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Makerfield and Weston-super-Mare

105,450 and 100,609 residents (mid-2024).

Makerfield is higher than Weston-super-Mare on 12 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 13 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 12 of 22 measures, and Weston-super-Mare on 10. 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 Weston-super-Mare

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Weston-super-Mare £4,997Weston-super-Mare: £4,997Makerfield: £4,633Weston-super-Mare: £5,018Makerfield: £4,653Weston-super-Mare: £4,740Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Weston-super-Mare is higher£4,997£5,018£4,740

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £12,928, Weston-super-Mare £12,809Weston-super-Mare: £12,809Makerfield: £12,928Weston-super-Mare: £12,863Makerfield: £12,983Weston-super-Mare: £12,150Makerfield: £12,263

    £12,928£12,983£12,263Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£12,809£12,863£12,150

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,920, Weston-super-Mare £2,339Weston-super-Mare: £2,339Makerfield: £1,920Weston-super-Mare: £2,349Makerfield: £1,928Weston-super-Mare: £2,219Makerfield: £1,821

    £1,920£1,928£1,821Weston-super-Mare is higher£2,339£2,349£2,219

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £11,626, Weston-super-Mare £11,530Weston-super-Mare: £11,530Makerfield: £11,626Weston-super-Mare: £11,579Makerfield: £11,675Weston-super-Mare: £10,937Makerfield: £11,027

    £11,626£11,675£11,027Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,530£11,579£10,937

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Makerfield £421, Weston-super-Mare £476Weston-super-Mare: £476Makerfield: £421Weston-super-Mare: £478Makerfield: £422Weston-super-Mare: £452Makerfield: £399

    £421£422£399Weston-super-Mare is higher£476£478£452

  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, Weston-super-Mare £774Weston-super-Mare: £774Makerfield: £853Weston-super-Mare: £777Makerfield: £856Weston-super-Mare: £734Makerfield: £809

    £853£856£809Makerfield is higher£774£777£734

  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, Weston-super-Mare £29Weston-super-Mare: £29Makerfield: £29Weston-super-Mare: £29Makerfield: £29Weston-super-Mare: £27Makerfield: £27

    £29£29£27Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Weston-super-Mare £544Weston-super-Mare: £544Makerfield: £549Weston-super-Mare: £546Makerfield: £551Weston-super-Mare: £516Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Makerfield is higher£544£546£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Weston-super-Mare £141Weston-super-Mare: £141Makerfield: £173Weston-super-Mare: £142Makerfield: £173Weston-super-Mare: £134Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Makerfield is higher£141£142£134

  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, Weston-super-Mare £101Weston-super-Mare: £101Makerfield: £140Weston-super-Mare: £101Makerfield: £141Weston-super-Mare: £96Makerfield: £133

    £140£141£133Makerfield is higher£101£101£96

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £1,403, Weston-super-Mare £1,847Weston-super-Mare: £1,847Makerfield: £1,403Weston-super-Mare: £1,855Makerfield: £1,409Weston-super-Mare: £1,752Makerfield: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,847£1,855£1,752

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Weston-super-Mare £271Weston-super-Mare: £271Makerfield: £176Weston-super-Mare: £272Makerfield: £176Weston-super-Mare: £257Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Weston-super-Mare is higher£271£272£257

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £360, Weston-super-Mare £382Weston-super-Mare: £382Makerfield: £360Weston-super-Mare: £384Makerfield: £361Weston-super-Mare: £362Makerfield: £341

    £360£361£341Weston-super-Mare is higher£382£384£362

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £8.78, Weston-super-Mare £4.40Weston-super-Mare: £4.40Makerfield: £8.78Weston-super-Mare: £4.41Makerfield: £8.82Weston-super-Mare: £4.17Makerfield: £8.33

    £8.78£8.82£8.33Makerfield is higher£4.40£4.41£4.17

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Makerfield £7.78, Weston-super-Mare £4.92Weston-super-Mare: £4.92Makerfield: £7.78Weston-super-Mare: £4.94Makerfield: £7.81Weston-super-Mare: £4.67Makerfield: £7.38

