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Bolton West and Wakefield and Rothwell

102,636 and 111,069 residents (mid-2024).

Bolton West is higher than Wakefield and Rothwell on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 5 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

Bolton West is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Wakefield and Rothwell 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

Bolton West Wakefield and Rothwell

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton West £4,266, Wakefield and Rothwell £4,301Wakefield and Rothwell: £4,301Bolton West: £4,266Wakefield and Rothwell: £4,320Bolton West: £4,285Wakefield and Rothwell: £4,080Bolton West: £4,047

    £4,266£4,285£4,047Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£4,301£4,320£4,080

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton West £12,895, Wakefield and Rothwell £12,713Wakefield and Rothwell: £12,713Bolton West: £12,895Wakefield and Rothwell: £12,767Bolton West: £12,950Wakefield and Rothwell: £12,059Bolton West: £12,231

    £12,895£12,950£12,231Bolton West is higher£12,713£12,767£12,059

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton West £1,872, Wakefield and Rothwell £2,160Wakefield and Rothwell: £2,160Bolton West: £1,872Wakefield and Rothwell: £2,169Bolton West: £1,880Wakefield and Rothwell: £2,049Bolton West: £1,775

    £1,872£1,880£1,775Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£2,160£2,169£2,049

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton West £11,674, Wakefield and Rothwell £11,483Wakefield and Rothwell: £11,483Bolton West: £11,674Wakefield and Rothwell: £11,532Bolton West: £11,723Wakefield and Rothwell: £10,893Bolton West: £11,073

    £11,674£11,723£11,073Bolton West is higher£11,483£11,532£10,893

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bolton West £430, Wakefield and Rothwell £481Wakefield and Rothwell: £481Bolton West: £430Wakefield and Rothwell: £483Bolton West: £431Wakefield and Rothwell: £457Bolton West: £408

    £430£431£408Wakefield and Rothwell is higherDepends on how you count£481£483£457

  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: Bolton West £765, Wakefield and Rothwell £719Wakefield and Rothwell: £719Bolton West: £765Wakefield and Rothwell: £722Bolton West: £768Wakefield and Rothwell: £682Bolton West: £725

    £765£768£725Bolton West is higher£719£722£682

  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: Bolton West £27, Wakefield and Rothwell £29Wakefield and Rothwell: £29Bolton West: £27Wakefield and Rothwell: £29Bolton West: £27Wakefield and Rothwell: £28Bolton West: £25

    £27£27£25Wakefield and Rothwell is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton West £438, Wakefield and Rothwell £505Wakefield and Rothwell: £505Bolton West: £438Wakefield and Rothwell: £508Bolton West: £440Wakefield and Rothwell: £479Bolton West: £416

    £438£440£416Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£505£508£479

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton West £122, Wakefield and Rothwell £130Wakefield and Rothwell: £130Bolton West: £122Wakefield and Rothwell: £130Bolton West: £123Wakefield and Rothwell: £123Bolton West: £116

    £122£123£116Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£130£130£123

  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: Bolton West £111, Wakefield and Rothwell £127Wakefield and Rothwell: £127Bolton West: £111Wakefield and Rothwell: £127Bolton West: £112Wakefield and Rothwell: £120Bolton West: £106

    £111£112£106Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£127£127£120

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton West £1,429, Wakefield and Rothwell £1,635Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,635Bolton West: £1,429Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,642Bolton West: £1,435Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,551Bolton West: £1,356

    £1,429£1,435£1,356Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£1,635£1,642£1,551

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton West £154, Wakefield and Rothwell £219Wakefield and Rothwell: £219Bolton West: £154Wakefield and Rothwell: £220Bolton West: £154Wakefield and Rothwell: £208Bolton West: £146

    £154£154£146Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£219£220£208

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton West £319, Wakefield and Rothwell £380Wakefield and Rothwell: £380Bolton West: £319Wakefield and Rothwell: £381Bolton West: £320Wakefield and Rothwell: £360Bolton West: £302

    £319£320£302Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£380£381£360

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton West £7.62, Wakefield and Rothwell £11Wakefield and Rothwell: £11Bolton West: £7.62Wakefield and Rothwell: £11Bolton West: £7.65Wakefield and Rothwell: £10Bolton West: £7.23

