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Chorley and Livingston

104,093 and 106,305 residents (mid-2024).

Chorley is higher than Livingston on 2 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 21 per resident and 5 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Chorley is higher on 2 of 21 measures, and Livingston on 19. 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

Chorley Livingston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chorley £4,315, Livingston £4,452Livingston: £4,452Chorley: £4,315Livingston: £4,471Chorley: £4,333Livingston: £4,223Chorley: £4,093

    £4,315£4,333£4,093Livingston is higher£4,452£4,471£4,223

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Chorley £12,712, Livingston £12,807Livingston: £12,807Chorley: £12,712Livingston: £12,861Chorley: £12,766Livingston: £12,148Chorley: £12,058

    £12,712£12,766£12,058Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£12,807£12,861£12,148

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £1,758, Livingston £2,051Livingston: £2,051Chorley: £1,758Livingston: £2,060Chorley: £1,765Livingston: £1,945Chorley: £1,668

    £1,758£1,765£1,668Livingston is higher£2,051£2,060£1,945

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Chorley £11,686, Livingston £11,635Livingston: £11,635Chorley: £11,686Livingston: £11,685Chorley: £11,736Livingston: £11,036Chorley: £11,085

    £11,686£11,736£11,085Chorley is higher£11,635£11,685£11,036

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Chorley £326, Livingston £467Livingston: £467Chorley: £326Livingston: £469Chorley: £327Livingston: £443Chorley: £309

    £326£327£309Livingston is higher£467£469£443

  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: Chorley £678, Livingston £679Livingston: £679Chorley: £678Livingston: £682Chorley: £681Livingston: £644Chorley: £643

    £678£681£643Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£679£682£644

  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: Chorley £22, Livingston £25Livingston: £25Chorley: £22Livingston: £25Chorley: £22Livingston: £24Chorley: £21

    £22£22£21Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£25£25£24

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £466, Livingston £635Livingston: £635Chorley: £466Livingston: £637Chorley: £468Livingston: £602Chorley: £442

    £466£468£442Livingston is higher£635£637£602

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £126, Livingston £201Livingston: £201Chorley: £126Livingston: £202Chorley: £126Livingston: £191Chorley: £119

    £126£126£119Livingston is higher£201£202£191

  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: Chorley £94, Livingston £120Livingston: £120Chorley: £94Livingston: £120Chorley: £95Livingston: £113Chorley: £90

    £94£95£90Livingston is higher£120£120£113

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £1,317, Livingston £1,475Livingston: £1,475Chorley: £1,317Livingston: £1,481Chorley: £1,323Livingston: £1,399Chorley: £1,250

    £1,317£1,323£1,250Livingston is higher£1,475£1,481£1,399

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chorley £192, Livingston £192Livingston: £192Chorley: £192Livingston: £192Chorley: £193Livingston: £182Chorley: £182

    £192£193£182Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£192£192£182

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £336, Livingston £441Livingston: £441Chorley: £336Livingston: £443Chorley: £338Livingston: £418Chorley: £319

    £336£338£319Livingston is higher£441£443£418

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £5.63, Livingston £6.50Livingston: £6.50Chorley: £5.63Livingston: £6.53Chorley: £5.65Livingston: £6.17Chorley: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Livingston is higher£6.50£6.53£6.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Chorley £4.33, Livingston £9.16Livingston: £9.16Chorley: £4.33Livingston: £9.20Chorley: £4.35Livingston: £8.69Chorley: £4.11

    £4.33£4.35£4.11Livingston is higher£9.16£9.20£8.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chorley £6.59, Livingston £6.59Livingston: £6.59Chorley: £6.59Livingston: £6.62Chorley: £6.62Livingston: £6.25Chorley: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25No difference to show£6.59£6.62£6.25

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chorley 1,015.7, Livingston 1,022.5Livingston: 1,022.5Chorley: 1,015.7

    1,015.7Livingston is higherDepends on how you count1,022.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Chorley 89.3, Livingston 121.0Livingston: 121.0Chorley: 89.3

    89.3Livingston is higher121.0

  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: Chorley 146.1, Livingston 176.3Livingston: 176.3Chorley: 146.1

