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Leigh and Atherton and Rotherham

115,520 and 114,818 residents (mid-2024).

Leigh and Atherton is higher than Rotherham on 1 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 3 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Leigh and Atherton is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 21. 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

Leigh and Atherton Rotherham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £4,609, Rotherham £5,176Rotherham: £5,176Leigh and Atherton: £4,609Rotherham: £5,198Leigh and Atherton: £4,629Rotherham: £4,909Leigh and Atherton: £4,372

    £4,609£4,629£4,372Rotherham is higher£5,176£5,198£4,909

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton £12,824, Rotherham £12,889Rotherham: £12,889Leigh and Atherton: £12,824Rotherham: £12,944Leigh and Atherton: £12,879Rotherham: £12,226Leigh and Atherton: £12,164

    £12,824£12,879£12,164Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£12,889£12,944£12,226

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £2,296, Rotherham £3,090Rotherham: £3,090Leigh and Atherton: £2,296Rotherham: £3,103Leigh and Atherton: £2,306Rotherham: £2,931Leigh and Atherton: £2,178

    £2,296£2,306£2,178Rotherham is higher£3,090£3,103£2,931

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton £11,538, Rotherham £11,241Rotherham: £11,241Leigh and Atherton: £11,538Rotherham: £11,289Leigh and Atherton: £11,587Rotherham: £10,663Leigh and Atherton: £10,944

    £11,538£11,587£10,944Leigh and Atherton is higher£11,241£11,289£10,663

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton £481, Rotherham £659Rotherham: £659Leigh and Atherton: £481Rotherham: £662Leigh and Atherton: £483Rotherham: £625Leigh and Atherton: £457

    £481£483£457Rotherham is higher£659£662£625

  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: Leigh and Atherton £773, Rotherham £946Rotherham: £946Leigh and Atherton: £773Rotherham: £950Leigh and Atherton: £776Rotherham: £897Leigh and Atherton: £733

    £773£776£733Rotherham is higher£946£950£897

  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: Leigh and Atherton £32, Rotherham £42Rotherham: £42Leigh and Atherton: £32Rotherham: £42Leigh and Atherton: £32Rotherham: £40Leigh and Atherton: £31

    £32£32£31Rotherham is higher£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £577, Rotherham £722Rotherham: £722Leigh and Atherton: £577Rotherham: £725Leigh and Atherton: £580Rotherham: £685Leigh and Atherton: £548

    £577£580£548Rotherham is higher£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £174, Rotherham £201Rotherham: £201Leigh and Atherton: £174Rotherham: £202Leigh and Atherton: £174Rotherham: £191Leigh and Atherton: £165

    £174£174£165Rotherham is higher£201£202£191

  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: Leigh and Atherton £133, Rotherham £248Rotherham: £248Leigh and Atherton: £133Rotherham: £249Leigh and Atherton: £134Rotherham: £235Leigh and Atherton: £126

    £133£134£126Rotherham is higher£248£249£235

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £1,763, Rotherham £2,364Rotherham: £2,364Leigh and Atherton: £1,763Rotherham: £2,374Leigh and Atherton: £1,771Rotherham: £2,242Leigh and Atherton: £1,673

    £1,763£1,771£1,673Rotherham is higher£2,364£2,374£2,242

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £214, Rotherham £273Rotherham: £273Leigh and Atherton: £214Rotherham: £274Leigh and Atherton: £215Rotherham: £259Leigh and Atherton: £203

    £214£215£203Rotherham is higher£273£274£259

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £383, Rotherham £454Rotherham: £454Leigh and Atherton: £383Rotherham: £456Leigh and Atherton: £385Rotherham: £431Leigh and Atherton: £364

    £383£385£364Rotherham is higher£454£456£431

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £8.96, Rotherham £10Rotherham: £10Leigh and Atherton: £8.96Rotherham: £10Leigh and Atherton: £9.00Rotherham: £9.66Leigh and Atherton: £8.50

    £8.96£9.00£8.50Rotherham is higher£10£10£9.66

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £6.84, Rotherham £14Rotherham: £14Leigh and Atherton: £6.84Rotherham: £14Leigh and Atherton: £6.87Rotherham: £13Leigh and Atherton: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Rotherham is higher£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.85, Rotherham £7.21Rotherham: £7.21Leigh and Atherton: £5.85Rotherham: £7.24Leigh and Atherton: £5.88Rotherham: £6.84Leigh and Atherton: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Rotherham is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton 1,002.4, Rotherham 1,015.9Rotherham: 1,015.9Leigh and Atherton: 1,002.4

    1,002.4Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count1,015.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton 129.4, Rotherham 164.5Rotherham: 164.5Leigh and Atherton: 129.4

