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Dudley and Ashton-under-Lyne

104,687 and 104,543 residents (mid-2024).

Dudley is higher than Ashton-under-Lyne on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Dudley is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne 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

Dudley Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dudley £4,770, Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Dudley: £4,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Dudley: £4,790Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620Dudley: £4,525

    £4,770£4,790£4,525Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£4,871£4,892£4,620

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dudley £13,261, Ashton-under-Lyne £13,190Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,190Dudley: £13,261Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,246Dudley: £13,318Ashton-under-Lyne: £12,511Dudley: £12,579

    £13,261£13,318£12,579Dudley is higher£13,190£13,246£12,511

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £2,683, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,862Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,862Dudley: £2,683Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,874Dudley: £2,694Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,715Dudley: £2,544

    £2,683£2,694£2,544Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£2,862£2,874£2,715

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dudley £11,629, Ashton-under-Lyne £11,648Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,648Dudley: £11,629Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,697Dudley: £11,678Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,048Dudley: £11,030

    £11,629£11,678£11,030Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£11,648£11,697£11,048

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dudley £639, Ashton-under-Lyne £668Ashton-under-Lyne: £668Dudley: £639Ashton-under-Lyne: £671Dudley: £642Ashton-under-Lyne: £634Dudley: £606

    £639£642£606Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£668£671£634

  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: Dudley £953, Ashton-under-Lyne £834Ashton-under-Lyne: £834Dudley: £953Ashton-under-Lyne: £838Dudley: £957Ashton-under-Lyne: £791Dudley: £904

    £953£957£904Dudley is higher£834£838£791

  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: Dudley £40, Ashton-under-Lyne £39Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Dudley: £40Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Dudley: £41Ashton-under-Lyne: £37Dudley: £38

    £40£41£38Dudley is higher£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £588, Ashton-under-Lyne £592Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Dudley: £588Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Dudley: £590Ashton-under-Lyne: £562Dudley: £557

    £588£590£557Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£592£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £149, Ashton-under-Lyne £178Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Dudley: £149Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Dudley: £150Ashton-under-Lyne: £169Dudley: £141

    £149£150£141Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£178£179£169

  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: Dudley £196, Ashton-under-Lyne £144Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Dudley: £196Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Dudley: £197Ashton-under-Lyne: £136Dudley: £186

    £196£197£186Dudley is higher£144£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £2,122, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,265Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,265Dudley: £2,122Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,274Dudley: £2,131Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,148Dudley: £2,013

    £2,122£2,131£2,013Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£2,265£2,274£2,148

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dudley £197, Ashton-under-Lyne £279Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Dudley: £197Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Dudley: £198Ashton-under-Lyne: £265Dudley: £187

    £197£198£187Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£279£281£265

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £338, Ashton-under-Lyne £439Ashton-under-Lyne: £439Dudley: £338Ashton-under-Lyne: £441Dudley: £340Ashton-under-Lyne: £417Dudley: £321

    £338£340£321Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£439£441£417

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £15, Ashton-under-Lyne £6.65Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.65Dudley: £15Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.68Dudley: £15Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.31Dudley: £14

    £15£15£14Dudley is higher£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £12, Ashton-under-Lyne £7.63Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.63Dudley: £12Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.67Dudley: £12Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.24Dudley: £11

    £12£12£11Dudley is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dudley £6.95, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Dudley: £6.95Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Dudley: £6.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13Dudley: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dudley 994.6, Ashton-under-Lyne 1,014.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 1,014.9Dudley: 994.6

    994.6Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count1,014.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Dudley 151.0, Ashton-under-Lyne 157.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 157.8Dudley: 151.0

    151.0Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count157.8

  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: Dudley 190.1, Ashton-under-Lyne 177.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 177.0Dudley: 190.1

    190.1Dudley is higher177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 83.8, Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9Dudley: 83.8

    83.8Ashton-under-Lyne is higher88.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Dudley 261.9, Ashton-under-Lyne 271.1Ashton-under-Lyne: 271.1Dudley: 261.9

    261.9Ashton-under-Lyne is higher271.1

  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: Dudley 43.8, Ashton-under-Lyne 32.2Ashton-under-Lyne: 32.2Dudley: 43.8

    43.8Dudley is higher32.2

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Dudley and Ashton-under-Lyne, per person in the age group
MeasureDudleyAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,770£4,790£4,525£4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,261£13,318£12,579£13,190£13,246£12,511Dudley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,683£2,694£2,544£2,862£2,874£2,715Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,629£11,678£11,030£11,648£11,697£11,048Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£639£642£606£668£671£634Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£953£957£904£834£838£791Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£40£41£38£39£39£37Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£590£557£592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£196£197£186£144£144£136Dudley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,122£2,131£2,013£2,265£2,274£2,148Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£279£281£265Ashton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£340£321£439£441£417Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£14£6.65£6.68£6.31Dudley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.63£7.67£7.24Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£5.41£5.43£5.13Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026994.61,014.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.0157.8Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.1177.0Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.888.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026261.9271.1Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.832.2Dudley

