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Hereford and South Herefordshire and Carlisle

98,282 and 107,219 residents (mid-2024).

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher than Carlisle on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Carlisle on 18. 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire Carlisle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £4,599, Carlisle £4,591Carlisle: £4,591Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,599Carlisle: £4,611Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,618Carlisle: £4,355Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,362

    £4,599£4,618£4,362Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,591£4,611£4,355

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire £12,595, Carlisle £12,715Carlisle: £12,715Hereford and South Herefordshire: £12,595Carlisle: £12,769Hereford and South Herefordshire: £12,649Carlisle: £12,060Hereford and South Herefordshire: £11,947

    £12,595£12,649£11,947Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£12,715£12,769£12,060

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £1,714, Carlisle £1,918Carlisle: £1,918Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,714Carlisle: £1,927Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,721Carlisle: £1,820Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,625

    £1,714£1,721£1,625Carlisle is higher£1,918£1,927£1,820

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire £11,586, Carlisle £11,557Carlisle: £11,557Hereford and South Herefordshire: £11,586Carlisle: £11,606Hereford and South Herefordshire: £11,635Carlisle: £10,963Hereford and South Herefordshire: £10,989

    £11,586£11,635£10,989Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£11,557£11,606£10,963

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire £345, Carlisle £372Carlisle: £372Hereford and South Herefordshire: £345Carlisle: £374Hereford and South Herefordshire: £346Carlisle: £353Hereford and South Herefordshire: £327

    £345£346£327Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£372£374£353

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £642, Carlisle £761Carlisle: £761Hereford and South Herefordshire: £642Carlisle: £764Hereford and South Herefordshire: £644Carlisle: £722Hereford and South Herefordshire: £609

    £642£644£609Carlisle is higher£761£764£722

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £23, Carlisle £24Carlisle: £24Hereford and South Herefordshire: £23Carlisle: £25Hereford and South Herefordshire: £23Carlisle: £23Hereford and South Herefordshire: £22

    £23£23£22Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count£24£25£23

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £430, Carlisle £496Carlisle: £496Hereford and South Herefordshire: £430Carlisle: £498Hereford and South Herefordshire: £432Carlisle: £470Hereford and South Herefordshire: £408

    £430£432£408Carlisle is higher£496£498£470

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £101, Carlisle £115Carlisle: £115Hereford and South Herefordshire: £101Carlisle: £115Hereford and South Herefordshire: £102Carlisle: £109Hereford and South Herefordshire: £96

    £101£102£96Carlisle is higher£115£115£109

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £92, Carlisle £97Carlisle: £97Hereford and South Herefordshire: £92Carlisle: £97Hereford and South Herefordshire: £93Carlisle: £92Hereford and South Herefordshire: £87

    £92£93£87Carlisle is higher£97£97£92

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £1,294, Carlisle £1,416Carlisle: £1,416Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,294Carlisle: £1,422Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,300Carlisle: £1,343Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,227

    £1,294£1,300£1,227Carlisle is higher£1,416£1,422£1,343

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £179, Carlisle £183Carlisle: £183Hereford and South Herefordshire: £179Carlisle: £184Hereford and South Herefordshire: £180Carlisle: £174Hereford and South Herefordshire: £170

    £179£180£170Carlisle is higher£183£184£174

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £316, Carlisle £394Carlisle: £394Hereford and South Herefordshire: £316Carlisle: £396Hereford and South Herefordshire: £318Carlisle: £374Hereford and South Herefordshire: £300

    £316£318£300Carlisle is higher£394£396£374

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.05, Carlisle £4.19Carlisle: £4.19Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.05Carlisle: £4.20Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.07Carlisle: £3.97Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4.79

    £5.05£5.07£4.79Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£4.19£4.20£3.97

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.99, Carlisle £6.75Carlisle: £6.75Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.99Carlisle: £6.78Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.01Carlisle: £6.40Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.68

    £5.99£6.01£5.68Carlisle is higher£6.75£6.78£6.40

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £6.40, Carlisle £7.33Carlisle: £7.33Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.40Carlisle: £7.36Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.43Carlisle: £6.95Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Carlisle is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire 1,024.2, Carlisle 1,028.3Carlisle: 1,028.3Hereford and South Herefordshire: 1,024.2

    1,024.2Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count1,028.3

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hereford and South Herefordshire 86.2, Carlisle 97.0Carlisle: 97.0Hereford and South Herefordshire: 86.2

    86.2Carlisle is higher97.0

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire 133.1, Carlisle 152.7Carlisle: 152.7Hereford and South Herefordshire: 133.1

    133.1Carlisle is higher152.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 59.2, Carlisle 73.0Carlisle: 73.0Hereford and South Herefordshire: 59.2

