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Halifax and Peterborough

111,349 and 132,644 residents (mid-2024).

Halifax is higher than Peterborough on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 6 of 22 in total.

On 9 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 13 of 22 measures, and Peterborough 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

Halifax Peterborough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halifax £4,917, Peterborough £4,543Peterborough: £4,543Halifax: £4,917Peterborough: £4,563Halifax: £4,938Peterborough: £4,310Halifax: £4,664

    £4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£4,543£4,563£4,310

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Halifax £12,958, Peterborough £12,851Peterborough: £12,851Halifax: £12,958Peterborough: £12,906Halifax: £13,013Peterborough: £12,190Halifax: £12,291

    £12,958£13,013£12,291Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£12,851£12,906£12,190

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £2,995, Peterborough £2,965Peterborough: £2,965Halifax: £2,995Peterborough: £2,978Halifax: £3,007Peterborough: £2,812Halifax: £2,841

    £2,995£3,007£2,841Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£2,965£2,978£2,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Halifax £11,601, Peterborough £11,092Peterborough: £11,092Halifax: £11,601Peterborough: £11,139Halifax: £11,651Peterborough: £10,521Halifax: £11,004

    £11,601£11,651£11,004Halifax is higher£11,092£11,139£10,521

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Halifax £567, Peterborough £886Peterborough: £886Halifax: £567Peterborough: £890Halifax: £570Peterborough: £841Halifax: £538

    £567£570£538Peterborough is higher£886£890£841

  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, Peterborough £831Peterborough: £831Halifax: £754Peterborough: £834Halifax: £757Peterborough: £788Halifax: £715

    £754£757£715Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£831£834£788

  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, Peterborough £42Peterborough: £42Halifax: £35Peterborough: £42Halifax: £35Peterborough: £40Halifax: £33

    £35£35£33Peterborough is higher£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £579, Peterborough £523Peterborough: £523Halifax: £579Peterborough: £525Halifax: £582Peterborough: £496Halifax: £549

    £579£582£549Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£523£525£496

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £161, Peterborough £133Peterborough: £133Halifax: £161Peterborough: £134Halifax: £161Peterborough: £127Halifax: £153

    £161£161£153Halifax is higher£133£134£127

  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, Peterborough £173Peterborough: £173Halifax: £190Peterborough: £174Halifax: £191Peterborough: £164Halifax: £180

    £190£191£180Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£173£174£164

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £2,424, Peterborough £2,463Peterborough: £2,463Halifax: £2,424Peterborough: £2,473Halifax: £2,434Peterborough: £2,336Halifax: £2,299

    £2,424£2,434£2,299Peterborough is higher£2,463£2,473£2,336

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halifax £209, Peterborough £253Peterborough: £253Halifax: £209Peterborough: £254Halifax: £210Peterborough: £240Halifax: £198

    £209£210£198Peterborough is higher£253£254£240

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £367, Peterborough £315Peterborough: £315Halifax: £367Peterborough: £316Halifax: £369Peterborough: £299Halifax: £348

    £367£369£348Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£315£316£299

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £6.92, Peterborough £5.40Peterborough: £5.40Halifax: £6.92Peterborough: £5.42Halifax: £6.95Peterborough: £5.12Halifax: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56Halifax is higher£5.40£5.42£5.12

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Halifax £7.26, Peterborough £8.41Peterborough: £8.41Halifax: £7.26Peterborough: £8.45Halifax: £7.29Peterborough: £7.98Halifax: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Peterborough is higher£8.41£8.45£7.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halifax £11, Peterborough £6.47Peterborough: £6.47Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.50Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.14Halifax: £11

    £11Halifax is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  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, Peterborough 980.4Peterborough: 980.4Halifax: 1,033.6

    1,033.6Halifax is higher980.4

  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, Peterborough 169.4Peterborough: 169.4Halifax: 136.8

    136.8Peterborough is higher169.4

  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, Peterborough 166.0Peterborough: 166.0Halifax: 160.3

    160.3Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count166.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 89.8, Peterborough 75.3Peterborough: 75.3Halifax: 89.8

    89.8Halifax is higher75.3

  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, Peterborough 288.3Peterborough: 288.3Halifax: 281.7

