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Peterborough and Halifax

132,644 and 111,349 residents (mid-2024).

Peterborough is higher than Halifax on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 16 of 22 in total.

On 9 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

Peterborough is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Halifax 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Peterborough £4,543, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Peterborough: £4,543Halifax: £4,938Peterborough: £4,563Halifax: £4,664Peterborough: £4,310

    £4,543£4,563£4,310Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£4,917£4,938£4,664

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £12,851, Halifax £12,958Halifax: £12,958Peterborough: £12,851Halifax: £13,013Peterborough: £12,906Halifax: £12,291Peterborough: £12,190

    £12,851£12,906£12,190Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£12,958£13,013£12,291

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £2,965, Halifax £2,995Halifax: £2,995Peterborough: £2,965Halifax: £3,007Peterborough: £2,978Halifax: £2,841Peterborough: £2,812

    £2,965£2,978£2,812Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£2,995£3,007£2,841

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £11,092, Halifax £11,601Halifax: £11,601Peterborough: £11,092Halifax: £11,651Peterborough: £11,139Halifax: £11,004Peterborough: £10,521

    £11,092£11,139£10,521Halifax is higher£11,601£11,651£11,004

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £886, Halifax £567Halifax: £567Peterborough: £886Halifax: £570Peterborough: £890Halifax: £538Peterborough: £841

    £886£890£841Peterborough is higher£567£570£538

  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: Peterborough £831, Halifax £754Halifax: £754Peterborough: £831Halifax: £757Peterborough: £834Halifax: £715Peterborough: £788

    £831£834£788Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£754£757£715

  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: Peterborough £42, Halifax £35Halifax: £35Peterborough: £42Halifax: £35Peterborough: £42Halifax: £33Peterborough: £40

    £42£42£40Peterborough is higher£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £523, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Peterborough: £523Halifax: £582Peterborough: £525Halifax: £549Peterborough: £496

    £523£525£496Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £133, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Peterborough: £133Halifax: £161Peterborough: £134Halifax: £153Peterborough: £127

    £133£134£127Halifax is higher£161£161£153

  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: Peterborough £173, Halifax £190Halifax: £190Peterborough: £173Halifax: £191Peterborough: £174Halifax: £180Peterborough: £164

    £173£174£164Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £2,463, Halifax £2,424Halifax: £2,424Peterborough: £2,463Halifax: £2,434Peterborough: £2,473Halifax: £2,299Peterborough: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336Peterborough is higher£2,424£2,434£2,299

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Peterborough £253, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Peterborough: £253Halifax: £210Peterborough: £254Halifax: £198Peterborough: £240

    £253£254£240Peterborough is higher£209£210£198

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £315, Halifax £367Halifax: £367Peterborough: £315Halifax: £369Peterborough: £316Halifax: £348Peterborough: £299

    £315£316£299Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£367£369£348

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £5.40, Halifax £6.92Halifax: £6.92Peterborough: £5.40Halifax: £6.95Peterborough: £5.42Halifax: £6.56Peterborough: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Halifax is higher£6.92£6.95£6.56

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £8.41, Halifax £7.26Halifax: £7.26Peterborough: £8.41Halifax: £7.29Peterborough: £8.45Halifax: £6.89Peterborough: £7.98

    £8.41£8.45£7.98Peterborough is higher£7.26£7.29£6.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Peterborough £6.47, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.47Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.50Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Halifax is higher£11

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 980.4, Halifax 1,033.6Halifax: 1,033.6Peterborough: 980.4

    980.4Halifax is higher1,033.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 169.4, Halifax 136.8Halifax: 136.8Peterborough: 169.4

    169.4Peterborough is higher136.8

  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: Peterborough 166.0, Halifax 160.3Halifax: 160.3Peterborough: 166.0

    166.0Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count160.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 75.3, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Peterborough: 75.3

    75.3Halifax is higher89.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Peterborough 288.3, Halifax 281.7Halifax: 281.7Peterborough: 288.3

    288.3Peterborough is higher281.7

  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: Peterborough 38.3, Halifax 43.8Halifax: 43.8Peterborough: 38.3

