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Burnley and Hartlepool

114,851 and 98,180 residents (mid-2024).

Burnley is higher than Hartlepool on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 1 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

Burnley is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 21. 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

Burnley Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Burnley £5,004, Hartlepool £5,852Hartlepool: £5,852Burnley: £5,004Hartlepool: £5,876Burnley: £5,026Hartlepool: £5,550Burnley: £4,747

    £5,004£5,026£4,747Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5,852£5,876£5,550

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Burnley £12,944, Hartlepool £13,792Hartlepool: £13,792Burnley: £12,944Hartlepool: £13,851Burnley: £12,999Hartlepool: £13,082Burnley: £12,278

    £12,944£12,999£12,278Hartlepool is higher£13,792£13,851£13,082

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £2,952, Hartlepool £3,314Hartlepool: £3,314Burnley: £2,952Hartlepool: £3,328Burnley: £2,964Hartlepool: £3,143Burnley: £2,800

    £2,952£2,964£2,800Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£3,314£3,328£3,143

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Burnley £11,359, Hartlepool £11,695Hartlepool: £11,695Burnley: £11,359Hartlepool: £11,745Burnley: £11,407Hartlepool: £11,093Burnley: £10,774

    £11,359£11,407£10,774Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,695£11,745£11,093

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Burnley £658, Hartlepool £747Hartlepool: £747Burnley: £658Hartlepool: £750Burnley: £661Hartlepool: £709Burnley: £624

    £658£661£624Hartlepool is higher£747£750£709

  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: Burnley £891, Hartlepool £1,304Hartlepool: £1,304Burnley: £891Hartlepool: £1,310Burnley: £895Hartlepool: £1,237Burnley: £845

    £891£895£845Hartlepool is higher£1,304£1,310£1,237

  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: Burnley £36, Hartlepool £46Hartlepool: £46Burnley: £36Hartlepool: £46Burnley: £37Hartlepool: £43Burnley: £35

    £36£37£35Hartlepool is higher£46£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £601, Hartlepool £794Hartlepool: £794Burnley: £601Hartlepool: £798Burnley: £604Hartlepool: £753Burnley: £570

    £601£604£570Hartlepool is higher£794£798£753

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £185, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Burnley: £185Hartlepool: £170Burnley: £186Hartlepool: £161Burnley: £175

    £185£186£175Burnley is higher£170£170£161

  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: Burnley £191, Hartlepool £233Hartlepool: £233Burnley: £191Hartlepool: £234Burnley: £192Hartlepool: £221Burnley: £182

    £191£192£182Hartlepool is higher£233£234£221

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £2,342, Hartlepool £2,651Hartlepool: £2,651Burnley: £2,342Hartlepool: £2,662Burnley: £2,352Hartlepool: £2,514Burnley: £2,221

    £2,342£2,352£2,221Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,651£2,662£2,514

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Burnley £233, Hartlepool £282Hartlepool: £282Burnley: £233Hartlepool: £283Burnley: £234Hartlepool: £267Burnley: £221

    £233£234£221Hartlepool is higher£282£283£267

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £406, Hartlepool £410Hartlepool: £410Burnley: £406Hartlepool: £412Burnley: £407Hartlepool: £389Burnley: £385

    £406£407£385Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£410£412£389

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £5.22, Hartlepool £6.52Hartlepool: £6.52Burnley: £5.22Hartlepool: £6.54Burnley: £5.24Hartlepool: £6.18Burnley: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Hartlepool is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Burnley £7.41, Hartlepool £13Hartlepool: £13Burnley: £7.41Hartlepool: £13Burnley: £7.44Hartlepool: £12Burnley: £7.03

    £7.41£7.44£7.03Hartlepool is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Burnley £5.21, Hartlepool £7.82Hartlepool: £7.82Burnley: £5.21Hartlepool: £7.86Burnley: £5.23Hartlepool: £7.42Burnley: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Hartlepool is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Burnley 991.5, Hartlepool 1,039.0Hartlepool: 1,039.0Burnley: 991.5

    991.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,039.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Burnley 145.9, Hartlepool 189.4Hartlepool: 189.4Burnley: 145.9

    145.9Hartlepool is higher189.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Burnley 187.9, Hartlepool 262.0Hartlepool: 262.0Burnley: 187.9