    146.1Livingston is higher176.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 69.2, Livingston 101.3Livingston: 101.3Chorley: 69.2

    69.2Livingston is higher101.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Chorley 164.7, Livingston 197.3Livingston: 197.3Chorley: 164.7

    164.7Livingston is higher197.3

  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: Chorley 20.8, Livingston 30.9Livingston: 30.9Chorley: 20.8

    20.8Livingston is higher30.9

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Chorley and Livingston, per person in the age group
MeasureChorleyLivingstonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,315£4,333£4,093£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,712£12,766£12,058£12,807£12,861£12,148Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,758£1,765£1,668£2,051£2,060£1,945Shared outEstimatedLivingston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,686£11,736£11,085£11,635£11,685£11,036Chorley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£326£327£309£467£469£443Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£678£681£643£679£682£644Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£25£25£24Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£466£468£442£635£637£602Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£201£202£191Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£95£90£120£120£113Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,317£1,323£1,250£1,475£1,481£1,399Livingston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£192£192£182Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£336£338£319£441£443£418Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£6.50£6.53£6.17Livingston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.33£4.35£4.11£9.16£9.20£8.69Livingston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.71,022.5Livingston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202689.3121.0Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026146.1176.3Shared outLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.2101.3Shared outLivingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026164.7197.3Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.830.9Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Per resident

Chorley is higher on 6 of 21 measures, and Livingston 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

Chorley Livingston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Chorley £4,315, Livingston £4,452Livingston: £4,452Chorley: £4,315Livingston: £4,471Chorley: £4,333Livingston: £4,223Chorley: £4,093

    £4,315£4,333£4,093Livingston is higher£4,452£4,471£4,223

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Chorley £2,442, Livingston £2,104Livingston: £2,104Chorley: £2,442Livingston: £2,113Chorley: £2,453Livingston: £1,996Chorley: £2,316

    £2,442£2,453£2,316Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,104£2,113£1,996

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Chorley £1,083, Livingston £1,314Livingston: £1,314Chorley: £1,083Livingston: £1,319Chorley: £1,087Livingston: £1,246Chorley: £1,027

    £1,083£1,087£1,027Livingston is higher£1,314£1,319£1,246

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Chorley £2,245, Livingston £1,912Livingston: £1,912Chorley: £2,245Livingston: £1,920Chorley: £2,255Livingston: £1,813Chorley: £2,129

    £2,245£2,255£2,129Chorley is higher£1,912£1,920£1,813

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Chorley £63, Livingston £77Livingston: £77Chorley: £63Livingston: £77Chorley: £63Livingston: £73Chorley: £59

    £63£63£59Livingston is higher£77£77£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £130, Livingston £112Livingston: £112Chorley: £130Livingston: £112Chorley: £131Livingston: £106Chorley: £124

    £130£131£124Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£112£112£106

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Chorley £4.30, Livingston £4.16Livingston: £4.16Chorley: £4.30Livingston: £4.18Chorley: £4.32Livingston: £3.95Chorley: £4.08

    £4.30£4.32£4.08Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4.16£4.18£3.95

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £466, Livingston £635Livingston: £635Chorley: £466Livingston: £637Chorley: £468Livingston: £602Chorley: £442

    £466£468£442Livingston is higher£635£637£602

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Chorley £126, Livingston £201Livingston: £201Chorley: £126Livingston: £202Chorley: £126Livingston: £191Chorley: £119

    £126£126£119Livingston is higher£201£202£191

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Chorley £58, Livingston £77Livingston: £77Chorley: £58Livingston: £77Chorley: £58Livingston: £73Chorley: £55

    £58£58£55Livingston is higher£77£77£73

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Chorley £811, Livingston £945Livingston: £945Chorley: £811Livingston: £949Chorley: £815Livingston: £896Chorley: £770

    £811£815£770Livingston is higher£945£949£896

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Chorley £192, Livingston £192Livingston: £192Chorley: £192Livingston: £192Chorley: £193Livingston: £182Chorley: £182

    £192£193£182Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£192£192£182

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Chorley £207, Livingston £283Livingston: £283Chorley: £207Livingston: £284Chorley: £208Livingston: £268Chorley: £196

