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North Herefordshire and Skipton and Ripon

92,765 and 100,269 residents (mid-2024).

North Herefordshire is higher than Skipton and Ripon on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 16 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

North Herefordshire is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon 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

North Herefordshire Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Herefordshire £4,938, Skipton and Ripon £4,504Skipton and Ripon: £4,504North Herefordshire: £4,938Skipton and Ripon: £4,524North Herefordshire: £4,959Skipton and Ripon: £4,273North Herefordshire: £4,684

    £4,938£4,959£4,684North Herefordshire is higher£4,504£4,524£4,273

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: North Herefordshire £12,271, Skipton and Ripon £12,403Skipton and Ripon: £12,403North Herefordshire: £12,271Skipton and Ripon: £12,456North Herefordshire: £12,323Skipton and Ripon: £11,765North Herefordshire: £11,640

    £12,271£12,323£11,640Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£12,403£12,456£11,765

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: North Herefordshire £1,505, Skipton and Ripon £1,178Skipton and Ripon: £1,178North Herefordshire: £1,505Skipton and Ripon: £1,183North Herefordshire: £1,512Skipton and Ripon: £1,118North Herefordshire: £1,428

    £1,505£1,512£1,428North Herefordshire is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: North Herefordshire £11,385, Skipton and Ripon £11,541Skipton and Ripon: £11,541North Herefordshire: £11,385Skipton and Ripon: £11,590North Herefordshire: £11,434Skipton and Ripon: £10,947North Herefordshire: £10,799

    £11,385£11,434£10,799Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£11,541£11,590£10,947

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: North Herefordshire £290, Skipton and Ripon £232Skipton and Ripon: £232North Herefordshire: £290Skipton and Ripon: £233North Herefordshire: £291Skipton and Ripon: £220North Herefordshire: £275

    £290£291£275North Herefordshire is higher£232£233£220

  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: North Herefordshire £577, Skipton and Ripon £614Skipton and Ripon: £614North Herefordshire: £577Skipton and Ripon: £617North Herefordshire: £580Skipton and Ripon: £583North Herefordshire: £547

    £577£580£547Skipton and Ripon is higher£614£617£583

  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: North Herefordshire £19, Skipton and Ripon £16Skipton and Ripon: £16North Herefordshire: £19Skipton and Ripon: £17North Herefordshire: £19Skipton and Ripon: £16North Herefordshire: £18

    £19£19£18North Herefordshire is higher£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £373, Skipton and Ripon £285Skipton and Ripon: £285North Herefordshire: £373Skipton and Ripon: £286North Herefordshire: £374Skipton and Ripon: £270North Herefordshire: £354

    £373£374£354North Herefordshire is higher£285£286£270

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £94, Skipton and Ripon £92Skipton and Ripon: £92North Herefordshire: £94Skipton and Ripon: £93North Herefordshire: £94Skipton and Ripon: £87North Herefordshire: £89

    £94£94£89North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£87

  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: North Herefordshire £94, Skipton and Ripon £68Skipton and Ripon: £68North Herefordshire: £94Skipton and Ripon: £68North Herefordshire: £94Skipton and Ripon: £64North Herefordshire: £89

    £94£94£89North Herefordshire is higher£68£68£64

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: North Herefordshire £1,132, Skipton and Ripon £919Skipton and Ripon: £919North Herefordshire: £1,132Skipton and Ripon: £923North Herefordshire: £1,137Skipton and Ripon: £872North Herefordshire: £1,074

    £1,132£1,137£1,074North Herefordshire is higher£919£923£872

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Herefordshire £144, Skipton and Ripon £119Skipton and Ripon: £119North Herefordshire: £144Skipton and Ripon: £120North Herefordshire: £145Skipton and Ripon: £113North Herefordshire: £137

    £144£145£137North Herefordshire is higher£119£120£113

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Herefordshire £268, Skipton and Ripon £185Skipton and Ripon: £185North Herefordshire: £268Skipton and Ripon: £186North Herefordshire: £269Skipton and Ripon: £176North Herefordshire: £254

    £268£269£254North Herefordshire is higher£185£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: North Herefordshire £5.27, Skipton and Ripon £4.56Skipton and Ripon: £4.56North Herefordshire: £5.27Skipton and Ripon: £4.58North Herefordshire: £5.29Skipton and Ripon: £4.33North Herefordshire: £5.00

