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Colne Valley and Congleton

95,311 and 96,644 residents (mid-2024).

Colne Valley is higher than Congleton on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.

On 1 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

Colne Valley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Congleton 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

Colne Valley Congleton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £4,043, Congleton £4,308Congleton: £4,308Colne Valley: £4,043Congleton: £4,326Colne Valley: £4,060Congleton: £4,086Colne Valley: £3,835

    £4,043£4,060£3,835Congleton is higher£4,308£4,326£4,086

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Colne Valley £12,464, Congleton £12,643Congleton: £12,643Colne Valley: £12,464Congleton: £12,697Colne Valley: £12,517Congleton: £11,993Colne Valley: £11,822

    £12,464£12,517£11,822Congleton is higher£12,643£12,697£11,993

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £1,521, Congleton £1,342Congleton: £1,342Colne Valley: £1,521Congleton: £1,348Colne Valley: £1,528Congleton: £1,273Colne Valley: £1,443

    £1,521£1,528£1,443Colne Valley is higher£1,342£1,348£1,273

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Colne Valley £11,588, Congleton £11,717Congleton: £11,717Colne Valley: £11,588Congleton: £11,767Colne Valley: £11,637Congleton: £11,114Colne Valley: £10,992

    £11,588£11,637£10,992Congleton is higher£11,717£11,767£11,114

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Colne Valley £282, Congleton £230Congleton: £230Colne Valley: £282Congleton: £231Colne Valley: £283Congleton: £218Colne Valley: £268

    £282£283£268Colne Valley is higher£230£231£218

  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: Colne Valley £574, Congleton £681Congleton: £681Colne Valley: £574Congleton: £683Colne Valley: £577Congleton: £646Colne Valley: £545

    £574£577£545Congleton is higher£681£683£646

  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: Colne Valley £19, Congleton £16Congleton: £16Colne Valley: £19Congleton: £16Colne Valley: £19Congleton: £15Colne Valley: £18

    £19£19£18Colne Valley is higher£16£16£15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £395, Congleton £348Congleton: £348Colne Valley: £395Congleton: £349Colne Valley: £397Congleton: £330Colne Valley: £375

    £395£397£375Colne Valley is higher£348£349£330

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £94, Congleton £118Congleton: £118Colne Valley: £94Congleton: £118Colne Valley: £94Congleton: £112Colne Valley: £89

    £94£94£89Congleton is higher£118£118£112

  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: Colne Valley £86, Congleton £89Congleton: £89Colne Valley: £86Congleton: £89Colne Valley: £86Congleton: £84Colne Valley: £81

    £86£86£81Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£89£89£84

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £1,169, Congleton £1,014Congleton: £1,014Colne Valley: £1,169Congleton: £1,018Colne Valley: £1,174Congleton: £962Colne Valley: £1,108

    £1,169£1,174£1,108Colne Valley is higher£1,014£1,018£962

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colne Valley £106, Congleton £141Congleton: £141Colne Valley: £106Congleton: £142Colne Valley: £107Congleton: £134Colne Valley: £101

    £106£107£101Congleton is higher£141£142£134

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £254, Congleton £231Congleton: £231Colne Valley: £254Congleton: £232Colne Valley: £255Congleton: £219Colne Valley: £241

    £254£255£241Colne Valley is higher£231£232£219

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £8.41, Congleton £6.06Congleton: £6.06Colne Valley: £8.41Congleton: £6.09Colne Valley: £8.45Congleton: £5.75Colne Valley: £7.98

    £8.41£8.45£7.98Colne Valley is higher£6.06£6.09£5.75

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley £4.22, Congleton £2.88Congleton: £2.88Colne Valley: £4.22Congleton: £2.89Colne Valley: £4.23Congleton: £2.73Colne Valley: £4.00

    £4.22£4.23£4.00Colne Valley is higher£2.88£2.89£2.73

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £6.45, Congleton £5.96Congleton: £5.96Colne Valley: £6.45Congleton: £5.98Colne Valley: £6.48Congleton: £5.65Colne Valley: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Colne Valley is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colne Valley 1,007.2, Congleton 1,010.5Congleton: 1,010.5Colne Valley: 1,007.2

    1,007.2Congleton is higher1,010.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colne Valley 74.4, Congleton 61.2Congleton: 61.2Colne Valley: 74.4

    74.4Colne Valley is higher61.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Colne Valley 123.8, Congleton 141.2Congleton: 141.2Colne Valley: 123.8