    £7.78£7.81£7.38Makerfield is higher£4.92£4.94£4.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Weston-super-Mare £9.37Weston-super-Mare: £9.37Makerfield: £6.76Weston-super-Mare: £9.41Makerfield: £6.79Weston-super-Mare: £8.89Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Weston-super-Mare is higher£9.37£9.41£8.89

  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, Weston-super-Mare 1,013.5Weston-super-Mare: 1,013.5Makerfield: 1,003.1

    1,003.1Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count1,013.5

  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, Weston-super-Mare 118.0Weston-super-Mare: 118.0Makerfield: 113.5

    113.5Weston-super-Mare is higher118.0

  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, Weston-super-Mare 164.7Weston-super-Mare: 164.7Makerfield: 178.3

    178.3Makerfield is higher164.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 83.2, Weston-super-Mare 81.6Weston-super-Mare: 81.6Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Makerfield is higher81.6

  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, Weston-super-Mare 209.4Weston-super-Mare: 209.4Makerfield: 183.2

    183.2Weston-super-Mare is higher209.4

  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, Weston-super-Mare 21.7Weston-super-Mare: 21.7Makerfield: 30.4

    30.4Makerfield is higher21.7

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Makerfield and Weston-super-Mare, per person in the age group
MeasureMakerfieldWeston-super-MareHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,997£5,018£4,740Weston-super-Mare
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,928£12,983£12,263£12,809£12,863£12,150Makerfield
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,920£1,928£1,821£2,339£2,349£2,219Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,626£11,675£11,027£11,530£11,579£10,937Makerfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£421£422£399£476£478£452Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£853£856£809£774£777£734Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£29£29£27£29£29£27Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£544£546£516Makerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£141£142£134Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£140£141£133£101£101£96Makerfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,847£1,855£1,752Weston-super-Mare
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£271£272£257Weston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£360£361£341£382£384£362Weston-super-Mare
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.78£8.82£8.33£4.40£4.41£4.17Makerfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.78£7.81£7.38£4.92£4.94£4.67Makerfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£9.37£9.41£8.89Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,003.11,013.5Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026113.5118.0Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026178.3164.7Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.281.6Makerfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026183.2209.4Weston-super-Mare
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.421.7Makerfield

Per resident

Makerfield is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Weston-super-Mare on 13. 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 Weston-super-Mare

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Makerfield £4,633, Weston-super-Mare £4,997Weston-super-Mare: £4,997Makerfield: £4,633Weston-super-Mare: £5,018Makerfield: £4,653Weston-super-Mare: £4,740Makerfield: £4,395

    £4,633£4,653£4,395Weston-super-Mare is higher£4,997£5,018£4,740

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Makerfield £2,550, Weston-super-Mare £2,604Weston-super-Mare: £2,604Makerfield: £2,550Weston-super-Mare: £2,615Makerfield: £2,561Weston-super-Mare: £2,470Makerfield: £2,418

    £2,550£2,561£2,418Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£2,604£2,615£2,470

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Makerfield £1,180, Weston-super-Mare £1,428Weston-super-Mare: £1,428Makerfield: £1,180Weston-super-Mare: £1,434Makerfield: £1,185Weston-super-Mare: £1,355Makerfield: £1,119

    £1,180£1,185£1,119Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,428£1,434£1,355

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Makerfield £2,293, Weston-super-Mare £2,344Weston-super-Mare: £2,344Makerfield: £2,293Weston-super-Mare: £2,354Makerfield: £2,303Weston-super-Mare: £2,223Makerfield: £2,175

    £2,293£2,303£2,175Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£2,344£2,354£2,223

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Makerfield £83, Weston-super-Mare £97Weston-super-Mare: £97Makerfield: £83Weston-super-Mare: £97Makerfield: £83Weston-super-Mare: £92Makerfield: £79

    £83£83£79Weston-super-Mare is higher£97£97£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £168, Weston-super-Mare £157Weston-super-Mare: £157Makerfield: £168Weston-super-Mare: £158Makerfield: £169Weston-super-Mare: £149Makerfield: £160

    £168£169£160Makerfield is higher£157£158£149

  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, Weston-super-Mare £5.80Weston-super-Mare: £5.80Makerfield: £5.66Weston-super-Mare: £5.82Makerfield: £5.69Weston-super-Mare: £5.50Makerfield: £5.37