    £207£208£196Livingston is higher£283£284£268

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Chorley £3.47, Livingston £4.16Livingston: £4.16Chorley: £3.47Livingston: £4.18Chorley: £3.48Livingston: £3.95Chorley: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Livingston is higher£4.16£4.18£3.95

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Chorley £2.67, Livingston £5.87Livingston: £5.87Chorley: £2.67Livingston: £5.90Chorley: £2.68Livingston: £5.57Chorley: £2.53

    £2.67£2.68£2.53Livingston is higher£5.87£5.90£5.57

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Chorley £6.59, Livingston £6.59Livingston: £6.59Chorley: £6.59Livingston: £6.62Chorley: £6.62Livingston: £6.25Chorley: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25No difference to show£6.59£6.62£6.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 195.1, Livingston 168.0Livingston: 168.0Chorley: 195.1

    195.1Chorley is higherDepends on how you count168.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 17.2, Livingston 19.9Livingston: 19.9Chorley: 17.2

    17.2Livingston is higher19.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 28.1, Livingston 29.0Livingston: 29.0Chorley: 28.1

    28.1Livingston is higher29.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 69.2, Livingston 101.3Livingston: 101.3Chorley: 69.2

    69.2Livingston is higher101.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 101.4, Livingston 126.4Livingston: 126.4Chorley: 101.4

    101.4Livingston is higher126.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Chorley 12.8, Livingston 19.8Livingston: 19.8Chorley: 12.8

    12.8Livingston is higher19.8

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Chorley and Livingston, per resident
MeasureChorleyLivingstonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,315£4,333£4,093£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,442£2,453£2,316£2,104£2,113£1,996Shared outEstimatedChorley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,083£1,087£1,027£1,314£1,319£1,246Shared outEstimatedLivingston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,245£2,255£2,129£1,912£1,920£1,813Chorley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£63£63£59£77£77£73Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£130£131£124£112£112£106Shared outEstimatedChorley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.30£4.32£4.08£4.16£4.18£3.95Shared outEstimatedChorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£466£468£442£635£637£602Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£126£126£119£201£202£191Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£58£58£55£77£77£73Shared outEstimatedLivingston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£811£815£770£945£949£896Livingston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£193£182£192£192£182Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£207£208£196£283£284£268Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£4.16£4.18£3.95Livingston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.67£2.68£2.53£5.87£5.90£5.57Livingston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026195.1168.0Chorley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.219.9Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.129.0Shared outLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202669.2101.3Shared outLivingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026101.4126.4Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.819.8Shared outEstimatedLivingston

Total

Chorley is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Livingston on 17. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Chorley Livingston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Chorley £449.2m, Livingston £473.2mLivingston: £473.2mChorley: £449.2mLivingston: £475.2mChorley: £451.1mLivingston: £448.9mChorley: £426.1m

    £449.2m£451.1m£426.1mLivingston is higher£473.2m£475.2m£448.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Chorley £254.2m, Livingston £223.7mLivingston: £223.7mChorley: £254.2mLivingston: £224.6mChorley: £255.3mLivingston: £212.2mChorley: £241.1m

    £254.2m£255.3m£241.1mChorley is higherDepends on how you count£223.7m£224.6m£212.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Chorley £112.7m, Livingston £139.7mLivingston: £139.7mChorley: £112.7mLivingston: £140.2mChorley: £113.2mLivingston: £132.5mChorley: £106.9m

    £112.7m£113.2m£106.9mLivingston is higher£139.7m£140.2m£132.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Chorley £233.7m, Livingston £203.2mLivingston: £203.2mChorley: £233.7mLivingston: £204.1mChorley: £234.7mLivingston: £192.7mChorley: £221.7m

    £233.7m£234.7m£221.7mChorley is higher£203.2m£204.1m£192.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Chorley £6.5m, Livingston £8.2mLivingston: £8.2mChorley: £6.5mLivingston: £8.2mChorley: £6.5mLivingston: £7.7mChorley: £6.2m

