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Peterborough and Dewsbury and Batley
Peterborough is higher than Dewsbury and Batley on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 11 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.
Per person in the age group
Peterborough is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Dewsbury and Batley 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
Peterborough Dewsbury and Batley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,543£4,563£4,310Peterborough is higher£4,359£4,378£4,135
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,851£12,906£12,190Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£13,077£13,133£12,405
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,965£2,978£2,812Peterborough is higher£2,897£2,909£2,748
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,092£11,139£10,521Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£11,418£11,467£10,831
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£886£890£841Peterborough is higher£833£836£790
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£831£834£788Peterborough is higher£778£782£738
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£42£42£40Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£48£48£45
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£523£525£496Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£559£562£531
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£133£134£127Peterborough is higher£129£129£122
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£173£174£164Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£194£195£184
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,463£2,473£2,336Peterborough is higher£2,324£2,334£2,204
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£253£254£240Peterborough is higher£169£169£160
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£315£316£299Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£360£362£342
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.40£5.42£5.12Dewsbury and Batley is higher£8.25£8.29£7.83
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.41£8.45£7.98Dewsbury and Batley is higher£11£11£10
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough is higher£5.82£5.84£5.52
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
980.4Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count1,009.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
169.4Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count180.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
166.0Peterborough is higher163.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
75.3Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count83.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
288.3Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count309.5
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
38.3Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count44.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Peterborough | Dewsbury and Batley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,543£4,563£4,310 | £4,359£4,378£4,135 | Peterborough |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,851£12,906£12,190 | £13,077£13,133£12,405 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,965£2,978£2,812 | £2,897£2,909£2,748 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,092£11,139£10,521 | £11,418£11,467£10,831 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £886£890£841 | £833£836£790 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £831£834£788 | £778£782£738 | Peterborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £42£42£40 | £48£48£45 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £523£525£496 | £559£562£531 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £133£134£127 | £129£129£122 | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £173£174£164 | £194£195£184 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,463£2,473£2,336 | £2,324£2,334£2,204 | Peterborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £253£254£240 | £169£169£160 | Peterborough |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £315£316£299 | £360£362£342 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | £8.25£8.29£7.83 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.41£8.45£7.98 | £11£11£10 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.47£6.50£6.14 | £5.82£5.84£5.52 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 980.4 | 1,009.3 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 169.4 | 180.7 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 166.0 | 163.2 | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 75.3 | 83.6 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 288.3 | 309.5 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 38.3 | 44.9 | Dewsbury and Batley |
Per resident
Peterborough is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Dewsbury and Batley on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11
Peterborough Dewsbury and Batley
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,543£4,563£4,310Peterborough is higher£4,359£4,378£4,135
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,776£1,784£1,685Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,852£1,860£1,756Peterborough is higher£1,851£1,859£1,756
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,533£1,539£1,454Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£1,437£1,443£1,363
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£122£123£116Peterborough is higher£105£105£99
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£115£115£109Peterborough is higher£98£98£93
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.79£5.81£5.49Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£6.03£6.06£5.72
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£523£525£496Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£559£562£531
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£133£134£127Peterborough is higher£129£129£122
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£108£109£103Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£124£125£118
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,538£1,545£1,459Peterborough is higher£1,485£1,491£1,409
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£253£254£240Peterborough is higher£169£169£160
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count£230£231£218
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.37£3.39£3.20Dewsbury and Batley is higher£5.27£5.29£5.00
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.25£5.27£4.98Dewsbury and Batley is higher£6.76£6.79£6.41
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough is higher£5.82£5.84£5.52
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
135.5Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count127.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.4Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count22.7
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.9Peterborough is higher20.5
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
75.3Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count83.6
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
180.0Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count197.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.9Dewsbury and Batley is higherDepends on how you count28.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Peterborough | Dewsbury and Batley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,543£4,563£4,310 | £4,359£4,378£4,135 | Peterborough |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,776£1,784£1,685 | £1,646£1,653£1,561 | Peterborough |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,852£1,860£1,756 | £1,851£1,859£1,756 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,533£1,539£1,454 | £1,437£1,443£1,363 | Peterborough |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £105£105£99 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £115£115£109 | £98£98£93 | Peterborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | £6.03£6.06£5.72 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £523£525£496 | £559£562£531 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £133£134£127 | £129£129£122 | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £108£109£103 | £124£125£118 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,538£1,545£1,459 | £1,485£1,491£1,409 | Peterborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £253£254£240 | £169£169£160 | Peterborough |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £230£231£218 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | £5.27£5.29£5.00 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.25£5.27£4.98 | £6.76£6.79£6.41 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.47£6.50£6.14 | £5.82£5.84£5.52 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 135.5 | 127.0 | Peterborough |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.4 | 22.7 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.9 | 20.5 | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 75.3 | 83.6 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 180.0 | 197.8 | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.9 | 28.7 | Dewsbury and Batley |
Total
Peterborough is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Dewsbury and Batley 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
Peterborough Dewsbury and Batley
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£602.7m£605.2m£571.6mPeterborough is higher£465.8m£467.8m£441.8m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£235.6m£236.6m£223.5mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£175.8m£176.6m£166.8m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£245.6m£246.7m£233.0mPeterborough is higher£197.8m£198.7m£187.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£203.3m£204.2m£192.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£153.5m£154.2m£145.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mPeterborough is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPeterborough is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£69.3m£69.6m£65.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPeterborough is higher£13.7m£13.8m£13.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£204.0m£204.9m£193.5mPeterborough is higher£158.7m£159.4m£150.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£33.6m£33.7m£31.9mPeterborough is higher£18.0m£18.1m£17.1m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mDewsbury and Batley is higher£0.56m£0.57m£0.53m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mDewsbury and Batley is higher£0.72m£0.73m£0.68m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.86m£0.86m£0.81mPeterborough is higher£0.62m£0.62m£0.59m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,973Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count13,571
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,105Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count2,430
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,043Peterborough is higher2,194
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,994Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count8,931
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
23,880Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count21,135
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,176Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count3,064
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| Measure | Peterborough | Dewsbury and Batley | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £602.7m£605.2m£571.6m | £465.8m£467.8m£441.8m | Peterborough |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £235.6m£236.6m£223.5m | £175.8m£176.6m£166.8m | Peterborough |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £245.6m£246.7m£233.0m | £197.8m£198.7m£187.6m | Peterborough |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £203.3m£204.2m£192.9m | £153.5m£154.2m£145.6m | Peterborough |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | £11.2m£11.2m£10.6m | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.2m£15.3m£14.4m | £10.5m£10.5m£9.9m | Peterborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | £0.64m£0.65m£0.61m | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £69.3m£69.6m£65.8m | £59.8m£60.0m£56.7m | Peterborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.7m£17.8m£16.8m | £13.7m£13.8m£13.0m | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.3m£14.4m£13.6m | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | Peterborough |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £204.0m£204.9m£193.5m | £158.7m£159.4m£150.5m | Peterborough |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £33.6m£33.7m£31.9m | £18.0m£18.1m£17.1m | Peterborough |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £26.1m£26.2m£24.8m | £24.6m£24.7m£23.3m | Peterborough |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | £0.56m£0.57m£0.53m | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.70m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.72m£0.73m£0.68m | Dewsbury and Batley |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.86m£0.86m£0.81m | £0.62m£0.62m£0.59m | Peterborough |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,973 | 13,571 | Peterborough |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,105 | 2,430 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,043 | 2,194 | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,994 | 8,931 | Peterborough |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 23,880 | 21,135 | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,176 | 3,064 | Peterborough |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.