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Bury South and Peterborough

110,558 and 132,644 residents (mid-2024).

Bury South is higher than Peterborough on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 8 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Bury South is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Peterborough on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bury South Peterborough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury South £4,408, Peterborough £4,543Peterborough: £4,543Bury South: £4,408Peterborough: £4,563Bury South: £4,426Peterborough: £4,310Bury South: £4,181

    £4,408£4,426£4,181Peterborough is higher£4,543£4,563£4,310

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bury South £12,994, Peterborough £12,851Peterborough: £12,851Bury South: £12,994Peterborough: £12,906Bury South: £13,050Peterborough: £12,190Bury South: £12,326

    £12,994£13,050£12,326Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£12,851£12,906£12,190

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury South £2,521, Peterborough £2,965Peterborough: £2,965Bury South: £2,521Peterborough: £2,978Bury South: £2,532Peterborough: £2,812Bury South: £2,391

    £2,521£2,532£2,391Peterborough is higher£2,965£2,978£2,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bury South £11,549, Peterborough £11,092Peterborough: £11,092Bury South: £11,549Peterborough: £11,139Bury South: £11,599Peterborough: £10,521Bury South: £10,955

    £11,549£11,599£10,955Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£11,092£11,139£10,521

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury South £596, Peterborough £886Peterborough: £886Bury South: £596Peterborough: £890Bury South: £598Peterborough: £841Bury South: £565

    £596£598£565Peterborough is higher£886£890£841

  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: Bury South £816, Peterborough £831Peterborough: £831Bury South: £816Peterborough: £834Bury South: £819Peterborough: £788Bury South: £774

    £816£819£774Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£831£834£788

  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: Bury South £33, Peterborough £42Peterborough: £42Bury South: £33Peterborough: £42Bury South: £33Peterborough: £40Bury South: £31

    £33£33£31Peterborough is higher£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury South £479, Peterborough £523Peterborough: £523Bury South: £479Peterborough: £525Bury South: £481Peterborough: £496Bury South: £455

    £479£481£455Peterborough is higher£523£525£496

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury South £171, Peterborough £133Peterborough: £133Bury South: £171Peterborough: £134Bury South: £172Peterborough: £127Bury South: £162

    £171£172£162Bury South is higher£133£134£127

  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: Bury South £134, Peterborough £173Peterborough: £173Bury South: £134Peterborough: £174Bury South: £135Peterborough: £164Bury South: £127

    £134£135£127Peterborough is higher£173£174£164

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury South £2,013, Peterborough £2,463Peterborough: £2,463Bury South: £2,013Peterborough: £2,473Bury South: £2,021Peterborough: £2,336Bury South: £1,909

    £2,013£2,021£1,909Peterborough is higher£2,463£2,473£2,336

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury South £214, Peterborough £253Peterborough: £253Bury South: £214Peterborough: £254Bury South: £215Peterborough: £240Bury South: £203

    £214£215£203Peterborough is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury South £358, Peterborough £315Peterborough: £315Bury South: £358Peterborough: £316Bury South: £360Peterborough: £299Bury South: £340

    £358£360£340Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£315£316£299

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury South £7.90, Peterborough £5.40Peterborough: £5.40Bury South: £7.90Peterborough: £5.42Bury South: £7.93Peterborough: £5.12Bury South: £7.49

    £7.90£7.93£7.49Bury South is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury South £8.10, Peterborough £8.41Peterborough: £8.41Bury South: £8.10Peterborough: £8.45Bury South: £8.13Peterborough: £7.98Bury South: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Peterborough is higher£8.41£8.45£7.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury South £5.94, Peterborough £6.47Peterborough: £6.47Bury South: £5.94Peterborough: £6.50Bury South: £5.96Peterborough: £6.14Bury South: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Peterborough is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury South 1,012.2, Peterborough 980.4Peterborough: 980.4Bury South: 1,012.2

    1,012.2Bury South is higherDepends on how you count980.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury South 132.5, Peterborough 169.4Peterborough: 169.4Bury South: 132.5

    132.5Peterborough is higher169.4

  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: Bury South 165.8, Peterborough 166.0Peterborough: 166.0Bury South: 165.8

