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Hartlepool and Hyndburn
Hartlepool is higher than Hyndburn on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.
On 0 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
Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 3. 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
Hartlepool Hyndburn
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool is higher£5,008£5,030£4,751
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,792£13,851£13,082Hartlepool is higher£13,049£13,105£12,378
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,314£3,328£3,143Hartlepool is higher£2,787£2,799£2,644
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,695£11,745£11,093Hartlepool is higher£11,589£11,638£10,992
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£747£750£709Hartlepool is higher£577£580£548
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,304£1,310£1,237Hartlepool is higher£848£851£804
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£46£46£43Hartlepool is higher£36£36£34
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£794£798£753Hartlepool is higher£609£612£578
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£170£170£161Hyndburn is higher£188£189£178
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£233£234£221Hartlepool is higher£162£162£153
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,651£2,662£2,514Hartlepool is higher£2,171£2,180£2,059
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£282£283£267Hartlepool is higher£266£267£252
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£410£412£389Hyndburn is higher£439£440£416
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.52£6.54£6.18Hyndburn is higher£8.30£8.33£7.87
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£13£13£12Hartlepool is higher£7.65£7.69£7.26
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool is higher£5.05£5.07£4.79
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,039.0Hartlepool is higher999.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
189.4Hartlepool is higher143.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
262.0Hartlepool is higher175.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
120.5Hartlepool is higher94.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
301.1Hartlepool is higher278.4
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
50.2Hartlepool is higher36.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Hartlepool | Hyndburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,852£5,876£5,550 | £5,008£5,030£4,751 | Hartlepool |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,792£13,851£13,082 | £13,049£13,105£12,378 | Hartlepool |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,314£3,328£3,143 | £2,787£2,799£2,644 | Hartlepool |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,695£11,745£11,093 | £11,589£11,638£10,992 | Hartlepool |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £747£750£709 | £577£580£548 | Hartlepool |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,304£1,310£1,237 | £848£851£804 | Hartlepool |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £46£46£43 | £36£36£34 | Hartlepool |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £794£798£753 | £609£612£578 | Hartlepool |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £170£170£161 | £188£189£178 | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £233£234£221 | £162£162£153 | Hartlepool |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,651£2,662£2,514 | £2,171£2,180£2,059 | Hartlepool |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £282£283£267 | £266£267£252 | Hartlepool |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £410£412£389 | £439£440£416 | Hyndburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.52£6.54£6.18 | £8.30£8.33£7.87 | Hyndburn |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £13£13£12 | £7.65£7.69£7.26 | Hartlepool |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.82£7.86£7.42 | £5.05£5.07£4.79 | Hartlepool |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,039.0 | 999.2 | Hartlepool |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 189.4 | 143.6 | Hartlepool |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 262.0 | 175.4 | Hartlepool |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 120.5 | 94.9 | Hartlepool |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 301.1 | 278.4 | Hartlepool |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 50.2 | 36.9 | Hartlepool |
Per resident
Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 3. 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
Hartlepool Hyndburn
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool is higher£5,008£5,030£4,751
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,573£2,584£2,441Hartlepool is higher£2,212£2,221£2,098
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,025£2,033£1,921Hartlepool is higher£1,728£1,736£1,639
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,182£2,191£2,070Hartlepool is higher£1,964£1,973£1,863
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£139£140£132Hartlepool is higher£98£98£93
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£243£244£231Hartlepool is higher£144£144£136
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£8.54£8.58£8.10Hartlepool is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£794£798£753Hartlepool is higher£609£612£578
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£170£170£161Hyndburn is higher£188£189£178
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£143£143£135Hartlepool is higher£100£101£95
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,620£1,626£1,536Hartlepool is higher£1,346£1,352£1,277
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£282£283£267Hartlepool is higher£266£267£252
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£251£252£238Hyndburn is higher£272£273£258
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.99£4.00£3.78Hyndburn is higher£5.14£5.17£4.88
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.97£8.00£7.56Hartlepool is higher£4.74£4.76£4.50
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool is higher£5.05£5.07£4.79
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
193.9Hartlepool is higher169.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
35.3Hartlepool is higher24.3
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
48.9Hartlepool is higher29.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
120.5Hartlepool is higher94.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
