# Claimant rate: highest and lowest councils in the UK (August 2026)

Birmingham had the highest claimant rate of the UK’s 361 councils in August 2026, at 10.1%.

City of London had the lowest, at 1.1%. The middle council, South Ayrshire, had 3.2%.

| Rank | Area | Claimant rate | Region or nation | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham) | 10.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =2 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 7.4% | London | – |
| =2 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 7.4% | London | – |
| =2 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 7.4% | London | – |
| =5 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 7.2% | London | – |
| =5 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 7.2% | London | – |
| =7 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 6.9% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =7 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 6.9% | London | – |
| 9 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 6.8% | London | – |
| =10 | [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) | 6.7% | West Midlands | – |
| =10 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 6.7% | London | – |
| =10 | [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) | 6.7% | West Midlands | – |
| 13 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 6.6% | East of England | – |
| =14 | [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham) | 6.5% | North West | – |
| =14 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 6.5% | London | – |
| 16 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 6.4% | London | – |
| 17 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 6.3% | London | – |
| 18 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 6.2% | London | – |
| 19 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 6.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =20 | [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester) | 6.0% | North West | – |
| =20 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 6.0% | London | – |
| =20 | [Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale) | 6.0% | North West | – |
| =20 | [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) | 6.0% | West Midlands | – |
| 24 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 5.9% | South East | – |
| =25 | [Blackpool](https://openindex.co.uk/blackpool) | 5.8% | North West | – |
| =25 | [Coventry](https://openindex.co.uk/coventry) | 5.8% | West Midlands | – |
| =25 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 5.8% | London | – |
| 28 | [Blackburn with Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen) | 5.7% | North West | – |
| =29 | [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley) | 5.6% | North West | – |
| =29 | [Hyndburn](https://openindex.co.uk/hyndburn) | 5.6% | North West | – |
| =29 | [Pendle](https://openindex.co.uk/pendle) | 5.6% | North West | – |
| =29 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 5.6% | London | – |
| 33 | [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool) | 5.5% | North West | – |
| =34 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 5.4% | London | – |
| =34 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 5.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =34 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 5.4% | East of England | – |
| =34 | [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent) | 5.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =34 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 5.4% | South East | – |
| 39 | [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) | 5.3% | North West | – |
| 40 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 5.2% | North East | – |
| =41 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 5.1% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =41 | [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford) | 5.1% | North West | – |
| =43 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 5.0% | London | – |
| =43 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 5.0% | South East | – |
| =43 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 5.0% | London | – |
| =43 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 5.0% | London | – |
| =47 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 4.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =47 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 4.9% | South East | – |
| =47 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 4.9% | Scotland | – |
| =47 | [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside) | 4.9% | North West | – |
| =51 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 4.8% | East of England | – |
| =51 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 4.8% | London | – |
| =51 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 4.8% | London | – |
| =51 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 4.8% | North East | – |
| =55 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 4.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =55 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 4.7% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =57 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 4.6% | London | – |
| =57 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 4.6% | South East | – |
| =57 | [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) | 4.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =57 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 4.6% | East of England | – |
| =57 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 4.6% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =57 | [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston) | 4.6% | North West | – |
| =57 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 4.6% | East of England | – |
| =64 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 4.5% | East of England | – |
| =64 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 4.5% | London | – |
| =64 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 4.5% | East of England | – |
| =64 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 4.5% | London | – |
| =64 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 4.5% | Wales | – |
| =64 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 4.5% | South East | – |
| =70 | [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury) | 4.4% | North West | – |
| =70 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 4.4% | North East | – |
| =70 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 4.4% | Yorkshire and The Humber | Nomis publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =73 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 4.3% | South East | – |
| =73 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 4.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =73 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 4.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =73 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 4.3% | South East | – |
| =73 | [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) | 4.3% | North West | – |
| =73 | [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley) | 4.3% | North West | – |
| =73 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 4.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =73 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 4.3% | South East | – |
| =73 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 4.3% | East of England | – |
| =82 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 4.2% | Scotland | – |
| =82 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 4.2% | South East | – |
| =82 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 4.2% | Scotland | – |
| =82 | [Nuneaton and Bedworth](https://openindex.co.uk/nuneaton-and-bedworth) | 4.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =82 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 4.2% | South East | – |
