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Hexham and Skipton and Ripon

96,315 and 100,269 residents (mid-2024).

Hexham is higher than Skipton and Ripon on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Hexham is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon 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

Hexham Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hexham £4,685, Skipton and Ripon £4,504Skipton and Ripon: £4,504Hexham: £4,685Skipton and Ripon: £4,524Hexham: £4,705Skipton and Ripon: £4,273Hexham: £4,444

    £4,685£4,705£4,444Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£4,504£4,524£4,273

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hexham £12,396, Skipton and Ripon £12,403Skipton and Ripon: £12,403Hexham: £12,396Skipton and Ripon: £12,456Hexham: £12,448Skipton and Ripon: £11,765Hexham: £11,758

    £12,396£12,448£11,758Skipton and Ripon is higher£12,403£12,456£11,765

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £1,352, Skipton and Ripon £1,178Skipton and Ripon: £1,178Hexham: £1,352Skipton and Ripon: £1,183Hexham: £1,358Skipton and Ripon: £1,118Hexham: £1,283

    £1,352£1,358£1,283Hexham is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hexham £11,474, Skipton and Ripon £11,541Skipton and Ripon: £11,541Hexham: £11,474Skipton and Ripon: £11,590Hexham: £11,522Skipton and Ripon: £10,947Hexham: £10,883

    £11,474£11,522£10,883Skipton and Ripon is higher£11,541£11,590£10,947

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hexham £247, Skipton and Ripon £232Skipton and Ripon: £232Hexham: £247Skipton and Ripon: £233Hexham: £248Skipton and Ripon: £220Hexham: £234

    £247£248£234Hexham is higher£232£233£220

  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: Hexham £658, Skipton and Ripon £614Skipton and Ripon: £614Hexham: £658Skipton and Ripon: £617Hexham: £661Skipton and Ripon: £583Hexham: £624

    £658£661£624Hexham is higher£614£617£583

  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: Hexham £17, Skipton and Ripon £16Skipton and Ripon: £16Hexham: £17Skipton and Ripon: £17Hexham: £17Skipton and Ripon: £16Hexham: £16

    £17£17£16Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £368, Skipton and Ripon £285Skipton and Ripon: £285Hexham: £368Skipton and Ripon: £286Hexham: £370Skipton and Ripon: £270Hexham: £349

    £368£370£349Hexham is higher£285£286£270

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £100, Skipton and Ripon £92Skipton and Ripon: £92Hexham: £100Skipton and Ripon: £93Hexham: £100Skipton and Ripon: £87Hexham: £95

    £100£100£95Hexham is higher£92£93£87

  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: Hexham £93, Skipton and Ripon £68Skipton and Ripon: £68Hexham: £93Skipton and Ripon: £68Hexham: £94Skipton and Ripon: £64Hexham: £89

    £93£94£89Hexham is higher£68£68£64

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £1,000, Skipton and Ripon £919Skipton and Ripon: £919Hexham: £1,000Skipton and Ripon: £923Hexham: £1,004Skipton and Ripon: £872Hexham: £948

    £1,000£1,004£948Hexham is higher£919£923£872

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hexham £143, Skipton and Ripon £119Skipton and Ripon: £119Hexham: £143Skipton and Ripon: £120Hexham: £144Skipton and Ripon: £113Hexham: £136

    £143£144£136Hexham is higher£119£120£113

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £250, Skipton and Ripon £185Skipton and Ripon: £185Hexham: £250Skipton and Ripon: £186Hexham: £251Skipton and Ripon: £176Hexham: £237

    £250£251£237Hexham is higher£185£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £4.94, Skipton and Ripon £4.56Skipton and Ripon: £4.56Hexham: £4.94Skipton and Ripon: £4.58Hexham: £4.97Skipton and Ripon: £4.33Hexham: £4.69

