Compare constituencies · Yorkshire and The Humber and North West
Bradford West and Blackburn
Bradford West is higher than Blackburn on 15 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 21 per resident and 16 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.
Per person in the age group
Bradford West is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Blackburn on 7. 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
Bradford West Blackburn
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,422£4,440£4,194Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£4,571£4,590£4,336
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,794£12,848£12,135Blackburn is higher£13,014£13,070£12,345
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,340£3,354£3,168Bradford West is higher£3,128£3,141£2,967
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£10,351£10,395£9,818Blackburn is higher£10,997£11,044£10,431
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,355£1,361£1,285Bradford West is higher£1,087£1,092£1,031
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,022£1,027£970Bradford West is higherDepends on how you count£877£880£832
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£66£66£63Bradford West is higher£54£54£51
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£613£616£582Bradford West is higher£612£615£581
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Blackburn is higher£178£179£169
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£288£289£273Bradford West is higher£207£207£196
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,685£2,697£2,547Bradford West is higher£2,503£2,514£2,374
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£245£246£232Bradford West is higher£243£244£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£345£346£327Blackburn is higher£401£403£381
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.78£8.82£8.33Bradford West is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£13£13£12Bradford West is higher£10£10£9.56
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.91£6.93£6.55Blackburn is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
986.5Blackburn is higher994.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
255.4Bradford West is higherDepends on how you count211.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
205.5Bradford West is higherDepends on how you count178.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
94.4Bradford West is higher93.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
354.2Bradford West is higher319.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
67.0Bradford West is higher47.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bradford West | Blackburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,422£4,440£4,194 | £4,571£4,590£4,336 | Blackburn |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,794£12,848£12,135 | £13,014£13,070£12,345 | Blackburn |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,340£3,354£3,168 | £3,128£3,141£2,967 | Bradford West |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £10,351£10,395£9,818 | £10,997£11,044£10,431 | Blackburn |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,355£1,361£1,285 | £1,087£1,092£1,031 | Bradford West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,022£1,027£970 | £877£880£832 | Bradford West |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £66£66£63 | £54£54£51 | Bradford West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £613£616£582 | £612£615£581 | Bradford West |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £178£179£169 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £288£289£273 | £207£207£196 | Bradford West |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,685£2,697£2,547 | £2,503£2,514£2,374 | Bradford West |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £245£246£232 | £243£244£230 | Bradford West |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £345£346£327 | £401£403£381 | Blackburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.78£8.82£8.33 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | Bradford West |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £13£13£12 | £10£10£9.56 | Bradford West |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.91£6.93£6.55 | £7.75£7.78£7.35 | Blackburn |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 986.5 | 994.9 | Blackburn |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 255.4 | 211.6 | Bradford West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 205.5 | 178.0 | Bradford West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 94.4 | 93.5 | Bradford West |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 354.2 | 319.2 | Bradford West |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 67.0 | 47.6 | Bradford West |
Per resident
Bradford West is higher on 11 of 21 measures, and Blackburn 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
Bradford West Blackburn
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,422£4,440£4,194Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£4,571£4,590£4,336
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,251£1,256£1,187Blackburn is higher£1,561£1,568£1,481
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,169£2,179£2,058Bradford West is higher£1,968£1,976£1,867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,012£1,017£960Blackburn is higher£1,319£1,325£1,252
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£132£133£126Bradford West is higher£130£131£124
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£100£100£95Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£105£106£100
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.44£6.47£6.11No difference to show£6.44£6.47£6.11
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£613£616£582Bradford West is higher£612£615£581
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£136£137£129Blackburn is higher£178£179£169
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£187£188£177Bradford West is higher£130£131£123
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,744£1,752£1,655Bradford West is higher£1,575£1,582£1,494
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£245£246£232Bradford West is higher£243£244£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£224£225£212Blackburn is higher£253£254£240
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.70£5.73£5.41Bradford West is higher£4.10£4.12£3.89
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£8.44£8.48£8.01Bradford West is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.91£6.93£6.55Blackburn is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
96.5Blackburn is higher119.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.0Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count25.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.1Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count21.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