    £5.66£5.69£5.37Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count£5.80£5.82£5.50

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £549, Weston-super-Mare £544Weston-super-Mare: £544Makerfield: £549Weston-super-Mare: £546Makerfield: £551Weston-super-Mare: £516Makerfield: £521

    £549£551£521Makerfield is higher£544£546£516

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Makerfield £173, Weston-super-Mare £141Weston-super-Mare: £141Makerfield: £173Weston-super-Mare: £142Makerfield: £173Weston-super-Mare: £134Makerfield: £164

    £173£173£164Makerfield is higher£141£142£134

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Makerfield £86, Weston-super-Mare £62Weston-super-Mare: £62Makerfield: £86Weston-super-Mare: £62Makerfield: £87Weston-super-Mare: £58Makerfield: £82

    £86£87£82Makerfield is higher£62£62£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Makerfield £862, Weston-super-Mare £1,128Weston-super-Mare: £1,128Makerfield: £862Weston-super-Mare: £1,132Makerfield: £866Weston-super-Mare: £1,070Makerfield: £818

    £862£866£818Weston-super-Mare is higher£1,128£1,132£1,070

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Makerfield £176, Weston-super-Mare £271Weston-super-Mare: £271Makerfield: £176Weston-super-Mare: £272Makerfield: £176Weston-super-Mare: £257Makerfield: £167

    £176£176£167Weston-super-Mare is higher£271£272£257

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £221, Weston-super-Mare £233Weston-super-Mare: £233Makerfield: £221Weston-super-Mare: £234Makerfield: £222Weston-super-Mare: £221Makerfield: £210

    £221£222£210Weston-super-Mare is higher£233£234£221

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Makerfield £5.40, Weston-super-Mare £2.68Weston-super-Mare: £2.68Makerfield: £5.40Weston-super-Mare: £2.69Makerfield: £5.42Weston-super-Mare: £2.54Makerfield: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Makerfield is higher£2.68£2.69£2.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Makerfield £4.79, Weston-super-Mare £3.00Weston-super-Mare: £3.00Makerfield: £4.79Weston-super-Mare: £3.02Makerfield: £4.81Weston-super-Mare: £2.85Makerfield: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Makerfield is higher£3.00£3.02£2.85

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Makerfield £6.76, Weston-super-Mare £9.37Weston-super-Mare: £9.37Makerfield: £6.76Weston-super-Mare: £9.41Makerfield: £6.79Weston-super-Mare: £8.89Makerfield: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41Weston-super-Mare is higher£9.37£9.41£8.89

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 197.8, Weston-super-Mare 206.0Weston-super-Mare: 206.0Makerfield: 197.8

    197.8Weston-super-Mare is higherDepends on how you count206.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 22.4, Weston-super-Mare 24.0Weston-super-Mare: 24.0Makerfield: 22.4

    22.4Weston-super-Mare is higher24.0

  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, Weston-super-Mare 33.5Weston-super-Mare: 33.5Makerfield: 35.2

    35.2Makerfield is higher33.5

  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, Weston-super-Mare 81.6Weston-super-Mare: 81.6Makerfield: 83.2

    83.2Makerfield is higher81.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Makerfield 112.6, Weston-super-Mare 127.8Weston-super-Mare: 127.8Makerfield: 112.6

    112.6Weston-super-Mare is higher127.8

  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, Weston-super-Mare 13.3Weston-super-Mare: 13.3Makerfield: 18.7

    18.7Makerfield is higher13.3

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Weston-super-Mare, per resident
MeasureMakerfieldWeston-super-MareHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,633£4,653£4,395£4,997£5,018£4,740Weston-super-Mare
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,550£2,561£2,418£2,604£2,615£2,470Weston-super-Mare
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,180£1,185£1,119£1,428£1,434£1,355Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,293£2,303£2,175£2,344£2,354£2,223Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£83£83£79£97£97£92Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£168£169£160£157£158£149Makerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.66£5.69£5.37£5.80£5.82£5.50Weston-super-Mare
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£549£551£521£544£546£516Makerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£173£173£164£141£142£134Makerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£86£87£82£62£62£58Makerfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£862£866£818£1,128£1,132£1,070Weston-super-Mare
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£176£176£167£271£272£257Weston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£221£222£210£233£234£221Weston-super-Mare
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£2.68£2.69£2.54Makerfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£3.00£3.02£2.85Makerfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£9.37£9.41£8.89Weston-super-Mare
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026197.8206.0Weston-super-Mare
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.424.0Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202635.233.5Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.281.6Makerfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026112.6127.8Weston-super-Mare
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.713.3Makerfield

