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Halifax and Huddersfield

111,349 and 118,939 residents (mid-2024).

Halifax is higher than Huddersfield on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 14 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

Halifax is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield on 8. 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

Halifax Huddersfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halifax £4,917, Huddersfield £4,538Huddersfield: £4,538Halifax: £4,917Huddersfield: £4,557Halifax: £4,938Huddersfield: £4,304Halifax: £4,664

    £4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax is higher£4,538£4,557£4,304

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Halifax £12,958, Huddersfield £12,775Huddersfield: £12,775Halifax: £12,958Huddersfield: £12,829Halifax: £13,013Huddersfield: £12,117Halifax: £12,291

    £12,958£13,013£12,291Halifax is higher£12,775£12,829£12,117

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £2,995, Huddersfield £2,661Huddersfield: £2,661Halifax: £2,995Huddersfield: £2,673Halifax: £3,007Huddersfield: £2,524Halifax: £2,841

    £2,995£3,007£2,841Halifax is higher£2,661£2,673£2,524

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Halifax £11,601, Huddersfield £11,410Huddersfield: £11,410Halifax: £11,601Huddersfield: £11,458Halifax: £11,651Huddersfield: £10,823Halifax: £11,004

    £11,601£11,651£11,004Halifax is higher£11,410£11,458£10,823

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Halifax £567, Huddersfield £619Huddersfield: £619Halifax: £567Huddersfield: £622Halifax: £570Huddersfield: £588Halifax: £538

    £567£570£538Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£619£622£588

  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: Halifax £754, Huddersfield £709Huddersfield: £709Halifax: £754Huddersfield: £712Halifax: £757Huddersfield: £672Halifax: £715

    £754£757£715Halifax is higher£709£712£672

  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: Halifax £35, Huddersfield £36Huddersfield: £36Halifax: £35Huddersfield: £37Halifax: £35Huddersfield: £35Halifax: £33

    £35£35£33Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£36£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £579, Huddersfield £579Huddersfield: £579Halifax: £579Huddersfield: £582Halifax: £582Huddersfield: £549Halifax: £549

    £579£582£549Huddersfield is higher£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £161, Huddersfield £120Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £113Halifax: £153

    £161£161£153Halifax is higher£120£120£113

  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: Halifax £190, Huddersfield £146Huddersfield: £146Halifax: £190Huddersfield: £146Halifax: £191Huddersfield: £138Halifax: £180

    £190£191£180Halifax is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £2,424, Huddersfield £2,081Huddersfield: £2,081Halifax: £2,424Huddersfield: £2,090Halifax: £2,434Huddersfield: £1,974Halifax: £2,299

    £2,424£2,434£2,299Halifax is higher£2,081£2,090£1,974

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halifax £209, Huddersfield £247Huddersfield: £247Halifax: £209Huddersfield: £248Halifax: £210Huddersfield: £234Halifax: £198

    £209£210£198Huddersfield is higher£247£248£234

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £367, Huddersfield £415Huddersfield: £415Halifax: £367Huddersfield: £416Halifax: £369Huddersfield: £393Halifax: £348

    £367£369£348Huddersfield is higher£415£416£393

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £6.92, Huddersfield £11Huddersfield: £11Halifax: £6.92Huddersfield: £11Halifax: £6.95Huddersfield: £10Halifax: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56Huddersfield is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £7.26, Huddersfield £8.42Huddersfield: £8.42Halifax: £7.26Huddersfield: £8.46Halifax: £7.29Huddersfield: £7.99Halifax: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Huddersfield is higher£8.42£8.46£7.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halifax £11, Huddersfield £5.48Huddersfield: £5.48Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.51Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.20Halifax: £11

    £11Halifax is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Halifax 1,033.6, Huddersfield 1,014.6Huddersfield: 1,014.6Halifax: 1,033.6

    1,033.6Halifax is higher1,014.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Halifax 136.8, Huddersfield 139.7Huddersfield: 139.7Halifax: 136.8

