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Heywood and Middleton North and Halifax

106,043 and 111,349 residents (mid-2024).

Heywood and Middleton North is higher than Halifax on 12 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 12 of 21 measures, and Halifax on 9. 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £4,990, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Heywood and Middleton North: £4,990Halifax: £4,938Heywood and Middleton North: £5,012Halifax: £4,664Heywood and Middleton North: £4,734

    £4,990£5,012£4,734Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£4,917£4,938£4,664

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North £13,033, Halifax £12,958Halifax: £12,958Heywood and Middleton North: £13,033Halifax: £13,013Heywood and Middleton North: £13,089Halifax: £12,291Heywood and Middleton North: £12,362

    £13,033£13,089£12,362Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£12,958£13,013£12,291

  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, Halifax £2,995Halifax: £2,995Heywood and Middleton North: £2,918Halifax: £3,007Heywood and Middleton North: £2,930Halifax: £2,841Heywood and Middleton North: £2,767

    £2,918£2,930£2,767Halifax is higher£2,995£3,007£2,841

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North £11,609, Halifax £11,601Halifax: £11,601Heywood and Middleton North: £11,609Halifax: £11,651Heywood and Middleton North: £11,659Halifax: £11,004Heywood and Middleton North: £11,012

    £11,609£11,659£11,012Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£11,601£11,651£11,004

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North £604, Halifax £567Halifax: £567Heywood and Middleton North: £604Halifax: £570Heywood and Middleton North: £607Halifax: £538Heywood and Middleton North: £573

    £604£607£573Heywood and Middleton North is higher£567£570£538

  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, Halifax £754Halifax: £754Heywood and Middleton North: £782Halifax: £757Heywood and Middleton North: £785Halifax: £715Heywood and Middleton North: £742

    £782£785£742Heywood and Middleton North is higher£754£757£715

  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, Halifax £35Halifax: £35Heywood and Middleton North: £38Halifax: £35Heywood and Middleton North: £38Halifax: £33Heywood and Middleton North: £36

    £38£38£36Heywood and Middleton North is higher£35£35£33

  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, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Heywood and Middleton North: £573Halifax: £582Heywood and Middleton North: £575Halifax: £549Heywood and Middleton North: £543

    £573£575£543Halifax is higher£579£582£549

  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, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Heywood and Middleton North: £187Halifax: £161Heywood and Middleton North: £188Halifax: £153Heywood and Middleton North: £178

    £187£188£178Heywood and Middleton North is higher£161£161£153

  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, Halifax £190Halifax: £190Heywood and Middleton North: £156Halifax: £191Heywood and Middleton North: £157Halifax: £180Heywood and Middleton North: £148

    £156£157£148Halifax is higher£190£191£180

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £2,317, Halifax £2,424Halifax: £2,424Heywood and Middleton North: £2,317Halifax: £2,434Heywood and Middleton North: £2,327Halifax: £2,299Heywood and Middleton North: £2,198

    £2,317£2,327£2,198Halifax is higher£2,424£2,434£2,299

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £307, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Heywood and Middleton North: £307Halifax: £210Heywood and Middleton North: £308Halifax: £198Heywood and Middleton North: £291

    £307£308£291Heywood and Middleton North is higher£209£210£198

  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, Halifax £367Halifax: £367Heywood and Middleton North: £428Halifax: £369Heywood and Middleton North: £429Halifax: £348Heywood and Middleton North: £406

    £428£429£406Heywood and Middleton North is higher£367£369£348

  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, Halifax £6.92Halifax: £6.92Heywood and Middleton North: £6.92Halifax: £6.95Heywood and Middleton North: £6.95Halifax: £6.56Heywood and Middleton North: £6.56

    £6.92£6.95£6.56No difference to show£6.92£6.95£6.56

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Heywood and Middleton North £10, Halifax £7.26Halifax: £7.26Heywood and Middleton North: £10Halifax: £7.29Heywood and Middleton North: £10Halifax: £6.89Heywood and Middleton North: £9.52

    £10£10£9.52Heywood and Middleton North is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.25, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £6.25Halifax: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £6.28Halifax: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Halifax is higher£11

  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, Halifax 1,033.6Halifax: 1,033.6Heywood and Middleton North: 1,010.6

    1,010.6Halifax is higher1,033.6

  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, Halifax 136.8Halifax: 136.8Heywood and Middleton North: 150.7