    38.3Halifax is higherDepends on how you count43.8

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Peterborough and Halifax, per person in the age group
MeasurePeterboroughHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,543£4,563£4,310£4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,851£12,906£12,190£12,958£13,013£12,291Halifax
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,965£2,978£2,812£2,995£3,007£2,841Halifax
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,092£11,139£10,521£11,601£11,651£11,004Halifax
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£886£890£841£567£570£538Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£831£834£788£754£757£715Peterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£35£35£33Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£523£525£496£579£582£549Halifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£134£127£161£161£153Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£173£174£164£190£191£180Halifax
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,424£2,434£2,299Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£209£210£198Peterborough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£315£316£299£367£369£348Halifax
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£6.92£6.95£6.56Halifax
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.41£8.45£7.98£7.26£7.29£6.89Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026980.41,033.6Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.4136.8Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.0160.3Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.389.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026288.3281.7Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.343.8Halifax

Per resident

Peterborough is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Halifax on 15. 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 Halifax

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Peterborough £4,543, Halifax £4,917Halifax: £4,917Peterborough: £4,543Halifax: £4,938Peterborough: £4,563Halifax: £4,664Peterborough: £4,310

    £4,543£4,563£4,310Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£4,917£4,938£4,664

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Peterborough £1,776, Halifax £2,103Halifax: £2,103Peterborough: £1,776Halifax: £2,112Peterborough: £1,784Halifax: £1,995Peterborough: £1,685

    £1,776£1,784£1,685Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£2,103£2,112£1,995

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Peterborough £1,852, Halifax £1,854Halifax: £1,854Peterborough: £1,852Halifax: £1,862Peterborough: £1,860Halifax: £1,759Peterborough: £1,756

    £1,852£1,860£1,756Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£1,854£1,862£1,759

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Peterborough £1,533, Halifax £1,883Halifax: £1,883Peterborough: £1,533Halifax: £1,891Peterborough: £1,539Halifax: £1,786Peterborough: £1,454

    £1,533£1,539£1,454Halifax is higher£1,883£1,891£1,786

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Peterborough £122, Halifax £92Halifax: £92Peterborough: £122Halifax: £92Peterborough: £123Halifax: £87Peterborough: £116

    £122£123£116Peterborough is higher£92£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £115, Halifax £122Halifax: £122Peterborough: £115Halifax: £123Peterborough: £115Halifax: £116Peterborough: £109

    £115£115£109Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£122£123£116

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Peterborough £5.79, Halifax £5.72Halifax: £5.72Peterborough: £5.79Halifax: £5.75Peterborough: £5.81Halifax: £5.43Peterborough: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Peterborough is higher£5.72£5.75£5.43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £523, Halifax £579Halifax: £579Peterborough: £523Halifax: £582Peterborough: £525Halifax: £549Peterborough: £496

    £523£525£496Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £133, Halifax £161Halifax: £161Peterborough: £133Halifax: £161Peterborough: £134Halifax: £153Peterborough: £127

    £133£134£127Halifax is higher£161£161£153

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Peterborough £108, Halifax £117Halifax: £117Peterborough: £108Halifax: £118Peterborough: £109Halifax: £111Peterborough: £103

    £108£109£103Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£117£118£111

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Peterborough £1,538, Halifax £1,500Halifax: £1,500Peterborough: £1,538Halifax: £1,507Peterborough: £1,545Halifax: £1,423Peterborough: £1,459

    £1,538£1,545£1,459Peterborough is higher£1,500£1,507£1,423

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Peterborough £253, Halifax £209Halifax: £209Peterborough: £253Halifax: £210Peterborough: £254Halifax: £198Peterborough: £240

    £253£254£240Peterborough is higher£209£210£198

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Peterborough £197, Halifax £227Halifax: £227Peterborough: £197Halifax: £228Peterborough: £198Halifax: £216Peterborough: £187

    £197£198£187Halifax is higherDepends on how you count£227£228£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Peterborough £3.37, Halifax £4.28Halifax: £4.28Peterborough: £3.37Halifax: £4.30Peterborough: £3.39Halifax: £4.06Peterborough: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Halifax is higher£4.28£4.30£4.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Peterborough £5.25, Halifax £4.49Halifax: £4.49Peterborough: £5.25Halifax: £4.51Peterborough: £5.27Halifax: £4.26Peterborough: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Peterborough is higher£4.49£4.51£4.26

