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Congleton and Macclesfield

96,644 and 98,756 residents (mid-2024).

Congleton is higher than Macclesfield on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Congleton £4,308, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Congleton: £4,308Macclesfield: £4,348Congleton: £4,326Macclesfield: £4,107Congleton: £4,086

    £4,308£4,326£4,086Macclesfield is higher£4,330£4,348£4,107

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Congleton £12,643, Macclesfield £12,450Macclesfield: £12,450Congleton: £12,643Macclesfield: £12,503Congleton: £12,697Macclesfield: £11,809Congleton: £11,993

    £12,643£12,697£11,993Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£12,450£12,503£11,809

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £1,342, Macclesfield £1,380Macclesfield: £1,380Congleton: £1,342Macclesfield: £1,386Congleton: £1,348Macclesfield: £1,309Congleton: £1,273

    £1,342£1,348£1,273Macclesfield is higher£1,380£1,386£1,309

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Congleton £11,717, Macclesfield £11,567Macclesfield: £11,567Congleton: £11,717Macclesfield: £11,616Congleton: £11,767Macclesfield: £10,971Congleton: £11,114

    £11,717£11,767£11,114Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£11,567£11,616£10,971

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Congleton £230, Macclesfield £258Macclesfield: £258Congleton: £230Macclesfield: £259Congleton: £231Macclesfield: £244Congleton: £218

    £230£231£218Macclesfield is higher£258£259£244

  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, Macclesfield £609Macclesfield: £609Congleton: £681Macclesfield: £612Congleton: £683Macclesfield: £578Congleton: £646

    £681£683£646Congleton is higher£609£612£578

  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, Macclesfield £16Macclesfield: £16Congleton: £16Macclesfield: £16Congleton: £16Macclesfield: £16Congleton: £15

    £16£16£15Macclesfield is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £348, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Congleton: £348Macclesfield: £321Congleton: £349Macclesfield: £303Congleton: £330

    £348£349£330Congleton is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £118, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Congleton: £118Macclesfield: £126Congleton: £118Macclesfield: £119Congleton: £112

    £118£118£112Macclesfield is higher£125£126£119

  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, Macclesfield £70Macclesfield: £70Congleton: £89Macclesfield: £70Congleton: £89Macclesfield: £66Congleton: £84

    £89£89£84Congleton is higher£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £1,014, Macclesfield £1,032Macclesfield: £1,032Congleton: £1,014Macclesfield: £1,036Congleton: £1,018Macclesfield: £979Congleton: £962

    £1,014£1,018£962Macclesfield is higher£1,032£1,036£979

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Congleton £141, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Congleton: £141Macclesfield: £180Congleton: £142Macclesfield: £170Congleton: £134

    £141£142£134Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £231, Macclesfield £269Macclesfield: £269Congleton: £231Macclesfield: £270Congleton: £232Macclesfield: £255Congleton: £219

    £231£232£219Macclesfield is higher£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £6.06, Macclesfield £7.04Macclesfield: £7.04Congleton: £6.06Macclesfield: £7.07Congleton: £6.09Macclesfield: £6.68Congleton: £5.75

    £6.06£6.09£5.75Macclesfield is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Congleton £2.88, Macclesfield £2.59Macclesfield: £2.59Congleton: £2.88Macclesfield: £2.60Congleton: £2.89Macclesfield: £2.46Congleton: £2.73

    £2.88£2.89£2.73Congleton is higher£2.59£2.60£2.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Congleton £5.96, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Congleton: £5.96Macclesfield: £6.32Congleton: £5.98Macclesfield: £5.97Congleton: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Macclesfield is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  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, Macclesfield 995.5Macclesfield: 995.5Congleton: 1,010.5

    1,010.5Congleton is higherDepends on how you count995.5

  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, Macclesfield 64.2Macclesfield: 64.2Congleton: 61.2

    61.2Macclesfield is higher64.2

  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: Congleton 141.2, Macclesfield 122.9Macclesfield: 122.9Congleton: 141.2

    141.2Congleton is higher122.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 53.2, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Congleton: 53.2