    129.4Rotherham is higher164.5

  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: Leigh and Atherton 171.8, Rotherham 191.7Rotherham: 191.7Leigh and Atherton: 171.8

    171.8Rotherham is higher191.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 87.7, Rotherham 109.5Rotherham: 109.5Leigh and Atherton: 87.7

    87.7Rotherham is higher109.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton 218.9, Rotherham 295.1Rotherham: 295.1Leigh and Atherton: 218.9

    218.9Rotherham is higher295.1

  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: Leigh and Atherton 29.0, Rotherham 56.3Rotherham: 56.3Leigh and Atherton: 29.0

    29.0Rotherham is higher56.3

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Leigh and Atherton and Rotherham, per person in the age group
MeasureLeigh and AthertonRotherhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,609£4,629£4,372£5,176£5,198£4,909Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,824£12,879£12,164£12,889£12,944£12,226Rotherham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,296£2,306£2,178£3,090£3,103£2,931Rotherham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,538£11,587£10,944£11,241£11,289£10,663Leigh and Atherton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£481£483£457£659£662£625Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£773£776£733£946£950£897Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£42£42£40Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£722£725£685Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£174£165£201£202£191Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£126£248£249£235Rotherham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,763£1,771£1,673£2,364£2,374£2,242Rotherham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£273£274£259Rotherham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£454£456£431Rotherham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.96£9.00£8.50£10£10£9.66Rotherham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£14£14£13Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£7.21£7.24£6.84Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.41,015.9Rotherham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.4164.5Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.8191.7Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.7109.5Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.9295.1Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.056.3Rotherham

Per resident

Leigh and Atherton is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 19. 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

Leigh and Atherton Rotherham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £4,609, Rotherham £5,176Rotherham: £5,176Leigh and Atherton: £4,609Rotherham: £5,198Leigh and Atherton: £4,629Rotherham: £4,909Leigh and Atherton: £4,372

    £4,609£4,629£4,372Rotherham is higher£5,176£5,198£4,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £2,197, Rotherham £2,029Rotherham: £2,029Leigh and Atherton: £2,197Rotherham: £2,038Leigh and Atherton: £2,206Rotherham: £1,925Leigh and Atherton: £2,084

    £2,197£2,206£2,084Leigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count£2,029£2,038£1,925

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £1,442, Rotherham £1,943Rotherham: £1,943Leigh and Atherton: £1,442Rotherham: £1,951Leigh and Atherton: £1,448Rotherham: £1,843Leigh and Atherton: £1,368

    £1,442£1,448£1,368Rotherham is higher£1,943£1,951£1,843

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £1,976, Rotherham £1,770Rotherham: £1,770Leigh and Atherton: £1,976Rotherham: £1,777Leigh and Atherton: £1,985Rotherham: £1,679Leigh and Atherton: £1,875

    £1,976£1,985£1,875Leigh and Atherton is higher£1,770£1,777£1,679

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £82, Rotherham £104Rotherham: £104Leigh and Atherton: £82Rotherham: £104Leigh and Atherton: £83Rotherham: £98Leigh and Atherton: £78

    £82£83£78Rotherham is higher£104£104£98

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £132, Rotherham £149Rotherham: £149Leigh and Atherton: £132Rotherham: £150Leigh and Atherton: £133Rotherham: £141Leigh and Atherton: £126

    £132£133£126Rotherham is higher£149£150£141

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.53, Rotherham £6.65Rotherham: £6.65Leigh and Atherton: £5.53Rotherham: £6.68Leigh and Atherton: £5.56Rotherham: £6.31Leigh and Atherton: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Rotherham is higher£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £577, Rotherham £722Rotherham: £722Leigh and Atherton: £577Rotherham: £725Leigh and Atherton: £580Rotherham: £685Leigh and Atherton: £548

    £577£580£548Rotherham is higher£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £174, Rotherham £201Rotherham: £201Leigh and Atherton: £174Rotherham: £202Leigh and Atherton: £174Rotherham: £191Leigh and Atherton: £165

    £174£174£165Rotherham is higher£201£202£191

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £84, Rotherham £156Rotherham: £156Leigh and Atherton: £84Rotherham: £157Leigh and Atherton: £84Rotherham: £148Leigh and Atherton: £79

    £84£84£79Rotherham is higher£156£157£148

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £1,107, Rotherham £1,486Rotherham: £1,486Leigh and Atherton: £1,107Rotherham: £1,493Leigh and Atherton: £1,112Rotherham: £1,410Leigh and Atherton: £1,050

    £1,107£1,112£1,050Rotherham is higher£1,486£1,493£1,410

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £214, Rotherham £273Rotherham: £273Leigh and Atherton: £214Rotherham: £274Leigh and Atherton: £215Rotherham: £259Leigh and Atherton: £203

