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Heywood and Middleton North and Bury South
Heywood and Middleton North is higher than Bury South on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 2 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
Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Bury South 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
Heywood and Middleton North Bury South
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,990£5,012£4,734Heywood and Middleton North is higher£4,408£4,426£4,181
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,033£13,089£12,362Heywood and Middleton North is higher£12,994£13,050£12,326
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,918£2,930£2,767Heywood and Middleton North is higher£2,521£2,532£2,391
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,609£11,659£11,012Heywood and Middleton North is higher£11,549£11,599£10,955
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£604£607£573Heywood and Middleton North is higher£596£598£565
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£782£785£742Bury South is higherDepends on how you count£816£819£774
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£38£38£36Heywood and Middleton North is higher£33£33£31
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£573£575£543Heywood and Middleton North is higher£479£481£455
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£187£188£178Heywood and Middleton North is higher£171£172£162
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£156£157£148Heywood and Middleton North is higher£134£135£127
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,317£2,327£2,198Heywood and Middleton North is higher£2,013£2,021£1,909
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291Heywood and Middleton North is higher£214£215£203
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£428£429£406Heywood and Middleton North is higher£358£360£340
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.92£6.95£6.56Bury South is higher£7.90£7.93£7.49
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£10£10£9.52Heywood and Middleton North is higher£8.10£8.13£7.68
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.25£6.28£5.93Heywood and Middleton North is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,010.6Bury South is higherDepends on how you count1,012.2
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
150.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher132.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
169.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher165.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
88.5Heywood and Middleton North is higher72.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
275.6Heywood and Middleton North is higher229.2
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
34.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher30.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Heywood and Middleton North | Bury South | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,990£5,012£4,734 | £4,408£4,426£4,181 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,033£13,089£12,362 | £12,994£13,050£12,326 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,918£2,930£2,767 | £2,521£2,532£2,391 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,609£11,659£11,012 | £11,549£11,599£10,955 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £604£607£573 | £596£598£565 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £782£785£742 | £816£819£774 | Bury South |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £38£38£36 | £33£33£31 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £573£575£543 | £479£481£455 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £187£188£178 | £171£172£162 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £156£157£148 | £134£135£127 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,317£2,327£2,198 | £2,013£2,021£1,909 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £214£215£203 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £428£429£406 | £358£360£340 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.92£6.95£6.56 | £7.90£7.93£7.49 | Bury South |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £10£10£9.52 | £8.10£8.13£7.68 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | £5.94£5.96£5.63 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,010.6 | 1,012.2 | Bury South |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 150.7 | 132.5 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 169.7 | 165.8 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 88.5 | 72.1 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 275.6 | 229.2 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 34.7 | 30.1 | Heywood and Middleton North |
Per resident
Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Bury South on 1. 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
Heywood and Middleton North Bury South
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,990£5,012£4,734Heywood and Middleton North is higher£4,408£4,426£4,181
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,142£2,151£2,032Heywood and Middleton North is higher£1,982£1,991£1,880
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,775£1,783£1,684Heywood and Middleton North is higher£1,555£1,561£1,475
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,908£1,916£1,810Heywood and Middleton North is higher£1,762£1,770£1,671
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£99£100£94Heywood and Middleton North is higher£91£91£86
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.19£6.21£5.87Heywood and Middleton North is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£573£575£543Heywood and Middleton North is higher£479£481£455
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£187£188£178Heywood and Middleton North is higher£171£172£162
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£95£95£90Heywood and Middleton North is higher£83£83£78
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,410£1,416£1,337Heywood and Middleton North is higher£1,241£1,246£1,177
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£307£308£291Heywood and Middleton North is higher£214£215£203
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£260£261£247Heywood and Middleton North is higher£221£222£210
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£4.21£4.22£3.99Bury South is higher£4.87£4.89£4.62
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£6.10£6.13£5.79Heywood and Middleton North is higher£5.00£5.02£4.74
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.25£6.28£5.93Heywood and Middleton North is higher£5.94£5.96£5.63
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
166.1Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count154.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.8Heywood and Middleton North is higher20.2
