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Dudley and Halifax

104,687 and 111,349 residents (mid-2024).

Dudley is higher than Halifax on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 21 per resident and 7 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.

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Per person in the age group

Dudley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Halifax on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dudley Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dudley £4,770, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Dudley: £4,770Halifax: £4,938Dudley: £4,790Halifax: £4,664Dudley: £4,525

    £4,770£4,790£4,525Halifax is higher£4,917£4,938£4,664

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Dudley £13,261, Halifax £12,958Halifax: £12,958Dudley: £13,261Halifax: £13,013Dudley: £13,318Halifax: £12,291Dudley: £12,579

    £13,261£13,318£12,579Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£12,958£13,013£12,291

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £2,683, Halifax £2,995Halifax: £2,995Dudley: £2,683Halifax: £3,007Dudley: £2,694Halifax: £2,841Dudley: £2,544

    £2,683£2,694£2,544Halifax is higher£2,995£3,007£2,841

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Dudley £11,629, Halifax £11,601Halifax: £11,601Dudley: £11,629Halifax: £11,651Dudley: £11,678Halifax: £11,004Dudley: £11,030

    £11,629£11,678£11,030Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£11,601£11,651£11,004

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Dudley £639, Halifax £567Halifax: £567Dudley: £639Halifax: £570Dudley: £642Halifax: £538Dudley: £606

    £639£642£606Dudley is higher£567£570£538

  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, Halifax £754Halifax: £754Dudley: £953Halifax: £757Dudley: £957Halifax: £715Dudley: £904

    £953£957£904Dudley is higher£754£757£715

  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, Halifax £35Halifax: £35Dudley: £40Halifax: £35Dudley: £41Halifax: £33Dudley: £38

    £40£41£38Dudley is higher£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £588, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Dudley: £588Halifax: £582Dudley: £590Halifax: £549Dudley: £557

    £588£590£557Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £149, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Dudley: £149Halifax: £161Dudley: £150Halifax: £153Dudley: £141

    £149£150£141Halifax is higher£161£161£153

  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, Halifax £190Halifax: £190Dudley: £196Halifax: £191Dudley: £197Halifax: £180Dudley: £186

    £196£197£186Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £2,122, Halifax £2,424Halifax: £2,424Dudley: £2,122Halifax: £2,434Dudley: £2,131Halifax: £2,299Dudley: £2,013

    £2,122£2,131£2,013Halifax is higher£2,424£2,434£2,299

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dudley £197, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Dudley: £197Halifax: £210Dudley: £198Halifax: £198Dudley: £187

    £197£198£187Halifax is higher£209£210£198

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £338, Halifax £367Halifax: £367Dudley: £338Halifax: £369Dudley: £340Halifax: £348Dudley: £321

    £338£340£321Halifax is higher£367£369£348

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £15, Halifax £6.92Halifax: £6.92Dudley: £15Halifax: £6.95Dudley: £15Halifax: £6.56Dudley: £14

    £15£15£14Dudley is higher£6.92£6.95£6.56

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Dudley £12, Halifax £7.26Halifax: £7.26Dudley: £12Halifax: £7.29Dudley: £12Halifax: £6.89Dudley: £11

    £12£12£11Dudley is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dudley £6.95, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Dudley: £6.95Halifax: £11Dudley: £6.98Halifax: £11Dudley: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59Halifax is higher£11

  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, Halifax 1,033.6Halifax: 1,033.6Dudley: 994.6

    994.6Halifax is higher1,033.6

  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, Halifax 136.8Halifax: 136.8Dudley: 151.0

    151.0Dudley is higher136.8

  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, Halifax 160.3Halifax: 160.3Dudley: 190.1

    190.1Dudley is higher160.3

  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, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Dudley: 83.8

    83.8Halifax is higher89.8

  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, Halifax 281.7Halifax: 281.7Dudley: 261.9

    261.9Halifax is higher281.7

  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, Halifax 43.8Halifax: 43.8Dudley: 43.8

    43.8Dudley is higherDepends on how you count43.8

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Dudley and Halifax, per person in the age group
MeasureDudleyHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,770£4,790£4,525£4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,261£13,318£12,579£12,958£13,013£12,291Dudley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,683£2,694£2,544£2,995£3,007£2,841Halifax
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,629£11,678£11,030£11,601£11,651£11,004Dudley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£639£642£606£567£570£538Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£953£957£904£754£757£715Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£40£41£38£35£35£33Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£590£557£579£582£549Dudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£161£161£153Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£196£197£186£190£191£180Dudley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,122£2,131£2,013£2,424£2,434£2,299Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£209£210£198Halifax
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£338£340£321£367£369£348Halifax
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£15£15£14£6.92£6.95£6.56Dudley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£7.26£7.29£6.89Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026994.61,033.6Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.0136.8Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026190.1160.3Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.889.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026261.9281.7Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.843.8Dudley

Per resident

Dudley is higher on 11 of 21 measures, and Halifax on 10. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Dudley Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Dudley £4,770, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Dudley: £4,770Halifax: £4,938Dudley: £4,790Halifax: £4,664Dudley: £4,525

