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Makerfield and Erewash

105,450 and 96,711 residents (mid-2024).

Makerfield is higher than Erewash on 14 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 18 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Makerfield is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Erewash 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

Makerfield Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Erewash £4,706Erewash: £4,706Makerfield: £4,633Erewash: £4,726Makerfield: £4,653Erewash: £4,464Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4,706£4,726£4,464

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £12,928, Erewash £13,049Erewash: £13,049Makerfield: £12,928Erewash: £13,104Makerfield: £12,983Erewash: £12,377Makerfield: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£13,049£13,104£12,377

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,920, Erewash £2,142Erewash: £2,142Makerfield: £1,920Erewash: £2,151Makerfield: £1,928Erewash: £2,032Makerfield: £1,821

    £1,920£1,928£1,821Erewash is higher£2,142£2,151£2,032

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £11,626, Erewash £11,859Erewash: £11,859Makerfield: £11,626Erewash: £11,910Makerfield: £11,675Erewash: £11,249Makerfield: £11,027

    £11,626£11,675£11,027Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£11,859£11,910£11,249

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £421, Erewash £385Erewash: £385Makerfield: £421Erewash: £386Makerfield: £422Erewash: £365Makerfield: £399

    £421£422£399Makerfield is higher£385£386£365

  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: Makerfield £853, Erewash £777Erewash: £777Makerfield: £853Erewash: £780Makerfield: £856Erewash: £737Makerfield: £809

    £853£856£809Makerfield is higher£777£780£737

  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: Makerfield £29, Erewash £28Erewash: £28Makerfield: £29Erewash: £28Makerfield: £29Erewash: £26Makerfield: £27

    £29£29£27Makerfield is higher£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Erewash £532Erewash: £532Makerfield: £549Erewash: £535Makerfield: £551Erewash: £505Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Makerfield is higher£532£535£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Erewash £145Erewash: £145Makerfield: £173Erewash: £146Makerfield: £173Erewash: £137Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Makerfield is higher£145£146£137

  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: Makerfield £140, Erewash £133Erewash: £133Makerfield: £140Erewash: £133Makerfield: £141Erewash: £126Makerfield: £133

    £140£141£133Makerfield is higher£133£133£126

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,403, Erewash £1,677Erewash: £1,677Makerfield: £1,403Erewash: £1,685Makerfield: £1,409Erewash: £1,591Makerfield: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Erewash is higher£1,677£1,685£1,591

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Erewash £203Erewash: £203Makerfield: £176Erewash: £204Makerfield: £176Erewash: £193Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Erewash is higher£203£204£193

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £360, Erewash £316Erewash: £316Makerfield: £360Erewash: £318Makerfield: £361Erewash: £300Makerfield: £341

    £360£361£341Makerfield is higher£316£318£300

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £8.78, Erewash £8.58Erewash: £8.58Makerfield: £8.78Erewash: £8.62Makerfield: £8.82Erewash: £8.14Makerfield: £8.33

    £8.78£8.82£8.33Makerfield is higher£8.58£8.62£8.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £7.78, Erewash £6.92Erewash: £6.92Makerfield: £7.78Erewash: £6.95Makerfield: £7.81Erewash: £6.56Makerfield: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Makerfield is higher£6.92£6.95£6.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Erewash £4.52Erewash: £4.52Makerfield: £6.76Erewash: £4.54Makerfield: £6.79Erewash: £4.29Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Makerfield is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Makerfield 1,003.1, Erewash 1,019.8Erewash: 1,019.8Makerfield: 1,003.1

    1,003.1Erewash is higherDepends on how you count1,019.8

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Makerfield 113.5, Erewash 106.6Erewash: 106.6Makerfield: 113.5

    113.5Makerfield is higher106.6

  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: Makerfield 178.3, Erewash 159.5Erewash: 159.5Makerfield: 178.3