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Peterborough £6.47, Halifax £11Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.47Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.50Halifax: £11Peterborough: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Halifax is higher£11

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 135.5, Halifax 167.8Halifax: 167.8Peterborough: 135.5

    135.5Halifax is higher167.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 23.4, Halifax 22.2Halifax: 22.2Peterborough: 23.4

    23.4Peterborough is higher22.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 22.9, Halifax 26.0Halifax: 26.0Peterborough: 22.9

    22.9Halifax is higherDepends on how you count26.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 75.3, Halifax 89.8Halifax: 89.8Peterborough: 75.3

    75.3Halifax is higher89.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 180.0, Halifax 174.4Halifax: 174.4Peterborough: 180.0

    180.0Peterborough is higher174.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 23.9, Halifax 27.1Halifax: 27.1Peterborough: 23.9

    23.9Halifax is higherDepends on how you count27.1

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Peterborough and Halifax, per resident
MeasurePeterboroughHalifaxHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,543£4,563£4,310£4,917£4,938£4,664Halifax
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,776£1,784£1,685£2,103£2,112£1,995Halifax
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,852£1,860£1,756£1,854£1,862£1,759Halifax
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,533£1,539£1,454£1,883£1,891£1,786Halifax
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£92£92£87Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£122£123£116Halifax
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£5.72£5.75£5.43Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£523£525£496£579£582£549Halifax
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£134£127£161£161£153Halifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£117£118£111Halifax
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,538£1,545£1,459£1,500£1,507£1,423Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£209£210£198Peterborough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£227£228£216Halifax
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£4.28£4.30£4.06Halifax
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£4.49£4.51£4.26Peterborough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£11Halifax
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026135.5167.8Halifax
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.422.2Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.926.0Halifax
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.389.8Halifax
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026180.0174.4Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.927.1Halifax

Total

Peterborough is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Halifax 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

Peterborough Halifax

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Peterborough £602.7m, Halifax £547.5mHalifax: £547.5mPeterborough: £602.7mHalifax: £549.9mPeterborough: £605.2mHalifax: £519.4mPeterborough: £571.6m

    £602.7m£605.2m£571.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£547.5m£549.9m£519.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Peterborough £235.6m, Halifax £234.2mHalifax: £234.2mPeterborough: £235.6mHalifax: £235.2mPeterborough: £236.6mHalifax: £222.1mPeterborough: £223.5m

    £235.6m£236.6m£223.5mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£234.2m£235.2m£222.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Peterborough £245.6m, Halifax £206.4mHalifax: £206.4mPeterborough: £245.6mHalifax: £207.3mPeterborough: £246.7mHalifax: £195.8mPeterborough: £233.0m

    £245.6m£246.7m£233.0mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£206.4m£207.3m£195.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Peterborough £203.3m, Halifax £209.7mHalifax: £209.7mPeterborough: £203.3mHalifax: £210.6mPeterborough: £204.2mHalifax: £198.9mPeterborough: £192.9m

    £203.3m£204.2m£192.9mHalifax is higher£209.7m£210.6m£198.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Peterborough £16.2m, Halifax £10.3mHalifax: £10.3mPeterborough: £16.2mHalifax: £10.3mPeterborough: £16.3mHalifax: £9.7mPeterborough: £15.4m

    £16.2m£16.3m£15.4mPeterborough is higher£10.3m£10.3m£9.7m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £15.2m, Halifax £13.6mHalifax: £13.6mPeterborough: £15.2mHalifax: £13.7mPeterborough: £15.3mHalifax: £12.9mPeterborough: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.7m£12.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Peterborough £0.77m, Halifax £0.64mHalifax: £0.64mPeterborough: £0.77mHalifax: £0.64mPeterborough: £0.77mHalifax: £0.60mPeterborough: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPeterborough is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £69.3m, Halifax £64.5mHalifax: £64.5mPeterborough: £69.3mHalifax: £64.8mPeterborough: £69.6mHalifax: £61.2mPeterborough: £65.8m

