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Leigh and Atherton and Wigan

115,520 and 109,162 residents (mid-2024).

Leigh and Atherton is higher than Wigan on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 4 of 22 measures, and Wigan 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

Leigh and Atherton Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £4,609, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Leigh and Atherton: £4,609Wigan: £4,831Leigh and Atherton: £4,629Wigan: £4,563Leigh and Atherton: £4,372

    £4,609£4,629£4,372Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£4,811£4,831£4,563

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton £12,824, Wigan £13,156Wigan: £13,156Leigh and Atherton: £12,824Wigan: £13,212Leigh and Atherton: £12,879Wigan: £12,479Leigh and Atherton: £12,164

    £12,824£12,879£12,164Wigan is higher£13,156£13,212£12,479

  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, Wigan £2,336Wigan: £2,336Leigh and Atherton: £2,296Wigan: £2,346Leigh and Atherton: £2,306Wigan: £2,215Leigh and Atherton: £2,178

    £2,296£2,306£2,178Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£2,336£2,346£2,215

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton £11,538, Wigan £11,719Wigan: £11,719Leigh and Atherton: £11,538Wigan: £11,769Leigh and Atherton: £11,587Wigan: £11,116Leigh and Atherton: £10,944

    £11,538£11,587£10,944Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£11,719£11,769£11,116

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Leigh and Atherton £481, Wigan £503Wigan: £503Leigh and Atherton: £481Wigan: £505Leigh and Atherton: £483Wigan: £477Leigh and Atherton: £457

    £481£483£457Wigan is higher£503£505£477

  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, Wigan £901Wigan: £901Leigh and Atherton: £773Wigan: £904Leigh and Atherton: £776Wigan: £854Leigh and Atherton: £733

    £773£776£733Wigan is higher£901£904£854

  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, Wigan £33Wigan: £33Leigh and Atherton: £32Wigan: £33Leigh and Atherton: £32Wigan: £32Leigh and Atherton: £31

    £32£32£31Wigan is higher£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £577, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Leigh and Atherton: £577Wigan: £605Leigh and Atherton: £580Wigan: £572Leigh and Atherton: £548

    £577£580£548Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£603£605£572

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £174, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Leigh and Atherton: £174Wigan: £151Leigh and Atherton: £174Wigan: £143Leigh and Atherton: £165

    £174£174£165Leigh and Atherton is higher£151£151£143

  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, Wigan £145Wigan: £145Leigh and Atherton: £133Wigan: £145Leigh and Atherton: £134Wigan: £137Leigh and Atherton: £126

    £133£134£126Wigan is higher£145£145£137

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £1,763, Wigan £1,757Wigan: £1,757Leigh and Atherton: £1,763Wigan: £1,765Leigh and Atherton: £1,771Wigan: £1,667Leigh and Atherton: £1,673

    £1,763£1,771£1,673Leigh and Atherton is higher£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £214, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Leigh and Atherton: £214Wigan: £248Leigh and Atherton: £215Wigan: £234Leigh and Atherton: £203

    £214£215£203Wigan is higher£247£248£234

  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, Wigan £417Wigan: £417Leigh and Atherton: £383Wigan: £419Leigh and Atherton: £385Wigan: £396Leigh and Atherton: £364

    £383£385£364Wigan is higher£417£419£396

  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, Wigan £11Wigan: £11Leigh and Atherton: £8.96Wigan: £11Leigh and Atherton: £9.00Wigan: £9.99Leigh and Atherton: £8.50

    £8.96£9.00£8.50Wigan is higher£11£11£9.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Leigh and Atherton £6.84, Wigan £6.09Wigan: £6.09Leigh and Atherton: £6.84Wigan: £6.12Leigh and Atherton: £6.87Wigan: £5.78Leigh and Atherton: £6.49

    £6.84£6.87£6.49Leigh and Atherton is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.85, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Leigh and Atherton: £5.85Wigan: £4.50Leigh and Atherton: £5.88Wigan: £4.25Leigh and Atherton: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Leigh and Atherton is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  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, Wigan 1,024.6Wigan: 1,024.6Leigh and Atherton: 1,002.4

    1,002.4Wigan is higher1,024.6

  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, Wigan 135.1Wigan: 135.1Leigh and Atherton: 129.4

    129.4Wigan is higher135.1

  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: Leigh and Atherton 171.8, Wigan 187.6Wigan: 187.6Leigh and Atherton: 171.8