    136.8Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count139.7

  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: Halifax 160.3, Huddersfield 151.2Huddersfield: 151.2Halifax: 160.3

    160.3Halifax is higher151.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 89.8, Huddersfield 86.4Huddersfield: 86.4Halifax: 89.8

    89.8Halifax is higherDepends on how you count86.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Halifax 281.7, Huddersfield 264.5Huddersfield: 264.5Halifax: 281.7

    281.7Halifax is higherDepends on how you count264.5

  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: Halifax 43.8, Huddersfield 32.7Huddersfield: 32.7Halifax: 43.8

    43.8Halifax is higher32.7

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Halifax and Huddersfield, per person in the age group
MeasureHalifaxHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,917£4,938£4,664£4,538£4,557£4,304Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,958£13,013£12,291£12,775£12,829£12,117Halifax
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,995£3,007£2,841£2,661£2,673£2,524Halifax
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,601£11,651£11,004£11,410£11,458£10,823Halifax
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£567£570£538£619£622£588Huddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£754£757£715£709£712£672Halifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£36£37£35Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£579£582£549Huddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£153£120£120£113Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£190£191£180£146£146£138Halifax
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,424£2,434£2,299£2,081£2,090£1,974Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£247£248£234Huddersfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£367£369£348£415£416£393Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£11£11£10Huddersfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£8.42£8.46£7.99Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£5.48£5.51£5.20Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.61,014.6Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.8139.7Huddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.3151.2Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.886.4Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.7264.5Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.832.7Halifax

Per resident

Halifax 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

Halifax Huddersfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halifax £4,917, Huddersfield £4,538Huddersfield: £4,538Halifax: £4,917Huddersfield: £4,557Halifax: £4,938Huddersfield: £4,304Halifax: £4,664

    £4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax is higher£4,538£4,557£4,304

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Halifax £2,103, Huddersfield £1,880Huddersfield: £1,880Halifax: £2,103Huddersfield: £1,888Halifax: £2,112Huddersfield: £1,783Halifax: £1,995

    £2,103£2,112£1,995Halifax is higher£1,880£1,888£1,783

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Halifax £1,854, Huddersfield £1,707Huddersfield: £1,707Halifax: £1,854Huddersfield: £1,714Halifax: £1,862Huddersfield: £1,619Halifax: £1,759

    £1,854£1,862£1,759Halifax is higher£1,707£1,714£1,619

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Halifax £1,883, Huddersfield £1,679Huddersfield: £1,679Halifax: £1,883Huddersfield: £1,686Halifax: £1,891Huddersfield: £1,593Halifax: £1,786

    £1,883£1,891£1,786Halifax is higher£1,679£1,686£1,593

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Halifax £92, Huddersfield £91Huddersfield: £91Halifax: £92Huddersfield: £92Halifax: £92Huddersfield: £86Halifax: £87

    £92£92£87Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£91£92£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £122, Huddersfield £104Huddersfield: £104Halifax: £122Huddersfield: £105Halifax: £123Huddersfield: £99Halifax: £116

    £122£123£116Halifax is higher£104£105£99

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Halifax £5.72, Huddersfield £5.36Huddersfield: £5.36Halifax: £5.72Huddersfield: £5.38Halifax: £5.75Huddersfield: £5.08Halifax: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £579, Huddersfield £579Huddersfield: £579Halifax: £579Huddersfield: £582Halifax: £582Huddersfield: £549Halifax: £549

    £579£582£549Huddersfield is higher£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £161, Huddersfield £120Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £113Halifax: £153

    £161£161£153Halifax is higher£120£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Halifax £117, Huddersfield £94Huddersfield: £94Halifax: £117Huddersfield: £94Halifax: £118Huddersfield: £89Halifax: £111

    £117£118£111Halifax is higher£94£94£89

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Halifax £1,500, Huddersfield £1,335Huddersfield: £1,335Halifax: £1,500Huddersfield: £1,341Halifax: £1,507Huddersfield: £1,266Halifax: £1,423