    123.8Congleton is higher141.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 58.8, Congleton 53.2Congleton: 53.2Colne Valley: 58.8

    58.8Colne Valley is higher53.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Colne Valley 142.5, Congleton 120.3Congleton: 120.3Colne Valley: 142.5

    142.5Colne Valley is higher120.3

  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: Colne Valley 17.9, Congleton 19.6Congleton: 19.6Colne Valley: 17.9

    17.9Congleton is higher19.6

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Colne Valley and Congleton, per person in the age group
MeasureColne ValleyCongletonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,043£4,060£3,835£4,308£4,326£4,086Congleton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,464£12,517£11,822£12,643£12,697£11,993Congleton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,443£1,342£1,348£1,273Colne Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,588£11,637£10,992£11,717£11,767£11,114Congleton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£282£283£268£230£231£218Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£574£577£545£681£683£646Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16£16£15Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£395£397£375£348£349£330Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£118£118£112Congleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£86£86£81£89£89£84Congleton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,169£1,174£1,108£1,014£1,018£962Colne Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£141£142£134Congleton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£254£255£241£231£232£219Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.41£8.45£7.98£6.06£6.09£5.75Colne Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.22£4.23£4.00£2.88£2.89£2.73Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.96£5.98£5.65Colne Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,007.21,010.5Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202674.461.2Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026123.8141.2Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.853.2Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026142.5120.3Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.919.6Congleton

Per resident

Colne Valley is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Congleton on 9. 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

Colne Valley Congleton

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £4,043, Congleton £4,308Congleton: £4,308Colne Valley: £4,043Congleton: £4,326Colne Valley: £4,060Congleton: £4,086Colne Valley: £3,835

    £4,043£4,060£3,835Congleton is higher£4,308£4,326£4,086

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £2,517, Congleton £2,911Congleton: £2,911Colne Valley: £2,517Congleton: £2,924Colne Valley: £2,528Congleton: £2,762Colne Valley: £2,388

    £2,517£2,528£2,388Congleton is higher£2,911£2,924£2,762

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £924, Congleton £783Congleton: £783Colne Valley: £924Congleton: £787Colne Valley: £928Congleton: £743Colne Valley: £876

    £924£928£876Colne Valley is higher£783£787£743

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Colne Valley £2,340, Congleton £2,698Congleton: £2,698Colne Valley: £2,340Congleton: £2,710Colne Valley: £2,350Congleton: £2,559Colne Valley: £2,220

    £2,340£2,350£2,220Congleton is higher£2,698£2,710£2,559

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Colne Valley £57, Congleton £53Congleton: £53Colne Valley: £57Congleton: £53Colne Valley: £57Congleton: £50Colne Valley: £54

    £57£57£54Colne Valley is higher£53£53£50

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £116, Congleton £157Congleton: £157Colne Valley: £116Congleton: £157Colne Valley: £116Congleton: £149Colne Valley: £110

    £116£116£110Congleton is higher£157£157£149

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £3.83, Congleton £3.58Congleton: £3.58Colne Valley: £3.83Congleton: £3.60Colne Valley: £3.84Congleton: £3.40Colne Valley: £3.63

    £3.83£3.84£3.63Colne Valley is higher£3.58£3.60£3.40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £395, Congleton £348Congleton: £348Colne Valley: £395Congleton: £349Colne Valley: £397Congleton: £330Colne Valley: £375

    £395£397£375Colne Valley is higher£348£349£330

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £94, Congleton £118Congleton: £118Colne Valley: £94Congleton: £118Colne Valley: £94Congleton: £112Colne Valley: £89

    £94£94£89Congleton is higher£118£118£112

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Colne Valley £52, Congleton £52Congleton: £52Colne Valley: £52Congleton: £52Colne Valley: £52Congleton: £49Colne Valley: £49

    £52£52£49Colne Valley is higherDepends on how you count£52£52£49

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Colne Valley £710, Congleton £592Congleton: £592Colne Valley: £710Congleton: £594Colne Valley: £713Congleton: £561Colne Valley: £673

    £710£713£673Colne Valley is higher£592£594£561

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Colne Valley £106, Congleton £141Congleton: £141Colne Valley: £106Congleton: £142Colne Valley: £107Congleton: £134Colne Valley: £101

    £106£107£101Congleton is higher£141£142£134

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Colne Valley £154, Congleton £135Congleton: £135Colne Valley: £154Congleton: £135Colne Valley: £155Congleton: £128Colne Valley: £146