    281.7Peterborough is higher288.3

  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, Peterborough 38.3Peterborough: 38.3Halifax: 43.8

    43.8Halifax is higherDepends on how you count38.3

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Halifax and Peterborough, per person in the age group
MeasureHalifaxPeterboroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,917£4,938£4,664£4,543£4,563£4,310Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,958£13,013£12,291£12,851£12,906£12,190Halifax
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,995£3,007£2,841£2,965£2,978£2,812Halifax
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,601£11,651£11,004£11,092£11,139£10,521Halifax
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£567£570£538£886£890£841Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£754£757£715£831£834£788Peterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£35£33£42£42£40Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£523£525£496Halifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£153£133£134£127Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£190£191£180£173£174£164Halifax
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,424£2,434£2,299£2,463£2,473£2,336Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£253£254£240Peterborough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£367£369£348£315£316£299Halifax
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£5.40£5.42£5.12Halifax
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£8.41£8.45£7.98Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£6.47£6.50£6.14Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.6980.4Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.8169.4Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.3166.0Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.875.3Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.7288.3Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202643.838.3Halifax

Per resident

Halifax is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Peterborough on 7. 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 Peterborough

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halifax £4,917, Peterborough £4,543Peterborough: £4,543Halifax: £4,917Peterborough: £4,563Halifax: £4,938Peterborough: £4,310Halifax: £4,664

    £4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£4,543£4,563£4,310

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Halifax £2,103, Peterborough £1,776Peterborough: £1,776Halifax: £2,103Peterborough: £1,784Halifax: £2,112Peterborough: £1,685Halifax: £1,995

    £2,103£2,112£1,995Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£1,776£1,784£1,685

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Halifax £1,854, Peterborough £1,852Peterborough: £1,852Halifax: £1,854Peterborough: £1,860Halifax: £1,862Peterborough: £1,756Halifax: £1,759

    £1,854£1,862£1,759Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£1,852£1,860£1,756

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Halifax £1,883, Peterborough £1,533Peterborough: £1,533Halifax: £1,883Peterborough: £1,539Halifax: £1,891Peterborough: £1,454Halifax: £1,786

    £1,883£1,891£1,786Halifax is higher£1,533£1,539£1,454

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Halifax £92, Peterborough £122Peterborough: £122Halifax: £92Peterborough: £123Halifax: £92Peterborough: £116Halifax: £87

    £92£92£87Peterborough is higher£122£123£116

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £122, Peterborough £115Peterborough: £115Halifax: £122Peterborough: £115Halifax: £123Peterborough: £109Halifax: £116

    £122£123£116Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  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, Peterborough £5.79Peterborough: £5.79Halifax: £5.72Peterborough: £5.81Halifax: £5.75Peterborough: £5.49Halifax: £5.43

    £5.72£5.75£5.43Peterborough is higher£5.79£5.81£5.49

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £579, Peterborough £523Peterborough: £523Halifax: £579Peterborough: £525Halifax: £582Peterborough: £496Halifax: £549

    £579£582£549Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£523£525£496

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Halifax £161, Peterborough £133Peterborough: £133Halifax: £161Peterborough: £134Halifax: £161Peterborough: £127Halifax: £153

    £161£161£153Halifax is higher£133£134£127

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Halifax £117, Peterborough £108Peterborough: £108Halifax: £117Peterborough: £109Halifax: £118Peterborough: £103Halifax: £111

    £117£118£111Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£108£109£103

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Halifax £1,500, Peterborough £1,538Peterborough: £1,538Halifax: £1,500Peterborough: £1,545Halifax: £1,507Peterborough: £1,459Halifax: £1,423

    £1,500£1,507£1,423Peterborough is higher£1,538£1,545£1,459

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halifax £209, Peterborough £253Peterborough: £253Halifax: £209Peterborough: £254Halifax: £210Peterborough: £240Halifax: £198

    £209£210£198Peterborough is higher£253£254£240

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Halifax £227, Peterborough £197Peterborough: £197Halifax: £227Peterborough: £198Halifax: £228Peterborough: £187Halifax: £216

