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Ashfield and Wigan

97,640 and 109,162 residents (mid-2024).

Ashfield is higher than Wigan on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 12 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Ashfield is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Ashfield Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,991, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Ashfield: £4,991Wigan: £4,831Ashfield: £5,013Wigan: £4,563Ashfield: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,811£4,831£4,563

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £12,728, Wigan £13,156Wigan: £13,156Ashfield: £12,728Wigan: £13,212Ashfield: £12,782Wigan: £12,479Ashfield: £12,073

    £12,728£12,782£12,073Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£13,156£13,212£12,479

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £2,461, Wigan £2,336Wigan: £2,336Ashfield: £2,461Wigan: £2,346Ashfield: £2,472Wigan: £2,215Ashfield: £2,335

    £2,461£2,472£2,335Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,336£2,346£2,215

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £11,391, Wigan £11,719Wigan: £11,719Ashfield: £11,391Wigan: £11,769Ashfield: £11,439Wigan: £11,116Ashfield: £10,805

    £11,391£11,439£10,805Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£11,719£11,769£11,116

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £431, Wigan £503Wigan: £503Ashfield: £431Wigan: £505Ashfield: £433Wigan: £477Ashfield: £409

    £431£433£409Wigan is higher£503£505£477

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £877, Wigan £901Wigan: £901Ashfield: £877Wigan: £904Ashfield: £881Wigan: £854Ashfield: £832

    £877£881£832Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£901£904£854

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Ashfield £29, Wigan £33Wigan: £33Ashfield: £29Wigan: £33Ashfield: £29Wigan: £32Ashfield: £27

    £29£29£27Wigan is higher£33£33£32

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £663, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Ashfield: £663Wigan: £605Ashfield: £666Wigan: £572Ashfield: £629

    £663£666£629Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£603£605£572

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £189, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Ashfield: £189Wigan: £151Ashfield: £190Wigan: £143Ashfield: £179

    £189£190£179Ashfield is higher£151£151£143

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £184, Wigan £145Wigan: £145Ashfield: £184Wigan: £145Ashfield: £185Wigan: £137Ashfield: £175

    £184£185£175Ashfield is higher£145£145£137

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £1,792, Wigan £1,757Wigan: £1,757Ashfield: £1,792Wigan: £1,765Ashfield: £1,800Wigan: £1,667Ashfield: £1,700

    £1,792£1,800£1,700Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £191, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Ashfield: £191Wigan: £248Ashfield: £192Wigan: £234Ashfield: £181

    £191£192£181Wigan is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £463, Wigan £417Wigan: £417Ashfield: £463Wigan: £419Ashfield: £465Wigan: £396Ashfield: £439

    £463£465£439Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£417£419£396

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £9.93, Wigan £11Wigan: £11Ashfield: £9.93Wigan: £11Ashfield: £9.97Wigan: £9.99Ashfield: £9.42

    £9.93£9.97£9.42Wigan is higher£11£11£9.99

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashfield £12, Wigan £6.09Wigan: £6.09Ashfield: £12Wigan: £6.12Ashfield: £12Wigan: £5.78Ashfield: £11

    £12£12£11Ashfield is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.62, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Ashfield: £6.62Wigan: £4.50Ashfield: £6.65Wigan: £4.25Ashfield: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Ashfield is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 1,010.4, Wigan 1,024.6Wigan: 1,024.6Ashfield: 1,010.4

    1,010.4Wigan is higherDepends on how you count1,024.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 114.6, Wigan 135.1Wigan: 135.1Ashfield: 114.6

    114.6Wigan is higher135.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashfield 181.0, Wigan 187.6Wigan: 187.6Ashfield: 181.0

    181.0Wigan is higherDepends on how you count187.6

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 94.6, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Ashfield: 94.6

    94.6Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count91.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ashfield 231.9, Wigan 226.9Wigan: 226.9Ashfield: 231.9

    231.9Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count226.9

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ashfield 39.1, Wigan 31.4Wigan: 31.4Ashfield: 39.1

    39.1Ashfield is higher31.4

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Ashfield and Wigan, per person in the age group
MeasureAshfieldWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£4,811£4,831£4,563Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,728£12,782£12,073£13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,461£2,472£2,335£2,336£2,346£2,215Ashfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,391£11,439£10,805£11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£431£433£409£503£505£477Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£877£881£832£901£904£854Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£33£33£32Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£603£605£572Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£151£151£143Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£184£185£175£145£145£137Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,792£1,800£1,700£1,757£1,765£1,667Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£463£465£439£417£419£396Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.93£9.97£9.42£11£11£9.99Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£6.09£6.12£5.78Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£4.48£4.50£4.25Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.41,024.6Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.6135.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.0187.6Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.691.5Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026231.9226.9Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.131.4Ashfield

