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Huddersfield and Ashton-under-Lyne

118,939 and 104,543 residents (mid-2024).

Huddersfield is higher than Ashton-under-Lyne on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 13 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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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Huddersfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne on 17. 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

Huddersfield Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £4,538, Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Huddersfield: £4,538Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Huddersfield: £4,557Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620Huddersfield: £4,304

    £4,538£4,557£4,304Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,871£4,892£4,620

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £12,775, Ashton-under-Lyne £13,190Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,190Huddersfield: £12,775Ashton-under-Lyne: £13,246Huddersfield: £12,829Ashton-under-Lyne: £12,511Huddersfield: £12,117

    £12,775£12,829£12,117Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£13,190£13,246£12,511

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £2,661, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,862Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,862Huddersfield: £2,661Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,874Huddersfield: £2,673Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,715Huddersfield: £2,524

    £2,661£2,673£2,524Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,862£2,874£2,715

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £11,410, Ashton-under-Lyne £11,648Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,648Huddersfield: £11,410Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,697Huddersfield: £11,458Ashton-under-Lyne: £11,048Huddersfield: £10,823

    £11,410£11,458£10,823Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£11,648£11,697£11,048

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £619, Ashton-under-Lyne £668Ashton-under-Lyne: £668Huddersfield: £619Ashton-under-Lyne: £671Huddersfield: £622Ashton-under-Lyne: £634Huddersfield: £588

    £619£622£588Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£668£671£634

  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: Huddersfield £709, Ashton-under-Lyne £834Ashton-under-Lyne: £834Huddersfield: £709Ashton-under-Lyne: £838Huddersfield: £712Ashton-under-Lyne: £791Huddersfield: £672

    £709£712£672Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£834£838£791

  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: Huddersfield £36, Ashton-under-Lyne £39Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Huddersfield: £36Ashton-under-Lyne: £39Huddersfield: £37Ashton-under-Lyne: £37Huddersfield: £35

    £36£37£35Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£39£39£37

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £579, Ashton-under-Lyne £592Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Huddersfield: £579Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Huddersfield: £582Ashton-under-Lyne: £562Huddersfield: £549

    £579£582£549Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£592£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £120, Ashton-under-Lyne £178Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Huddersfield: £120Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Huddersfield: £120Ashton-under-Lyne: £169Huddersfield: £113

    £120£120£113Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£178£179£169

  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: Huddersfield £146, Ashton-under-Lyne £144Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Huddersfield: £146Ashton-under-Lyne: £144Huddersfield: £146Ashton-under-Lyne: £136Huddersfield: £138

    £146£146£138Huddersfield is higher£144£144£136

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £2,081, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,265Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,265Huddersfield: £2,081Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,274Huddersfield: £2,090Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,148Huddersfield: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,265£2,274£2,148

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Huddersfield £247, Ashton-under-Lyne £279Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Huddersfield: £247Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Huddersfield: £248Ashton-under-Lyne: £265Huddersfield: £234

    £247£248£234Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£279£281£265

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £415, Ashton-under-Lyne £439Ashton-under-Lyne: £439Huddersfield: £415Ashton-under-Lyne: £441Huddersfield: £416Ashton-under-Lyne: £417Huddersfield: £393

    £415£416£393Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£439£441£417

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £11, Ashton-under-Lyne £6.65Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.65Huddersfield: £11Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.68Huddersfield: £11Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.31Huddersfield: £10

    £11£11£10Huddersfield is higher£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £8.42, Ashton-under-Lyne £7.63Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.63Huddersfield: £8.42Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.67Huddersfield: £8.46Ashton-under-Lyne: £7.24Huddersfield: £7.99

    £8.42£8.46£7.99Huddersfield is higher£7.63£7.67£7.24

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £5.48, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Huddersfield: £5.48Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Huddersfield: £5.51Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13Huddersfield: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Huddersfield is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Huddersfield 1,014.6, Ashton-under-Lyne 1,014.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 1,014.9Huddersfield: 1,014.6

    1,014.6Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count1,014.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Huddersfield 139.7, Ashton-under-Lyne 157.8Ashton-under-Lyne: 157.8Huddersfield: 139.7

    139.7Ashton-under-Lyne is higher157.8

  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: Huddersfield 151.2, Ashton-under-Lyne 177.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 177.0Huddersfield: 151.2

    151.2Ashton-under-Lyne is higher177.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 86.4, Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9Huddersfield: 86.4