    £6.5m£6.5m£6.2mLivingston is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chorley £13.6m, Livingston £11.9mLivingston: £11.9mChorley: £13.6mLivingston: £11.9mChorley: £13.6mLivingston: £11.3mChorley: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mChorley is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Chorley £0.45m, Livingston £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.45mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.45mLivingston: £0.42mChorley: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mChorley is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chorley £48.5m, Livingston £67.5mLivingston: £67.5mChorley: £48.5mLivingston: £67.7mChorley: £48.7mLivingston: £64.0mChorley: £46.0m

    £48.5m£48.7m£46.0mLivingston is higher£67.5m£67.7m£64.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Chorley £13.1m, Livingston £21.4mLivingston: £21.4mChorley: £13.1mLivingston: £21.5mChorley: £13.1mLivingston: £20.3mChorley: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.1m£12.4mLivingston is higher£21.4m£21.5m£20.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chorley £6.1m, Livingston £8.1mLivingston: £8.1mChorley: £6.1mLivingston: £8.2mChorley: £6.1mLivingston: £7.7mChorley: £5.7m

    £6.1m£6.1m£5.7mLivingston is higher£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Chorley £84.5m, Livingston £100.4mLivingston: £100.4mChorley: £84.5mLivingston: £100.8mChorley: £84.8mLivingston: £95.2mChorley: £80.1m

    £84.5m£84.8m£80.1mLivingston is higher£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Chorley £20.0m, Livingston £20.4mLivingston: £20.4mChorley: £20.0mLivingston: £20.5mChorley: £20.0mLivingston: £19.3mChorley: £18.9m

    £20.0m£20.0m£18.9mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Chorley £21.6m, Livingston £30.0mLivingston: £30.0mChorley: £21.6mLivingston: £30.2mChorley: £21.6mLivingston: £28.5mChorley: £20.4m

    £21.6m£21.6m£20.4mLivingston is higher£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Chorley £0.36m, Livingston £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.36mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.36mLivingston: £0.42mChorley: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLivingston is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Chorley £0.28m, Livingston £0.62mLivingston: £0.62mChorley: £0.28mLivingston: £0.63mChorley: £0.28mLivingston: £0.59mChorley: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mLivingston is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Chorley £0.69m, Livingston £0.70mLivingston: £0.70mChorley: £0.69mLivingston: £0.70mChorley: £0.69mLivingston: £0.66mChorley: £0.65m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.65mLivingston is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Chorley 20,311, Livingston 17,858Livingston: 17,858Chorley: 20,311

    20,311Chorley is higherDepends on how you count17,858

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Chorley 1,786, Livingston 2,114Livingston: 2,114Chorley: 1,786

    1,786Livingston is higher2,114

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Chorley 2,921, Livingston 3,079Livingston: 3,079Chorley: 2,921

    2,921Livingston is higher3,079

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Chorley 7,198, Livingston 10,772Livingston: 10,772Chorley: 7,198

    7,198Livingston is higher10,772

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Chorley 10,559, Livingston 13,435Livingston: 13,435Chorley: 10,559

    10,559Livingston is higher13,435

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Chorley 1,332, Livingston 2,103Livingston: 2,103Chorley: 1,332

    1,332Livingston is higher2,103

Show the numbers
Chorley and Livingston, total
MeasureChorleyLivingstonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£449.2m£451.1m£426.1m£473.2m£475.2m£448.9mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimatedChorley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m£139.7m£140.2m£132.5mShared outEstimatedLivingston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£233.7m£234.7m£221.7m£203.2m£204.1m£192.7mChorley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mLivingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mShared outEstimatedChorley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShared outEstimatedChorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£48.5m£48.7m£46.0m£67.5m£67.7m£64.0mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mShared outEstimatedLivingston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£84.5m£84.8m£80.1m£100.4m£100.8m£95.2mLivingston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m£20.4m£20.5m£19.3mLivingston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.6m£21.6m£20.4m£30.0m£30.2m£28.5mLivingston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mLivingston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mLivingston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mShared outEstimatedLivingston
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,31117,858Chorley
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7862,114Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9213,079Shared outLivingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20267,19810,772Shared outLivingston
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,55913,435Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,3322,103Shared outEstimatedLivingston

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.
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