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Preston and Birmingham Ladywood

124,602 and 166,910 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Birmingham Ladywood on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 6 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

Preston is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Ladywood 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

Preston Birmingham Ladywood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Birmingham Ladywood £4,225Birmingham Ladywood: £4,225Preston: £4,234Birmingham Ladywood: £4,243Preston: £4,252Birmingham Ladywood: £4,008Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Preston is higherDepends on how you count£4,225£4,243£4,008

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Birmingham Ladywood £14,901Birmingham Ladywood: £14,901Preston: £13,061Birmingham Ladywood: £14,964Preston: £13,116Birmingham Ladywood: £14,134Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Birmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count£14,901£14,964£14,134

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Birmingham Ladywood £2,989Birmingham Ladywood: £2,989Preston: £2,530Birmingham Ladywood: £3,001Preston: £2,541Birmingham Ladywood: £2,835Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Birmingham Ladywood is higher£2,989£3,001£2,835

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Birmingham Ladywood £10,473Birmingham Ladywood: £10,473Preston: £11,281Birmingham Ladywood: £10,517Preston: £11,329Birmingham Ladywood: £9,934Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Preston is higher£10,473£10,517£9,934

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Birmingham Ladywood £2,980Birmingham Ladywood: £2,980Preston: £855Birmingham Ladywood: £2,993Preston: £858Birmingham Ladywood: £2,827Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Birmingham Ladywood is higher£2,980£2,993£2,827

  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: Preston £879, Birmingham Ladywood £1,330Birmingham Ladywood: £1,330Preston: £879Birmingham Ladywood: £1,335Preston: £882Birmingham Ladywood: £1,261Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Birmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count£1,330£1,335£1,261

  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: Preston £47, Birmingham Ladywood £119Birmingham Ladywood: £119Preston: £47Birmingham Ladywood: £119Preston: £47Birmingham Ladywood: £113Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Birmingham Ladywood is higher£119£119£113

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Birmingham Ladywood £491Birmingham Ladywood: £491Preston: £586Birmingham Ladywood: £493Preston: £588Birmingham Ladywood: £466Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higherDepends on how you count£491£493£466

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Birmingham Ladywood £107Birmingham Ladywood: £107Preston: £122Birmingham Ladywood: £107Preston: £123Birmingham Ladywood: £101Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Preston is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

  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: Preston £128, Birmingham Ladywood £163Birmingham Ladywood: £163Preston: £128Birmingham Ladywood: £163Preston: £129Birmingham Ladywood: £154Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Birmingham Ladywood is higher£163£163£154

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Birmingham Ladywood £2,531Birmingham Ladywood: £2,531Preston: £2,011Birmingham Ladywood: £2,542Preston: £2,019Birmingham Ladywood: £2,401Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Birmingham Ladywood is higher£2,531£2,542£2,401

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Birmingham Ladywood £655Birmingham Ladywood: £655Preston: £268Birmingham Ladywood: £657Preston: £270Birmingham Ladywood: £621Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Birmingham Ladywood is higher£655£657£621

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Birmingham Ladywood £270Birmingham Ladywood: £270Preston: £377Birmingham Ladywood: £271Preston: £379Birmingham Ladywood: £256Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Preston is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Birmingham Ladywood £14Birmingham Ladywood: £14Preston: £5.13Birmingham Ladywood: £14Preston: £5.16Birmingham Ladywood: £13Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Birmingham Ladywood is higher£14£14£13

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Birmingham Ladywood £11Birmingham Ladywood: £11Preston: £8.32Birmingham Ladywood: £11Preston: £8.35Birmingham Ladywood: £10Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Birmingham Ladywood is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Birmingham Ladywood £4.12Birmingham Ladywood: £4.12Preston: £5.63Birmingham Ladywood: £4.14Preston: £5.65Birmingham Ladywood: £3.91Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 1,010.2, Birmingham Ladywood 1,066.1Birmingham Ladywood: 1,066.1Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Birmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count1,066.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 185.5, Birmingham Ladywood 458.8Birmingham Ladywood: 458.8Preston: 185.5