    165.8Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count166.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 72.1, Peterborough 75.3Peterborough: 75.3Bury South: 72.1

    72.1Peterborough is higher75.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bury South 229.2, Peterborough 288.3Peterborough: 288.3Bury South: 229.2

    229.2Peterborough is higher288.3

  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: Bury South 30.1, Peterborough 38.3Peterborough: 38.3Bury South: 30.1

    30.1Peterborough is higher38.3

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Bury South and Peterborough, per person in the age group
MeasureBury SouthPeterboroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,408£4,426£4,181£4,543£4,563£4,310Peterborough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,994£13,050£12,326£12,851£12,906£12,190Bury South
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,521£2,532£2,391£2,965£2,978£2,812Peterborough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,549£11,599£10,955£11,092£11,139£10,521Bury South
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£596£598£565£886£890£841Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£816£819£774£831£834£788Peterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£31£42£42£40Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£479£481£455£523£525£496Peterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£133£134£127Bury South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£134£135£127£173£174£164Peterborough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,013£2,021£1,909£2,463£2,473£2,336Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£253£254£240Peterborough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£358£360£340£315£316£299Bury South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.90£7.93£7.49£5.40£5.42£5.12Bury South
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£8.41£8.45£7.98Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,012.2980.4Bury South
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026132.5169.4Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026165.8166.0Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.175.3Peterborough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026229.2288.3Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.138.3Peterborough

Per resident

Bury South is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Peterborough 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

Bury South Peterborough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury South £4,408, Peterborough £4,543Peterborough: £4,543Bury South: £4,408Peterborough: £4,563Bury South: £4,426Peterborough: £4,310Bury South: £4,181

    £4,408£4,426£4,181Peterborough is higher£4,543£4,563£4,310

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury South £1,982, Peterborough £1,776Peterborough: £1,776Bury South: £1,982Peterborough: £1,784Bury South: £1,991Peterborough: £1,685Bury South: £1,880

    £1,982£1,991£1,880Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,776£1,784£1,685

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury South £1,555, Peterborough £1,852Peterborough: £1,852Bury South: £1,555Peterborough: £1,860Bury South: £1,561Peterborough: £1,756Bury South: £1,475

    £1,555£1,561£1,475Peterborough is higher£1,852£1,860£1,756

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury South £1,762, Peterborough £1,533Peterborough: £1,533Bury South: £1,762Peterborough: £1,539Bury South: £1,770Peterborough: £1,454Bury South: £1,671

    £1,762£1,770£1,671Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£1,533£1,539£1,454

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury South £91, Peterborough £122Peterborough: £122Bury South: £91Peterborough: £123Bury South: £91Peterborough: £116Bury South: £86

    £91£91£86Peterborough is higher£122£123£116

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bury South £124, Peterborough £115Peterborough: £115Bury South: £124Peterborough: £115Bury South: £125Peterborough: £109Bury South: £118

    £124£125£118Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bury South £5.03, Peterborough £5.79Peterborough: £5.79Bury South: £5.03Peterborough: £5.81Bury South: £5.05Peterborough: £5.49Bury South: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Peterborough is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury South £479, Peterborough £523Peterborough: £523Bury South: £479Peterborough: £525Bury South: £481Peterborough: £496Bury South: £455

    £479£481£455Peterborough is higher£523£525£496

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury South £171, Peterborough £133Peterborough: £133Bury South: £171Peterborough: £134Bury South: £172Peterborough: £127Bury South: £162

    £171£172£162Bury South is higher£133£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bury South £83, Peterborough £108Peterborough: £108Bury South: £83Peterborough: £109Bury South: £83Peterborough: £103Bury South: £78

    £83£83£78Peterborough is higher£108£109£103

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury South £1,241, Peterborough £1,538Peterborough: £1,538Bury South: £1,241Peterborough: £1,545Bury South: £1,246Peterborough: £1,459Bury South: £1,177

    £1,241£1,246£1,177Peterborough is higher£1,538£1,545£1,459

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury South £214, Peterborough £253Peterborough: £253Bury South: £214Peterborough: £254Bury South: £215Peterborough: £240Bury South: £203

    £214£215£203Peterborough is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury South £221, Peterborough £197Peterborough: £197Bury South: £221Peterborough: £198Bury South: £222Peterborough: £187Bury South: £210

