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Dudley and Huddersfield
Dudley is higher than Huddersfield on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.
On 6 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
Dudley is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield on 5. 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 Huddersfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,770£4,790£4,525Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£4,538£4,557£4,304
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,261£13,318£12,579Dudley is higher£12,775£12,829£12,117
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,683£2,694£2,544Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£2,661£2,673£2,524
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,629£11,678£11,030Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£11,410£11,458£10,823
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£639£642£606Dudley is higher£619£622£588
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£953£957£904Dudley is higher£709£712£672
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£40£41£38Dudley is higher£36£37£35
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£588£590£557Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£579£582£549
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£150£141Dudley is higher£120£120£113
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£196£197£186Dudley is higher£146£146£138
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,122£2,131£2,013Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£2,081£2,090£1,974
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Huddersfield is higher£247£248£234
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£338£340£321Huddersfield is higher£415£416£393
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£15£15£14Dudley is higher£11£11£10
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£12£12£11Dudley is higher£8.42£8.46£7.99
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
994.6Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count1,014.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.0Dudley is higher139.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
190.1Dudley is higher151.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
83.8Huddersfield is higher86.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
261.9Huddersfield is higher264.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
43.8Dudley is higher32.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Dudley | Huddersfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,770£4,790£4,525 | £4,538£4,557£4,304 | Dudley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,261£13,318£12,579 | £12,775£12,829£12,117 | Dudley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,683£2,694£2,544 | £2,661£2,673£2,524 | Dudley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,629£11,678£11,030 | £11,410£11,458£10,823 | Dudley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £639£642£606 | £619£622£588 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £953£957£904 | £709£712£672 | Dudley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £40£41£38 | £36£37£35 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £588£590£557 | £579£582£549 | Dudley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£150£141 | £120£120£113 | Dudley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £196£197£186 | £146£146£138 | Dudley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,122£2,131£2,013 | £2,081£2,090£1,974 | Dudley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £247£248£234 | Huddersfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £338£340£321 | £415£416£393 | Huddersfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £15£15£14 | £11£11£10 | Dudley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £12£12£11 | £8.42£8.46£7.99 | Dudley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.95£6.98£6.59 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | Dudley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 994.6 | 1,014.6 | Huddersfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.0 | 139.7 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 190.1 | 151.2 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 83.8 | 86.4 | Huddersfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 261.9 | 264.5 | Huddersfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 43.8 | 32.7 | Dudley |
Per resident
Dudley is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield on 6. 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 Huddersfield
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,770£4,790£4,525Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£4,538£4,557£4,304
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,171£2,180£2,059Dudley is higher£1,880£1,888£1,783
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,659£1,666£1,574Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,707£1,714£1,619
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,904£1,912£1,806Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£1,679£1,686£1,593
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£105£105£99Dudley is higher£91£92£86
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£156£157£148Dudley is higher£104£105£99
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.62£6.65£6.28Dudley is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£588£590£557Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£579£582£549
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£149£150£141Dudley is higher£120£120£113
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£121£122£115Dudley is higher£94£94£89
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,312£1,318£1,245Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,335£1,341£1,266
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Huddersfield is higher£247£248£234
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£209£210£198Huddersfield is higher£266£267£252
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£9.00£9.04£8.54Dudley is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.28£7.32£6.91Dudley is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
162.8Dudley is higherDepends on how you count149.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.7Dudley is higher20.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
31.1Dudley is higher22.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
83.8Huddersfield is higher86.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
162.0Huddersfield is higher169.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.1Dudley is higher21.0
Show the numbers
| Measure | Dudley | Huddersfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,770£4,790£4,525 | £4,538£4,557£4,304 | Dudley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,171£2,180£2,059 | £1,880£1,888£1,783 | Dudley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,659£1,666£1,574 | £1,707£1,714£1,619 | Huddersfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,904£1,912£1,806 | £1,679£1,686£1,593 | Dudley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £105£105£99 | £91£92£86 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £104£105£99 | Dudley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £588£590£557 | £579£582£549 | Dudley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £149£150£141 | £120£120£113 | Dudley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £121£122£115 | £94£94£89 | Dudley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,312£1,318£1,245 | £1,335£1,341£1,266 | Huddersfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £247£248£234 | Huddersfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £209£210£198 | £266£267£252 | Huddersfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £9.00£9.04£8.54 | £6.98£7.01£6.62 | Dudley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.28£7.32£6.91 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | Dudley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.95£6.98£6.59 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | Dudley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 162.8 | 149.3 | Dudley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.7 | 20.6 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 31.1 | 22.3 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 83.8 | 86.4 | Huddersfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 162.0 | 169.6 | Huddersfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.1 | 21.0 | Dudley |
Total
Dudley is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£499.4m£501.5m£473.7mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£227.3m£228.2m£215.6mDudley is higher£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£173.7m£174.4m£164.7mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDudley is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mDudley is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mDudley is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£61.5m£61.8m£58.3mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mDudley is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mDudley is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£137.4m£138.0m£130.3mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mHuddersfield is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mHuddersfield is higher£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mDudley is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mDudley is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mDudley is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,045Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count17,757
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,588Dudley is higher2,445
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,258Dudley is higher2,647
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
8,770Huddersfield is higher10,273
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,957Huddersfield is higher20,174
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,837Dudley is higher2,492
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| Measure | Dudley | Huddersfield | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £499.4m£501.5m£473.7m | £539.7m£542.0m£511.9m | Huddersfield |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £227.3m£228.2m£215.6m | £223.6m£224.5m£212.1m | Dudley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £173.7m£174.4m£164.7m | £203.0m£203.9m£192.5m | Huddersfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £199.3m£200.1m£189.0m | £199.7m£200.5m£189.4m | Huddersfield |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £11.0m£11.0m£10.4m | £10.8m£10.9m£10.3m | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | Dudley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.60m | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £61.5m£61.8m£58.3m | £68.9m£69.2m£65.4m | Huddersfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.6m£15.7m£14.8m | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | Dudley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.7m£12.0m | £11.1m£11.2m£10.6m | Dudley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £137.4m£138.0m£130.3m | £158.8m£159.4m£150.6m | Huddersfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £20.6m£20.7m£19.5m | £29.4m£29.5m£27.8m | Huddersfield |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £21.9m£22.0m£20.8m | £31.6m£31.8m£30.0m | Huddersfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.94m£0.95m£0.89m | £0.83m£0.83m£0.79m | Dudley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.76m£0.77m£0.72m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | Dudley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.65m£0.65m£0.62m | Dudley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,045 | 17,757 | Huddersfield |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,588 | 2,445 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,258 | 2,647 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 8,770 | 10,273 | Huddersfield |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,957 | 20,174 | Huddersfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,837 | 2,492 | Dudley |
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.