    86.4Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count88.9

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield 264.5, Ashton-under-Lyne 271.1Ashton-under-Lyne: 271.1Huddersfield: 264.5

    264.5Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count271.1

  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: Huddersfield 32.7, Ashton-under-Lyne 32.2Ashton-under-Lyne: 32.2Huddersfield: 32.7

    32.7Huddersfield is higher32.2

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Huddersfield and Ashton-under-Lyne, per person in the age group
MeasureHuddersfieldAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,538£4,557£4,304£4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,775£12,829£12,117£13,190£13,246£12,511Ashton-under-Lyne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,661£2,673£2,524£2,862£2,874£2,715Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,410£11,458£10,823£11,648£11,697£11,048Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£588£668£671£634Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£672£834£838£791Ashton-under-Lyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£37£35£39£39£37Ashton-under-Lyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£144£144£136Huddersfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£2,265£2,274£2,148Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£279£281£265Ashton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£415£416£393£439£441£417Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.65£6.68£6.31Huddersfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.42£8.46£7.99£7.63£7.67£7.24Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.41£5.43£5.13Huddersfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.61,014.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.7157.8Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.2177.0Ashton-under-Lyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.488.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026264.5271.1Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.732.2Huddersfield

Per resident

Huddersfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne on 17. 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

Huddersfield Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £4,538, Ashton-under-Lyne £4,871Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,871Huddersfield: £4,538Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,892Huddersfield: £4,557Ashton-under-Lyne: £4,620Huddersfield: £4,304

    £4,538£4,557£4,304Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£4,871£4,892£4,620

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £1,880, Ashton-under-Lyne £2,004Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,004Huddersfield: £1,880Ashton-under-Lyne: £2,013Huddersfield: £1,888Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,901Huddersfield: £1,783

    £1,880£1,888£1,783Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£2,004£2,013£1,901

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £1,707, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,812Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,812Huddersfield: £1,707Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,820Huddersfield: £1,714Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,719Huddersfield: £1,619

    £1,707£1,714£1,619Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,812£1,820£1,719

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Huddersfield £1,679, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,770Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,770Huddersfield: £1,679Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,777Huddersfield: £1,686Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,679Huddersfield: £1,593

    £1,679£1,686£1,593Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,770£1,777£1,679

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Huddersfield £91, Ashton-under-Lyne £102Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Huddersfield: £91Ashton-under-Lyne: £102Huddersfield: £92Ashton-under-Lyne: £96Huddersfield: £86

    £91£92£86Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£102£102£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £104, Ashton-under-Lyne £127Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Huddersfield: £104Ashton-under-Lyne: £127Huddersfield: £105Ashton-under-Lyne: £120Huddersfield: £99

    £104£105£99Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£127£127£120

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £5.36, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.98Huddersfield: £5.36Ashton-under-Lyne: £6.00Huddersfield: £5.38Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.67Huddersfield: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£5.98£6.00£5.67

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £579, Ashton-under-Lyne £592Ashton-under-Lyne: £592Huddersfield: £579Ashton-under-Lyne: £595Huddersfield: £582Ashton-under-Lyne: £562Huddersfield: £549

    £579£582£549Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£592£595£562

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £120, Ashton-under-Lyne £178Ashton-under-Lyne: £178Huddersfield: £120Ashton-under-Lyne: £179Huddersfield: £120Ashton-under-Lyne: £169Huddersfield: £113

    £120£120£113Ashton-under-Lyne is higher£178£179£169

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £94, Ashton-under-Lyne £91Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Huddersfield: £94Ashton-under-Lyne: £91Huddersfield: £94Ashton-under-Lyne: £86Huddersfield: £89

    £94£94£89Huddersfield is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Huddersfield £1,335, Ashton-under-Lyne £1,434Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,434Huddersfield: £1,335Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,440Huddersfield: £1,341Ashton-under-Lyne: £1,360Huddersfield: £1,266

    £1,335£1,341£1,266Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£1,434£1,440£1,360

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Huddersfield £247, Ashton-under-Lyne £279Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Huddersfield: £247Ashton-under-Lyne: £281Huddersfield: £248Ashton-under-Lyne: £265Huddersfield: £234

    £247£248£234Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£279£281£265

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Huddersfield £266, Ashton-under-Lyne £278Ashton-under-Lyne: £278Huddersfield: £266Ashton-under-Lyne: £279Huddersfield: £267Ashton-under-Lyne: £264Huddersfield: £252

