An estimated 22% of working age people in Blackpool claim universal credit

Claimants as a share of all 16- to 64-year-olds, April 2021

Areas with highest claimants

Lowest

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5

10

15

20

Blackpool 21.8%

Peterborough 21.7

Hull 21

Burnley 20.6

Blackburn 20.3

Aldershot 10.2

Edinburgh 10.2

Exeter 9.8

York 9.4

Cambridge 9.4

Areas with highest claimants

Lowest

0

5

10

15

20

Blackpool 21.8%

Peterborough 21.7

Hull 21

Burnley 20.6

Blackburn 20.3

Aldershot 10.2

Edinburgh 10.2

Exeter 9.8

York 9.4

Cambridge 9.4

Guardian graphic. Source: Centre for Cities, ONS. Top and bottom five areas shown