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Leeds South and Gorton and Denton
Leeds South is higher than Gorton and Denton on 8 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.
On 12 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
Leeds South is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Gorton and Denton 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
Leeds South Gorton and Denton
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,482£4,501£4,251Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£4,779£4,799£4,533
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,793£13,852£13,084Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count£13,067£13,122£12,394
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£3,232£3,246£3,066Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£3,378£3,393£3,204
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,803£11,853£11,195Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count£10,897£10,943£10,336
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£1,039£1,044£986Gorton and Denton is higher£1,163£1,168£1,103
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£895£899£849Gorton and Denton is higher£952£956£903
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£56£57£53Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count£55£56£53
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£545£547£517Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£558
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Gorton and Denton is higher£171£172£162
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£143£143£135Gorton and Denton is higher£174£175£165
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,663£2,674£2,526Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£2,777£2,789£2,634
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£331£333£314Leeds South is higher£283£284£268
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£405£407£384Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£414£416£393
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£10Leeds South is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£10Leeds South is higher£6.37£6.39£6.04
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07Gorton and Denton is higher£6.82£6.85£6.47
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,052.9Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count979.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
227.1Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count215.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
188.5Gorton and Denton is higher196.9
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
84.2Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count88.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
311.4Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count320.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
32.6Gorton and Denton is higher39.4
Show the numbers
| Measure | Leeds South | Gorton and Denton | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,482£4,501£4,251 | £4,779£4,799£4,533 | Gorton and Denton |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,793£13,852£13,084 | £13,067£13,122£12,394 | Leeds South |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £3,232£3,246£3,066 | £3,378£3,393£3,204 | Gorton and Denton |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,803£11,853£11,195 | £10,897£10,943£10,336 | Leeds South |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £1,039£1,044£986 | £1,163£1,168£1,103 | Gorton and Denton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £895£899£849 | £952£956£903 | Gorton and Denton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £56£57£53 | £55£56£53 | Leeds South |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £545£547£517 | £588£590£558 | Gorton and Denton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £171£172£162 | Gorton and Denton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £143£143£135 | £174£175£165 | Gorton and Denton |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,663£2,674£2,526 | £2,777£2,789£2,634 | Gorton and Denton |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £331£333£314 | £283£284£268 | Leeds South |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £405£407£384 | £414£416£393 | Gorton and Denton |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £6.23£6.26£5.91 | Leeds South |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £6.37£6.39£6.04 | Leeds South |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | Gorton and Denton |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,052.9 | 979.4 | Leeds South |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 227.1 | 215.6 | Leeds South |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 188.5 | 196.9 | Gorton and Denton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 84.2 | 88.4 | Gorton and Denton |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 311.4 | 320.3 | Gorton and Denton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 32.6 | 39.4 | Gorton and Denton |
Per resident
Leeds South is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Gorton and Denton on 15. 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
Leeds South Gorton and Denton
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,482£4,501£4,251Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£4,779£4,799£4,533
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,282£1,287£1,216Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£1,568£1,575£1,488
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,192£2,201£2,079Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count£2,162£2,171£2,051
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,097£1,102£1,040Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£1,308£1,313£1,241
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£97£97£92Gorton and Denton is higher£140£140£132
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£83£84£79Gorton and Denton is higher£114£115£108
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.23£5.25£4.96Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£6.64£6.67£6.30
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£545£547£517Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£558
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£128£129£122Gorton and Denton is higher£171£172£162
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£97£97£92Gorton and Denton is higher£111£112£106
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,806£1,814£1,713Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count£1,777£1,785£1,686
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£331£333£314Leeds South is higher£283£284£268
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£275£276£260Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count£265£266£251
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£7.38£7.41£7.00Leeds South is higher£3.99£4.00£3.78
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£7.15£7.18£6.78Leeds South is higher£4.07£4.09£3.86
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£3.24£3.25£3.07Gorton and Denton is higher£6.82£6.85£6.47
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
97.9Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count117.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.1Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count25.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
17.5Gorton and Denton is higher23.6
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
