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Peterborough and Rochdale

132,644 and 108,019 residents (mid-2024).

Peterborough is higher than Rochdale on 4 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 15 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 4 of 22 measures, and Rochdale on 18. 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 Rochdale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Peterborough £4,543, Rochdale £4,722Rochdale: £4,722Peterborough: £4,543Rochdale: £4,742Peterborough: £4,563Rochdale: £4,479Peterborough: £4,310

    £4,543£4,563£4,310Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,722£4,742£4,479

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £12,851, Rochdale £13,281Rochdale: £13,281Peterborough: £12,851Rochdale: £13,338Peterborough: £12,906Rochdale: £12,598Peterborough: £12,190

    £12,851£12,906£12,190Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£13,281£13,338£12,598

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £2,965, Rochdale £2,966Rochdale: £2,966Peterborough: £2,965Rochdale: £2,979Peterborough: £2,978Rochdale: £2,814Peterborough: £2,812

    £2,965£2,978£2,812Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£2,966£2,979£2,814

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £11,092, Rochdale £11,591Rochdale: £11,591Peterborough: £11,092Rochdale: £11,640Peterborough: £11,139Rochdale: £10,994Peterborough: £10,521

    £11,092£11,139£10,521Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£11,591£11,640£10,994

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £886, Rochdale £845Rochdale: £845Peterborough: £886Rochdale: £849Peterborough: £890Rochdale: £802Peterborough: £841

    £886£890£841Peterborough is higher£845£849£802

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £831, Rochdale £798Rochdale: £798Peterborough: £831Rochdale: £801Peterborough: £834Rochdale: £757Peterborough: £788

    £831£834£788Peterborough is higher£798£801£757

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Peterborough £42, Rochdale £47Rochdale: £47Peterborough: £42Rochdale: £47Peterborough: £42Rochdale: £44Peterborough: £40

    £42£42£40Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£47£47£44

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £523, Rochdale £564Rochdale: £564Peterborough: £523Rochdale: £566Peterborough: £525Rochdale: £535Peterborough: £496

    £523£525£496Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£564£566£535

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £133, Rochdale £178Rochdale: £178Peterborough: £133Rochdale: £179Peterborough: £134Rochdale: £169Peterborough: £127

    £133£134£127Rochdale is higher£178£179£169

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £173, Rochdale £179Rochdale: £179Peterborough: £173Rochdale: £180Peterborough: £174Rochdale: £170Peterborough: £164

    £173£174£164Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£179£180£170

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £2,463, Rochdale £2,336Rochdale: £2,336Peterborough: £2,463Rochdale: £2,346Peterborough: £2,473Rochdale: £2,216Peterborough: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336Peterborough is higher£2,336£2,346£2,216

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Peterborough £253, Rochdale £283Rochdale: £283Peterborough: £253Rochdale: £284Peterborough: £254Rochdale: £268Peterborough: £240

    £253£254£240Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £315, Rochdale £433Rochdale: £433Peterborough: £315Rochdale: £435Peterborough: £316Rochdale: £411Peterborough: £299

    £315£316£299Rochdale is higher£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £5.40, Rochdale £7.82Rochdale: £7.82Peterborough: £5.40Rochdale: £7.86Peterborough: £5.42Rochdale: £7.42Peterborough: £5.12

    £5.40£5.42£5.12Rochdale is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Peterborough £8.41, Rochdale £9.83Rochdale: £9.83Peterborough: £8.41Rochdale: £9.87Peterborough: £8.45Rochdale: £9.32Peterborough: £7.98

    £8.41£8.45£7.98Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£9.83£9.87£9.32

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Peterborough £6.47, Rochdale £5.62Rochdale: £5.62Peterborough: £6.47Rochdale: £5.64Peterborough: £6.50Rochdale: £5.33Peterborough: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 980.4, Rochdale 1,030.0Rochdale: 1,030.0Peterborough: 980.4

    980.4Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count1,030.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 169.4, Rochdale 181.4Rochdale: 181.4Peterborough: 169.4

    169.4Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count181.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Peterborough 166.0, Rochdale 176.1Rochdale: 176.1Peterborough: 166.0

    166.0Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count176.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 75.3, Rochdale 86.4Rochdale: 86.4Peterborough: 75.3

    75.3Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count86.4

  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, Rochdale 302.2Rochdale: 302.2Peterborough: 288.3