    £4,770£4,790£4,525Halifax is higher£4,917£4,938£4,664

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Dudley £2,171, Halifax £2,103Halifax: £2,103Dudley: £2,171Halifax: £2,112Dudley: £2,180Halifax: £1,995Dudley: £2,059

    £2,171£2,180£2,059Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£2,103£2,112£1,995

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Dudley £1,659, Halifax £1,854Halifax: £1,854Dudley: £1,659Halifax: £1,862Dudley: £1,666Halifax: £1,759Dudley: £1,574

    £1,659£1,666£1,574Halifax is higher£1,854£1,862£1,759

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Dudley £1,904, Halifax £1,883Halifax: £1,883Dudley: £1,904Halifax: £1,891Dudley: £1,912Halifax: £1,786Dudley: £1,806

    £1,904£1,912£1,806Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£1,883£1,891£1,786

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Dudley £105, Halifax £92Halifax: £92Dudley: £105Halifax: £92Dudley: £105Halifax: £87Dudley: £99

    £105£105£99Dudley is higher£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £156, Halifax £122Halifax: £122Dudley: £156Halifax: £123Dudley: £157Halifax: £116Dudley: £148

    £156£157£148Dudley is higher£122£123£116

  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, Halifax £5.72Halifax: £5.72Dudley: £6.62Halifax: £5.75Dudley: £6.65Halifax: £5.43Dudley: £6.28

    £6.62£6.65£6.28Dudley is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £588, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Dudley: £588Halifax: £582Dudley: £590Halifax: £549Dudley: £557

    £588£590£557Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Dudley £149, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Dudley: £149Halifax: £161Dudley: £150Halifax: £153Dudley: £141

    £149£150£141Halifax is higher£161£161£153

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Dudley £121, Halifax £117Halifax: £117Dudley: £121Halifax: £118Dudley: £122Halifax: £111Dudley: £115

    £121£122£115Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Dudley £1,312, Halifax £1,500Halifax: £1,500Dudley: £1,312Halifax: £1,507Dudley: £1,318Halifax: £1,423Dudley: £1,245

    £1,312£1,318£1,245Halifax is higher£1,500£1,507£1,423

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Dudley £197, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Dudley: £197Halifax: £210Dudley: £198Halifax: £198Dudley: £187

    £197£198£187Halifax is higher£209£210£198

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Dudley £209, Halifax £227Halifax: £227Dudley: £209Halifax: £228Dudley: £210Halifax: £216Dudley: £198

    £209£210£198Halifax is higher£227£228£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Dudley £9.00, Halifax £4.28Halifax: £4.28Dudley: £9.00Halifax: £4.30Dudley: £9.04Halifax: £4.06Dudley: £8.54

    £9.00£9.04£8.54Dudley is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Dudley £7.28, Halifax £4.49Halifax: £4.49Dudley: £7.28Halifax: £4.51Dudley: £7.32Halifax: £4.26Dudley: £6.91

    £7.28£7.32£6.91Dudley is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Dudley £6.95, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Dudley: £6.95Halifax: £11Dudley: £6.98Halifax: £11Dudley: £6.59

    £6.95£6.98£6.59Halifax is higher£11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 162.8, Halifax 167.8Halifax: 167.8Dudley: 162.8

    162.8Halifax is higher167.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 24.7, Halifax 22.2Halifax: 22.2Dudley: 24.7

    24.7Dudley is higher22.2

  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, Halifax 26.0Halifax: 26.0Dudley: 31.1

    31.1Dudley is higher26.0

  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, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Dudley: 83.8

    83.8Halifax is higher89.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Dudley 162.0, Halifax 174.4Halifax: 174.4Dudley: 162.0

    162.0Halifax is higher174.4

  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, Halifax 27.1Halifax: 27.1Dudley: 27.1

    27.1No difference to showDepends on how you count27.1

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Dudley and Halifax, per resident
MeasureDudleyHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,770£4,790£4,525£4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,171£2,180£2,059£2,103£2,112£1,995Dudley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,659£1,666£1,574£1,854£1,862£1,759Halifax
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,904£1,912£1,806£1,883£1,891£1,786Dudley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£105£105£99£92£92£87Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£156£157£148£122£123£116Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.62£6.65£6.28£5.72£5.75£5.43Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£588£590£557£579£582£549Dudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£141£161£161£153Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£121£122£115£117£118£111Dudley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,312£1,318£1,245£1,500£1,507£1,423Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£209£210£198Halifax
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£227£228£216Halifax
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£9.00£9.04£8.54£4.28£4.30£4.06Dudley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.28£7.32£6.91£4.49£4.51£4.26Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.95£6.98£6.59£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026162.8167.8Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.722.2Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.126.0Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.889.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.0174.4Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.127.1

Total

Dudley is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Halifax 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

Dudley Halifax

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Dudley £499.4m, Halifax £547.5mHalifax: £547.5mDudley: £499.4mHalifax: £549.9mDudley: £501.5mHalifax: £519.4mDudley: £473.7m