Per resident

Ashfield is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Ashfield Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashfield £4,991, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Ashfield: £4,991Wigan: £4,831Ashfield: £5,013Wigan: £4,563Ashfield: £4,735

    £4,991£5,013£4,735Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,811£4,831£4,563

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashfield £2,436, Wigan £2,345Wigan: £2,345Ashfield: £2,436Wigan: £2,355Ashfield: £2,447Wigan: £2,225Ashfield: £2,311

    £2,436£2,447£2,311Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,345£2,355£2,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashfield £1,505, Wigan £1,460Wigan: £1,460Ashfield: £1,505Wigan: £1,467Ashfield: £1,512Wigan: £1,385Ashfield: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,460£1,467£1,385

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashfield £2,180, Wigan £2,089Wigan: £2,089Ashfield: £2,180Wigan: £2,098Ashfield: £2,190Wigan: £1,982Ashfield: £2,068

    £2,180£2,190£2,068Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,089£2,098£1,982

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashfield £83, Wigan £90Wigan: £90Ashfield: £83Wigan: £90Ashfield: £83Wigan: £85Ashfield: £78

    £83£83£78Wigan is higher£90£90£85

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £168, Wigan £161Wigan: £161Ashfield: £168Wigan: £161Ashfield: £169Wigan: £152Ashfield: £159

    £168£169£159Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£161£161£152

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ashfield £5.55, Wigan £5.92Wigan: £5.92Ashfield: £5.55Wigan: £5.95Ashfield: £5.57Wigan: £5.62Ashfield: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Wigan is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £663, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Ashfield: £663Wigan: £605Ashfield: £666Wigan: £572Ashfield: £629

    £663£666£629Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£603£605£572

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashfield £189, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Ashfield: £189Wigan: £151Ashfield: £190Wigan: £143Ashfield: £179

    £189£190£179Ashfield is higher£151£151£143

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ashfield £113, Wigan £91Wigan: £91Ashfield: £113Wigan: £91Ashfield: £113Wigan: £86Ashfield: £107

    £113£113£107Ashfield is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashfield £1,096, Wigan £1,099Wigan: £1,099Ashfield: £1,096Wigan: £1,103Ashfield: £1,101Wigan: £1,042Ashfield: £1,040

    £1,096£1,101£1,040Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,099£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashfield £191, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Ashfield: £191Wigan: £248Ashfield: £192Wigan: £234Ashfield: £181

    £191£192£181Wigan is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £283, Wigan £261Wigan: £261Ashfield: £283Wigan: £262Ashfield: £284Wigan: £247Ashfield: £269

    £283£284£269Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£261£262£247

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashfield £6.07, Wigan £6.59Wigan: £6.59Ashfield: £6.07Wigan: £6.62Ashfield: £6.10Wigan: £6.25Ashfield: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Wigan is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashfield £7.13, Wigan £3.81Wigan: £3.81Ashfield: £7.13Wigan: £3.82Ashfield: £7.16Wigan: £3.61Ashfield: £6.76

    £7.13£7.16£6.76Ashfield is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashfield £6.62, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Ashfield: £6.62Wigan: £4.50Ashfield: £6.65Wigan: £4.25Ashfield: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Ashfield is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 193.4, Wigan 182.7Wigan: 182.7Ashfield: 193.4

    193.4Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count182.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 21.9, Wigan 24.1Wigan: 24.1Ashfield: 21.9

    21.9Wigan is higher24.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 34.7, Wigan 33.4Wigan: 33.4Ashfield: 34.7

    34.7Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count33.4

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 94.6, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Ashfield: 94.6

    94.6Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count91.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 141.9, Wigan 141.9Wigan: 141.9Ashfield: 141.9

    141.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count141.9

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashfield 23.9, Wigan 19.6Wigan: 19.6Ashfield: 23.9

    23.9Ashfield is higher19.6

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Ashfield and Wigan, per resident
MeasureAshfieldWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,991£5,013£4,735£4,811£4,831£4,563Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,436£2,447£2,311£2,345£2,355£2,225Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,460£1,467£1,385Ashfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,180£2,190£2,068£2,089£2,098£1,982Ashfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£90£90£85Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£159£161£161£152Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£663£666£629£603£605£572Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£189£190£179£151£151£143Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£113£107£91£91£86Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,096£1,101£1,040£1,099£1,103£1,042Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£269£261£262£247Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.13£7.16£6.76£3.81£3.82£3.61Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£4.48£4.50£4.25Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026193.4182.7Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.924.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.733.4Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.691.5Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.9141.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.919.6Ashfield