    £221£222£210Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury South £4.87, Peterborough £3.37Peterborough: £3.37Bury South: £4.87Peterborough: £3.39Bury South: £4.89Peterborough: £3.20Bury South: £4.62

    £4.87£4.89£4.62Bury South is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury South £5.00, Peterborough £5.25Peterborough: £5.25Bury South: £5.00Peterborough: £5.27Bury South: £5.02Peterborough: £4.98Bury South: £4.74

    £5.00£5.02£4.74Peterborough is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury South £5.94, Peterborough £6.47Peterborough: £6.47Bury South: £5.94Peterborough: £6.50Bury South: £5.96Peterborough: £6.14Bury South: £5.63

    £5.94£5.96£5.63Peterborough is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 154.4, Peterborough 135.5Peterborough: 135.5Bury South: 154.4

    154.4Bury South is higherDepends on how you count135.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 20.2, Peterborough 23.4Peterborough: 23.4Bury South: 20.2

    20.2Peterborough is higher23.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 25.3, Peterborough 22.9Peterborough: 22.9Bury South: 25.3

    25.3Bury South is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 72.1, Peterborough 75.3Peterborough: 75.3Bury South: 72.1

    72.1Peterborough is higher75.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 141.3, Peterborough 180.0Peterborough: 180.0Bury South: 141.3

    141.3Peterborough is higher180.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury South 18.5, Peterborough 23.9Peterborough: 23.9Bury South: 18.5

    18.5Peterborough is higher23.9

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Bury South and Peterborough, per resident
MeasureBury SouthPeterboroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,408£4,426£4,181£4,543£4,563£4,310Peterborough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,982£1,991£1,880£1,776£1,784£1,685Bury South
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,555£1,561£1,475£1,852£1,860£1,756Peterborough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,762£1,770£1,671£1,533£1,539£1,454Bury South
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£122£123£116Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£125£118£115£115£109Bury South
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£5.79£5.81£5.49Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£479£481£455£523£525£496Peterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£171£172£162£133£134£127Bury South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£108£109£103Peterborough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,241£1,246£1,177£1,538£1,545£1,459Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£253£254£240Peterborough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£210£197£198£187Bury South
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.87£4.89£4.62£3.37£3.39£3.20Bury South
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.00£5.02£4.74£5.25£5.27£4.98Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.94£5.96£5.63£6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.4135.5Bury South
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.223.4Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.322.9Bury South
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202672.175.3Peterborough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.3180.0Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.523.9Peterborough

Total

Bury South is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Peterborough on 20. 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

Bury South Peterborough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury South £487.3m, Peterborough £602.7mPeterborough: £602.7mBury South: £487.3mPeterborough: £605.2mBury South: £489.4mPeterborough: £571.6mBury South: £462.2m

    £487.3m£489.4m£462.2mPeterborough is higher£602.7m£605.2m£571.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury South £219.2m, Peterborough £235.6mPeterborough: £235.6mBury South: £219.2mPeterborough: £236.6mBury South: £220.1mPeterborough: £223.5mBury South: £207.9m

    £219.2m£220.1m£207.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£235.6m£236.6m£223.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury South £171.9m, Peterborough £245.6mPeterborough: £245.6mBury South: £171.9mPeterborough: £246.7mBury South: £172.6mPeterborough: £233.0mBury South: £163.0m

    £171.9m£172.6m£163.0mPeterborough is higher£245.6m£246.7m£233.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury South £194.8m, Peterborough £203.3mPeterborough: £203.3mBury South: £194.8mPeterborough: £204.2mBury South: £195.6mPeterborough: £192.9mBury South: £184.8m

    £194.8m£195.6m£184.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£203.3m£204.2m£192.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury South £10.0m, Peterborough £16.2mPeterborough: £16.2mBury South: £10.0mPeterborough: £16.3mBury South: £10.1mPeterborough: £15.4mBury South: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.1m£9.5mPeterborough is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury South £13.8m, Peterborough £15.2mPeterborough: £15.2mBury South: £13.8mPeterborough: £15.3mBury South: £13.8mPeterborough: £14.4mBury South: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.8m£13.1mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bury South £0.56m, Peterborough £0.77mPeterborough: £0.77mBury South: £0.56mPeterborough: £0.77mBury South: £0.56mPeterborough: £0.73mBury South: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mPeterborough is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury South £53.0m, Peterborough £69.3mPeterborough: £69.3mBury South: £53.0mPeterborough: £69.6mBury South: £53.2mPeterborough: £65.8mBury South: £50.3m