    150.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher136.8

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Heywood and Middleton North 169.7, Halifax 160.3Halifax: 160.3Heywood and Middleton North: 169.7

    169.7Heywood and Middleton North is higher160.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 88.5, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Heywood and Middleton North: 88.5

    88.5Halifax is higher89.8

  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, Halifax 281.7Halifax: 281.7Heywood and Middleton North: 275.6

    275.6Halifax is higher281.7

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

    34.7Halifax is higher43.8

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Heywood and Middleton North and Halifax, per person in the age group
MeasureHeywood and Middleton NorthHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,990£5,012£4,734£4,917£4,938£4,664Heywood and Middleton North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,033£13,089£12,362£12,958£13,013£12,291Heywood and Middleton North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,918£2,930£2,767£2,995£3,007£2,841Halifax
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,609£11,659£11,012£11,601£11,651£11,004Heywood and Middleton North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£604£607£573£567£570£538Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£782£785£742£754£757£715Heywood and Middleton North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£35£35£33Heywood and Middleton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£573£575£543£579£582£549Halifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£161£161£153Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£156£157£148£190£191£180Halifax
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,317£2,327£2,198£2,424£2,434£2,299Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£209£210£198Heywood and Middleton North
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£428£429£406£367£369£348Heywood and Middleton North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.92£6.95£6.56£6.92£6.95£6.56
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£10£10£9.52£7.26£7.29£6.89Heywood and Middleton North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.61,033.6Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026150.7136.8Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.7160.3Heywood and Middleton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.589.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026275.6281.7Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202634.743.8Halifax

Per resident

Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Halifax on 10. 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £4,990, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Heywood and Middleton North: £4,990Halifax: £4,938Heywood and Middleton North: £5,012Halifax: £4,664Heywood and Middleton North: £4,734

    £4,990£5,012£4,734Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£4,917£4,938£4,664

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £2,142, Halifax £2,103Halifax: £2,103Heywood and Middleton North: £2,142Halifax: £2,112Heywood and Middleton North: £2,151Halifax: £1,995Heywood and Middleton North: £2,032

    £2,142£2,151£2,032Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£2,103£2,112£1,995

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £1,775, Halifax £1,854Halifax: £1,854Heywood and Middleton North: £1,775Halifax: £1,862Heywood and Middleton North: £1,783Halifax: £1,759Heywood and Middleton North: £1,684

    £1,775£1,783£1,684Halifax is higher£1,854£1,862£1,759

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £1,908, Halifax £1,883Halifax: £1,883Heywood and Middleton North: £1,908Halifax: £1,891Heywood and Middleton North: £1,916Halifax: £1,786Heywood and Middleton North: £1,810

    £1,908£1,916£1,810Heywood and Middleton North is higherDepends on how you count£1,883£1,891£1,786

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £99, Halifax £92Halifax: £92Heywood and Middleton North: £99Halifax: £92Heywood and Middleton North: £100Halifax: £87Heywood and Middleton North: £94

    £99£100£94Heywood and Middleton North is higher£92£92£87

  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, Halifax £122Halifax: £122Heywood and Middleton North: £128Halifax: £123Heywood and Middleton North: £129Halifax: £116Heywood and Middleton North: £122

    £128£129£122Heywood and Middleton North is higher£122£123£116

  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, Halifax £5.72Halifax: £5.72Heywood and Middleton North: £6.19Halifax: £5.75Heywood and Middleton North: £6.21Halifax: £5.43Heywood and Middleton North: £5.87

    £6.19£6.21£5.87Heywood and Middleton North is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

  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, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Heywood and Middleton North: £573Halifax: £582Heywood and Middleton North: £575Halifax: £549Heywood and Middleton North: £543

    £573£575£543Halifax is higher£579£582£549

  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, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Heywood and Middleton North: £187Halifax: £161Heywood and Middleton North: £188Halifax: £153Heywood and Middleton North: £178

    £187£188£178Heywood and Middleton North is higher£161£161£153

  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, Halifax £117Halifax: £117Heywood and Middleton North: £95Halifax: £118Heywood and Middleton North: £95Halifax: £111Heywood and Middleton North: £90

    £95£95£90Halifax is higher£117£118£111

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £1,410, Halifax £1,500Halifax: £1,500Heywood and Middleton North: £1,410Halifax: £1,507Heywood and Middleton North: £1,416Halifax: £1,423Heywood and Middleton North: £1,337

