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Oldham East and Saddleworth and Rochdale

112,010 and 108,019 residents (mid-2024).

Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher than Rochdale on 6 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 9 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Rochdale on 16. 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

Oldham East and Saddleworth Rochdale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £4,740, Rochdale £4,722Rochdale: £4,722Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4,740Rochdale: £4,742Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4,760Rochdale: £4,479Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4,496

    £4,740£4,760£4,496Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£4,722£4,742£4,479

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Oldham East and Saddleworth £13,086, Rochdale £13,281Rochdale: £13,281Oldham East and Saddleworth: £13,086Rochdale: £13,338Oldham East and Saddleworth: £13,142Rochdale: £12,598Oldham East and Saddleworth: £12,412

    £13,086£13,142£12,412Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£13,281£13,338£12,598

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Oldham East and Saddleworth £2,918, Rochdale £2,966Rochdale: £2,966Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,918Rochdale: £2,979Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,931Rochdale: £2,814Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,768

    £2,918£2,931£2,768Rochdale is higher£2,966£2,979£2,814

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Oldham East and Saddleworth £11,674, Rochdale £11,591Rochdale: £11,591Oldham East and Saddleworth: £11,674Rochdale: £11,640Oldham East and Saddleworth: £11,724Rochdale: £10,994Oldham East and Saddleworth: £11,074

    £11,674£11,724£11,074Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£11,591£11,640£10,994

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Oldham East and Saddleworth £598, Rochdale £845Rochdale: £845Oldham East and Saddleworth: £598Rochdale: £849Oldham East and Saddleworth: £600Rochdale: £802Oldham East and Saddleworth: £567

    £598£600£567Rochdale is higher£845£849£802

  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: Oldham East and Saddleworth £780, Rochdale £798Rochdale: £798Oldham East and Saddleworth: £780Rochdale: £801Oldham East and Saddleworth: £783Rochdale: £757Oldham East and Saddleworth: £740

    £780£783£740Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£798£801£757

  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: Oldham East and Saddleworth £34, Rochdale £47Rochdale: £47Oldham East and Saddleworth: £34Rochdale: £47Oldham East and Saddleworth: £34Rochdale: £44Oldham East and Saddleworth: £32

    £34£34£32Rochdale is higher£47£47£44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £538, Rochdale £564Rochdale: £564Oldham East and Saddleworth: £538Rochdale: £566Oldham East and Saddleworth: £540Rochdale: £535Oldham East and Saddleworth: £510

    £538£540£510Rochdale is higher£564£566£535

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £165, Rochdale £178Rochdale: £178Oldham East and Saddleworth: £165Rochdale: £179Oldham East and Saddleworth: £165Rochdale: £169Oldham East and Saddleworth: £156

    £165£165£156Rochdale is higher£178£179£169

  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: Oldham East and Saddleworth £188, Rochdale £179Rochdale: £179Oldham East and Saddleworth: £188Rochdale: £180Oldham East and Saddleworth: £189Rochdale: £170Oldham East and Saddleworth: £178

    £188£189£178Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£179£180£170

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Oldham East and Saddleworth £2,387, Rochdale £2,336Rochdale: £2,336Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,387Rochdale: £2,346Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,397Rochdale: £2,216Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,264

    £2,387£2,397£2,264Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count£2,336£2,346£2,216

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £184, Rochdale £283Rochdale: £283Oldham East and Saddleworth: £184Rochdale: £284Oldham East and Saddleworth: £184Rochdale: £268Oldham East and Saddleworth: £174

    £184£184£174Rochdale is higher£283£284£268

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oldham East and Saddleworth £332, Rochdale £433Rochdale: £433Oldham East and Saddleworth: £332Rochdale: £435Oldham East and Saddleworth: £334Rochdale: £411Oldham East and Saddleworth: £315

    £332£334£315Rochdale is higher£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Oldham East and Saddleworth £4.87, Rochdale £7.82Rochdale: £7.82Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4.87Rochdale: £7.86Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4.89Rochdale: £7.42Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4.62

