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Huddersfield and Preston

118,939 and 124,602 residents (mid-2024).

Huddersfield is higher than Preston on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 11 of 22 measures, and Preston on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Huddersfield Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £4,538, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Huddersfield: £4,538Preston: £4,252Huddersfield: £4,557Preston: £4,016Huddersfield: £4,304

    £4,538£4,557£4,304Huddersfield is higher£4,234£4,252£4,016

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £12,775, Preston £13,061Preston: £13,061Huddersfield: £12,775Preston: £13,116Huddersfield: £12,829Preston: £12,389Huddersfield: £12,117

    £12,775£12,829£12,117Preston is higherDepends on how you count£13,061£13,116£12,389

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £2,661, Preston £2,530Preston: £2,530Huddersfield: £2,661Preston: £2,541Huddersfield: £2,673Preston: £2,400Huddersfield: £2,524

    £2,661£2,673£2,524Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,530£2,541£2,400

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £11,410, Preston £11,281Preston: £11,281Huddersfield: £11,410Preston: £11,329Huddersfield: £11,458Preston: £10,700Huddersfield: £10,823

    £11,410£11,458£10,823Huddersfield is higher£11,281£11,329£10,700

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Huddersfield £619, Preston £855Preston: £855Huddersfield: £619Preston: £858Huddersfield: £622Preston: £811Huddersfield: £588

    £619£622£588Preston is higher£855£858£811

  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, Preston £879Preston: £879Huddersfield: £709Preston: £882Huddersfield: £712Preston: £833Huddersfield: £672

    £709£712£672Preston is higherDepends on how you count£879£882£833

  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, Preston £47Preston: £47Huddersfield: £36Preston: £47Huddersfield: £37Preston: £45Huddersfield: £35

    £36£37£35Preston is higher£47£47£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £579, Preston £586Preston: £586Huddersfield: £579Preston: £588Huddersfield: £582Preston: £556Huddersfield: £549

    £579£582£549Preston is higher£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £120, Preston £122Preston: £122Huddersfield: £120Preston: £123Huddersfield: £120Preston: £116Huddersfield: £113

    £120£120£113Preston is higher£122£123£116

  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, Preston £128Preston: £128Huddersfield: £146Preston: £129Huddersfield: £146Preston: £122Huddersfield: £138

    £146£146£138Huddersfield is higher£128£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £2,081, Preston £2,011Preston: £2,011Huddersfield: £2,081Preston: £2,019Huddersfield: £2,090Preston: £1,907Huddersfield: £1,974

    £2,081£2,090£1,974Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,011£2,019£1,907

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Huddersfield £247, Preston £268Preston: £268Huddersfield: £247Preston: £270Huddersfield: £248Preston: £255Huddersfield: £234

    £247£248£234Preston is higher£268£270£255

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £415, Preston £377Preston: £377Huddersfield: £415Preston: £379Huddersfield: £416Preston: £358Huddersfield: £393

    £415£416£393Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £11, Preston £5.13Preston: £5.13Huddersfield: £11Preston: £5.16Huddersfield: £11Preston: £4.87Huddersfield: £10

    £11£11£10Huddersfield is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Huddersfield £8.42, Preston £8.32Preston: £8.32Huddersfield: £8.42Preston: £8.35Huddersfield: £8.46Preston: £7.89Huddersfield: £7.99

    £8.42£8.46£7.99Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £5.48, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Huddersfield: £5.48Preston: £5.65Huddersfield: £5.51Preston: £5.34Huddersfield: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Preston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

  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, Preston 1,010.2Preston: 1,010.2Huddersfield: 1,014.6

    1,014.6Huddersfield is higher1,010.2

  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, Preston 185.5Preston: 185.5Huddersfield: 139.7

    139.7Preston is higher185.5

  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, Preston 174.9Preston: 174.9Huddersfield: 151.2

    151.2Preston is higherDepends on how you count174.9

  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, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Huddersfield: 86.4

    86.4Preston is higher87.8

  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, Preston 249.6Preston: 249.6Huddersfield: 264.5

    264.5Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count249.6

  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, Preston 29.3Preston: 29.3Huddersfield: 32.7

    32.7Huddersfield is higher29.3

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Huddersfield and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureHuddersfieldPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,538£4,557£4,304£4,234£4,252£4,016Huddersfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,775£12,829£12,117£13,061£13,116£12,389Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,661£2,673£2,524£2,530£2,541£2,400Huddersfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,410£11,458£10,823£11,281£11,329£10,700Huddersfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£619£622£588£855£858£811Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£709£712£672£879£882£833Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£37£35£47£47£45Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£586£588£556Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£122£123£116Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£146£146£138£128£129£122Huddersfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,081£2,090£1,974£2,011£2,019£1,907Huddersfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£268£270£255Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£415£416£393£377£379£358Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£5.13£5.16£4.87Huddersfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.42£8.46£7.99£8.32£8.35£7.89Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.63£5.65£5.34Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,014.61,010.2Huddersfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.7185.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.2174.9Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.487.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026264.5249.6Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202632.729.3Huddersfield