    178.3Makerfield is higher159.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Erewash 77.6Erewash: 77.6Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Makerfield is higher77.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Makerfield 183.2, Erewash 205.5Erewash: 205.5Makerfield: 183.2

    183.2Erewash is higher205.5

  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: Makerfield 30.4, Erewash 29.6Erewash: 29.6Makerfield: 30.4

    30.4Makerfield is higher29.6

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Makerfield and Erewash, per person in the age group
MeasureMakerfieldErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,706£4,726£4,464Erewash
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£13,049£13,104£12,377Erewash
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,920£1,928£1,821£2,142£2,151£2,032Erewash
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,626£11,675£11,027£11,859£11,910£11,249Erewash
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£421£422£399£385£386£365Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£853£856£809£777£780£737Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£28£28£26Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£532£535£505Makerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£145£146£137Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£140£141£133£133£133£126Makerfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,677£1,685£1,591Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£203£204£193Erewash
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£360£361£341£316£318£300Makerfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.78£8.82£8.33£8.58£8.62£8.14Makerfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£6.92£6.95£6.56Makerfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£4.52£4.54£4.29Makerfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.11,019.8Erewash
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.5106.6Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.3159.5Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.277.6Makerfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.2205.5Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.429.6Makerfield

Per resident

Makerfield is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 5. 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

Makerfield Erewash

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Erewash £4,706Erewash: £4,706Makerfield: £4,633Erewash: £4,726Makerfield: £4,653Erewash: £4,464Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Erewash is higherDepends on how you count£4,706£4,726£4,464

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Makerfield £2,550, Erewash £2,477Erewash: £2,477Makerfield: £2,550Erewash: £2,488Makerfield: £2,561Erewash: £2,350Makerfield: £2,418

    £2,550£2,561£2,418Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,477£2,488£2,350

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Makerfield £1,180, Erewash £1,344Erewash: £1,344Makerfield: £1,180Erewash: £1,350Makerfield: £1,185Erewash: £1,275Makerfield: £1,119

    £1,180£1,185£1,119Erewash is higher£1,344£1,350£1,275

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Makerfield £2,293, Erewash £2,251Erewash: £2,251Makerfield: £2,293Erewash: £2,261Makerfield: £2,303Erewash: £2,136Makerfield: £2,175

    £2,293£2,303£2,175Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,251£2,261£2,136

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Makerfield £83, Erewash £73Erewash: £73Makerfield: £83Erewash: £73Makerfield: £83Erewash: £69Makerfield: £79

    £83£83£79Makerfield is higher£73£73£69

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £168, Erewash £147Erewash: £147Makerfield: £168Erewash: £148Makerfield: £169Erewash: £140Makerfield: £160

    £168£169£160Makerfield is higher£147£148£140

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Makerfield £5.66, Erewash £5.30Erewash: £5.30Makerfield: £5.66Erewash: £5.33Makerfield: £5.69Erewash: £5.03Makerfield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Makerfield is higher£5.30£5.33£5.03

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Erewash £532Erewash: £532Makerfield: £549Erewash: £535Makerfield: £551Erewash: £505Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Makerfield is higher£532£535£505

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Erewash £145Erewash: £145Makerfield: £173Erewash: £146Makerfield: £173Erewash: £137Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Makerfield is higher£145£146£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Makerfield £86, Erewash £83Erewash: £83Makerfield: £86Erewash: £84Makerfield: £87Erewash: £79Makerfield: £82

    £86£87£82Makerfield is higher£83£84£79

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Makerfield £862, Erewash £1,052Erewash: £1,052Makerfield: £862Erewash: £1,057Makerfield: £866Erewash: £998Makerfield: £818

    £862£866£818Erewash is higher£1,052£1,057£998

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Erewash £203Erewash: £203Makerfield: £176Erewash: £204Makerfield: £176Erewash: £193Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Erewash is higher£203£204£193

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £221, Erewash £199Erewash: £199Makerfield: £221Erewash: £199Makerfield: £222Erewash: £188Makerfield: £210