    £214£215£203Rotherham is higher£273£274£259

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £241, Rotherham £286Rotherham: £286Leigh and Atherton: £241Rotherham: £287Leigh and Atherton: £242Rotherham: £271Leigh and Atherton: £228

    £241£242£228Rotherham is higher£286£287£271

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.63, Rotherham £6.41Rotherham: £6.41Leigh and Atherton: £5.63Rotherham: £6.44Leigh and Atherton: £5.65Rotherham: £6.08Leigh and Atherton: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Rotherham is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £4.30, Rotherham £8.51Rotherham: £8.51Leigh and Atherton: £4.30Rotherham: £8.54Leigh and Atherton: £4.32Rotherham: £8.07Leigh and Atherton: £4.08

    £4.30£4.32£4.08Rotherham is higher£8.51£8.54£8.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.85, Rotherham £7.21Rotherham: £7.21Leigh and Atherton: £5.85Rotherham: £7.24Leigh and Atherton: £5.88Rotherham: £6.84Leigh and Atherton: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Rotherham is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 171.7, Rotherham 159.9Rotherham: 159.9Leigh and Atherton: 171.7

    171.7Leigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count159.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 22.2, Rotherham 25.9Rotherham: 25.9Leigh and Atherton: 22.2

    22.2Rotherham is higher25.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 29.4, Rotherham 30.2Rotherham: 30.2Leigh and Atherton: 29.4

    29.4Rotherham is higher30.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 87.7, Rotherham 109.5Rotherham: 109.5Leigh and Atherton: 87.7

    87.7Rotherham is higher109.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 137.4, Rotherham 185.6Rotherham: 185.6Leigh and Atherton: 137.4

    137.4Rotherham is higher185.6

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 18.2, Rotherham 35.4Rotherham: 35.4Leigh and Atherton: 18.2

    18.2Rotherham is higher35.4

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Leigh and Atherton and Rotherham, per resident
MeasureLeigh and AthertonRotherhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,609£4,629£4,372£5,176£5,198£4,909Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,197£2,206£2,084£2,029£2,038£1,925Leigh and Atherton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,442£1,448£1,368£1,943£1,951£1,843Rotherham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,976£1,985£1,875£1,770£1,777£1,679Leigh and Atherton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78£104£104£98Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£149£150£141Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£6.65£6.68£6.31Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£722£725£685Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£174£165£201£202£191Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£156£157£148Rotherham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,107£1,112£1,050£1,486£1,493£1,410Rotherham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£273£274£259Rotherham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£286£287£271Rotherham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£6.41£6.44£6.08Rotherham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.30£4.32£4.08£8.51£8.54£8.07Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£7.21£7.24£6.84Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026171.7159.9Leigh and Atherton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.225.9Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.430.2Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.7109.5Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.4185.6Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.235.4Rotherham

Total

Leigh and Atherton is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 19. 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

Leigh and Atherton Rotherham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £532.4m, Rotherham £594.2mRotherham: £594.2mLeigh and Atherton: £532.4mRotherham: £596.8mLeigh and Atherton: £534.7mRotherham: £563.7mLeigh and Atherton: £505.0m

    £532.4m£534.7m£505.0mRotherham is higher£594.2m£596.8m£563.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £253.8m, Rotherham £233.0mRotherham: £233.0mLeigh and Atherton: £253.8mRotherham: £234.0mLeigh and Atherton: £254.9mRotherham: £221.0mLeigh and Atherton: £240.7m

    £253.8m£254.9m£240.7mLeigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count£233.0m£234.0m£221.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £166.5m, Rotherham £223.1mRotherham: £223.1mLeigh and Atherton: £166.5mRotherham: £224.0mLeigh and Atherton: £167.3mRotherham: £211.6mLeigh and Atherton: £158.0m

    £166.5m£167.3m£158.0mRotherham is higher£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Leigh and Atherton £228.3m, Rotherham £203.2mRotherham: £203.2mLeigh and Atherton: £228.3mRotherham: £204.1mLeigh and Atherton: £229.3mRotherham: £192.8mLeigh and Atherton: £216.6m

