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Hartlepool and Redcar

98,180 and 95,623 residents (mid-2024).

Hartlepool is higher than Redcar on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Redcar 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 Redcar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,852, Redcar £5,706Redcar: £5,706Hartlepool: £5,852Redcar: £5,730Hartlepool: £5,876Redcar: £5,413Hartlepool: £5,550

    £5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool is higher£5,706£5,730£5,413

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £13,792, Redcar £12,746Redcar: £12,746Hartlepool: £13,792Redcar: £12,801Hartlepool: £13,851Redcar: £12,091Hartlepool: £13,082

    £13,792£13,851£13,082Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£12,746£12,801£12,091

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £3,314, Redcar £2,972Redcar: £2,972Hartlepool: £3,314Redcar: £2,985Hartlepool: £3,328Redcar: £2,819Hartlepool: £3,143

    £3,314£3,328£3,143Hartlepool is higher£2,972£2,985£2,819

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £11,695, Redcar £11,256Redcar: £11,256Hartlepool: £11,695Redcar: £11,304Hartlepool: £11,745Redcar: £10,677Hartlepool: £11,093

    £11,695£11,745£11,093Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,256£11,304£10,677

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £747, Redcar £566Redcar: £566Hartlepool: £747Redcar: £568Hartlepool: £750Redcar: £537Hartlepool: £709

    £747£750£709Hartlepool is higher£566£568£537

  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: Hartlepool £1,304, Redcar £887Redcar: £887Hartlepool: £1,304Redcar: £891Hartlepool: £1,310Redcar: £841Hartlepool: £1,237

    £1,304£1,310£1,237Hartlepool is higher£887£891£841

  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: Hartlepool £46, Redcar £38Redcar: £38Hartlepool: £46Redcar: £38Hartlepool: £46Redcar: £36Hartlepool: £43

    £46£46£43Hartlepool is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £794, Redcar £710Redcar: £710Hartlepool: £794Redcar: £713Hartlepool: £798Redcar: £674Hartlepool: £753

    £794£798£753Hartlepool is higher£710£713£674

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Redcar £167Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £158Hartlepool: £161

    £170£170£161Hartlepool is higher£167£167£158

  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: Hartlepool £233, Redcar £208Redcar: £208Hartlepool: £233Redcar: £209Hartlepool: £234Redcar: £198Hartlepool: £221

    £233£234£221Hartlepool is higher£208£209£198

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £2,651, Redcar £2,234Redcar: £2,234Hartlepool: £2,651Redcar: £2,243Hartlepool: £2,662Redcar: £2,119Hartlepool: £2,514

    £2,651£2,662£2,514Hartlepool is higher£2,234£2,243£2,119

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £282, Redcar £279Redcar: £279Hartlepool: £282Redcar: £280Hartlepool: £283Redcar: £264Hartlepool: £267

    £282£283£267Hartlepool is higher£279£280£264

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £410, Redcar £506Redcar: £506Hartlepool: £410Redcar: £509Hartlepool: £412Redcar: £480Hartlepool: £389

    £410£412£389Redcar is higher£506£509£480

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £6.52, Redcar £7.11Redcar: £7.11Hartlepool: £6.52Redcar: £7.14Hartlepool: £6.54Redcar: £6.74Hartlepool: £6.18

    £6.52£6.54£6.18Redcar is higher£7.11£7.14£6.74

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £13, Redcar £16Redcar: £16Hartlepool: £13Redcar: £17Hartlepool: £13Redcar: £16Hartlepool: £12

    £13£13£12Redcar is higher£16£17£16

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £7.82, Redcar £7.12Redcar: £7.12Hartlepool: £7.82Redcar: £7.15Hartlepool: £7.86Redcar: £6.75Hartlepool: £7.42

    £7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool is higher£7.12£7.15£6.75

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 1,039.0, Redcar 1,009.3Redcar: 1,009.3Hartlepool: 1,039.0

    1,039.0Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,009.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 189.4, Redcar 151.8Redcar: 151.8Hartlepool: 189.4

    189.4Hartlepool is higher151.8

  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: Hartlepool 262.0, Redcar 189.3Redcar: 189.3Hartlepool: 262.0