    £4.87£4.89£4.62Rochdale is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Oldham East and Saddleworth £6.23, Rochdale £9.83Rochdale: £9.83Oldham East and Saddleworth: £6.23Rochdale: £9.87Oldham East and Saddleworth: £6.26Rochdale: £9.32Oldham East and Saddleworth: £5.91

    £6.23£6.26£5.91Rochdale is higher£9.83£9.87£9.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £7.06, Rochdale £5.62Rochdale: £5.62Oldham East and Saddleworth: £7.06Rochdale: £5.64Oldham East and Saddleworth: £7.09Rochdale: £5.33Oldham East and Saddleworth: £6.70

    £7.06£7.09£6.70Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oldham East and Saddleworth 1,015.6, Rochdale 1,030.0Rochdale: 1,030.0Oldham East and Saddleworth: 1,015.6

    1,015.6Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count1,030.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Oldham East and Saddleworth 133.8, Rochdale 181.4Rochdale: 181.4Oldham East and Saddleworth: 133.8

    133.8Rochdale is higher181.4

  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: Oldham East and Saddleworth 157.8, Rochdale 176.1Rochdale: 176.1Oldham East and Saddleworth: 157.8

    157.8Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count176.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 81.7, Rochdale 86.4Rochdale: 86.4Oldham East and Saddleworth: 81.7

    81.7Rochdale is higher86.4

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Oldham East and Saddleworth 281.6, Rochdale 302.2Rochdale: 302.2Oldham East and Saddleworth: 281.6

    281.6Rochdale is higher302.2

  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: Oldham East and Saddleworth 42.7, Rochdale 40.6Rochdale: 40.6Oldham East and Saddleworth: 42.7

    42.7Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher40.6

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Oldham East and Saddleworth and Rochdale, per person in the age group
MeasureOldham East and SaddleworthRochdaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,740£4,760£4,496£4,722£4,742£4,479Oldham East and Saddleworth
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,086£13,142£12,412£13,281£13,338£12,598Rochdale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,918£2,931£2,768£2,966£2,979£2,814Rochdale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,674£11,724£11,074£11,591£11,640£10,994Oldham East and Saddleworth
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£598£600£567£845£849£802Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£780£783£740£798£801£757Rochdale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£34£34£32£47£47£44Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£538£540£510£564£566£535Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£178£179£169Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£188£189£178£179£180£170Oldham East and Saddleworth
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,387£2,397£2,264£2,336£2,346£2,216Oldham East and Saddleworth
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£283£284£268Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£332£334£315£433£435£411Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.87£4.89£4.62£7.82£7.86£7.42Rochdale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.23£6.26£5.91£9.83£9.87£9.32Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.06£7.09£6.70£5.62£5.64£5.33Oldham East and Saddleworth
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,015.61,030.0Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026133.8181.4Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026157.8176.1Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.786.4Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026281.6302.2Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.740.6Oldham East and Saddleworth

Per resident

Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Rochdale 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

Oldham East and Saddleworth Rochdale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £4,740, Rochdale £4,722Rochdale: £4,722Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4,740Rochdale: £4,742Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4,760Rochdale: £4,479Oldham East and Saddleworth: £4,496

    £4,740£4,760£4,496Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£4,722£4,742£4,479

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £2,078, Rochdale £1,828Rochdale: £1,828Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,078Rochdale: £1,836Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2,087Rochdale: £1,734Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,971

    £2,078£2,087£1,971Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count£1,828£1,836£1,734

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £1,769, Rochdale £1,864Rochdale: £1,864Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,769Rochdale: £1,872Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,776Rochdale: £1,768Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,678

    £1,769£1,776£1,678Rochdale is higher£1,864£1,872£1,768

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £1,854, Rochdale £1,595Rochdale: £1,595Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,854Rochdale: £1,602Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,862Rochdale: £1,513Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,758

    £1,854£1,862£1,758Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£1,595£1,602£1,513

