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Birkenhead and Sheffield Heeley

109,787 and 111,222 residents (mid-2024).

Birkenhead is higher than Sheffield Heeley on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 0 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

Birkenhead is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Heeley on 2. 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

Birkenhead Sheffield Heeley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Birkenhead £5,956, Sheffield Heeley £5,072Sheffield Heeley: £5,072Birkenhead: £5,956Sheffield Heeley: £5,094Birkenhead: £5,981Sheffield Heeley: £4,811Birkenhead: £5,649

    £5,956£5,981£5,649Birkenhead is higher£5,072£5,094£4,811

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Birkenhead £13,118, Sheffield Heeley £12,918Sheffield Heeley: £12,918Birkenhead: £13,118Sheffield Heeley: £12,973Birkenhead: £13,174Sheffield Heeley: £12,253Birkenhead: £12,443

    £13,118£13,174£12,443Birkenhead is higher£12,918£12,973£12,253

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Birkenhead £3,439, Sheffield Heeley £2,964Sheffield Heeley: £2,964Birkenhead: £3,439Sheffield Heeley: £2,977Birkenhead: £3,454Sheffield Heeley: £2,812Birkenhead: £3,262

    £3,439£3,454£3,262Birkenhead is higher£2,964£2,977£2,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Birkenhead £11,376, Sheffield Heeley £11,351Sheffield Heeley: £11,351Birkenhead: £11,376Sheffield Heeley: £11,399Birkenhead: £11,425Sheffield Heeley: £10,767Birkenhead: £10,791

    £11,376£11,425£10,791Birkenhead is higher£11,351£11,399£10,767

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Birkenhead £754, Sheffield Heeley £699Sheffield Heeley: £699Birkenhead: £754Sheffield Heeley: £702Birkenhead: £757Sheffield Heeley: £663Birkenhead: £715

    £754£757£715Birkenhead is higher£699£702£663

  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: Birkenhead £944, Sheffield Heeley £825Sheffield Heeley: £825Birkenhead: £944Sheffield Heeley: £829Birkenhead: £948Sheffield Heeley: £783Birkenhead: £896

    £944£948£896Birkenhead is higher£825£829£783

  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: Birkenhead £44, Sheffield Heeley £43Sheffield Heeley: £43Birkenhead: £44Sheffield Heeley: £43Birkenhead: £44Sheffield Heeley: £41Birkenhead: £41

    £44£44£41Birkenhead is higher£43£43£41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £863, Sheffield Heeley £633Sheffield Heeley: £633Birkenhead: £863Sheffield Heeley: £636Birkenhead: £867Sheffield Heeley: £601Birkenhead: £819

    £863£867£819Birkenhead is higher£633£636£601

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £251, Sheffield Heeley £207Sheffield Heeley: £207Birkenhead: £251Sheffield Heeley: £208Birkenhead: £252Sheffield Heeley: £196Birkenhead: £238

    £251£252£238Birkenhead is higher£207£208£196

  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: Birkenhead £207, Sheffield Heeley £190Sheffield Heeley: £190Birkenhead: £207Sheffield Heeley: £191Birkenhead: £208Sheffield Heeley: £181Birkenhead: £196

    £207£208£196Birkenhead is higher£190£191£181

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Birkenhead £2,579, Sheffield Heeley £2,245Sheffield Heeley: £2,245Birkenhead: £2,579Sheffield Heeley: £2,255Birkenhead: £2,590Sheffield Heeley: £2,130Birkenhead: £2,446

    £2,579£2,590£2,446Birkenhead is higher£2,245£2,255£2,130

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Birkenhead £410, Sheffield Heeley £313Sheffield Heeley: £313Birkenhead: £410Sheffield Heeley: £314Birkenhead: £411Sheffield Heeley: £297Birkenhead: £388

    £410£411£388Birkenhead is higher£313£314£297

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Birkenhead £628, Sheffield Heeley £499Sheffield Heeley: £499Birkenhead: £628Sheffield Heeley: £501Birkenhead: £630Sheffield Heeley: £473Birkenhead: £595

    £628£630£595Birkenhead is higher£499£501£473

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Birkenhead £8.35, Sheffield Heeley £11Sheffield Heeley: £11Birkenhead: £8.35Sheffield Heeley: £11Birkenhead: £8.39Sheffield Heeley: £11Birkenhead: £7.92

