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Harrogate and Knaresborough and Macclesfield

105,723 and 98,756 residents (mid-2024).

Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher than Macclesfield on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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

Harrogate and Knaresborough Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £3,970, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3,970Macclesfield: £4,348Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3,987Macclesfield: £4,107Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3,766

    £3,970£3,987£3,766Macclesfield is higher£4,330£4,348£4,107

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Harrogate and Knaresborough £12,407, Macclesfield £12,450Macclesfield: £12,450Harrogate and Knaresborough: £12,407Macclesfield: £12,503Harrogate and Knaresborough: £12,460Macclesfield: £11,809Harrogate and Knaresborough: £11,768

    £12,407£12,460£11,768Macclesfield is higher£12,450£12,503£11,809

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrogate and Knaresborough £1,264, Macclesfield £1,380Macclesfield: £1,380Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1,264Macclesfield: £1,386Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1,269Macclesfield: £1,309Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1,199

    £1,264£1,269£1,199Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,380£1,386£1,309

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Harrogate and Knaresborough £11,499, Macclesfield £11,567Macclesfield: £11,567Harrogate and Knaresborough: £11,499Macclesfield: £11,616Harrogate and Knaresborough: £11,548Macclesfield: £10,971Harrogate and Knaresborough: £10,907

    £11,499£11,548£10,907Macclesfield is higher£11,567£11,616£10,971

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Harrogate and Knaresborough £249, Macclesfield £258Macclesfield: £258Harrogate and Knaresborough: £249Macclesfield: £259Harrogate and Knaresborough: £250Macclesfield: £244Harrogate and Knaresborough: £236

    £249£250£236Macclesfield is higher£258£259£244

  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: Harrogate and Knaresborough £642, Macclesfield £609Macclesfield: £609Harrogate and Knaresborough: £642Macclesfield: £612Harrogate and Knaresborough: £645Macclesfield: £578Harrogate and Knaresborough: £609

    £642£645£609Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£609£612£578

  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: Harrogate and Knaresborough £17, Macclesfield £16Macclesfield: £16Harrogate and Knaresborough: £17Macclesfield: £16Harrogate and Knaresborough: £17Macclesfield: £16Harrogate and Knaresborough: £16

    £17£17£16Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £284, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Harrogate and Knaresborough: £284Macclesfield: £321Harrogate and Knaresborough: £285Macclesfield: £303Harrogate and Knaresborough: £270

    £284£285£270Macclesfield is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £95, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Harrogate and Knaresborough: £95Macclesfield: £126Harrogate and Knaresborough: £95Macclesfield: £119Harrogate and Knaresborough: £90

    £95£95£90Macclesfield is higher£125£126£119

  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: Harrogate and Knaresborough £56, Macclesfield £70Macclesfield: £70Harrogate and Knaresborough: £56Macclesfield: £70Harrogate and Knaresborough: £56Macclesfield: £66Harrogate and Knaresborough: £53

    £56£56£53Macclesfield is higher£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrogate and Knaresborough £1,010, Macclesfield £1,032Macclesfield: £1,032Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1,010Macclesfield: £1,036Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1,015Macclesfield: £979Harrogate and Knaresborough: £958

    £1,010£1,015£958Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,032£1,036£979

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £139, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Harrogate and Knaresborough: £139Macclesfield: £180Harrogate and Knaresborough: £139Macclesfield: £170Harrogate and Knaresborough: £132

    £139£139£132Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrogate and Knaresborough £191, Macclesfield £269Macclesfield: £269Harrogate and Knaresborough: £191Macclesfield: £270Harrogate and Knaresborough: £192Macclesfield: £255Harrogate and Knaresborough: £181

    £191£192£181Macclesfield is higher£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrogate and Knaresborough £6.15, Macclesfield £7.04Macclesfield: £7.04Harrogate and Knaresborough: £6.15Macclesfield: £7.07Harrogate and Knaresborough: £6.17Macclesfield: £6.68Harrogate and Knaresborough: £5.83

    £6.15£6.17£5.83Macclesfield is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Harrogate and Knaresborough £1.03, Macclesfield £2.59Macclesfield: £2.59Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1.03Macclesfield: £2.60Harrogate and Knaresborough: £1.04Macclesfield: £2.46Harrogate and Knaresborough: £0.98

    £1.03£1.04£0.98Macclesfield is higher£2.59£2.60£2.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £7.35, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Harrogate and Knaresborough: £7.35Macclesfield: £6.32Harrogate and Knaresborough: £7.38Macclesfield: £5.97Harrogate and Knaresborough: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harrogate and Knaresborough 1,015.8, Macclesfield 995.5Macclesfield: 995.5Harrogate and Knaresborough: 1,015.8

