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Lancaster and Wyre and High Peak

100,770 and 91,959 residents (mid-2024).

Lancaster and Wyre is higher than High Peak on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 11 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

Lancaster and Wyre is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and High Peak 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

Lancaster and Wyre High Peak

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £4,062, High Peak £4,507High Peak: £4,507Lancaster and Wyre: £4,062High Peak: £4,526Lancaster and Wyre: £4,080High Peak: £4,275Lancaster and Wyre: £3,853

    £4,062£4,080£3,853High Peak is higher£4,507£4,526£4,275

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster and Wyre £12,649, High Peak £12,886High Peak: £12,886Lancaster and Wyre: £12,649High Peak: £12,941Lancaster and Wyre: £12,703High Peak: £12,223Lancaster and Wyre: £11,998

    £12,649£12,703£11,998High Peak is higher£12,886£12,941£12,223

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster and Wyre £1,458, High Peak £1,641High Peak: £1,641Lancaster and Wyre: £1,458High Peak: £1,648Lancaster and Wyre: £1,464High Peak: £1,556Lancaster and Wyre: £1,383

    £1,458£1,464£1,383High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£1,641£1,648£1,556

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster and Wyre £11,486, High Peak £11,831High Peak: £11,831Lancaster and Wyre: £11,486High Peak: £11,881Lancaster and Wyre: £11,534High Peak: £11,222Lancaster and Wyre: £10,895

    £11,486£11,534£10,895High Peak is higher£11,831£11,881£11,222

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Lancaster and Wyre £354, High Peak £335High Peak: £335Lancaster and Wyre: £354High Peak: £337Lancaster and Wyre: £356High Peak: £318Lancaster and Wyre: £336

    £354£356£336Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£335£337£318

  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: Lancaster and Wyre £786, High Peak £698High Peak: £698Lancaster and Wyre: £786High Peak: £701Lancaster and Wyre: £789High Peak: £662Lancaster and Wyre: £745

    £786£789£745Lancaster and Wyre is higher£698£701£662

  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: Lancaster and Wyre £23, High Peak £22High Peak: £22Lancaster and Wyre: £23High Peak: £22Lancaster and Wyre: £23High Peak: £21Lancaster and Wyre: £22

    £23£23£22Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £407, High Peak £432High Peak: £432Lancaster and Wyre: £407High Peak: £434Lancaster and Wyre: £409High Peak: £410Lancaster and Wyre: £386

    £407£409£386High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£432£434£410

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £114, High Peak £128High Peak: £128Lancaster and Wyre: £114High Peak: £128Lancaster and Wyre: £114High Peak: £121Lancaster and Wyre: £108

    £114£114£108High Peak is higher£128£128£121

  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: Lancaster and Wyre £81, High Peak £90High Peak: £90Lancaster and Wyre: £81High Peak: £90Lancaster and Wyre: £81High Peak: £85Lancaster and Wyre: £77

    £81£81£77High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster and Wyre £1,124, High Peak £1,194High Peak: £1,194Lancaster and Wyre: £1,124High Peak: £1,199Lancaster and Wyre: £1,129High Peak: £1,133Lancaster and Wyre: £1,066

    £1,124£1,129£1,066High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£1,194£1,199£1,133

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £152, High Peak £155High Peak: £155Lancaster and Wyre: £152High Peak: £156Lancaster and Wyre: £153High Peak: £147Lancaster and Wyre: £144

    £152£153£144High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster and Wyre £247, High Peak £343High Peak: £343Lancaster and Wyre: £247High Peak: £345Lancaster and Wyre: £248High Peak: £325Lancaster and Wyre: £234

    £247£248£234High Peak is higher£343£345£325

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster and Wyre £3.55, High Peak £8.52High Peak: £8.52Lancaster and Wyre: £3.55High Peak: £8.55Lancaster and Wyre: £3.57High Peak: £8.08Lancaster and Wyre: £3.37

    £3.55£3.57£3.37High Peak is higher£8.52£8.55£8.08

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Lancaster and Wyre £2.84, High Peak £4.69High Peak: £4.69Lancaster and Wyre: £2.84High Peak: £4.71Lancaster and Wyre: £2.85High Peak: £4.45Lancaster and Wyre: £2.69

