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Ashton-under-Lyne and Dudley

104,543 and 104,687 residents (mid-2024).

Ashton-under-Lyne is higher than Dudley on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 4 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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Per person in the age group

Ashton-under-Lyne is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 9. 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

Ashton-under-Lyne Dudley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871, Dudley £4,770Dudley: £4,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Dudley: £4,790Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Dudley: £4,525Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620

    £4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£4,770£4,790£4,525

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Ashton-under-Lyne £13,190, Dudley £13,261Dudley: £13,261Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,190Dudley: £13,318Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,246Dudley: £12,579Ashton-under-Lyne: £12,511

    £13,190£13,246£12,511Dudley is higher£13,261£13,318£12,579

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashton-under-Lyne £2,862, Dudley £2,683Dudley: £2,683Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,862Dudley: £2,694Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,874Dudley: £2,544Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,715

    £2,862£2,874£2,715Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£2,683£2,694£2,544

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Ashton-under-Lyne £11,648, Dudley £11,629Dudley: £11,629Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,648Dudley: £11,678Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,697Dudley: £11,030Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,048

    £11,648£11,697£11,048Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£11,629£11,678£11,030

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Ashton-under-Lyne £668, Dudley £639Dudley: £639Ashton-under-Lyne: £668Dudley: £642Ashton-under-Lyne: £671Dudley: £606Ashton-under-Lyne: £634

    £668£671£634Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£639£642£606

  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: Ashton-under-Lyne £834, Dudley £953Dudley: £953Ashton-under-Lyne: £834Dudley: £957Ashton-under-Lyne: £838Dudley: £904Ashton-under-Lyne: £791

    £834£838£791Dudley is higher£953£957£904

  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: Ashton-under-Lyne £39, Dudley £40Dudley: £40Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Dudley: £41Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Dudley: £38Ashton-under-Lyne: £37

    £39£39£37Dudley is higher£40£41£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £592, Dudley £588Dudley: £588Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Dudley: £590Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Dudley: £557Ashton-under-Lyne: £562

    £592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£588£590£557

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £178, Dudley £149Dudley: £149Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Dudley: £150Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Dudley: £141Ashton-under-Lyne: £169

    £178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£149£150£141

  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: Ashton-under-Lyne £144, Dudley £196Dudley: £196Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Dudley: £197Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Dudley: £186Ashton-under-Lyne: £136

    £144£144£136Dudley is higher£196£197£186

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashton-under-Lyne £2,265, Dudley £2,122Dudley: £2,122Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,265Dudley: £2,131Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,274Dudley: £2,013Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,148

    £2,265£2,274£2,148Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£2,122£2,131£2,013

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £279, Dudley £197Dudley: £197Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Dudley: £198Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Dudley: £187Ashton-under-Lyne: £265

    £279£281£265Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashton-under-Lyne £439, Dudley £338Dudley: £338Ashton-under-Lyne: £439Dudley: £340Ashton-under-Lyne: £441Dudley: £321Ashton-under-Lyne: £417

    £439£441£417Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£338£340£321

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashton-under-Lyne £6.65, Dudley £15Dudley: £15Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.65Dudley: £15Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.68Dudley: £14Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.31

    £6.65£6.68£6.31Dudley is higher£15£15£14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Ashton-under-Lyne £7.63, Dudley £12Dudley: £12Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.63Dudley: £12Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.67Dudley: £11Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.24

    £7.63£7.67£7.24Dudley is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41, Dudley £6.95Dudley: £6.95Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Dudley: £6.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Dudley: £6.59Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashton-under-Lyne 1,014.9, Dudley 994.6Dudley: 994.6Ashton-under-Lyne: 1,014.9

    1,014.9Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count994.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Ashton-under-Lyne 157.8, Dudley 151.0Dudley: 151.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 157.8

    157.8Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count151.0

  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: Ashton-under-Lyne 177.0, Dudley 190.1Dudley: 190.1Ashton-under-Lyne: 177.0

    177.0Dudley is higher190.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9, Dudley 83.8Dudley: 83.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9

    88.9Ashton-under-Lyne is higher83.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Ashton-under-Lyne 271.1, Dudley 261.9Dudley: 261.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 271.1

    271.1Ashton-under-Lyne is higher261.9

  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: Ashton-under-Lyne 32.2, Dudley 43.8Dudley: 43.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 32.2

    32.2Dudley is higher43.8

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Ashton-under-Lyne and Dudley, per person in the age group
MeasureAshton-under-LyneDudleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,871£4,892£4,620£4,770£4,790£4,525Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,190£13,246£12,511£13,261£13,318£12,579Dudley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,862£2,874£2,715£2,683£2,694£2,544Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,648£11,697£11,048£11,629£11,678£11,030Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£668£671£634£639£642£606Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£834£838£791£953£957£904Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£40£41£38Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£595£562£588£590£557Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£149£150£141Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£144£144£136£196£197£186Dudley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,265£2,274£2,148£2,122£2,131£2,013Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£281£265£197£198£187Ashton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£439£441£417£338£340£321Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.65£6.68£6.31£15£15£14Dudley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.63£7.67£7.24£12£12£11Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.9994.6Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.8151.0Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.0190.1Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.983.8Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026271.1261.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.243.8Dudley