    262.0Hartlepool is higher189.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.5, Redcar 106.8Redcar: 106.8Hartlepool: 120.5

    120.5Hartlepool is higher106.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool 301.1, Redcar 275.1Redcar: 275.1Hartlepool: 301.1

    301.1Hartlepool is higher275.1

  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: Hartlepool 50.2, Redcar 45.3Redcar: 45.3Hartlepool: 50.2

    50.2Hartlepool is higher45.3

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Hartlepool and Redcar, per person in the age group
MeasureHartlepoolRedcarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,852£5,876£5,550£5,706£5,730£5,413Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,792£13,851£13,082£12,746£12,801£12,091Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,314£3,328£3,143£2,972£2,985£2,819Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,695£11,745£11,093£11,256£11,304£10,677Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£747£750£709£566£568£537Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,304£1,310£1,237£887£891£841Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£46£46£43£38£38£36Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£794£798£753£710£713£674Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£170£161£167£167£158Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£233£234£221£208£209£198Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,651£2,662£2,514£2,234£2,243£2,119Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£279£280£264Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£410£412£389£506£509£480Redcar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.52£6.54£6.18£7.11£7.14£6.74Redcar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£16£17£16Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£7.12£7.15£6.75Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,039.01,009.3Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026189.4151.8Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026262.0189.3Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.5106.8Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026301.1275.1Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202650.245.3Hartlepool

Per resident

Hartlepool is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Redcar on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hartlepool Redcar

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,852, Redcar £5,706Redcar: £5,706Hartlepool: £5,852Redcar: £5,730Hartlepool: £5,876Redcar: £5,413Hartlepool: £5,550

    £5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool is higher£5,706£5,730£5,413

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,573, Redcar £2,789Redcar: £2,789Hartlepool: £2,573Redcar: £2,800Hartlepool: £2,584Redcar: £2,645Hartlepool: £2,441

    £2,573£2,584£2,441Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,789£2,800£2,645

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,025, Redcar £1,755Redcar: £1,755Hartlepool: £2,025Redcar: £1,762Hartlepool: £2,033Redcar: £1,665Hartlepool: £1,921

    £2,025£2,033£1,921Hartlepool is higher£1,755£1,762£1,665

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hartlepool £2,182, Redcar £2,463Redcar: £2,463Hartlepool: £2,182Redcar: £2,473Hartlepool: £2,191Redcar: £2,336Hartlepool: £2,070

    £2,182£2,191£2,070Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,463£2,473£2,336

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £139, Redcar £124Redcar: £124Hartlepool: £139Redcar: £124Hartlepool: £140Redcar: £117Hartlepool: £132

    £139£140£132Hartlepool is higher£124£124£117

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £243, Redcar £194Redcar: £194Hartlepool: £243Redcar: £195Hartlepool: £244Redcar: £184Hartlepool: £231

    £243£244£231Hartlepool is higher£194£195£184

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £8.54, Redcar £8.23Redcar: £8.23Hartlepool: £8.54Redcar: £8.27Hartlepool: £8.58Redcar: £7.81Hartlepool: £8.10

    £8.54£8.58£8.10Hartlepool is higher£8.23£8.27£7.81

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £794, Redcar £710Redcar: £710Hartlepool: £794Redcar: £713Hartlepool: £798Redcar: £674Hartlepool: £753

    £794£798£753Hartlepool is higher£710£713£674

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Redcar £167Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £158Hartlepool: £161

    £170£170£161Hartlepool is higher£167£167£158

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £143, Redcar £123Redcar: £123Hartlepool: £143Redcar: £124Hartlepool: £143Redcar: £117Hartlepool: £135

    £143£143£135Hartlepool is higher£123£124£117

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £1,620, Redcar £1,319Redcar: £1,319Hartlepool: £1,620Redcar: £1,325Hartlepool: £1,626Redcar: £1,251Hartlepool: £1,536

    £1,620£1,626£1,536Hartlepool is higher£1,319£1,325£1,251

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £282, Redcar £279Redcar: £279Hartlepool: £282Redcar: £280Hartlepool: £283Redcar: £264Hartlepool: £267

    £282£283£267Hartlepool is higher£279£280£264

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £251, Redcar £299Redcar: £299Hartlepool: £251Redcar: £300Hartlepool: £252Redcar: £284Hartlepool: £238

