.7%West Midlands19.5%East of England19.4%

Department for Education+3 more Verified

Referrals to children's social care by council, England

632,830England · 2024/25

North East32kNorth West86kYorkshire and The Humber64kEast Midlands53kWest Midlands63kEast of England45k

Department for Education+3 more Verified

Universal Credit sanction rate, Great Britain

5.2%Great Britain · May 2026

Jan 2017May 2026

Department for Work and Pensions Verified

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 by LSOA

1Denbighshire 004E (W01000240) · 2025

1,917 small areas, each on its council's page

Welsh Government Verified

Winter Fuel Payment by constituency, England and Wales

10,872,496England and Wales · 2025/26

North East534kNorth West1.4mYorkshire and The Humber1.0mEast Midlands939kWest Midlands1.1mEast of England1.2m

Department for Work and Pensions+4 more Verified

Winter Fuel Payment by council, England and Wales

10,872,496England and Wales · 2025/26

North East534kNorth West1.4mYorkshire and The Humber1.0mEast Midlands939kWest Midlands1.1mEast of England1.2m

Department for Work and Pensions+4 more Verified