DWP benefits

12 measures. Each chart shows the places that measure was measured for.

Attendance Allowance — entitledMar-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Attendance Allowance — entitled, Mar-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	90	between 90 and 163 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	149	between 149 and 197 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	429	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	620	between 620 and 811 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	173	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	134	between 134 and 245 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	300	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	1,265	between 1,265 and 1,377 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	217	between 217 and 285 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	345	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	947	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	1,039	between 1,039 and 1,232 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	501	between 501 and 583 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	774	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	144	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	73	between 73 and 127 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	336	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	99	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	171	between 171 and 226 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	42	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	484	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	274	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	600	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	58	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	377	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	101	between 101 and 149 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	23	between 23 and 52 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	100	between 100 and 220 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	472	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	667	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	131	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	283	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	497	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	117	between 117 and 310 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	2,331	between 2,331 and 2,427 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	441	between 441 and 509 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	153	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (AA_Entitled_New)
Period: Mar-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Carer's Allowance — entitledMar-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Carer's Allowance — entitled, Mar-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	28	between 28 and 62 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	70	between 70 and 97 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	191	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	271	between 271 and 364 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	83	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	46	between 46 and 85 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	169	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	630	between 630 and 669 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	89	between 89 and 127 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	174	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	391	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	364	between 364 and 419 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	229	between 229 and 259 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	196	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	71	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	25	between 25 and 67 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	175	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	44	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	66	between 66 and 87 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	9	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	375	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	168	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	182	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	20	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	116	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	65	between 65 and 104 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	16	between 16 and 39 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	27	between 27 and 99 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	195	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	296	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	81	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	113	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	148	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	30	between 30 and 85 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	1,298	between 1,298 and 1,349 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	161	between 161 and 199 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	106	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (CA_Entitled_New)
Period: Mar-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Carer's Allowance — in paymentMar-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Carer's Allowance — in payment, Mar-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	21	between 21 and 39 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	53	between 53 and 70 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	139	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	177	between 177 and 229 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	48	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	34	between 34 and 70 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	113	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	401	between 401 and 426 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	54	between 54 and 84 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	107	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	243	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	200	between 200 and 221 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	139	between 139 and 157 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	86	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	50	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	16	between 16 and 43 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	106	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	21	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	40	between 40 and 51 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	10	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	264	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	124	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	97	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	11	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	75	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	43	between 43 and 66 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	14	between 14 and 30 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	15	between 15 and 52 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	119	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	181	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	39	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	72	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	78	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	16	between 16 and 37 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	869	between 869 and 901 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	104	between 104 and 134 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	87	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (CA_In_Payment_New)
Period: Mar-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Children in low-income families — after housing costs2024/25Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Children in low-income families — after housing costs, 2024/25. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	75	between 75 and 140 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	184	between 184 and 254 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	602	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	601	between 601 and 893 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	167	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	113	between 113 and 199 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	431	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	1,407	between 1,407 and 1,459 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	167	between 167 and 270 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	347	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	871	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	630	between 630 and 665 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	614	between 614 and 653 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	328	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	138	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	49	between 49 and 204 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	460	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	80	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	98	between 98 and 122 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	25	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	896	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	521	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	483	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	73	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	181	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	132	between 132 and 180 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	24	between 24 and 97 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	74	between 74 and 239 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	392	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	525	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	155	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	279	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	197	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	15	between 15 and 50 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	2,773	between 2,773 and 2,857 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	449	between 449 and 552 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	258	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (CILIF_AHC)
Period: 2024/25
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Children in low-income families — relative low income2024/25Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Children in low-income families — relative low income, 2024/25. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	55	between 55 and 103 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	136	between 136 and 184 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	440	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	458	between 458 and 663 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	91	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	67	between 67 and 137 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	295	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	843	between 843 and 873 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	124	between 124 and 175 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	234	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	563	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	416	between 416 and 436 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	427	between 427 and 456 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	183	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	96	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	33	between 33 and 127 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	283	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	64	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	54	between 54 and 67 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	14	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	606	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	351	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	338	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	44	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	111	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	84	between 84 and 115 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	19	between 19 and 70 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	51	between 51 and 164 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	257	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	303	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	113	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	176	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	132	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	14	between 14 and 34 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	1,887	between 1,887 and 1,956 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	245	between 245 and 296 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	211	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (CILIF_REL)
Period: 2024/25
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Claimant countAugust 2026Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Claimant count, August 2026. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	30	between 30 and 50 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	55	between 55 and 80 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	185	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	195	between 195 and 270 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	40	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	35	between 35 and 55 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	65	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	490	between 490 and 510 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	55	between 55 and 85 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	105	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	280	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	180	between 180 and 195 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	175	between 175 and 195 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	120	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	45	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	15	between 15 and 55 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	115	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	20	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	40	between 40 and 50 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	10	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	230	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	140	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	135	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	15	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	60	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	20	between 20 and 35 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	10	between 10 and 25 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	25	between 25 and 75 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	160	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	150	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	40	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	60	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	70	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	15	between 15 and 30 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	925	between 925 and 955 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	150	between 150 and 180 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	70	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University
Period: August 2026
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