    £69.3m£69.6m£65.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£64.5m£64.8m£61.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £17.7m, Halifax £17.9mHalifax: £17.9mPeterborough: £17.7mHalifax: £18.0mPeterborough: £17.8mHalifax: £17.0mPeterborough: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mHalifax is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Peterborough £14.3m, Halifax £13.1mHalifax: £13.1mPeterborough: £14.3mHalifax: £13.1mPeterborough: £14.4mHalifax: £12.4mPeterborough: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Peterborough £204.0m, Halifax £167.1mHalifax: £167.1mPeterborough: £204.0mHalifax: £167.8mPeterborough: £204.9mHalifax: £158.5mPeterborough: £193.5m

    £204.0m£204.9m£193.5mPeterborough is higher£167.1m£167.8m£158.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Peterborough £33.6m, Halifax £23.3mHalifax: £23.3mPeterborough: £33.6mHalifax: £23.4mPeterborough: £33.7mHalifax: £22.1mPeterborough: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.7m£31.9mPeterborough is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Peterborough £26.1m, Halifax £25.3mHalifax: £25.3mPeterborough: £26.1mHalifax: £25.4mPeterborough: £26.2mHalifax: £24.0mPeterborough: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£25.3m£25.4m£24.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Peterborough £0.45m, Halifax £0.48mHalifax: £0.48mPeterborough: £0.45mHalifax: £0.48mPeterborough: £0.45mHalifax: £0.45mPeterborough: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mHalifax is higher£0.48m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Peterborough £0.70m, Halifax £0.50mHalifax: £0.50mPeterborough: £0.70mHalifax: £0.50mPeterborough: £0.70mHalifax: £0.47mPeterborough: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPeterborough is higher£0.50m£0.50m£0.47m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Peterborough £0.86m, Halifax £1.3mHalifax: £1.3mPeterborough: £0.86mHalifax: £1.3mPeterborough: £0.86mHalifax: £1.2mPeterborough: £0.81m

    £0.86m£0.86m£0.81mHalifax is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Peterborough 17,973, Halifax 18,681Halifax: 18,681Peterborough: 17,973

    17,973Halifax is higher18,681

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Peterborough 3,105, Halifax 2,472Halifax: 2,472Peterborough: 3,105

    3,105Peterborough is higher2,472

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Peterborough 3,043, Halifax 2,897Halifax: 2,897Peterborough: 3,043

    3,043Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count2,897

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Peterborough 9,994, Halifax 9,995Halifax: 9,995Peterborough: 9,994

    9,994Halifax is higher9,995

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Peterborough 23,880, Halifax 19,419Halifax: 19,419Peterborough: 23,880

    23,880Peterborough is higher19,419

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Peterborough 3,176, Halifax 3,018Halifax: 3,018Peterborough: 3,176

    3,176Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count3,018

Show the numbers
Peterborough and Halifax, total
MeasurePeterboroughHalifaxHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£602.7m£605.2m£571.6m£547.5m£549.9m£519.4mPeterborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£235.6m£236.6m£223.5m£234.2m£235.2m£222.1mPeterborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£245.6m£246.7m£233.0m£206.4m£207.3m£195.8mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.3m£204.2m£192.9m£209.7m£210.6m£198.9mHalifax
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m£10.3m£10.3m£9.7mPeterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£13.6m£13.7m£12.9mPeterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mPeterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.3m£69.6m£65.8m£64.5m£64.8m£61.2mPeterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mHalifax
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mPeterborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£204.0m£204.9m£193.5m£167.1m£167.8m£158.5mPeterborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m£23.3m£23.4m£22.1mPeterborough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£25.3m£25.4m£24.0mPeterborough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.48m£0.48m£0.45mHalifax
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.50m£0.50m£0.47mPeterborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mHalifax
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,97318,681Halifax
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1052,472Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0432,897Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9949,995Halifax
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,88019,419Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,1763,018Peterborough

Sources

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

  1. 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.
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  3. 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.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.