    £7.62£7.65£7.23Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bolton West £4.58, Wakefield and Rothwell £7.73Wakefield and Rothwell: £7.73Bolton West: £4.58Wakefield and Rothwell: £7.76Bolton West: £4.59Wakefield and Rothwell: £7.33Bolton West: £4.34

    £4.58£4.59£4.34Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£7.73£7.76£7.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton West £6.89, Wakefield and Rothwell £6.38Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.38Bolton West: £6.89Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.41Bolton West: £6.92Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.05Bolton West: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count£6.38£6.41£6.05

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bolton West 1,010.7, Wakefield and Rothwell 1,017.4Wakefield and Rothwell: 1,017.4Bolton West: 1,010.7

    1,010.7Wakefield and Rothwell is higherDepends on how you count1,017.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bolton West 102.7, Wakefield and Rothwell 118.9Wakefield and Rothwell: 118.9Bolton West: 102.7

    102.7Wakefield and Rothwell is higher118.9

  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: Bolton West 158.7, Wakefield and Rothwell 152.4Wakefield and Rothwell: 152.4Bolton West: 158.7

    158.7Bolton West is higher152.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 67.3, Wakefield and Rothwell 77.0Wakefield and Rothwell: 77.0Bolton West: 67.3

    67.3Wakefield and Rothwell is higher77.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bolton West 188.3, Wakefield and Rothwell 218.6Wakefield and Rothwell: 218.6Bolton West: 188.3

    188.3Wakefield and Rothwell is higher218.6

  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: Bolton West 25.2, Wakefield and Rothwell 28.8Wakefield and Rothwell: 28.8Bolton West: 25.2

    25.2Wakefield and Rothwell is higher28.8

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Bolton West and Wakefield and Rothwell, per person in the age group
MeasureBolton WestWakefield and RothwellHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,266£4,285£4,047£4,301£4,320£4,080Wakefield and Rothwell
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,895£12,950£12,231£12,713£12,767£12,059Bolton West
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,872£1,880£1,775£2,160£2,169£2,049Wakefield and Rothwell
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,674£11,723£11,073£11,483£11,532£10,893Bolton West
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£430£431£408£481£483£457Wakefield and Rothwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£765£768£725£719£722£682Bolton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£27£27£25£29£29£28Wakefield and Rothwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£438£440£416£505£508£479Wakefield and Rothwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£130£130£123Wakefield and Rothwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£111£112£106£127£127£120Wakefield and Rothwell
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,429£1,435£1,356£1,635£1,642£1,551Wakefield and Rothwell
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£219£220£208Wakefield and Rothwell
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£319£320£302£380£381£360Wakefield and Rothwell
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.62£7.65£7.23£11£11£10Wakefield and Rothwell
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.58£4.59£4.34£7.73£7.76£7.33Wakefield and Rothwell
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£6.38£6.41£6.05Bolton West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.71,017.4Wakefield and Rothwell
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026102.7118.9Wakefield and Rothwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026158.7152.4Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.377.0Wakefield and Rothwell
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026188.3218.6Wakefield and Rothwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202625.228.8Wakefield and Rothwell

Per resident

Bolton West is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Wakefield and Rothwell on 14. 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

Bolton West Wakefield and Rothwell

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bolton West £4,266, Wakefield and Rothwell £4,301Wakefield and Rothwell: £4,301Bolton West: £4,266Wakefield and Rothwell: £4,320Bolton West: £4,285Wakefield and Rothwell: £4,080Bolton West: £4,047

    £4,266£4,285£4,047Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£4,301£4,320£4,080

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bolton West £2,413, Wakefield and Rothwell £2,069Wakefield and Rothwell: £2,069Bolton West: £2,413Wakefield and Rothwell: £2,078Bolton West: £2,423Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,963Bolton West: £2,289

    £2,413£2,423£2,289Bolton West is higher£2,069£2,078£1,963

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bolton West £1,133, Wakefield and Rothwell £1,372Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,372Bolton West: £1,133Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,378Bolton West: £1,138Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,301Bolton West: £1,074

    £1,133£1,138£1,074Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£1,372£1,378£1,301

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bolton West £2,185, Wakefield and Rothwell £1,869Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,869Bolton West: £2,185Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,877Bolton West: £2,194Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,773Bolton West: £2,072