    £2.84£2.85£2.69High Peak is higher£4.69£4.71£4.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £6.17, High Peak £6.03High Peak: £6.03Lancaster and Wyre: £6.17High Peak: £6.06Lancaster and Wyre: £6.19High Peak: £5.72Lancaster and Wyre: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Lancaster and Wyre is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster and Wyre 1,025.3, High Peak 1,043.5High Peak: 1,043.5Lancaster and Wyre: 1,025.3

    1,025.3High Peak is higher1,043.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Lancaster and Wyre 90.5, High Peak 87.1High Peak: 87.1Lancaster and Wyre: 90.5

    90.5Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count87.1

  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: Lancaster and Wyre 162.8, High Peak 144.7High Peak: 144.7Lancaster and Wyre: 162.8

    162.8Lancaster and Wyre is higher144.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 60.3, High Peak 65.3High Peak: 65.3Lancaster and Wyre: 60.3

    60.3High Peak is higherDepends on how you count65.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Lancaster and Wyre 132.0, High Peak 151.8High Peak: 151.8Lancaster and Wyre: 132.0

    132.0High Peak is higherDepends on how you count151.8

  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: Lancaster and Wyre 17.2, High Peak 19.3High Peak: 19.3Lancaster and Wyre: 17.2

    17.2High Peak is higherDepends on how you count19.3

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Lancaster and Wyre and High Peak, per person in the age group
MeasureLancaster and WyreHigh PeakHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,062£4,080£3,853£4,507£4,526£4,275High Peak
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,649£12,703£11,998£12,886£12,941£12,223High Peak
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,458£1,464£1,383£1,641£1,648£1,556High Peak
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,486£11,534£10,895£11,831£11,881£11,222High Peak
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£354£356£336£335£337£318Lancaster and Wyre
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£786£789£745£698£701£662Lancaster and Wyre
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£23£23£22£22£22£21Lancaster and Wyre
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£407£409£386£432£434£410High Peak
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£128£128£121High Peak
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£81£81£77£90£90£85High Peak
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,124£1,129£1,066£1,194£1,199£1,133High Peak
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£152£153£144£155£156£147High Peak
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£247£248£234£343£345£325High Peak
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.55£3.57£3.37£8.52£8.55£8.08High Peak
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2.84£2.85£2.69£4.69£4.71£4.45High Peak
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.03£6.06£5.72Lancaster and Wyre
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,025.31,043.5High Peak
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202690.587.1Lancaster and Wyre
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026162.8144.7Lancaster and Wyre
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.365.3High Peak
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026132.0151.8High Peak
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.219.3High Peak

Per resident

Lancaster and Wyre is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 18. 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

Lancaster and Wyre High Peak

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £4,062, High Peak £4,507High Peak: £4,507Lancaster and Wyre: £4,062High Peak: £4,526Lancaster and Wyre: £4,080High Peak: £4,275Lancaster and Wyre: £3,853

    £4,062£4,080£3,853High Peak is higher£4,507£4,526£4,275

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £2,444, High Peak £2,792High Peak: £2,792Lancaster and Wyre: £2,444High Peak: £2,804Lancaster and Wyre: £2,454High Peak: £2,648Lancaster and Wyre: £2,318

    £2,444£2,454£2,318High Peak is higher£2,792£2,804£2,648

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £940, High Peak £994High Peak: £994Lancaster and Wyre: £940High Peak: £998Lancaster and Wyre: £944High Peak: £942Lancaster and Wyre: £891

    £940£944£891High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£994£998£942

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £2,219, High Peak £2,563High Peak: £2,563Lancaster and Wyre: £2,219High Peak: £2,574Lancaster and Wyre: £2,228High Peak: £2,431Lancaster and Wyre: £2,105

    £2,219£2,228£2,105High Peak is higher£2,563£2,574£2,431

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £68, High Peak £73High Peak: £73Lancaster and Wyre: £68High Peak: £73Lancaster and Wyre: £69High Peak: £69Lancaster and Wyre: £65

