In 2023/24, 57 percent of households in Northern Ireland were receiving a type of state benefit, the highest in the United Kingdom in that reporting year. By comparison, 39 percent of households in London were receiving benefits, the lowest in the UK.
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 27, 2025). Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by region." Chart. March 27, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2025). Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
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Department for Work and Pensions UK, Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Percentage of households receiving benefits in the United Kingdom in 2023/24, by region [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/382858/uk-state-benefits-by-region/