    59.2Carlisle is higher73.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hereford and South Herefordshire 163.9, Carlisle 177.2Carlisle: 177.2Hereford and South Herefordshire: 163.9

    163.9Carlisle is higher177.2

  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: Hereford and South Herefordshire 19.9, Carlisle 19.8Carlisle: 19.8Hereford and South Herefordshire: 19.9

    19.9Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count19.8

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Hereford and South Herefordshire and Carlisle, per person in the age group
MeasureHereford and South HerefordshireCarlisleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,599£4,618£4,362£4,591£4,611£4,355Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,595£12,649£11,947£12,715£12,769£12,060Carlisle
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,714£1,721£1,625£1,918£1,927£1,820Carlisle
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,586£11,635£10,989£11,557£11,606£10,963Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£345£346£327£372£374£353Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£642£644£609£761£764£722Carlisle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£24£25£23Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£430£432£408£496£498£470Carlisle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£115£115£109Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£92£93£87£97£97£92Carlisle
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,294£1,300£1,227£1,416£1,422£1,343Carlisle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£183£184£174Carlisle
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£316£318£300£394£396£374Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.05£5.07£4.79£4.19£4.20£3.97Hereford and South Herefordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.99£6.01£5.68£6.75£6.78£6.40Carlisle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.21,028.3Carlisle
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202686.297.0Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.1152.7Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.273.0Carlisle
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026163.9177.2Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202619.919.8Hereford and South Herefordshire

Per resident

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Carlisle on 15. 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire Carlisle

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £4,599, Carlisle £4,591Carlisle: £4,591Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,599Carlisle: £4,611Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,618Carlisle: £4,355Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4,362

    £4,599£4,618£4,362Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£4,591£4,611£4,355

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £2,870, Carlisle £2,620Carlisle: £2,620Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,870Carlisle: £2,632Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,882Carlisle: £2,486Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,722

    £2,870£2,882£2,722Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£2,620£2,632£2,486

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £1,012, Carlisle £1,170Carlisle: £1,170Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,012Carlisle: £1,175Hereford and South Herefordshire: £1,017Carlisle: £1,109Hereford and South Herefordshire: £960

    £1,012£1,017£960Carlisle is higher£1,170£1,175£1,109

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £2,640, Carlisle £2,382Carlisle: £2,382Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,640Carlisle: £2,392Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,651Carlisle: £2,259Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2,504

    £2,640£2,651£2,504Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£2,382£2,392£2,259

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £79, Carlisle £77Carlisle: £77Hereford and South Herefordshire: £79Carlisle: £77Hereford and South Herefordshire: £79Carlisle: £73Hereford and South Herefordshire: £75

    £79£79£75Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£77£77£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £146, Carlisle £157Carlisle: £157Hereford and South Herefordshire: £146Carlisle: £157Hereford and South Herefordshire: £147Carlisle: £149Hereford and South Herefordshire: £139

    £146£147£139Carlisle is higher£157£157£149

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.22, Carlisle £5.04Carlisle: £5.04Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.22Carlisle: £5.06Hereford and South Herefordshire: £5.24Carlisle: £4.78Hereford and South Herefordshire: £4.95

    £5.22£5.24£4.95Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£5.04£5.06£4.78

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £430, Carlisle £496Carlisle: £496Hereford and South Herefordshire: £430Carlisle: £498Hereford and South Herefordshire: £432Carlisle: £470Hereford and South Herefordshire: £408

    £430£432£408Carlisle is higher£496£498£470

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £101, Carlisle £115Carlisle: £115Hereford and South Herefordshire: £101Carlisle: £115Hereford and South Herefordshire: £102Carlisle: £109Hereford and South Herefordshire: £96

    £101£102£96Carlisle is higher£115£115£109

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £54, Carlisle £59Carlisle: £59Hereford and South Herefordshire: £54Carlisle: £59Hereford and South Herefordshire: £55Carlisle: £56Hereford and South Herefordshire: £52

    £54£55£52Carlisle is higher£59£59£56

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £765, Carlisle £863Carlisle: £863Hereford and South Herefordshire: £765Carlisle: £867Hereford and South Herefordshire: £768Carlisle: £819Hereford and South Herefordshire: £725

    £765£768£725Carlisle is higher£863£867£819

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £179, Carlisle £183Carlisle: £183Hereford and South Herefordshire: £179Carlisle: £184Hereford and South Herefordshire: £180Carlisle: £174Hereford and South Herefordshire: £170

    £179£180£170Carlisle is higher£183£184£174

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £187, Carlisle £240Carlisle: £240Hereford and South Herefordshire: £187Carlisle: £242Hereford and South Herefordshire: £188Carlisle: £228Hereford and South Herefordshire: £177

    £187£188£177Carlisle is higher£240£242£228

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £2.98, Carlisle £2.55Carlisle: £2.55Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2.98Carlisle: £2.56Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.00Carlisle: £2.42Hereford and South Herefordshire: £2.83