| =82 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 4.2% | East of England | – |
| =88 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 4.1% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =88 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 4.1% | North East | – |
| =88 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 4.1% | South East | – |
| =88 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 4.1% | East of England | – |
| =88 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 4.1% | East of England | – |
| =93 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 4.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =93 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 4.0% | North East | – |
| =93 | [Telford and Wrekin](https://openindex.co.uk/telford-and-wrekin) | 4.0% | West Midlands | – |
| =93 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 4.0% | London | – |
| =93 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 4.0% | London | – |
| =98 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 3.9% | East of England | – |
| =98 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 3.9% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =98 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 3.9% | Wales | – |
| =98 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 3.9% | Wales | – |
| =98 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 3.9% | East of England | – |
| =98 | [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch) | 3.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =98 | [Rossendale](https://openindex.co.uk/rossendale) | 3.9% | North West | – |
| =98 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 3.9% | North East | – |
| =98 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 3.9% | Scotland | – |
| =107 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 3.8% | Scotland | – |
| =107 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 3.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =107 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 3.8% | South East | – |
| =107 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 3.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =107 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 3.8% | North East | – |
| =107 | [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton) | 3.8% | North West | – |
| =107 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 3.8% | North East | – |
| =107 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 3.8% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =115 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 3.7% | South East | – |
| =115 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 3.7% | Wales | – |
| =115 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 3.7% | Scotland | – |
| =115 | [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) | 3.7% | North West | – |
| =115 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 3.7% | Wales | – |
| =120 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 3.6% | South West | – |
| =120 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 3.6% | North East | – |
| =120 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 3.6% | Wales | – |
| =120 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 3.6% | South East | – |
| =120 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 3.6% | East of England | – |
| =120 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 3.6% | South East | – |
| =120 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 3.6% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =120 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 3.6% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =120 | [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull) | 3.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =120 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 3.6% | South East | – |
| =120 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 3.6% | East of England | – |
| =120 | [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan) | 3.6% | North West | – |
| =132 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 3.5% | London | – |
| =132 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 3.5% | Wales | – |
| =132 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 3.5% | South West | – |
| =132 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 3.5% | Scotland | – |
| =132 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 3.5% | Wales | – |
| =132 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 3.5% | South East | – |
| =132 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 3.5% | South East | – |
| =132 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 3.5% | London | – |
| =132 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 3.5% | South East | – |
| =132 | [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral) | 3.5% | North West | – |
| =142 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 3.4% | London | – |
| =142 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 3.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =142 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 3.4% | Scotland | – |
| =142 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 3.4% | London | – |
| =142 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | 3.4% | Wales | – |
| =142 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 3.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =142 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 3.4% | Wales | – |
| =142 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 3.4% | South West | – |
| =142 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 3.4% | Wales | – |
| =142 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 3.4% | South West | – |
| =142 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 3.4% | South West | – |
| =142 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 3.4% | East Midlands | – |
| =142 | [Worcester](https://openindex.co.uk/worcester) | 3.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =142 | [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) | 3.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 3.3% | Scotland | – |
| =156 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 3.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | Nomis publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =156 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 3.3% | South West | – |
| =156 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 3.3% | East of England | – |
| =156 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 3.3% | South East | – |
| =156 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 3.3% | South East | – |
| =156 | [East Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-staffordshire) | 3.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 3.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 3.3% | South East | – |
| =156 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 3.3% | North East | – |
| =156 | [Tamworth](https://openindex.co.uk/tamworth) | 3.3% | West Midlands | – |
| =156 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 3.3% | Wales | – |
| =156 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 3.3% | South East | – |
| =169 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 3.2% | South East | – |
| =169 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 3.2% | South East | – |
| =169 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 3.2% | East of England | – |
| =169 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 3.2% | North East | – |
| =169 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 3.2% | East of England | – |
| =169 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 3.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =169 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 3.2% | East of England | – |
| =169 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 3.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =169 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 3.2% | London | – |