    £2,185£2,194£2,072Bolton West is higher£1,869£1,877£1,773

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bolton West £80, Wakefield and Rothwell £78Wakefield and Rothwell: £78Bolton West: £80Wakefield and Rothwell: £79Bolton West: £81Wakefield and Rothwell: £74Bolton West: £76

    £80£81£76Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count£78£79£74

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton West £143, Wakefield and Rothwell £117Wakefield and Rothwell: £117Bolton West: £143Wakefield and Rothwell: £117Bolton West: £144Wakefield and Rothwell: £111Bolton West: £136

    £143£144£136Bolton West is higher£117£117£111

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bolton West £4.98, Wakefield and Rothwell £4.78Wakefield and Rothwell: £4.78Bolton West: £4.98Wakefield and Rothwell: £4.80Bolton West: £5.00Wakefield and Rothwell: £4.53Bolton West: £4.72

    £4.98£5.00£4.72Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count£4.78£4.80£4.53

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton West £438, Wakefield and Rothwell £505Wakefield and Rothwell: £505Bolton West: £438Wakefield and Rothwell: £508Bolton West: £440Wakefield and Rothwell: £479Bolton West: £416

    £438£440£416Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£505£508£479

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bolton West £122, Wakefield and Rothwell £130Wakefield and Rothwell: £130Bolton West: £122Wakefield and Rothwell: £130Bolton West: £123Wakefield and Rothwell: £123Bolton West: £116

    £122£123£116Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£130£130£123

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bolton West £67, Wakefield and Rothwell £80Wakefield and Rothwell: £80Bolton West: £67Wakefield and Rothwell: £81Bolton West: £68Wakefield and Rothwell: £76Bolton West: £64

    £67£68£64Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£80£81£76

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bolton West £865, Wakefield and Rothwell £1,038Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,038Bolton West: £865Wakefield and Rothwell: £1,043Bolton West: £869Wakefield and Rothwell: £985Bolton West: £820

    £865£869£820Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£1,038£1,043£985

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bolton West £154, Wakefield and Rothwell £219Wakefield and Rothwell: £219Bolton West: £154Wakefield and Rothwell: £220Bolton West: £154Wakefield and Rothwell: £208Bolton West: £146

    £154£154£146Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£219£220£208

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bolton West £193, Wakefield and Rothwell £241Wakefield and Rothwell: £241Bolton West: £193Wakefield and Rothwell: £242Bolton West: £194Wakefield and Rothwell: £229Bolton West: £183

    £193£194£183Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£241£242£229

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bolton West £4.61, Wakefield and Rothwell £6.86Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.86Bolton West: £4.61Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.89Bolton West: £4.63Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.51Bolton West: £4.37

    £4.61£4.63£4.37Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£6.86£6.89£6.51

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bolton West £2.77, Wakefield and Rothwell £4.91Wakefield and Rothwell: £4.91Bolton West: £2.77Wakefield and Rothwell: £4.93Bolton West: £2.78Wakefield and Rothwell: £4.66Bolton West: £2.63

    £2.77£2.78£2.63Wakefield and Rothwell is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bolton West £6.89, Wakefield and Rothwell £6.38Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.38Bolton West: £6.89Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.41Bolton West: £6.92Wakefield and Rothwell: £6.05Bolton West: £6.54

    £6.89£6.92£6.54Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count£6.38£6.41£6.05

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 189.2, Wakefield and Rothwell 165.6Wakefield and Rothwell: 165.6Bolton West: 189.2

    189.2Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count165.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 19.2, Wakefield and Rothwell 19.4Wakefield and Rothwell: 19.4Bolton West: 19.2

    19.2Wakefield and Rothwell is higher19.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 29.7, Wakefield and Rothwell 24.8Wakefield and Rothwell: 24.8Bolton West: 29.7

    29.7Bolton West is higher24.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 67.3, Wakefield and Rothwell 77.0Wakefield and Rothwell: 77.0Bolton West: 67.3

    67.3Wakefield and Rothwell is higher77.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 114.0, Wakefield and Rothwell 138.8Wakefield and Rothwell: 138.8Bolton West: 114.0

    114.0Wakefield and Rothwell is higher138.8

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bolton West 15.3, Wakefield and Rothwell 18.3Wakefield and Rothwell: 18.3Bolton West: 15.3

