North East Cambridgeshire
Constituency · 2025/26
£237,686,515
Ranked 256 of 575 by total spend
Total benefits bill · £2,266 per resident · +20.6% in 2yrs
Median local wage: £31,401 (+1.8% in 2yrs)
Universal Credit £128,386,914
£1,224 per resident · 11,255 households claiming
- 1 in 16 working-age adults assessed as LCWRA
Personal Independence Payment £58,702,646
£560 per resident · 7,684 claimants (+16.1% in 2yrs)
- 4,475 people eligible for a Motability vehicle
- 31.7% of PIP awards here are for psychiatric conditions
These include:
- Anorexia nervosa5
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 85
Housing Benefit £16,520,350
£157 per resident · 2,077 claimants
Disability Living Allowance £15,878,683
£151 per resident · 2,673 claimantsEmployment Support Allowance £9,406,535
£90 per resident · 1,504 claimantsCarer’s Allowance £8,791,387
£84 per resident · 2,031 claimantsStephen Barclay Conservative · majority 7,189
PIP claimants 7,684