    53.2Congleton is higher48.6

  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, Macclesfield 125.8Macclesfield: 125.8Congleton: 120.3

    120.3Macclesfield is higher125.8

  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, Macclesfield 15.0Macclesfield: 15.0Congleton: 19.6

    19.6Congleton is higher15.0

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Congleton and Macclesfield, per person in the age group
MeasureCongletonMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,326£4,086£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,643£12,697£11,993£12,450£12,503£11,809Congleton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,342£1,348£1,273£1,380£1,386£1,309Macclesfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,717£11,767£11,114£11,567£11,616£10,971Congleton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£230£231£218£258£259£244Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£681£683£646£609£612£578Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£16£15£16Macclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£348£349£330£320£321£303Congleton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£89£89£84£70£70£66Congleton
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,014£1,018£962£1,032£1,036£979Macclesfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£269£270£255Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.06£6.09£5.75£7.04£7.07£6.68Macclesfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.88£2.89£2.73£2.59£2.60£2.46Congleton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£6.29£6.32£5.97Macclesfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.5995.5Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202661.264.2Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026141.2122.9Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.248.6Congleton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026120.3125.8Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.615.0Congleton

Per resident

Congleton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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 Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Congleton £4,308, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Congleton: £4,308Macclesfield: £4,348Congleton: £4,326Macclesfield: £4,107Congleton: £4,086

    £4,308£4,326£4,086Macclesfield is higher£4,330£4,348£4,107

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Congleton £2,911, Macclesfield £2,886Macclesfield: £2,886Congleton: £2,911Macclesfield: £2,899Congleton: £2,924Macclesfield: £2,738Congleton: £2,762

    £2,911£2,924£2,762Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Congleton £783, Macclesfield £814Macclesfield: £814Congleton: £783Macclesfield: £817Congleton: £787Macclesfield: £772Congleton: £743

    £783£787£743Macclesfield is higher£814£817£772

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Congleton £2,698, Macclesfield £2,682Macclesfield: £2,682Congleton: £2,698Macclesfield: £2,693Congleton: £2,710Macclesfield: £2,544Congleton: £2,559

    £2,698£2,710£2,559Congleton is higherDepends on how you count£2,682£2,693£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Congleton £53, Macclesfield £60Macclesfield: £60Congleton: £53Macclesfield: £60Congleton: £53Macclesfield: £57Congleton: £50

    £53£53£50Macclesfield is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £157, Macclesfield £141Macclesfield: £141Congleton: £157Macclesfield: £142Congleton: £157Macclesfield: £134Congleton: £149

    £157£157£149Congleton is higher£141£142£134

  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, Macclesfield £3.80Macclesfield: £3.80Congleton: £3.58Macclesfield: £3.81Congleton: £3.60Macclesfield: £3.60Congleton: £3.40

    £3.58£3.60£3.40Macclesfield is higher£3.80£3.81£3.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £348, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Congleton: £348Macclesfield: £321Congleton: £349Macclesfield: £303Congleton: £330

    £348£349£330Congleton is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Congleton £118, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Congleton: £118Macclesfield: £126Congleton: £118Macclesfield: £119Congleton: £112

    £118£118£112Macclesfield is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Congleton £52, Macclesfield £41Macclesfield: £41Congleton: £52Macclesfield: £41Congleton: £52Macclesfield: £39Congleton: £49

    £52£52£49Congleton is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Congleton £592, Macclesfield £608Macclesfield: £608Congleton: £592Macclesfield: £611Congleton: £594Macclesfield: £577Congleton: £561

    £592£594£561Macclesfield is higher£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Congleton £141, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Congleton: £141Macclesfield: £180Congleton: £142Macclesfield: £170Congleton: £134

    £141£142£134Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Congleton £135, Macclesfield £158Macclesfield: £158Congleton: £135Macclesfield: £159Congleton: £135Macclesfield: £150Congleton: £128

    £135£135£128Macclesfield is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Congleton £3.54, Macclesfield £4.15Macclesfield: £4.15Congleton: £3.54Macclesfield: £4.17Congleton: £3.56Macclesfield: £3.94Congleton: £3.36

