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Bootle and Knowsley

104,269 and 99,058 residents (mid-2024).

Bootle is higher than Knowsley on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 10 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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

Per person in the age group

Bootle is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Knowsley on 15. 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

Bootle Knowsley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bootle £5,937, Knowsley £5,859Knowsley: £5,859Bootle: £5,937Knowsley: £5,884Bootle: £5,963Knowsley: £5,558Bootle: £5,632

    £5,937£5,963£5,632Bootle is higher£5,859£5,884£5,558

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bootle £13,376, Knowsley £13,694Knowsley: £13,694Bootle: £13,376Knowsley: £13,753Bootle: £13,433Knowsley: £12,990Bootle: £12,688

    £13,376£13,433£12,688Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£13,694£13,753£12,990

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bootle £3,530, Knowsley £3,431Knowsley: £3,431Bootle: £3,530Knowsley: £3,446Bootle: £3,545Knowsley: £3,255Bootle: £3,348

    £3,530£3,545£3,348Bootle is higher£3,431£3,446£3,255

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bootle £11,452, Knowsley £11,612Knowsley: £11,612Bootle: £11,452Knowsley: £11,661Bootle: £11,501Knowsley: £11,014Bootle: £10,863

    £11,452£11,501£10,863Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£11,612£11,661£11,014

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bootle £885, Knowsley £990Knowsley: £990Bootle: £885Knowsley: £994Bootle: £889Knowsley: £939Bootle: £840

    £885£889£840Knowsley is higher£990£994£939

  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: Bootle £984, Knowsley £1,034Knowsley: £1,034Bootle: £984Knowsley: £1,038Bootle: £988Knowsley: £981Bootle: £933

    £984£988£933Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£1,034£1,038£981

  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: Bootle £55, Knowsley £59Knowsley: £59Bootle: £55Knowsley: £59Bootle: £55Knowsley: £56Bootle: £52

    £55£55£52Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£59£59£56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bootle £878, Knowsley £945Knowsley: £945Bootle: £878Knowsley: £949Bootle: £882Knowsley: £896Bootle: £833

    £878£882£833Knowsley is higher£945£949£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bootle £246, Knowsley £247Knowsley: £247Bootle: £246Knowsley: £248Bootle: £247Knowsley: £234Bootle: £234

    £246£247£234Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

  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: Bootle £200, Knowsley £223Knowsley: £223Bootle: £200Knowsley: £224Bootle: £201Knowsley: £212Bootle: £190

    £200£201£190Knowsley is higher£223£224£212

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bootle £2,684, Knowsley £2,551Knowsley: £2,551Bootle: £2,684Knowsley: £2,562Bootle: £2,695Knowsley: £2,420Bootle: £2,546

    £2,684£2,695£2,546Bootle is higher£2,551£2,562£2,420

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bootle £371, Knowsley £333Knowsley: £333Bootle: £371Knowsley: £334Bootle: £372Knowsley: £316Bootle: £352

    £371£372£352Bootle is higher£333£334£316

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bootle £621, Knowsley £632Knowsley: £632Bootle: £621Knowsley: £634Bootle: £624Knowsley: £599Bootle: £589

    £621£624£589Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£632£634£599

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bootle £10, Knowsley £9.20Knowsley: £9.20Bootle: £10Knowsley: £9.24Bootle: £10Knowsley: £8.73Bootle: £9.61

    £10£10£9.61Bootle is higher£9.20£9.24£8.73

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bootle £14, Knowsley £16Knowsley: £16Bootle: £14Knowsley: £16Bootle: £14Knowsley: £15Bootle: £14

    £14Knowsley is higher£16£16£15

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bootle £8.29, Knowsley £7.13Knowsley: £7.13Bootle: £8.29Knowsley: £7.16Bootle: £8.32Knowsley: £6.76Bootle: £7.86

    £8.29£8.32£7.86Bootle is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bootle 1,025.5, Knowsley 1,056.6Knowsley: 1,056.6Bootle: 1,025.5

    1,025.5Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count1,056.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bootle 219.9, Knowsley 239.2Knowsley: 239.2Bootle: 219.9

    219.9Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count239.2

  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: Bootle 206.7, Knowsley 213.4Knowsley: 213.4Bootle: 206.7

    206.7Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count213.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 132.2, Knowsley 138.2Knowsley: 138.2Bootle: 132.2

    132.2Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count138.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bootle 304.7, Knowsley 292.6Knowsley: 292.6Bootle: 304.7

    304.7Bootle is higher292.6

  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: Bootle 41.9, Knowsley 47.6Knowsley: 47.6Bootle: 41.9

