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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Macclesfield

90,420 and 98,756 residents (mid-2024).

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher than Macclesfield on 20 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 16 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Macclesfield: £4,348Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Macclesfield: £4,107Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445

    £4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,330£4,348£4,107

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £12,482, Macclesfield £12,450Macclesfield: £12,450Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,482Macclesfield: £12,503Penistone and Stocksbridge: £12,536Macclesfield: £11,809Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,840

    £12,482£12,536£11,840Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£12,450£12,503£11,809

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,520, Macclesfield £1,380Macclesfield: £1,380Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,520Macclesfield: £1,386Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,526Macclesfield: £1,309Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,441

    £1,520£1,526£1,441Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£1,380£1,386£1,309

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £11,419, Macclesfield £11,567Macclesfield: £11,567Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,419Macclesfield: £11,616Penistone and Stocksbridge: £11,468Macclesfield: £10,971Penistone and Stocksbridge: £10,832

    £11,419£11,468£10,832Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£11,567£11,616£10,971

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge £314, Macclesfield £258Macclesfield: £258Penistone and Stocksbridge: £314Macclesfield: £259Penistone and Stocksbridge: £315Macclesfield: £244Penistone and Stocksbridge: £297

    £314£315£297Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£258£259£244

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £727, Macclesfield £609Macclesfield: £609Penistone and Stocksbridge: £727Macclesfield: £612Penistone and Stocksbridge: £730Macclesfield: £578Penistone and Stocksbridge: £690

    £727£730£690Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£609£612£578

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £22, Macclesfield £16Macclesfield: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Macclesfield: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £22Macclesfield: £16Penistone and Stocksbridge: £21

    £22£22£21Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £472, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Macclesfield: £321Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Macclesfield: £303Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448

    £472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £151, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Macclesfield: £126Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Macclesfield: £119Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143

    £151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£125£126£119

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge £120, Macclesfield £70Macclesfield: £70Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Macclesfield: £70Penistone and Stocksbridge: £120Macclesfield: £66Penistone and Stocksbridge: £114

    £120£120£114Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£70£70£66

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £1,050, Macclesfield £1,032Macclesfield: £1,032Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,050Macclesfield: £1,036Penistone and Stocksbridge: £1,054Macclesfield: £979Penistone and Stocksbridge: £996

    £1,050£1,054£996Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£1,032£1,036£979

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £144, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Macclesfield: £180Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Macclesfield: £170Penistone and Stocksbridge: £136

    £144£144£136Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £335, Macclesfield £269Macclesfield: £269Penistone and Stocksbridge: £335Macclesfield: £270Penistone and Stocksbridge: £336Macclesfield: £255Penistone and Stocksbridge: £317

    £335£336£317Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£269£270£255

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.23, Macclesfield £7.04Macclesfield: £7.04Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.23Macclesfield: £7.07Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.27Macclesfield: £6.68Penistone and Stocksbridge: £7.81

    £8.23£8.27£7.81Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.86, Macclesfield £2.59Macclesfield: £2.59Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.86Macclesfield: £2.60Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.89Macclesfield: £2.46Penistone and Stocksbridge: £6.51

    £6.86£6.89£6.51Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£2.59£2.60£2.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Macclesfield: £6.32Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Macclesfield: £5.97Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,009.1, Macclesfield 995.5Macclesfield: 995.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,009.1

    1,009.1Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count995.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Penistone and Stocksbridge 87.8, Macclesfield 64.2Macclesfield: 64.2Penistone and Stocksbridge: 87.8

    87.8Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher64.2

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 152.6, Macclesfield 122.9Macclesfield: 122.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 152.6

    152.6Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher122.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9

    70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher48.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Penistone and Stocksbridge 144.0, Macclesfield 125.8Macclesfield: 125.8Penistone and Stocksbridge: 144.0

    144.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher125.8

  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: Penistone and Stocksbridge 26.5, Macclesfield 15.0Macclesfield: 15.0Penistone and Stocksbridge: 26.5