Per resident

Ashton-under-Lyne is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 13. 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

Ashton-under-Lyne Dudley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871, Dudley £4,770Dudley: £4,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Dudley: £4,790Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Dudley: £4,525Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620

    £4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£4,770£4,790£4,525

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £2,004, Dudley £2,171Dudley: £2,171Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,004Dudley: £2,180Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,013Dudley: £2,059Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,901

    £2,004£2,013£1,901Dudley is higher£2,171£2,180£2,059

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £1,812, Dudley £1,659Dudley: £1,659Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,812Dudley: £1,666Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,820Dudley: £1,574Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,719

    £1,812£1,820£1,719Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£1,659£1,666£1,574

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £1,770, Dudley £1,904Dudley: £1,904Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,770Dudley: £1,912Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,777Dudley: £1,806Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,679

    £1,770£1,777£1,679Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£1,904£1,912£1,806

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £102, Dudley £105Dudley: £105Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Dudley: £105Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Dudley: £99Ashton-under-Lyne: £96

    £102£102£96Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£105£105£99

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £127, Dudley £156Dudley: £156Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Dudley: £157Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Dudley: £148Ashton-under-Lyne: £120

    £127£127£120Dudley is higher£156£157£148

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £5.98, Dudley £6.62Dudley: £6.62Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.98Dudley: £6.65Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.00Dudley: £6.28Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.67

    £5.98£6.00£5.67Dudley is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £592, Dudley £588Dudley: £588Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Dudley: £590Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Dudley: £557Ashton-under-Lyne: £562

    £592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£588£590£557

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £178, Dudley £149Dudley: £149Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Dudley: £150Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Dudley: £141Ashton-under-Lyne: £169

    £178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£149£150£141

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £91, Dudley £121Dudley: £121Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Dudley: £122Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Dudley: £115Ashton-under-Lyne: £86

    £91£91£86Dudley is higher£121£122£115

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £1,434, Dudley £1,312Dudley: £1,312Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,434Dudley: £1,318Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,440Dudley: £1,245Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,360

    £1,434£1,440£1,360Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£1,312£1,318£1,245

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £279, Dudley £197Dudley: £197Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Dudley: £198Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Dudley: £187Ashton-under-Lyne: £265

    £279£281£265Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £278, Dudley £209Dudley: £209Ashton-under-Lyne: £278Dudley: £210Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Dudley: £198Ashton-under-Lyne: £264

    £278£279£264Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £4.22, Dudley £9.00Dudley: £9.00Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.22Dudley: £9.04Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.23Dudley: £8.54Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00Dudley is higher£9.00£9.04£8.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £4.83, Dudley £7.28Dudley: £7.28Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.83Dudley: £7.32Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.85Dudley: £6.91Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.58

    £4.83£4.85£4.58Dudley is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41, Dudley £6.95Dudley: £6.95Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Dudley: £6.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Dudley: £6.59Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13

    £5.41£5.43£5.13Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 154.2, Dudley 162.8Dudley: 162.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 154.2

    154.2Dudley is higherDepends on how you count162.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 24.0, Dudley 24.7Dudley: 24.7Ashton-under-Lyne: 24.0

    24.0Dudley is higherDepends on how you count24.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 26.9, Dudley 31.1Dudley: 31.1Ashton-under-Lyne: 26.9

    26.9Dudley is higher31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9, Dudley 83.8Dudley: 83.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9

    88.9Ashton-under-Lyne is higher83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 171.7, Dudley 162.0Dudley: 162.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 171.7

    171.7Ashton-under-Lyne is higher162.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Ashton-under-Lyne 20.4, Dudley 27.1Dudley: 27.1Ashton-under-Lyne: 20.4

    20.4Dudley is higher27.1

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Ashton-under-Lyne and Dudley, per resident
MeasureAshton-under-LyneDudleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,871£4,892£4,620£4,770£4,790£4,525Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,004£2,013£1,901£2,171£2,180£2,059Dudley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,812£1,820£1,719£1,659£1,666£1,574Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,770£1,777£1,679£1,904£1,912£1,806Dudley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£102£102£96£105£105£99Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£156£157£148Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.98£6.00£5.67£6.62£6.65£6.28Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£592£595£562£588£590£557Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£149£150£141Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£121£122£115Dudley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,434£1,440£1,360£1,312£1,318£1,245Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£281£265£197£198£187Ashton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£278£279£264£209£210£198Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£9.00£9.04£8.54Dudley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.83£4.85£4.58£7.28£7.32£6.91Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.41£5.43£5.13£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.2162.8Dudley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.024.7Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.931.1Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.983.8Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026171.7162.0Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.427.1Dudley

