Compare constituencies · West Midlands and North West
Coventry East and Blackburn
Coventry East is higher than Blackburn on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 13 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.
Per person in the age group
Coventry East is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Blackburn on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Coventry East Blackburn
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,711£4,731£4,469Coventry East is higher£4,571£4,590£4,336
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,360£13,416£12,672Coventry East is higher£13,014£13,070£12,345
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,089£3,102£2,930Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£3,128£3,141£2,967
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,472£11,521£10,882Coventry East is higher£10,997£11,044£10,431
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£964£968£915Blackburn is higher£1,087£1,092£1,031
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£873£877£828Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£877£880£832
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£50£50£47Blackburn is higher£54£54£51
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£606£609£575Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£612£615£581
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Blackburn is higher£178£179£169
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£156£157£148Blackburn is higher£207£207£196
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,496£2,507£2,368Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,503£2,514£2,374
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£323£325£307Coventry East is higher£243£244£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£418£419£396Coventry East is higher£401£403£381
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.42£8.46£7.99Coventry East is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£10Coventry East is higher£10£10£9.56
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.32£7.35£6.94Blackburn is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,017.4Coventry East is higher994.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
189.6Blackburn is higher211.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
176.2Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count178.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
85.2Blackburn is higher93.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
290.0Blackburn is higher319.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
34.7Blackburn is higher47.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Coventry East | Blackburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,711£4,731£4,469 | £4,571£4,590£4,336 | Coventry East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,360£13,416£12,672 | £13,014£13,070£12,345 | Coventry East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,089£3,102£2,930 | £3,128£3,141£2,967 | Blackburn |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,472£11,521£10,882 | £10,997£11,044£10,431 | Coventry East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £964£968£915 | £1,087£1,092£1,031 | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £873£877£828 | £877£880£832 | Blackburn |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £50£50£47 | £54£54£51 | Blackburn |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £606£609£575 | £612£615£581 | Blackburn |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £178£179£169 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £207£207£196 | Blackburn |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,496£2,507£2,368 | £2,503£2,514£2,374 | Blackburn |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £323£325£307 | £243£244£230 | Coventry East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £418£419£396 | £401£403£381 | Coventry East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.42£8.46£7.99 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | Coventry East |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £10£10£9.56 | Coventry East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.32£7.35£6.94 | £7.75£7.78£7.35 | Blackburn |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,017.4 | 994.9 | Coventry East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 189.6 | 211.6 | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 176.2 | 178.0 | Blackburn |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 85.2 | 93.5 | Blackburn |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 290.0 | 319.2 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 34.7 | 47.6 | Blackburn |
Per resident
Coventry East is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Blackburn on 11. 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
Coventry East Blackburn
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,711£4,731£4,469Coventry East is higher£4,571£4,590£4,336
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,641£1,648£1,557Coventry East is higher£1,561£1,568£1,481
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,966£1,974£1,865Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,968£1,976£1,867
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,409£1,415£1,337Coventry East is higher£1,319£1,325£1,252
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£118£119£112Blackburn is higher£130£131£124
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£107£108£102Coventry East is higherDepends on how you count£105£106£100
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.08£6.11£5.77Blackburn is higher£6.44£6.47£6.11
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£606£609£575Blackburn is higherDepends on how you count£612£615£581
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£167£168£159Blackburn is higher£178£179£169
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£99£100£94Blackburn is higher£130£131£123
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,589£1,595£1,507Coventry East is higherDepends on how you count£1,575£1,582£1,494
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£323£325£307Coventry East is higher£243£244£230
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£266£267£252Coventry East is higher£253£254£240
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.36£5.38£5.08Coventry East is higher£4.10£4.12£3.89
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£6.74£6.77£6.39Coventry East is higher£6.34£6.36£6.01
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.32£7.35£6.94Blackburn is higher£7.75£7.78£7.35
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
125.0Coventry East is higher119.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.3Blackburn is higher25.4
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.7Coventry East is higherDepends on how you count21.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