    15.3Wakefield and Rothwell is higher18.3

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Bolton West and Wakefield and Rothwell, per resident
MeasureBolton WestWakefield and RothwellHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,266£4,285£4,047£4,301£4,320£4,080Wakefield and Rothwell
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,413£2,423£2,289£2,069£2,078£1,963Bolton West
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,133£1,138£1,074£1,372£1,378£1,301Wakefield and Rothwell
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,185£2,194£2,072£1,869£1,877£1,773Bolton West
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£80£81£76£78£79£74Bolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£117£117£111Bolton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.98£5.00£4.72£4.78£4.80£4.53Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£438£440£416£505£508£479Wakefield and Rothwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£130£130£123Wakefield and Rothwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£67£68£64£80£81£76Wakefield and Rothwell
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£865£869£820£1,038£1,043£985Wakefield and Rothwell
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£154£154£146£219£220£208Wakefield and Rothwell
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£193£194£183£241£242£229Wakefield and Rothwell
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.61£4.63£4.37£6.86£6.89£6.51Wakefield and Rothwell
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.77£2.78£2.63£4.91£4.93£4.66Wakefield and Rothwell
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.89£6.92£6.54£6.38£6.41£6.05Bolton West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026189.2165.6Bolton West
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.219.4Wakefield and Rothwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.724.8Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202667.377.0Wakefield and Rothwell
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026114.0138.8Wakefield and Rothwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.318.3Wakefield and Rothwell

Total

Bolton West is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Wakefield and Rothwell 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

Bolton West Wakefield and Rothwell

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bolton West £437.9m, Wakefield and Rothwell £477.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £477.8mBolton West: £437.9mWakefield and Rothwell: £479.8mBolton West: £439.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £453.2mBolton West: £415.4m

    £437.9m£439.8m£415.4mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£477.8m£479.8m£453.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bolton West £247.7m, Wakefield and Rothwell £229.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £229.8mBolton West: £247.7mWakefield and Rothwell: £230.8mBolton West: £248.7mWakefield and Rothwell: £218.0mBolton West: £234.9m

    £247.7m£248.7m£234.9mBolton West is higher£229.8m£230.8m£218.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bolton West £116.3m, Wakefield and Rothwell £152.4mWakefield and Rothwell: £152.4mBolton West: £116.3mWakefield and Rothwell: £153.0mBolton West: £116.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £144.5mBolton West: £110.3m

    £116.3m£116.8m£110.3mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£152.4m£153.0m£144.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bolton West £224.2m, Wakefield and Rothwell £207.6mWakefield and Rothwell: £207.6mBolton West: £224.2mWakefield and Rothwell: £208.5mBolton West: £225.2mWakefield and Rothwell: £196.9mBolton West: £212.7m

    £224.2m£225.2m£212.7mBolton West is higher£207.6m£208.5m£196.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton West £8.3m, Wakefield and Rothwell £8.7mWakefield and Rothwell: £8.7mBolton West: £8.3mWakefield and Rothwell: £8.7mBolton West: £8.3mWakefield and Rothwell: £8.3mBolton West: £7.8m

    £8.3m£8.3m£7.8mWakefield and Rothwell is higherDepends on how you count£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton West £14.7m, Wakefield and Rothwell £13.0mWakefield and Rothwell: £13.0mBolton West: £14.7mWakefield and Rothwell: £13.0mBolton West: £14.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £12.3mBolton West: £13.9m

    £14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBolton West is higher£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bolton West £0.51m, Wakefield and Rothwell £0.53mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.53mBolton West: £0.51mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.53mBolton West: £0.51mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.50mBolton West: £0.48m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.48mWakefield and Rothwell is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton West £45.0m, Wakefield and Rothwell £56.1mWakefield and Rothwell: £56.1mBolton West: £45.0mWakefield and Rothwell: £56.4mBolton West: £45.2mWakefield and Rothwell: £53.2mBolton West: £42.6m

    £45.0m£45.2m£42.6mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£56.1m£56.4m£53.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bolton West £12.5m, Wakefield and Rothwell £14.4mWakefield and Rothwell: £14.4mBolton West: £12.5mWakefield and Rothwell: £14.5mBolton West: £12.6mWakefield and Rothwell: £13.6mBolton West: £11.9m