    £227£228£216Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£197£198£187

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Halifax £4.28, Peterborough £3.37Peterborough: £3.37Halifax: £4.28Peterborough: £3.39Halifax: £4.30Peterborough: £3.20Halifax: £4.06

    £4.28£4.30£4.06Halifax is higher£3.37£3.39£3.20

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Halifax £4.49, Peterborough £5.25Peterborough: £5.25Halifax: £4.49Peterborough: £5.27Halifax: £4.51Peterborough: £4.98Halifax: £4.26

    £4.49£4.51£4.26Peterborough is higher£5.25£5.27£4.98

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halifax £11, Peterborough £6.47Peterborough: £6.47Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.50Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.14Halifax: £11

    £11Halifax is higher£6.47£6.50£6.14

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 167.8, Peterborough 135.5Peterborough: 135.5Halifax: 167.8

    167.8Halifax is higher135.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 22.2, Peterborough 23.4Peterborough: 23.4Halifax: 22.2

    22.2Peterborough is higher23.4

  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, Peterborough 22.9Peterborough: 22.9Halifax: 26.0

    26.0Halifax is higherDepends on how you count22.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 89.8, Peterborough 75.3Peterborough: 75.3Halifax: 89.8

    89.8Halifax is higher75.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halifax 174.4, Peterborough 180.0Peterborough: 180.0Halifax: 174.4

    174.4Peterborough is higher180.0

  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, Peterborough 23.9Peterborough: 23.9Halifax: 27.1

    27.1Halifax is higherDepends on how you count23.9

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Halifax and Peterborough, per resident
MeasureHalifaxPeterboroughHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,917£4,938£4,664£4,543£4,563£4,310Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,103£2,112£1,995£1,776£1,784£1,685Halifax
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,854£1,862£1,759£1,852£1,860£1,756Halifax
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,883£1,891£1,786£1,533£1,539£1,454Halifax
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£92£92£87£122£123£116Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£115£115£109Halifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.72£5.75£5.43£5.79£5.81£5.49Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£523£525£496Halifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£153£133£134£127Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£118£111£108£109£103Halifax
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,500£1,507£1,423£1,538£1,545£1,459Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£209£210£198£253£254£240Peterborough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£227£228£216£197£198£187Halifax
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.28£4.30£4.06£3.37£3.39£3.20Halifax
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.49£4.51£4.26£5.25£5.27£4.98Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£11£6.47£6.50£6.14Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026167.8135.5Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.223.4Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.022.9Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202689.875.3Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026174.4180.0Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.123.9Halifax

Total

Halifax is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Peterborough on 16. 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 Peterborough

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Halifax £547.5m, Peterborough £602.7mPeterborough: £602.7mHalifax: £547.5mPeterborough: £605.2mHalifax: £549.9mPeterborough: £571.6mHalifax: £519.4m

    £547.5m£549.9m£519.4mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£602.7m£605.2m£571.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Halifax £234.2m, Peterborough £235.6mPeterborough: £235.6mHalifax: £234.2mPeterborough: £236.6mHalifax: £235.2mPeterborough: £223.5mHalifax: £222.1m

    £234.2m£235.2m£222.1mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£235.6m£236.6m£223.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Halifax £206.4m, Peterborough £245.6mPeterborough: £245.6mHalifax: £206.4mPeterborough: £246.7mHalifax: £207.3mPeterborough: £233.0mHalifax: £195.8m

    £206.4m£207.3m£195.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£245.6m£246.7m£233.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Halifax £209.7m, Peterborough £203.3mPeterborough: £203.3mHalifax: £209.7mPeterborough: £204.2mHalifax: £210.6mPeterborough: £192.9mHalifax: £198.9m

    £209.7m£210.6m£198.9mHalifax is higher£203.3m£204.2m£192.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Halifax £10.3m, Peterborough £16.2mPeterborough: £16.2mHalifax: £10.3mPeterborough: £16.3mHalifax: £10.3mPeterborough: £15.4mHalifax: £9.7m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.7mPeterborough is higher£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halifax £13.6m, Peterborough £15.2mPeterborough: £15.2mHalifax: £13.6mPeterborough: £15.3mHalifax: £13.7mPeterborough: £14.4mHalifax: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