    £2.98£3.00£2.83Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher£2.55£2.56£2.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £3.54, Carlisle £4.11Carlisle: £4.11Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.54Carlisle: £4.13Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.56Carlisle: £3.90Hereford and South Herefordshire: £3.36

    £3.54£3.56£3.36Carlisle is higher£4.11£4.13£3.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hereford and South Herefordshire £6.40, Carlisle £7.33Carlisle: £7.33Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.40Carlisle: £7.36Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.43Carlisle: £6.95Hereford and South Herefordshire: £6.07

    £6.40£6.43£6.07Carlisle is higher£7.33£7.36£6.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 233.3, Carlisle 211.9Carlisle: 211.9Hereford and South Herefordshire: 233.3

    233.3Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count211.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 19.6, Carlisle 20.0Carlisle: 20.0Hereford and South Herefordshire: 19.6

    19.6Carlisle is higher20.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 30.3, Carlisle 31.5Carlisle: 31.5Hereford and South Herefordshire: 30.3

    30.3Carlisle is higher31.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 59.2, Carlisle 73.0Carlisle: 73.0Hereford and South Herefordshire: 59.2

    59.2Carlisle is higher73.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 96.8, Carlisle 108.0Carlisle: 108.0Hereford and South Herefordshire: 96.8

    96.8Carlisle is higher108.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hereford and South Herefordshire 11.7, Carlisle 12.1Carlisle: 12.1Hereford and South Herefordshire: 11.7

    11.7Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count12.1

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Hereford and South Herefordshire and Carlisle, per resident
MeasureHereford and South HerefordshireCarlisleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,599£4,618£4,362£4,591£4,611£4,355Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,870£2,882£2,722£2,620£2,632£2,486Hereford and South Herefordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,012£1,017£960£1,170£1,175£1,109Carlisle
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,640£2,651£2,504£2,382£2,392£2,259Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£79£79£75£77£77£73Hereford and South Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£146£147£139£157£157£149Carlisle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.22£5.24£4.95£5.04£5.06£4.78Hereford and South Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£430£432£408£496£498£470Carlisle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£101£102£96£115£115£109Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£55£52£59£59£56Carlisle
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£765£768£725£863£867£819Carlisle
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£179£180£170£183£184£174Carlisle
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£187£188£177£240£242£228Carlisle
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.98£3.00£2.83£2.55£2.56£2.42Hereford and South Herefordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.54£3.56£3.36£4.11£4.13£3.90Carlisle
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.40£6.43£6.07£7.33£7.36£6.95Carlisle
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026233.3211.9Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.620.0Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.331.5Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202659.273.0Carlisle
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202696.8108.0Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.712.1Carlisle

Total

Hereford and South Herefordshire is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Carlisle on 18. 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

Hereford and South Herefordshire Carlisle

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £452.0m, Carlisle £492.2mCarlisle: £492.2mHereford and South Herefordshire: £452.0mCarlisle: £494.3mHereford and South Herefordshire: £453.9mCarlisle: £466.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £428.7m

    £452.0m£453.9m£428.7mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£492.2m£494.3m£466.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £282.0m, Carlisle £281.0mCarlisle: £281.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £282.0mCarlisle: £282.1mHereford and South Herefordshire: £283.2mCarlisle: £266.5mHereford and South Herefordshire: £267.5m

    £282.0m£283.2m£267.5mHereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£281.0m£282.1m£266.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £99.5m, Carlisle £125.4mCarlisle: £125.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £99.5mCarlisle: £125.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £99.9mCarlisle: £119.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £94.4m

    £99.5m£99.9m£94.4mCarlisle is higher£125.4m£125.9m£119.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £259.4m, Carlisle £255.4mCarlisle: £255.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £259.4mCarlisle: £256.5mHereford and South Herefordshire: £260.5mCarlisle: £242.2mHereford and South Herefordshire: £246.1m

    £259.4m£260.5m£246.1mHereford and South Herefordshire is higher£255.4m£256.5m£242.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £7.7m, Carlisle £8.2mCarlisle: £8.2mHereford and South Herefordshire: £7.7mCarlisle: £8.3mHereford and South Herefordshire: £7.8mCarlisle: £7.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £7.3m

    £7.7m£7.8m£7.3mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£8.2m£8.3m£7.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £14.4m, Carlisle £16.8mCarlisle: £16.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £14.4mCarlisle: £16.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £14.4mCarlisle: £15.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £13.6m

    £14.4m£14.4m£13.6mCarlisle is higher£16.8m£16.9m£15.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.51m, Carlisle £0.54mCarlisle: £0.54mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.51mCarlisle: £0.54mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.51mCarlisle: £0.51mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.49mCarlisle is higherDepends on how you count£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £42.2m, Carlisle £53.2mCarlisle: £53.2mHereford and South Herefordshire: £42.2mCarlisle: £53.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £42.4mCarlisle: £50.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £40.1m