Per resident

Dudley is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne 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

Dudley Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dudley £4,770, Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Dudley: £4,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Dudley: £4,790Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620Dudley: £4,525

    £4,770£4,790£4,525Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£4,871£4,892£4,620

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dudley £2,171, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,004Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,004Dudley: £2,171Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,013Dudley: £2,180Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,901Dudley: £2,059

    £2,171£2,180£2,059Dudley is higher£2,004£2,013£1,901

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dudley £1,659, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,812Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,812Dudley: £1,659Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,820Dudley: £1,666Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,719Dudley: £1,574

    £1,659£1,666£1,574Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£1,812£1,820£1,719

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dudley £1,904, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,770Dudley: £1,904Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,777Dudley: £1,912Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,679Dudley: £1,806

    £1,904£1,912£1,806Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£1,770£1,777£1,679

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dudley £105, Ashton-under-Lyne £102Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Dudley: £105Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Dudley: £105Ashton-under-Lyne: £96Dudley: £99

    £105£105£99Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £156, Ashton-under-Lyne £127Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Dudley: £156Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Dudley: £157Ashton-under-Lyne: £120Dudley: £148

    £156£157£148Dudley is higher£127£127£120

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Dudley £6.62, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.98Dudley: £6.62Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.00Dudley: £6.65Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.67Dudley: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Dudley is higher£5.98£6.00£5.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £588, Ashton-under-Lyne £592Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Dudley: £588Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Dudley: £590Ashton-under-Lyne: £562Dudley: £557

    £588£590£557Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£592£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £149, Ashton-under-Lyne £178Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Dudley: £149Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Dudley: £150Ashton-under-Lyne: £169Dudley: £141

    £149£150£141Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£178£179£169

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dudley £121, Ashton-under-Lyne £91Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Dudley: £121Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Dudley: £122Ashton-under-Lyne: £86Dudley: £115

    £121£122£115Dudley is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dudley £1,312, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,434Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,434Dudley: £1,312Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,440Dudley: £1,318Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,360Dudley: £1,245

    £1,312£1,318£1,245Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£1,434£1,440£1,360

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dudley £197, Ashton-under-Lyne £279Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Dudley: £197Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Dudley: £198Ashton-under-Lyne: £265Dudley: £187

    £197£198£187Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£279£281£265

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dudley £209, Ashton-under-Lyne £278Ashton-under-Lyne: £278Dudley: £209Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Dudley: £210Ashton-under-Lyne: £264Dudley: £198

    £209£210£198Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£278£279£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dudley £9.00, Ashton-under-Lyne £4.22Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.22Dudley: £9.00Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.23Dudley: £9.04Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.00Dudley: £8.54

    £9.00£9.04£8.54Dudley is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dudley £7.28, Ashton-under-Lyne £4.83Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.83Dudley: £7.28Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.85Dudley: £7.32Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.58Dudley: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Dudley is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dudley £6.95, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Dudley: £6.95Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Dudley: £6.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13Dudley: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 162.8, Ashton-under-Lyne 154.2Ashton-under-Lyne: 154.2Dudley: 162.8

    162.8Dudley is higherDepends on how you count154.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 24.7, Ashton-under-Lyne 24.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 24.0Dudley: 24.7

    24.7Dudley is higherDepends on how you count24.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 31.1, Ashton-under-Lyne 26.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 26.9Dudley: 31.1

    31.1Dudley is higher26.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 83.8, Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9Dudley: 83.8

    83.8Ashton-under-Lyne is higher88.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 162.0, Ashton-under-Lyne 171.7Ashton-under-Lyne: 171.7Dudley: 162.0

    162.0Ashton-under-Lyne is higher171.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 27.1, Ashton-under-Lyne 20.4Ashton-under-Lyne: 20.4Dudley: 27.1

    27.1Dudley is higher20.4

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Dudley and Ashton-under-Lyne, per resident
MeasureDudleyAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,770£4,790£4,525£4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,171£2,180£2,059£2,004£2,013£1,901Dudley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,659£1,666£1,574£1,812£1,820£1,719Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,904£1,912£1,806£1,770£1,777£1,679Dudley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£102£102£96Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£127£127£120Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£5.98£6.00£5.67Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£590£557£592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£91£91£86Dudley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,312£1,318£1,245£1,434£1,440£1,360Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£279£281£265Ashton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£278£279£264Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.00£9.04£8.54£4.22£4.23£4.00Dudley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£4.83£4.85£4.58Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£5.41£5.43£5.13Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.8154.2Dudley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.724.0Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.126.9Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.888.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.0171.7Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.120.4Dudley