    187.9Hartlepool is higher262.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 94.2, Hartlepool 120.5Hartlepool: 120.5Burnley: 94.2

    94.2Hartlepool is higher120.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Burnley 299.8, Hartlepool 301.1Hartlepool: 301.1Burnley: 299.8

    299.8Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count301.1

  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: Burnley 44.4, Hartlepool 50.2Hartlepool: 50.2Burnley: 44.4

    44.4Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count50.2

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Burnley and Hartlepool, per person in the age group
MeasureBurnleyHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,004£5,026£4,747£5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,944£12,999£12,278£13,792£13,851£13,082Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,952£2,964£2,800£3,314£3,328£3,143Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,359£11,407£10,774£11,695£11,745£11,093Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£658£661£624£747£750£709Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£891£895£845£1,304£1,310£1,237Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£37£35£46£46£43Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£601£604£570£794£798£753Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£185£186£175£170£170£161Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£191£192£182£233£234£221Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,342£2,352£2,221£2,651£2,662£2,514Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£282£283£267Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£406£407£385£410£412£389Hartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£6.52£6.54£6.18Hartlepool
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.41£7.44£7.03£13£13£12Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026991.51,039.0Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026145.9189.4Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.9262.0Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.2120.5Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026299.8301.1Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202644.450.2Hartlepool

Per resident

Burnley is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 21. 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

Burnley Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Burnley £5,004, Hartlepool £5,852Hartlepool: £5,852Burnley: £5,004Hartlepool: £5,876Burnley: £5,026Hartlepool: £5,550Burnley: £4,747

    £5,004£5,026£4,747Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5,852£5,876£5,550

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Burnley £2,170, Hartlepool £2,573Hartlepool: £2,573Burnley: £2,170Hartlepool: £2,584Burnley: £2,180Hartlepool: £2,441Burnley: £2,059

    £2,170£2,180£2,059Hartlepool is higher£2,573£2,584£2,441

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Burnley £1,810, Hartlepool £2,025Hartlepool: £2,025Burnley: £1,810Hartlepool: £2,033Burnley: £1,817Hartlepool: £1,921Burnley: £1,716

    £1,810£1,817£1,716Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,025£2,033£1,921

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Burnley £1,904, Hartlepool £2,182Hartlepool: £2,182Burnley: £1,904Hartlepool: £2,191Burnley: £1,913Hartlepool: £2,070Burnley: £1,806

    £1,904£1,913£1,806Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,182£2,191£2,070

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Burnley £110, Hartlepool £139Hartlepool: £139Burnley: £110Hartlepool: £140Burnley: £111Hartlepool: £132Burnley: £105

    £110£111£105Hartlepool is higher£139£140£132

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £149, Hartlepool £243Hartlepool: £243Burnley: £149Hartlepool: £244Burnley: £150Hartlepool: £231Burnley: £142

    £149£150£142Hartlepool is higher£243£244£231

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Burnley £6.11, Hartlepool £8.54Hartlepool: £8.54Burnley: £6.11Hartlepool: £8.58Burnley: £6.14Hartlepool: £8.10Burnley: £5.80

    £6.11£6.14£5.80Hartlepool is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £601, Hartlepool £794Hartlepool: £794Burnley: £601Hartlepool: £798Burnley: £604Hartlepool: £753Burnley: £570

    £601£604£570Hartlepool is higher£794£798£753

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Burnley £185, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Burnley: £185Hartlepool: £170Burnley: £186Hartlepool: £161Burnley: £175

    £185£186£175Burnley is higher£170£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Burnley £117, Hartlepool £143Hartlepool: £143Burnley: £117Hartlepool: £143Burnley: £118Hartlepool: £135Burnley: £111

    £117£118£111Hartlepool is higher£143£143£135

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Burnley £1,436, Hartlepool £1,620Hartlepool: £1,620Burnley: £1,436Hartlepool: £1,626Burnley: £1,442Hartlepool: £1,536Burnley: £1,362

    £1,436£1,442£1,362Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,620£1,626£1,536

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Burnley £233, Hartlepool £282Hartlepool: £282Burnley: £233Hartlepool: £283Burnley: £234Hartlepool: £267Burnley: £221

    £233£234£221Hartlepool is higher£282£283£267

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Burnley £249, Hartlepool £251Hartlepool: £251Burnley: £249Hartlepool: £252Burnley: £250Hartlepool: £238Burnley: £236