    £3.54£3.56£3.36Macclesfield is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Congleton £1.68, Macclesfield £1.53Macclesfield: £1.53Congleton: £1.68Macclesfield: £1.54Congleton: £1.68Macclesfield: £1.45Congleton: £1.59

    £1.68£1.68£1.59Congleton is higher£1.53£1.54£1.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Congleton £5.96, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Congleton: £5.96Macclesfield: £6.32Congleton: £5.98Macclesfield: £5.97Congleton: £5.65

    £5.96£5.98£5.65Macclesfield is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 232.7, Macclesfield 230.8Macclesfield: 230.8Congleton: 232.7

    232.7Congleton is higherDepends on how you count230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 14.1, Macclesfield 14.9Macclesfield: 14.9Congleton: 14.1

    14.1Macclesfield is higher14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 32.5, Macclesfield 28.5Macclesfield: 28.5Congleton: 32.5

    32.5Congleton is higher28.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 53.2, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Congleton: 53.2

    53.2Congleton is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 70.2, Macclesfield 74.2Macclesfield: 74.2Congleton: 70.2

    70.2Macclesfield is higher74.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Congleton 11.4, Macclesfield 8.9Macclesfield: 8.9Congleton: 11.4

    11.4Congleton is higher8.9

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Congleton and Macclesfield, per resident
MeasureCongletonMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,308£4,326£4,086£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,911£2,924£2,762£2,886£2,899£2,738Congleton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£783£787£743£814£817£772Macclesfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,698£2,710£2,559£2,682£2,693£2,544Congleton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£60£60£57Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£157£157£149£141£142£134Congleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.58£3.60£3.40£3.80£3.81£3.60Macclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£348£349£330£320£321£303Congleton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£118£118£112£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£41£41£39Congleton
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£592£594£561£608£611£577Macclesfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£135£135£128£158£159£150Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£4.15£4.17£3.94Macclesfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.68£1.68£1.59£1.53£1.54£1.45Congleton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.96£5.98£5.65£6.29£6.32£5.97Macclesfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026232.7230.8Congleton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.114.9Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.528.5Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202653.248.6Congleton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202670.274.2Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.48.9Congleton

Total

Congleton is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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

Congleton Macclesfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Congleton £416.3m, Macclesfield £427.6mMacclesfield: £427.6mCongleton: £416.3mMacclesfield: £429.4mCongleton: £418.1mMacclesfield: £405.6mCongleton: £394.9m

    £416.3m£418.1m£394.9mMacclesfield is higher£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Congleton £281.4m, Macclesfield £285.0mMacclesfield: £285.0mCongleton: £281.4mMacclesfield: £286.2mCongleton: £282.6mMacclesfield: £270.4mCongleton: £266.9m

    £281.4m£282.6m£266.9mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Congleton £75.7m, Macclesfield £80.3mMacclesfield: £80.3mCongleton: £75.7mMacclesfield: £80.7mCongleton: £76.0mMacclesfield: £76.2mCongleton: £71.8m

    £75.7m£76.0m£71.8mMacclesfield is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Congleton £260.8m, Macclesfield £264.8mMacclesfield: £264.8mCongleton: £260.8mMacclesfield: £265.9mCongleton: £261.9mMacclesfield: £251.2mCongleton: £247.3m

    £260.8m£261.9m£247.3mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£264.8m£265.9m£251.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Congleton £5.1m, Macclesfield £5.9mMacclesfield: £5.9mCongleton: £5.1mMacclesfield: £5.9mCongleton: £5.1mMacclesfield: £5.6mCongleton: £4.9m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.9mMacclesfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Congleton £15.1m, Macclesfield £13.9mMacclesfield: £13.9mCongleton: £15.1mMacclesfield: £14.0mCongleton: £15.2mMacclesfield: £13.2mCongleton: £14.4m

    £15.1m£15.2m£14.4mCongleton is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