Nomis publishes the rate against current ONS population estimates, not the 2021 Census base, so it will not reproduce from Census figures. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its claimants are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Employment and Support Allowance — caseloadMar-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Employment and Support Allowance — caseload, Mar-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	25	between 25 and 39 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	30	between 30 and 41 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	130	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	158	between 158 and 206 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	57	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	31	between 31 and 43 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	92	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	325	between 325 and 349 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	48	between 48 and 71 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	91	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	302	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	173	between 173 and 194 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	132	between 132 and 145 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	113	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	39	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	15	between 15 and 47 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	95	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	26	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	29	between 29 and 34 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	10	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	181	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	110	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	122	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	9	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	84	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	31	between 31 and 38 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	10	between 10 and 24 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	27	between 27 and 67 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	104	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	136	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	24	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	58	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	85	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	15	between 15 and 36 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	815	between 815 and 843 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	94	between 94 and 117 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	55	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (ESA_Caseload_new)
Period: Mar-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Housing Benefit — claimants202603 (Mar-26)Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Housing Benefit — claimants, 202603 (Mar-26). The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	23	between 23 and 73 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	84	between 84 and 90 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	247	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	322	between 322 and 386 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	63	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	58	between 58 and 78 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	119	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	720	between 720 and 759 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	55	not bounded
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	77	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	514	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	271	between 271 and 290 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	167	between 167 and 187 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	208	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	92	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	5	between 5 and 53 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	102	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	35	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	46	between 46 and 51 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	6	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	204	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	168	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	279	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	28	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	115	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	54	between 54 and 68 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	0	between 0 and 24 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	79	between 79 and 114 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	229	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	135	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	51	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	161	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	174	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	8	between 8 and 27 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	1,288	between 1,288 and 1,321 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	254	not bounded
Wool	civil parish	86	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (hb_new)
Period: 202603 (Mar-26)
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Pension Credit — claimantsMar-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Pension Credit — claimants, Mar-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	37	between 37 and 78 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	91	between 91 and 107 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	249	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	368	between 368 and 467 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	90	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	42	between 42 and 67 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	148	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	827	between 827 and 879 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	86	between 86 and 100 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	117	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	492	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	384	between 384 and 435 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	256	between 256 and 294 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	283	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	98	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	22	between 22 and 62 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	156	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	45	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	70	between 70 and 81 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	9	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	256	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	198	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	301	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	30	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	122	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	74	between 74 and 93 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	6	between 6 and 29 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	61	between 61 and 108 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	265	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	205	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	46	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	155	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	190	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	26	between 26 and 77 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	1,329	between 1,329 and 1,367 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	235	between 235 and 249 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	90	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (PC_New)
Period: Mar-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Personal Independence Payment — cases with entitlementJul-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Personal Independence Payment — cases with entitlement, Jul-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	100	between 100 and 192 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	171	between 171 and 228 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	659	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	836	between 836 and 1,097 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	218	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	156	between 156 and 249 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	456	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	1,903	between 1,903 and 1,996 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	228	between 228 and 345 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	396	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	1,444	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	920	between 920 and 1,012 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	659	between 659 and 739 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	489	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	201	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	61	between 61 and 194 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	447	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	99	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	176	between 176 and 213 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	31	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	1,125	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	547	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	593	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	62	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	319	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	172	between 172 and 237 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	55	between 55 and 127 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	123	between 123 and 298 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	536	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	739	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	148	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	368	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	371	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	73	between 73 and 165 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	4,534	between 4,534 and 4,692 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	549	between 549 and 666 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	313	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (PIP_Monthly_new)
Period: Jul-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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State Pension — claimantsMar-26Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

