MAPPED: The 10 UK areas claiming the most in benefits - How does your area compare?

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MAPPED: The 10 UK areas claiming the most in benefits - How does your area compare?.

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Britain's welfare bill has surged beyond £133billion with eight of the top 10 largest welfare spending areas leeching more than £500million each from the taxpayer, a new analysis has shown.The TaxPayers' Alliance has mapped spending on six major benefits - Universal Credit, PIP, Housing Benefit, Disability Living Allowance, Carer's Allowance, and Employment Support Allowance - across all 575 constituencies in England and Wales.The figure has surged by £26.1billion (24.4 per cent) in just over two years, according to the data aggregated to March 2026.London and Birmingham dominate the list of highest-spending areas.

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Six are in the capital and four are in Birmingham.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Nine out of the 10 areas are Labour-held constituencies, while the last - Birmingham Perry Barr - is controlled by independent MP Ayoub Khan.

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In total, the analysis found some 54 constituencies have welfare bills exceeding £365million, equivalent to more than £1million for every day of the...

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