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £95, Rochdale £116Rochdale: £116Oldham East and Saddleworth: £95Rochdale: £117Oldham East and Saddleworth: £95Rochdale: £110Oldham East and Saddleworth: £90

    £95£95£90Rochdale is higher£116£117£110

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £124, Rochdale £110Rochdale: £110Oldham East and Saddleworth: £124Rochdale: £110Oldham East and Saddleworth: £124Rochdale: £104Oldham East and Saddleworth: £117

    £124£124£117Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £5.33, Rochdale £6.45Rochdale: £6.45Oldham East and Saddleworth: £5.33Rochdale: £6.48Oldham East and Saddleworth: £5.36Rochdale: £6.12Oldham East and Saddleworth: £5.06

    £5.33£5.36£5.06Rochdale is higher£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £538, Rochdale £564Rochdale: £564Oldham East and Saddleworth: £538Rochdale: £566Oldham East and Saddleworth: £540Rochdale: £535Oldham East and Saddleworth: £510

    £538£540£510Rochdale is higher£564£566£535

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £165, Rochdale £178Rochdale: £178Oldham East and Saddleworth: £165Rochdale: £179Oldham East and Saddleworth: £165Rochdale: £169Oldham East and Saddleworth: £156

    £165£165£156Rochdale is higher£178£179£169

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £114, Rochdale £112Rochdale: £112Oldham East and Saddleworth: £114Rochdale: £113Oldham East and Saddleworth: £114Rochdale: £107Oldham East and Saddleworth: £108

    £114£114£108Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£112£113£107

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £1,447, Rochdale £1,468Rochdale: £1,468Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,447Rochdale: £1,474Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,453Rochdale: £1,393Oldham East and Saddleworth: £1,372

    £1,447£1,453£1,372Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,468£1,474£1,393

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £184, Rochdale £283Rochdale: £283Oldham East and Saddleworth: £184Rochdale: £284Oldham East and Saddleworth: £184Rochdale: £268Oldham East and Saddleworth: £174

    £184£184£174Rochdale is higher£283£284£268

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £201, Rochdale £272Rochdale: £272Oldham East and Saddleworth: £201Rochdale: £274Oldham East and Saddleworth: £202Rochdale: £258Oldham East and Saddleworth: £191

    £201£202£191Rochdale is higher£272£274£258

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £2.95, Rochdale £4.91Rochdale: £4.91Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2.95Rochdale: £4.93Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2.96Rochdale: £4.66Oldham East and Saddleworth: £2.80

    £2.95£2.96£2.80Rochdale is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £3.77, Rochdale £6.18Rochdale: £6.18Oldham East and Saddleworth: £3.77Rochdale: £6.20Oldham East and Saddleworth: £3.79Rochdale: £5.86Oldham East and Saddleworth: £3.58

    £3.77£3.79£3.58Rochdale is higher£6.18£6.20£5.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Oldham East and Saddleworth £7.06, Rochdale £5.62Rochdale: £5.62Oldham East and Saddleworth: £7.06Rochdale: £5.64Oldham East and Saddleworth: £7.09Rochdale: £5.33Oldham East and Saddleworth: £6.70

    £7.06£7.09£6.70Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 161.3, Rochdale 141.8Rochdale: 141.8Oldham East and Saddleworth: 161.3

    161.3Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count141.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 21.2, Rochdale 25.0Rochdale: 25.0Oldham East and Saddleworth: 21.2

    21.2Rochdale is higher25.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 25.1, Rochdale 24.2Rochdale: 24.2Oldham East and Saddleworth: 25.1

    25.1Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count24.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 81.7, Rochdale 86.4Rochdale: 86.4Oldham East and Saddleworth: 81.7

    81.7Rochdale is higher86.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 170.7, Rochdale 189.9Rochdale: 189.9Oldham East and Saddleworth: 170.7

    170.7Rochdale is higher189.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Oldham East and Saddleworth 25.9, Rochdale 25.5Rochdale: 25.5Oldham East and Saddleworth: 25.9

