Claimant rate: every council in London
Barking and Dagenham had the highest claimant rate of London’s 33 councils in August 2026, at 7.4%.
City of London had the lowest, at 1.1%. The middle council, Barnet, had 5.0%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | Barking and Dagenham | 7.4% |
| =1 | Haringey | 7.4% |
| =1 | Newham | 7.4% |
| =4 | Brent | 7.2% |
| =4 | Enfield | 7.2% |
| 6 | Hackney | 6.9% |
| 7 | Lewisham | 6.8% |
| 8 | Tower Hamlets | 6.7% |
| 9 | Waltham Forest | 6.5% |
| 10 | Ealing | 6.4% |
| 11 | Croydon | 6.3% |
| 12 | Lambeth | 6.2% |
| 13 | Redbridge | 6.0% |
| 14 | Greenwich | 5.8% |
| 15 | Southwark | 5.6% |
| 16 | Islington | 5.4% |
| =17 | Barnet | 5.0% |
| =17 | Hillingdon | 5.0% |
| =17 | Hounslow | 5.0% |
| =20 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.8% |
| =20 | Harrow | 4.8% |
| 22 | Camden | 4.6% |
| =23 | Havering | 4.5% |
| =23 | Merton | 4.5% |
| =25 | Wandsworth | 4.0% |
| =25 | Westminster | 4.0% |
| =27 | Bromley | 3.5% |
| =27 | Sutton | 3.5% |
| =29 | Bexley | 3.4% |
| =29 | Kensington and Chelsea | 3.4% |
| 31 | Kingston upon Thames | 3.2% |
| 32 | Richmond upon Thames | 2.6% |
| 33 | City of London | 1.1% |