    1,015.8Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count995.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Harrogate and Knaresborough 67.6, Macclesfield 64.2Macclesfield: 64.2Harrogate and Knaresborough: 67.6

    67.6Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count64.2

  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: Harrogate and Knaresborough 134.8, Macclesfield 122.9Macclesfield: 122.9Harrogate and Knaresborough: 134.8

    134.8Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher122.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 42.5, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Harrogate and Knaresborough: 42.5

    42.5Macclesfield is higher48.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Harrogate and Knaresborough 117.1, Macclesfield 125.8Macclesfield: 125.8Harrogate and Knaresborough: 117.1

    117.1Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count125.8

  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: Harrogate and Knaresborough 12.2, Macclesfield 15.0Macclesfield: 15.0Harrogate and Knaresborough: 12.2

    12.2Macclesfield is higher15.0

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Harrogate and Knaresborough and Macclesfield, per person in the age group
MeasureHarrogate and KnaresboroughMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,970£3,987£3,766£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,407£12,460£11,768£12,450£12,503£11,809Macclesfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,264£1,269£1,199£1,380£1,386£1,309Macclesfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,499£11,548£10,907£11,567£11,616£10,971Macclesfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£249£250£236£258£259£244Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£642£645£609£609£612£578Harrogate and Knaresborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£16Harrogate and Knaresborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£284£285£270£320£321£303Macclesfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£56£56£53£70£70£66Macclesfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,010£1,015£958£1,032£1,036£979Macclesfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£191£192£181£269£270£255Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.15£6.17£5.83£7.04£7.07£6.68Macclesfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1.03£1.04£0.98£2.59£2.60£2.46Macclesfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£6.29£6.32£5.97Harrogate and Knaresborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.8995.5Harrogate and Knaresborough
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202667.664.2Harrogate and Knaresborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026134.8122.9Harrogate and Knaresborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.548.6Macclesfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026117.1125.8Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202612.215.0Macclesfield

Per resident

Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield on 19. 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

Harrogate and Knaresborough Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £3,970, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3,970Macclesfield: £4,348Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3,987Macclesfield: £4,107Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3,766

    £3,970£3,987£3,766Macclesfield is higher£4,330£4,348£4,107

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £2,677, Macclesfield £2,886Macclesfield: £2,886Harrogate and Knaresborough: £2,677Macclesfield: £2,899Harrogate and Knaresborough: £2,689Macclesfield: £2,738Harrogate and Knaresborough: £2,539

    £2,677£2,689£2,539Macclesfield is higher£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £768, Macclesfield £814Macclesfield: £814Harrogate and Knaresborough: £768Macclesfield: £817Harrogate and Knaresborough: £771Macclesfield: £772Harrogate and Knaresborough: £728

    £768£771£728Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£814£817£772

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £2,481, Macclesfield £2,682Macclesfield: £2,682Harrogate and Knaresborough: £2,481Macclesfield: £2,693Harrogate and Knaresborough: £2,492Macclesfield: £2,544Harrogate and Knaresborough: £2,354

    £2,481£2,492£2,354Macclesfield is higher£2,682£2,693£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £54, Macclesfield £60Macclesfield: £60Harrogate and Knaresborough: £54Macclesfield: £60Harrogate and Knaresborough: £54Macclesfield: £57Harrogate and Knaresborough: £51

    £54£54£51Macclesfield is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £139, Macclesfield £141Macclesfield: £141Harrogate and Knaresborough: £139Macclesfield: £142Harrogate and Knaresborough: £139Macclesfield: £134Harrogate and Knaresborough: £131

    £139£139£131Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£141£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £3.62, Macclesfield £3.80Macclesfield: £3.80Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3.62Macclesfield: £3.81Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3.63Macclesfield: £3.60Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£3.80£3.81£3.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £284, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Harrogate and Knaresborough: £284Macclesfield: £321Harrogate and Knaresborough: £285Macclesfield: £303Harrogate and Knaresborough: £270

    £284£285£270Macclesfield is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £95, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Harrogate and Knaresborough: £95Macclesfield: £126Harrogate and Knaresborough: £95Macclesfield: £119Harrogate and Knaresborough: £90

    £95£95£90Macclesfield is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £34, Macclesfield £41Macclesfield: £41Harrogate and Knaresborough: £34Macclesfield: £41Harrogate and Knaresborough: £34Macclesfield: £39Harrogate and Knaresborough: £32