    £5.27£5.29£5.00North Herefordshire is higher£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: North Herefordshire £5.75, Skipton and Ripon £1.93Skipton and Ripon: £1.93North Herefordshire: £5.75Skipton and Ripon: £1.94North Herefordshire: £5.77Skipton and Ripon: £1.83North Herefordshire: £5.45

    £5.75£5.77£5.45North Herefordshire is higher£1.93£1.94£1.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Herefordshire £8.25, Skipton and Ripon £5.61Skipton and Ripon: £5.61North Herefordshire: £8.25Skipton and Ripon: £5.63North Herefordshire: £8.29Skipton and Ripon: £5.32North Herefordshire: £7.83

    £8.25£8.29£7.83North Herefordshire is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Herefordshire 1,009.0, Skipton and Ripon 1,026.9Skipton and Ripon: 1,026.9North Herefordshire: 1,009.0

    1,009.0Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count1,026.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: North Herefordshire 72.3, Skipton and Ripon 65.1Skipton and Ripon: 65.1North Herefordshire: 72.3

    72.3North Herefordshire is higher65.1

  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: North Herefordshire 117.4, Skipton and Ripon 131.0Skipton and Ripon: 131.0North Herefordshire: 117.4

    117.4Skipton and Ripon is higher131.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 52.3, Skipton and Ripon 42.8Skipton and Ripon: 42.8North Herefordshire: 52.3

    52.3North Herefordshire is higher42.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: North Herefordshire 141.7, Skipton and Ripon 110.2Skipton and Ripon: 110.2North Herefordshire: 141.7

    141.7North Herefordshire is higher110.2

  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: North Herefordshire 20.3, Skipton and Ripon 14.4Skipton and Ripon: 14.4North Herefordshire: 20.3

    20.3North Herefordshire is higher14.4

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North Herefordshire and Skipton and Ripon, per person in the age group
MeasureNorth HerefordshireSkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,938£4,959£4,684£4,504£4,524£4,273North Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,271£12,323£11,640£12,403£12,456£11,765Skipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,505£1,512£1,428£1,178£1,183£1,118North Herefordshire
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,385£11,434£10,799£11,541£11,590£10,947Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£290£291£275£232£233£220North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£577£580£547£614£617£583Skipton and Ripon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£16£17£16North Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£373£374£354£285£286£270North Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£92£93£87North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£94£89£68£68£64North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,132£1,137£1,074£919£923£872North Herefordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£119£120£113North Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£268£269£254£185£186£176North Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.27£5.29£5.00£4.56£4.58£4.33North Herefordshire
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.75£5.77£5.45£1.93£1.94£1.83North Herefordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.25£8.29£7.83£5.61£5.63£5.32North Herefordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.01,026.9Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202672.365.1North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026117.4131.0Skipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.342.8North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026141.7110.2North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.314.4North Herefordshire

Per resident

North Herefordshire is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon on 2. 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

North Herefordshire Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: North Herefordshire £4,938, Skipton and Ripon £4,504Skipton and Ripon: £4,504North Herefordshire: £4,938Skipton and Ripon: £4,524North Herefordshire: £4,959Skipton and Ripon: £4,273North Herefordshire: £4,684

    £4,938£4,959£4,684North Herefordshire is higher£4,504£4,524£4,273

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: North Herefordshire £3,489, Skipton and Ripon £3,335Skipton and Ripon: £3,335North Herefordshire: £3,489Skipton and Ripon: £3,350North Herefordshire: £3,504Skipton and Ripon: £3,164North Herefordshire: £3,310

    £3,489£3,504£3,310North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,335£3,350£3,164

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: North Herefordshire £830, Skipton and Ripon £667Skipton and Ripon: £667North Herefordshire: £830Skipton and Ripon: £670North Herefordshire: £833Skipton and Ripon: £633North Herefordshire: £787

    £830£833£787North Herefordshire is higher£667£670£633

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: North Herefordshire £3,237, Skipton and Ripon £3,103Skipton and Ripon: £3,103North Herefordshire: £3,237Skipton and Ripon: £3,117North Herefordshire: £3,251Skipton and Ripon: £2,944North Herefordshire: £3,071

    £3,237£3,251£3,071North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£3,103£3,117£2,944

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: North Herefordshire £82, Skipton and Ripon £62Skipton and Ripon: £62North Herefordshire: £82Skipton and Ripon: £63North Herefordshire: £83Skipton and Ripon: £59North Herefordshire: £78

