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Huddersfield and Halifax

118,939 and 111,349 residents (mid-2024).

Huddersfield is higher than Halifax on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 5 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Huddersfield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Halifax on 14. 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £4,538, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Huddersfield: £4,538Halifax: £4,938Huddersfield: £4,557Halifax: £4,664Huddersfield: £4,304

    £4,538£4,557£4,304Halifax is higher£4,917£4,938£4,664

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £12,775, Halifax £12,958Halifax: £12,958Huddersfield: £12,775Halifax: £13,013Huddersfield: £12,829Halifax: £12,291Huddersfield: £12,117

    £12,775£12,829£12,117Halifax is higher£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: Huddersfield £2,661, Halifax £2,995Halifax: £2,995Huddersfield: £2,661Halifax: £3,007Huddersfield: £2,673Halifax: £2,841Huddersfield: £2,524

    £2,661£2,673£2,524Halifax 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: Huddersfield £11,410, Halifax £11,601Halifax: £11,601Huddersfield: £11,410Halifax: £11,651Huddersfield: £11,458Halifax: £11,004Huddersfield: £10,823

    £11,410£11,458£10,823Halifax is higher£11,601£11,651£11,004

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £619, Halifax £567Halifax: £567Huddersfield: £619Halifax: £570Huddersfield: £622Halifax: £538Huddersfield: £588

    £619£622£588Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£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: Huddersfield £709, Halifax £754Halifax: £754Huddersfield: £709Halifax: £757Huddersfield: £712Halifax: £715Huddersfield: £672

    £709£712£672Halifax 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: Huddersfield £36, Halifax £35Halifax: £35Huddersfield: £36Halifax: £35Huddersfield: £37Halifax: £33Huddersfield: £35

    £36£37£35Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £579, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Huddersfield: £579Halifax: £582Huddersfield: £582Halifax: £549Huddersfield: £549

    £579£582£549Huddersfield 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: Huddersfield £120, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £153Huddersfield: £113

    £120£120£113Halifax 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: Huddersfield £146, Halifax £190Halifax: £190Huddersfield: £146Halifax: £191Huddersfield: £146Halifax: £180Huddersfield: £138

    £146£146£138Halifax is higher£190£191£180

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £2,081, Halifax £2,424Halifax: £2,424Huddersfield: £2,081Halifax: £2,434Huddersfield: £2,090Halifax: £2,299Huddersfield: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Halifax is higher£2,424£2,434£2,299

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Huddersfield £247, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Huddersfield: £247Halifax: £210Huddersfield: £248Halifax: £198Huddersfield: £234

    £247£248£234Huddersfield 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: Huddersfield £415, Halifax £367Halifax: £367Huddersfield: £415Halifax: £369Huddersfield: £416Halifax: £348Huddersfield: £393

    £415£416£393Huddersfield 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: Huddersfield £11, Halifax £6.92Halifax: £6.92Huddersfield: £11Halifax: £6.95Huddersfield: £11Halifax: £6.56Huddersfield: £10

    £11£11£10Huddersfield is higher£6.92£6.95£6.56

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £8.42, Halifax £7.26Halifax: £7.26Huddersfield: £8.42Halifax: £7.29Huddersfield: £8.46Halifax: £6.89Huddersfield: £7.99

    £8.42£8.46£7.99Huddersfield is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £5.48, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.48Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.51Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Halifax 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: Huddersfield 1,014.6, Halifax 1,033.6Halifax: 1,033.6Huddersfield: 1,014.6

    1,014.6Halifax 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: Huddersfield 139.7, Halifax 136.8Halifax: 136.8Huddersfield: 139.7

    139.7Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count136.8

  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, Halifax 160.3Halifax: 160.3Huddersfield: 151.2

    151.2Halifax 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: Huddersfield 86.4, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Huddersfield: 86.4

    86.4Halifax is higherDepends on how you count89.8

  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, Halifax 281.7Halifax: 281.7Huddersfield: 264.5

    264.5Halifax is higherDepends on how you count281.7

  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: Huddersfield 32.7, Halifax 43.8Halifax: 43.8Huddersfield: 32.7

    32.7Halifax is higher43.8

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Huddersfield and Halifax, per person in the age group
MeasureHuddersfieldHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,538£4,557£4,304£4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,775£12,829£12,117£12,958£13,013£12,291Halifax
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,661£2,673£2,524£2,995£3,007£2,841Halifax
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,410£11,458£10,823£11,601£11,651£11,004Halifax
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£588£567£570£538Huddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£672£754£757£715Halifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£37£35£35£35£33Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£579£582£549Huddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£161£161£153Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£190£191£180Halifax
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£2,424£2,434£2,299Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£209£210£198Huddersfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£415£416£393£367£369£348Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£6.92£6.95£6.56Huddersfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.42£8.46£7.99£7.26£7.29£6.89Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.61,033.6Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.7136.8Huddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.2160.3Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.489.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026264.5281.7Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.743.8Halifax

Per resident

Huddersfield is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Halifax 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £4,538, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Huddersfield: £4,538Halifax: £4,938Huddersfield: £4,557Halifax: £4,664Huddersfield: £4,304