    25.9Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher25.5

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Oldham East and Saddleworth and Rochdale, per resident
MeasureOldham East and SaddleworthRochdaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,740£4,760£4,496£4,722£4,742£4,479Oldham East and Saddleworth
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,078£2,087£1,971£1,828£1,836£1,734Oldham East and Saddleworth
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,769£1,776£1,678£1,864£1,872£1,768Rochdale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,854£1,862£1,758£1,595£1,602£1,513Oldham East and Saddleworth
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£116£117£110Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£110£110£104Oldham East and Saddleworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.33£5.36£5.06£6.45£6.48£6.12Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£538£540£510£564£566£535Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£165£165£156£178£179£169Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£112£113£107Oldham East and Saddleworth
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,447£1,453£1,372£1,468£1,474£1,393Rochdale
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£184£184£174£283£284£268Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191£272£274£258Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.95£2.96£2.80£4.91£4.93£4.66Rochdale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.77£3.79£3.58£6.18£6.20£5.86Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.06£7.09£6.70£5.62£5.64£5.33Oldham East and Saddleworth
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026161.3141.8Oldham East and Saddleworth
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.225.0Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.124.2Oldham East and Saddleworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202681.786.4Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026170.7189.9Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.925.5Oldham East and Saddleworth

Total

Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Rochdale 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

Oldham East and Saddleworth Rochdale

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £530.9m, Rochdale £510.0mRochdale: £510.0mOldham East and Saddleworth: £530.9mRochdale: £512.2mOldham East and Saddleworth: £533.2mRochdale: £483.8mOldham East and Saddleworth: £503.6m

    £530.9m£533.2m£503.6mOldham East and Saddleworth is higher£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £232.7m, Rochdale £197.4mRochdale: £197.4mOldham East and Saddleworth: £232.7mRochdale: £198.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £233.7mRochdale: £187.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £220.8m

    £232.7m£233.7m£220.8mOldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count£197.4m£198.3m£187.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £198.1m, Rochdale £201.3mRochdale: £201.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £198.1mRochdale: £202.2mOldham East and Saddleworth: £199.0mRochdale: £191.0mOldham East and Saddleworth: £187.9m

    £198.1m£199.0m£187.9mRochdale is higher£201.3m£202.2m£191.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £207.6m, Rochdale £172.3mRochdale: £172.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £207.6mRochdale: £173.0mOldham East and Saddleworth: £208.5mRochdale: £163.4mOldham East and Saddleworth: £197.0m

    £207.6m£208.5m£197.0mOldham East and Saddleworth is higher£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £10.6m, Rochdale £12.6mRochdale: £12.6mOldham East and Saddleworth: £10.6mRochdale: £12.6mOldham East and Saddleworth: £10.7mRochdale: £11.9mOldham East and Saddleworth: £10.1m

    £10.6m£10.7m£10.1mRochdale is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £13.9m, Rochdale £11.9mRochdale: £11.9mOldham East and Saddleworth: £13.9mRochdale: £11.9mOldham East and Saddleworth: £13.9mRochdale: £11.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £13.2m

    £13.9m£13.9m£13.2mOldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £0.60m, Rochdale £0.70mRochdale: £0.70mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.60mRochdale: £0.70mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.60mRochdale: £0.66mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.57m

    £0.60m£0.60m£0.57mRochdale is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £60.3m, Rochdale £60.9mRochdale: £60.9mOldham East and Saddleworth: £60.3mRochdale: £61.2mOldham East and Saddleworth: £60.5mRochdale: £57.8mOldham East and Saddleworth: £57.2m

    £60.3m£60.5m£57.2mRochdale is higher£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £18.4m, Rochdale £19.2mRochdale: £19.2mOldham East and Saddleworth: £18.4mRochdale: £19.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £18.5mRochdale: £18.2mOldham East and Saddleworth: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mRochdale is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £12.8m, Rochdale £12.1mRochdale: £12.1mOldham East and Saddleworth: £12.8mRochdale: £12.2mOldham East and Saddleworth: £12.8mRochdale: £11.5mOldham East and Saddleworth: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.8m£12.1mOldham East and Saddleworth is higher£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £162.1m, Rochdale £158.6mRochdale: £158.6mOldham East and Saddleworth: £162.1mRochdale: £159.3mOldham East and Saddleworth: £162.8mRochdale: £150.4mOldham East and Saddleworth: £153.7m