    £8.35£8.39£7.92Sheffield Heeley is higher£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Birkenhead £17, Sheffield Heeley £18Sheffield Heeley: £18Birkenhead: £17Sheffield Heeley: £18Birkenhead: £17Sheffield Heeley: £17Birkenhead: £16

    £17£17£16Sheffield Heeley is higher£18£18£17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Birkenhead £7.39, Sheffield Heeley £5.68Sheffield Heeley: £5.68Birkenhead: £7.39Sheffield Heeley: £5.71Birkenhead: £7.42Sheffield Heeley: £5.39Birkenhead: £7.01

    £7.39£7.42£7.01Birkenhead is higher£5.68£5.71£5.39

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Birkenhead 1,013.8, Sheffield Heeley 1,003.5Sheffield Heeley: 1,003.5Birkenhead: 1,013.8

    1,013.8Birkenhead is higher1,003.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Birkenhead 179.1, Sheffield Heeley 164.4Sheffield Heeley: 164.4Birkenhead: 179.1

    179.1Birkenhead is higher164.4

  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: Birkenhead 192.6, Sheffield Heeley 170.4Sheffield Heeley: 170.4Birkenhead: 192.6

    192.6Birkenhead is higher170.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 127.9, Sheffield Heeley 95.9Sheffield Heeley: 95.9Birkenhead: 127.9

    127.9Birkenhead is higher95.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Birkenhead 294.6, Sheffield Heeley 277.3Sheffield Heeley: 277.3Birkenhead: 294.6

    294.6Birkenhead is higher277.3

  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: Birkenhead 45.0, Sheffield Heeley 43.0Sheffield Heeley: 43.0Birkenhead: 45.0

    45.0Birkenhead is higher43.0

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Birkenhead and Sheffield Heeley, per person in the age group
MeasureBirkenheadSheffield HeeleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,956£5,981£5,649£5,072£5,094£4,811Birkenhead
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,118£13,174£12,443£12,918£12,973£12,253Birkenhead
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,439£3,454£3,262£2,964£2,977£2,812Birkenhead
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,376£11,425£10,791£11,351£11,399£10,767Birkenhead
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£754£757£715£699£702£663Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£944£948£896£825£829£783Birkenhead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£44£44£41£43£43£41Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£863£867£819£633£636£601Birkenhead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£251£252£238£207£208£196Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£207£208£196£190£191£181Birkenhead
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,579£2,590£2,446£2,245£2,255£2,130Birkenhead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£410£411£388£313£314£297Birkenhead
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£628£630£595£499£501£473Birkenhead
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.35£8.39£7.92£11Sheffield Heeley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£17£17£16£18£18£17Sheffield Heeley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.39£7.42£7.01£5.68£5.71£5.39Birkenhead
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.81,003.5Birkenhead
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1164.4Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026192.6170.4Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026127.995.9Birkenhead
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026294.6277.3Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.043.0Birkenhead

Per resident

Birkenhead is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Heeley on 2. 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

Birkenhead Sheffield Heeley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Birkenhead £5,956, Sheffield Heeley £5,072Sheffield Heeley: £5,072Birkenhead: £5,956Sheffield Heeley: £5,094Birkenhead: £5,981Sheffield Heeley: £4,811Birkenhead: £5,649

    £5,956£5,981£5,649Birkenhead is higher£5,072£5,094£4,811

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Birkenhead £2,269, Sheffield Heeley £2,030Sheffield Heeley: £2,030Birkenhead: £2,269Sheffield Heeley: £2,039Birkenhead: £2,279Sheffield Heeley: £1,926Birkenhead: £2,152

    £2,269£2,279£2,152Birkenhead is higher£2,030£2,039£1,926

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Birkenhead £2,155, Sheffield Heeley £1,884Sheffield Heeley: £1,884Birkenhead: £2,155Sheffield Heeley: £1,892Birkenhead: £2,164Sheffield Heeley: £1,787Birkenhead: £2,044

    £2,155£2,164£2,044Birkenhead is higher£1,884£1,892£1,787

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Birkenhead £1,968, Sheffield Heeley £1,784Sheffield Heeley: £1,784Birkenhead: £1,968Sheffield Heeley: £1,791Birkenhead: £1,976Sheffield Heeley: £1,692Birkenhead: £1,867