    £4,538£4,557£4,304Halifax is higher£4,917£4,938£4,664

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £1,880, Halifax £2,103Halifax: £2,103Huddersfield: £1,880Halifax: £2,112Huddersfield: £1,888Halifax: £1,995Huddersfield: £1,783

    £1,880£1,888£1,783Halifax is higher£2,103£2,112£1,995

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £1,707, Halifax £1,854Halifax: £1,854Huddersfield: £1,707Halifax: £1,862Huddersfield: £1,714Halifax: £1,759Huddersfield: £1,619

    £1,707£1,714£1,619Halifax is higher£1,854£1,862£1,759

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Huddersfield £1,679, Halifax £1,883Halifax: £1,883Huddersfield: £1,679Halifax: £1,891Huddersfield: £1,686Halifax: £1,786Huddersfield: £1,593

    £1,679£1,686£1,593Halifax is higher£1,883£1,891£1,786

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Huddersfield £91, Halifax £92Halifax: £92Huddersfield: £91Halifax: £92Huddersfield: £92Halifax: £87Huddersfield: £86

    £91£92£86Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £104, Halifax £122Halifax: £122Huddersfield: £104Halifax: £123Huddersfield: £105Halifax: £116Huddersfield: £99

    £104£105£99Halifax 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: Huddersfield £5.36, Halifax £5.72Halifax: £5.72Huddersfield: £5.36Halifax: £5.75Huddersfield: £5.38Halifax: £5.43Huddersfield: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£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: Huddersfield £579, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Huddersfield: £579Halifax: £582Huddersfield: £582Halifax: £549Huddersfield: £549

    £579£582£549Huddersfield 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: Huddersfield £120, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £161Huddersfield: £120Halifax: £153Huddersfield: £113

    £120£120£113Halifax 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: Huddersfield £94, Halifax £117Halifax: £117Huddersfield: £94Halifax: £118Huddersfield: £94Halifax: £111Huddersfield: £89

    £94£94£89Halifax is higher£117£118£111

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Huddersfield £1,335, Halifax £1,500Halifax: £1,500Huddersfield: £1,335Halifax: £1,507Huddersfield: £1,341Halifax: £1,423Huddersfield: £1,266

    £1,335£1,341£1,266Halifax is higher£1,500£1,507£1,423

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Huddersfield £247, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Huddersfield: £247Halifax: £210Huddersfield: £248Halifax: £198Huddersfield: £234

    £247£248£234Huddersfield is higher£209£210£198

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Huddersfield £266, Halifax £227Halifax: £227Huddersfield: £266Halifax: £228Huddersfield: £267Halifax: £216Huddersfield: £252

    £266£267£252Huddersfield is higher£227£228£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Huddersfield £6.98, Halifax £4.28Halifax: £4.28Huddersfield: £6.98Halifax: £4.30Huddersfield: £7.01Halifax: £4.06Huddersfield: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Huddersfield is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Huddersfield £5.40, Halifax £4.49Halifax: £4.49Huddersfield: £5.40Halifax: £4.51Huddersfield: £5.42Halifax: £4.26Huddersfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Huddersfield is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £5.48, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.48Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.51Halifax: £11Huddersfield: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Halifax is higher£11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 149.3, Halifax 167.8Halifax: 167.8Huddersfield: 149.3

    149.3Halifax is higher167.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 20.6, Halifax 22.2Halifax: 22.2Huddersfield: 20.6

    20.6Halifax is higherDepends on how you count22.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 22.3, Halifax 26.0Halifax: 26.0Huddersfield: 22.3

    22.3Halifax 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: Huddersfield 86.4, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Huddersfield: 86.4

    86.4Halifax is higherDepends on how you count89.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 169.6, Halifax 174.4Halifax: 174.4Huddersfield: 169.6

    169.6Halifax is higherDepends on how you count174.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 21.0, Halifax 27.1Halifax: 27.1Huddersfield: 21.0

    21.0Halifax is higher27.1

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Huddersfield and Halifax, per resident
MeasureHuddersfieldHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,538£4,557£4,304£4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,880£1,888£1,783£2,103£2,112£1,995Halifax
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,714£1,619£1,854£1,862£1,759Halifax
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,679£1,686£1,593£1,883£1,891£1,786Halifax
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£92£92£87Halifax
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£122£123£116Halifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.72£5.75£5.43Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£579£582£549Huddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£161£161£153Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£117£118£111Halifax
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,335£1,341£1,266£1,500£1,507£1,423Halifax
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£209£210£198Huddersfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£227£228£216Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£4.28£4.30£4.06Huddersfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£4.49£4.51£4.26Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.3167.8Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.622.2Halifax
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.326.0Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.489.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026169.6174.4Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.027.1Halifax

Total

Huddersfield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Halifax on 14. 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Huddersfield £539.7m, Halifax £547.5mHalifax: £547.5mHuddersfield: £539.7mHalifax: £549.9mHuddersfield: £542.0mHalifax: £519.4mHuddersfield: £511.9m

