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Preston and Huddersfield

124,602 and 118,939 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Huddersfield on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 8 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 11 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Huddersfield £4,538Huddersfield: £4,538Preston: £4,234Huddersfield: £4,557Preston: £4,252Huddersfield: £4,304Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Huddersfield is higher£4,538£4,557£4,304

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Huddersfield £12,775Huddersfield: £12,775Preston: £13,061Huddersfield: £12,829Preston: £13,116Huddersfield: £12,117Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Preston is higherDepends on how you count£12,775£12,829£12,117

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Huddersfield £2,661Huddersfield: £2,661Preston: £2,530Huddersfield: £2,673Preston: £2,541Huddersfield: £2,524Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,661£2,673£2,524

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Huddersfield £11,410Huddersfield: £11,410Preston: £11,281Huddersfield: £11,458Preston: £11,329Huddersfield: £10,823Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Huddersfield is higher£11,410£11,458£10,823

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Huddersfield £619Huddersfield: £619Preston: £855Huddersfield: £622Preston: £858Huddersfield: £588Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Preston is higher£619£622£588

  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, Huddersfield £709Huddersfield: £709Preston: £879Huddersfield: £712Preston: £882Huddersfield: £672Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Preston is higherDepends on how you count£709£712£672

  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, Huddersfield £36Huddersfield: £36Preston: £47Huddersfield: £37Preston: £47Huddersfield: £35Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Preston is higher£36£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Huddersfield £579Huddersfield: £579Preston: £586Huddersfield: £582Preston: £588Huddersfield: £549Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Huddersfield £120Huddersfield: £120Preston: £122Huddersfield: £120Preston: £123Huddersfield: £113Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Preston is higher£120£120£113

  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, Huddersfield £146Huddersfield: £146Preston: £128Huddersfield: £146Preston: £129Huddersfield: £138Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Huddersfield is higher£146£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Huddersfield £2,081Huddersfield: £2,081Preston: £2,011Huddersfield: £2,090Preston: £2,019Huddersfield: £1,974Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,081£2,090£1,974

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Huddersfield £247Huddersfield: £247Preston: £268Huddersfield: £248Preston: £270Huddersfield: £234Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Preston is higher£247£248£234

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Huddersfield £415Huddersfield: £415Preston: £377Huddersfield: £416Preston: £379Huddersfield: £393Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£415£416£393

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Huddersfield £11Huddersfield: £11Preston: £5.13Huddersfield: £11Preston: £5.16Huddersfield: £10Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Huddersfield is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Huddersfield £8.42Huddersfield: £8.42Preston: £8.32Huddersfield: £8.46Preston: £8.35Huddersfield: £7.99Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£8.42£8.46£7.99

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Huddersfield £5.48Huddersfield: £5.48Preston: £5.63Huddersfield: £5.51Preston: £5.65Huddersfield: £5.20Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  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, Huddersfield 1,014.6Huddersfield: 1,014.6Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Huddersfield is higher1,014.6

  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, Huddersfield 139.7Huddersfield: 139.7Preston: 185.5

    185.5Preston is higher139.7

  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, Huddersfield 151.2Huddersfield: 151.2Preston: 174.9

    174.9Preston is higherDepends on how you count151.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Huddersfield 86.4Huddersfield: 86.4Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher86.4

  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, Huddersfield 264.5Huddersfield: 264.5Preston: 249.6

    249.6Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count264.5

  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, Huddersfield 32.7Huddersfield: 32.7Preston: 29.3

    29.3Huddersfield is higher32.7

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Preston and Huddersfield, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,538£4,557£4,304Huddersfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£12,775£12,829£12,117Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,661£2,673£2,524Huddersfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£11,410£11,458£10,823Huddersfield
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£619£622£588Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£709£712£672Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£36£37£35Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£579£582£549Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£120£120£113Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£146£146£138Huddersfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,081£2,090£1,974Huddersfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£247£248£234Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£415£416£393Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£11£11£10Huddersfield
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£8.42£8.46£7.99Huddersfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£5.48£5.51£5.20Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,014.6Huddersfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5139.7Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9151.2Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.886.4Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6264.5Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.332.7Huddersfield

Per resident

Preston is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Huddersfield £4,538Huddersfield: £4,538Preston: £4,234Huddersfield: £4,557Preston: £4,252Huddersfield: £4,304Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Huddersfield is higher£4,538£4,557£4,304

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Huddersfield £1,880Huddersfield: £1,880Preston: £1,542Huddersfield: £1,888Preston: £1,549Huddersfield: £1,783Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,880£1,888£1,783

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Huddersfield £1,707Huddersfield: £1,707Preston: £1,710Huddersfield: £1,714Preston: £1,717Huddersfield: £1,619Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,707£1,714£1,619

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Huddersfield £1,679Huddersfield: £1,679Preston: £1,332Huddersfield: £1,686Preston: £1,338Huddersfield: £1,593Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Huddersfield is higher£1,679£1,686£1,593

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Huddersfield £91Huddersfield: £91Preston: £101Huddersfield: £92Preston: £101Huddersfield: £86Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Preston is higher£91£92£86

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Huddersfield £104Huddersfield: £104Preston: £104Huddersfield: £105Preston: £104Huddersfield: £99Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£104£105£99