    £249£250£236Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£251£252£238

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Burnley £3.19, Hartlepool £3.99Hartlepool: £3.99Burnley: £3.19Hartlepool: £4.00Burnley: £3.21Hartlepool: £3.78Burnley: £3.03

    £3.19£3.21£3.03Hartlepool is higher£3.99£4.00£3.78

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Burnley £4.54, Hartlepool £7.97Hartlepool: £7.97Burnley: £4.54Hartlepool: £8.00Burnley: £4.56Hartlepool: £7.56Burnley: £4.31

    £4.54£4.56£4.31Hartlepool is higher£7.97£8.00£7.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Burnley £5.21, Hartlepool £7.82Hartlepool: £7.82Burnley: £5.21Hartlepool: £7.86Burnley: £5.23Hartlepool: £7.42Burnley: £4.94

    £5.21£5.23£4.94Hartlepool is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 166.2, Hartlepool 193.9Hartlepool: 193.9Burnley: 166.2

    166.2Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count193.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 24.5, Hartlepool 35.3Hartlepool: 35.3Burnley: 24.5

    24.5Hartlepool is higher35.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 31.5, Hartlepool 48.9Hartlepool: 48.9Burnley: 31.5

    31.5Hartlepool is higher48.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 94.2, Hartlepool 120.5Hartlepool: 120.5Burnley: 94.2

    94.2Hartlepool is higher120.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 183.8, Hartlepool 184.0Hartlepool: 184.0Burnley: 183.8

    183.8Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count184.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Burnley 27.2, Hartlepool 30.7Hartlepool: 30.7Burnley: 27.2

    27.2Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count30.7

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Burnley and Hartlepool, per resident
MeasureBurnleyHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,004£5,026£4,747£5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,170£2,180£2,059£2,573£2,584£2,441Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,810£1,817£1,716£2,025£2,033£1,921Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,904£1,913£1,806£2,182£2,191£2,070Hartlepool
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£111£105£139£140£132Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£243£244£231Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.11£6.14£5.80£8.54£8.58£8.10Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£601£604£570£794£798£753Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£185£186£175£170£170£161Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£143£143£135Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,436£1,442£1,362£1,620£1,626£1,536Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£233£234£221£282£283£267Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£249£250£236£251£252£238Hartlepool
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.19£3.21£3.03£3.99£4.00£3.78Hartlepool
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.54£4.56£4.31£7.97£8.00£7.56Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.21£5.23£4.94£7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026166.2193.9Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.535.3Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.548.9Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202694.2120.5Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026183.8184.0Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.230.7Hartlepool

Total

Burnley is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 13. 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

Burnley Hartlepool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Burnley £574.8m, Hartlepool £574.5mHartlepool: £574.5mBurnley: £574.8mHartlepool: £576.9mBurnley: £577.2mHartlepool: £544.9mBurnley: £545.2m

    £574.8m£577.2m£545.2mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£574.5m£576.9m£544.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Burnley £249.3m, Hartlepool £252.7mHartlepool: £252.7mBurnley: £249.3mHartlepool: £253.7mBurnley: £250.3mHartlepool: £239.7mBurnley: £236.4m

    £249.3m£250.3m£236.4mHartlepool is higher£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Burnley £207.8m, Hartlepool £198.8mHartlepool: £198.8mBurnley: £207.8mHartlepool: £199.6mBurnley: £208.7mHartlepool: £188.6mBurnley: £197.1m

    £207.8m£208.7m£197.1mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Burnley £218.7m, Hartlepool £214.2mHartlepool: £214.2mBurnley: £218.7mHartlepool: £215.2mBurnley: £219.7mHartlepool: £203.2mBurnley: £207.5m

    £218.7m£219.7m£207.5mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Burnley £12.7m, Hartlepool £13.7mHartlepool: £13.7mBurnley: £12.7mHartlepool: £13.7mBurnley: £12.7mHartlepool: £13.0mBurnley: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mHartlepool is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Burnley £17.2m, Hartlepool £23.9mHartlepool: £23.9mBurnley: £17.2mHartlepool: £24.0mBurnley: £17.2mHartlepool: £22.7mBurnley: £16.3m