    £539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHalifax is higher£547.5m£549.9m£519.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Huddersfield £223.6m, Halifax £234.2mHalifax: £234.2mHuddersfield: £223.6mHalifax: £235.2mHuddersfield: £224.5mHalifax: £222.1mHuddersfield: £212.1m

    £223.6m£224.5m£212.1mHalifax is higher£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Huddersfield £203.0m, Halifax £206.4mHalifax: £206.4mHuddersfield: £203.0mHalifax: £207.3mHuddersfield: £203.9mHalifax: £195.8mHuddersfield: £192.5m

    £203.0m£203.9m£192.5mHalifax is higher£206.4m£207.3m£195.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Huddersfield £199.7m, Halifax £209.7mHalifax: £209.7mHuddersfield: £199.7mHalifax: £210.6mHuddersfield: £200.5mHalifax: £198.9mHuddersfield: £189.4m

    £199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHalifax is higher£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Huddersfield £10.8m, Halifax £10.3mHalifax: £10.3mHuddersfield: £10.8mHalifax: £10.3mHuddersfield: £10.9mHalifax: £9.7mHuddersfield: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £12.4m, Halifax £13.6mHalifax: £13.6mHuddersfield: £12.4mHalifax: £13.7mHuddersfield: £12.5mHalifax: £12.9mHuddersfield: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mHalifax 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: Huddersfield £0.64m, Halifax £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.60mHuddersfield: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mHalifax is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £68.9m, Halifax £64.5mHalifax: £64.5mHuddersfield: £68.9mHalifax: £64.8mHuddersfield: £69.2mHalifax: £61.2mHuddersfield: £65.4m

    £68.9m£69.2m£65.4mHuddersfield 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: Huddersfield £14.2m, Halifax £17.9mHalifax: £17.9mHuddersfield: £14.2mHalifax: £18.0mHuddersfield: £14.3mHalifax: £17.0mHuddersfield: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mHalifax 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: Huddersfield £11.1m, Halifax £13.1mHalifax: £13.1mHuddersfield: £11.1mHalifax: £13.1mHuddersfield: £11.2mHalifax: £12.4mHuddersfield: £10.6m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.6mHalifax is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Huddersfield £158.8m, Halifax £167.1mHalifax: £167.1mHuddersfield: £158.8mHalifax: £167.8mHuddersfield: £159.4mHalifax: £158.5mHuddersfield: £150.6m

    £158.8m£159.4m£150.6mHalifax is higher£167.1m£167.8m£158.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Huddersfield £29.4m, Halifax £23.3mHalifax: £23.3mHuddersfield: £29.4mHalifax: £23.4mHuddersfield: £29.5mHalifax: £22.1mHuddersfield: £27.8m

    £29.4m£29.5m£27.8mHuddersfield is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Huddersfield £31.6m, Halifax £25.3mHalifax: £25.3mHuddersfield: £31.6mHalifax: £25.4mHuddersfield: £31.8mHalifax: £24.0mHuddersfield: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.8m£30.0mHuddersfield is higher£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Huddersfield £0.83m, Halifax £0.48mHalifax: £0.48mHuddersfield: £0.83mHalifax: £0.48mHuddersfield: £0.83mHalifax: £0.45mHuddersfield: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHuddersfield is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Huddersfield £0.64m, Halifax £0.50mHalifax: £0.50mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.50mHuddersfield: £0.64mHalifax: £0.47mHuddersfield: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mHuddersfield is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Huddersfield £0.65m, Halifax £1.3mHalifax: £1.3mHuddersfield: £0.65mHalifax: £1.3mHuddersfield: £0.65mHalifax: £1.2mHuddersfield: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mHalifax is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Huddersfield 17,757, Halifax 18,681Halifax: 18,681Huddersfield: 17,757

    17,757Halifax is higher18,681

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Huddersfield 2,445, Halifax 2,472Halifax: 2,472Huddersfield: 2,445

    2,445Halifax is higherDepends on how you count2,472

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield 2,647, Halifax 2,897Halifax: 2,897Huddersfield: 2,647

    2,647Halifax is higher2,897

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield 10,273, Halifax 9,995Halifax: 9,995Huddersfield: 10,273

    10,273Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count9,995

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Huddersfield 20,174, Halifax 19,419Halifax: 19,419Huddersfield: 20,174

    20,174Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count19,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Huddersfield 2,492, Halifax 3,018Halifax: 3,018Huddersfield: 2,492

    2,492Halifax is higher3,018

Show the numbers
Huddersfield and Halifax, total
MeasureHuddersfieldHalifaxHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m£547.5m£549.9m£519.4mHalifax
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m£234.2m£235.2m£222.1mHalifax
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m£206.4m£207.3m£195.8mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m£209.7m£210.6m£198.9mHalifax
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mHuddersfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mHalifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mHalifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m£64.5m£64.8m£61.2mHuddersfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHalifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mHalifax
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m£167.1m£167.8m£158.5mHalifax
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mHuddersfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mHuddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mHuddersfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mHuddersfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,75718,681Halifax
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4452,472Halifax
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6472,897Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,2739,995Huddersfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,17419,419Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4923,018Halifax

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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  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.