  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, Macclesfield £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mCongleton: £0.35mMacclesfield: £0.38mCongleton: £0.35mMacclesfield: £0.36mCongleton: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mMacclesfield is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Congleton £33.6m, Macclesfield £31.6mMacclesfield: £31.6mCongleton: £33.6mMacclesfield: £31.7mCongleton: £33.8mMacclesfield: £30.0mCongleton: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.8m£31.9mCongleton is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Congleton £11.4m, Macclesfield £12.3mMacclesfield: £12.3mCongleton: £11.4mMacclesfield: £12.4mCongleton: £11.4mMacclesfield: £11.7mCongleton: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.4m£10.8mMacclesfield is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Congleton £5.0m, Macclesfield £4.1mMacclesfield: £4.1mCongleton: £5.0mMacclesfield: £4.1mCongleton: £5.0mMacclesfield: £3.8mCongleton: £4.8m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.8mCongleton is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Congleton £57.2m, Macclesfield £60.1mMacclesfield: £60.1mCongleton: £57.2mMacclesfield: £60.3mCongleton: £57.4mMacclesfield: £57.0mCongleton: £54.2m

    £57.2m£57.4m£54.2mMacclesfield is higher£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Congleton £13.7m, Macclesfield £17.7mMacclesfield: £17.7mCongleton: £13.7mMacclesfield: £17.8mCongleton: £13.7mMacclesfield: £16.8mCongleton: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mMacclesfield is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Congleton £13.0m, Macclesfield £15.6mMacclesfield: £15.6mCongleton: £13.0mMacclesfield: £15.7mCongleton: £13.1mMacclesfield: £14.8mCongleton: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.1m£12.3mMacclesfield is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Congleton £0.34m, Macclesfield £0.41mMacclesfield: £0.41mCongleton: £0.34mMacclesfield: £0.41mCongleton: £0.34mMacclesfield: £0.39mCongleton: £0.32m

    £0.34m£0.34m£0.32mMacclesfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Congleton £0.16m, Macclesfield £0.15mMacclesfield: £0.15mCongleton: £0.16mMacclesfield: £0.15mCongleton: £0.16mMacclesfield: £0.14mCongleton: £0.15m

    £0.16m£0.16m£0.15mCongleton is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Congleton £0.58m, Macclesfield £0.62mMacclesfield: £0.62mCongleton: £0.58mMacclesfield: £0.62mCongleton: £0.58mMacclesfield: £0.59mCongleton: £0.55m

    £0.58m£0.58m£0.55mMacclesfield is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Congleton 22,488, Macclesfield 22,792Macclesfield: 22,792Congleton: 22,488

    22,488Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count22,792

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Congleton 1,362, Macclesfield 1,469Macclesfield: 1,469Congleton: 1,362

    1,362Macclesfield is higher1,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Congleton 3,143, Macclesfield 2,814Macclesfield: 2,814Congleton: 3,143

    3,143Congleton is higher2,814

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Congleton 5,142, Macclesfield 4,796Macclesfield: 4,796Congleton: 5,142

    5,142Congleton is higher4,796

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Congleton 6,784, Macclesfield 7,326Macclesfield: 7,326Congleton: 6,784

    6,784Macclesfield is higher7,326

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Congleton 1,104, Macclesfield 876Macclesfield: 876Congleton: 1,104

    1,104Congleton is higher876

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Congleton and Macclesfield, total
MeasureCongletonMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£416.3m£418.1m£394.9m£427.6m£429.4m£405.6mMacclesfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£281.4m£282.6m£266.9m£285.0m£286.2m£270.4mMacclesfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£75.7m£76.0m£71.8m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mMacclesfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£260.8m£261.9m£247.3m£264.8m£265.9m£251.2mMacclesfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.9m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mMacclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.2m£14.4m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mCongleton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mMacclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.8m£31.9m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mCongleton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.4m£10.8m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mMacclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mCongleton
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£57.2m£57.4m£54.2m£60.1m£60.3m£57.0mMacclesfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMacclesfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.1m£12.3m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mMacclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.34m£0.34m£0.32m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMacclesfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.16m£0.16m£0.15m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mCongleton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mMacclesfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,48822,792Macclesfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,3621,469Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1432,814Congleton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,1424,796Congleton
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,7847,326Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,104876Congleton

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.