    26.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher15.0

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Macclesfield, per person in the age group
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,445£4,330£4,348£4,107Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,482£12,536£11,840£12,450£12,503£11,809Penistone and Stocksbridge
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,520£1,526£1,441£1,380£1,386£1,309Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,419£11,468£10,832£11,567£11,616£10,971Macclesfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£314£315£297£258£259£244Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£727£730£690£609£612£578Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£22£22£21£16Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£472£474£448£320£321£303Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£125£126£119Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£114£70£70£66Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,050£1,054£996£1,032£1,036£979Penistone and Stocksbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£335£336£317£269£270£255Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.23£8.27£7.81£7.04£7.07£6.68Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.86£6.89£6.51£2.59£2.60£2.46Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£6.29£6.32£5.97Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.1995.5Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202687.864.2Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026152.6122.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.948.6Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.0125.8Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202626.515.0Penistone and Stocksbridge

Per resident

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield on 1. 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Macclesfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4,687, Macclesfield £4,330Macclesfield: £4,330Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,687Macclesfield: £4,348Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,707Macclesfield: £4,107Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4,445

    £4,687£4,707£4,445Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£4,330£4,348£4,107

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £3,022, Macclesfield £2,886Macclesfield: £2,886Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,022Macclesfield: £2,899Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3,035Macclesfield: £2,738Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,866

    £3,022£3,035£2,866Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,886£2,899£2,738

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £890, Macclesfield £814Macclesfield: £814Penistone and Stocksbridge: £890Macclesfield: £817Penistone and Stocksbridge: £894Macclesfield: £772Penistone and Stocksbridge: £844

    £890£894£844Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£814£817£772

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £2,764, Macclesfield £2,682Macclesfield: £2,682Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,764Macclesfield: £2,693Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,776Macclesfield: £2,544Penistone and Stocksbridge: £2,622

    £2,764£2,776£2,622Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£2,682£2,693£2,544

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £76, Macclesfield £60Macclesfield: £60Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Macclesfield: £60Penistone and Stocksbridge: £76Macclesfield: £57Penistone and Stocksbridge: £72

    £76£76£72Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£60£60£57

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £176, Macclesfield £141Macclesfield: £141Penistone and Stocksbridge: £176Macclesfield: £142Penistone and Stocksbridge: £177Macclesfield: £134Penistone and Stocksbridge: £167

    £176£177£167Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£141£142£134

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £5.40, Macclesfield £3.80Macclesfield: £3.80Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.40Macclesfield: £3.81Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.42Macclesfield: £3.60Penistone and Stocksbridge: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£3.80£3.81£3.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £472, Macclesfield £320Macclesfield: £320Penistone and Stocksbridge: £472Macclesfield: £321Penistone and Stocksbridge: £474Macclesfield: £303Penistone and Stocksbridge: £448

    £472£474£448Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£320£321£303

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £151, Macclesfield £125Macclesfield: £125Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Macclesfield: £126Penistone and Stocksbridge: £151Macclesfield: £119Penistone and Stocksbridge: £143

    £151£151£143Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£125£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £70, Macclesfield £41Macclesfield: £41Penistone and Stocksbridge: £70Macclesfield: £41Penistone and Stocksbridge: £71Macclesfield: £39Penistone and Stocksbridge: £67

    £70£71£67Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£41£41£39

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £615, Macclesfield £608Macclesfield: £608Penistone and Stocksbridge: £615Macclesfield: £611Penistone and Stocksbridge: £617Macclesfield: £577Penistone and Stocksbridge: £583

    £615£617£583Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count£608£611£577

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £144, Macclesfield £179Macclesfield: £179Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Macclesfield: £180Penistone and Stocksbridge: £144Macclesfield: £170Penistone and Stocksbridge: £136

    £144£144£136Macclesfield is higher£179£180£170

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £196, Macclesfield £158Macclesfield: £158Penistone and Stocksbridge: £196Macclesfield: £159Penistone and Stocksbridge: £197Macclesfield: £150Penistone and Stocksbridge: £186

    £196£197£186Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£158£159£150

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.82, Macclesfield £4.15Macclesfield: £4.15Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.82Macclesfield: £4.17Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.84Macclesfield: £3.94Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.57