    £42.2m£42.4m£40.1mCarlisle is higher£53.2m£53.4m£50.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £9.9m, Carlisle £12.3mCarlisle: £12.3mHereford and South Herefordshire: £9.9mCarlisle: £12.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £10.0mCarlisle: £11.7mHereford and South Herefordshire: £9.4m

    £9.9m£10.0m£9.4mCarlisle 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: Hereford and South Herefordshire £5.3m, Carlisle £6.3mCarlisle: £6.3mHereford and South Herefordshire: £5.3mCarlisle: £6.4mHereford and South Herefordshire: £5.4mCarlisle: £6.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £5.1m

    £5.3m£5.4m£5.1mCarlisle is higher£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £75.1m, Carlisle £92.6mCarlisle: £92.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £75.1mCarlisle: £93.0mHereford and South Herefordshire: £75.5mCarlisle: £87.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £71.3m

    £75.1m£75.5m£71.3mCarlisle is higher£92.6m£93.0m£87.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £17.6m, Carlisle £19.6mCarlisle: £19.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £17.6mCarlisle: £19.7mHereford and South Herefordshire: £17.7mCarlisle: £18.6mHereford and South Herefordshire: £16.7m

    £17.6m£17.7m£16.7mCarlisle is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £18.4m, Carlisle £25.8mCarlisle: £25.8mHereford and South Herefordshire: £18.4mCarlisle: £25.9mHereford and South Herefordshire: £18.5mCarlisle: £24.5mHereford and South Herefordshire: £17.4m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.4mCarlisle is higher£25.8m£25.9m£24.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.29m, Carlisle £0.27mCarlisle: £0.27mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.29mCarlisle: £0.27mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.29mCarlisle: £0.26mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.28m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.28mHereford and South Herefordshire is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.35m, Carlisle £0.44mCarlisle: £0.44mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.35mCarlisle: £0.44mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.35mCarlisle: £0.42mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.33m

    £0.35m£0.35m£0.33mCarlisle is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire £0.63m, Carlisle £0.79mCarlisle: £0.79mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.63mCarlisle: £0.79mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.63mCarlisle: £0.75mHereford and South Herefordshire: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mCarlisle is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 22,933, Carlisle 22,722Carlisle: 22,722Hereford and South Herefordshire: 22,933

    22,933Hereford and South Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count22,722

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 1,929, Carlisle 2,144Carlisle: 2,144Hereford and South Herefordshire: 1,929

    1,929Carlisle is higher2,144

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 2,980, Carlisle 3,373Carlisle: 3,373Hereford and South Herefordshire: 2,980

    2,980Carlisle is higher3,373

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 5,820, Carlisle 7,825Carlisle: 7,825Hereford and South Herefordshire: 5,820

    5,820Carlisle is higher7,825

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 9,518, Carlisle 11,581Carlisle: 11,581Hereford and South Herefordshire: 9,518

    9,518Carlisle is higher11,581

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hereford and South Herefordshire 1,153, Carlisle 1,295Carlisle: 1,295Hereford and South Herefordshire: 1,153

    1,153Carlisle is higherDepends on how you count1,295

Show the numbers
Hereford and South Herefordshire and Carlisle, total
MeasureHereford and South HerefordshireCarlisleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£452.0m£453.9m£428.7m£492.2m£494.3m£466.9mCarlisle
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£282.0m£283.2m£267.5m£281.0m£282.1m£266.5mHereford and South Herefordshire
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.5m£99.9m£94.4m£125.4m£125.9m£119.0mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£259.4m£260.5m£246.1m£255.4m£256.5m£242.2mHereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.7m£7.8m£7.3m£8.2m£8.3m£7.8mCarlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.4m£14.4m£13.6m£16.8m£16.9m£15.9mCarlisle
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mCarlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.2m£42.4m£40.1m£53.2m£53.4m£50.4mCarlisle
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£10.0m£9.4m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mCarlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.3m£5.4m£5.1m£6.3m£6.4m£6.0mCarlisle
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£75.1m£75.5m£71.3m£92.6m£93.0m£87.8mCarlisle
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.7m£16.7m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mCarlisle
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.4m£25.8m£25.9m£24.5mCarlisle
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mHereford and South Herefordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.35m£0.35m£0.33m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mCarlisle
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mCarlisle
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,93322,722Hereford and South Herefordshire
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9292,144Carlisle
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9803,373Carlisle
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,8207,825Carlisle
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,51811,581Carlisle
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1531,295Carlisle

Sources

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

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