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Birmingham Edgbaston and Huddersfield

110,141 and 118,939 residents (mid-2024).

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher than Huddersfield on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield 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

Birmingham Edgbaston Huddersfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4,720, Huddersfield £4,538Huddersfield: £4,538Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,720Huddersfield: £4,557Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,740Huddersfield: £4,304Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,477

    £4,720£4,740£4,477Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£4,538£4,557£4,304

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston £12,692, Huddersfield £12,775Huddersfield: £12,775Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,692Huddersfield: £12,829Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,746Huddersfield: £12,117Birmingham Edgbaston: £12,039

    £12,692£12,746£12,039Huddersfield is higher£12,775£12,829£12,117

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £2,642, Huddersfield £2,661Huddersfield: £2,661Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,642Huddersfield: £2,673Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,653Huddersfield: £2,524Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,506

    £2,642£2,653£2,506Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,661£2,673£2,524

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston £11,017, Huddersfield £11,410Huddersfield: £11,410Birmingham Edgbaston: £11,017Huddersfield: £11,458Birmingham Edgbaston: £11,064Huddersfield: £10,823Birmingham Edgbaston: £10,450

    £11,017£11,064£10,450Huddersfield is higher£11,410£11,458£10,823

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston £835, Huddersfield £619Huddersfield: £619Birmingham Edgbaston: £835Huddersfield: £622Birmingham Edgbaston: £839Huddersfield: £588Birmingham Edgbaston: £792

    £835£839£792Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£619£622£588

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston £798, Huddersfield £709Huddersfield: £709Birmingham Edgbaston: £798Huddersfield: £712Birmingham Edgbaston: £801Huddersfield: £672Birmingham Edgbaston: £757

    £798£801£757Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£672

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston £42, Huddersfield £36Huddersfield: £36Birmingham Edgbaston: £42Huddersfield: £37Birmingham Edgbaston: £42Huddersfield: £35Birmingham Edgbaston: £40

    £42£42£40Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£36£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £514, Huddersfield £579Huddersfield: £579Birmingham Edgbaston: £514Huddersfield: £582Birmingham Edgbaston: £516Huddersfield: £549Birmingham Edgbaston: £487

    £514£516£487Huddersfield is higher£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £124, Huddersfield £120Huddersfield: £120Birmingham Edgbaston: £124Huddersfield: £120Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Huddersfield: £113Birmingham Edgbaston: £118

    £124£125£118Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£113

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston £132, Huddersfield £146Huddersfield: £146Birmingham Edgbaston: £132Huddersfield: £146Birmingham Edgbaston: £132Huddersfield: £138Birmingham Edgbaston: £125

    £132£132£125Huddersfield is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £2,144, Huddersfield £2,081Huddersfield: £2,081Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,144Huddersfield: £2,090Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,153Huddersfield: £1,974Birmingham Edgbaston: £2,034

    £2,144£2,153£2,034Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£2,081£2,090£1,974

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £582, Huddersfield £247Huddersfield: £247Birmingham Edgbaston: £582Huddersfield: £248Birmingham Edgbaston: £584Huddersfield: £234Birmingham Edgbaston: £552

    £582£584£552Birmingham Edgbaston 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: Birmingham Edgbaston £343, Huddersfield £415Huddersfield: £415Birmingham Edgbaston: £343Huddersfield: £416Birmingham Edgbaston: £344Huddersfield: £393Birmingham Edgbaston: £325

    £343£344£325Huddersfield is higher£415£416£393

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £14, Huddersfield £11Huddersfield: £11Birmingham Edgbaston: £14Huddersfield: £11Birmingham Edgbaston: £14Huddersfield: £10Birmingham Edgbaston: £13

    £14£14£13Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston £9.31, Huddersfield £8.42Huddersfield: £8.42Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.31Huddersfield: £8.46Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.35Huddersfield: £7.99Birmingham Edgbaston: £8.83

    £9.31£9.35£8.83Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£8.42£8.46£7.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4.06, Huddersfield £5.48Huddersfield: £5.48Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.06Huddersfield: £5.51Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.08Huddersfield: £5.20Birmingham Edgbaston: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Huddersfield is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston 972.6, Huddersfield 1,014.6Huddersfield: 1,014.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 972.6

    972.6Huddersfield is higher1,014.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Birmingham Edgbaston 164.5, Huddersfield 139.7Huddersfield: 139.7Birmingham Edgbaston: 164.5