    £4.94£4.97£4.69Hexham is higher£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hexham £4.01, Skipton and Ripon £1.93Skipton and Ripon: £1.93Hexham: £4.01Skipton and Ripon: £1.94Hexham: £4.02Skipton and Ripon: £1.83Hexham: £3.80

    £4.01£4.02£3.80Hexham is higher£1.93£1.94£1.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hexham £10, Skipton and Ripon £5.61Skipton and Ripon: £5.61Hexham: £10Skipton and Ripon: £5.63Hexham: £10Skipton and Ripon: £5.32Hexham: £9.85

    £10£10£9.85Hexham is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hexham 1,022.2, Skipton and Ripon 1,026.9Skipton and Ripon: 1,026.9Hexham: 1,022.2

    1,022.2Skipton and Ripon is higher1,026.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hexham 66.9, Skipton and Ripon 65.1Skipton and Ripon: 65.1Hexham: 66.9

    66.9Hexham is higherDepends on how you count65.1

  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: Hexham 136.6, Skipton and Ripon 131.0Skipton and Ripon: 131.0Hexham: 136.6

    136.6Hexham is higherDepends on how you count131.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 54.4, Skipton and Ripon 42.8Skipton and Ripon: 42.8Hexham: 54.4

    54.4Hexham is higher42.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hexham 127.0, Skipton and Ripon 110.2Skipton and Ripon: 110.2Hexham: 127.0

    127.0Hexham is higher110.2

  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: Hexham 20.1, Skipton and Ripon 14.4Skipton and Ripon: 14.4Hexham: 20.1

    20.1Hexham is higher14.4

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Hexham and Skipton and Ripon, per person in the age group
MeasureHexhamSkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,685£4,705£4,444£4,504£4,524£4,273Hexham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,396£12,448£11,758£12,403£12,456£11,765Skipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,352£1,358£1,283£1,178£1,183£1,118Hexham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,474£11,522£10,883£11,541£11,590£10,947Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£247£248£234£232£233£220Hexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£658£661£624£614£617£583Hexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£17£17£16£16£17£16Hexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£368£370£349£285£286£270Hexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£92£93£87Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£93£94£89£68£68£64Hexham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,000£1,004£948£919£923£872Hexham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£119£120£113Hexham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£250£251£237£185£186£176Hexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.94£4.97£4.69£4.56£4.58£4.33Hexham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.01£4.02£3.80£1.93£1.94£1.83Hexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.85£5.61£5.63£5.32Hexham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.21,026.9Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.965.1Hexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.6131.0Hexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.442.8Hexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026127.0110.2Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.114.4Hexham

Per resident

Hexham is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon 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

Hexham Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hexham £4,685, Skipton and Ripon £4,504Skipton and Ripon: £4,504Hexham: £4,685Skipton and Ripon: £4,524Hexham: £4,705Skipton and Ripon: £4,273Hexham: £4,444

    £4,685£4,705£4,444Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£4,504£4,524£4,273

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hexham £3,300, Skipton and Ripon £3,335Skipton and Ripon: £3,335Hexham: £3,300Skipton and Ripon: £3,350Hexham: £3,314Skipton and Ripon: £3,164Hexham: £3,130

    £3,300£3,314£3,130Skipton and Ripon is higher£3,335£3,350£3,164

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hexham £763, Skipton and Ripon £667Skipton and Ripon: £667Hexham: £763Skipton and Ripon: £670Hexham: £767Skipton and Ripon: £633Hexham: £724

    £763£767£724Hexham is higher£667£670£633

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hexham £3,054, Skipton and Ripon £3,103Skipton and Ripon: £3,103Hexham: £3,054Skipton and Ripon: £3,117Hexham: £3,067Skipton and Ripon: £2,944Hexham: £2,897

    £3,054£3,067£2,897Skipton and Ripon is higher£3,103£3,117£2,944

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hexham £66, Skipton and Ripon £62Skipton and Ripon: £62Hexham: £66Skipton and Ripon: £63Hexham: £66Skipton and Ripon: £59Hexham: £62