    £154£155£146Colne Valley is higher£135£135£128

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Colne Valley £5.11, Congleton £3.54Congleton: £3.54Colne Valley: £5.11Congleton: £3.56Colne Valley: £5.13Congleton: £3.36Colne Valley: £4.85

    £5.11£5.13£4.85Colne Valley is higher£3.54£3.56£3.36

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Colne Valley £2.56, Congleton £1.68Congleton: £1.68Colne Valley: £2.56Congleton: £1.68Colne Valley: £2.57Congleton: £1.59Colne Valley: £2.43

    £2.56£2.57£2.43Colne Valley is higher£1.68£1.68£1.59

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Colne Valley £6.45, Congleton £5.96Congleton: £5.96Colne Valley: £6.45Congleton: £5.98Colne Valley: £6.48Congleton: £5.65Colne Valley: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Colne Valley is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 203.4, Congleton 232.7Congleton: 232.7Colne Valley: 203.4

    203.4Congleton is higher232.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 15.0, Congleton 14.1Congleton: 14.1Colne Valley: 15.0

    15.0Colne Valley is higher14.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 25.0, Congleton 32.5Congleton: 32.5Colne Valley: 25.0

    25.0Congleton is higher32.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 58.8, Congleton 53.2Congleton: 53.2Colne Valley: 58.8

    58.8Colne Valley is higher53.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 86.6, Congleton 70.2Congleton: 70.2Colne Valley: 86.6

    86.6Colne Valley is higher70.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Colne Valley 10.9, Congleton 11.4Congleton: 11.4Colne Valley: 10.9

    10.9Congleton is higher11.4

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Colne Valley and Congleton, per resident
MeasureColne ValleyCongletonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,043£4,060£3,835£4,308£4,326£4,086Congleton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,517£2,528£2,388£2,911£2,924£2,762Congleton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£924£928£876£783£787£743Colne Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,340£2,350£2,220£2,698£2,710£2,559Congleton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£57£57£54£53£53£50Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£157£157£149Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.83£3.84£3.63£3.58£3.60£3.40Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£395£397£375£348£349£330Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£118£118£112Congleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£52£52£49Colne Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£710£713£673£592£594£561Colne Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£106£107£101£141£142£134Congleton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£135£135£128Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.11£5.13£4.85£3.54£3.56£3.36Colne Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.56£2.57£2.43£1.68£1.68£1.59Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.96£5.98£5.65Colne Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026203.4232.7Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.014.1Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.032.5Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202658.853.2Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.670.2Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.911.4Congleton

Total

Colne Valley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Congleton 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

Colne Valley Congleton

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Colne Valley £385.3m, Congleton £416.3mCongleton: £416.3mColne Valley: £385.3mCongleton: £418.1mColne Valley: £386.9mCongleton: £394.9mColne Valley: £365.5m

    £385.3m£386.9m£365.5mCongleton is higher£416.3m£418.1m£394.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Colne Valley £239.9m, Congleton £281.4mCongleton: £281.4mColne Valley: £239.9mCongleton: £282.6mColne Valley: £240.9mCongleton: £266.9mColne Valley: £227.6m

    £239.9m£240.9m£227.6mCongleton is higher£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Colne Valley £88.1m, Congleton £75.7mCongleton: £75.7mColne Valley: £88.1mCongleton: £76.0mColne Valley: £88.4mCongleton: £71.8mColne Valley: £83.5m

    £88.1m£88.4m£83.5mColne Valley is higher£75.7m£76.0m£71.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Colne Valley £223.1m, Congleton £260.8mCongleton: £260.8mColne Valley: £223.1mCongleton: £261.9mColne Valley: £224.0mCongleton: £247.3mColne Valley: £211.6m

    £223.1m£224.0m£211.6mCongleton is higher£260.8m£261.9m£247.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Colne Valley £5.4m, Congleton £5.1mCongleton: £5.1mColne Valley: £5.4mCongleton: £5.1mColne Valley: £5.5mCongleton: £4.9mColne Valley: £5.2m

    £5.4m£5.5m£5.2mColne Valley is higher£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley £11.1m, Congleton £15.1mCongleton: £15.1mColne Valley: £11.1mCongleton: £15.2mColne Valley: £11.1mCongleton: £14.4mColne Valley: £10.5m