    £34£34£32Macclesfield is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £614, Macclesfield £608Macclesfield: £608Harrogate and Knaresborough: £614Macclesfield: £611Harrogate and Knaresborough: £616Macclesfield: £577Harrogate and Knaresborough: £582

    £614£616£582Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £139, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Harrogate and Knaresborough: £139Macclesfield: £180Harrogate and Knaresborough: £139Macclesfield: £170Harrogate and Knaresborough: £132

    £139£139£132Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £116, Macclesfield £158Macclesfield: £158Harrogate and Knaresborough: £116Macclesfield: £159Harrogate and Knaresborough: £116Macclesfield: £150Harrogate and Knaresborough: £110

    £116£116£110Macclesfield is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £3.73, Macclesfield £4.15Macclesfield: £4.15Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3.73Macclesfield: £4.17Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3.75Macclesfield: £3.94Harrogate and Knaresborough: £3.54

    £3.73£3.75£3.54Macclesfield is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £0.63, Macclesfield £1.53Macclesfield: £1.53Harrogate and Knaresborough: £0.63Macclesfield: £1.54Harrogate and Knaresborough: £0.64Macclesfield: £1.45Harrogate and Knaresborough: £0.60

    £0.63£0.64£0.60Macclesfield is higher£1.53£1.54£1.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Harrogate and Knaresborough £7.35, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Harrogate and Knaresborough: £7.35Macclesfield: £6.32Harrogate and Knaresborough: £7.38Macclesfield: £5.97Harrogate and Knaresborough: £6.97

    £7.35£7.38£6.97Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 219.2, Macclesfield 230.8Macclesfield: 230.8Harrogate and Knaresborough: 219.2

    219.2Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 14.6, Macclesfield 14.9Macclesfield: 14.9Harrogate and Knaresborough: 14.6

    14.6Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 29.1, Macclesfield 28.5Macclesfield: 28.5Harrogate and Knaresborough: 29.1

    29.1Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher28.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 42.5, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Harrogate and Knaresborough: 42.5

    42.5Macclesfield is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 71.2, Macclesfield 74.2Macclesfield: 74.2Harrogate and Knaresborough: 71.2

    71.2Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count74.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Harrogate and Knaresborough 7.4, Macclesfield 8.9Macclesfield: 8.9Harrogate and Knaresborough: 7.4

    7.4Macclesfield is higher8.9

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Harrogate and Knaresborough and Macclesfield, per resident
MeasureHarrogate and KnaresboroughMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,970£3,987£3,766£4,330£4,348£4,107Macclesfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,677£2,689£2,539£2,886£2,899£2,738Macclesfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£768£771£728£814£817£772Macclesfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,481£2,492£2,354£2,682£2,693£2,544Macclesfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£60£60£57Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£131£141£142£134Macclesfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.80£3.81£3.60Macclesfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£284£285£270£320£321£303Macclesfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£125£126£119Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£34£34£32£41£41£39Macclesfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£614£616£582£608£611£577Harrogate and Knaresborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£116£116£110£158£159£150Macclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.73£3.75£3.54£4.15£4.17£3.94Macclesfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£0.63£0.64£0.60£1.53£1.54£1.45Macclesfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.35£7.38£6.97£6.29£6.32£5.97Harrogate and Knaresborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026219.2230.8Macclesfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.614.9Macclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.128.5Harrogate and Knaresborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202642.548.6Macclesfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.274.2Macclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 20267.48.9Macclesfield

Total

Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Harrogate and Knaresborough Macclesfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £419.7m, Macclesfield £427.6mMacclesfield: £427.6mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £419.7mMacclesfield: £429.4mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £421.5mMacclesfield: £405.6mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £398.1m

    £419.7m£421.5m£398.1mMacclesfield is higher£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £283.0m, Macclesfield £285.0mMacclesfield: £285.0mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £283.0mMacclesfield: £286.2mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £284.2mMacclesfield: £270.4mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £268.5m

    £283.0m£284.2m£268.5mMacclesfield is higher£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £81.2m, Macclesfield £80.3mMacclesfield: £80.3mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £81.2mMacclesfield: £80.7mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £81.5mMacclesfield: £76.2mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £77.0m

    £81.2m£81.5m£77.0mHarrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £262.3m, Macclesfield £264.8mMacclesfield: £264.8mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £262.3mMacclesfield: £265.9mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £263.4mMacclesfield: £251.2mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £248.8m

    £262.3m£263.4m£248.8mMacclesfield is higher£264.8m£265.9m£251.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £5.7m, Macclesfield £5.9mMacclesfield: £5.9mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £5.7mMacclesfield: £5.9mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £5.7mMacclesfield: £5.6mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.7m£5.4mMacclesfield is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £14.6m, Macclesfield £13.9mMacclesfield: £13.9mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £14.6mMacclesfield: £14.0mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £14.7mMacclesfield: £13.2mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £13.9m