    £266£267£252Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count£278£279£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Huddersfield £6.98, Ashton-under-Lyne £4.22Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.22Huddersfield: £6.98Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.23Huddersfield: £7.01Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.00Huddersfield: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Huddersfield is higher£4.22£4.23£4.00

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Huddersfield £5.40, Ashton-under-Lyne £4.83Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.83Huddersfield: £5.40Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.85Huddersfield: £5.42Ashton-under-Lyne: £4.58Huddersfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Huddersfield is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £5.48, Ashton-under-Lyne £5.41Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.41Huddersfield: £5.48Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.43Huddersfield: £5.51Ashton-under-Lyne: £5.13Huddersfield: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Huddersfield is higher£5.41£5.43£5.13

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 149.3, Ashton-under-Lyne 154.2Ashton-under-Lyne: 154.2Huddersfield: 149.3

    149.3Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count154.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 20.6, Ashton-under-Lyne 24.0Ashton-under-Lyne: 24.0Huddersfield: 20.6

    20.6Ashton-under-Lyne is higher24.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 22.3, Ashton-under-Lyne 26.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 26.9Huddersfield: 22.3

    22.3Ashton-under-Lyne is higher26.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 86.4, Ashton-under-Lyne 88.9Ashton-under-Lyne: 88.9Huddersfield: 86.4

    86.4Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count88.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 169.6, Ashton-under-Lyne 171.7Ashton-under-Lyne: 171.7Huddersfield: 169.6

    169.6Ashton-under-Lyne is higherDepends on how you count171.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 21.0, Ashton-under-Lyne 20.4Ashton-under-Lyne: 20.4Huddersfield: 21.0

    21.0Huddersfield is higher20.4

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Huddersfield and Ashton-under-Lyne, per resident
MeasureHuddersfieldAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,538£4,557£4,304£4,871£4,892£4,620Ashton-under-Lyne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,880£1,888£1,783£2,004£2,013£1,901Ashton-under-Lyne
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,714£1,619£1,812£1,820£1,719Ashton-under-Lyne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,679£1,686£1,593£1,770£1,777£1,679Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£102£102£96Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£127£127£120Ashton-under-Lyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.98£6.00£5.67Ashton-under-Lyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£592£595£562Ashton-under-Lyne
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£178£179£169Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£91£91£86Huddersfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,335£1,341£1,266£1,434£1,440£1,360Ashton-under-Lyne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£279£281£265Ashton-under-Lyne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£278£279£264Ashton-under-Lyne
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£4.22£4.23£4.00Huddersfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£4.83£4.85£4.58Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.41£5.43£5.13Huddersfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.3154.2Ashton-under-Lyne
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.624.0Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.326.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.488.9Ashton-under-Lyne
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026169.6171.7Ashton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.020.4Huddersfield

Total

Huddersfield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Ashton-under-Lyne on 4. 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

Huddersfield Ashton-under-Lyne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Huddersfield £539.7m, Ashton-under-Lyne £509.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £509.2mHuddersfield: £539.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £511.4mHuddersfield: £542.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £483.0mHuddersfield: £511.9m

    £539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£509.2m£511.4m£483.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Huddersfield £223.6m, Ashton-under-Lyne £209.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £209.5mHuddersfield: £223.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £210.4mHuddersfield: £224.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £198.7mHuddersfield: £212.1m

    £223.6m£224.5m£212.1mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£209.5m£210.4m£198.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Huddersfield £203.0m, Ashton-under-Lyne £189.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £189.5mHuddersfield: £203.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £190.3mHuddersfield: £203.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £179.7mHuddersfield: £192.5m

    £203.0m£203.9m£192.5mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£189.5m£190.3m£179.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Huddersfield £199.7m, Ashton-under-Lyne £185.0mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.0mHuddersfield: £199.7mAshton-under-Lyne: £185.8mHuddersfield: £200.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £175.5mHuddersfield: £189.4m

    £199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£185.0m£185.8m£175.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Huddersfield £10.8m, Ashton-under-Lyne £10.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.6mHuddersfield: £10.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.7mHuddersfield: £10.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £10.1mHuddersfield: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £12.4m, Ashton-under-Lyne £13.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mHuddersfield: £12.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £13.3mHuddersfield: £12.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £12.6mHuddersfield: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Huddersfield £0.64m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.62mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.62mHuddersfield: £0.64mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.63mHuddersfield: £0.64mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.59mHuddersfield: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £68.9m, Ashton-under-Lyne £61.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £61.9mHuddersfield: £68.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £62.2mHuddersfield: £69.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £58.7mHuddersfield: £65.4m