    £68£69£65High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £152, High Peak £151High Peak: £151Lancaster and Wyre: £152High Peak: £152Lancaster and Wyre: £152High Peak: £143Lancaster and Wyre: £144

    £152£152£144Lancaster and Wyre is higher£151£152£143

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £4.46, High Peak £4.85High Peak: £4.85Lancaster and Wyre: £4.46High Peak: £4.87Lancaster and Wyre: £4.48High Peak: £4.60Lancaster and Wyre: £4.23

    £4.46£4.48£4.23High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£4.85£4.87£4.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £407, High Peak £432High Peak: £432Lancaster and Wyre: £407High Peak: £434Lancaster and Wyre: £409High Peak: £410Lancaster and Wyre: £386

    £407£409£386High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£432£434£410

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £114, High Peak £128High Peak: £128Lancaster and Wyre: £114High Peak: £128Lancaster and Wyre: £114High Peak: £121Lancaster and Wyre: £108

    £114£114£108High Peak is higher£128£128£121

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £52, High Peak £55High Peak: £55Lancaster and Wyre: £52High Peak: £55Lancaster and Wyre: £52High Peak: £52Lancaster and Wyre: £49

    £52£52£49High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£55£55£52

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £724, High Peak £723High Peak: £723Lancaster and Wyre: £724High Peak: £726Lancaster and Wyre: £728High Peak: £686Lancaster and Wyre: £687

    £724£728£687Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£723£726£686

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £152, High Peak £155High Peak: £155Lancaster and Wyre: £152High Peak: £156Lancaster and Wyre: £153High Peak: £147Lancaster and Wyre: £144

    £152£153£144High Peak is higherDepends on how you count£155£156£147

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £159, High Peak £208High Peak: £208Lancaster and Wyre: £159High Peak: £209Lancaster and Wyre: £160High Peak: £197Lancaster and Wyre: £151

    £159£160£151High Peak is higher£208£209£197

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £2.29, High Peak £5.16High Peak: £5.16Lancaster and Wyre: £2.29High Peak: £5.18Lancaster and Wyre: £2.30High Peak: £4.89Lancaster and Wyre: £2.17

    £2.29£2.30£2.17High Peak is higher£5.16£5.18£4.89

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £1.83, High Peak £2.84High Peak: £2.84Lancaster and Wyre: £1.83High Peak: £2.85Lancaster and Wyre: £1.84High Peak: £2.69Lancaster and Wyre: £1.74

    £1.83£1.84£1.74High Peak is higher£2.84£2.85£2.69

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Lancaster and Wyre £6.17, High Peak £6.03High Peak: £6.03Lancaster and Wyre: £6.17High Peak: £6.06Lancaster and Wyre: £6.19High Peak: £5.72Lancaster and Wyre: £5.85

    £6.17£6.19£5.85Lancaster and Wyre is higher£6.03£6.06£5.72

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 198.1, High Peak 226.1High Peak: 226.1Lancaster and Wyre: 198.1

    198.1High Peak is higher226.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 17.5, High Peak 18.9High Peak: 18.9Lancaster and Wyre: 17.5

    17.5High Peak is higherDepends on how you count18.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 31.5, High Peak 31.3High Peak: 31.3Lancaster and Wyre: 31.5

    31.5Lancaster and Wyre is higher31.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 60.3, High Peak 65.3High Peak: 65.3Lancaster and Wyre: 60.3

    60.3High Peak is higherDepends on how you count65.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 85.1, High Peak 92.0High Peak: 92.0Lancaster and Wyre: 85.1

    85.1High Peak is higherDepends on how you count92.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Lancaster and Wyre 11.1, High Peak 11.7High Peak: 11.7Lancaster and Wyre: 11.1