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
27.9Heywood and Middleton North is higher25.3
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
88.5Heywood and Middleton North is higher72.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
167.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher141.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.1Heywood and Middleton North is higher18.5
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| Measure | Heywood and Middleton North | Bury South | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,990£5,012£4,734 | £4,408£4,426£4,181 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,142£2,151£2,032 | £1,982£1,991£1,880 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,775£1,783£1,684 | £1,555£1,561£1,475 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,908£1,916£1,810 | £1,762£1,770£1,671 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £99£100£94 | £91£91£86 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £124£125£118 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.19£6.21£5.87 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £573£575£543 | £479£481£455 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £187£188£178 | £171£172£162 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £95£95£90 | £83£83£78 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,410£1,416£1,337 | £1,241£1,246£1,177 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £307£308£291 | £214£215£203 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £260£261£247 | £221£222£210 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £4.21£4.22£3.99 | £4.87£4.89£4.62 | Bury South |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £6.10£6.13£5.79 | £5.00£5.02£4.74 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.25£6.28£5.93 | £5.94£5.96£5.63 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 166.1 | 154.4 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.8 | 20.2 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 27.9 | 25.3 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 88.5 | 72.1 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 167.7 | 141.3 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.1 | 18.5 | Heywood and Middleton North |
Total
Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Bury South on 2. 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
Heywood and Middleton North Bury South
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£529.2m£531.5m£502.0mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£487.3m£489.4m£462.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£227.2m£228.1m£215.5mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£219.2m£220.1m£207.9m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£188.2m£189.0m£178.6mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£171.9m£172.6m£163.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£202.3m£203.2m£191.9mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£194.8m£195.6m£184.8m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£10.0m£10.1m£9.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mBury South is higherDepends on how you count£13.8m£13.8m£13.1m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.66m£0.62mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£60.8m£61.0m£57.6mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£53.0m£53.2m£50.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£19.9m£19.9m£18.8mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£18.9m£19.0m£18.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£10.1m£10.1m£9.6mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£9.1m£9.2m£8.7m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£149.5m£150.1m£141.8mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£137.2m£137.8m£130.2m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£32.5m£32.7m£30.9mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£23.7m£23.8m£22.4m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£27.6m£27.7m£26.2mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£24.4m£24.5m£23.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mBury South is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,613Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count17,072
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,626Heywood and Middleton North is higher2,235
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,958Heywood and Middleton North is higher2,797
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,379Heywood and Middleton North is higher7,970
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
17,780Heywood and Middleton North is higher15,626
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,239Heywood and Middleton North is higher2,049
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| Measure | Heywood and Middleton North | Bury South | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £529.2m£531.5m£502.0m | £487.3m£489.4m£462.2m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £227.2m£228.1m£215.5m | £219.2m£220.1m£207.9m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £188.2m£189.0m£178.6m | £171.9m£172.6m£163.0m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £202.3m£203.2m£191.9m | £194.8m£195.6m£184.8m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.5m£10.6m£10.0m | £10.0m£10.1m£9.5m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | £13.8m£13.8m£13.1m | Bury South |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | £0.56m£0.56m£0.53m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £60.8m£61.0m£57.6m | £53.0m£53.2m£50.3m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £19.9m£19.9m£18.8m | £18.9m£19.0m£18.0m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £10.1m£10.1m£9.6m | £9.1m£9.2m£8.7m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £149.5m£150.1m£141.8m | £137.2m£137.8m£130.2m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £32.5m£32.7m£30.9m | £23.7m£23.8m£22.4m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £27.6m£27.7m£26.2m | £24.4m£24.5m£23.2m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | £0.54m£0.54m£0.51m | Bury South |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.55m£0.55m£0.52m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.66m£0.67m£0.63m | £0.66m£0.66m£0.62m | Heywood and Middleton North |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,613 | 17,072 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,626 | 2,235 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,958 | 2,797 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,379 | 7,970 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 17,780 | 15,626 | Heywood and Middleton North |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,239 | 2,049 | Heywood and Middleton North |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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