    £251£252£238Redcar is higher£299£300£284

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £3.99, Redcar £4.20Redcar: £4.20Hartlepool: £3.99Redcar: £4.21Hartlepool: £4.00Redcar: £3.98Hartlepool: £3.78

    £3.99£4.00£3.78Redcar is higher£4.20£4.21£3.98

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hartlepool £7.97, Redcar £9.70Redcar: £9.70Hartlepool: £7.97Redcar: £9.74Hartlepool: £8.00Redcar: £9.20Hartlepool: £7.56

    £7.97£8.00£7.56Redcar is higher£9.70£9.74£9.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £7.82, Redcar £7.12Redcar: £7.12Hartlepool: £7.82Redcar: £7.15Hartlepool: £7.86Redcar: £6.75Hartlepool: £7.42

    £7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool is higher£7.12£7.15£6.75

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 193.9, Redcar 220.8Redcar: 220.8Hartlepool: 193.9

    193.9Redcar is higherDepends on how you count220.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 35.3, Redcar 33.2Redcar: 33.2Hartlepool: 35.3

    35.3Hartlepool is higher33.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 48.9, Redcar 41.4Redcar: 41.4Hartlepool: 48.9

    48.9Hartlepool is higher41.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.5, Redcar 106.8Redcar: 106.8Hartlepool: 120.5

    120.5Hartlepool is higher106.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 184.0, Redcar 162.4Redcar: 162.4Hartlepool: 184.0

    184.0Hartlepool is higher162.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 30.7, Redcar 26.8Redcar: 26.8Hartlepool: 30.7

    30.7Hartlepool is higher26.8

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Hartlepool and Redcar, per resident
MeasureHartlepoolRedcarHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,852£5,876£5,550£5,706£5,730£5,413Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,573£2,584£2,441£2,789£2,800£2,645Redcar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,025£2,033£1,921£1,755£1,762£1,665Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,182£2,191£2,070£2,463£2,473£2,336Redcar
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£139£140£132£124£124£117Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£243£244£231£194£195£184Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.54£8.58£8.10£8.23£8.27£7.81Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£794£798£753£710£713£674Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£170£161£167£167£158Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£143£135£123£124£117Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,620£1,626£1,536£1,319£1,325£1,251Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£282£283£267£279£280£264Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£251£252£238£299£300£284Redcar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.99£4.00£3.78£4.20£4.21£3.98Redcar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.97£8.00£7.56£9.70£9.74£9.20Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£7.12£7.15£6.75Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026193.9220.8Redcar
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202635.333.2Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202648.941.4Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.5106.8Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.0162.4Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.726.8Hartlepool

Total

Hartlepool is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Redcar on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hartlepool Redcar

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hartlepool £574.5m, Redcar £545.6mRedcar: £545.6mHartlepool: £574.5mRedcar: £548.0mHartlepool: £576.9mRedcar: £517.6mHartlepool: £544.9m

    £574.5m£576.9m£544.9mHartlepool is higher£545.6m£548.0m£517.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hartlepool £252.7m, Redcar £266.7mRedcar: £266.7mHartlepool: £252.7mRedcar: £267.8mHartlepool: £253.7mRedcar: £252.9mHartlepool: £239.7m

    £252.7m£253.7m£239.7mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£266.7m£267.8m£252.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hartlepool £198.8m, Redcar £167.8mRedcar: £167.8mHartlepool: £198.8mRedcar: £168.5mHartlepool: £199.6mRedcar: £159.2mHartlepool: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mHartlepool is higher£167.8m£168.5m£159.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool £214.2m, Redcar £235.5mRedcar: £235.5mHartlepool: £214.2mRedcar: £236.5mHartlepool: £215.2mRedcar: £223.4mHartlepool: £203.2m