94.4Bradford West is higher93.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
230.1Bradford West is higher200.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
43.5Bradford West is higher29.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Bradford West | Blackburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,422£4,440£4,194 | £4,571£4,590£4,336 | Blackburn |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,251£1,256£1,187 | £1,561£1,568£1,481 | Blackburn |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,169£2,179£2,058 | £1,968£1,976£1,867 | Bradford West |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,012£1,017£960 | £1,319£1,325£1,252 | Blackburn |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £132£133£126 | £130£131£124 | Bradford West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £100£100£95 | £105£106£100 | Blackburn |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.44£6.47£6.11 | £6.44£6.47£6.11 | |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £613£616£582 | £612£615£581 | Bradford West |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £136£137£129 | £178£179£169 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £187£188£177 | £130£131£123 | Bradford West |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,744£1,752£1,655 | £1,575£1,582£1,494 | Bradford West |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £245£246£232 | £243£244£230 | Bradford West |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £224£225£212 | £253£254£240 | Blackburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.70£5.73£5.41 | £4.10£4.12£3.89 | Bradford West |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £8.44£8.48£8.01 | £6.34£6.36£6.01 | Bradford West |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.91£6.93£6.55 | £7.75£7.78£7.35 | Blackburn |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 96.5 | 119.4 | Blackburn |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.0 | 25.4 | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.1 | 21.4 | Blackburn |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 94.4 | 93.5 | Bradford West |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 230.1 | 200.8 | Bradford West |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 43.5 | 29.9 | Bradford West |
Total
Bradford West is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Blackburn on 6. 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
Bradford West Blackburn
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£561.8m£564.2m£532.9mBradford West is higherDepends on how you count£543.7m£546.0m£515.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mBlackburn is higher£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£275.6m£276.8m£261.5mBradford West is higher£234.1m£235.1m£222.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£128.6m£129.2m£122.0mBlackburn is higher£157.0m£157.6m£148.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£16.8m£16.9m£16.0mBradford West is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.8m£12.0mBradford West is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.82m£0.78mBradford West is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£77.9m£78.2m£73.9mBradford West is higher£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.3m£17.4m£16.4mBlackburn is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.8m£23.9m£22.5mBradford West is higher£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£221.7m£222.6m£210.2mBradford West is higher£187.4m£188.2m£177.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£31.1m£31.2m£29.5mBradford West is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£28.4m£28.6m£27.0mBlackburn is higher£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mBradford West is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mBradford West is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.72m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.88m£0.88m£0.83mBlackburn is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.87m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
12,258Blackburn is higher14,199
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,174Bradford West is higherDepends on how you count3,020
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,553Bradford West is higherDepends on how you count2,541
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
11,990Bradford West is higher11,120
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
29,238Bradford West is higher23,891
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
5,527Bradford West is higher3,559
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| Measure | Bradford West | Blackburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £561.8m£564.2m£532.9m | £543.7m£546.0m£515.8m | Bradford West |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £159.0m£159.7m£150.8m | £185.7m£186.5m£176.2m | Blackburn |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £275.6m£276.8m£261.5m | £234.1m£235.1m£222.1m | Bradford West |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £128.6m£129.2m£122.0m | £157.0m£157.6m£148.9m | Blackburn |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £16.8m£16.9m£16.0m | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | Bradford West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.8m£12.0m | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | Bradford West |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | Bradford West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £77.9m£78.2m£73.9m | £72.9m£73.2m£69.1m | Bradford West |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.3m£17.4m£16.4m | £21.2m£21.3m£20.1m | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.8m£23.9m£22.5m | £15.5m£15.5m£14.7m | Bradford West |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £221.7m£222.6m£210.2m | £187.4m£188.2m£177.7m | Bradford West |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £31.1m£31.2m£29.5m | £28.9m£29.0m£27.4m | Bradford West |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £28.4m£28.6m£27.0m | £30.0m£30.2m£28.5m | Blackburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.72m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | Bradford West |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £1.1m£1.1m£1.0m | £0.75m£0.76m£0.72m | Bradford West |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.88m£0.88m£0.83m | £0.92m£0.93m£0.87m | Blackburn |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 12,258 | 14,199 | Blackburn |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,174 | 3,020 | Bradford West |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,553 | 2,541 | Bradford West |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 11,990 | 11,120 | Bradford West |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 29,238 | 23,891 | Bradford West |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 5,527 | 3,559 | Bradford West |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.