    288.3Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count302.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Peterborough 38.3, Rochdale 40.6Rochdale: 40.6Peterborough: 38.3

    38.3Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count40.6

Show the numbers
Peterborough and Rochdale, per person in the age group
MeasurePeterboroughRochdaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,543£4,563£4,310£4,722£4,742£4,479Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,851£12,906£12,190£13,281£13,338£12,598Rochdale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,965£2,978£2,812£2,966£2,979£2,814Rochdale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,092£11,139£10,521£11,591£11,640£10,994Rochdale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£886£890£841£845£849£802Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£831£834£788£798£801£757Peterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£47£47£44Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£523£525£496£564£566£535Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£134£127£178£179£169Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£173£174£164£179£180£170Rochdale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,336£2,346£2,216Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£283£284£268Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£315£316£299£433£435£411Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.40£5.42£5.12£7.82£7.86£7.42Rochdale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.41£8.45£7.98£9.83£9.87£9.32Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£5.62£5.64£5.33Peterborough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026980.41,030.0Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026169.4181.4Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026166.0176.1Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.386.4Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026288.3302.2Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202638.340.6Rochdale

Per resident

Peterborough is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Rochdale on 18. 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 Rochdale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Peterborough £4,543, Rochdale £4,722Rochdale: £4,722Peterborough: £4,543Rochdale: £4,742Peterborough: £4,563Rochdale: £4,479Peterborough: £4,310

    £4,543£4,563£4,310Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,722£4,742£4,479

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Peterborough £1,776, Rochdale £1,828Rochdale: £1,828Peterborough: £1,776Rochdale: £1,836Peterborough: £1,784Rochdale: £1,734Peterborough: £1,685

    £1,776£1,784£1,685Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,828£1,836£1,734

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Peterborough £1,852, Rochdale £1,864Rochdale: £1,864Peterborough: £1,852Rochdale: £1,872Peterborough: £1,860Rochdale: £1,768Peterborough: £1,756

    £1,852£1,860£1,756Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,864£1,872£1,768

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Peterborough £1,533, Rochdale £1,595Rochdale: £1,595Peterborough: £1,533Rochdale: £1,602Peterborough: £1,539Rochdale: £1,513Peterborough: £1,454

    £1,533£1,539£1,454Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,595£1,602£1,513

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Peterborough £122, Rochdale £116Rochdale: £116Peterborough: £122Rochdale: £117Peterborough: £123Rochdale: £110Peterborough: £116

    £122£123£116Peterborough is higher£116£117£110

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £115, Rochdale £110Rochdale: £110Peterborough: £115Rochdale: £110Peterborough: £115Rochdale: £104Peterborough: £109

    £115£115£109Peterborough is higher£110£110£104

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Peterborough £5.79, Rochdale £6.45Rochdale: £6.45Peterborough: £5.79Rochdale: £6.48Peterborough: £5.81Rochdale: £6.12Peterborough: £5.49

    £5.79£5.81£5.49Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£6.45£6.48£6.12

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £523, Rochdale £564Rochdale: £564Peterborough: £523Rochdale: £566Peterborough: £525Rochdale: £535Peterborough: £496

    £523£525£496Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£564£566£535

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Peterborough £133, Rochdale £178Rochdale: £178Peterborough: £133Rochdale: £179Peterborough: £134Rochdale: £169Peterborough: £127

    £133£134£127Rochdale is higher£178£179£169

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Peterborough £108, Rochdale £112Rochdale: £112Peterborough: £108Rochdale: £113Peterborough: £109Rochdale: £107Peterborough: £103

    £108£109£103Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£112£113£107

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Peterborough £1,538, Rochdale £1,468Rochdale: £1,468Peterborough: £1,538Rochdale: £1,474Peterborough: £1,545Rochdale: £1,393Peterborough: £1,459

    £1,538£1,545£1,459Peterborough is higher£1,468£1,474£1,393

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Peterborough £253, Rochdale £283Rochdale: £283Peterborough: £253Rochdale: £284Peterborough: £254Rochdale: £268Peterborough: £240

    £253£254£240Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£268

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Peterborough £197, Rochdale £272Rochdale: £272Peterborough: £197Rochdale: £274Peterborough: £198Rochdale: £258Peterborough: £187

    £197£198£187Rochdale is higher£272£274£258

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Peterborough £3.37, Rochdale £4.91Rochdale: £4.91Peterborough: £3.37Rochdale: £4.93Peterborough: £3.39Rochdale: £4.66Peterborough: £3.20

