Current representation
James Murray
Labour
Male
London, England
Labour
Male
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£3,185 total benefits bill per resident · 41% above average
Ranked 63 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £428,216,358 | 29/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +24.7% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £35,244 | -6.0% |
£2,180 per resident · 19,079 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,600 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
£398 per resident · 7,247 claimants (+28.3% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,847 · 39% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,645
£368 per resident · 3,849 claimants
£115 per resident · 2,532 claimants
£78 per resident · 2,441 claimants
£45 per resident · 962 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.
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 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.
1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.
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.