State Pension — claimants, Mar-26. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	775	between 775 and 1,358 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	1,129	between 1,129 and 1,456 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	2,524	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	4,245	between 4,245 and 6,192 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	1,227	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	665	between 665 and 1,513 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	1,743	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	8,264	between 8,264 and 8,949 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	1,712	between 1,712 and 2,541 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	2,714	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	6,101	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	5,920	between 5,920 and 7,191 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	3,162	between 3,162 and 3,860 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	5,326	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	1,345	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	745	between 745 and 1,194 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	2,121	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	857	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	1,443	between 1,443 and 1,987 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	413	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	3,123	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	2,193	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	3,338	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	402	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	3,077	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	640	between 640 and 1,185 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	360	between 360 and 677 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	408	between 408 and 1,413 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	3,407	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	4,253	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	895	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	1,921	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	3,044	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	637	between 637 and 1,908 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	14,572	between 14,572 and 15,195 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	2,372	between 2,372 and 3,201 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	1,044	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (SP_New)
Period: Mar-26
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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Universal Credit — people on UCMay 2026Solid to what each place owns outright, bracketed to the most it could be. Where two brackets overlap, the published figures do not say which place is higher.

Universal Credit — people on UC, May 2026. The figures behind the chart above.
Place	Area type	Figure	Range
Alderholt	civil parish	151	between 151 and 290 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Beaminster	civil parish	355	between 355 and 448 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Blandford Forum	civil parish	1,108	not bounded
Bridport	civil parish	1,306	between 1,306 and 1,731 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Burton and Winkton	civil parish	321	not bounded
Charminster	civil parish	212	between 212 and 344 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Chickerell	civil parish	666	not bounded
Christchurch	civil parish	3,025	between 3,025 and 3,133 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Colehill	civil parish	300	between 300 and 507 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Corfe Mullen	civil parish	573	not bounded
Dorchester	civil parish	2,130	not bounded
Ferndown Town	civil parish	1,201	between 1,201 and 1,280 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Gillingham	civil parish	1,148	between 1,148 and 1,250 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Highcliffe and Walkford	civil parish	619	not bounded
Lyme Regis	civil parish	320	not bounded
Lytchett Matravers	civil parish	67	between 67 and 309 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Lytchett Minster and Upton	civil parish	708	not bounded
Marnhull	civil parish	116	not bounded
Merley	built-up area	280	between 280 and 311 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Motcombe	civil parish	35	not bounded
Portland	civil parish	1,717	not bounded
Shaftesbury	civil parish	998	not bounded
Sherborne	civil parish	960	not bounded
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge	civil parish	95	not bounded
St. Leonards and St. Ives	civil parish	373	not bounded
Stalbridge	civil parish	261	between 261 and 343 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Marshall	civil parish	49	between 49 and 147 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Sturminster Newton	civil parish	174	between 174 and 485 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Swanage	civil parish	902	not bounded
Verwood	civil parish	961	not bounded
Wareham St. Martin	civil parish	282	not bounded
Wareham Town	civil parish	596	not bounded
West Moors	civil parish	464	not bounded
West Parley	civil parish	93	between 93 and 172 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Weymouth	civil parish	6,900	between 6,900 and 7,137 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wimborne Minster	civil parish	986	between 986 and 1,193 — the lower figure is measured, the rest is shared with a neighbouring area and cannot be attributed
Wool	civil parish	525	not bounded

Charted for 37 places. For 174 others, the published data gives only the most this figure could be. A limit is not charted beside a measurement; it is shown on each place's own page.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions (UC_Monthly)
Period: May 2026
Area: each place's own footprint, shown beside its bar — measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area

DWP rounds small-area counts to the nearest 5. An LSOA straddling two parishes cannot be attributed to either, so its people are outside the measured figure and inside the upper bound instead.

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