    185.5Birmingham Ladywood is higher458.8

  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: Preston 174.9, Birmingham Ladywood 257.9Birmingham Ladywood: 257.9Preston: 174.9

    174.9Birmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count257.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Birmingham Ladywood 69.3Birmingham Ladywood: 69.3Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count69.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Preston 249.6, Birmingham Ladywood 323.1Birmingham Ladywood: 323.1Preston: 249.6

    249.6Birmingham Ladywood is higher323.1

  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: Preston 29.3, Birmingham Ladywood 37.1Birmingham Ladywood: 37.1Preston: 29.3

    29.3Birmingham Ladywood is higher37.1

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Preston and Birmingham Ladywood, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonBirmingham LadywoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,225£4,243£4,008Preston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£14,901£14,964£14,134Birmingham Ladywood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,989£3,001£2,835Birmingham Ladywood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£10,473£10,517£9,934Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£2,980£2,993£2,827Birmingham Ladywood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£1,330£1,335£1,261Birmingham Ladywood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£119£119£113Birmingham Ladywood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£491£493£466Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£107£107£101Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£163£163£154Birmingham Ladywood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,531£2,542£2,401Birmingham Ladywood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£655£657£621Birmingham Ladywood
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£270£271£256Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£14£14£13Birmingham Ladywood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£11£11£10Birmingham Ladywood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.12£4.14£3.91Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,066.1Birmingham Ladywood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5458.8Birmingham Ladywood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9257.9Birmingham Ladywood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.869.3Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6323.1Birmingham Ladywood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.337.1Birmingham Ladywood

Per resident

Preston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Ladywood 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

Preston Birmingham Ladywood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Birmingham Ladywood £4,225Birmingham Ladywood: £4,225Preston: £4,234Birmingham Ladywood: £4,243Preston: £4,252Birmingham Ladywood: £4,008Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Preston is higherDepends on how you count£4,225£4,243£4,008

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Birmingham Ladywood £777Birmingham Ladywood: £777Preston: £1,542Birmingham Ladywood: £780Preston: £1,549Birmingham Ladywood: £737Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Preston is higherDepends on how you count£777£780£737

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Birmingham Ladywood £2,192Birmingham Ladywood: £2,192Preston: £1,710Birmingham Ladywood: £2,202Preston: £1,717Birmingham Ladywood: £2,079Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Birmingham Ladywood is higher£2,192£2,202£2,079

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Birmingham Ladywood £546Birmingham Ladywood: £546Preston: £1,332Birmingham Ladywood: £548Preston: £1,338Birmingham Ladywood: £518Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Preston is higher£546£548£518

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Birmingham Ladywood £155Birmingham Ladywood: £155Preston: £101Birmingham Ladywood: £156Preston: £101Birmingham Ladywood: £147Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Birmingham Ladywood is higher£155£156£147

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Birmingham Ladywood £69Birmingham Ladywood: £69Preston: £104Birmingham Ladywood: £70Preston: £104Birmingham Ladywood: £66Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Preston is higherDepends on how you count£69£70£66

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Preston £5.55, Birmingham Ladywood £6.19Birmingham Ladywood: £6.19Preston: £5.55Birmingham Ladywood: £6.21Preston: £5.57Birmingham Ladywood: £5.87Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Birmingham Ladywood is higher£6.19£6.21£5.87

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Birmingham Ladywood £491Birmingham Ladywood: £491Preston: £586Birmingham Ladywood: £493Preston: £588Birmingham Ladywood: £466Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higherDepends on how you count£491£493£466

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Birmingham Ladywood £107Birmingham Ladywood: £107Preston: £122Birmingham Ladywood: £107Preston: £123Birmingham Ladywood: £101Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Preston is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Birmingham Ladywood £119Birmingham Ladywood: £119Preston: £87Birmingham Ladywood: £120Preston: £87Birmingham Ladywood: £113Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Birmingham Ladywood is higher£119£120£113

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Birmingham Ladywood £1,857Birmingham Ladywood: £1,857Preston: £1,359Birmingham Ladywood: £1,865Preston: £1,365Birmingham Ladywood: £1,761Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Birmingham Ladywood is higher£1,857£1,865£1,761