    11.1High Peak is higherDepends on how you count11.7

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Lancaster and Wyre and High Peak, per resident
MeasureLancaster and WyreHigh PeakHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,062£4,080£3,853£4,507£4,526£4,275High Peak
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,444£2,454£2,318£2,792£2,804£2,648High Peak
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£940£944£891£994£998£942High Peak
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,219£2,228£2,105£2,563£2,574£2,431High Peak
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£68£69£65£73£73£69High Peak
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£152£152£144£151£152£143Lancaster and Wyre
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23£4.85£4.87£4.60High Peak
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£407£409£386£432£434£410High Peak
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£128£128£121High Peak
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£55£55£52High Peak
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£724£728£687£723£726£686Lancaster and Wyre
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£152£153£144£155£156£147High Peak
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£159£160£151£208£209£197High Peak
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.29£2.30£2.17£5.16£5.18£4.89High Peak
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.83£1.84£1.74£2.84£2.85£2.69High Peak
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.17£6.19£5.85£6.03£6.06£5.72Lancaster and Wyre
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026198.1226.1High Peak
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202617.518.9High Peak
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202631.531.3Lancaster and Wyre
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202660.365.3High Peak
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202685.192.0High Peak
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.111.7High Peak

Total

Lancaster and Wyre is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and High Peak on 8. 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

Lancaster and Wyre High Peak

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Lancaster and Wyre £409.3m, High Peak £414.5mHigh Peak: £414.5mLancaster and Wyre: £409.3mHigh Peak: £416.2mLancaster and Wyre: £411.1mHigh Peak: £393.1mLancaster and Wyre: £388.3m

    £409.3m£411.1m£388.3mHigh Peak is higher£414.5m£416.2m£393.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Lancaster and Wyre £246.3m, High Peak £256.7mHigh Peak: £256.7mLancaster and Wyre: £246.3mHigh Peak: £257.8mLancaster and Wyre: £247.3mHigh Peak: £243.5mLancaster and Wyre: £233.6m

    £246.3m£247.3m£233.6mHigh Peak is higher£256.7m£257.8m£243.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Lancaster and Wyre £94.7m, High Peak £91.4mHigh Peak: £91.4mLancaster and Wyre: £94.7mHigh Peak: £91.8mLancaster and Wyre: £95.1mHigh Peak: £86.7mLancaster and Wyre: £89.8m

    £94.7m£95.1m£89.8mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£91.4m£91.8m£86.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Lancaster and Wyre £223.6m, High Peak £235.7mHigh Peak: £235.7mLancaster and Wyre: £223.6mHigh Peak: £236.7mLancaster and Wyre: £224.6mHigh Peak: £223.6mLancaster and Wyre: £212.1m

    £223.6m£224.6m£212.1mHigh Peak is higher£235.7m£236.7m£223.6m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster and Wyre £6.9m, High Peak £6.7mHigh Peak: £6.7mLancaster and Wyre: £6.9mHigh Peak: £6.7mLancaster and Wyre: £6.9mHigh Peak: £6.3mLancaster and Wyre: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£6.7m£6.7m£6.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre £15.3m, High Peak £13.9mHigh Peak: £13.9mLancaster and Wyre: £15.3mHigh Peak: £14.0mLancaster and Wyre: £15.4mHigh Peak: £13.2mLancaster and Wyre: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mLancaster and Wyre is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre £0.45m, High Peak £0.45mHigh Peak: £0.45mLancaster and Wyre: £0.45mHigh Peak: £0.45mLancaster and Wyre: £0.45mHigh Peak: £0.42mLancaster and Wyre: £0.43m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.43mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre £41.0m, High Peak £39.8mHigh Peak: £39.8mLancaster and Wyre: £41.0mHigh Peak: £39.9mLancaster and Wyre: £41.2mHigh Peak: £37.7mLancaster and Wyre: £38.9m

    £41.0m£41.2m£38.9mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£39.8m£39.9m£37.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre £11.5m, High Peak £11.7mHigh Peak: £11.7mLancaster and Wyre: £11.5mHigh Peak: £11.8mLancaster and Wyre: £11.5mHigh Peak: £11.1mLancaster and Wyre: £10.9m

    £11.5m£11.5m£10.9mHigh Peak is higher£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre £5.2m, High Peak £5.0mHigh Peak: £5.0mLancaster and Wyre: £5.2mHigh Peak: £5.0mLancaster and Wyre: £5.3mHigh Peak: £4.8mLancaster and Wyre: £5.0m