    £17.2m£17.2m£16.3mHartlepool is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Burnley £0.70m, Hartlepool £0.84mHartlepool: £0.84mBurnley: £0.70mHartlepool: £0.84mBurnley: £0.71mHartlepool: £0.80mBurnley: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.71m£0.67mHartlepool is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Burnley £69.0m, Hartlepool £78.0mHartlepool: £78.0mBurnley: £69.0mHartlepool: £78.3mBurnley: £69.3mHartlepool: £74.0mBurnley: £65.5m

    £69.0m£69.3m£65.5mHartlepool is higher£78.0m£78.3m£74.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Burnley £21.2m, Hartlepool £16.7mHartlepool: £16.7mBurnley: £21.2mHartlepool: £16.7mBurnley: £21.3mHartlepool: £15.8mBurnley: £20.1m

    £21.2m£21.3m£20.1mBurnley is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Burnley £13.5m, Hartlepool £14.0mHartlepool: £14.0mBurnley: £13.5mHartlepool: £14.1mBurnley: £13.5mHartlepool: £13.3mBurnley: £12.8m

    £13.5m£13.5m£12.8mHartlepool is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Burnley £164.9m, Hartlepool £159.0mHartlepool: £159.0mBurnley: £164.9mHartlepool: £159.7mBurnley: £165.6mHartlepool: £150.8mBurnley: £156.4m

    £164.9m£165.6m£156.4mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Burnley £26.8m, Hartlepool £27.6mHartlepool: £27.6mBurnley: £26.8mHartlepool: £27.8mBurnley: £26.9mHartlepool: £26.2mBurnley: £25.4m

    £26.8m£26.9m£25.4mHartlepool is higher£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Burnley £28.6m, Hartlepool £24.6mHartlepool: £24.6mBurnley: £28.6mHartlepool: £24.7mBurnley: £28.7mHartlepool: £23.4mBurnley: £27.1m

    £28.6m£28.7m£27.1mBurnley is higherDepends on how you count£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Burnley £0.37m, Hartlepool £0.39mHartlepool: £0.39mBurnley: £0.37mHartlepool: £0.39mBurnley: £0.37mHartlepool: £0.37mBurnley: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mHartlepool is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Burnley £0.52m, Hartlepool £0.78mHartlepool: £0.78mBurnley: £0.52mHartlepool: £0.79mBurnley: £0.52mHartlepool: £0.74mBurnley: £0.49m

    £0.52m£0.52m£0.49mHartlepool is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Burnley £0.60m, Hartlepool £0.77mHartlepool: £0.77mBurnley: £0.60mHartlepool: £0.77mBurnley: £0.60mHartlepool: £0.73mBurnley: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mHartlepool is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Burnley 19,093, Hartlepool 19,034Hartlepool: 19,034Burnley: 19,093

    19,093Burnley is higherDepends on how you count19,034

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Burnley 2,809, Hartlepool 3,469Hartlepool: 3,469Burnley: 2,809

    2,809Hartlepool is higher3,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Burnley 3,618, Hartlepool 4,800Hartlepool: 4,800Burnley: 3,618

    3,618Hartlepool is higher4,800

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Burnley 10,815, Hartlepool 11,830Hartlepool: 11,830Burnley: 10,815

    10,815Hartlepool is higher11,830

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Burnley 21,110, Hartlepool 18,060Hartlepool: 18,060Burnley: 21,110

    21,110Burnley is higherDepends on how you count18,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Burnley 3,123, Hartlepool 3,013Hartlepool: 3,013Burnley: 3,123

    3,123Burnley is higherDepends on how you count3,013

Show the numbers
Burnley and Hartlepool, total
MeasureBurnleyHartlepoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£574.8m£577.2m£545.2m£574.5m£576.9m£544.9mBurnley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£249.3m£250.3m£236.4m£252.7m£253.7m£239.7mHartlepool
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£207.8m£208.7m£197.1m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mBurnley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£218.7m£219.7m£207.5m£214.2m£215.2m£203.2mBurnley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.2m£17.2m£16.3m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.0m£69.3m£65.5m£78.0m£78.3m£74.0mHartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mBurnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£164.9m£165.6m£156.4m£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mBurnley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.8m£26.9m£25.4m£27.6m£27.8m£26.2mHartlepool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m£24.6m£24.7m£23.4mBurnley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHartlepool
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mHartlepool
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,09319,034Burnley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8093,469Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6184,800Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,81511,830Hartlepool
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,11018,060Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,1233,013Burnley

Sources

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

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