    £228.3m£229.3m£216.6mLeigh and Atherton is higher£203.2m£204.1m£192.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton £9.5m, Rotherham £11.9mRotherham: £11.9mLeigh and Atherton: £9.5mRotherham: £12.0mLeigh and Atherton: £9.6mRotherham: £11.3mLeigh and Atherton: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mRotherham is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £15.3m, Rotherham £17.1mRotherham: £17.1mLeigh and Atherton: £15.3mRotherham: £17.2mLeigh and Atherton: £15.4mRotherham: £16.2mLeigh and Atherton: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mRotherham is higher£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.64m, Rotherham £0.76mRotherham: £0.76mLeigh and Atherton: £0.64mRotherham: £0.77mLeigh and Atherton: £0.64mRotherham: £0.72mLeigh and Atherton: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mRotherham is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £66.7m, Rotherham £82.9mRotherham: £82.9mLeigh and Atherton: £66.7mRotherham: £83.3mLeigh and Atherton: £67.0mRotherham: £78.6mLeigh and Atherton: £63.3m

    £66.7m£67.0m£63.3mRotherham is higher£82.9m£83.3m£78.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £20.1m, Rotherham £23.1mRotherham: £23.1mLeigh and Atherton: £20.1mRotherham: £23.2mLeigh and Atherton: £20.1mRotherham: £21.9mLeigh and Atherton: £19.0m

    £20.1m£20.1m£19.0mRotherham is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £9.7m, Rotherham £17.9mRotherham: £17.9mLeigh and Atherton: £9.7mRotherham: £18.0mLeigh and Atherton: £9.7mRotherham: £17.0mLeigh and Atherton: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mRotherham is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton £127.9m, Rotherham £170.7mRotherham: £170.7mLeigh and Atherton: £127.9mRotherham: £171.4mLeigh and Atherton: £128.5mRotherham: £161.9mLeigh and Atherton: £121.3m

    £127.9m£128.5m£121.3mRotherham is higher£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Leigh and Atherton £24.7m, Rotherham £31.3mRotherham: £31.3mLeigh and Atherton: £24.7mRotherham: £31.5mLeigh and Atherton: £24.8mRotherham: £29.7mLeigh and Atherton: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mRotherham is higher£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Leigh and Atherton £27.8m, Rotherham £32.8mRotherham: £32.8mLeigh and Atherton: £27.8mRotherham: £32.9mLeigh and Atherton: £27.9mRotherham: £31.1mLeigh and Atherton: £26.4m

    £27.8m£27.9m£26.4mRotherham is higher£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.65m, Rotherham £0.74mRotherham: £0.74mLeigh and Atherton: £0.65mRotherham: £0.74mLeigh and Atherton: £0.65mRotherham: £0.70mLeigh and Atherton: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mRotherham is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.50m, Rotherham £0.98mRotherham: £0.98mLeigh and Atherton: £0.50mRotherham: £0.98mLeigh and Atherton: £0.50mRotherham: £0.93mLeigh and Atherton: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mRotherham is higher£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.68m, Rotherham £0.83mRotherham: £0.83mLeigh and Atherton: £0.68mRotherham: £0.83mLeigh and Atherton: £0.68mRotherham: £0.79mLeigh and Atherton: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mRotherham is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Leigh and Atherton 19,836, Rotherham 18,364Rotherham: 18,364Leigh and Atherton: 19,836

    19,836Leigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count18,364

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton 2,561, Rotherham 2,974Rotherham: 2,974Leigh and Atherton: 2,561

    2,561Rotherham is higher2,974

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton 3,399, Rotherham 3,465Rotherham: 3,465Leigh and Atherton: 3,399

    3,399Rotherham is higher3,465

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton 10,128, Rotherham 12,571Rotherham: 12,571Leigh and Atherton: 10,128

    10,128Rotherham is higher12,571

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton 15,877, Rotherham 21,307Rotherham: 21,307Leigh and Atherton: 15,877

    15,877Rotherham is higher21,307

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton 2,100, Rotherham 4,062Rotherham: 4,062Leigh and Atherton: 2,100

    2,100Rotherham is higher4,062

Show the numbers
Leigh and Atherton and Rotherham, total
MeasureLeigh and AthertonRotherhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.4m£534.7m£505.0m£594.2m£596.8m£563.7mRotherham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£253.8m£254.9m£240.7m£233.0m£234.0m£221.0mLeigh and Atherton
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£166.5m£167.3m£158.0m£223.1m£224.0m£211.6mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£228.3m£229.3m£216.6m£203.2m£204.1m£192.8mLeigh and Atherton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mRotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£17.1m£17.2m£16.2mRotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mRotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m£82.9m£83.3m£78.6mRotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.1m£19.0m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mRotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mRotherham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.9m£128.5m£121.3m£170.7m£171.4m£161.9mRotherham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£31.3m£31.5m£29.7mRotherham
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m£32.8m£32.9m£31.1mRotherham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mRotherham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.98m£0.98m£0.93mRotherham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,83618,364Leigh and Atherton
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5612,974Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3993,465Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,12812,571Rotherham
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,87721,307Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1004,062Rotherham

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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