    41.9Knowsley is higher47.6

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Bootle and Knowsley, per person in the age group
MeasureBootleKnowsleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,937£5,963£5,632£5,859£5,884£5,558Bootle
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,376£13,433£12,688£13,694£13,753£12,990Knowsley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,530£3,545£3,348£3,431£3,446£3,255Bootle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,452£11,501£10,863£11,612£11,661£11,014Knowsley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£885£889£840£990£994£939Knowsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£984£988£933£1,034£1,038£981Knowsley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£55£55£52£59£59£56Knowsley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£878£882£833£945£949£896Knowsley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£246£247£234£247£248£234Knowsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£200£201£190£223£224£212Knowsley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,684£2,695£2,546£2,551£2,562£2,420Bootle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£371£372£352£333£334£316Bootle
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£621£624£589£632£634£599Knowsley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.61£9.20£9.24£8.73Bootle
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£14£16£16£15Knowsley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.29£8.32£7.86£7.13£7.16£6.76Bootle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,025.51,056.6Knowsley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026219.9239.2Knowsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026206.7213.4Knowsley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026132.2138.2Knowsley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026304.7292.6Bootle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202641.947.6Knowsley

Per resident

Bootle is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Knowsley on 11. 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

Bootle Knowsley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bootle £5,937, Knowsley £5,859Knowsley: £5,859Bootle: £5,937Knowsley: £5,884Bootle: £5,963Knowsley: £5,558Bootle: £5,632

    £5,937£5,963£5,632Bootle is higher£5,859£5,884£5,558

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bootle £2,202, Knowsley £2,171Knowsley: £2,171Bootle: £2,202Knowsley: £2,180Bootle: £2,211Knowsley: £2,059Bootle: £2,088

    £2,202£2,211£2,088Bootle is higherDepends on how you count£2,171£2,180£2,059

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bootle £2,232, Knowsley £2,157Knowsley: £2,157Bootle: £2,232Knowsley: £2,166Bootle: £2,242Knowsley: £2,046Bootle: £2,117

    £2,232£2,242£2,117Bootle is higher£2,157£2,166£2,046

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bootle £1,885, Knowsley £1,841Knowsley: £1,841Bootle: £1,885Knowsley: £1,849Bootle: £1,893Knowsley: £1,746Bootle: £1,788

    £1,885£1,893£1,788Bootle is higherDepends on how you count£1,841£1,849£1,746

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bootle £146, Knowsley £157Knowsley: £157Bootle: £146Knowsley: £158Bootle: £146Knowsley: £149Bootle: £138

    £146£146£138Knowsley is higher£157£158£149

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bootle £162, Knowsley £164Knowsley: £164Bootle: £162Knowsley: £165Bootle: £163Knowsley: £155Bootle: £154

    £162£163£154Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£155

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bootle £9.05, Knowsley £9.39Knowsley: £9.39Bootle: £9.05Knowsley: £9.43Bootle: £9.08Knowsley: £8.91Bootle: £8.58

    £9.05£9.08£8.58Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£9.39£9.43£8.91

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bootle £878, Knowsley £945Knowsley: £945Bootle: £878Knowsley: £949Bootle: £882Knowsley: £896Bootle: £833

    £878£882£833Knowsley is higher£945£949£896

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bootle £246, Knowsley £247Knowsley: £247Bootle: £246Knowsley: £248Bootle: £247Knowsley: £234Bootle: £234

    £246£247£234Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£234

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bootle £127, Knowsley £140Knowsley: £140Bootle: £127Knowsley: £141Bootle: £127Knowsley: £133Bootle: £120

    £127£127£120Knowsley is higher£140£141£133

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bootle £1,697, Knowsley £1,603Knowsley: £1,603Bootle: £1,697Knowsley: £1,610Bootle: £1,704Knowsley: £1,521Bootle: £1,610

    £1,697£1,704£1,610Bootle is higher£1,603£1,610£1,521

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bootle £371, Knowsley £333Knowsley: £333Bootle: £371Knowsley: £334Bootle: £372Knowsley: £316Bootle: £352

    £371£372£352Bootle is higher£333£334£316

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bootle £393, Knowsley £397Knowsley: £397Bootle: £393Knowsley: £399Bootle: £395Knowsley: £377Bootle: £373

    £393£395£373Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count£397£399£377

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bootle £6.41, Knowsley £5.79Knowsley: £5.79Bootle: £6.41Knowsley: £5.81Bootle: £6.44Knowsley: £5.49Bootle: £6.08