    £66£66£62Hexham is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £175, Skipton and Ripon £165Skipton and Ripon: £165Hexham: £175Skipton and Ripon: £166Hexham: £176Skipton and Ripon: £157Hexham: £166

    £175£176£166Hexham is higher£165£166£157

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hexham £4.52, Skipton and Ripon £4.44Skipton and Ripon: £4.44Hexham: £4.52Skipton and Ripon: £4.46Hexham: £4.54Skipton and Ripon: £4.21Hexham: £4.29

    £4.52£4.54£4.29Hexham is higherDepends on how you count£4.44£4.46£4.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £368, Skipton and Ripon £285Skipton and Ripon: £285Hexham: £368Skipton and Ripon: £286Hexham: £370Skipton and Ripon: £270Hexham: £349

    £368£370£349Hexham is higher£285£286£270

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hexham £100, Skipton and Ripon £92Skipton and Ripon: £92Hexham: £100Skipton and Ripon: £93Hexham: £100Skipton and Ripon: £87Hexham: £95

    £100£100£95Hexham is higher£92£93£87

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hexham £53, Skipton and Ripon £38Skipton and Ripon: £38Hexham: £53Skipton and Ripon: £38Hexham: £53Skipton and Ripon: £36Hexham: £50

    £53£53£50Hexham is higher£38£38£36

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hexham £565, Skipton and Ripon £520Skipton and Ripon: £520Hexham: £565Skipton and Ripon: £523Hexham: £567Skipton and Ripon: £494Hexham: £535

    £565£567£535Hexham is higher£520£523£494

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hexham £143, Skipton and Ripon £119Skipton and Ripon: £119Hexham: £143Skipton and Ripon: £120Hexham: £144Skipton and Ripon: £113Hexham: £136

    £143£144£136Hexham is higher£119£120£113

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hexham £141, Skipton and Ripon £105Skipton and Ripon: £105Hexham: £141Skipton and Ripon: £105Hexham: £142Skipton and Ripon: £99Hexham: £134

    £141£142£134Hexham is higher£105£105£99

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hexham £2.79, Skipton and Ripon £2.58Skipton and Ripon: £2.58Hexham: £2.79Skipton and Ripon: £2.59Hexham: £2.81Skipton and Ripon: £2.45Hexham: £2.65

    £2.79£2.81£2.65Hexham is higher£2.58£2.59£2.45

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hexham £2.27, Skipton and Ripon £1.09Skipton and Ripon: £1.09Hexham: £2.27Skipton and Ripon: £1.09Hexham: £2.28Skipton and Ripon: £1.03Hexham: £2.15

    £2.27£2.28£2.15Hexham is higher£1.09£1.09£1.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hexham £10, Skipton and Ripon £5.61Skipton and Ripon: £5.61Hexham: £10Skipton and Ripon: £5.63Hexham: £10Skipton and Ripon: £5.32Hexham: £9.85

    £10£10£9.85Hexham is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 272.1, Skipton and Ripon 276.2Skipton and Ripon: 276.2Hexham: 272.1

    272.1Skipton and Ripon is higher276.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 17.8, Skipton and Ripon 17.5Skipton and Ripon: 17.5Hexham: 17.8

    17.8Hexham is higherDepends on how you count17.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 36.4, Skipton and Ripon 35.2Skipton and Ripon: 35.2Hexham: 36.4

    36.4Hexham is higherDepends on how you count35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 54.4, Skipton and Ripon 42.8Skipton and Ripon: 42.8Hexham: 54.4

    54.4Hexham is higher42.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 71.7, Skipton and Ripon 62.4Skipton and Ripon: 62.4Hexham: 71.7

    71.7Hexham is higher62.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hexham 11.3, Skipton and Ripon 8.2Skipton and Ripon: 8.2Hexham: 11.3