Total

Ashfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Ashfield Wigan

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashfield £487.4m, Wigan £525.1mWigan: £525.1mAshfield: £487.4mWigan: £527.4mAshfield: £489.4mWigan: £498.1mAshfield: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.4m£462.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashfield £237.9m, Wigan £256.0mWigan: £256.0mAshfield: £237.9mWigan: £257.1mAshfield: £238.9mWigan: £242.9mAshfield: £225.6m

    £237.9m£238.9m£225.6mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashfield £147.0m, Wigan £159.4mWigan: £159.4mAshfield: £147.0mWigan: £160.1mAshfield: £147.6mWigan: £151.2mAshfield: £139.4m

    £147.0m£147.6m£139.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashfield £212.9m, Wigan £228.1mWigan: £228.1mAshfield: £212.9mWigan: £229.0mAshfield: £213.8mWigan: £216.3mAshfield: £201.9m

    £212.9m£213.8m£201.9mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield £8.1m, Wigan £9.8mWigan: £9.8mAshfield: £8.1mWigan: £9.8mAshfield: £8.1mWigan: £9.3mAshfield: £7.6m

    £8.1m£8.1m£7.6mWigan is higher£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £16.4m, Wigan £17.5mWigan: £17.5mAshfield: £16.4mWigan: £17.6mAshfield: £16.5mWigan: £16.6mAshfield: £15.5m

    £16.4m£16.5m£15.5mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ashfield £0.54m, Wigan £0.65mWigan: £0.65mAshfield: £0.54mWigan: £0.65mAshfield: £0.54mWigan: £0.61mAshfield: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mWigan is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £64.7m, Wigan £65.8mWigan: £65.8mAshfield: £64.7mWigan: £66.1mAshfield: £65.0mWigan: £62.4mAshfield: £61.4m

    £64.7m£65.0m£61.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashfield £18.5m, Wigan £16.5mWigan: £16.5mAshfield: £18.5mWigan: £16.5mAshfield: £18.5mWigan: £15.6mAshfield: £17.5m

    £18.5m£18.5m£17.5mAshfield is higher£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield £11.0m, Wigan £9.9mWigan: £9.9mAshfield: £11.0mWigan: £9.9mAshfield: £11.1mWigan: £9.4mAshfield: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.1m£10.4mAshfield is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield £107.0m, Wigan £119.9mWigan: £119.9mAshfield: £107.0mWigan: £120.5mAshfield: £107.5mWigan: £113.8mAshfield: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashfield £18.7m, Wigan £26.9mWigan: £26.9mAshfield: £18.7mWigan: £27.0mAshfield: £18.7mWigan: £25.5mAshfield: £17.7m

    £18.7m£18.7m£17.7mWigan is higher£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashfield £27.7m, Wigan £28.5mWigan: £28.5mAshfield: £27.7mWigan: £28.6mAshfield: £27.8mWigan: £27.0mAshfield: £26.2m

    £27.7m£27.8m£26.2mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashfield £0.59m, Wigan £0.72mWigan: £0.72mAshfield: £0.59mWigan: £0.72mAshfield: £0.60mWigan: £0.68mAshfield: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.60m£0.56mWigan is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashfield £0.70m, Wigan £0.42mWigan: £0.42mAshfield: £0.70mWigan: £0.42mAshfield: £0.70mWigan: £0.39mAshfield: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashfield £0.65m, Wigan £0.49mWigan: £0.49mAshfield: £0.65mWigan: £0.49mAshfield: £0.65mWigan: £0.46mAshfield: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mAshfield is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashfield 18,884, Wigan 19,940Wigan: 19,940Ashfield: 18,884

    18,884Wigan is higherDepends on how you count19,940

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashfield 2,141, Wigan 2,629Wigan: 2,629Ashfield: 2,141

    2,141Wigan is higher2,629

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 3,383, Wigan 3,650Wigan: 3,650Ashfield: 3,383

    3,383Wigan is higherDepends on how you count3,650

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashfield 9,232, Wigan 9,993Wigan: 9,993Ashfield: 9,232

    9,232Wigan is higherDepends on how you count9,993

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashfield 13,851, Wigan 15,487Wigan: 15,487Ashfield: 13,851

    13,851Wigan is higherDepends on how you count15,487

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashfield 2,334, Wigan 2,142Wigan: 2,142Ashfield: 2,334

    2,334Ashfield is higher2,142

Show the numbers
Ashfield and Wigan, total
MeasureAshfieldWiganHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.4m£462.3m£525.1m£527.4m£498.1mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£147.0m£147.6m£139.4m£159.4m£160.1m£151.2mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m£228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.1m£7.6m£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m£65.8m£66.1m£62.4mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.1m£10.4m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£119.9m£120.5m£113.8mWigan
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,88419,940Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1412,629Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3833,650Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,2329,993Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,85115,487Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3342,142Ashfield

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.