    £82£83£78North Herefordshire is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £164, Skipton and Ripon £165Skipton and Ripon: £165North Herefordshire: £164Skipton and Ripon: £166North Herefordshire: £165Skipton and Ripon: £157North Herefordshire: £156

    £164£165£156Skipton and Ripon is higher£165£166£157

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £5.42, Skipton and Ripon £4.44Skipton and Ripon: £4.44North Herefordshire: £5.42Skipton and Ripon: £4.46North Herefordshire: £5.44Skipton and Ripon: £4.21North Herefordshire: £5.14

    £5.42£5.44£5.14North Herefordshire is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £373, Skipton and Ripon £285Skipton and Ripon: £285North Herefordshire: £373Skipton and Ripon: £286North Herefordshire: £374Skipton and Ripon: £270North Herefordshire: £354

    £373£374£354North Herefordshire is higher£285£286£270

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £94, Skipton and Ripon £92Skipton and Ripon: £92North Herefordshire: £94Skipton and Ripon: £93North Herefordshire: £94Skipton and Ripon: £87North Herefordshire: £89

    £94£94£89North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£87

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: North Herefordshire £52, Skipton and Ripon £38Skipton and Ripon: £38North Herefordshire: £52Skipton and Ripon: £38North Herefordshire: £52Skipton and Ripon: £36North Herefordshire: £49

    £52£52£49North Herefordshire is higher£38£38£36

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: North Herefordshire £624, Skipton and Ripon £520Skipton and Ripon: £520North Herefordshire: £624Skipton and Ripon: £523North Herefordshire: £627Skipton and Ripon: £494North Herefordshire: £592

    £624£627£592North Herefordshire is higher£520£523£494

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: North Herefordshire £144, Skipton and Ripon £119Skipton and Ripon: £119North Herefordshire: £144Skipton and Ripon: £120North Herefordshire: £145Skipton and Ripon: £113North Herefordshire: £137

    £144£145£137North Herefordshire is higher£119£120£113

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: North Herefordshire £148, Skipton and Ripon £105Skipton and Ripon: £105North Herefordshire: £148Skipton and Ripon: £105North Herefordshire: £148Skipton and Ripon: £99North Herefordshire: £140

    £148£148£140North Herefordshire is higher£105£105£99

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: North Herefordshire £2.91, Skipton and Ripon £2.58Skipton and Ripon: £2.58North Herefordshire: £2.91Skipton and Ripon: £2.59North Herefordshire: £2.92Skipton and Ripon: £2.45North Herefordshire: £2.76

    £2.91£2.92£2.76North Herefordshire is higher£2.58£2.59£2.45

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: North Herefordshire £3.16, Skipton and Ripon £1.09Skipton and Ripon: £1.09North Herefordshire: £3.16Skipton and Ripon: £1.09North Herefordshire: £3.18Skipton and Ripon: £1.03North Herefordshire: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00North Herefordshire is higher£1.09£1.09£1.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: North Herefordshire £8.25, Skipton and Ripon £5.61Skipton and Ripon: £5.61North Herefordshire: £8.25Skipton and Ripon: £5.63North Herefordshire: £8.29Skipton and Ripon: £5.32North Herefordshire: £7.83

    £8.25£8.29£7.83North Herefordshire is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 286.9, Skipton and Ripon 276.2Skipton and Ripon: 276.2North Herefordshire: 286.9

    286.9North Herefordshire is higherDepends on how you count276.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 20.6, Skipton and Ripon 17.5Skipton and Ripon: 17.5North Herefordshire: 20.6

    20.6North Herefordshire is higher17.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 33.4, Skipton and Ripon 35.2Skipton and Ripon: 35.2North Herefordshire: 33.4

    33.4Skipton and Ripon is higher35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 52.3, Skipton and Ripon 42.8Skipton and Ripon: 42.8North Herefordshire: 52.3

    52.3North Herefordshire is higher42.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 78.1, Skipton and Ripon 62.4Skipton and Ripon: 62.4North Herefordshire: 78.1

    78.1North Herefordshire is higher62.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: North Herefordshire 11.2, Skipton and Ripon 8.2Skipton and Ripon: 8.2North Herefordshire: 11.2