Per resident

Huddersfield is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Preston on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Huddersfield Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £4,538, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Huddersfield: £4,538Preston: £4,252Huddersfield: £4,557Preston: £4,016Huddersfield: £4,304

    £4,538£4,557£4,304Huddersfield is higher£4,234£4,252£4,016

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £1,880, Preston £1,542Preston: £1,542Huddersfield: £1,880Preston: £1,549Huddersfield: £1,888Preston: £1,463Huddersfield: £1,783

    £1,880£1,888£1,783Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,542£1,549£1,463

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £1,707, Preston £1,710Preston: £1,710Huddersfield: £1,707Preston: £1,717Huddersfield: £1,714Preston: £1,622Huddersfield: £1,619

    £1,707£1,714£1,619Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,710£1,717£1,622

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Huddersfield £1,679, Preston £1,332Preston: £1,332Huddersfield: £1,679Preston: £1,338Huddersfield: £1,686Preston: £1,264Huddersfield: £1,593

    £1,679£1,686£1,593Huddersfield is higher£1,332£1,338£1,264

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Huddersfield £91, Preston £101Preston: £101Huddersfield: £91Preston: £101Huddersfield: £92Preston: £96Huddersfield: £86

    £91£92£86Preston is higher£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £104, Preston £104Preston: £104Huddersfield: £104Preston: £104Huddersfield: £105Preston: £98Huddersfield: £99

    £104£105£99Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

  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, Preston £5.55Preston: £5.55Huddersfield: £5.36Preston: £5.57Huddersfield: £5.38Preston: £5.26Huddersfield: £5.08

    £5.36£5.38£5.08Preston is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £579, Preston £586Preston: £586Huddersfield: £579Preston: £588Huddersfield: £582Preston: £556Huddersfield: £549

    £579£582£549Preston is higher£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £120, Preston £122Preston: £122Huddersfield: £120Preston: £123Huddersfield: £120Preston: £116Huddersfield: £113

    £120£120£113Preston is higher£122£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Huddersfield £94, Preston £87Preston: £87Huddersfield: £94Preston: £87Huddersfield: £94Preston: £82Huddersfield: £89

    £94£94£89Huddersfield is higher£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Huddersfield £1,335, Preston £1,359Preston: £1,359Huddersfield: £1,335Preston: £1,365Huddersfield: £1,341Preston: £1,289Huddersfield: £1,266

    £1,335£1,341£1,266Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,359£1,365£1,289

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Huddersfield £247, Preston £268Preston: £268Huddersfield: £247Preston: £270Huddersfield: £248Preston: £255Huddersfield: £234

    £247£248£234Preston is higher£268£270£255

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Huddersfield £266, Preston £255Preston: £255Huddersfield: £266Preston: £256Huddersfield: £267Preston: £242Huddersfield: £252

    £266£267£252Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£242

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Huddersfield £6.98, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Huddersfield: £6.98Preston: £3.48Huddersfield: £7.01Preston: £3.29Huddersfield: £6.62

    £6.98£7.01£6.62Huddersfield is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Huddersfield £5.40, Preston £5.62Preston: £5.62Huddersfield: £5.40Preston: £5.64Huddersfield: £5.42Preston: £5.33Huddersfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Preston is higherDepends on how you count£5.62£5.64£5.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Huddersfield £5.48, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Huddersfield: £5.48Preston: £5.65Huddersfield: £5.51Preston: £5.34Huddersfield: £5.20

    £5.48£5.51£5.20Preston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 149.3, Preston 119.3Preston: 119.3Huddersfield: 149.3

    149.3Huddersfield is higher119.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 20.6, Preston 21.9Preston: 21.9Huddersfield: 20.6

    20.6Preston is higher21.9

  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, Preston 20.7Preston: 20.7Huddersfield: 22.3

    22.3Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count20.7

  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, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Huddersfield: 86.4

    86.4Preston is higher87.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Huddersfield 169.6, Preston 168.7Preston: 168.7Huddersfield: 169.6

    169.6Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count168.7

  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, Preston 19.8Preston: 19.8Huddersfield: 21.0

    21.0Huddersfield is higher19.8

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Huddersfield and Preston, per resident
MeasureHuddersfieldPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,538£4,557£4,304£4,234£4,252£4,016Huddersfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,880£1,888£1,783£1,542£1,549£1,463Huddersfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,707£1,714£1,619£1,710£1,717£1,622Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,679£1,686£1,593£1,332£1,338£1,264Huddersfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£91£92£86£101£101£96Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£105£99£104£104£98Huddersfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.36£5.38£5.08£5.55£5.57£5.26Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£579£582£549£586£588£556Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£120£120£113£122£123£116Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£87£87£82Huddersfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,335£1,341£1,266£1,359£1,365£1,289Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£268£270£255Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£255£256£242Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.98£7.01£6.62£3.47£3.48£3.29Huddersfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£5.62£5.64£5.33Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.48£5.51£5.20£5.63£5.65£5.34Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026149.3119.3Huddersfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.621.9Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.320.7Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.487.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026169.6168.7Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202621.019.8Huddersfield