| =169 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 3.2% | Wales | – |
| =169 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 3.2% | Wales | – |
| =169 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 3.2% | South East | – |
| =169 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 3.2% | Scotland | – |
| =169 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 3.2% | East of England | – |
| =183 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 3.1% | South East | – |
| =183 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 3.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =183 | [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/cannock-chase) | 3.1% | West Midlands | – |
| =183 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 3.1% | Scotland | – |
| =183 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 3.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =183 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 3.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =189 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 3.0% | Wales | – |
| =189 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 3.0% | East Midlands | – |
| =189 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 3.0% | South East | – |
| =189 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 3.0% | Wales | – |
| =189 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 3.0% | Scotland | – |
| =189 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 3.0% | South West | – |
| =189 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 3.0% | Scotland | – |
| =189 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 3.0% | Wales | – |
| =189 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 3.0% | East of England | – |
| =189 | [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) | 3.0% | West Midlands | – |
| =189 | [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire) | 3.0% | West Midlands | – |
| =189 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 3.0% | Scotland | – |
| =189 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 3.0% | South East | – |
| =189 | [Stockport](https://openindex.co.uk/stockport) | 3.0% | North West | – |
| =189 | [Trafford](https://openindex.co.uk/trafford) | 3.0% | North West | – |
| =189 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 3.0% | Wales | – |
| =189 | [Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) | 3.0% | North West | – |
| =206 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 2.9% | South East | – |
| =206 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 2.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =206 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 2.9% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =206 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 2.9% | Scotland | – |
| =206 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 2.9% | Wales | – |
| =206 | [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) | 2.9% | North West | – |
| =206 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 2.9% | North East | – |
| =206 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 2.9% | East Midlands | – |
| =206 | [Rugby](https://openindex.co.uk/rugby) | 2.9% | West Midlands | – |
| =206 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 2.9% | Scotland | – |
| =216 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 2.8% | South East | – |
| =216 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 2.8% | East of England | – |
| =216 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 2.8% | Scotland | – |
| =216 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 2.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =216 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 2.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =216 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 2.8% | Scotland | – |
| =216 | [West Lancashire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lancashire) | 2.8% | North West | – |
| =223 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 2.7% | South East | – |
| =223 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 2.7% | East of England | – |
| =223 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 2.7% | East of England | – |
| =223 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 2.7% | South West | – |
| =223 | [Fylde](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) | 2.7% | North West | – |
| =223 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 2.7% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =223 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 2.7% | East Midlands | – |
| =223 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 2.7% | South West | – |
| =223 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 2.7% | East of England | – |
| =223 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 2.7% | Wales | – |
| =223 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 2.7% | East of England | – |
| =223 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 2.7% | South West | – |
| =223 | [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington) | 2.7% | North West | – |
| =223 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 2.7% | Scotland | – |
| =223 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 2.7% | South East | – |
| =238 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 2.6% | East Midlands | – |
| =238 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 2.6% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =238 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 2.6% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =238 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 2.6% | East of England | – |
| =238 | [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove) | 2.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =238 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 2.6% | East of England | – |
| =238 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 2.6% | East of England | – |
| =238 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 2.6% | Wales | – |
| =238 | [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) | 2.6% | North West | – |
| =238 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 2.6% | South West | – |
| =238 | [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) | 2.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =238 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 2.6% | East of England | – |
| =238 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 2.6% | Scotland | – |
| =238 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 2.6% | Scotland | – |
| =238 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 2.6% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =238 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 2.6% | South East | – |
| =238 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 2.6% | London | – |
| =238 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 2.6% | South East | – |
| =238 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 2.6% | South West | – |
| =238 | [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) | 2.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =238 | [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford) | 2.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =238 | [Wychavon](https://openindex.co.uk/wychavon) | 2.6% | West Midlands | – |
| =260 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 2.5% | Scotland | – |
| =260 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 2.5% | East of England | – |
| =260 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 2.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =260 | [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley) | 2.5% | North West | – |
| =260 | [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) | 2.5% | North West | – |
| =260 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 2.5% | Scotland | – |