  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, Peterborough £0.77mPeterborough: £0.77mHalifax: £0.64mPeterborough: £0.77mHalifax: £0.64mPeterborough: £0.73mHalifax: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mPeterborough is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halifax £64.5m, Peterborough £69.3mPeterborough: £69.3mHalifax: £64.5mPeterborough: £69.6mHalifax: £64.8mPeterborough: £65.8mHalifax: £61.2m

    £64.5m£64.8m£61.2mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£69.3m£69.6m£65.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Halifax £17.9m, Peterborough £17.7mPeterborough: £17.7mHalifax: £17.9mPeterborough: £17.8mHalifax: £18.0mPeterborough: £16.8mHalifax: £17.0m

    £17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHalifax is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halifax £13.1m, Peterborough £14.3mPeterborough: £14.3mHalifax: £13.1mPeterborough: £14.4mHalifax: £13.1mPeterborough: £13.6mHalifax: £12.4m

    £13.1m£13.1m£12.4mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Halifax £167.1m, Peterborough £204.0mPeterborough: £204.0mHalifax: £167.1mPeterborough: £204.9mHalifax: £167.8mPeterborough: £193.5mHalifax: £158.5m

    £167.1m£167.8m£158.5mPeterborough is higher£204.0m£204.9m£193.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Halifax £23.3m, Peterborough £33.6mPeterborough: £33.6mHalifax: £23.3mPeterborough: £33.7mHalifax: £23.4mPeterborough: £31.9mHalifax: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mPeterborough is higher£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Halifax £25.3m, Peterborough £26.1mPeterborough: £26.1mHalifax: £25.3mPeterborough: £26.2mHalifax: £25.4mPeterborough: £24.8mHalifax: £24.0m

    £25.3m£25.4m£24.0mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Halifax £0.48m, Peterborough £0.45mPeterborough: £0.45mHalifax: £0.48mPeterborough: £0.45mHalifax: £0.48mPeterborough: £0.42mHalifax: £0.45m

    £0.48m£0.48m£0.45mHalifax is higher£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Halifax £0.50m, Peterborough £0.70mPeterborough: £0.70mHalifax: £0.50mPeterborough: £0.70mHalifax: £0.50mPeterborough: £0.66mHalifax: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mPeterborough is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Halifax £1.3m, Peterborough £0.86mPeterborough: £0.86mHalifax: £1.3mPeterborough: £0.86mHalifax: £1.3mPeterborough: £0.81mHalifax: £1.2m

    £1.3m£1.3m£1.2mHalifax is higher£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Halifax 18,681, Peterborough 17,973Peterborough: 17,973Halifax: 18,681

    18,681Halifax is higher17,973

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Halifax 2,472, Peterborough 3,105Peterborough: 3,105Halifax: 2,472

    2,472Peterborough is higher3,105

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halifax 2,897, Peterborough 3,043Peterborough: 3,043Halifax: 2,897

    2,897Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count3,043

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halifax 9,995, Peterborough 9,994Peterborough: 9,994Halifax: 9,995

    9,995Halifax is higher9,994

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Halifax 19,419, Peterborough 23,880Peterborough: 23,880Halifax: 19,419

    19,419Peterborough is higher23,880

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halifax 3,018, Peterborough 3,176Peterborough: 3,176Halifax: 3,018

    3,018Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count3,176

Show the numbers
Halifax and Peterborough, total
MeasureHalifaxPeterboroughHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£547.5m£549.9m£519.4m£602.7m£605.2m£571.6mPeterborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m£235.6m£236.6m£223.5mPeterborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£206.4m£207.3m£195.8m£245.6m£246.7m£233.0mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m£203.3m£204.2m£192.9mHalifax
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mPeterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPeterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPeterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m£69.3m£69.6m£65.8mPeterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mHalifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mPeterborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£167.1m£167.8m£158.5m£204.0m£204.9m£193.5mPeterborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£33.6m£33.7m£31.9mPeterborough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mPeterborough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mHalifax
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPeterborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m£0.86m£0.86m£0.81mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,68117,973Halifax
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4723,105Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8973,043Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9959,994Halifax
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,41923,880Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0183,176Peterborough

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.
  11. 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.