    £221£222£210Makerfield is higher£199£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £5.40, Erewash £5.39Erewash: £5.39Makerfield: £5.40Erewash: £5.41Makerfield: £5.42Erewash: £5.11Makerfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Makerfield is higher£5.39£5.41£5.11

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Makerfield £4.79, Erewash £4.34Erewash: £4.34Makerfield: £4.79Erewash: £4.36Makerfield: £4.81Erewash: £4.12Makerfield: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Makerfield is higher£4.34£4.36£4.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Erewash £4.52Erewash: £4.52Makerfield: £6.76Erewash: £4.54Makerfield: £6.79Erewash: £4.29Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Makerfield is higher£4.52£4.54£4.29

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 197.8, Erewash 193.6Erewash: 193.6Makerfield: 197.8

    197.8Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count193.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 22.4, Erewash 20.2Erewash: 20.2Makerfield: 22.4

    22.4Makerfield is higher20.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 35.2, Erewash 30.3Erewash: 30.3Makerfield: 35.2

    35.2Makerfield is higher30.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Erewash 77.6Erewash: 77.6Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Makerfield is higher77.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 112.6, Erewash 129.0Erewash: 129.0Makerfield: 112.6

    112.6Erewash is higher129.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 18.7, Erewash 18.6Erewash: 18.6Makerfield: 18.7

    18.7Makerfield is higher18.6

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Makerfield and Erewash, per resident
MeasureMakerfieldErewashHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,706£4,726£4,464Erewash
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,550£2,561£2,418£2,477£2,488£2,350Makerfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,180£1,185£1,119£1,344£1,350£1,275Erewash
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,293£2,303£2,175£2,251£2,261£2,136Makerfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£73£73£69Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£147£148£140Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.30£5.33£5.03Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£532£535£505Makerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£145£146£137Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£83£84£79Makerfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£862£866£818£1,052£1,057£998Erewash
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£203£204£193Erewash
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£210£199£199£188Makerfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£5.39£5.41£5.11Makerfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£4.34£4.36£4.12Makerfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£4.52£4.54£4.29Makerfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.8193.6Makerfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.420.2Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.230.3Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.277.6Makerfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.6129.0Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.718.6Makerfield

Total

Makerfield is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Erewash on 4. 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

Makerfield Erewash

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Makerfield £488.6m, Erewash £455.1mErewash: £455.1mMakerfield: £488.6mErewash: £457.1mMakerfield: £490.7mErewash: £431.7mMakerfield: £463.4m

    £488.6m£490.7m£463.4mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£455.1m£457.1m£431.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Makerfield £268.9m, Erewash £239.6mErewash: £239.6mMakerfield: £268.9mErewash: £240.6mMakerfield: £270.0mErewash: £227.2mMakerfield: £255.0m

    £268.9m£270.0m£255.0mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£239.6m£240.6m£227.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Makerfield £124.4m, Erewash £130.0mErewash: £130.0mMakerfield: £124.4mErewash: £130.5mMakerfield: £124.9mErewash: £123.3mMakerfield: £118.0m

    £124.4m£124.9m£118.0mErewash is higher£130.0m£130.5m£123.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Makerfield £241.8m, Erewash £217.7mErewash: £217.7mMakerfield: £241.8mErewash: £218.7mMakerfield: £242.8mErewash: £206.5mMakerfield: £229.3m

    £241.8m£242.8m£229.3mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£217.7m£218.7m£206.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield £8.7m, Erewash £7.1mErewash: £7.1mMakerfield: £8.7mErewash: £7.1mMakerfield: £8.8mErewash: £6.7mMakerfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mMakerfield is higher£7.1m£7.1m£6.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £17.7m, Erewash £14.3mErewash: £14.3mMakerfield: £17.7mErewash: £14.3mMakerfield: £17.8mErewash: £13.5mMakerfield: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMakerfield is higher£14.3m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Makerfield £0.60m, Erewash £0.51mErewash: £0.51mMakerfield: £0.60mErewash: £0.51mMakerfield: £0.60mErewash: £0.49mMakerfield: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mMakerfield is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £57.9m, Erewash £51.5mErewash: £51.5mMakerfield: £57.9mErewash: £51.7mMakerfield: £58.1mErewash: £48.8mMakerfield: £54.9m