    £4.82£4.84£4.57Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£4.15£4.17£3.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £4.02, Macclesfield £1.53Macclesfield: £1.53Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.02Macclesfield: £1.54Penistone and Stocksbridge: £4.03Macclesfield: £1.45Penistone and Stocksbridge: £3.81

    £4.02£4.03£3.81Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£1.53£1.54£1.45

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Penistone and Stocksbridge £8.52, Macclesfield £6.29Macclesfield: £6.29Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.52Macclesfield: £6.32Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.55Macclesfield: £5.97Penistone and Stocksbridge: £8.08

    £8.52£8.55£8.08Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher£6.29£6.32£5.97

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 244.3, Macclesfield 230.8Macclesfield: 230.8Penistone and Stocksbridge: 244.3

    244.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higherDepends on how you count230.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 21.3, Macclesfield 14.9Macclesfield: 14.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 21.3

    21.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher14.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 37.0, Macclesfield 28.5Macclesfield: 28.5Penistone and Stocksbridge: 37.0

    37.0Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher28.5

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 70.9, Macclesfield 48.6Macclesfield: 48.6Penistone and Stocksbridge: 70.9

    70.9Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher48.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 84.3, Macclesfield 74.2Macclesfield: 74.2Penistone and Stocksbridge: 84.3

    84.3Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher74.2

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Penistone and Stocksbridge 15.5, Macclesfield 8.9Macclesfield: 8.9Penistone and Stocksbridge: 15.5

    15.5Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher8.9

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Macclesfield, per resident
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,687£4,707£4,445£4,330£4,348£4,107Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,022£3,035£2,866£2,886£2,899£2,738Penistone and Stocksbridge
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£890£894£844£814£817£772Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,764£2,776£2,622£2,682£2,693£2,544Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£76£76£72£60£60£57Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£176£177£167£141£142£134Penistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£3.80£3.81£3.60Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£472£474£448£320£321£303Penistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£125£126£119Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£70£71£67£41£41£39Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£615£617£583£608£611£577Penistone and Stocksbridge
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£144£144£136£179£180£170Macclesfield
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£158£159£150Penistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.82£4.84£4.57£4.15£4.17£3.94Penistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.02£4.03£3.81£1.53£1.54£1.45Penistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.52£8.55£8.08£6.29£6.32£5.97Penistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026244.3230.8Penistone and Stocksbridge
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.314.9Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.028.5Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202670.948.6Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202684.374.2Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202615.58.9Penistone and Stocksbridge

Total

Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Macclesfield 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

Penistone and Stocksbridge Macclesfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £423.8m, Macclesfield £427.6mMacclesfield: £427.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £423.8mMacclesfield: £429.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £425.6mMacclesfield: £405.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £402.0m

    £423.8m£425.6m£402.0mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£427.6m£429.4m£405.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £273.2m, Macclesfield £285.0mMacclesfield: £285.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £273.2mMacclesfield: £286.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £274.4mMacclesfield: £270.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £259.2m

    £273.2m£274.4m£259.2mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£285.0m£286.2m£270.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £80.5m, Macclesfield £80.3mMacclesfield: £80.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.5mMacclesfield: £80.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £80.8mMacclesfield: £76.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £76.3m

    £80.5m£80.8m£76.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£80.3m£80.7m£76.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £249.9m, Macclesfield £264.8mMacclesfield: £264.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £249.9mMacclesfield: £265.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £251.0mMacclesfield: £251.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £237.1m

    £249.9m£251.0m£237.1mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£264.8m£265.9m£251.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.9m, Macclesfield £5.9mMacclesfield: £5.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mMacclesfield: £5.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.9mMacclesfield: £5.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£5.9m£5.9m£5.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £15.9m, Macclesfield £13.9mMacclesfield: £13.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.9mMacclesfield: £14.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.0mMacclesfield: £13.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.49m, Macclesfield £0.38mMacclesfield: £0.38mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mMacclesfield: £0.38mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.49mMacclesfield: £0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £42.7m, Macclesfield £31.6mMacclesfield: £31.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.7mMacclesfield: £31.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £42.9mMacclesfield: £30.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £40.5m