    £12.5m£12.6m£11.9mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£14.4m£14.5m£13.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton West £6.9m, Wakefield and Rothwell £8.9mWakefield and Rothwell: £8.9mBolton West: £6.9mWakefield and Rothwell: £9.0mBolton West: £6.9mWakefield and Rothwell: £8.5mBolton West: £6.6m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.6mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton West £88.8m, Wakefield and Rothwell £115.3mWakefield and Rothwell: £115.3mBolton West: £88.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £115.8mBolton West: £89.2mWakefield and Rothwell: £109.4mBolton West: £84.2m

    £88.8m£89.2m£84.2mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£115.3m£115.8m£109.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bolton West £15.8m, Wakefield and Rothwell £24.3mWakefield and Rothwell: £24.3mBolton West: £15.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £24.4mBolton West: £15.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £23.1mBolton West: £14.9m

    £15.8m£15.8m£14.9mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bolton West £19.8m, Wakefield and Rothwell £26.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £26.8mBolton West: £19.8mWakefield and Rothwell: £26.9mBolton West: £19.9mWakefield and Rothwell: £25.4mBolton West: £18.8m

    £19.8m£19.9m£18.8mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bolton West £0.47m, Wakefield and Rothwell £0.76mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.76mBolton West: £0.47mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.77mBolton West: £0.48mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.72mBolton West: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bolton West £0.28m, Wakefield and Rothwell £0.55mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.55mBolton West: £0.28mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.55mBolton West: £0.29mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.52mBolton West: £0.27m

    £0.28m£0.29m£0.27mWakefield and Rothwell is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bolton West £0.71m, Wakefield and Rothwell £0.71mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.71mBolton West: £0.71mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.71mBolton West: £0.71mWakefield and Rothwell: £0.67mBolton West: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWakefield and Rothwell is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bolton West 19,414, Wakefield and Rothwell 18,393Wakefield and Rothwell: 18,393Bolton West: 19,414

    19,414Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count18,393

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bolton West 1,973, Wakefield and Rothwell 2,150Wakefield and Rothwell: 2,150Bolton West: 1,973

    1,973Wakefield and Rothwell is higher2,150

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bolton West 3,048, Wakefield and Rothwell 2,755Wakefield and Rothwell: 2,755Bolton West: 3,048

    3,048Bolton West is higher2,755

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bolton West 6,904, Wakefield and Rothwell 8,553Wakefield and Rothwell: 8,553Bolton West: 6,904

    6,904Wakefield and Rothwell is higher8,553

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bolton West 11,699, Wakefield and Rothwell 15,419Wakefield and Rothwell: 15,419Bolton West: 11,699

    11,699Wakefield and Rothwell is higher15,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bolton West 1,568, Wakefield and Rothwell 2,033Wakefield and Rothwell: 2,033Bolton West: 1,568

    1,568Wakefield and Rothwell is higher2,033

Show the numbers
Bolton West and Wakefield and Rothwell, total
MeasureBolton WestWakefield and RothwellHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£437.9m£439.8m£415.4m£477.8m£479.8m£453.2mWakefield and Rothwell
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£247.7m£248.7m£234.9m£229.8m£230.8m£218.0mBolton West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£116.3m£116.8m£110.3m£152.4m£153.0m£144.5mWakefield and Rothwell
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m£207.6m£208.5m£196.9mBolton West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m£8.7m£8.7m£8.3mWakefield and Rothwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m£13.0m£13.0m£12.3mBolton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mWakefield and Rothwell
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.6m£56.1m£56.4m£53.2mWakefield and Rothwell
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m£14.4m£14.5m£13.6mWakefield and Rothwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mWakefield and Rothwell
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£88.8m£89.2m£84.2m£115.3m£115.8m£109.4mWakefield and Rothwell
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m£24.3m£24.4m£23.1mWakefield and Rothwell
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m£26.8m£26.9m£25.4mWakefield and Rothwell
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mWakefield and Rothwell
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.29m£0.27m£0.55m£0.55m£0.52mWakefield and Rothwell
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWakefield and Rothwell
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,41418,393Bolton West
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9732,150Wakefield and Rothwell
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0482,755Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,9048,553Wakefield and Rothwell
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,69915,419Wakefield and Rothwell
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,5682,033Wakefield and Rothwell

Sources

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

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