    £1,410£1,416£1,337Halifax is higher£1,500£1,507£1,423

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £307, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Heywood and Middleton North: £307Halifax: £210Heywood and Middleton North: £308Halifax: £198Heywood and Middleton North: £291

    £307£308£291Heywood and Middleton North is higher£209£210£198

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £260, Halifax £227Halifax: £227Heywood and Middleton North: £260Halifax: £228Heywood and Middleton North: £261Halifax: £216Heywood and Middleton North: £247

    £260£261£247Heywood and Middleton North is higher£227£228£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £4.21, Halifax £4.28Halifax: £4.28Heywood and Middleton North: £4.21Halifax: £4.30Heywood and Middleton North: £4.22Halifax: £4.06Heywood and Middleton North: £3.99

    £4.21£4.22£3.99Halifax is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.10, Halifax £4.49Halifax: £4.49Heywood and Middleton North: £6.10Halifax: £4.51Heywood and Middleton North: £6.13Halifax: £4.26Heywood and Middleton North: £5.79

    £6.10£6.13£5.79Heywood and Middleton North is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Heywood and Middleton North £6.25, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £6.25Halifax: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £6.28Halifax: £11Heywood and Middleton North: £5.93

    £6.25£6.28£5.93Halifax is higher£11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 166.1, Halifax 167.8Halifax: 167.8Heywood and Middleton North: 166.1

    166.1Halifax is higher167.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 24.8, Halifax 22.2Halifax: 22.2Heywood and Middleton North: 24.8

    24.8Heywood and Middleton North is higher22.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 27.9, Halifax 26.0Halifax: 26.0Heywood and Middleton North: 27.9

    27.9Heywood and Middleton North is higher26.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 88.5, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Heywood and Middleton North: 88.5

    88.5Halifax is higher89.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Heywood and Middleton North 167.7, Halifax 174.4Halifax: 174.4Heywood and Middleton North: 167.7

    167.7Halifax is higher174.4

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

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

    21.1Halifax is higher27.1

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Heywood and Middleton North and Halifax, per resident
MeasureHeywood and Middleton NorthHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,990£5,012£4,734£4,917£4,938£4,664Heywood and Middleton North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,142£2,151£2,032£2,103£2,112£1,995Heywood and Middleton North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,775£1,783£1,684£1,854£1,862£1,759Halifax
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,908£1,916£1,810£1,883£1,891£1,786Heywood and Middleton North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£99£100£94£92£92£87Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£122£123£116Heywood and Middleton North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.19£6.21£5.87£5.72£5.75£5.43Heywood and Middleton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£573£575£543£579£582£549Halifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£187£188£178£161£161£153Heywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£117£118£111Halifax
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,410£1,416£1,337£1,500£1,507£1,423Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£307£308£291£209£210£198Heywood and Middleton North
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£260£261£247£227£228£216Heywood and Middleton North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.21£4.22£3.99£4.28£4.30£4.06Halifax
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.10£6.13£5.79£4.49£4.51£4.26Heywood and Middleton North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.25£6.28£5.93£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026166.1167.8Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.822.2Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.926.0Heywood and Middleton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202688.589.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026167.7174.4Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.127.1Halifax

Total

Heywood and Middleton North is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Halifax 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £529.2m, Halifax £547.5mHalifax: £547.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £529.2mHalifax: £549.9mHeywood and Middleton North: £531.5mHalifax: £519.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £502.0m

    £529.2m£531.5m£502.0mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£547.5m£549.9m£519.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £227.2m, Halifax £234.2mHalifax: £234.2mHeywood and Middleton North: £227.2mHalifax: £235.2mHeywood and Middleton North: £228.1mHalifax: £222.1mHeywood and Middleton North: £215.5m

    £227.2m£228.1m£215.5mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £188.2m, Halifax £206.4mHalifax: £206.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £188.2mHalifax: £207.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £189.0mHalifax: £195.8mHeywood and Middleton North: £178.6m

    £188.2m£189.0m£178.6mHalifax is higher£206.4m£207.3m£195.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Heywood and Middleton North £202.3m, Halifax £209.7mHalifax: £209.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £202.3mHalifax: £210.6mHeywood and Middleton North: £203.2mHalifax: £198.9mHeywood and Middleton North: £191.9m

    £202.3m£203.2m£191.9mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North £10.5m, Halifax £10.3mHalifax: £10.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.5mHalifax: £10.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.6mHalifax: £9.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.0m