    11.2North Herefordshire is higher8.2

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North Herefordshire and Skipton and Ripon, per resident
MeasureNorth HerefordshireSkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,938£4,959£4,684£4,504£4,524£4,273North Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,489£3,504£3,310£3,335£3,350£3,164North Herefordshire
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£830£833£787£667£670£633North Herefordshire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,237£3,251£3,071£3,103£3,117£2,944North Herefordshire
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£82£83£78£62£63£59North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£164£165£156£165£166£157Skipton and Ripon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.42£5.44£5.14£4.44£4.46£4.21North Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£373£374£354£285£286£270North Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£94£89£92£93£87North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£52£52£49£38£38£36North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£624£627£592£520£523£494North Herefordshire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£145£137£119£120£113North Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£148£148£140£105£105£99North Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.91£2.92£2.76£2.58£2.59£2.45North Herefordshire
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£1.09£1.09£1.03North Herefordshire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.25£8.29£7.83£5.61£5.63£5.32North Herefordshire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026286.9276.2North Herefordshire
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202620.617.5North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.435.2Skipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.342.8North Herefordshire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202678.162.4North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202611.28.2North Herefordshire

Total

North Herefordshire is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon on 6. 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

North Herefordshire Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: North Herefordshire £458.1m, Skipton and Ripon £451.7mSkipton and Ripon: £451.7mNorth Herefordshire: £458.1mSkipton and Ripon: £453.6mNorth Herefordshire: £460.0mSkipton and Ripon: £428.4mNorth Herefordshire: £434.5m

    £458.1m£460.0m£434.5mNorth Herefordshire is higher£451.7m£453.6m£428.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: North Herefordshire £323.7m, Skipton and Ripon £334.4mSkipton and Ripon: £334.4mNorth Herefordshire: £323.7mSkipton and Ripon: £335.9mNorth Herefordshire: £325.1mSkipton and Ripon: £317.2mNorth Herefordshire: £307.0m

    £323.7m£325.1m£307.0mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£334.4m£335.9m£317.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: North Herefordshire £77.0m, Skipton and Ripon £66.9mSkipton and Ripon: £66.9mNorth Herefordshire: £77.0mSkipton and Ripon: £67.2mNorth Herefordshire: £77.3mSkipton and Ripon: £63.4mNorth Herefordshire: £73.0m

    £77.0m£77.3m£73.0mNorth Herefordshire is higher£66.9m£67.2m£63.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: North Herefordshire £300.3m, Skipton and Ripon £311.2mSkipton and Ripon: £311.2mNorth Herefordshire: £300.3mSkipton and Ripon: £312.5mNorth Herefordshire: £301.6mSkipton and Ripon: £295.2mNorth Herefordshire: £284.9m

    £300.3m£301.6m£284.9mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£311.2m£312.5m£295.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: North Herefordshire £7.6m, Skipton and Ripon £6.3mSkipton and Ripon: £6.3mNorth Herefordshire: £7.6mSkipton and Ripon: £6.3mNorth Herefordshire: £7.7mSkipton and Ripon: £5.9mNorth Herefordshire: £7.2m

    £7.6m£7.7m£7.2mNorth Herefordshire is higher£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Herefordshire £15.2m, Skipton and Ripon £16.6mSkipton and Ripon: £16.6mNorth Herefordshire: £15.2mSkipton and Ripon: £16.6mNorth Herefordshire: £15.3mSkipton and Ripon: £15.7mNorth Herefordshire: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSkipton and Ripon is higher£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: North Herefordshire £0.50m, Skipton and Ripon £0.44mSkipton and Ripon: £0.44mNorth Herefordshire: £0.50mSkipton and Ripon: £0.45mNorth Herefordshire: £0.51mSkipton and Ripon: £0.42mNorth Herefordshire: £0.48m

    £0.50m£0.51m£0.48mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Herefordshire £34.6m, Skipton and Ripon £28.6mSkipton and Ripon: £28.6mNorth Herefordshire: £34.6mSkipton and Ripon: £28.7mNorth Herefordshire: £34.7mSkipton and Ripon: £27.1mNorth Herefordshire: £32.8m

    £34.6m£34.7m£32.8mNorth Herefordshire is higher£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: North Herefordshire £8.7m, Skipton and Ripon £9.2mSkipton and Ripon: £9.2mNorth Herefordshire: £8.7mSkipton and Ripon: £9.3mNorth Herefordshire: £8.7mSkipton and Ripon: £8.8mNorth Herefordshire: £8.3m

    £8.7m£8.7m£8.3mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Herefordshire £4.8m, Skipton and Ripon £3.8mSkipton and Ripon: £3.8mNorth Herefordshire: £4.8mSkipton and Ripon: £3.8mNorth Herefordshire: £4.8mSkipton and Ripon: £3.6mNorth Herefordshire: £4.5m