    £1,968£1,976£1,867Birkenhead is higher£1,784£1,791£1,692

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Birkenhead £130, Sheffield Heeley £110Sheffield Heeley: £110Birkenhead: £130Sheffield Heeley: £110Birkenhead: £131Sheffield Heeley: £104Birkenhead: £124

    £130£131£124Birkenhead is higher£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £163, Sheffield Heeley £130Sheffield Heeley: £130Birkenhead: £163Sheffield Heeley: £130Birkenhead: £164Sheffield Heeley: £123Birkenhead: £155

    £163£164£155Birkenhead is higher£130£130£123

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £7.56, Sheffield Heeley £6.77Sheffield Heeley: £6.77Birkenhead: £7.56Sheffield Heeley: £6.80Birkenhead: £7.59Sheffield Heeley: £6.42Birkenhead: £7.17

    £7.56£7.59£7.17Birkenhead is higher£6.77£6.80£6.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £863, Sheffield Heeley £633Sheffield Heeley: £633Birkenhead: £863Sheffield Heeley: £636Birkenhead: £867Sheffield Heeley: £601Birkenhead: £819

    £863£867£819Birkenhead is higher£633£636£601

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £251, Sheffield Heeley £207Sheffield Heeley: £207Birkenhead: £251Sheffield Heeley: £208Birkenhead: £252Sheffield Heeley: £196Birkenhead: £238

    £251£252£238Birkenhead is higher£207£208£196

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Birkenhead £130, Sheffield Heeley £121Sheffield Heeley: £121Birkenhead: £130Sheffield Heeley: £122Birkenhead: £130Sheffield Heeley: £115Birkenhead: £123

    £130£130£123Birkenhead is higher£121£122£115

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Birkenhead £1,616, Sheffield Heeley £1,427Sheffield Heeley: £1,427Birkenhead: £1,616Sheffield Heeley: £1,433Birkenhead: £1,623Sheffield Heeley: £1,354Birkenhead: £1,533

    £1,616£1,623£1,533Birkenhead is higher£1,427£1,433£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Birkenhead £410, Sheffield Heeley £313Sheffield Heeley: £313Birkenhead: £410Sheffield Heeley: £314Birkenhead: £411Sheffield Heeley: £297Birkenhead: £388

    £410£411£388Birkenhead is higher£313£314£297

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Birkenhead £393, Sheffield Heeley £317Sheffield Heeley: £317Birkenhead: £393Sheffield Heeley: £318Birkenhead: £395Sheffield Heeley: £301Birkenhead: £373

    £393£395£373Birkenhead is higher£317£318£301

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Birkenhead £5.23, Sheffield Heeley £7.27Sheffield Heeley: £7.27Birkenhead: £5.23Sheffield Heeley: £7.31Birkenhead: £5.25Sheffield Heeley: £6.90Birkenhead: £4.96

    £5.23£5.25£4.96Sheffield Heeley is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Birkenhead £11, Sheffield Heeley £12Sheffield Heeley: £12Birkenhead: £11Sheffield Heeley: £12Birkenhead: £11Sheffield Heeley: £11Birkenhead: £10

    £11£11£10Sheffield Heeley is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Birkenhead £7.39, Sheffield Heeley £5.68Sheffield Heeley: £5.68Birkenhead: £7.39Sheffield Heeley: £5.71Birkenhead: £7.42Sheffield Heeley: £5.39Birkenhead: £7.01

    £7.39£7.42£7.01Birkenhead is higher£5.68£5.71£5.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 175.4, Sheffield Heeley 157.7Sheffield Heeley: 157.7Birkenhead: 175.4

    175.4Birkenhead is higher157.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 31.0, Sheffield Heeley 25.8Sheffield Heeley: 25.8Birkenhead: 31.0

    31.0Birkenhead is higher25.8

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 33.3, Sheffield Heeley 26.8Sheffield Heeley: 26.8Birkenhead: 33.3

    33.3Birkenhead is higher26.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 127.9, Sheffield Heeley 95.9Sheffield Heeley: 95.9Birkenhead: 127.9

    127.9Birkenhead is higher95.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 184.6, Sheffield Heeley 176.3Sheffield Heeley: 176.3Birkenhead: 184.6

    184.6Birkenhead is higher176.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birkenhead 28.2, Sheffield Heeley 27.3Sheffield Heeley: 27.3Birkenhead: 28.2