    £3.37£3.39£3.20Rochdale is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Peterborough £5.25, Rochdale £6.18Rochdale: £6.18Peterborough: £5.25Rochdale: £6.20Peterborough: £5.27Rochdale: £5.86Peterborough: £4.98

    £5.25£5.27£4.98Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£6.18£6.20£5.86

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Peterborough £6.47, Rochdale £5.62Rochdale: £5.62Peterborough: £6.47Rochdale: £5.64Peterborough: £6.50Rochdale: £5.33Peterborough: £6.14

    £6.47£6.50£6.14Peterborough is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 135.5, Rochdale 141.8Rochdale: 141.8Peterborough: 135.5

    135.5Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count141.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 23.4, Rochdale 25.0Rochdale: 25.0Peterborough: 23.4

    23.4Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count25.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 22.9, Rochdale 24.2Rochdale: 24.2Peterborough: 22.9

    22.9Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count24.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 75.3, Rochdale 86.4Rochdale: 86.4Peterborough: 75.3

    75.3Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count86.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 180.0, Rochdale 189.9Rochdale: 189.9Peterborough: 180.0

    180.0Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count189.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Peterborough 23.9, Rochdale 25.5Rochdale: 25.5Peterborough: 23.9

    23.9Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count25.5

Show the numbers
Peterborough and Rochdale, per resident
MeasurePeterboroughRochdaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,543£4,563£4,310£4,722£4,742£4,479Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,776£1,784£1,685£1,828£1,836£1,734Rochdale
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,852£1,860£1,756£1,864£1,872£1,768Rochdale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,533£1,539£1,454£1,595£1,602£1,513Rochdale
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£116£117£110Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£110£110£104Peterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.79£5.81£5.49£6.45£6.48£6.12Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£523£525£496£564£566£535Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£133£134£127£178£179£169Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£108£109£103£112£113£107Rochdale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,538£1,545£1,459£1,468£1,474£1,393Peterborough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£283£284£268Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£197£198£187£272£274£258Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.37£3.39£3.20£4.91£4.93£4.66Rochdale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.25£5.27£4.98£6.18£6.20£5.86Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.47£6.50£6.14£5.62£5.64£5.33Peterborough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026135.5141.8Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202623.425.0Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.924.2Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202675.386.4Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026180.0189.9Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.925.5Rochdale

Total

Peterborough is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Rochdale on 3. 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 Rochdale

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Peterborough £602.7m, Rochdale £510.0mRochdale: £510.0mPeterborough: £602.7mRochdale: £512.2mPeterborough: £605.2mRochdale: £483.8mPeterborough: £571.6m

    £602.7m£605.2m£571.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Peterborough £235.6m, Rochdale £197.4mRochdale: £197.4mPeterborough: £235.6mRochdale: £198.3mPeterborough: £236.6mRochdale: £187.3mPeterborough: £223.5m

    £235.6m£236.6m£223.5mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£197.4m£198.3m£187.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Peterborough £245.6m, Rochdale £201.3mRochdale: £201.3mPeterborough: £245.6mRochdale: £202.2mPeterborough: £246.7mRochdale: £191.0mPeterborough: £233.0m

    £245.6m£246.7m£233.0mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£201.3m£202.2m£191.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Peterborough £203.3m, Rochdale £172.3mRochdale: £172.3mPeterborough: £203.3mRochdale: £173.0mPeterborough: £204.2mRochdale: £163.4mPeterborough: £192.9m

    £203.3m£204.2m£192.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Peterborough £16.2m, Rochdale £12.6mRochdale: £12.6mPeterborough: £16.2mRochdale: £12.6mPeterborough: £16.3mRochdale: £11.9mPeterborough: £15.4m

    £16.2m£16.3m£15.4mPeterborough is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £15.2m, Rochdale £11.9mRochdale: £11.9mPeterborough: £15.2mRochdale: £11.9mPeterborough: £15.3mRochdale: £11.3mPeterborough: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPeterborough is higher£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Peterborough £0.77m, Rochdale £0.70mRochdale: £0.70mPeterborough: £0.77mRochdale: £0.70mPeterborough: £0.77mRochdale: £0.66mPeterborough: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.77m£0.73mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £69.3m, Rochdale £60.9mRochdale: £60.9mPeterborough: £69.3mRochdale: £61.2mPeterborough: £69.6mRochdale: £57.8mPeterborough: £65.8m