    £4.8m£4.8m£4.5mNorth Herefordshire is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: North Herefordshire £57.9m, Skipton and Ripon £52.2mSkipton and Ripon: £52.2mNorth Herefordshire: £57.9mSkipton and Ripon: £52.4mNorth Herefordshire: £58.1mSkipton and Ripon: £49.5mNorth Herefordshire: £54.9m

    £57.9m£58.1m£54.9mNorth Herefordshire is higher£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: North Herefordshire £13.4m, Skipton and Ripon £11.9mSkipton and Ripon: £11.9mNorth Herefordshire: £13.4mSkipton and Ripon: £12.0mNorth Herefordshire: £13.5mSkipton and Ripon: £11.3mNorth Herefordshire: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mNorth Herefordshire is higher£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: North Herefordshire £13.7m, Skipton and Ripon £10.5mSkipton and Ripon: £10.5mNorth Herefordshire: £13.7mSkipton and Ripon: £10.6mNorth Herefordshire: £13.8mSkipton and Ripon: £10.0mNorth Herefordshire: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.8m£13.0mNorth Herefordshire is higher£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: North Herefordshire £0.27m, Skipton and Ripon £0.26mSkipton and Ripon: £0.26mNorth Herefordshire: £0.27mSkipton and Ripon: £0.26mNorth Herefordshire: £0.27mSkipton and Ripon: £0.25mNorth Herefordshire: £0.26m

    £0.27m£0.27m£0.26mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: North Herefordshire £0.29m, Skipton and Ripon £0.11mSkipton and Ripon: £0.11mNorth Herefordshire: £0.29mSkipton and Ripon: £0.11mNorth Herefordshire: £0.29mSkipton and Ripon: £0.10mNorth Herefordshire: £0.28m

    £0.29m£0.29m£0.28mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: North Herefordshire £0.77m, Skipton and Ripon £0.56mSkipton and Ripon: £0.56mNorth Herefordshire: £0.77mSkipton and Ripon: £0.56mNorth Herefordshire: £0.77mSkipton and Ripon: £0.53mNorth Herefordshire: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mNorth Herefordshire is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: North Herefordshire 26,615, Skipton and Ripon 27,689Skipton and Ripon: 27,689North Herefordshire: 26,615

    26,615Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count27,689

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: North Herefordshire 1,908, Skipton and Ripon 1,756Skipton and Ripon: 1,756North Herefordshire: 1,908

    1,908North Herefordshire is higher1,756

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: North Herefordshire 3,097, Skipton and Ripon 3,533Skipton and Ripon: 3,533North Herefordshire: 3,097

    3,097Skipton and Ripon is higher3,533

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: North Herefordshire 4,847, Skipton and Ripon 4,296Skipton and Ripon: 4,296North Herefordshire: 4,847

    4,847North Herefordshire is higher4,296

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: North Herefordshire 7,245, Skipton and Ripon 6,257Skipton and Ripon: 6,257North Herefordshire: 7,245

    7,245North Herefordshire is higher6,257

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: North Herefordshire 1,039, Skipton and Ripon 818Skipton and Ripon: 818North Herefordshire: 1,039

    1,039North Herefordshire is higher818

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North Herefordshire and Skipton and Ripon, total
MeasureNorth HerefordshireSkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£458.1m£460.0m£434.5m£451.7m£453.6m£428.4mNorth Herefordshire
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£323.7m£325.1m£307.0m£334.4m£335.9m£317.2mSkipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£77.0m£77.3m£73.0m£66.9m£67.2m£63.4mNorth Herefordshire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£300.3m£301.6m£284.9m£311.2m£312.5m£295.2mSkipton and Ripon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£7.6m£7.7m£7.2m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mNorth Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mSkipton and Ripon
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.50m£0.51m£0.48m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mNorth Herefordshire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mNorth Herefordshire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.7m£8.7m£8.3m£9.2m£9.3m£8.8mSkipton and Ripon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mNorth Herefordshire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£57.9m£58.1m£54.9m£52.2m£52.4m£49.5mNorth Herefordshire
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mNorth Herefordshire
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mNorth Herefordshire
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.27m£0.27m£0.26m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mNorth Herefordshire
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.29m£0.29m£0.28m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mNorth Herefordshire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mNorth Herefordshire
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,61527,689Skipton and Ripon
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9081,756North Herefordshire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0973,533Skipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,8474,296North Herefordshire
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,2456,257North Herefordshire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,039818North Herefordshire

Sources

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

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