Total

Dudley is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne 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

Dudley Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dudley £499.4m, Ashton-under-Lyne £509.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £509.2mDudley: £499.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £511.4mDudley: £501.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £483.0mDudley: £473.7m

    £499.4m£501.5m£473.7mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£509.2m£511.4m£483.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dudley £227.3m, Ashton-under-Lyne £209.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £209.5mDudley: £227.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £210.4mDudley: £228.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £198.7mDudley: £215.6m

    £227.3m£228.2m£215.6mDudley is higher£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dudley £173.7m, Ashton-under-Lyne £189.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £189.5mDudley: £173.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £190.3mDudley: £174.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £179.7mDudley: £164.7m

    £173.7m£174.4m£164.7mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£189.5m£190.3m£179.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dudley £199.3m, Ashton-under-Lyne £185.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.0mDudley: £199.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.8mDudley: £200.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £175.5mDudley: £189.0m

    £199.3m£200.1m£189.0mDudley is higherDepends on how you count£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dudley £11.0m, Ashton-under-Lyne £10.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.6mDudley: £11.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.7mDudley: £11.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.1mDudley: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDudley is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dudley £16.3m, Ashton-under-Lyne £13.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mDudley: £16.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mDudley: £16.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £12.6mDudley: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mDudley is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Dudley £0.69m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.62mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.62mDudley: £0.69mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.63mDudley: £0.70mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.59mDudley: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mDudley is higher£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dudley £61.5m, Ashton-under-Lyne £61.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £61.9mDudley: £61.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £62.2mDudley: £61.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £58.7mDudley: £58.3m

    £61.5m£61.8m£58.3mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£61.9m£62.2m£58.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dudley £15.6m, Ashton-under-Lyne £18.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.6mDudley: £15.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.7mDudley: £15.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £17.6mDudley: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dudley £12.7m, Ashton-under-Lyne £9.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mDudley: £12.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mDudley: £12.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.0mDudley: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mDudley is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dudley £137.4m, Ashton-under-Lyne £149.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £149.9mDudley: £137.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £150.6mDudley: £138.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £142.2mDudley: £130.3m

    £137.4m£138.0m£130.3mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£149.9m£150.6m£142.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dudley £20.6m, Ashton-under-Lyne £29.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mDudley: £20.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.3mDudley: £20.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.7mDudley: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dudley £21.9m, Ashton-under-Lyne £29.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.1mDudley: £21.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mDudley: £22.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.6mDudley: £20.8m

    £21.9m£22.0m£20.8mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dudley £0.94m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.44mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mDudley: £0.94mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mDudley: £0.95mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.42mDudley: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.95m£0.89mDudley is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dudley £0.76m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.51mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mDudley: £0.76mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mDudley: £0.77mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.48mDudley: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.72mDudley is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dudley £0.73m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.57mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mDudley: £0.73mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mDudley: £0.73mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.54mDudley: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mDudley is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dudley 17,045, Ashton-under-Lyne 16,122Ashton-under-Lyne: 16,122Dudley: 17,045

    17,045Dudley is higherDepends on how you count16,122

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dudley 2,588, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,506Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,506Dudley: 2,588

    2,588Dudley is higherDepends on how you count2,506

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dudley 3,258, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,811Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,811Dudley: 3,258

    3,258Dudley is higher2,811

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dudley 8,770, Ashton-under-Lyne 9,290Ashton-under-Lyne: 9,290Dudley: 8,770

    8,770Ashton-under-Lyne is higher9,290

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dudley 16,957, Ashton-under-Lyne 17,946Ashton-under-Lyne: 17,946Dudley: 16,957

    16,957Ashton-under-Lyne is higher17,946

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dudley 2,837, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,128Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,128Dudley: 2,837

    2,837Dudley is higher2,128

Show the numbers
Dudley and Ashton-under-Lyne, total
MeasureDudleyAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m£509.2m£511.4m£483.0mAshton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m£209.5m£210.4m£198.7mDudley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m£189.5m£190.3m£179.7mAshton-under-Lyne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m£185.0m£185.8m£175.5mDudley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.6m£10.7m£10.1mDudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mDudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mDudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m£61.9m£62.2m£58.7mAshton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£18.6m£18.7m£17.6mAshton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mDudley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m£149.9m£150.6m£142.2mAshton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mAshton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mAshton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mDudley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mDudley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDudley
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,04516,122Dudley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5882,506Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2582,811Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7709,290Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,95717,946Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8372,128Dudley

Sources

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

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  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.
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