Total

Makerfield is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Weston-super-Mare on 9. 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 Weston-super-Mare

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Makerfield £488.6m, Weston-super-Mare £502.7mWeston-super-Mare: £502.7mMakerfield: £488.6mWeston-super-Mare: £504.9mMakerfield: £490.7mWeston-super-Mare: £476.9mMakerfield: £463.4m

    £488.6m£490.7m£463.4mWeston-super-Mare is higher£502.7m£504.9m£476.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Makerfield £268.9m, Weston-super-Mare £262.0mWeston-super-Mare: £262.0mMakerfield: £268.9mWeston-super-Mare: £263.1mMakerfield: £270.0mWeston-super-Mare: £248.5mMakerfield: £255.0m

    £268.9m£270.0m£255.0mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£262.0m£263.1m£248.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Makerfield £124.4m, Weston-super-Mare £143.7mWeston-super-Mare: £143.7mMakerfield: £124.4mWeston-super-Mare: £144.3mMakerfield: £124.9mWeston-super-Mare: £136.3mMakerfield: £118.0m

    £124.4m£124.9m£118.0mWeston-super-Mare is higher£143.7m£144.3m£136.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Makerfield £241.8m, Weston-super-Mare £235.8mWeston-super-Mare: £235.8mMakerfield: £241.8mWeston-super-Mare: £236.8mMakerfield: £242.8mWeston-super-Mare: £223.7mMakerfield: £229.3m

    £241.8m£242.8m£229.3mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£235.8m£236.8m£223.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield £8.7m, Weston-super-Mare £9.7mWeston-super-Mare: £9.7mMakerfield: £8.7mWeston-super-Mare: £9.8mMakerfield: £8.8mWeston-super-Mare: £9.2mMakerfield: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.8m£8.3mWeston-super-Mare is higher£9.7m£9.8m£9.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £17.7m, Weston-super-Mare £15.8mWeston-super-Mare: £15.8mMakerfield: £17.7mWeston-super-Mare: £15.9mMakerfield: £17.8mWeston-super-Mare: £15.0mMakerfield: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMakerfield is higher£15.8m£15.9m£15.0m

  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, Weston-super-Mare £0.58mWeston-super-Mare: £0.58mMakerfield: £0.60mWeston-super-Mare: £0.59mMakerfield: £0.60mWeston-super-Mare: £0.55mMakerfield: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mMakerfield is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £57.9m, Weston-super-Mare £54.7mWeston-super-Mare: £54.7mMakerfield: £57.9mWeston-super-Mare: £54.9mMakerfield: £58.1mWeston-super-Mare: £51.9mMakerfield: £54.9m

    £57.9m£58.1m£54.9mMakerfield is higher£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Makerfield £18.2m, Weston-super-Mare £14.2mWeston-super-Mare: £14.2mMakerfield: £18.2mWeston-super-Mare: £14.2mMakerfield: £18.3mWeston-super-Mare: £13.5mMakerfield: £17.3m

    £18.2m£18.3m£17.3mMakerfield is higher£14.2m£14.2m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield £9.1m, Weston-super-Mare £6.2mWeston-super-Mare: £6.2mMakerfield: £9.1mWeston-super-Mare: £6.2mMakerfield: £9.1mWeston-super-Mare: £5.9mMakerfield: £8.6m

    £9.1m£9.1m£8.6mMakerfield is higher£6.2m£6.2m£5.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield £90.9m, Weston-super-Mare £113.5mWeston-super-Mare: £113.5mMakerfield: £90.9mWeston-super-Mare: £113.9mMakerfield: £91.3mWeston-super-Mare: £107.6mMakerfield: £86.2m