    £57.9m£58.1m£54.9mMakerfield is higher£51.5m£51.7m£48.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £18.2m, Erewash £14.0mErewash: £14.0mMakerfield: £18.2mErewash: £14.1mMakerfield: £18.3mErewash: £13.3mMakerfield: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mMakerfield is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield £9.1m, Erewash £8.1mErewash: £8.1mMakerfield: £9.1mErewash: £8.1mMakerfield: £9.1mErewash: £7.6mMakerfield: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMakerfield is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield £90.9m, Erewash £101.8mErewash: £101.8mMakerfield: £90.9mErewash: £102.2mMakerfield: £91.3mErewash: £96.5mMakerfield: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mErewash is higher£101.8m£102.2m£96.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Makerfield £18.5m, Erewash £19.6mErewash: £19.6mMakerfield: £18.5mErewash: £19.7mMakerfield: £18.6mErewash: £18.6mMakerfield: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mErewash is higher£19.6m£19.7m£18.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Makerfield £23.3m, Erewash £19.2mErewash: £19.2mMakerfield: £23.3mErewash: £19.3mMakerfield: £23.4mErewash: £18.2mMakerfield: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mMakerfield is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Makerfield £0.57m, Erewash £0.52mErewash: £0.52mMakerfield: £0.57mErewash: £0.52mMakerfield: £0.57mErewash: £0.49mMakerfield: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMakerfield is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Makerfield £0.50m, Erewash £0.42mErewash: £0.42mMakerfield: £0.50mErewash: £0.42mMakerfield: £0.51mErewash: £0.40mMakerfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mMakerfield is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Makerfield £0.71m, Erewash £0.44mErewash: £0.44mMakerfield: £0.71mErewash: £0.44mMakerfield: £0.72mErewash: £0.41mMakerfield: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mMakerfield is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Makerfield 20,862, Erewash 18,723Erewash: 18,723Makerfield: 20,862

    20,862Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count18,723

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield 2,361, Erewash 1,957Erewash: 1,957Makerfield: 2,361

    2,361Makerfield is higher1,957

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 3,707, Erewash 2,929Erewash: 2,929Makerfield: 3,707

    3,707Makerfield is higher2,929

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 8,776, Erewash 7,503Erewash: 7,503Makerfield: 8,776

    8,776Makerfield is higher7,503

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield 11,871, Erewash 12,472Erewash: 12,472Makerfield: 11,871

    11,871Erewash is higher12,472

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield 1,967, Erewash 1,797Erewash: 1,797Makerfield: 1,967

    1,967Makerfield is higher1,797

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Erewash, total
MeasureMakerfieldErewashHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.6m£490.7m£463.4m£455.1m£457.1m£431.7mMakerfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m£239.6m£240.6m£227.2mMakerfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£124.4m£124.9m£118.0m£130.0m£130.5m£123.3mErewash
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m£217.7m£218.7m£206.5mMakerfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£7.1m£7.1m£6.7mMakerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£14.3m£14.3m£13.5mMakerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.51m£0.51m£0.49mMakerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m£51.5m£51.7m£48.8mMakerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mMakerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£8.1m£8.1m£7.6mMakerfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£101.8m£102.2m£96.5mErewash
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£19.6m£19.7m£18.6mErewash
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mMakerfield
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mMakerfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mMakerfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mMakerfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,86218,723Makerfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3611,957Makerfield
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7072,929Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7767,503Makerfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,87112,472Erewash
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9671,797Makerfield

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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