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Heywood and Middleton North and Dudley

106,043 and 104,687 residents (mid-2024).

Heywood and Middleton North is higher than Dudley on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 11 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.

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Per person in the age group

Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 13. 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 Dudley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £4,990, Dudley £4,770Dudley: £4,770Heywood and Middleton North: £4,990Dudley: £4,790Heywood and Middleton North: £5,012Dudley: £4,525Heywood and Middleton North: £4,734

    £4,990£5,012£4,734Heywood and Middleton North is higher£4,770£4,790£4,525

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North £13,033, Dudley £13,261Dudley: £13,261Heywood and Middleton North: £13,033Dudley: £13,318Heywood and Middleton North: £13,089Dudley: £12,579Heywood and Middleton North: £12,362

    £13,033£13,089£12,362Dudley is higher£13,261£13,318£12,579

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £2,918, Dudley £2,683Dudley: £2,683Heywood and Middleton North: £2,918Dudley: £2,694Heywood and Middleton North: £2,930Dudley: £2,544Heywood and Middleton North: £2,767

    £2,918£2,930£2,767Heywood and Middleton North is higher£2,683£2,694£2,544

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North £11,609, Dudley £11,629Dudley: £11,629Heywood and Middleton North: £11,609Dudley: £11,678Heywood and Middleton North: £11,659Dudley: £11,030Heywood and Middleton North: £11,012

    £11,609£11,659£11,012Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£11,629£11,678£11,030

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North £604, Dudley £639Dudley: £639Heywood and Middleton North: £604Dudley: £642Heywood and Middleton North: £607Dudley: £606Heywood and Middleton North: £573

    £604£607£573Dudley is higher£639£642£606

  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: Heywood and Middleton North £782, Dudley £953Dudley: £953Heywood and Middleton North: £782Dudley: £957Heywood and Middleton North: £785Dudley: £904Heywood and Middleton North: £742

    £782£785£742Dudley is higher£953£957£904

  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: Heywood and Middleton North £38, Dudley £40Dudley: £40Heywood and Middleton North: £38Dudley: £41Heywood and Middleton North: £38Dudley: £38Heywood and Middleton North: £36

    £38£38£36Dudley is higher£40£41£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £573, Dudley £588Dudley: £588Heywood and Middleton North: £573Dudley: £590Heywood and Middleton North: £575Dudley: £557Heywood and Middleton North: £543

    £573£575£543Dudley is higher£588£590£557

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £187, Dudley £149Dudley: £149Heywood and Middleton North: £187Dudley: £150Heywood and Middleton North: £188Dudley: £141Heywood and Middleton North: £178

    £187£188£178Heywood and Middleton North is higher£149£150£141

  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: Heywood and Middleton North £156, Dudley £196Dudley: £196Heywood and Middleton North: £156Dudley: £197Heywood and Middleton North: £157Dudley: £186Heywood and Middleton North: £148

    £156£157£148Dudley is higher£196£197£186

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £2,317, Dudley £2,122Dudley: £2,122Heywood and Middleton North: £2,317Dudley: £2,131Heywood and Middleton North: £2,327Dudley: £2,013Heywood and Middleton North: £2,198

    £2,317£2,327£2,198Heywood and Middleton North is higher£2,122£2,131£2,013

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £307, Dudley £197Dudley: £197Heywood and Middleton North: £307Dudley: £198Heywood and Middleton North: £308Dudley: £187Heywood and Middleton North: £291

    £307£308£291Heywood and Middleton North is higher£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £428, Dudley £338Dudley: £338Heywood and Middleton North: £428Dudley: £340Heywood and Middleton North: £429Dudley: £321Heywood and Middleton North: £406

    £428£429£406Heywood and Middleton North is higher£338£340£321

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £6.92, Dudley £15Dudley: £15Heywood and Middleton North: £6.92Dudley: £15Heywood and Middleton North: £6.95Dudley: £14Heywood and Middleton North: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56Dudley is higher£15£15£14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £10, Dudley £12Dudley: £12Heywood and Middleton North: £10Dudley: £12Heywood and Middleton North: £10Dudley: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £9.52