    £53.0m£53.2m£50.3mPeterborough is higher£69.3m£69.6m£65.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bury South £18.9m, Peterborough £17.7mPeterborough: £17.7mBury South: £18.9mPeterborough: £17.8mBury South: £19.0mPeterborough: £16.8mBury South: £18.0m

    £18.9m£19.0m£18.0mBury South is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury South £9.1m, Peterborough £14.3mPeterborough: £14.3mBury South: £9.1mPeterborough: £14.4mBury South: £9.2mPeterborough: £13.6mBury South: £8.7m

    £9.1m£9.2m£8.7mPeterborough is higher£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury South £137.2m, Peterborough £204.0mPeterborough: £204.0mBury South: £137.2mPeterborough: £204.9mBury South: £137.8mPeterborough: £193.5mBury South: £130.2m

    £137.2m£137.8m£130.2mPeterborough is higher£204.0m£204.9m£193.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury South £23.7m, Peterborough £33.6mPeterborough: £33.6mBury South: £23.7mPeterborough: £33.7mBury South: £23.8mPeterborough: £31.9mBury South: £22.4m

    £23.7m£23.8m£22.4mPeterborough is higher£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury South £24.4m, Peterborough £26.1mPeterborough: £26.1mBury South: £24.4mPeterborough: £26.2mBury South: £24.5mPeterborough: £24.8mBury South: £23.2m

    £24.4m£24.5m£23.2mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury South £0.54m, Peterborough £0.45mPeterborough: £0.45mBury South: £0.54mPeterborough: £0.45mBury South: £0.54mPeterborough: £0.42mBury South: £0.51m

    £0.54m£0.54m£0.51mBury South is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury South £0.55m, Peterborough £0.70mPeterborough: £0.70mBury South: £0.55mPeterborough: £0.70mBury South: £0.55mPeterborough: £0.66mBury South: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mPeterborough is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury South £0.66m, Peterborough £0.86mPeterborough: £0.86mBury South: £0.66mPeterborough: £0.86mBury South: £0.66mPeterborough: £0.81mBury South: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mPeterborough is higher£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury South 17,072, Peterborough 17,973Peterborough: 17,973Bury South: 17,072

    17,072Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count17,973

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury South 2,235, Peterborough 3,105Peterborough: 3,105Bury South: 2,235

    2,235Peterborough is higher3,105

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury South 2,797, Peterborough 3,043Peterborough: 3,043Bury South: 2,797

    2,797Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count3,043

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury South 7,970, Peterborough 9,994Peterborough: 9,994Bury South: 7,970

    7,970Peterborough is higher9,994

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury South 15,626, Peterborough 23,880Peterborough: 23,880Bury South: 15,626

    15,626Peterborough is higher23,880

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury South 2,049, Peterborough 3,176Peterborough: 3,176Bury South: 2,049

    2,049Peterborough is higher3,176

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Bury South and Peterborough, total
MeasureBury SouthPeterboroughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.3m£489.4m£462.2m£602.7m£605.2m£571.6mPeterborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£219.2m£220.1m£207.9m£235.6m£236.6m£223.5mPeterborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£171.9m£172.6m£163.0m£245.6m£246.7m£233.0mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£194.8m£195.6m£184.8m£203.3m£204.2m£192.9mPeterborough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mPeterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPeterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPeterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£53.0m£53.2m£50.3m£69.3m£69.6m£65.8mPeterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£18.0m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mBury South
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mPeterborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.2m£137.8m£130.2m£204.0m£204.9m£193.5mPeterborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m£33.6m£33.7m£31.9mPeterborough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mPeterborough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mBury South
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPeterborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.86m£0.86m£0.81mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,07217,973Peterborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2353,105Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7973,043Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,9709,994Peterborough
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,62623,880Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0493,176Peterborough

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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  3. 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.
  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.
  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.
  11. 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.