    £6.41£6.44£6.08Bootle is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bootle £9.01, Knowsley £10Knowsley: £10Bootle: £9.01Knowsley: £10Bootle: £9.05Knowsley: £9.62Bootle: £8.55

    £9.01£9.05£8.55Knowsley is higher£10£10£9.62

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bootle £8.29, Knowsley £7.13Knowsley: £7.13Bootle: £8.29Knowsley: £7.16Bootle: £8.32Knowsley: £6.76Bootle: £7.86

    £8.29£8.32£7.86Bootle is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 168.8, Knowsley 167.5Knowsley: 167.5Bootle: 168.8

    168.8Bootle is higherDepends on how you count167.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 36.2, Knowsley 37.9Knowsley: 37.9Bootle: 36.2

    36.2Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count37.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 34.0, Knowsley 33.8Knowsley: 33.8Bootle: 34.0

    34.0Bootle is higherDepends on how you count33.8

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 132.2, Knowsley 138.2Knowsley: 138.2Bootle: 132.2

    132.2Knowsley is higherDepends on how you count138.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 192.7, Knowsley 183.9Knowsley: 183.9Bootle: 192.7

    192.7Bootle is higher183.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bootle 26.5, Knowsley 29.9Knowsley: 29.9Bootle: 26.5

    26.5Knowsley is higher29.9

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Bootle and Knowsley, per resident
MeasureBootleKnowsleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,937£5,963£5,632£5,859£5,884£5,558Bootle
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,202£2,211£2,088£2,171£2,180£2,059Bootle
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,232£2,242£2,117£2,157£2,166£2,046Bootle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,885£1,893£1,788£1,841£1,849£1,746Bootle
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£146£146£138£157£158£149Knowsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£162£163£154£164£165£155Knowsley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£9.05£9.08£8.58£9.39£9.43£8.91Knowsley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£878£882£833£945£949£896Knowsley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£246£247£234£247£248£234Knowsley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£140£141£133Knowsley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,697£1,704£1,610£1,603£1,610£1,521Bootle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£371£372£352£333£334£316Bootle
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£393£395£373£397£399£377Knowsley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.41£6.44£6.08£5.79£5.81£5.49Bootle
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.01£9.05£8.55£10£10£9.62Knowsley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.29£8.32£7.86£7.13£7.16£6.76Bootle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.8167.5Bootle
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202636.237.9Knowsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202634.033.8Bootle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026132.2138.2Knowsley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026192.7183.9Bootle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.529.9Knowsley

Total

Bootle is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Knowsley on 5. 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

Bootle Knowsley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bootle £619.1m, Knowsley £580.4mKnowsley: £580.4mBootle: £619.1mKnowsley: £582.9mBootle: £621.7mKnowsley: £550.6mBootle: £587.2m

    £619.1m£621.7m£587.2mBootle is higher£580.4m£582.9m£550.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bootle £229.6m, Knowsley £215.1mKnowsley: £215.1mBootle: £229.6mKnowsley: £216.0mBootle: £230.6mKnowsley: £204.0mBootle: £217.8m

    £229.6m£230.6m£217.8mBootle is higherDepends on how you count£215.1m£216.0m£204.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bootle £232.7m, Knowsley £213.6mKnowsley: £213.6mBootle: £232.7mKnowsley: £214.5mBootle: £233.7mKnowsley: £202.6mBootle: £220.8m

    £232.7m£233.7m£220.8mBootle is higher£213.6m£214.5m£202.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bootle £196.6m, Knowsley £182.3mKnowsley: £182.3mBootle: £196.6mKnowsley: £183.1mBootle: £197.4mKnowsley: £173.0mBootle: £186.4m

    £196.6m£197.4m£186.4mBootle is higherDepends on how you count£182.3m£183.1m£173.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bootle £15.2m, Knowsley £15.5mKnowsley: £15.5mBootle: £15.2mKnowsley: £15.6mBootle: £15.3mKnowsley: £14.7mBootle: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mKnowsley is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bootle £16.9m, Knowsley £16.2mKnowsley: £16.2mBootle: £16.9mKnowsley: £16.3mBootle: £17.0mKnowsley: £15.4mBootle: £16.0m

    £16.9m£17.0m£16.0mBootle is higherDepends on how you count£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bootle £0.94m, Knowsley £0.93mKnowsley: £0.93mBootle: £0.94mKnowsley: £0.93mBootle: £0.95mKnowsley: £0.88mBootle: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.95m£0.89mBootle is higherDepends on how you count£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bootle £91.6m, Knowsley £93.6mKnowsley: £93.6mBootle: £91.6mKnowsley: £94.0mBootle: £92.0mKnowsley: £88.8mBootle: £86.9m