    £10£10£9.52Dudley is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.25, Dudley £6.95Dudley: £6.95Heywood and Middleton North: £6.25Dudley: £6.98Heywood and Middleton North: £6.28Dudley: £6.59Heywood and Middleton North: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North 1,010.6, Dudley 994.6Dudley: 994.6Heywood and Middleton North: 1,010.6

    1,010.6Heywood and Middleton North is higher994.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North 150.7, Dudley 151.0Dudley: 151.0Heywood and Middleton North: 150.7

    150.7Dudley is higherDepends on how you count151.0

  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: Heywood and Middleton North 169.7, Dudley 190.1Dudley: 190.1Heywood and Middleton North: 169.7

    169.7Dudley is higher190.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 88.5, Dudley 83.8Dudley: 83.8Heywood and Middleton North: 88.5

    88.5Heywood and Middleton North is higher83.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North 275.6, Dudley 261.9Dudley: 261.9Heywood and Middleton North: 275.6

    275.6Heywood and Middleton North is higher261.9

  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: Heywood and Middleton North 34.7, Dudley 43.8Dudley: 43.8Heywood and Middleton North: 34.7

    34.7Dudley is higher43.8

Show the numbers
Heywood and Middleton North and Dudley, per person in the age group
MeasureHeywood and Middleton NorthDudleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,990£5,012£4,734£4,770£4,790£4,525Heywood and Middleton North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,033£13,089£12,362£13,261£13,318£12,579Dudley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,918£2,930£2,767£2,683£2,694£2,544Heywood and Middleton North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,609£11,659£11,012£11,629£11,678£11,030Dudley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£639£642£606Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£782£785£742£953£957£904Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£40£41£38Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£573£575£543£588£590£557Dudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£149£150£141Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£156£157£148£196£197£186Dudley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,317£2,327£2,198£2,122£2,131£2,013Heywood and Middleton North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£197£198£187Heywood and Middleton North
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£428£429£406£338£340£321Heywood and Middleton North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£15£15£14Dudley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.52£12£12£11Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.6994.6Heywood and Middleton North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.7151.0Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7190.1Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.583.8Heywood and Middleton North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026275.6261.9Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.743.8Dudley

Per resident

Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 11. 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 Dudley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £4,990, Dudley £4,770Dudley: £4,770Heywood and Middleton North: £4,990Dudley: £4,790Heywood and Middleton North: £5,012Dudley: £4,525Heywood and Middleton North: £4,734

    £4,990£5,012£4,734Heywood and Middleton North is higher£4,770£4,790£4,525

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £2,142, Dudley £2,171Dudley: £2,171Heywood and Middleton North: £2,142Dudley: £2,180Heywood and Middleton North: £2,151Dudley: £2,059Heywood and Middleton North: £2,032

    £2,142£2,151£2,032Dudley is higher£2,171£2,180£2,059

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £1,775, Dudley £1,659Dudley: £1,659Heywood and Middleton North: £1,775Dudley: £1,666Heywood and Middleton North: £1,783Dudley: £1,574Heywood and Middleton North: £1,684

    £1,775£1,783£1,684Heywood and Middleton North is higher£1,659£1,666£1,574

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £1,908, Dudley £1,904Dudley: £1,904Heywood and Middleton North: £1,908Dudley: £1,912Heywood and Middleton North: £1,916Dudley: £1,806Heywood and Middleton North: £1,810

    £1,908£1,916£1,810Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£1,904£1,912£1,806

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £99, Dudley £105Dudley: £105Heywood and Middleton North: £99Dudley: £105Heywood and Middleton North: £100Dudley: £99Heywood and Middleton North: £94

    £99£100£94Dudley is higher£105£105£99

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £128, Dudley £156Dudley: £156Heywood and Middleton North: £128Dudley: £157Heywood and Middleton North: £129Dudley: £148Heywood and Middleton North: £122

    £128£129£122Dudley is higher£156£157£148

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.19, Dudley £6.62Dudley: £6.62Heywood and Middleton North: £6.19Dudley: £6.65Heywood and Middleton North: £6.21Dudley: £6.28Heywood and Middleton North: £5.87

    £6.19£6.21£5.87Dudley is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £573, Dudley £588Dudley: £588Heywood and Middleton North: £573Dudley: £590Heywood and Middleton North: £575Dudley: £557Heywood and Middleton North: £543