    11.3Hexham is higher8.2

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Hexham and Skipton and Ripon, per resident
MeasureHexhamSkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,685£4,705£4,444£4,504£4,524£4,273Hexham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,300£3,314£3,130£3,335£3,350£3,164Skipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£763£767£724£667£670£633Hexham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,054£3,067£2,897£3,103£3,117£2,944Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£66£66£62£62£63£59Hexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£165£166£157Hexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.52£4.54£4.29£4.44£4.46£4.21Hexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£368£370£349£285£286£270Hexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£100£100£95£92£93£87Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£53£53£50£38£38£36Hexham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£565£567£535£520£523£494Hexham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£119£120£113Hexham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£141£142£134£105£105£99Hexham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.79£2.81£2.65£2.58£2.59£2.45Hexham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.27£2.28£2.15£1.09£1.09£1.03Hexham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.85£5.61£5.63£5.32Hexham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026272.1276.2Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.817.5Hexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202636.435.2Hexham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.442.8Hexham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202671.762.4Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.38.2Hexham

Total

Hexham is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Hexham Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hexham £451.2m, Skipton and Ripon £451.7mSkipton and Ripon: £451.7mHexham: £451.2mSkipton and Ripon: £453.6mHexham: £453.1mSkipton and Ripon: £428.4mHexham: £428.0m

    £451.2m£453.1m£428.0mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£451.7m£453.6m£428.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hexham £317.8m, Skipton and Ripon £334.4mSkipton and Ripon: £334.4mHexham: £317.8mSkipton and Ripon: £335.9mHexham: £319.2mSkipton and Ripon: £317.2mHexham: £301.5m

    £317.8m£319.2m£301.5mSkipton and Ripon is higher£334.4m£335.9m£317.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hexham £73.5m, Skipton and Ripon £66.9mSkipton and Ripon: £66.9mHexham: £73.5mSkipton and Ripon: £67.2mHexham: £73.8mSkipton and Ripon: £63.4mHexham: £69.7m

    £73.5m£73.8m£69.7mHexham is higher£66.9m£67.2m£63.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hexham £294.2m, Skipton and Ripon £311.2mSkipton and Ripon: £311.2mHexham: £294.2mSkipton and Ripon: £312.5mHexham: £295.4mSkipton and Ripon: £295.2mHexham: £279.0m

    £294.2m£295.4m£279.0mSkipton and Ripon is higher£311.2m£312.5m£295.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hexham £6.3m, Skipton and Ripon £6.3mSkipton and Ripon: £6.3mHexham: £6.3mSkipton and Ripon: £6.3mHexham: £6.4mSkipton and Ripon: £5.9mHexham: £6.0m

    £6.3m£6.4m£6.0mHexham is higher£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hexham £16.9m, Skipton and Ripon £16.6mSkipton and Ripon: £16.6mHexham: £16.9mSkipton and Ripon: £16.6mHexham: £16.9mSkipton and Ripon: £15.7mHexham: £16.0m

    £16.9m£16.9m£16.0mHexham is higher£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hexham £0.44m, Skipton and Ripon £0.44mSkipton and Ripon: £0.44mHexham: £0.44mSkipton and Ripon: £0.45mHexham: £0.44mSkipton and Ripon: £0.42mHexham: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hexham £35.4m, Skipton and Ripon £28.6mSkipton and Ripon: £28.6mHexham: £35.4mSkipton and Ripon: £28.7mHexham: £35.6mSkipton and Ripon: £27.1mHexham: £33.6m

    £35.4m£35.6m£33.6mHexham is higher£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hexham £9.6m, Skipton and Ripon £9.2mSkipton and Ripon: £9.2mHexham: £9.6mSkipton and Ripon: £9.3mHexham: £9.6mSkipton and Ripon: £8.8mHexham: £9.1m