84.2Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count88.4
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
211.2Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count205.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.1Gorton and Denton is higher25.2
Show the numbers
| Measure | Leeds South | Gorton and Denton | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,482£4,501£4,251 | £4,779£4,799£4,533 | Gorton and Denton |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,282£1,287£1,216 | £1,568£1,575£1,488 | Gorton and Denton |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,192£2,201£2,079 | £2,162£2,171£2,051 | Leeds South |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,097£1,102£1,040 | £1,308£1,313£1,241 | Gorton and Denton |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £140£140£132 | Gorton and Denton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £83£84£79 | £114£115£108 | Gorton and Denton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.23£5.25£4.96 | £6.64£6.67£6.30 | Gorton and Denton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £545£547£517 | £588£590£558 | Gorton and Denton |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £128£129£122 | £171£172£162 | Gorton and Denton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £97£97£92 | £111£112£106 | Gorton and Denton |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,806£1,814£1,713 | £1,777£1,785£1,686 | Leeds South |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £331£333£314 | £283£284£268 | Leeds South |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £275£276£260 | £265£266£251 | Leeds South |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £7.38£7.41£7.00 | £3.99£4.00£3.78 | Leeds South |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £7.15£7.18£6.78 | £4.07£4.09£3.86 | Leeds South |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £3.24£3.25£3.07 | £6.82£6.85£6.47 | Gorton and Denton |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 97.9 | 117.6 | Gorton and Denton |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.1 | 25.9 | Gorton and Denton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 17.5 | 23.6 | Gorton and Denton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 84.2 | 88.4 | Gorton and Denton |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 211.2 | 205.0 | Leeds South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.1 | 25.2 | Gorton and Denton |
Total
Leeds South is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Gorton and Denton 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
Leeds South Gorton and Denton
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£592.3m£594.9m£561.9mLeeds South is higherDepends on how you count£569.1m£571.5m£539.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£169.4m£170.1m£160.7mGorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£186.8m£187.6m£177.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£289.7m£290.9m£274.8mLeeds South is higherDepends on how you count£257.5m£258.6m£244.2m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£145.0m£145.6m£137.5mGorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£155.8m£156.4m£147.7m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mGorton and Denton is higher£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mGorton and Denton is higher£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mGorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£72.1m£72.4m£68.3mLeeds South is higherDepends on how you count£70.0m£70.3m£66.4m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.9m£17.0m£16.1mGorton and Denton is higher£20.3m£20.4m£19.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.8m£12.8m£12.1mGorton and Denton is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£238.7m£239.7m£226.4mLeeds South is higherDepends on how you count£211.7m£212.6m£200.8m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£43.8m£44.0m£41.6mLeeds South is higher£33.7m£33.8m£32.0m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£36.3m£36.4m£34.4mLeeds South is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£29.9m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.97m£0.98m£0.92mLeeds South is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.95m£0.95m£0.90mLeeds South is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mGorton and Denton is higher£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
12,933Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count13,999
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,789Gorton and Denton is higherDepends on how you count3,082
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,315Gorton and Denton is higher2,814
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
11,132Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count10,524
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
27,913Leeds South is higherDepends on how you count24,410
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,920Gorton and Denton is higher3,006
Show the numbers
| Measure | Leeds South | Gorton and Denton | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £592.3m£594.9m£561.9m | £569.1m£571.5m£539.8m | Leeds South |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £169.4m£170.1m£160.7m | £186.8m£187.6m£177.2m | Gorton and Denton |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £289.7m£290.9m£274.8m | £257.5m£258.6m£244.2m | Leeds South |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £145.0m£145.6m£137.5m | £155.8m£156.4m£147.7m | Gorton and Denton |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.8m£12.1m | £16.6m£16.7m£15.8m | Gorton and Denton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £11.0m£11.0m£10.4m | £13.6m£13.7m£12.9m | Gorton and Denton |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.69m£0.69m£0.66m | £0.79m£0.79m£0.75m | Gorton and Denton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £72.1m£72.4m£68.3m | £70.0m£70.3m£66.4m | Leeds South |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.9m£17.0m£16.1m | £20.3m£20.4m£19.3m | Gorton and Denton |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.8m£12.8m£12.1m | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | Gorton and Denton |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £238.7m£239.7m£226.4m | £211.7m£212.6m£200.8m | Leeds South |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £43.8m£44.0m£41.6m | £33.7m£33.8m£32.0m | Leeds South |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £36.3m£36.4m£34.4m | £31.6m£31.7m£29.9m | Leeds South |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.97m£0.98m£0.92m | £0.47m£0.48m£0.45m | Leeds South |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.95m£0.95m£0.90m | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | Leeds South |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.43m£0.43m£0.41m | £0.81m£0.82m£0.77m | Gorton and Denton |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 12,933 | 13,999 | Gorton and Denton |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,789 | 3,082 | Gorton and Denton |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,315 | 2,814 | Gorton and Denton |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 11,132 | 10,524 | Leeds South |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 27,913 | 24,410 | Leeds South |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,920 | 3,006 | Gorton and Denton |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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