    171.8Wigan is higher187.6

  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, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Leigh and Atherton: 87.7

    87.7Wigan is higherDepends on how you count91.5

  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, Wigan 226.9Wigan: 226.9Leigh and Atherton: 218.9

    218.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count226.9

  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, Wigan 31.4Wigan: 31.4Leigh and Atherton: 29.0

    29.0Wigan is higher31.4

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Leigh and Atherton and Wigan, per person in the age group
MeasureLeigh and AthertonWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,609£4,629£4,372£4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,824£12,879£12,164£13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,296£2,306£2,178£2,336£2,346£2,215Wigan
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,538£11,587£10,944£11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£481£483£457£503£505£477Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£773£776£733£901£904£854Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£33£33£32Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£603£605£572Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£174£165£151£151£143Leigh and Atherton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£133£134£126£145£145£137Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,763£1,771£1,673£1,757£1,765£1,667Leigh and Atherton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£383£385£364£417£419£396Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.96£9.00£8.50£11£11£9.99Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.84£6.87£6.49£6.09£6.12£5.78Leigh and Atherton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£4.48£4.50£4.25Leigh and Atherton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,002.41,024.6Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026129.4135.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026171.8187.6Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.791.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026218.9226.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.031.4Wigan

Per resident

Leigh and Atherton is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Wigan 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

Leigh and Atherton Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £4,609, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Leigh and Atherton: £4,609Wigan: £4,831Leigh and Atherton: £4,629Wigan: £4,563Leigh and Atherton: £4,372

    £4,609£4,629£4,372Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£4,811£4,831£4,563

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £2,197, Wigan £2,345Wigan: £2,345Leigh and Atherton: £2,197Wigan: £2,355Leigh and Atherton: £2,206Wigan: £2,225Leigh and Atherton: £2,084

    £2,197£2,206£2,084Wigan is higher£2,345£2,355£2,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £1,442, Wigan £1,460Wigan: £1,460Leigh and Atherton: £1,442Wigan: £1,467Leigh and Atherton: £1,448Wigan: £1,385Leigh and Atherton: £1,368

    £1,442£1,448£1,368Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,460£1,467£1,385

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £1,976, Wigan £2,089Wigan: £2,089Leigh and Atherton: £1,976Wigan: £2,098Leigh and Atherton: £1,985Wigan: £1,982Leigh and Atherton: £1,875

    £1,976£1,985£1,875Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£2,089£2,098£1,982

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £82, Wigan £90Wigan: £90Leigh and Atherton: £82Wigan: £90Leigh and Atherton: £83Wigan: £85Leigh and Atherton: £78

    £82£83£78Wigan is higher£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £132, Wigan £161Wigan: £161Leigh and Atherton: £132Wigan: £161Leigh and Atherton: £133Wigan: £152Leigh and Atherton: £126

    £132£133£126Wigan is higher£161£161£152

  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, Wigan £5.92Wigan: £5.92Leigh and Atherton: £5.53Wigan: £5.95Leigh and Atherton: £5.56Wigan: £5.62Leigh and Atherton: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Wigan is higher£5.92£5.95£5.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £577, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Leigh and Atherton: £577Wigan: £605Leigh and Atherton: £580Wigan: £572Leigh and Atherton: £548

    £577£580£548Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£603£605£572

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £174, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Leigh and Atherton: £174Wigan: £151Leigh and Atherton: £174Wigan: £143Leigh and Atherton: £165

    £174£174£165Leigh and Atherton is higher£151£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £84, Wigan £91Wigan: £91Leigh and Atherton: £84Wigan: £91Leigh and Atherton: £84Wigan: £86Leigh and Atherton: £79

    £84£84£79Wigan is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £1,107, Wigan £1,099Wigan: £1,099Leigh and Atherton: £1,107Wigan: £1,103Leigh and Atherton: £1,112Wigan: £1,042Leigh and Atherton: £1,050

    £1,107£1,112£1,050Leigh and Atherton is higher£1,099£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £214, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Leigh and Atherton: £214Wigan: £248Leigh and Atherton: £215Wigan: £234Leigh and Atherton: £203

    £214£215£203Wigan is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £241, Wigan £261Wigan: £261Leigh and Atherton: £241Wigan: £262Leigh and Atherton: £242Wigan: £247Leigh and Atherton: £228