    28.2Birkenhead is higher27.3

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Birkenhead and Sheffield Heeley, per resident
MeasureBirkenheadSheffield HeeleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,956£5,981£5,649£5,072£5,094£4,811Birkenhead
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,269£2,279£2,152£2,030£2,039£1,926Birkenhead
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,155£2,164£2,044£1,884£1,892£1,787Birkenhead
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,968£1,976£1,867£1,784£1,791£1,692Birkenhead
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£130£131£124£110£110£104Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£130£130£123Birkenhead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.56£7.59£7.17£6.77£6.80£6.42Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£863£867£819£633£636£601Birkenhead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£251£252£238£207£208£196Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£121£122£115Birkenhead
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,616£1,623£1,533£1,427£1,433£1,354Birkenhead
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£410£411£388£313£314£297Birkenhead
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£317£318£301Birkenhead
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.23£5.25£4.96£7.27£7.31£6.90Sheffield Heeley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£11£11£10£12£12£11Sheffield Heeley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.39£7.42£7.01£5.68£5.71£5.39Birkenhead
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026175.4157.7Birkenhead
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.025.8Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.326.8Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026127.995.9Birkenhead
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.6176.3Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.227.3Birkenhead

Total

Birkenhead is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Heeley on 2. 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

Birkenhead Sheffield Heeley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Birkenhead £653.9m, Sheffield Heeley £564.2mSheffield Heeley: £564.2mBirkenhead: £653.9mSheffield Heeley: £566.6mBirkenhead: £656.6mSheffield Heeley: £535.1mBirkenhead: £620.2m

    £653.9m£656.6m£620.2mBirkenhead is higher£564.2m£566.6m£535.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Birkenhead £249.1m, Sheffield Heeley £225.8mSheffield Heeley: £225.8mBirkenhead: £249.1mSheffield Heeley: £226.7mBirkenhead: £250.2mSheffield Heeley: £214.2mBirkenhead: £236.3m

    £249.1m£250.2m£236.3mBirkenhead is higher£225.8m£226.7m£214.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Birkenhead £236.6m, Sheffield Heeley £209.6mSheffield Heeley: £209.6mBirkenhead: £236.6mSheffield Heeley: £210.4mBirkenhead: £237.6mSheffield Heeley: £198.8mBirkenhead: £224.4m

    £236.6m£237.6m£224.4mBirkenhead is higher£209.6m£210.4m£198.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Birkenhead £216.0m, Sheffield Heeley £198.4mSheffield Heeley: £198.4mBirkenhead: £216.0mSheffield Heeley: £199.2mBirkenhead: £217.0mSheffield Heeley: £188.2mBirkenhead: £204.9m

    £216.0m£217.0m£204.9mBirkenhead is higher£198.4m£199.2m£188.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Birkenhead £14.3m, Sheffield Heeley £12.2mSheffield Heeley: £12.2mBirkenhead: £14.3mSheffield Heeley: £12.3mBirkenhead: £14.4mSheffield Heeley: £11.6mBirkenhead: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mBirkenhead is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Birkenhead £17.9m, Sheffield Heeley £14.4mSheffield Heeley: £14.4mBirkenhead: £17.9mSheffield Heeley: £14.5mBirkenhead: £18.0mSheffield Heeley: £13.7mBirkenhead: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mBirkenhead is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Birkenhead £0.83m, Sheffield Heeley £0.75mSheffield Heeley: £0.75mBirkenhead: £0.83mSheffield Heeley: £0.76mBirkenhead: £0.83mSheffield Heeley: £0.71mBirkenhead: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mBirkenhead is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Birkenhead £94.8m, Sheffield Heeley £70.4mSheffield Heeley: £70.4mBirkenhead: £94.8mSheffield Heeley: £70.7mBirkenhead: £95.2mSheffield Heeley: £66.8mBirkenhead: £89.9m

    £94.8m£95.2m£89.9mBirkenhead is higher£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Birkenhead £27.6m, Sheffield Heeley £23.0mSheffield Heeley: £23.0mBirkenhead: £27.6mSheffield Heeley: £23.1mBirkenhead: £27.7mSheffield Heeley: £21.8mBirkenhead: £26.1m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.1mBirkenhead is higher£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Birkenhead £14.2m, Sheffield Heeley £13.5mSheffield Heeley: £13.5mBirkenhead: £14.2mSheffield Heeley: £13.5mBirkenhead: £14.3mSheffield Heeley: £12.8mBirkenhead: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mBirkenhead is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Birkenhead £177.5m, Sheffield Heeley £158.7mSheffield Heeley: £158.7mBirkenhead: £177.5mSheffield Heeley: £159.4mBirkenhead: £178.2mSheffield Heeley: £150.6mBirkenhead: £168.3m