    £1,500£1,507£1,423Halifax is higher£1,335£1,341£1,266

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halifax £209, Huddersfield £247Huddersfield: £247Halifax: £209Huddersfield: £248Halifax: £210Huddersfield: £234Halifax: £198

    £209£210£198Huddersfield is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Halifax £227, Huddersfield £266Huddersfield: £266Halifax: £227Huddersfield: £267Halifax: £228Huddersfield: £252Halifax: £216

    £227£228£216Huddersfield is higher£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Halifax £4.28, Huddersfield £6.98Huddersfield: £6.98Halifax: £4.28Huddersfield: £7.01Halifax: £4.30Huddersfield: £6.62Halifax: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Huddersfield is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Halifax £4.49, Huddersfield £5.40Huddersfield: £5.40Halifax: £4.49Huddersfield: £5.42Halifax: £4.51Huddersfield: £5.12Halifax: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Huddersfield is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halifax £11, Huddersfield £5.48Huddersfield: £5.48Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.51Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.20Halifax: £11

    £11Halifax is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 167.8, Huddersfield 149.3Huddersfield: 149.3Halifax: 167.8

    167.8Halifax is higher149.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 22.2, Huddersfield 20.6Huddersfield: 20.6Halifax: 22.2

    22.2Halifax is higherDepends on how you count20.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 26.0, Huddersfield 22.3Huddersfield: 22.3Halifax: 26.0

    26.0Halifax is higher22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 89.8, Huddersfield 86.4Huddersfield: 86.4Halifax: 89.8

    89.8Halifax is higherDepends on how you count86.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 174.4, Huddersfield 169.6Huddersfield: 169.6Halifax: 174.4

    174.4Halifax is higherDepends on how you count169.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 27.1, Huddersfield 21.0Huddersfield: 21.0Halifax: 27.1

    27.1Halifax is higher21.0

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Halifax and Huddersfield, per resident
MeasureHalifaxHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,917£4,938£4,664£4,538£4,557£4,304Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,103£2,112£1,995£1,880£1,888£1,783Halifax
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,854£1,862£1,759£1,707£1,714£1,619Halifax
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,883£1,891£1,786£1,679£1,686£1,593Halifax
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£91£92£86Halifax
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£104£105£99Halifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£5.36£5.38£5.08Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£579£582£549Huddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£153£120£120£113Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£94£94£89Halifax
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,507£1,423£1,335£1,341£1,266Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£247£248£234Huddersfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£266£267£252Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£6.98£7.01£6.62Huddersfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£5.40£5.42£5.12Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£5.48£5.51£5.20Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026167.8149.3Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.220.6Halifax
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.022.3Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.886.4Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026174.4169.6Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.121.0Halifax

Total

Halifax is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield on 8. 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

Halifax Huddersfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Halifax £547.5m, Huddersfield £539.7mHuddersfield: £539.7mHalifax: £547.5mHuddersfield: £542.0mHalifax: £549.9mHuddersfield: £511.9mHalifax: £519.4m

    £547.5m£549.9m£519.4mHalifax is higher£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Halifax £234.2m, Huddersfield £223.6mHuddersfield: £223.6mHalifax: £234.2mHuddersfield: £224.5mHalifax: £235.2mHuddersfield: £212.1mHalifax: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mHalifax is higher£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Halifax £206.4m, Huddersfield £203.0mHuddersfield: £203.0mHalifax: £206.4mHuddersfield: £203.9mHalifax: £207.3mHuddersfield: £192.5mHalifax: £195.8m

    £206.4m£207.3m£195.8mHalifax is higher£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Halifax £209.7m, Huddersfield £199.7mHuddersfield: £199.7mHalifax: £209.7mHuddersfield: £200.5mHalifax: £210.6mHuddersfield: £189.4mHalifax: £198.9m