    £241£242£228Wigan is higher£261£262£247

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.63, Wigan £6.59Wigan: £6.59Leigh and Atherton: £5.63Wigan: £6.62Leigh and Atherton: £5.65Wigan: £6.25Leigh and Atherton: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Wigan is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £4.30, Wigan £3.81Wigan: £3.81Leigh and Atherton: £4.30Wigan: £3.82Leigh and Atherton: £4.32Wigan: £3.61Leigh and Atherton: £4.08

    £4.30£4.32£4.08Leigh and Atherton is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Leigh and Atherton £5.85, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Leigh and Atherton: £5.85Wigan: £4.50Leigh and Atherton: £5.88Wigan: £4.25Leigh and Atherton: £5.55

    £5.85£5.88£5.55Leigh and Atherton is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 171.7, Wigan 182.7Wigan: 182.7Leigh and Atherton: 171.7

    171.7Wigan is higher182.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 22.2, Wigan 24.1Wigan: 24.1Leigh and Atherton: 22.2

    22.2Wigan is higher24.1

  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, Wigan 33.4Wigan: 33.4Leigh and Atherton: 29.4

    29.4Wigan is higher33.4

  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, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Leigh and Atherton: 87.7

    87.7Wigan is higherDepends on how you count91.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Leigh and Atherton 137.4, Wigan 141.9Wigan: 141.9Leigh and Atherton: 137.4

    137.4Wigan is higherDepends on how you count141.9

  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, Wigan 19.6Wigan: 19.6Leigh and Atherton: 18.2

    18.2Wigan is higher19.6

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Leigh and Atherton and Wigan, per resident
MeasureLeigh and AthertonWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,609£4,629£4,372£4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,197£2,206£2,084£2,345£2,355£2,225Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,442£1,448£1,368£1,460£1,467£1,385Wigan
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,976£1,985£1,875£2,089£2,098£1,982Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78£90£90£85Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£132£133£126£161£161£152Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£577£580£548£603£605£572Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£174£174£165£151£151£143Leigh and Atherton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£84£84£79£91£91£86Wigan
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,107£1,112£1,050£1,099£1,103£1,042Leigh and Atherton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£214£215£203£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£241£242£228£261£262£247Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.30£4.32£4.08£3.81£3.82£3.61Leigh and Atherton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.85£5.88£5.55£4.48£4.50£4.25Leigh and Atherton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026171.7182.7Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.224.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.433.4Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.791.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.4141.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.219.6Wigan

Total

Leigh and Atherton is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Wigan 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

Leigh and Atherton Wigan

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £532.4m, Wigan £525.1mWigan: £525.1mLeigh and Atherton: £532.4mWigan: £527.4mLeigh and Atherton: £534.7mWigan: £498.1mLeigh and Atherton: £505.0m

    £532.4m£534.7m£505.0mLeigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £253.8m, Wigan £256.0mWigan: £256.0mLeigh and Atherton: £253.8mWigan: £257.1mLeigh and Atherton: £254.9mWigan: £242.9mLeigh and Atherton: £240.7m

    £253.8m£254.9m£240.7mWigan is higher£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £166.5m, Wigan £159.4mWigan: £159.4mLeigh and Atherton: £166.5mWigan: £160.1mLeigh and Atherton: £167.3mWigan: £151.2mLeigh and Atherton: £158.0m

    £166.5m£167.3m£158.0mLeigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Leigh and Atherton £228.3m, Wigan £228.1mWigan: £228.1mLeigh and Atherton: £228.3mWigan: £229.0mLeigh and Atherton: £229.3mWigan: £216.3mLeigh and Atherton: £216.6m

    £228.3m£229.3m£216.6mLeigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton £9.5m, Wigan £9.8mWigan: £9.8mLeigh and Atherton: £9.5mWigan: £9.8mLeigh and Atherton: £9.6mWigan: £9.3mLeigh and Atherton: £9.0m

    £9.5m£9.6m£9.0mWigan is higher£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £15.3m, Wigan £17.5mWigan: £17.5mLeigh and Atherton: £15.3mWigan: £17.6mLeigh and Atherton: £15.4mWigan: £16.6mLeigh and Atherton: £14.5m

    £15.3m£15.4m£14.5mWigan is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

  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, Wigan £0.65mWigan: £0.65mLeigh and Atherton: £0.64mWigan: £0.65mLeigh and Atherton: £0.64mWigan: £0.61mLeigh and Atherton: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.64m£0.61mWigan is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £66.7m, Wigan £65.8mWigan: £65.8mLeigh and Atherton: £66.7mWigan: £66.1mLeigh and Atherton: £67.0mWigan: £62.4mLeigh and Atherton: £63.3m

