Compare constituencies · Yorkshire and The Humber and West Midlands
Huddersfield and Dudley
Huddersfield is higher than Dudley on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.
Per person in the age group
Huddersfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Dudley 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 Dudley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,538£4,557£4,304Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£4,770£4,790£4,525
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,775£12,829£12,117Dudley is higher£13,261£13,318£12,579
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,661£2,673£2,524Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£2,683£2,694£2,544
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,410£11,458£10,823Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£11,629£11,678£11,030
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£619£622£588Dudley is higher£639£642£606
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£709£712£672Dudley is higher£953£957£904
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£36£37£35Dudley is higher£40£41£38
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£579£582£549Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£557
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£120£113Dudley is higher£149£150£141
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£146£146£138Dudley is higher£196£197£186
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,081£2,090£1,974Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£2,122£2,131£2,013
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£247£248£234Huddersfield is higher£197£198£187
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£415£416£393Huddersfield is higher£338£340£321
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£10Dudley is higher£15£15£14
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.42£8.46£7.99Dudley is higher£12£12£11
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.48£5.51£5.20Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,014.6Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count994.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
139.7Dudley is higher151.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
151.2Dudley is higher190.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
86.4Huddersfield is higher83.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
264.5Huddersfield is higher261.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
32.7Dudley is higher43.8
Show the numbers
| Measure | Huddersfield | Dudley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,538£4,557£4,304 | £4,770£4,790£4,525 | Dudley |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,775£12,829£12,117 | £13,261£13,318£12,579 | Dudley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,661£2,673£2,524 | £2,683£2,694£2,544 | Dudley |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,410£11,458£10,823 | £11,629£11,678£11,030 | Dudley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £619£622£588 | £639£642£606 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £709£712£672 | £953£957£904 | Dudley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £36£37£35 | £40£41£38 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £579£582£549 | £588£590£557 | Dudley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£120£113 | £149£150£141 | Dudley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £146£146£138 | £196£197£186 | Dudley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,081£2,090£1,974 | £2,122£2,131£2,013 | Dudley |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £247£248£234 | £197£198£187 | Huddersfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £415£416£393 | £338£340£321 | Huddersfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £15£15£14 | Dudley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.42£8.46£7.99 | £12£12£11 | Dudley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | £6.95£6.98£6.59 | Dudley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,014.6 | 994.6 | Huddersfield |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 139.7 | 151.0 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 151.2 | 190.1 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 86.4 | 83.8 | Huddersfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 264.5 | 261.9 | Huddersfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 32.7 | 43.8 | Dudley |
Per resident
Huddersfield is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 16. 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 Dudley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,538£4,557£4,304Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£4,770£4,790£4,525
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,880£1,888£1,783Dudley is higher£2,171£2,180£2,059
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,707£1,714£1,619Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,659£1,666£1,574
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,679£1,686£1,593Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£1,904£1,912£1,806
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£91£92£86Dudley is higher£105£105£99
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£104£105£99Dudley is higher£156£157£148
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.36£5.38£5.08Dudley is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£579£582£549Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£557
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£120£120£113Dudley is higher£149£150£141
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£94£94£89Dudley is higher£121£122£115
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,335£1,341£1,266Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,312£1,318£1,245
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£247£248£234Huddersfield is higher£197£198£187
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£266£267£252Huddersfield is higher£209£210£198
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.98£7.01£6.62Dudley is higher£9.00£9.04£8.54
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.40£5.42£5.12Dudley is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.48£5.51£5.20Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
149.3Dudley is higherDepends on how you count162.8
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.6Dudley is higher24.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.3Dudley is higher31.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
86.4Huddersfield is higher83.8
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
169.6Huddersfield is higher162.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.0Dudley is higher27.1
Show the numbers
| Measure | Huddersfield | Dudley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,538£4,557£4,304 | £4,770£4,790£4,525 | Dudley |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,880£1,888£1,783 | £2,171£2,180£2,059 | Dudley |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,707£1,714£1,619 | £1,659£1,666£1,574 | Huddersfield |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,679£1,686£1,593 | £1,904£1,912£1,806 | Dudley |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £91£92£86 | £105£105£99 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £104£105£99 | £156£157£148 | Dudley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.36£5.38£5.08 | £6.62£6.65£6.28 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £579£582£549 | £588£590£557 | Dudley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £120£120£113 | £149£150£141 | Dudley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £94£94£89 | £121£122£115 | Dudley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,335£1,341£1,266 | £1,312£1,318£1,245 | Huddersfield |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £247£248£234 | £197£198£187 | Huddersfield |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £266£267£252 | £209£210£198 | Huddersfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.98£7.01£6.62 | £9.00£9.04£8.54 | Dudley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | £7.28£7.32£6.91 | Dudley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | £6.95£6.98£6.59 | Dudley |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 149.3 | 162.8 | Dudley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.6 | 24.7 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.3 | 31.1 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 86.4 | 83.8 | Huddersfield |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 169.6 | 162.0 | Huddersfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.0 | 27.1 | Dudley |
Total
Huddersfield is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 12. 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 Dudley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£223.6m£224.5m£212.1mDudley is higher£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£203.0m£203.9m£192.5mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mDudley is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mDudley is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mDudley is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£68.9m£69.2m£65.4mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mDudley is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.1m£11.2m£10.6mDudley is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£158.8m£159.4m£150.6mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£29.4m£29.5m£27.8mHuddersfield is higher£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHuddersfield is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mDudley is higher£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mDudley is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mDudley is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,757Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count17,045
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,445Dudley is higher2,588
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,647Dudley is higher3,258
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,273Huddersfield is higher8,770
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
20,174Huddersfield is higher16,957
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,492Dudley is higher2,837
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| Measure | Huddersfield | Dudley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £539.7m£542.0m£511.9m | £499.4m£501.5m£473.7m | Huddersfield |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £223.6m£224.5m£212.1m | £227.3m£228.2m£215.6m | Dudley |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £203.0m£203.9m£192.5m | £173.7m£174.4m£164.7m | Huddersfield |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £199.7m£200.5m£189.4m | £199.3m£200.1m£189.0m | Huddersfield |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £10.8m£10.9m£10.3m | £11.0m£11.0m£10.4m | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.5m£11.8m | £16.3m£16.4m£15.5m | Dudley |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.64m£0.64m£0.60m | £0.69m£0.70m£0.66m | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £68.9m£69.2m£65.4m | £61.5m£61.8m£58.3m | Huddersfield |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | £15.6m£15.7m£14.8m | Dudley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.1m£11.2m£10.6m | £12.7m£12.7m£12.0m | Dudley |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £158.8m£159.4m£150.6m | £137.4m£138.0m£130.3m | Huddersfield |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £29.4m£29.5m£27.8m | £20.6m£20.7m£19.5m | Huddersfield |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £31.6m£31.8m£30.0m | £21.9m£22.0m£20.8m | Huddersfield |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.83m£0.83m£0.79m | £0.94m£0.95m£0.89m | Dudley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.64m£0.64m£0.61m | £0.76m£0.77m£0.72m | Dudley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.62m | £0.73m£0.73m£0.69m | Dudley |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,757 | 17,045 | Huddersfield |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,445 | 2,588 | Dudley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,647 | 3,258 | Dudley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,273 | 8,770 | Huddersfield |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 20,174 | 16,957 | Huddersfield |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,492 | 2,837 | Dudley |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.