    £90.9m£91.3m£86.2mWeston-super-Mare is higher£113.5m£113.9m£107.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Makerfield £18.5m, Weston-super-Mare £27.3mWeston-super-Mare: £27.3mMakerfield: £18.5mWeston-super-Mare: £27.4mMakerfield: £18.6mWeston-super-Mare: £25.9mMakerfield: £17.6m

    £18.5m£18.6m£17.6mWeston-super-Mare is higher£27.3m£27.4m£25.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Makerfield £23.3m, Weston-super-Mare £23.5mWeston-super-Mare: £23.5mMakerfield: £23.3mWeston-super-Mare: £23.6mMakerfield: £23.4mWeston-super-Mare: £22.3mMakerfield: £22.1m

    £23.3m£23.4m£22.1mWeston-super-Mare is higher£23.5m£23.6m£22.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Makerfield £0.57m, Weston-super-Mare £0.27mWeston-super-Mare: £0.27mMakerfield: £0.57mWeston-super-Mare: £0.27mMakerfield: £0.57mWeston-super-Mare: £0.26mMakerfield: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mMakerfield is higher£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Makerfield £0.50m, Weston-super-Mare £0.30mWeston-super-Mare: £0.30mMakerfield: £0.50mWeston-super-Mare: £0.30mMakerfield: £0.51mWeston-super-Mare: £0.29mMakerfield: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mMakerfield is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.29m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Makerfield £0.71m, Weston-super-Mare £0.94mWeston-super-Mare: £0.94mMakerfield: £0.71mWeston-super-Mare: £0.95mMakerfield: £0.72mWeston-super-Mare: £0.89mMakerfield: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mWeston-super-Mare is higher£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Makerfield 20,862, Weston-super-Mare 20,728Weston-super-Mare: 20,728Makerfield: 20,862

    20,862Makerfield is higherDepends on how you count20,728

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Makerfield 2,361, Weston-super-Mare 2,413Weston-super-Mare: 2,413Makerfield: 2,361

    2,361Weston-super-Mare is higher2,413

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 3,707, Weston-super-Mare 3,368Weston-super-Mare: 3,368Makerfield: 3,707

    3,707Makerfield is higher3,368

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Makerfield 8,776, Weston-super-Mare 8,214Weston-super-Mare: 8,214Makerfield: 8,776

    8,776Makerfield is higher8,214

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Makerfield 11,871, Weston-super-Mare 12,859Weston-super-Mare: 12,859Makerfield: 11,871

    11,871Weston-super-Mare is higher12,859

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Makerfield 1,967, Weston-super-Mare 1,335Weston-super-Mare: 1,335Makerfield: 1,967

    1,967Makerfield is higher1,335

Show the numbers
Makerfield and Weston-super-Mare, total
MeasureMakerfieldWeston-super-MareHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£488.6m£490.7m£463.4m£502.7m£504.9m£476.9mWeston-super-Mare
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£268.9m£270.0m£255.0m£262.0m£263.1m£248.5mMakerfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£124.4m£124.9m£118.0m£143.7m£144.3m£136.3mWeston-super-Mare
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£241.8m£242.8m£229.3m£235.8m£236.8m£223.7mMakerfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.8m£8.3m£9.7m£9.8m£9.2mWeston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.8m£15.9m£15.0mMakerfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mMakerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m£54.7m£54.9m£51.9mMakerfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m£14.2m£14.2m£13.5mMakerfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m£6.2m£6.2m£5.9mMakerfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£90.9m£91.3m£86.2m£113.5m£113.9m£107.6mWeston-super-Mare
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m£27.3m£27.4m£25.9mWeston-super-Mare
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m£23.5m£23.6m£22.3mWeston-super-Mare
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.27m£0.27m£0.26mMakerfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.30m£0.30m£0.29mMakerfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mWeston-super-Mare
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,86220,728Makerfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3612,413Weston-super-Mare
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7073,368Makerfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,7768,214Makerfield
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,87112,859Weston-super-Mare
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9671,335Makerfield

Sources

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

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  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.