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Congleton and Colne Valley

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

Congleton is higher than Colne Valley on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 10 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

Congleton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley on 12. 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

Congleton Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

    1,010.5Congleton is higher1,007.2

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

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

    61.2Colne Valley is higher74.4

  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: Congleton 141.2, Colne Valley 123.8Colne Valley: 123.8Congleton: 141.2

    141.2Congleton is higher123.8

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

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

    53.2Colne Valley is higher58.8

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

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

    120.3Colne Valley is higher142.5

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

    19.6Congleton is higher17.9

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Congleton and Colne Valley, per person in the age group
MeasureCongletonColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,326£4,086£4,043£4,060£3,835Congleton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,643£12,697£11,993£12,464£12,517£11,822Congleton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,342£1,348£1,273£1,521£1,528£1,443Colne Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,717£11,767£11,114£11,588£11,637£10,992Congleton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£282£283£268Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£681£683£646£574£577£545Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£19£19£18Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£348£349£330£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£94£94£89Congleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£86£86£81Congleton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,014£1,018£962£1,169£1,174£1,108Colne Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£106£107£101Congleton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£254£255£241Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£8.41£8.45£7.98Colne Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£4.22£4.23£4.00Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£6.45£6.48£6.12Colne Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.51,007.2Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.274.4Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.2123.8Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.258.8Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026120.3142.5Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.617.9Congleton

Per resident

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

Congleton Colne Valley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    232.7Congleton is higher203.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

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

    14.1Colne Valley is higher15.0

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

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

    32.5Congleton is higher25.0

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

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

    53.2Colne Valley is higher58.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

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

    70.2Colne Valley is higher86.6

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

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

    11.4Congleton is higher10.9

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Congleton and Colne Valley, per resident
MeasureCongletonColne ValleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,326£4,086£4,043£4,060£3,835Congleton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,911£2,924£2,762£2,517£2,528£2,388Congleton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£783£787£743£924£928£876Colne Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,698£2,710£2,559£2,340£2,350£2,220Congleton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£57£57£54Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£116£116£110Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£3.83£3.84£3.63Colne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£348£349£330£395£397£375Colne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£94£94£89Congleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£52£52£49Colne Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£710£713£673Colne Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£106£107£101Congleton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£154£155£146Colne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£5.11£5.13£4.85Colne Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.68£1.68£1.59£2.56£2.57£2.43Colne Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£6.45£6.48£6.12Colne Valley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.7203.4Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.115.0Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.525.0Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.258.8Colne Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.286.6Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.410.9Congleton

Total

Congleton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Colne Valley on 12. 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

Congleton Colne Valley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

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

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

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

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

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

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

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

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

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

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

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

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

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

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

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

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

    22,488Congleton is higher19,389

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

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

    1,362Colne Valley is higher1,433

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

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

    3,143Congleton is higher2,384

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

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

    5,142Colne Valley is higher5,608

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

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

    6,784Colne Valley is higher8,249

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

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

    1,104Congleton is higher1,036

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Congleton and Colne Valley, total
MeasureCongletonColne ValleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£416.3m£418.1m£394.9m£385.3m£386.9m£365.5mCongleton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m£239.9m£240.9m£227.6mCongleton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£75.7m£76.0m£71.8m£88.1m£88.4m£83.5mColne Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£260.8m£261.9m£247.3m£223.1m£224.0m£211.6mCongleton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£5.4m£5.5m£5.2mColne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m£11.1m£11.1m£10.5mCongleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.37m£0.37m£0.35mColne Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m£37.6m£37.8m£35.7mColne Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m£8.9m£9.0m£8.5mCongleton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m£5.0m£5.0m£4.7mCongleton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m£67.7m£67.9m£64.2mColne Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£10.1m£10.2m£9.6mCongleton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£14.7m£14.8m£14.0mColne Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mColne Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.24m£0.24m£0.23mColne Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mColne Valley
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,48819,389Congleton
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3621,433Colne Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1432,384Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,1425,608Colne Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,7848,249Colne Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1041,036Congleton

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.