    £573£575£543Dudley is higher£588£590£557

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £187, Dudley £149Dudley: £149Heywood and Middleton North: £187Dudley: £150Heywood and Middleton North: £188Dudley: £141Heywood and Middleton North: £178

    £187£188£178Heywood and Middleton North is higher£149£150£141

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £95, Dudley £121Dudley: £121Heywood and Middleton North: £95Dudley: £122Heywood and Middleton North: £95Dudley: £115Heywood and Middleton North: £90

    £95£95£90Dudley is higher£121£122£115

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £1,410, Dudley £1,312Dudley: £1,312Heywood and Middleton North: £1,410Dudley: £1,318Heywood and Middleton North: £1,416Dudley: £1,245Heywood and Middleton North: £1,337

    £1,410£1,416£1,337Heywood and Middleton North is higher£1,312£1,318£1,245

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £307, Dudley £197Dudley: £197Heywood and Middleton North: £307Dudley: £198Heywood and Middleton North: £308Dudley: £187Heywood and Middleton North: £291

    £307£308£291Heywood and Middleton North is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £260, Dudley £209Dudley: £209Heywood and Middleton North: £260Dudley: £210Heywood and Middleton North: £261Dudley: £198Heywood and Middleton North: £247

    £260£261£247Heywood and Middleton North is higher£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £4.21, Dudley £9.00Dudley: £9.00Heywood and Middleton North: £4.21Dudley: £9.04Heywood and Middleton North: £4.22Dudley: £8.54Heywood and Middleton North: £3.99

    £4.21£4.22£3.99Dudley is higher£9.00£9.04£8.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.10, Dudley £7.28Dudley: £7.28Heywood and Middleton North: £6.10Dudley: £7.32Heywood and Middleton North: £6.13Dudley: £6.91Heywood and Middleton North: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Dudley is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.25, Dudley £6.95Dudley: £6.95Heywood and Middleton North: £6.25Dudley: £6.98Heywood and Middleton North: £6.28Dudley: £6.59Heywood and Middleton North: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 166.1, Dudley 162.8Dudley: 162.8Heywood and Middleton North: 166.1

    166.1Heywood and Middleton North is higher162.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 24.8, Dudley 24.7Dudley: 24.7Heywood and Middleton North: 24.8

    24.8Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count24.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 27.9, Dudley 31.1Dudley: 31.1Heywood and Middleton North: 27.9

    27.9Dudley is higher31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 88.5, Dudley 83.8Dudley: 83.8Heywood and Middleton North: 88.5

    88.5Heywood and Middleton North is higher83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 167.7, Dudley 162.0Dudley: 162.0Heywood and Middleton North: 167.7

    167.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher162.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 21.1, Dudley 27.1Dudley: 27.1Heywood and Middleton North: 21.1

    21.1Dudley is higher27.1

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Heywood and Middleton North and Dudley, per resident
MeasureHeywood and Middleton NorthDudleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,990£5,012£4,734£4,770£4,790£4,525Heywood and Middleton North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,142£2,151£2,032£2,171£2,180£2,059Dudley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,775£1,783£1,684£1,659£1,666£1,574Heywood and Middleton North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,908£1,916£1,810£1,904£1,912£1,806Heywood and Middleton North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£105£105£99Dudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£156£157£148Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.87£6.62£6.65£6.28Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£573£575£543£588£590£557Dudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£149£150£141Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£121£122£115Dudley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,410£1,416£1,337£1,312£1,318£1,245Heywood and Middleton North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£197£198£187Heywood and Middleton North
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£209£210£198Heywood and Middleton North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.21£4.22£3.99£9.00£9.04£8.54Dudley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£7.28£7.32£6.91Dudley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026166.1162.8Heywood and Middleton North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.824.7Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.931.1Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.583.8Heywood and Middleton North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026167.7162.0Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.127.1Dudley

Total

Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 11. 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 Dudley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £529.2m, Dudley £499.4mDudley: £499.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £529.2mDudley: £501.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £531.5mDudley: £473.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £502.0m

    £529.2m£531.5m£502.0mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £227.2m, Dudley £227.3mDudley: £227.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £227.2mDudley: £228.2mHeywood and Middleton North: £228.1mDudley: £215.6mHeywood and Middleton North: £215.5m