    £5.2m£5.3m£5.0mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£5.0m£5.0m£4.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster and Wyre £73.0m, High Peak £66.5mHigh Peak: £66.5mLancaster and Wyre: £73.0mHigh Peak: £66.8mLancaster and Wyre: £73.3mHigh Peak: £63.1mLancaster and Wyre: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£66.5m£66.8m£63.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Lancaster and Wyre £15.3m, High Peak £14.3mHigh Peak: £14.3mLancaster and Wyre: £15.3mHigh Peak: £14.4mLancaster and Wyre: £15.4mHigh Peak: £13.6mLancaster and Wyre: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mLancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Lancaster and Wyre £16.0m, High Peak £19.1mHigh Peak: £19.1mLancaster and Wyre: £16.0mHigh Peak: £19.2mLancaster and Wyre: £16.1mHigh Peak: £18.1mLancaster and Wyre: £15.2m

    £16.0m£16.1m£15.2mHigh Peak is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Lancaster and Wyre £0.23m, High Peak £0.47mHigh Peak: £0.47mLancaster and Wyre: £0.23mHigh Peak: £0.48mLancaster and Wyre: £0.23mHigh Peak: £0.45mLancaster and Wyre: £0.22m

    £0.23m£0.23m£0.22mHigh Peak is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Lancaster and Wyre £0.18m, High Peak £0.26mHigh Peak: £0.26mLancaster and Wyre: £0.18mHigh Peak: £0.26mLancaster and Wyre: £0.19mHigh Peak: £0.25mLancaster and Wyre: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.19m£0.17mHigh Peak is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Lancaster and Wyre £0.62m, High Peak £0.55mHigh Peak: £0.55mLancaster and Wyre: £0.62mHigh Peak: £0.56mLancaster and Wyre: £0.62mHigh Peak: £0.53mLancaster and Wyre: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.62m£0.59mLancaster and Wyre is higher£0.55m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Lancaster and Wyre 19,961, High Peak 20,790High Peak: 20,790Lancaster and Wyre: 19,961

    19,961High Peak is higher20,790

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Lancaster and Wyre 1,762, High Peak 1,735High Peak: 1,735Lancaster and Wyre: 1,762

    1,762Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count1,735

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre 3,170, High Peak 2,882High Peak: 2,882Lancaster and Wyre: 3,170

    3,170Lancaster and Wyre is higher2,882

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre 6,076, High Peak 6,002High Peak: 6,002Lancaster and Wyre: 6,076

    6,076Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count6,002

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Lancaster and Wyre 8,574, High Peak 8,456High Peak: 8,456Lancaster and Wyre: 8,574

    8,574Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count8,456

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Lancaster and Wyre 1,119, High Peak 1,075High Peak: 1,075Lancaster and Wyre: 1,119

    1,119Lancaster and Wyre is higherDepends on how you count1,075

Show the numbers
Lancaster and Wyre and High Peak, total
MeasureLancaster and WyreHigh PeakHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£409.3m£411.1m£388.3m£414.5m£416.2m£393.1mHigh Peak
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£246.3m£247.3m£233.6m£256.7m£257.8m£243.5mHigh Peak
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£94.7m£95.1m£89.8m£91.4m£91.8m£86.7mLancaster and Wyre
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.6m£224.6m£212.1m£235.7m£236.7m£223.6mHigh Peak
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£6.7m£6.7m£6.3mLancaster and Wyre
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mLancaster and Wyre
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mLancaster and Wyre
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£41.0m£41.2m£38.9m£39.8m£39.9m£37.7mLancaster and Wyre
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.5m£11.5m£10.9m£11.7m£11.8m£11.1mHigh Peak
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.3m£5.0m£5.0m£5.0m£4.8mLancaster and Wyre
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£66.5m£66.8m£63.1mLancaster and Wyre
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mLancaster and Wyre
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£16.0m£16.1m£15.2m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mHigh Peak
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.23m£0.23m£0.22m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mHigh Peak
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.19m£0.17m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mHigh Peak
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m£0.55m£0.56m£0.53mLancaster and Wyre
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,96120,790High Peak
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7621,735Lancaster and Wyre
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,1702,882Lancaster and Wyre
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,0766,002Lancaster and Wyre
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,5748,456Lancaster and Wyre
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1191,075Lancaster and Wyre

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.
  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.
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