    £69.3m£69.6m£65.8mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Peterborough £17.7m, Rochdale £19.2mRochdale: £19.2mPeterborough: £17.7mRochdale: £19.3mPeterborough: £17.8mRochdale: £18.2mPeterborough: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mRochdale is higher£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Peterborough £14.3m, Rochdale £12.1mRochdale: £12.1mPeterborough: £14.3mRochdale: £12.2mPeterborough: £14.4mRochdale: £11.5mPeterborough: £13.6m

    £14.3m£14.4m£13.6mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Peterborough £204.0m, Rochdale £158.6mRochdale: £158.6mPeterborough: £204.0mRochdale: £159.3mPeterborough: £204.9mRochdale: £150.4mPeterborough: £193.5m

    £204.0m£204.9m£193.5mPeterborough is higher£158.6m£159.3m£150.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Peterborough £33.6m, Rochdale £30.5mRochdale: £30.5mPeterborough: £33.6mRochdale: £30.7mPeterborough: £33.7mRochdale: £29.0mPeterborough: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.7m£31.9mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Peterborough £26.1m, Rochdale £29.4mRochdale: £29.4mPeterborough: £26.1mRochdale: £29.5mPeterborough: £26.2mRochdale: £27.9mPeterborough: £24.8m

    £26.1m£26.2m£24.8mRochdale is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Peterborough £0.45m, Rochdale £0.53mRochdale: £0.53mPeterborough: £0.45mRochdale: £0.53mPeterborough: £0.45mRochdale: £0.50mPeterborough: £0.42m

    £0.45m£0.45m£0.42mRochdale is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Peterborough £0.70m, Rochdale £0.67mRochdale: £0.67mPeterborough: £0.70mRochdale: £0.67mPeterborough: £0.70mRochdale: £0.63mPeterborough: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPeterborough is higherDepends on how you count£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Peterborough £0.86m, Rochdale £0.61mRochdale: £0.61mPeterborough: £0.86mRochdale: £0.61mPeterborough: £0.86mRochdale: £0.58mPeterborough: £0.81m

    £0.86m£0.86m£0.81mPeterborough is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Peterborough 17,973, Rochdale 15,312Rochdale: 15,312Peterborough: 17,973

    17,973Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count15,312

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Peterborough 3,105, Rochdale 2,697Rochdale: 2,697Peterborough: 3,105

    3,105Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count2,697

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Peterborough 3,043, Rochdale 2,618Rochdale: 2,618Peterborough: 3,043

    3,043Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count2,618

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Peterborough 9,994, Rochdale 9,327Rochdale: 9,327Peterborough: 9,994

    9,994Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count9,327

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Peterborough 23,880, Rochdale 20,513Rochdale: 20,513Peterborough: 23,880

    23,880Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count20,513

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Peterborough 3,176, Rochdale 2,753Rochdale: 2,753Peterborough: 3,176

    3,176Peterborough is higherDepends on how you count2,753

Show the numbers
Peterborough and Rochdale, total
MeasurePeterboroughRochdaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£602.7m£605.2m£571.6m£510.0m£512.2m£483.8mPeterborough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£235.6m£236.6m£223.5m£197.4m£198.3m£187.3mPeterborough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£245.6m£246.7m£233.0m£201.3m£202.2m£191.0mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.3m£204.2m£192.9m£172.3m£173.0m£163.4mPeterborough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£16.2m£16.3m£15.4m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPeterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mPeterborough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPeterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£69.3m£69.6m£65.8m£60.9m£61.2m£57.8mPeterborough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£19.2m£19.3m£18.2mRochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.3m£14.4m£13.6m£12.1m£12.2m£11.5mPeterborough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£204.0m£204.9m£193.5m£158.6m£159.3m£150.4mPeterborough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mPeterborough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£26.1m£26.2m£24.8m£29.4m£29.5m£27.9mRochdale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.45m£0.45m£0.42m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mRochdale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mPeterborough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.86m£0.86m£0.81m£0.61m£0.61m£0.58mPeterborough
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,97315,312Peterborough
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1052,697Peterborough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0432,618Peterborough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9949,327Peterborough
Universal Credittotal, May 202623,88020,513Peterborough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,1762,753Peterborough

Sources

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

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  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.
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