    £66.7m£67.0m£63.3mLeigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £20.1m, Wigan £16.5mWigan: £16.5mLeigh and Atherton: £20.1mWigan: £16.5mLeigh and Atherton: £20.1mWigan: £15.6mLeigh and Atherton: £19.0m

    £20.1m£20.1m£19.0mLeigh and Atherton is higher£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton £9.7m, Wigan £9.9mWigan: £9.9mLeigh and Atherton: £9.7mWigan: £9.9mLeigh and Atherton: £9.7mWigan: £9.4mLeigh and Atherton: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mWigan is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton £127.9m, Wigan £119.9mWigan: £119.9mLeigh and Atherton: £127.9mWigan: £120.5mLeigh and Atherton: £128.5mWigan: £113.8mLeigh and Atherton: £121.3m

    £127.9m£128.5m£121.3mLeigh and Atherton is higher£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Leigh and Atherton £24.7m, Wigan £26.9mWigan: £26.9mLeigh and Atherton: £24.7mWigan: £27.0mLeigh and Atherton: £24.8mWigan: £25.5mLeigh and Atherton: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mWigan is higher£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Leigh and Atherton £27.8m, Wigan £28.5mWigan: £28.5mLeigh and Atherton: £27.8mWigan: £28.6mLeigh and Atherton: £27.9mWigan: £27.0mLeigh and Atherton: £26.4m

    £27.8m£27.9m£26.4mWigan is higher£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.65m, Wigan £0.72mWigan: £0.72mLeigh and Atherton: £0.65mWigan: £0.72mLeigh and Atherton: £0.65mWigan: £0.68mLeigh and Atherton: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mWigan is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.50m, Wigan £0.42mWigan: £0.42mLeigh and Atherton: £0.50mWigan: £0.42mLeigh and Atherton: £0.50mWigan: £0.39mLeigh and Atherton: £0.47m

    £0.50m£0.50m£0.47mLeigh and Atherton is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Leigh and Atherton £0.68m, Wigan £0.49mWigan: £0.49mLeigh and Atherton: £0.68mWigan: £0.49mLeigh and Atherton: £0.68mWigan: £0.46mLeigh and Atherton: £0.64m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.64mLeigh and Atherton is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Leigh and Atherton 19,836, Wigan 19,940Wigan: 19,940Leigh and Atherton: 19,836

    19,836Wigan is higher19,940

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton 2,561, Wigan 2,629Wigan: 2,629Leigh and Atherton: 2,561

    2,561Wigan is higher2,629

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton 3,399, Wigan 3,650Wigan: 3,650Leigh and Atherton: 3,399

    3,399Wigan is higher3,650

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton 10,128, Wigan 9,993Wigan: 9,993Leigh and Atherton: 10,128

    10,128Leigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count9,993

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Leigh and Atherton 15,877, Wigan 15,487Wigan: 15,487Leigh and Atherton: 15,877

    15,877Leigh and Atherton is higherDepends on how you count15,487

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Leigh and Atherton 2,100, Wigan 2,142Wigan: 2,142Leigh and Atherton: 2,100

    2,100Wigan is higher2,142

Show the numbers
Leigh and Atherton and Wigan, total
MeasureLeigh and AthertonWiganHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£532.4m£534.7m£505.0m£525.1m£527.4m£498.1mLeigh and Atherton
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£253.8m£254.9m£240.7m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£166.5m£167.3m£158.0m£159.4m£160.1m£151.2mLeigh and Atherton
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£228.3m£229.3m£216.6m£228.1m£229.0m£216.3mLeigh and Atherton
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.5m£9.6m£9.0m£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£66.7m£67.0m£63.3m£65.8m£66.1m£62.4mLeigh and Atherton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.1m£19.0m£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mLeigh and Atherton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£127.9m£128.5m£121.3m£119.9m£120.5m£113.8mLeigh and Atherton
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£27.8m£27.9m£26.4m£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mLeigh and Atherton
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mLeigh and Atherton
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,83619,940Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5612,629Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3993,650Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,1289,993Leigh and Atherton
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,87715,487Leigh and Atherton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1002,142Wigan

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 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.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.