    £214.2m£215.2m£203.2mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£235.5m£236.5m£223.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool £13.7m, Redcar £11.8mRedcar: £11.8mHartlepool: £13.7mRedcar: £11.9mHartlepool: £13.7mRedcar: £11.2mHartlepool: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool is higher£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £23.9m, Redcar £18.6mRedcar: £18.6mHartlepool: £23.9mRedcar: £18.6mHartlepool: £24.0mRedcar: £17.6mHartlepool: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool is higher£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hartlepool £0.84m, Redcar £0.79mRedcar: £0.79mHartlepool: £0.84mRedcar: £0.79mHartlepool: £0.84mRedcar: £0.75mHartlepool: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £78.0m, Redcar £67.9mRedcar: £67.9mHartlepool: £78.0mRedcar: £68.2mHartlepool: £78.3mRedcar: £64.4mHartlepool: £74.0m

    £78.0m£78.3m£74.0mHartlepool is higher£67.9m£68.2m£64.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £16.7m, Redcar £15.9mRedcar: £15.9mHartlepool: £16.7mRedcar: £16.0mHartlepool: £16.7mRedcar: £15.1mHartlepool: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mHartlepool is higher£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool £14.0m, Redcar £11.8mRedcar: £11.8mHartlepool: £14.0mRedcar: £11.8mHartlepool: £14.1mRedcar: £11.2mHartlepool: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool is higher£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool £159.0m, Redcar £126.1mRedcar: £126.1mHartlepool: £159.0mRedcar: £126.7mHartlepool: £159.7mRedcar: £119.6mHartlepool: £150.8m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.8mHartlepool is higher£126.1m£126.7m£119.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hartlepool £27.6m, Redcar £26.7mRedcar: £26.7mHartlepool: £27.6mRedcar: £26.8mHartlepool: £27.8mRedcar: £25.3mHartlepool: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.8m£26.2mHartlepool is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hartlepool £24.6m, Redcar £28.6mRedcar: £28.6mHartlepool: £24.6mRedcar: £28.7mHartlepool: £24.7mRedcar: £27.1mHartlepool: £23.4m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.4mRedcar is higher£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hartlepool £0.39m, Redcar £0.40mRedcar: £0.40mHartlepool: £0.39mRedcar: £0.40mHartlepool: £0.39mRedcar: £0.38mHartlepool: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mRedcar is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hartlepool £0.78m, Redcar £0.93mRedcar: £0.93mHartlepool: £0.78mRedcar: £0.93mHartlepool: £0.79mRedcar: £0.88mHartlepool: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.79m£0.74mRedcar is higher£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hartlepool £0.77m, Redcar £0.68mRedcar: £0.68mHartlepool: £0.77mRedcar: £0.68mHartlepool: £0.77mRedcar: £0.65mHartlepool: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mHartlepool is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool 19,034, Redcar 21,115Redcar: 21,115Hartlepool: 19,034

    19,034Redcar is higherDepends on how you count21,115

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool 3,469, Redcar 3,175Redcar: 3,175Hartlepool: 3,469

    3,469Hartlepool is higher3,175

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 4,800, Redcar 3,960Redcar: 3,960Hartlepool: 4,800

    4,800Hartlepool is higher3,960

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 11,830, Redcar 10,215Redcar: 10,215Hartlepool: 11,830

    11,830Hartlepool is higher10,215

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool 18,060, Redcar 15,531Redcar: 15,531Hartlepool: 18,060

    18,060Hartlepool is higher15,531

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool 3,013, Redcar 2,559Redcar: 2,559Hartlepool: 3,013

    3,013Hartlepool is higher2,559

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Hartlepool and Redcar, total
MeasureHartlepoolRedcarHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£574.5m£576.9m£544.9m£545.6m£548.0m£517.6mHartlepool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m£266.7m£267.8m£252.9mRedcar
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£167.8m£168.5m£159.2mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m£235.5m£236.5m£223.4mRedcar
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£11.8m£11.9m£11.2mHartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£18.6m£18.6m£17.6mHartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mHartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£78.0m£78.3m£74.0m£67.9m£68.2m£64.4mHartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£15.9m£16.0m£15.1mHartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£11.8m£11.8m£11.2mHartlepool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m£126.1m£126.7m£119.6mHartlepool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mHartlepool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mRedcar
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mRedcar
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m£0.93m£0.93m£0.88mRedcar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.68m£0.68m£0.65mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,03421,115Redcar
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4693,175Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8003,960Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,83010,215Hartlepool
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,06015,531Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0132,559Hartlepool

Sources

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

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  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.
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