85.2Blackburn is higher93.5
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
184.6Blackburn is higher200.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.1Blackburn is higher29.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Coventry East | Blackburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,711£4,731£4,469 | £4,571£4,590£4,336 | Coventry East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,641£1,648£1,557 | £1,561£1,568£1,481 | Coventry East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,966£1,974£1,865 | £1,968£1,976£1,867 | Blackburn |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,409£1,415£1,337 | £1,319£1,325£1,252 | Coventry East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £118£119£112 | £130£131£124 | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £107£108£102 | £105£106£100 | Coventry East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.08£6.11£5.77 | £6.44£6.47£6.11 | Blackburn |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £606£609£575 | £612£615£581 | Blackburn |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £167£168£159 | £178£179£169 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £99£100£94 | £130£131£123 | Blackburn |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,589£1,595£1,507 | £1,575£1,582£1,494 | Coventry East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £323£325£307 | £243£244£230 | Coventry East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £266£267£252 | £253£254£240 | Coventry East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | £4.10£4.12£3.89 | Coventry East |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £6.74£6.77£6.39 | £6.34£6.36£6.01 | Coventry East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.32£7.35£6.94 | £7.75£7.78£7.35 | Blackburn |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 125.0 | 119.4 | Coventry East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.3 | 25.4 | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.7 | 21.4 | Coventry East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 85.2 | 93.5 | Blackburn |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 184.6 | 200.8 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.1 | 29.9 | Blackburn |
Total
Coventry East is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Blackburn 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
Coventry East Blackburn
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£590.4m£592.9m£560.0mCoventry East is higher£543.7m£546.0m£515.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£205.7m£206.6m£195.1mCoventry East is higher£185.7m£186.5m£176.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£246.4m£247.4m£233.7mCoventry East is higherDepends on how you count£234.1m£235.1m£222.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£176.6m£177.4m£167.5mCoventry East is higher£157.0m£157.6m£148.9m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£14.8m£14.9m£14.1mBlackburn is higher£15.5m£15.6m£14.7m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.4m£13.5m£12.8mCoventry East is higherDepends on how you count£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mBlackburn is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mCoventry East is higherDepends on how you count£72.9m£73.2m£69.1m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£21.0m£21.1m£19.9mBlackburn is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBlackburn is higher£15.5m£15.5m£14.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£199.1m£199.9m£188.8mCoventry East is higherDepends on how you count£187.4m£188.2m£177.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£40.5m£40.7m£38.4mCoventry East is higher£28.9m£29.0m£27.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£33.3m£33.4m£31.6mCoventry East is higher£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.67m£0.67m£0.64mCoventry East is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.84m£0.85m£0.80mCoventry East is higher£0.75m£0.76m£0.72m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.92m£0.92m£0.87mBlackburn is higher£0.92m£0.93m£0.87m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,664Coventry East is higher14,199
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,919Blackburn is higher3,020
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,713Coventry East is higherDepends on how you count2,541
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,673Blackburn is higher11,120
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
23,130Blackburn is higher23,891
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,765Blackburn is higher3,559
Show the numbers
| Measure | Coventry East | Blackburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £590.4m£592.9m£560.0m | £543.7m£546.0m£515.8m | Coventry East |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £205.7m£206.6m£195.1m | £185.7m£186.5m£176.2m | Coventry East |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £246.4m£247.4m£233.7m | £234.1m£235.1m£222.1m | Coventry East |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £176.6m£177.4m£167.5m | £157.0m£157.6m£148.9m | Coventry East |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £14.8m£14.9m£14.1m | £15.5m£15.6m£14.7m | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.4m£13.5m£12.8m | £12.5m£12.6m£11.9m | Coventry East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.76m£0.77m£0.72m | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | Blackburn |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £76.0m£76.3m£72.1m | £72.9m£73.2m£69.1m | Coventry East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £21.0m£21.1m£19.9m | £21.2m£21.3m£20.1m | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | £15.5m£15.5m£14.7m | Blackburn |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £199.1m£199.9m£188.8m | £187.4m£188.2m£177.7m | Coventry East |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £40.5m£40.7m£38.4m | £28.9m£29.0m£27.4m | Coventry East |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £33.3m£33.4m£31.6m | £30.0m£30.2m£28.5m | Coventry East |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.67m£0.67m£0.64m | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | Coventry East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.84m£0.85m£0.80m | £0.75m£0.76m£0.72m | Coventry East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.92m£0.92m£0.87m | £0.92m£0.93m£0.87m | Blackburn |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,664 | 14,199 | Coventry East |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,919 | 3,020 | Blackburn |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,713 | 2,541 | Coventry East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,673 | 11,120 | Blackburn |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 23,130 | 23,891 | Blackburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,765 | 3,559 | Blackburn |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.