    £177.5m£178.2m£168.3mBirkenhead is higher£158.7m£159.4m£150.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Birkenhead £45.0m, Sheffield Heeley £34.8mSheffield Heeley: £34.8mBirkenhead: £45.0mSheffield Heeley: £34.9mBirkenhead: £45.2mSheffield Heeley: £33.0mBirkenhead: £42.7m

    £45.0m£45.2m£42.7mBirkenhead is higher£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Birkenhead £43.2m, Sheffield Heeley £35.3mSheffield Heeley: £35.3mBirkenhead: £43.2mSheffield Heeley: £35.4mBirkenhead: £43.4mSheffield Heeley: £33.4mBirkenhead: £41.0m

    £43.2m£43.4m£41.0mBirkenhead is higher£35.3m£35.4m£33.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Birkenhead £0.57m, Sheffield Heeley £0.81mSheffield Heeley: £0.81mBirkenhead: £0.57mSheffield Heeley: £0.81mBirkenhead: £0.58mSheffield Heeley: £0.77mBirkenhead: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.58m£0.54mSheffield Heeley is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Birkenhead £1.2m, Sheffield Heeley £1.3mSheffield Heeley: £1.3mBirkenhead: £1.2mSheffield Heeley: £1.3mBirkenhead: £1.2mSheffield Heeley: £1.2mBirkenhead: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mSheffield Heeley is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Birkenhead £0.81m, Sheffield Heeley £0.63mSheffield Heeley: £0.63mBirkenhead: £0.81mSheffield Heeley: £0.63mBirkenhead: £0.81mSheffield Heeley: £0.60mBirkenhead: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.81m£0.77mBirkenhead is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Birkenhead 19,253, Sheffield Heeley 17,539Sheffield Heeley: 17,539Birkenhead: 19,253

    19,253Birkenhead is higher17,539

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Birkenhead 3,402, Sheffield Heeley 2,874Sheffield Heeley: 2,874Birkenhead: 3,402

    3,402Birkenhead is higher2,874

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Birkenhead 3,658, Sheffield Heeley 2,979Sheffield Heeley: 2,979Birkenhead: 3,658

    3,658Birkenhead is higher2,979

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Birkenhead 14,041, Sheffield Heeley 10,664Sheffield Heeley: 10,664Birkenhead: 14,041

    14,041Birkenhead is higher10,664

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Birkenhead 20,269, Sheffield Heeley 19,605Sheffield Heeley: 19,605Birkenhead: 20,269

    20,269Birkenhead is higher19,605

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Birkenhead 3,097, Sheffield Heeley 3,039Sheffield Heeley: 3,039Birkenhead: 3,097

    3,097Birkenhead is higher3,039

Show the numbers
Birkenhead and Sheffield Heeley, total
MeasureBirkenheadSheffield HeeleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£653.9m£656.6m£620.2m£564.2m£566.6m£535.1mBirkenhead
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.1m£250.2m£236.3m£225.8m£226.7m£214.2mBirkenhead
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£236.6m£237.6m£224.4m£209.6m£210.4m£198.8mBirkenhead
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£216.0m£217.0m£204.9m£198.4m£199.2m£188.2mBirkenhead
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mBirkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mBirkenhead
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mBirkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£94.8m£95.2m£89.9m£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mBirkenhead
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.1m£23.0m£23.1m£21.8mBirkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mBirkenhead
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£177.5m£178.2m£168.3m£158.7m£159.4m£150.6mBirkenhead
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m£34.8m£34.9m£33.0mBirkenhead
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£43.2m£43.4m£41.0m£35.3m£35.4m£33.4mBirkenhead
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mSheffield Heeley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mSheffield Heeley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mBirkenhead
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,25317,539Birkenhead
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4022,874Birkenhead
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6582,979Birkenhead
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,04110,664Birkenhead
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,26919,605Birkenhead
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0973,039Birkenhead

Sources

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

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  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.
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