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Peterborough and Leeds East
Peterborough is higher than Leeds East on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.
On 10 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 11 of 22 measures, and Leeds East on 11. 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 Leeds East
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,543£4,563£4,310Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£4,660£4,680£4,421
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£12,851£12,906£12,190Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£13,023£13,078£12,353
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,965£2,978£2,812Peterborough is higher£2,900£2,913£2,751
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,092£11,139£10,521Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£11,494£11,542£10,902
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£886£890£841Peterborough is higher£693£696£657
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£831£834£788Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count£798£802£757
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£42£42£40Peterborough is higher£38£38£36
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£523£525£496Peterborough is higher£521£523£494
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£133£134£127Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£136£136£129
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£173£174£164Peterborough is higher£145£146£138
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,463£2,473£2,336Peterborough is higher£2,350£2,360£2,229
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£253£254£240Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£315£316£299Leeds East is higher£388£389£368
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£5.40£5.42£5.12Leeds East is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.41£8.45£7.98Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£9.14£9.18£8.67
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
980.4Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count1,016.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
169.4Peterborough is higher152.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
166.0Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count169.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
75.3Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count80.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
288.3Peterborough is higher278.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
38.3Peterborough is higher32.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Peterborough | Leeds East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,543£4,563£4,310 | £4,660£4,680£4,421 | Leeds East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £12,851£12,906£12,190 | £13,023£13,078£12,353 | Leeds East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,965£2,978£2,812 | £2,900£2,913£2,751 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,092£11,139£10,521 | £11,494£11,542£10,902 | Leeds East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £886£890£841 | £693£696£657 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £831£834£788 | £798£802£757 | Peterborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £42£42£40 | £38£38£36 | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £523£525£496 | £521£523£494 | Peterborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £133£134£127 | £136£136£129 | Leeds East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £173£174£164 | £145£146£138 | Peterborough |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,463£2,473£2,336 | £2,350£2,360£2,229 | Peterborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £253£254£240 | £266£267£252 | Leeds East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £315£316£299 | £388£389£368 | Leeds East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £5.40£5.42£5.12 | £8.53£8.57£8.09 | Leeds East |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.41£8.45£7.98 | £9.14£9.18£8.67 | Leeds East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.47£6.50£6.14 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 980.4 | 1,016.6 | Leeds East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 169.4 | 152.5 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 166.0 | 169.2 | Leeds East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 75.3 | 80.2 | Leeds East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 288.3 | 278.8 | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 38.3 | 32.9 | Peterborough |
Per resident
Peterborough is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Leeds East 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
Peterborough Leeds East
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,543£4,563£4,310Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£4,660£4,680£4,421
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,776£1,784£1,685Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£1,920£1,928£1,821
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,852£1,860£1,756Peterborough is higher£1,813£1,821£1,720
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,533£1,539£1,454Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£1,694£1,702£1,607
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£122£123£116Peterborough is higher£102£103£97
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£115£115£109Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£118£118£112
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.79£5.81£5.49Peterborough is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£523£525£496Peterborough is higher£521£523£494
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£133£134£127Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£136£136£129
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£108£109£103Peterborough is higher£91£91£86
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,538£1,545£1,459Peterborough is higher£1,469£1,475£1,393
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£253£254£240Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£197£198£187Leeds East is higher£242£243£230
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£3.37£3.39£3.20Leeds East is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.25£5.27£4.98Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
135.5Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count149.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.4Peterborough is higher22.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
22.9Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count25.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
75.3Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count80.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
180.0Peterborough is higher174.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
23.9Peterborough is higher20.6
Show the numbers
| Measure | Peterborough | Leeds East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,543£4,563£4,310 | £4,660£4,680£4,421 | Leeds East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,776£1,784£1,685 | £1,920£1,928£1,821 | Leeds East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,852£1,860£1,756 | £1,813£1,821£1,720 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,533£1,539£1,454 | £1,694£1,702£1,607 | Leeds East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £122£123£116 | £102£103£97 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £115£115£109 | £118£118£112 | Leeds East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.79£5.81£5.49 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £523£525£496 | £521£523£494 | Peterborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £133£134£127 | £136£136£129 | Leeds East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £108£109£103 | £91£91£86 | Peterborough |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,538£1,545£1,459 | £1,469£1,475£1,393 | Peterborough |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £253£254£240 | £266£267£252 | Leeds East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £197£198£187 | £242£243£230 | Leeds East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £3.37£3.39£3.20 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | Leeds East |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.25£5.27£4.98 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | Leeds East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £6.47£6.50£6.14 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Peterborough |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 135.5 | 149.9 | Leeds East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.4 | 22.5 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 22.9 | 25.0 | Leeds East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 75.3 | 80.2 | Leeds East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 180.0 | 174.3 | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 23.9 | 20.6 | Peterborough |
Total
Peterborough is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Leeds East 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 Leeds East
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£602.7m£605.2m£571.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£551.6m£554.0m£523.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£235.6m£236.6m£223.5mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£227.2m£228.2m£215.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£245.6m£246.7m£233.0mPeterborough is higher£214.6m£215.5m£203.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£203.3m£204.2m£192.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£200.6m£201.4m£190.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£16.2m£16.3m£15.4mPeterborough is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPeterborough is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£69.3m£69.6m£65.8mPeterborough is higher£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£14.3m£14.4m£13.6mPeterborough is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£204.0m£204.9m£193.5mPeterborough is higher£173.9m£174.6m£164.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£33.6m£33.7m£31.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.6m£29.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£26.1m£26.2m£24.8mLeeds East is higher£28.7m£28.8m£27.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.45m£0.45m£0.42mLeeds East is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.86m£0.86m£0.81mPeterborough is higher£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,973Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count17,738
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
3,105Peterborough is higher2,661
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,043Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count2,953
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,994Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count9,491
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
23,880Peterborough is higher20,627
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,176Peterborough is higher2,433
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| Measure | Peterborough | Leeds East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £602.7m£605.2m£571.6m | £551.6m£554.0m£523.2m | Peterborough |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £235.6m£236.6m£223.5m | £227.2m£228.2m£215.5m | Peterborough |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £245.6m£246.7m£233.0m | £214.6m£215.5m£203.6m | Peterborough |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £203.3m£204.2m£192.9m | £200.6m£201.4m£190.2m | Peterborough |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £16.2m£16.3m£15.4m | £12.1m£12.1m£11.5m | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.2m£15.3m£14.4m | £13.9m£14.0m£13.2m | Peterborough |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.77m£0.77m£0.73m | £0.67m£0.67m£0.63m | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £69.3m£69.6m£65.8m | £61.6m£61.9m£58.5m | Peterborough |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.7m£17.8m£16.8m | £16.1m£16.1m£15.2m | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £14.3m£14.4m£13.6m | £10.7m£10.8m£10.2m | Peterborough |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £204.0m£204.9m£193.5m | £173.9m£174.6m£164.9m | Peterborough |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £33.6m£33.7m£31.9m | £31.5m£31.6m£29.8m | Peterborough |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £26.1m£26.2m£24.8m | £28.7m£28.8m£27.2m | Leeds East |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.45m£0.45m£0.42m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Leeds East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.70m£0.70m£0.66m | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | Peterborough |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.86m£0.86m£0.81m | £0.63m£0.64m£0.60m | Peterborough |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,973 | 17,738 | Peterborough |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 3,105 | 2,661 | Peterborough |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,043 | 2,953 | Peterborough |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,994 | 9,491 | Peterborough |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 23,880 | 20,627 | Peterborough |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,176 | 2,433 | 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.