    164.5Birmingham Edgbaston is higher139.7

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston 160.7, Huddersfield 151.2Huddersfield: 151.2Birmingham Edgbaston: 160.7

    160.7Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count151.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 74.6, Huddersfield 86.4Huddersfield: 86.4Birmingham Edgbaston: 74.6

    74.6Huddersfield is higher86.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Birmingham Edgbaston 274.7, Huddersfield 264.5Huddersfield: 264.5Birmingham Edgbaston: 274.7

    274.7Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count264.5

  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: Birmingham Edgbaston 30.1, Huddersfield 32.7Huddersfield: 32.7Birmingham Edgbaston: 30.1

    30.1Huddersfield is higher32.7

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Birmingham Edgbaston and Huddersfield, per person in the age group
MeasureBirmingham EdgbastonHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,720£4,740£4,477£4,538£4,557£4,304Birmingham Edgbaston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,692£12,746£12,039£12,775£12,829£12,117Huddersfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,642£2,653£2,506£2,661£2,673£2,524Huddersfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,017£11,064£10,450£11,410£11,458£10,823Huddersfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£839£792£619£622£588Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£798£801£757£709£712£672Birmingham Edgbaston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£36£37£35Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£516£487£579£582£549Huddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£120£120£113Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£132£132£125£146£146£138Huddersfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,144£2,153£2,034£2,081£2,090£1,974Birmingham Edgbaston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£582£584£552£247£248£234Birmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£343£344£325£415£416£393Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£14£13£11£11£10Birmingham Edgbaston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.31£9.35£8.83£8.42£8.46£7.99Birmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.48£5.51£5.20Huddersfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026972.61,014.6Huddersfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026164.5139.7Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.7151.2Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.686.4Huddersfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026274.7264.5Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.132.7Huddersfield

Per resident

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield 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

Birmingham Edgbaston Huddersfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4,720, Huddersfield £4,538Huddersfield: £4,538Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,720Huddersfield: £4,557Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,740Huddersfield: £4,304Birmingham Edgbaston: £4,477

    £4,720£4,740£4,477Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£4,538£4,557£4,304

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,772, Huddersfield £1,880Huddersfield: £1,880Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,772Huddersfield: £1,888Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,780Huddersfield: £1,783Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,681

    £1,772£1,780£1,681Huddersfield is higher£1,880£1,888£1,783

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,724, Huddersfield £1,707Huddersfield: £1,707Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,724Huddersfield: £1,714Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,731Huddersfield: £1,619Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,635

    £1,724£1,731£1,635Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,707£1,714£1,619

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,538, Huddersfield £1,679Huddersfield: £1,679Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,538Huddersfield: £1,686Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,545Huddersfield: £1,593Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,459

    £1,538£1,545£1,459Huddersfield is higher£1,679£1,686£1,593

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £117, Huddersfield £91Huddersfield: £91Birmingham Edgbaston: £117Huddersfield: £92Birmingham Edgbaston: £117Huddersfield: £86Birmingham Edgbaston: £111

    £117£117£111Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£91£92£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £111, Huddersfield £104Huddersfield: £104Birmingham Edgbaston: £111Huddersfield: £105Birmingham Edgbaston: £112Huddersfield: £99Birmingham Edgbaston: £106

    £111£112£106Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £5.88, Huddersfield £5.36Huddersfield: £5.36Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.88Huddersfield: £5.38Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.91Huddersfield: £5.08Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.58

    £5.88£5.91£5.58Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £514, Huddersfield £579Huddersfield: £579Birmingham Edgbaston: £514Huddersfield: £582Birmingham Edgbaston: £516Huddersfield: £549Birmingham Edgbaston: £487

    £514£516£487Huddersfield is higher£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £124, Huddersfield £120Huddersfield: £120Birmingham Edgbaston: £124Huddersfield: £120Birmingham Edgbaston: £125Huddersfield: £113Birmingham Edgbaston: £118

    £124£125£118Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£120£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £86, Huddersfield £94Huddersfield: £94Birmingham Edgbaston: £86Huddersfield: £94Birmingham Edgbaston: £86Huddersfield: £89Birmingham Edgbaston: £82

    £86£86£82Huddersfield is higher£94£94£89

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £1,399, Huddersfield £1,335Huddersfield: £1,335Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,399Huddersfield: £1,341Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,405Huddersfield: £1,266Birmingham Edgbaston: £1,327

    £1,399£1,405£1,327Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count£1,335£1,341£1,266

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £582, Huddersfield £247Huddersfield: £247Birmingham Edgbaston: £582Huddersfield: £248Birmingham Edgbaston: £584Huddersfield: £234Birmingham Edgbaston: £552