    £91.6m£92.0m£86.9mKnowsley is higher£93.6m£94.0m£88.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bootle £25.7m, Knowsley £24.5mKnowsley: £24.5mBootle: £25.7mKnowsley: £24.6mBootle: £25.8mKnowsley: £23.2mBootle: £24.4m

    £25.7m£25.8m£24.4mBootle is higherDepends on how you count£24.5m£24.6m£23.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bootle £13.2m, Knowsley £13.9mKnowsley: £13.9mBootle: £13.2mKnowsley: £14.0mBootle: £13.3mKnowsley: £13.2mBootle: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mKnowsley is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bootle £177.0m, Knowsley £158.8mKnowsley: £158.8mBootle: £177.0mKnowsley: £159.5mBootle: £177.7mKnowsley: £150.6mBootle: £167.8m

    £177.0m£177.7m£167.8mBootle is higher£158.8m£159.5m£150.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bootle £38.6m, Knowsley £33.0mKnowsley: £33.0mBootle: £38.6mKnowsley: £33.1mBootle: £38.8mKnowsley: £31.3mBootle: £36.7m

    £38.6m£38.8m£36.7mBootle is higher£33.0m£33.1m£31.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bootle £41.0m, Knowsley £39.3mKnowsley: £39.3mBootle: £41.0mKnowsley: £39.5mBootle: £41.1mKnowsley: £37.3mBootle: £38.9m

    £41.0m£41.1m£38.9mBootle is higherDepends on how you count£39.3m£39.5m£37.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bootle £0.67m, Knowsley £0.57mKnowsley: £0.57mBootle: £0.67mKnowsley: £0.58mBootle: £0.67mKnowsley: £0.54mBootle: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mBootle is higher£0.57m£0.58m£0.54m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bootle £0.94m, Knowsley £1.0mKnowsley: £1.0mBootle: £0.94mKnowsley: £1.0mBootle: £0.94mKnowsley: £0.95mBootle: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.94m£0.89mKnowsley is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bootle £0.86m, Knowsley £0.71mKnowsley: £0.71mBootle: £0.86mKnowsley: £0.71mBootle: £0.87mKnowsley: £0.67mBootle: £0.82m

    £0.86m£0.87m£0.82mBootle is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bootle 17,601, Knowsley 16,592Knowsley: 16,592Bootle: 17,601

    17,601Bootle is higherDepends on how you count16,592

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bootle 3,774, Knowsley 3,757Knowsley: 3,757Bootle: 3,774

    3,774Bootle is higherDepends on how you count3,757

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bootle 3,548, Knowsley 3,351Knowsley: 3,351Bootle: 3,548

    3,548Bootle is higherDepends on how you count3,351

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bootle 13,780, Knowsley 13,686Knowsley: 13,686Bootle: 13,780

    13,780Bootle is higherDepends on how you count13,686

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bootle 20,088, Knowsley 18,215Knowsley: 18,215Bootle: 20,088

    20,088Bootle is higher18,215

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bootle 2,763, Knowsley 2,962Knowsley: 2,962Bootle: 2,763

    2,763Knowsley is higher2,962

Show the numbers
Bootle and Knowsley, total
MeasureBootleKnowsleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£619.1m£621.7m£587.2m£580.4m£582.9m£550.6mBootle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£229.6m£230.6m£217.8m£215.1m£216.0m£204.0mBootle
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£232.7m£233.7m£220.8m£213.6m£214.5m£202.6mBootle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£196.6m£197.4m£186.4m£182.3m£183.1m£173.0mBootle
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£15.5m£15.6m£14.7mKnowsley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£17.0m£16.0m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mBootle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mBootle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£91.6m£92.0m£86.9m£93.6m£94.0m£88.8mKnowsley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.7m£25.8m£24.4m£24.5m£24.6m£23.2mBootle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mKnowsley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£177.0m£177.7m£167.8m£158.8m£159.5m£150.6mBootle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£38.6m£38.8m£36.7m£33.0m£33.1m£31.3mBootle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£41.0m£41.1m£38.9m£39.3m£39.5m£37.3mBootle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.57m£0.58m£0.54mBootle
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.94m£0.89m£1.0m£1.0m£0.95mKnowsley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.87m£0.82m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mBootle
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,60116,592Bootle
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,7743,757Bootle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5483,351Bootle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202613,78013,686Bootle
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,08818,215Bootle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7632,962Knowsley

Sources

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

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