| =260 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =260 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 2.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =260 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 2.5% | East Midlands | – |
| =260 | [Malvern Hills](https://openindex.co.uk/malvern-hills) | 2.5% | West Midlands | – |
| =260 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 2.5% | South West | – |
| =260 | [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble) | 2.5% | North West | – |
| =260 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =260 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =260 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =260 | [Warwick](https://openindex.co.uk/warwick) | 2.5% | West Midlands | – |
| =260 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 2.5% | East of England | – |
| =260 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 2.5% | South East | – |
| =278 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =278 | [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) | 2.4% | North West | – |
| =278 | [Lichfield](https://openindex.co.uk/lichfield) | 2.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =278 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =278 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 2.4% | Scotland | – |
| =278 | [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) | 2.4% | West Midlands | – |
| =278 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 2.4% | East of England | – |
| =278 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 2.4% | South West | – |
| =278 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 2.4% | South East | – |
| =278 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 2.4% | South East | – |
| =288 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 2.3% | South East | – |
| =288 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 2.3% | South West | – |
| =288 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 2.3% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =288 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 2.3% | South East | – |
| =288 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 2.3% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =288 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 2.3% | Scotland | – |
| =288 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 2.3% | East of England | – |
| =288 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 2.3% | South West | – |
| =288 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 2.3% | Wales | – |
| =288 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 2.3% | South East | – |
| =288 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 2.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =288 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 2.3% | East of England | – |
| =288 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 2.3% | South East | – |
| =288 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 2.3% | East Midlands | – |
| =288 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 2.3% | East of England | – |
| =288 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 2.3% | Scotland | – |
| =288 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 2.3% | South East | – |
| =288 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 2.3% | South West | – |
| =306 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 2.2% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =306 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 2.2% | East Midlands | – |
| =306 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 2.2% | East of England | – |
| =306 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 2.2% | South West | – |
| =306 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 2.2% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =306 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 2.2% | South East | – |
| =306 | [Staffordshire Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) | 2.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =306 | [Stratford-on-Avon](https://openindex.co.uk/stratford-on-avon) | 2.2% | West Midlands | – |
| =306 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 2.2% | South West | – |
| =306 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 2.2% | South West | – |
| =316 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 2.1% | Scotland | – |
| =316 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 2.1% | East of England | – |
| =316 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 2.1% | South West | – |
| =316 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 2.1% | South West | – |
| =316 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 2.1% | South East | – |
| =316 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 2.1% | South East | – |
| =316 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 2.1% | East of England | – |
| =316 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 2.1% | South East | – |
| =316 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 2.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =316 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 2.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =316 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 2.1% | East Midlands | – |
| =316 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 2.1% | South West | – |
| =316 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 2.1% | South West | – |
| =316 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 2.1% | South West | – |
| =316 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 2.1% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 2.0% | East of England | – |
| =331 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 2.0% | Scotland | – |
| =331 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 2.0% | East of England | – |
| =331 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 2.0% | Northern Ireland | – |
| =331 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 2.0% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| =331 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 2.0% | East of England | – |
| =331 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 2.0% | East of England | – |
| =331 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =331 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 2.0% | South East | – |
| =345 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 1.9% | South West | – |
| =345 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 1.9% | South East | – |
| =345 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 1.9% | Scotland | – |
| =345 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 1.9% | South East | – |
| =349 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 1.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =349 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 1.8% | Scotland | – |
| =349 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 1.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =349 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 1.8% | South East | – |
| =349 | [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ribble-valley) | 1.8% | North West | – |
| =349 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 1.8% | East Midlands | – |
| =349 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 1.8% | South East | – |
| =349 | [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) | 1.8% | North West | – |
| =349 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 1.8% | Yorkshire and The Humber | – |
| 358 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 1.6% | Scotland | – |
| 359 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 1.5% | South West | – |
| 360 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 1.2% | Scotland | – |
| 361 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 1.1% | London | – |

Source: Claimant count (Nomis), ONS via Nomis. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate)

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