    £582£584£552Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £224, Huddersfield £266Huddersfield: £266Birmingham Edgbaston: £224Huddersfield: £267Birmingham Edgbaston: £225Huddersfield: £252Birmingham Edgbaston: £212

    £224£225£212Huddersfield is higher£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £9.01, Huddersfield £6.98Huddersfield: £6.98Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.01Huddersfield: £7.01Birmingham Edgbaston: £9.05Huddersfield: £6.62Birmingham Edgbaston: £8.55

    £9.01£9.05£8.55Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £6.07, Huddersfield £5.40Huddersfield: £5.40Birmingham Edgbaston: £6.07Huddersfield: £5.42Birmingham Edgbaston: £6.10Huddersfield: £5.12Birmingham Edgbaston: £5.76

    £6.07£6.10£5.76Birmingham Edgbaston is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Birmingham Edgbaston £4.06, Huddersfield £5.48Huddersfield: £5.48Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.06Huddersfield: £5.51Birmingham Edgbaston: £4.08Huddersfield: £5.20Birmingham Edgbaston: £3.85

    £4.06£4.08£3.85Huddersfield is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 135.8, Huddersfield 149.3Huddersfield: 149.3Birmingham Edgbaston: 135.8

    135.8Huddersfield is higher149.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 23.0, Huddersfield 20.6Huddersfield: 20.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 23.0

    23.0Birmingham Edgbaston is higher20.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 22.4, Huddersfield 22.3Huddersfield: 22.3Birmingham Edgbaston: 22.4

    22.4Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 74.6, Huddersfield 86.4Huddersfield: 86.4Birmingham Edgbaston: 74.6

    74.6Huddersfield is higher86.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 179.3, Huddersfield 169.6Huddersfield: 169.6Birmingham Edgbaston: 179.3

    179.3Birmingham Edgbaston is higherDepends on how you count169.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Birmingham Edgbaston 19.6, Huddersfield 21.0Huddersfield: 21.0Birmingham Edgbaston: 19.6

    19.6Huddersfield is higher21.0

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Birmingham Edgbaston and Huddersfield, per resident
MeasureBirmingham EdgbastonHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,720£4,740£4,477£4,538£4,557£4,304Birmingham Edgbaston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,772£1,780£1,681£1,880£1,888£1,783Huddersfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,724£1,731£1,635£1,707£1,714£1,619Birmingham Edgbaston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,538£1,545£1,459£1,679£1,686£1,593Huddersfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£91£92£86Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£111£112£106£104£105£99Birmingham Edgbaston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.88£5.91£5.58£5.36£5.38£5.08Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£514£516£487£579£582£549Huddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£120£120£113Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£86£82£94£94£89Huddersfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,399£1,405£1,327£1,335£1,341£1,266Birmingham Edgbaston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£582£584£552£247£248£234Birmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£224£225£212£266£267£252Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.01£9.05£8.55£6.98£7.01£6.62Birmingham Edgbaston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.07£6.10£5.76£5.40£5.42£5.12Birmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.06£4.08£3.85£5.48£5.51£5.20Huddersfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026135.8149.3Huddersfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.020.6Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.422.3Birmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202674.686.4Huddersfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026179.3169.6Birmingham Edgbaston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.621.0Huddersfield

Total

Birmingham Edgbaston is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield on 16. 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

Birmingham Edgbaston Huddersfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £519.9m, Huddersfield £539.7mHuddersfield: £539.7mBirmingham Edgbaston: £519.9mHuddersfield: £542.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £522.1mHuddersfield: £511.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £493.1m

    £519.9m£522.1m£493.1mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £195.2m, Huddersfield £223.6mHuddersfield: £223.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £195.2mHuddersfield: £224.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £196.0mHuddersfield: £212.1mBirmingham Edgbaston: £185.2m

    £195.2m£196.0m£185.2mHuddersfield is higher£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £189.9m, Huddersfield £203.0mHuddersfield: £203.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £189.9mHuddersfield: £203.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £190.7mHuddersfield: £192.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £180.1m

    £189.9m£190.7m£180.1mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £169.4m, Huddersfield £199.7mHuddersfield: £199.7mBirmingham Edgbaston: £169.4mHuddersfield: £200.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £170.2mHuddersfield: £189.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £160.7m

    £169.4m£170.2m£160.7mHuddersfield is higher£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £12.8m, Huddersfield £10.8mHuddersfield: £10.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.8mHuddersfield: £10.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.9mHuddersfield: £10.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.2m