Total

Ashton-under-Lyne is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 13. 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

Ashton-under-Lyne Dudley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £509.2m, Dudley £499.4mDudley: £499.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £509.2mDudley: £501.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £511.4mDudley: £473.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £483.0m

    £509.2m£511.4m£483.0mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £209.5m, Dudley £227.3mDudley: £227.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £209.5mDudley: £228.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £210.4mDudley: £215.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £198.7m

    £209.5m£210.4m£198.7mDudley is higher£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £189.5m, Dudley £173.7mDudley: £173.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £189.5mDudley: £174.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £190.3mDudley: £164.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £179.7m

    £189.5m£190.3m£179.7mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £185.0m, Dudley £199.3mDudley: £199.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.0mDudley: £200.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.8mDudley: £189.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £175.5m

    £185.0m£185.8m£175.5mDudley is higherDepends on how you count£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £10.6m, Dudley £11.0mDudley: £11.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.6mDudley: £11.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.7mDudley: £10.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.7m£10.1mDudley is higherDepends on how you count£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £13.3m, Dudley £16.3mDudley: £16.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mDudley: £16.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mDudley: £15.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £12.6m

    £13.3m£13.3m£12.6mDudley is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £0.62m, Dudley £0.69mDudley: £0.69mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.62mDudley: £0.70mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.63mDudley: £0.66mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mDudley is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £61.9m, Dudley £61.5mDudley: £61.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £61.9mDudley: £61.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £62.2mDudley: £58.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £58.7m

    £61.9m£62.2m£58.7mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £18.6m, Dudley £15.6mDudley: £15.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.6mDudley: £15.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.7mDudley: £14.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £17.6m

    £18.6m£18.7m£17.6mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £9.5m, Dudley £12.7mDudley: £12.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mDudley: £12.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mDudley: £12.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mDudley is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £149.9m, Dudley £137.4mDudley: £137.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £149.9mDudley: £138.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £150.6mDudley: £130.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £142.2m

    £149.9m£150.6m£142.2mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £29.2m, Dudley £20.6mDudley: £20.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mDudley: £20.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.3mDudley: £19.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.7m

    £29.2m£29.3m£27.7mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £29.1m, Dudley £21.9mDudley: £21.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.1mDudley: £22.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mDudley: £20.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.2m£27.6mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £0.44m, Dudley £0.94mDudley: £0.94mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mDudley: £0.95mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mDudley: £0.89mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mDudley is higher£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £0.51m, Dudley £0.76mDudley: £0.76mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mDudley: £0.77mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mDudley: £0.72mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mDudley is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Ashton-under-Lyne £0.57m, Dudley £0.73mDudley: £0.73mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mDudley: £0.73mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mDudley: £0.69mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDudley is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Ashton-under-Lyne 16,122, Dudley 17,045Dudley: 17,045Ashton-under-Lyne: 16,122

    16,122Dudley is higherDepends on how you count17,045

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Ashton-under-Lyne 2,506, Dudley 2,588Dudley: 2,588Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,506

    2,506Dudley is higherDepends on how you count2,588

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne 2,811, Dudley 3,258Dudley: 3,258Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,811

    2,811Dudley is higher3,258

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne 9,290, Dudley 8,770Dudley: 8,770Ashton-under-Lyne: 9,290

    9,290Ashton-under-Lyne is higher8,770

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Ashton-under-Lyne 17,946, Dudley 16,957Dudley: 16,957Ashton-under-Lyne: 17,946

    17,946Ashton-under-Lyne is higher16,957

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Ashton-under-Lyne 2,128, Dudley 2,837Dudley: 2,837Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,128

    2,128Dudley is higher2,837

Show the numbers
Ashton-under-Lyne and Dudley, total
MeasureAshton-under-LyneDudleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£509.2m£511.4m£483.0m£499.4m£501.5m£473.7mAshton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m£227.3m£228.2m£215.6mDudley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£189.5m£190.3m£179.7m£173.7m£174.4m£164.7mAshton-under-Lyne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mDudley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mDudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mDudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.9m£62.2m£58.7m£61.5m£61.8m£58.3mAshton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.7m£17.6m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mAshton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mDudley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.9m£150.6m£142.2m£137.4m£138.0m£130.3mAshton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mAshton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mAshton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mDudley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mDudley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mDudley
State Pensiontotal, March 202616,12217,045Dudley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5062,588Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8113,258Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,2908,770Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,94616,957Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1282,837Dudley

Sources

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

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  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.
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