    £227.2m£228.1m£215.5mDudley is higher£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £188.2m, Dudley £173.7mDudley: £173.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £188.2mDudley: £174.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £189.0mDudley: £164.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £178.6m

    £188.2m£189.0m£178.6mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Heywood and Middleton North £202.3m, Dudley £199.3mDudley: £199.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £202.3mDudley: £200.1mHeywood and Middleton North: £203.2mDudley: £189.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £191.9m

    £202.3m£203.2m£191.9mHeywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North £10.5m, Dudley £11.0mDudley: £11.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.5mDudley: £11.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.6mDudley: £10.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mDudley is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £13.6m, Dudley £16.3mDudley: £16.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £13.6mDudley: £16.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £13.7mDudley: £15.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mDudley is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.66m, Dudley £0.69mDudley: £0.69mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.66mDudley: £0.70mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.66mDudley: £0.66mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mDudley is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £60.8m, Dudley £61.5mDudley: £61.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £60.8mDudley: £61.8mHeywood and Middleton North: £61.0mDudley: £58.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £57.6m

    £60.8m£61.0m£57.6mDudley is higher£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £19.9m, Dudley £15.6mDudley: £15.6mHeywood and Middleton North: £19.9mDudley: £15.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £19.9mDudley: £14.8mHeywood and Middleton North: £18.8m

    £19.9m£19.9m£18.8mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £10.1m, Dudley £12.7mDudley: £12.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.1mDudley: £12.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.1mDudley: £12.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mDudley is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North £149.5m, Dudley £137.4mDudley: £137.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £149.5mDudley: £138.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £150.1mDudley: £130.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Heywood and Middleton North £32.5m, Dudley £20.6mDudley: £20.6mHeywood and Middleton North: £32.5mDudley: £20.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £32.7mDudley: £19.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £30.9m

    £32.5m£32.7m£30.9mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Heywood and Middleton North £27.6m, Dudley £21.9mDudley: £21.9mHeywood and Middleton North: £27.6mDudley: £22.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £27.7mDudley: £20.8mHeywood and Middleton North: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.2mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.45m, Dudley £0.94mDudley: £0.94mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.45mDudley: £0.95mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.45mDudley: £0.89mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mDudley is higher£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.65m, Dudley £0.76mDudley: £0.76mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.65mDudley: £0.77mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.65mDudley: £0.72mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mDudley is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.66m, Dudley £0.73mDudley: £0.73mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.66mDudley: £0.73mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.67mDudley: £0.69mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mDudley is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Heywood and Middleton North 17,613, Dudley 17,045Dudley: 17,045Heywood and Middleton North: 17,613

    17,613Heywood and Middleton North is higher17,045

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North 2,626, Dudley 2,588Dudley: 2,588Heywood and Middleton North: 2,626

    2,626Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count2,588

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North 2,958, Dudley 3,258Dudley: 3,258Heywood and Middleton North: 2,958

    2,958Dudley is higher3,258

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North 9,379, Dudley 8,770Dudley: 8,770Heywood and Middleton North: 9,379

    9,379Heywood and Middleton North is higher8,770

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North 17,780, Dudley 16,957Dudley: 16,957Heywood and Middleton North: 17,780

    17,780Heywood and Middleton North is higher16,957

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North 2,239, Dudley 2,837Dudley: 2,837Heywood and Middleton North: 2,239

    2,239Dudley is higher2,837

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Heywood and Middleton North and Dudley, total
MeasureHeywood and Middleton NorthDudleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£529.2m£531.5m£502.0m£499.4m£501.5m£473.7mHeywood and Middleton North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m£227.3m£228.2m£215.6mDudley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£188.2m£189.0m£178.6m£173.7m£174.4m£164.7mHeywood and Middleton North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.3m£203.2m£191.9m£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mHeywood and Middleton North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mDudley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mDudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mDudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.8m£61.0m£57.6m£61.5m£61.8m£58.3mDudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£19.9m£18.8m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mHeywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mDudley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£137.4m£138.0m£130.3mHeywood and Middleton North
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mHeywood and Middleton North
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mHeywood and Middleton North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mDudley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mDudley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mDudley
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,61317,045Heywood and Middleton North
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6262,588Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9583,258Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,3798,770Heywood and Middleton North
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,78016,957Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2392,837Dudley

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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