    £162.1m£162.8m£153.7mOldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count£158.6m£159.3m£150.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £20.6m, Rochdale £30.5mRochdale: £30.5mOldham East and Saddleworth: £20.6mRochdale: £30.7mOldham East and Saddleworth: £20.6mRochdale: £29.0mOldham East and Saddleworth: £19.5m

    £20.6m£20.6m£19.5mRochdale is higher£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £22.6m, Rochdale £29.4mRochdale: £29.4mOldham East and Saddleworth: £22.6mRochdale: £29.5mOldham East and Saddleworth: £22.6mRochdale: £27.9mOldham East and Saddleworth: £21.4m

    £22.6m£22.6m£21.4mRochdale is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £0.33m, Rochdale £0.53mRochdale: £0.53mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.33mRochdale: £0.53mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.33mRochdale: £0.50mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.31m

    £0.33m£0.33m£0.31mRochdale is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £0.42m, Rochdale £0.67mRochdale: £0.67mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.42mRochdale: £0.67mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.42mRochdale: £0.63mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mRochdale is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth £0.79m, Rochdale £0.61mRochdale: £0.61mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.79mRochdale: £0.61mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.79mRochdale: £0.58mOldham East and Saddleworth: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mOldham East and Saddleworth is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth 18,064, Rochdale 15,312Rochdale: 15,312Oldham East and Saddleworth: 18,064

    18,064Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count15,312

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth 2,379, Rochdale 2,697Rochdale: 2,697Oldham East and Saddleworth: 2,379

    2,379Rochdale is higher2,697

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth 2,806, Rochdale 2,618Rochdale: 2,618Oldham East and Saddleworth: 2,806

    2,806Oldham East and Saddleworth is higherDepends on how you count2,618

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth 9,149, Rochdale 9,327Rochdale: 9,327Oldham East and Saddleworth: 9,149

    9,149Rochdale is higher9,327

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth 19,117, Rochdale 20,513Rochdale: 20,513Oldham East and Saddleworth: 19,117

    19,117Rochdale is higher20,513

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Oldham East and Saddleworth 2,901, Rochdale 2,753Rochdale: 2,753Oldham East and Saddleworth: 2,901

    2,901Oldham East and Saddleworth is higher2,753

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Oldham East and Saddleworth and Rochdale, total
MeasureOldham East and SaddleworthRochdaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£530.9m£533.2m£503.6m£510.0m£512.2m£483.8mOldham East and Saddleworth
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£232.7m£233.7m£220.8m£197.4m£198.3m£187.3mOldham East and Saddleworth
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.1m£199.0m£187.9m£201.3m£202.2m£191.0mRochdale
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£207.6m£208.5m£197.0m£172.3m£173.0m£163.4mOldham East and Saddleworth
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.6m£10.7m£10.1m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mRochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.9m£13.9m£13.2m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mOldham East and Saddleworth
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mRochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.3m£60.5m£57.2m£60.9m£61.2m£57.8mRochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mRochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mOldham East and Saddleworth
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£162.1m£162.8m£153.7m£158.6m£159.3m£150.4mOldham East and Saddleworth
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.6m£20.6m£19.5m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mRochdale
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.6m£22.6m£21.4m£29.4m£29.5m£27.9mRochdale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mRochdale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mRochdale
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mOldham East and Saddleworth
State Pensiontotal, March 202618,06415,312Oldham East and Saddleworth
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3792,697Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,8062,618Oldham East and Saddleworth
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,1499,327Rochdale
Universal Credittotal, May 202619,11720,513Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,9012,753Oldham East and Saddleworth

Sources

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

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  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.
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