Total

Huddersfield is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Preston 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 Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Huddersfield £539.7m, Preston £527.6mPreston: £527.6mHuddersfield: £539.7mPreston: £529.8mHuddersfield: £542.0mPreston: £500.4mHuddersfield: £511.9m

    £539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHuddersfield is higher£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Huddersfield £223.6m, Preston £192.2mPreston: £192.2mHuddersfield: £223.6mPreston: £193.0mHuddersfield: £224.5mPreston: £182.3mHuddersfield: £212.1m

    £223.6m£224.5m£212.1mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Huddersfield £203.0m, Preston £213.0mPreston: £213.0mHuddersfield: £203.0mPreston: £214.0mHuddersfield: £203.9mPreston: £202.1mHuddersfield: £192.5m

    £203.0m£203.9m£192.5mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Huddersfield £199.7m, Preston £166.0mPreston: £166.0mHuddersfield: £199.7mPreston: £166.7mHuddersfield: £200.5mPreston: £157.5mHuddersfield: £189.4m

    £199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHuddersfield is higher£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Huddersfield £10.8m, Preston £12.6mPreston: £12.6mHuddersfield: £10.8mPreston: £12.6mHuddersfield: £10.9mPreston: £11.9mHuddersfield: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £12.4m, Preston £12.9mPreston: £12.9mHuddersfield: £12.4mPreston: £13.0mHuddersfield: £12.5mPreston: £12.3mHuddersfield: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

  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, Preston £0.69mPreston: £0.69mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.69mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.66mHuddersfield: £0.60m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.60mPreston is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £68.9m, Preston £73.0mPreston: £73.0mHuddersfield: £68.9mPreston: £73.3mHuddersfield: £69.2mPreston: £69.2mHuddersfield: £65.4m

    £68.9m£69.2m£65.4mPreston is higher£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield £14.2m, Preston £15.2mPreston: £15.2mHuddersfield: £14.2mPreston: £15.3mHuddersfield: £14.3mPreston: £14.4mHuddersfield: £13.5m

    £14.2m£14.3m£13.5mPreston is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Huddersfield £11.1m, Preston £10.8mPreston: £10.8mHuddersfield: £11.1mPreston: £10.9mHuddersfield: £11.2mPreston: £10.3mHuddersfield: £10.6m

    £11.1m£11.2m£10.6mHuddersfield is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Huddersfield £158.8m, Preston £169.3mPreston: £169.3mHuddersfield: £158.8mPreston: £170.0mHuddersfield: £159.4mPreston: £160.6mHuddersfield: £150.6m

    £158.8m£159.4m£150.6mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Huddersfield £29.4m, Preston £33.4mPreston: £33.4mHuddersfield: £29.4mPreston: £33.6mHuddersfield: £29.5mPreston: £31.7mHuddersfield: £27.8m

    £29.4m£29.5m£27.8mPreston is higher£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Huddersfield £31.6m, Preston £31.8mPreston: £31.8mHuddersfield: £31.6mPreston: £31.9mHuddersfield: £31.8mPreston: £30.1mHuddersfield: £30.0m

    £31.6m£31.8m£30.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Huddersfield £0.83m, Preston £0.43mPreston: £0.43mHuddersfield: £0.83mPreston: £0.43mHuddersfield: £0.83mPreston: £0.41mHuddersfield: £0.79m

    £0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHuddersfield is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Huddersfield £0.64m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.66mHuddersfield: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Huddersfield £0.65m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.65mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.65mPreston: £0.67mHuddersfield: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mPreston is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Huddersfield 17,757, Preston 14,865Preston: 14,865Huddersfield: 17,757

    17,757Huddersfield is higher14,865

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Huddersfield 2,445, Preston 2,730Preston: 2,730Huddersfield: 2,445

    2,445Preston is higher2,730

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield 2,647, Preston 2,573Preston: 2,573Huddersfield: 2,647

    2,647Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count2,573

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Huddersfield 10,273, Preston 10,939Preston: 10,939Huddersfield: 10,273

    10,273Preston is higher10,939

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Huddersfield 20,174, Preston 21,021Preston: 21,021Huddersfield: 20,174

    20,174Preston is higherDepends on how you count21,021

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Huddersfield 2,492, Preston 2,464Preston: 2,464Huddersfield: 2,492

    2,492Huddersfield is higher2,464

Show the numbers
Huddersfield and Preston, total
MeasureHuddersfieldPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m£527.6m£529.8m£500.4mHuddersfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m£192.2m£193.0m£182.3mHuddersfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m£213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m£166.0m£166.7m£157.5mHuddersfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m£73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mHuddersfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m£169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m£33.4m£33.6m£31.7mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m£31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mHuddersfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,75714,865Huddersfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,4452,730Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6472,573Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,27310,939Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,17421,021Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4922,464Huddersfield

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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