    £14.6m£14.7m£13.9mHarrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £0.38m, Macclesfield £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.36mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHarrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £30.0m, Macclesfield £31.6mMacclesfield: £31.6mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £30.0mMacclesfield: £31.7mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £30.2mMacclesfield: £30.0mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.2m£28.5mMacclesfield is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £10.0m, Macclesfield £12.3mMacclesfield: £12.3mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £10.0mMacclesfield: £12.4mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £10.0mMacclesfield: £11.7mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £9.5m

    £10.0m£10.0m£9.5mMacclesfield is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £3.6m, Macclesfield £4.1mMacclesfield: £4.1mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £3.6mMacclesfield: £4.1mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £3.6mMacclesfield: £3.8mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £3.4m

    £3.6m£3.6m£3.4mMacclesfield is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £64.9m, Macclesfield £60.1mMacclesfield: £60.1mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £64.9mMacclesfield: £60.3mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £65.2mMacclesfield: £57.0mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £61.5m

    £64.9m£65.2m£61.5mHarrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £14.7m, Macclesfield £17.7mMacclesfield: £17.7mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £14.7mMacclesfield: £17.8mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £14.7mMacclesfield: £16.8mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £13.9m

    £14.7m£14.7m£13.9mMacclesfield is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £12.3m, Macclesfield £15.6mMacclesfield: £15.6mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £12.3mMacclesfield: £15.7mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £12.3mMacclesfield: £14.8mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £11.6m

    £12.3m£12.3m£11.6mMacclesfield is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £0.39m, Macclesfield £0.41mMacclesfield: £0.41mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.39mMacclesfield: £0.41mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.40mMacclesfield: £0.39mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.40m£0.37mMacclesfield is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £0.07m, Macclesfield £0.15mMacclesfield: £0.15mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.07mMacclesfield: £0.15mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.07mMacclesfield: £0.14mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.06m

    £0.07m£0.07m£0.06mMacclesfield is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough £0.78m, Macclesfield £0.62mMacclesfield: £0.62mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.78mMacclesfield: £0.62mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.78mMacclesfield: £0.59mHarrogate and Knaresborough: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mHarrogate and Knaresborough is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough 23,174, Macclesfield 22,792Macclesfield: 22,792Harrogate and Knaresborough: 23,174

    23,174Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count22,792

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough 1,543, Macclesfield 1,469Macclesfield: 1,469Harrogate and Knaresborough: 1,543

    1,543Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count1,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough 3,075, Macclesfield 2,814Macclesfield: 2,814Harrogate and Knaresborough: 3,075

    3,075Harrogate and Knaresborough is higher2,814

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough 4,497, Macclesfield 4,796Macclesfield: 4,796Harrogate and Knaresborough: 4,497

    4,497Macclesfield is higher4,796

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough 7,523, Macclesfield 7,326Macclesfield: 7,326Harrogate and Knaresborough: 7,523

    7,523Harrogate and Knaresborough is higherDepends on how you count7,326

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Harrogate and Knaresborough 782, Macclesfield 876Macclesfield: 876Harrogate and Knaresborough: 782

    782Macclesfield is higher876

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Harrogate and Knaresborough and Macclesfield, total
MeasureHarrogate and KnaresboroughMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£419.7m£421.5m£398.1m£427.6m£429.4m£405.6mMacclesfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£283.0m£284.2m£268.5m£285.0m£286.2m£270.4mMacclesfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£81.2m£81.5m£77.0m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mHarrogate and Knaresborough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£262.3m£263.4m£248.8m£264.8m£265.9m£251.2mMacclesfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.7m£5.4m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mMacclesfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.6m£14.7m£13.9m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mHarrogate and Knaresborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mHarrogate and Knaresborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mMacclesfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mMacclesfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£3.6m£3.6m£3.4m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mMacclesfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£64.9m£65.2m£61.5m£60.1m£60.3m£57.0mHarrogate and Knaresborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£14.7m£14.7m£13.9m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMacclesfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mMacclesfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.40m£0.37m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mMacclesfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.07m£0.07m£0.06m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mMacclesfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mHarrogate and Knaresborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,17422,792Harrogate and Knaresborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5431,469Harrogate and Knaresborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0752,814Harrogate and Knaresborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,4974,796Macclesfield
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,5237,326Harrogate and Knaresborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026782876Macclesfield

Sources

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

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  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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