184.0Hartlepool is higher172.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
30.7Hartlepool is higher22.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Hartlepool | Hyndburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,852£5,876£5,550 | £5,008£5,030£4,751 | Hartlepool |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,573£2,584£2,441 | £2,212£2,221£2,098 | Hartlepool |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,025£2,033£1,921 | £1,728£1,736£1,639 | Hartlepool |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,182£2,191£2,070 | £1,964£1,973£1,863 | Hartlepool |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £139£140£132 | £98£98£93 | Hartlepool |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £243£244£231 | £144£144£136 | Hartlepool |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £8.54£8.58£8.10 | £6.05£6.08£5.74 | Hartlepool |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £794£798£753 | £609£612£578 | Hartlepool |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £170£170£161 | £188£189£178 | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £143£143£135 | £100£101£95 | Hartlepool |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,620£1,626£1,536 | £1,346£1,352£1,277 | Hartlepool |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £282£283£267 | £266£267£252 | Hartlepool |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £251£252£238 | £272£273£258 | Hyndburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.99£4.00£3.78 | £5.14£5.17£4.88 | Hyndburn |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.97£8.00£7.56 | £4.74£4.76£4.50 | Hartlepool |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.82£7.86£7.42 | £5.05£5.07£4.79 | Hartlepool |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 193.9 | 169.4 | Hartlepool |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 35.3 | 24.3 | Hartlepool |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 48.9 | 29.7 | Hartlepool |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 120.5 | 94.9 | Hartlepool |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 184.0 | 172.6 | Hartlepool |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 30.7 | 22.9 | Hartlepool |
Total
Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 3. 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
Hartlepool Hyndburn
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£574.5m£576.9m£544.9mHartlepool is higher£492.1m£494.2m£466.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£252.7m£253.7m£239.7mHartlepool is higher£217.4m£218.3m£206.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mHartlepool is higher£169.8m£170.6m£161.1m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£214.2m£215.2m£203.2mHartlepool is higher£193.0m£193.8m£183.1m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool is higher£9.6m£9.7m£9.1m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool is higher£14.1m£14.2m£13.4m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool is higher£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£78.0m£78.3m£74.0mHartlepool is higher£59.9m£60.1m£56.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mHyndburn is higher£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.3m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mHartlepool is higher£132.3m£132.8m£125.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£27.6m£27.8m£26.2mHartlepool is higher£26.1m£26.3m£24.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£24.6m£24.7m£23.4mHyndburn is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mHyndburn is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mHartlepool is higher£0.47m£0.47m£0.44m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mHartlepool is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,034Hartlepool is higher16,643
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,469Hartlepool is higher2,391
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
4,800Hartlepool is higher2,921
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
11,830Hartlepool is higher9,323
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
18,060Hartlepool is higher16,962
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,013Hartlepool is higher2,251
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| Measure | Hartlepool | Hyndburn | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £574.5m£576.9m£544.9m | £492.1m£494.2m£466.8m | Hartlepool |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £252.7m£253.7m£239.7m | £217.4m£218.3m£206.2m | Hartlepool |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £198.8m£199.6m£188.6m | £169.8m£170.6m£161.1m | Hartlepool |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £214.2m£215.2m£203.2m | £193.0m£193.8m£183.1m | Hartlepool |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £13.7m£13.7m£13.0m | £9.6m£9.7m£9.1m | Hartlepool |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £23.9m£24.0m£22.7m | £14.1m£14.2m£13.4m | Hartlepool |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.84m£0.84m£0.80m | £0.59m£0.60m£0.56m | Hartlepool |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £78.0m£78.3m£74.0m | £59.9m£60.1m£56.8m | Hartlepool |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.7m£16.7m£15.8m | £18.5m£18.5m£17.5m | Hyndburn |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.0m£14.1m£13.3m | £9.9m£9.9m£9.3m | Hartlepool |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £159.0m£159.7m£150.8m | £132.3m£132.8m£125.5m | Hartlepool |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £27.6m£27.8m£26.2m | £26.1m£26.3m£24.8m | Hartlepool |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £24.6m£24.7m£23.4m | £26.7m£26.8m£25.3m | Hyndburn |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.39m£0.39m£0.37m | £0.51m£0.51m£0.48m | Hyndburn |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.78m£0.79m£0.74m | £0.47m£0.47m£0.44m | Hartlepool |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | £0.50m£0.50m£0.47m | Hartlepool |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,034 | 16,643 | Hartlepool |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,469 | 2,391 | Hartlepool |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 4,800 | 2,921 | Hartlepool |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 11,830 | 9,323 | Hartlepool |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 18,060 | 16,962 | Hartlepool |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,013 | 2,251 | Hartlepool |
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.