    £209.7m£210.6m£198.9mHalifax is higher£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Halifax £10.3m, Huddersfield £10.8mHuddersfield: £10.8mHalifax: £10.3mHuddersfield: £10.9mHalifax: £10.3mHuddersfield: £10.3mHalifax: £9.7m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.7mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halifax £13.6m, Huddersfield £12.4mHuddersfield: £12.4mHalifax: £13.6mHuddersfield: £12.5mHalifax: £13.7mHuddersfield: £11.8mHalifax: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mHalifax is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Halifax £0.64m, Huddersfield £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.60mHalifax: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halifax £64.5m, Huddersfield £68.9mHuddersfield: £68.9mHalifax: £64.5mHuddersfield: £69.2mHalifax: £64.8mHuddersfield: £65.4mHalifax: £61.2m

    £64.5m£64.8m£61.2mHuddersfield is higher£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Halifax £17.9m, Huddersfield £14.2mHuddersfield: £14.2mHalifax: £17.9mHuddersfield: £14.3mHalifax: £18.0mHuddersfield: £13.5mHalifax: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHalifax is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halifax £13.1m, Huddersfield £11.1mHuddersfield: £11.1mHalifax: £13.1mHuddersfield: £11.2mHalifax: £13.1mHuddersfield: £10.6mHalifax: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.1m£12.4mHalifax is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Halifax £167.1m, Huddersfield £158.8mHuddersfield: £158.8mHalifax: £167.1mHuddersfield: £159.4mHalifax: £167.8mHuddersfield: £150.6mHalifax: £158.5m

    £167.1m£167.8m£158.5mHalifax is higher£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Halifax £23.3m, Huddersfield £29.4mHuddersfield: £29.4mHalifax: £23.3mHuddersfield: £29.5mHalifax: £23.4mHuddersfield: £27.8mHalifax: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mHuddersfield is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Halifax £25.3m, Huddersfield £31.6mHuddersfield: £31.6mHalifax: £25.3mHuddersfield: £31.8mHalifax: £25.4mHuddersfield: £30.0mHalifax: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mHuddersfield is higher£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Halifax £0.48m, Huddersfield £0.83mHuddersfield: £0.83mHalifax: £0.48mHuddersfield: £0.83mHalifax: £0.48mHuddersfield: £0.79mHalifax: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mHuddersfield is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Halifax £0.50m, Huddersfield £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.50mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.50mHuddersfield: £0.61mHalifax: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHuddersfield is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Halifax £1.3m, Huddersfield £0.65mHuddersfield: £0.65mHalifax: £1.3mHuddersfield: £0.65mHalifax: £1.3mHuddersfield: £0.62mHalifax: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mHalifax is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Halifax 18,681, Huddersfield 17,757Huddersfield: 17,757Halifax: 18,681

    18,681Halifax is higher17,757

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Halifax 2,472, Huddersfield 2,445Huddersfield: 2,445Halifax: 2,472

    2,472Halifax is higherDepends on how you count2,445

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halifax 2,897, Huddersfield 2,647Huddersfield: 2,647Halifax: 2,897

    2,897Halifax is higher2,647

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halifax 9,995, Huddersfield 10,273Huddersfield: 10,273Halifax: 9,995

    9,995Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count10,273

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Halifax 19,419, Huddersfield 20,174Huddersfield: 20,174Halifax: 19,419

    19,419Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count20,174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halifax 3,018, Huddersfield 2,492Huddersfield: 2,492Halifax: 3,018

    3,018Halifax is higher2,492

Show the numbers
Halifax and Huddersfield, total
MeasureHalifaxHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£547.5m£549.9m£519.4m£539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHalifax
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£223.6m£224.5m£212.1mHalifax
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£206.4m£207.3m£195.8m£203.0m£203.9m£192.5mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m£199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHalifax
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mHuddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mHalifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mHalifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m£68.9m£69.2m£65.4mHuddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mHalifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m£11.1m£11.2m£10.6mHalifax
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£167.1m£167.8m£158.5m£158.8m£159.4m£150.6mHalifax
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£29.4m£29.5m£27.8mHuddersfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHuddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHuddersfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mHuddersfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,68117,757Halifax
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4722,445Halifax
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8972,647Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,99510,273Huddersfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,41920,174Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0182,492Halifax

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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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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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