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Birmingham Ladywood £655Birmingham Ladywood: £655Preston: £268Birmingham Ladywood: £657Preston: £270Birmingham Ladywood: £621Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Birmingham Ladywood is higher£655£657£621

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Birmingham Ladywood £198Birmingham Ladywood: £198Preston: £255Birmingham Ladywood: £199Preston: £256Birmingham Ladywood: £188Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Preston is higherDepends on how you count£198£199£188

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Birmingham Ladywood £10Birmingham Ladywood: £10Preston: £3.47Birmingham Ladywood: £10Preston: £3.48Birmingham Ladywood: £9.83Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Birmingham Ladywood is higher£10£10£9.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Birmingham Ladywood £7.78Birmingham Ladywood: £7.78Preston: £5.62Birmingham Ladywood: £7.81Preston: £5.64Birmingham Ladywood: £7.38Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Birmingham Ladywood is higher£7.78£7.81£7.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Birmingham Ladywood £4.12Birmingham Ladywood: £4.12Preston: £5.63Birmingham Ladywood: £4.14Preston: £5.65Birmingham Ladywood: £3.91Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.12£4.14£3.91

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Birmingham Ladywood 55.6Birmingham Ladywood: 55.6Preston: 119.3

    119.3Preston is higherDepends on how you count55.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Birmingham Ladywood 23.9Birmingham Ladywood: 23.9Preston: 21.9

    21.9Birmingham Ladywood is higher23.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 20.7, Birmingham Ladywood 13.4Birmingham Ladywood: 13.4Preston: 20.7

    20.7Preston is higherDepends on how you count13.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Birmingham Ladywood 69.3Birmingham Ladywood: 69.3Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higherDepends on how you count69.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Birmingham Ladywood 237.0Birmingham Ladywood: 237.0Preston: 168.7

    168.7Birmingham Ladywood is higher237.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 19.8, Birmingham Ladywood 27.2Birmingham Ladywood: 27.2Preston: 19.8

    19.8Birmingham Ladywood is higher27.2

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Preston and Birmingham Ladywood, per resident
MeasurePrestonBirmingham LadywoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,225£4,243£4,008Preston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£777£780£737Preston
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£2,192£2,202£2,079Birmingham Ladywood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£546£548£518Preston
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£155£156£147Birmingham Ladywood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£69£70£66Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£6.19£6.21£5.87Birmingham Ladywood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£491£493£466Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£107£107£101Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£119£120£113Birmingham Ladywood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,857£1,865£1,761Birmingham Ladywood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£655£657£621Birmingham Ladywood
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£198£199£188Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£10£10£9.83Birmingham Ladywood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£7.78£7.81£7.38Birmingham Ladywood
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.12£4.14£3.91Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.355.6Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.923.9Birmingham Ladywood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.713.4Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.869.3Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7237.0Birmingham Ladywood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.827.2Birmingham Ladywood

Total

Preston is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Birmingham Ladywood on 16. 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