    £12.8m£12.9m£12.2mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £12.3m, Huddersfield £12.4mHuddersfield: £12.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.3mHuddersfield: £12.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £12.3mHuddersfield: £11.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.65m, Huddersfield £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.65mHuddersfield: £0.64mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.65mHuddersfield: £0.60mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £56.6m, Huddersfield £68.9mHuddersfield: £68.9mBirmingham Edgbaston: £56.6mHuddersfield: £69.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £56.8mHuddersfield: £65.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £53.6m

    £56.6m£56.8m£53.6mHuddersfield is higher£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £13.7m, Huddersfield £14.2mHuddersfield: £14.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.7mHuddersfield: £14.3mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.8mHuddersfield: £13.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £9.5m, Huddersfield £11.1mHuddersfield: £11.1mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.5mHuddersfield: £11.2mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.5mHuddersfield: £10.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.5m£9.0mHuddersfield is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £154.1m, Huddersfield £158.8mHuddersfield: £158.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £154.1mHuddersfield: £159.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £154.7mHuddersfield: £150.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £146.2m

    £154.1m£154.7m£146.2mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £64.1m, Huddersfield £29.4mHuddersfield: £29.4mBirmingham Edgbaston: £64.1mHuddersfield: £29.5mBirmingham Edgbaston: £64.4mHuddersfield: £27.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £60.8m

    £64.1m£64.4m£60.8mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £24.6m, Huddersfield £31.6mHuddersfield: £31.6mBirmingham Edgbaston: £24.6mHuddersfield: £31.8mBirmingham Edgbaston: £24.8mHuddersfield: £30.0mBirmingham Edgbaston: £23.4m

    £24.6m£24.8m£23.4mHuddersfield is higher£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.99m, Huddersfield £0.83mHuddersfield: £0.83mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.99mHuddersfield: £0.83mBirmingham Edgbaston: £1.00mHuddersfield: £0.79mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.94m

    £0.99m£1.00m£0.94mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.67m, Huddersfield £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.67mHuddersfield: £0.64mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.67mHuddersfield: £0.61mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBirmingham Edgbaston is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Birmingham Edgbaston £0.45m, Huddersfield £0.65mHuddersfield: £0.65mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.45mHuddersfield: £0.65mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.45mHuddersfield: £0.62mBirmingham Edgbaston: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mHuddersfield is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 14,957, Huddersfield 17,757Huddersfield: 17,757Birmingham Edgbaston: 14,957

    14,957Huddersfield is higher17,757

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 2,530, Huddersfield 2,445Huddersfield: 2,445Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,530

    2,530Birmingham Edgbaston is higher2,445

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 2,471, Huddersfield 2,647Huddersfield: 2,647Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,471

    2,471Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count2,647

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 8,219, Huddersfield 10,273Huddersfield: 10,273Birmingham Edgbaston: 8,219

    8,219Huddersfield is higher10,273

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 19,744, Huddersfield 20,174Huddersfield: 20,174Birmingham Edgbaston: 19,744

    19,744Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count20,174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Birmingham Edgbaston 2,162, Huddersfield 2,492Huddersfield: 2,492Birmingham Edgbaston: 2,162

    2,162Huddersfield is higher2,492

Show the numbers
Birmingham Edgbaston and Huddersfield, total
MeasureBirmingham EdgbastonHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£519.9m£522.1m£493.1m£539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHuddersfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£195.2m£196.0m£185.2m£223.6m£224.5m£212.1mHuddersfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£189.9m£190.7m£180.1m£203.0m£203.9m£192.5mHuddersfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£169.4m£170.2m£160.7m£199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHuddersfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.9m£12.2m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mBirmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mHuddersfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mBirmingham Edgbaston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£56.6m£56.8m£53.6m£68.9m£69.2m£65.4mHuddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mHuddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m£11.1m£11.2m£10.6mHuddersfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£154.1m£154.7m£146.2m£158.8m£159.4m£150.6mHuddersfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£64.1m£64.4m£60.8m£29.4m£29.5m£27.8mBirmingham Edgbaston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.8m£23.4m£31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHuddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.99m£1.00m£0.94m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mBirmingham Edgbaston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mBirmingham Edgbaston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mHuddersfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,95717,757Huddersfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5302,445Birmingham Edgbaston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,4712,647Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,21910,273Huddersfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,74420,174Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1622,492Huddersfield

Sources

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

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