    £9.6m£9.6m£9.1mHexham is higher£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hexham £5.1m, Skipton and Ripon £3.8mSkipton and Ripon: £3.8mHexham: £5.1mSkipton and Ripon: £3.8mHexham: £5.1mSkipton and Ripon: £3.6mHexham: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mHexham is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hexham £54.4m, Skipton and Ripon £52.2mSkipton and Ripon: £52.2mHexham: £54.4mSkipton and Ripon: £52.4mHexham: £54.6mSkipton and Ripon: £49.5mHexham: £51.6m

    £54.4m£54.6m£51.6mHexham is higher£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hexham £13.8m, Skipton and Ripon £11.9mSkipton and Ripon: £11.9mHexham: £13.8mSkipton and Ripon: £12.0mHexham: £13.9mSkipton and Ripon: £11.3mHexham: £13.1m

    £13.8m£13.9m£13.1mHexham is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hexham £13.6m, Skipton and Ripon £10.5mSkipton and Ripon: £10.5mHexham: £13.6mSkipton and Ripon: £10.6mHexham: £13.6mSkipton and Ripon: £10.0mHexham: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.6m£12.9mHexham is higher£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hexham £0.27m, Skipton and Ripon £0.26mSkipton and Ripon: £0.26mHexham: £0.27mSkipton and Ripon: £0.26mHexham: £0.27mSkipton and Ripon: £0.25mHexham: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mHexham is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hexham £0.22m, Skipton and Ripon £0.11mSkipton and Ripon: £0.11mHexham: £0.22mSkipton and Ripon: £0.11mHexham: £0.22mSkipton and Ripon: £0.10mHexham: £0.21m

    £0.22m£0.22m£0.21mHexham is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hexham £1.0m, Skipton and Ripon £0.56mSkipton and Ripon: £0.56mHexham: £1.0mSkipton and Ripon: £0.56mHexham: £1.0mSkipton and Ripon: £0.53mHexham: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHexham is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hexham 26,209, Skipton and Ripon 27,689Skipton and Ripon: 27,689Hexham: 26,209

    26,209Skipton and Ripon is higher27,689

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hexham 1,714, Skipton and Ripon 1,756Skipton and Ripon: 1,756Hexham: 1,714

    1,714Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count1,756

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hexham 3,502, Skipton and Ripon 3,533Skipton and Ripon: 3,533Hexham: 3,502

    3,502Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count3,533

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hexham 5,235, Skipton and Ripon 4,296Skipton and Ripon: 4,296Hexham: 5,235

    5,235Hexham is higher4,296

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hexham 6,908, Skipton and Ripon 6,257Skipton and Ripon: 6,257Hexham: 6,908

    6,908Hexham is higher6,257

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hexham 1,091, Skipton and Ripon 818Skipton and Ripon: 818Hexham: 1,091

    1,091Hexham is higher818

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Hexham and Skipton and Ripon, total
MeasureHexhamSkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£451.2m£453.1m£428.0m£451.7m£453.6m£428.4mSkipton and Ripon
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£317.8m£319.2m£301.5m£334.4m£335.9m£317.2mSkipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m£66.9m£67.2m£63.4mHexham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£294.2m£295.4m£279.0m£311.2m£312.5m£295.2mSkipton and Ripon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.3m£6.4m£6.0m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mHexham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.9m£16.9m£16.0m£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mHexham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mSkipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£35.4m£35.6m£33.6m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mHexham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m£9.2m£9.3m£8.8mHexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mHexham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£54.4m£54.6m£51.6m£52.2m£52.4m£49.5mHexham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.8m£13.9m£13.1m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mHexham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mHexham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mHexham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.22m£0.22m£0.21m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mHexham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mHexham
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,20927,689Skipton and Ripon
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7141,756Skipton and Ripon
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,5023,533Skipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,2354,296Hexham
Universal Credittotal, May 20266,9086,257Hexham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,091818Hexham

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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