    £499.4m£501.5m£473.7mHalifax is higher£547.5m£549.9m£519.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Dudley £227.3m, Halifax £234.2mHalifax: £234.2mDudley: £227.3mHalifax: £235.2mDudley: £228.2mHalifax: £222.1mDudley: £215.6m

    £227.3m£228.2m£215.6mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Dudley £173.7m, Halifax £206.4mHalifax: £206.4mDudley: £173.7mHalifax: £207.3mDudley: £174.4mHalifax: £195.8mDudley: £164.7m

    £173.7m£174.4m£164.7mHalifax is higher£206.4m£207.3m£195.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Dudley £199.3m, Halifax £209.7mHalifax: £209.7mDudley: £199.3mHalifax: £210.6mDudley: £200.1mHalifax: £198.9mDudley: £189.0m

    £199.3m£200.1m£189.0mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Dudley £11.0m, Halifax £10.3mHalifax: £10.3mDudley: £11.0mHalifax: £10.3mDudley: £11.0mHalifax: £9.7mDudley: £10.4m

    £11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDudley is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dudley £16.3m, Halifax £13.6mHalifax: £13.6mDudley: £16.3mHalifax: £13.7mDudley: £16.4mHalifax: £12.9mDudley: £15.5m

    £16.3m£16.4m£15.5mDudley is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  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, Halifax £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mDudley: £0.69mHalifax: £0.64mDudley: £0.70mHalifax: £0.60mDudley: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.70m£0.66mDudley is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dudley £61.5m, Halifax £64.5mHalifax: £64.5mDudley: £61.5mHalifax: £64.8mDudley: £61.8mHalifax: £61.2mDudley: £58.3m

    £61.5m£61.8m£58.3mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Dudley £15.6m, Halifax £17.9mHalifax: £17.9mDudley: £15.6mHalifax: £18.0mDudley: £15.7mHalifax: £17.0mDudley: £14.8m

    £15.6m£15.7m£14.8mHalifax is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dudley £12.7m, Halifax £13.1mHalifax: £13.1mDudley: £12.7mHalifax: £13.1mDudley: £12.7mHalifax: £12.4mDudley: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Dudley £137.4m, Halifax £167.1mHalifax: £167.1mDudley: £137.4mHalifax: £167.8mDudley: £138.0mHalifax: £158.5mDudley: £130.3m

    £137.4m£138.0m£130.3mHalifax is higher£167.1m£167.8m£158.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Dudley £20.6m, Halifax £23.3mHalifax: £23.3mDudley: £20.6mHalifax: £23.4mDudley: £20.7mHalifax: £22.1mDudley: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.7m£19.5mHalifax is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Dudley £21.9m, Halifax £25.3mHalifax: £25.3mDudley: £21.9mHalifax: £25.4mDudley: £22.0mHalifax: £24.0mDudley: £20.8m

    £21.9m£22.0m£20.8mHalifax is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Dudley £0.94m, Halifax £0.48mHalifax: £0.48mDudley: £0.94mHalifax: £0.48mDudley: £0.95mHalifax: £0.45mDudley: £0.89m

    £0.94m£0.95m£0.89mDudley is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Dudley £0.76m, Halifax £0.50mHalifax: £0.50mDudley: £0.76mHalifax: £0.50mDudley: £0.77mHalifax: £0.47mDudley: £0.72m

    £0.76m£0.77m£0.72mDudley is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Dudley £0.73m, Halifax £1.3mHalifax: £1.3mDudley: £0.73mHalifax: £1.3mDudley: £0.73mHalifax: £1.2mDudley: £0.69m

    £0.73m£0.73m£0.69mHalifax is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Dudley 17,045, Halifax 18,681Halifax: 18,681Dudley: 17,045

    17,045Halifax is higher18,681

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Dudley 2,588, Halifax 2,472Halifax: 2,472Dudley: 2,588

    2,588Dudley is higher2,472

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Dudley 3,258, Halifax 2,897Halifax: 2,897Dudley: 3,258

    3,258Dudley is higher2,897

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Dudley 8,770, Halifax 9,995Halifax: 9,995Dudley: 8,770

    8,770Halifax is higher9,995

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Dudley 16,957, Halifax 19,419Halifax: 19,419Dudley: 16,957

    16,957Halifax is higher19,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Dudley 2,837, Halifax 3,018Halifax: 3,018Dudley: 2,837

    2,837Halifax is higherDepends on how you count3,018

Show the numbers
Dudley and Halifax, total
MeasureDudleyHalifaxHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m£547.5m£549.9m£519.4mHalifax
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m£234.2m£235.2m£222.1mHalifax
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m£206.4m£207.3m£195.8mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m£209.7m£210.6m£198.9mHalifax
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mDudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mDudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mDudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m£64.5m£64.8m£61.2mHalifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHalifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mHalifax
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m£167.1m£167.8m£158.5mHalifax
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mHalifax
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mHalifax
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mDudley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mDudley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,04518,681Halifax
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5882,472Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2582,897Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7709,995Halifax
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,95719,419Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,8373,018Halifax

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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  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.
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