# Claimant rate: highest and lowest councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (August 2026)

Bradford had the highest claimant rate of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in August 2026, at 6.9%.

York had the lowest, at 1.8%. The middle council, North East Lincolnshire, had 4.3%.

| Rank | Area | Claimant rate | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 6.9% | – |
| 2 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 5.1% | – |
| 3 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 4.7% | – |
| 4 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 4.6% | – |
| 5 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 4.4% | Nomis publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| =6 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 4.3% | – |
| =6 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 4.3% | – |
| =6 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 4.3% | – |
| 9 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 3.8% | – |
| =10 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 3.6% | – |
| =10 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 3.6% | – |
| 12 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 3.3% | Nomis publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield. |
| 13 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 2.3% | – |
| 14 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 2.0% | – |
| 15 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 1.8% | – |

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

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/uk)
- [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)
- [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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