    £68.9m£69.2m£65.4mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£61.9m£62.2m£58.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £14.2m, Ashton-under-Lyne £18.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.6mHuddersfield: £14.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £18.7mHuddersfield: £14.3mAshton-under-Lyne: £17.6mHuddersfield: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mAshton-under-Lyne is higher£18.6m£18.7m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Huddersfield £11.1m, Ashton-under-Lyne £9.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mHuddersfield: £11.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.5mHuddersfield: £11.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £9.0mHuddersfield: £10.6m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.6mHuddersfield is higher£9.5m£9.5m£9.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Huddersfield £158.8m, Ashton-under-Lyne £149.9mAshton-under-Lyne: £149.9mHuddersfield: £158.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £150.6mHuddersfield: £159.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £142.2mHuddersfield: £150.6m

    £158.8m£159.4m£150.6mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£149.9m£150.6m£142.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Huddersfield £29.4m, Ashton-under-Lyne £29.2mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mHuddersfield: £29.4mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.3mHuddersfield: £29.5mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.7mHuddersfield: £27.8m

    £29.4m£29.5m£27.8mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£29.2m£29.3m£27.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Huddersfield £31.6m, Ashton-under-Lyne £29.1mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.1mHuddersfield: £31.6mAshton-under-Lyne: £29.2mHuddersfield: £31.8mAshton-under-Lyne: £27.6mHuddersfield: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£29.1m£29.2m£27.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Huddersfield £0.83m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.44mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mHuddersfield: £0.83mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.44mHuddersfield: £0.83mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.42mHuddersfield: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHuddersfield is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Huddersfield £0.64m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.51mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mHuddersfield: £0.64mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.51mHuddersfield: £0.64mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.48mHuddersfield: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mHuddersfield is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Huddersfield £0.65m, Ashton-under-Lyne £0.57mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mHuddersfield: £0.65mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.57mHuddersfield: £0.65mAshton-under-Lyne: £0.54mHuddersfield: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mHuddersfield is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Huddersfield 17,757, Ashton-under-Lyne 16,122Ashton-under-Lyne: 16,122Huddersfield: 17,757

    17,757Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count16,122

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Huddersfield 2,445, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,506Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,506Huddersfield: 2,445

    2,445Ashton-under-Lyne is higher2,506

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield 2,647, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,811Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,811Huddersfield: 2,647

    2,647Ashton-under-Lyne is higher2,811

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield 10,273, Ashton-under-Lyne 9,290Ashton-under-Lyne: 9,290Huddersfield: 10,273

    10,273Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count9,290

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Huddersfield 20,174, Ashton-under-Lyne 17,946Ashton-under-Lyne: 17,946Huddersfield: 20,174

    20,174Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count17,946

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Huddersfield 2,492, Ashton-under-Lyne 2,128Ashton-under-Lyne: 2,128Huddersfield: 2,492

    2,492Huddersfield is higher2,128

Show the numbers
Huddersfield and Ashton-under-Lyne, total
MeasureHuddersfieldAshton-under-LyneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m£509.2m£511.4m£483.0mHuddersfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m£209.5m£210.4m£198.7mHuddersfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m£189.5m£190.3m£179.7mHuddersfield
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m£185.0m£185.8m£175.5mHuddersfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.6m£10.7m£10.1mHuddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£13.3m£13.3m£12.6mAshton-under-Lyne
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.62m£0.63m£0.59mHuddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m£61.9m£62.2m£58.7mHuddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£18.6m£18.7m£17.6mAshton-under-Lyne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m£9.5m£9.5m£9.0mHuddersfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m£149.9m£150.6m£142.2mHuddersfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m£29.2m£29.3m£27.7mHuddersfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m£29.1m£29.2m£27.6mHuddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mHuddersfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mHuddersfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mHuddersfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,75716,122Huddersfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4452,506Ashton-under-Lyne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6472,811Ashton-under-Lyne
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,2739,290Huddersfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,17417,946Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4922,128Huddersfield

Sources

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

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