    £11.1m£11.1m£10.5mCongleton is higher£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Colne Valley £0.37m, Congleton £0.35mCongleton: £0.35mColne Valley: £0.37mCongleton: £0.35mColne Valley: £0.37mCongleton: £0.33mColne Valley: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mColne Valley is higher£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley £37.6m, Congleton £33.6mCongleton: £33.6mColne Valley: £37.6mCongleton: £33.8mColne Valley: £37.8mCongleton: £31.9mColne Valley: £35.7m

    £37.6m£37.8m£35.7mColne Valley is higher£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley £8.9m, Congleton £11.4mCongleton: £11.4mColne Valley: £8.9mCongleton: £11.4mColne Valley: £9.0mCongleton: £10.8mColne Valley: £8.5m

    £8.9m£9.0m£8.5mCongleton is higher£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colne Valley £5.0m, Congleton £5.0mCongleton: £5.0mColne Valley: £5.0mCongleton: £5.0mColne Valley: £5.0mCongleton: £4.8mColne Valley: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mCongleton is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Colne Valley £67.7m, Congleton £57.2mCongleton: £57.2mColne Valley: £67.7mCongleton: £57.4mColne Valley: £67.9mCongleton: £54.2mColne Valley: £64.2m

    £67.7m£67.9m£64.2mColne Valley is higher£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Colne Valley £10.1m, Congleton £13.7mCongleton: £13.7mColne Valley: £10.1mCongleton: £13.7mColne Valley: £10.2mCongleton: £13.0mColne Valley: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mCongleton is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Colne Valley £14.7m, Congleton £13.0mCongleton: £13.0mColne Valley: £14.7mCongleton: £13.1mColne Valley: £14.8mCongleton: £12.3mColne Valley: £14.0m

    £14.7m£14.8m£14.0mColne Valley is higher£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Colne Valley £0.49m, Congleton £0.34mCongleton: £0.34mColne Valley: £0.49mCongleton: £0.34mColne Valley: £0.49mCongleton: £0.32mColne Valley: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mColne Valley is higher£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Colne Valley £0.24m, Congleton £0.16mCongleton: £0.16mColne Valley: £0.24mCongleton: £0.16mColne Valley: £0.24mCongleton: £0.15mColne Valley: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mColne Valley is higher£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Colne Valley £0.61m, Congleton £0.58mCongleton: £0.58mColne Valley: £0.61mCongleton: £0.58mColne Valley: £0.62mCongleton: £0.55mColne Valley: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.62m£0.58mColne Valley is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Colne Valley 19,389, Congleton 22,488Congleton: 22,488Colne Valley: 19,389

    19,389Congleton is higher22,488

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Colne Valley 1,433, Congleton 1,362Congleton: 1,362Colne Valley: 1,433

    1,433Colne Valley is higher1,362

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley 2,384, Congleton 3,143Congleton: 3,143Colne Valley: 2,384

    2,384Congleton is higher3,143

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Colne Valley 5,608, Congleton 5,142Congleton: 5,142Colne Valley: 5,608

    5,608Colne Valley is higher5,142

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Colne Valley 8,249, Congleton 6,784Congleton: 6,784Colne Valley: 8,249

    8,249Colne Valley is higher6,784

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Colne Valley 1,036, Congleton 1,104Congleton: 1,104Colne Valley: 1,036

    1,036Congleton is higher1,104

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Colne Valley and Congleton, total
MeasureColne ValleyCongletonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£385.3m£386.9m£365.5m£416.3m£418.1m£394.9mCongleton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£239.9m£240.9m£227.6m£281.4m£282.6m£266.9mCongleton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£88.1m£88.4m£83.5m£75.7m£76.0m£71.8mColne Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m£260.8m£261.9m£247.3mCongleton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.4m£5.5m£5.2m£5.1m£5.1m£4.9mColne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.1m£10.5m£15.1m£15.2m£14.4mCongleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.35m£0.35m£0.33mColne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.6m£37.8m£35.7m£33.6m£33.8m£31.9mColne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£9.0m£8.5m£11.4m£11.4m£10.8mCongleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mCongleton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£67.7m£67.9m£64.2m£57.2m£57.4m£54.2mColne Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mCongleton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.8m£14.0m£13.0m£13.1m£12.3mColne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.34m£0.34m£0.32mColne Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.16m£0.16m£0.15mColne Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mColne Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,38922,488Congleton
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4331,362Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,3843,143Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,6085,142Colne Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,2496,784Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,0361,104Congleton

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.