Preston Birmingham Ladywood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Birmingham Ladywood £705.2mBirmingham Ladywood: £705.2mPreston: £527.6mBirmingham Ladywood: £708.2mPreston: £529.8mBirmingham Ladywood: £669.0mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mBirmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count£705.2m£708.2m£669.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Birmingham Ladywood £129.7mBirmingham Ladywood: £129.7mPreston: £192.2mBirmingham Ladywood: £130.2mPreston: £193.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £123.0mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£129.7m£130.2m£123.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Birmingham Ladywood £365.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £365.9mPreston: £213.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £367.5mPreston: £214.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £347.1mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£365.9m£367.5m£347.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Birmingham Ladywood £91.1mBirmingham Ladywood: £91.1mPreston: £166.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £91.5mPreston: £166.7mBirmingham Ladywood: £86.4mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mPreston is higher£91.1m£91.5m£86.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Birmingham Ladywood £25.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £25.9mPreston: £12.6mBirmingham Ladywood: £26.0mPreston: £12.6mBirmingham Ladywood: £24.6mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Birmingham Ladywood £11.6mBirmingham Ladywood: £11.6mPreston: £12.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £11.6mPreston: £13.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £11.0mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Preston £0.69m, Birmingham Ladywood £1.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.0mPreston: £0.69mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.0mPreston: £0.69mBirmingham Ladywood: £0.98mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Birmingham Ladywood £81.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £81.9mPreston: £73.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £82.3mPreston: £73.3mBirmingham Ladywood: £77.7mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mBirmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count£81.9m£82.3m£77.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Birmingham Ladywood £17.8mBirmingham Ladywood: £17.8mPreston: £15.2mBirmingham Ladywood: £17.9mPreston: £15.3mBirmingham Ladywood: £16.9mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mBirmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count£17.8m£17.9m£16.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Birmingham Ladywood £19.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £19.9mPreston: £10.8mBirmingham Ladywood: £20.0mPreston: £10.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £18.9mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£19.9m£20.0m£18.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Birmingham Ladywood £309.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £309.9mPreston: £169.3mBirmingham Ladywood: £311.2mPreston: £170.0mBirmingham Ladywood: £294.0mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£309.9m£311.2m£294.0m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Birmingham Ladywood £109.3mBirmingham Ladywood: £109.3mPreston: £33.4mBirmingham Ladywood: £109.7mPreston: £33.6mBirmingham Ladywood: £103.6mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£109.3m£109.7m£103.6m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Birmingham Ladywood £33.1mBirmingham Ladywood: £33.1mPreston: £31.8mBirmingham Ladywood: £33.2mPreston: £31.9mBirmingham Ladywood: £31.4mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mBirmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count£33.1m£33.2m£31.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Birmingham Ladywood £1.7mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.7mPreston: £0.43mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.7mPreston: £0.43mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.6mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Birmingham Ladywood £1.3mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.3mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.3mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Ladywood: £1.2mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mBirmingham Ladywood is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Birmingham Ladywood £0.69mBirmingham Ladywood: £0.69mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Ladywood: £0.69mPreston: £0.70mBirmingham Ladywood: £0.65mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Birmingham Ladywood 9,276Birmingham Ladywood: 9,276Preston: 14,865

    14,865Preston is higherDepends on how you count9,276

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Birmingham Ladywood 3,992Birmingham Ladywood: 3,992Preston: 2,730

    2,730Birmingham Ladywood is higher3,992

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Birmingham Ladywood 2,244Birmingham Ladywood: 2,244Preston: 2,573

    2,573Preston is higherDepends on how you count2,244

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Birmingham Ladywood 11,573Birmingham Ladywood: 11,573Preston: 10,939

    10,939Birmingham Ladywood is higherDepends on how you count11,573

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Birmingham Ladywood 39,560Birmingham Ladywood: 39,560Preston: 21,021

    21,021Birmingham Ladywood is higher39,560

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Birmingham Ladywood 4,537Birmingham Ladywood: 4,537Preston: 2,464

    2,464Birmingham Ladywood is higher4,537

Show the numbers
Preston and Birmingham Ladywood, total
MeasurePrestonBirmingham LadywoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£705.2m£708.2m£669.0mBirmingham Ladywood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£129.7m£130.2m£123.0mPreston
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£365.9m£367.5m£347.1mBirmingham Ladywood
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£91.1m£91.5m£86.4mPreston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£25.9m£26.0m£24.6mBirmingham Ladywood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£11.6m£11.6m£11.0mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£1.0m£1.0m£0.98mBirmingham Ladywood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£81.9m£82.3m£77.7mBirmingham Ladywood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£17.8m£17.9m£16.9mBirmingham Ladywood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£19.9m£20.0m£18.9mBirmingham Ladywood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£309.9m£311.2m£294.0mBirmingham Ladywood
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£109.3m£109.7m£103.6mBirmingham Ladywood
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£33.1m£33.2m£31.4mBirmingham Ladywood
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mBirmingham Ladywood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mBirmingham Ladywood
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,8659,276Preston
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7303,992Birmingham Ladywood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,244Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,93911,573Birmingham Ladywood
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02139,560Birmingham Ladywood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4644,537Birmingham Ladywood

Sources

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

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  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.
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  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.
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