    £42.7m£42.9m£40.5mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.6m, Macclesfield £12.3mMacclesfield: £12.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.6mMacclesfield: £12.4mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.7mMacclesfield: £11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.9m

    £13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £6.4m, Macclesfield £4.1mMacclesfield: £4.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mMacclesfield: £4.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.4mMacclesfield: £3.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £6.0m

    £6.4m£6.4m£6.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£4.1m£4.1m£3.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £55.6m, Macclesfield £60.1mMacclesfield: £60.1mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.6mMacclesfield: £60.3mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £55.8mMacclesfield: £57.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £52.7m

    £55.6m£55.8m£52.7mMacclesfield is higherDepends on how you count£60.1m£60.3m£57.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £13.0m, Macclesfield £17.7mMacclesfield: £17.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mMacclesfield: £17.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £13.0mMacclesfield: £16.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £12.3m

    £13.0m£13.0m£12.3mMacclesfield is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £17.7m, Macclesfield £15.6mMacclesfield: £15.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.7mMacclesfield: £15.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £17.8mMacclesfield: £14.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.44m, Macclesfield £0.41mMacclesfield: £0.41mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mMacclesfield: £0.41mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.44mMacclesfield: £0.39mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.41m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.41mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.41m£0.41m£0.39m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.36m, Macclesfield £0.15mMacclesfield: £0.15mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mMacclesfield: £0.15mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.36mMacclesfield: £0.14mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.15m£0.15m£0.14m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge £0.77m, Macclesfield £0.62mMacclesfield: £0.62mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mMacclesfield: £0.62mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.77mMacclesfield: £0.59mPenistone and Stocksbridge: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPenistone and Stocksbridge is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 22,087, Macclesfield 22,792Macclesfield: 22,792Penistone and Stocksbridge: 22,087

    22,087Macclesfield is higherDepends on how you count22,792

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,921, Macclesfield 1,469Macclesfield: 1,469Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,921

    1,921Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher1,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 3,341, Macclesfield 2,814Macclesfield: 2,814Penistone and Stocksbridge: 3,341

    3,341Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher2,814

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 6,411, Macclesfield 4,796Macclesfield: 4,796Penistone and Stocksbridge: 6,411

    6,411Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher4,796

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 7,623, Macclesfield 7,326Macclesfield: 7,326Penistone and Stocksbridge: 7,623

    7,623Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher7,326

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Penistone and Stocksbridge 1,402, Macclesfield 876Macclesfield: 876Penistone and Stocksbridge: 1,402

    1,402Penistone and Stocksbridge is higher876

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Penistone and Stocksbridge and Macclesfield, total
MeasurePenistone and StocksbridgeMacclesfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£423.8m£425.6m£402.0m£427.6m£429.4m£405.6mMacclesfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£273.2m£274.4m£259.2m£285.0m£286.2m£270.4mMacclesfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£80.5m£80.8m£76.3m£80.3m£80.7m£76.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£249.9m£251.0m£237.1m£264.8m£265.9m£251.2mMacclesfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£5.9m£5.9m£5.6mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.38m£0.38m£0.36mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£42.7m£42.9m£40.5m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.4m£6.4m£6.0m£4.1m£4.1m£3.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£55.6m£55.8m£52.7m£60.1m£60.3m£57.0mMacclesfield
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.0m£13.0m£12.3m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mMacclesfield
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m£0.41m£0.41m£0.39mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.15m£0.15m£0.14mPenistone and Stocksbridge
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.62m£0.62m£0.59mPenistone and Stocksbridge
State Pensiontotal, March 202622,08722,792Macclesfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,9211,469Penistone and Stocksbridge
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3412,814Penistone and Stocksbridge
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,4114,796Penistone and Stocksbridge
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,6237,326Penistone and Stocksbridge
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,402876Penistone and Stocksbridge

Sources

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

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