Current representation
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative
Male
East of England, England
Conservative
Male
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£1,506 total benefits bill per resident · 33% below average
Ranked 467 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £146,272,443 | 490/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +23.4% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £34,216 | +7.4% |
£780 per resident · 6,535 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,546 · 1 in 22 working-age adults
£398 per resident · 5,138 claimants (+19.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,938 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,748
£111 per resident · 1,830 claimants
£91 per resident · 1,271 claimants
£72 per resident · 1,135 claimants
£55 per resident · 1,223 claimants
Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
1991 data not available for this constituency.
Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.
2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.
2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.
1991 data not available for this topic.
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.