    £10.5m£10.6m£10.0mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £13.6m, Halifax £13.6mHalifax: £13.6mHeywood and Middleton North: £13.6mHalifax: £13.7mHeywood and Middleton North: £13.7mHalifax: £12.9mHeywood and Middleton North: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

  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, Halifax £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.66mHalifax: £0.64mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.66mHalifax: £0.60mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.62m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.62mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £60.8m, Halifax £64.5mHalifax: £64.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £60.8mHalifax: £64.8mHeywood and Middleton North: £61.0mHalifax: £61.2mHeywood and Middleton North: £57.6m

    £60.8m£61.0m£57.6mHalifax is higher£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £19.9m, Halifax £17.9mHalifax: £17.9mHeywood and Middleton North: £19.9mHalifax: £18.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £19.9mHalifax: £17.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £18.8m

    £19.9m£19.9m£18.8mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North £10.1m, Halifax £13.1mHalifax: £13.1mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.1mHalifax: £13.1mHeywood and Middleton North: £10.1mHalifax: £12.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.1m£9.6mHalifax is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North £149.5m, Halifax £167.1mHalifax: £167.1mHeywood and Middleton North: £149.5mHalifax: £167.8mHeywood and Middleton North: £150.1mHalifax: £158.5mHeywood and Middleton North: £141.8m

    £149.5m£150.1m£141.8mHalifax is higher£167.1m£167.8m£158.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Heywood and Middleton North £32.5m, Halifax £23.3mHalifax: £23.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £32.5mHalifax: £23.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £32.7mHalifax: £22.1mHeywood and Middleton North: £30.9m

    £32.5m£32.7m£30.9mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Heywood and Middleton North £27.6m, Halifax £25.3mHalifax: £25.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £27.6mHalifax: £25.4mHeywood and Middleton North: £27.7mHalifax: £24.0mHeywood and Middleton North: £26.2m

    £27.6m£27.7m£26.2mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.45m, Halifax £0.48mHalifax: £0.48mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.45mHalifax: £0.48mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.45mHalifax: £0.45mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mHalifax is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.65m, Halifax £0.50mHalifax: £0.50mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.65mHalifax: £0.50mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.65mHalifax: £0.47mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mHeywood and Middleton North is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Heywood and Middleton North £0.66m, Halifax £1.3mHalifax: £1.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.66mHalifax: £1.3mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.67mHalifax: £1.2mHeywood and Middleton North: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.67m£0.63mHalifax is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Heywood and Middleton North 17,613, Halifax 18,681Halifax: 18,681Heywood and Middleton North: 17,613

    17,613Halifax is higher18,681

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North 2,626, Halifax 2,472Halifax: 2,472Heywood and Middleton North: 2,626

    2,626Heywood and Middleton North is higher2,472

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North 2,958, Halifax 2,897Halifax: 2,897Heywood and Middleton North: 2,958

    2,958Heywood and Middleton North is higher2,897

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North 9,379, Halifax 9,995Halifax: 9,995Heywood and Middleton North: 9,379

    9,379Halifax is higher9,995

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Heywood and Middleton North 17,780, Halifax 19,419Halifax: 19,419Heywood and Middleton North: 17,780

    17,780Halifax is higher19,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Heywood and Middleton North 2,239, Halifax 3,018Halifax: 3,018Heywood and Middleton North: 2,239

    2,239Halifax is higher3,018

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Heywood and Middleton North and Halifax, total
MeasureHeywood and Middleton NorthHalifaxHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£529.2m£531.5m£502.0m£547.5m£549.9m£519.4mHalifax
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m£234.2m£235.2m£222.1mHalifax
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£188.2m£189.0m£178.6m£206.4m£207.3m£195.8mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£202.3m£203.2m£191.9m£209.7m£210.6m£198.9mHalifax
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mHeywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mHeywood and Middleton North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.62m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mHeywood and Middleton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.8m£61.0m£57.6m£64.5m£64.8m£61.2mHalifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.9m£19.9m£18.8m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHeywood and Middleton North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.1m£9.6m£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mHalifax
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£149.5m£150.1m£141.8m£167.1m£167.8m£158.5mHalifax
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£32.5m£32.7m£30.9m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mHeywood and Middleton North
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.6m£27.7m£26.2m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mHeywood and Middleton North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mHalifax
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHeywood and Middleton North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,61318,681Halifax
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6262,472Heywood and Middleton North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,9582,897Heywood and Middleton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,3799,995Halifax
Universal Credittotal, May 202617,78019,419Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,2393,018Halifax

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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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.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.