  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, Huddersfield £5.36Huddersfield: £5.36Preston: £5.55Huddersfield: £5.38Preston: £5.57Huddersfield: £5.08Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Preston is higher£5.36£5.38£5.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Huddersfield £579Huddersfield: £579Preston: £586Huddersfield: £582Preston: £588Huddersfield: £549Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£579£582£549

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Huddersfield £120Huddersfield: £120Preston: £122Huddersfield: £120Preston: £123Huddersfield: £113Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Preston is higher£120£120£113

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Huddersfield £94Huddersfield: £94Preston: £87Huddersfield: £94Preston: £87Huddersfield: £89Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Huddersfield is higher£94£94£89

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Huddersfield £1,335Huddersfield: £1,335Preston: £1,359Huddersfield: £1,341Preston: £1,365Huddersfield: £1,266Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,335£1,341£1,266

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Huddersfield £247Huddersfield: £247Preston: £268Huddersfield: £248Preston: £270Huddersfield: £234Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Preston is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Huddersfield £266Huddersfield: £266Preston: £255Huddersfield: £267Preston: £256Huddersfield: £252Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Huddersfield £6.98Huddersfield: £6.98Preston: £3.47Huddersfield: £7.01Preston: £3.48Huddersfield: £6.62Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Huddersfield is higher£6.98£7.01£6.62

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Huddersfield £5.40Huddersfield: £5.40Preston: £5.62Huddersfield: £5.42Preston: £5.64Huddersfield: £5.12Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Preston is higherDepends on how you count£5.40£5.42£5.12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Huddersfield £5.48Huddersfield: £5.48Preston: £5.63Huddersfield: £5.51Preston: £5.65Huddersfield: £5.20Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Huddersfield 149.3Huddersfield: 149.3Preston: 119.3

    119.3Huddersfield is higher149.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Huddersfield 20.6Huddersfield: 20.6Preston: 21.9

    21.9Preston is higher20.6

  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, Huddersfield 22.3Huddersfield: 22.3Preston: 20.7

    20.7Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count22.3

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Huddersfield 86.4Huddersfield: 86.4Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher86.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Huddersfield 169.6Huddersfield: 169.6Preston: 168.7

    168.7Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count169.6

  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, Huddersfield 21.0Huddersfield: 21.0Preston: 19.8

    19.8Huddersfield is higher21.0

Show the numbers
Preston and Huddersfield, per resident
MeasurePrestonHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£4,538£4,557£4,304Huddersfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£1,880£1,888£1,783Huddersfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,707£1,714£1,619Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,679£1,686£1,593Huddersfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£91£92£86Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£104£105£99Huddersfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£5.36£5.38£5.08Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£579£582£549Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£120£120£113Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£94£94£89Huddersfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,335£1,341£1,266Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£247£248£234Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£266£267£252Huddersfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£6.98£7.01£6.62Huddersfield
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.40£5.42£5.12Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£5.48£5.51£5.20Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.3149.3Huddersfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.920.6Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.722.3Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.886.4Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7169.6Huddersfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.821.0Huddersfield

Total

Preston is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Huddersfield on 8. 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 Huddersfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Huddersfield £539.7mHuddersfield: £539.7mPreston: £527.6mHuddersfield: £542.0mPreston: £529.8mHuddersfield: £511.9mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mHuddersfield is higher£539.7m£542.0m£511.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Huddersfield £223.6mHuddersfield: £223.6mPreston: £192.2mHuddersfield: £224.5mPreston: £193.0mHuddersfield: £212.1mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mHuddersfield is higherDepends on how you count£223.6m£224.5m£212.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Huddersfield £203.0mHuddersfield: £203.0mPreston: £213.0mHuddersfield: £203.9mPreston: £214.0mHuddersfield: £192.5mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£203.0m£203.9m£192.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Huddersfield £199.7mHuddersfield: £199.7mPreston: £166.0mHuddersfield: £200.5mPreston: £166.7mHuddersfield: £189.4mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mHuddersfield is higher£199.7m£200.5m£189.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Huddersfield £10.8mHuddersfield: £10.8mPreston: £12.6mHuddersfield: £10.9mPreston: £12.6mHuddersfield: £10.3mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Huddersfield £12.4mHuddersfield: £12.4mPreston: £12.9mHuddersfield: £12.5mPreston: £13.0mHuddersfield: £11.8mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  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, Huddersfield £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.69mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.69mHuddersfield: £0.60mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston 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: Preston £73.0m, Huddersfield £68.9mHuddersfield: £68.9mPreston: £73.0mHuddersfield: £69.2mPreston: £73.3mHuddersfield: £65.4mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston is higher£68.9m£69.2m£65.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Huddersfield £14.2mHuddersfield: £14.2mPreston: £15.2mHuddersfield: £14.3mPreston: £15.3mHuddersfield: £13.5mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Huddersfield £11.1mHuddersfield: £11.1mPreston: £10.8mHuddersfield: £11.2mPreston: £10.9mHuddersfield: £10.6mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mHuddersfield is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Huddersfield £158.8mHuddersfield: £158.8mPreston: £169.3mHuddersfield: £159.4mPreston: £170.0mHuddersfield: £150.6mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£158.8m£159.4m£150.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Huddersfield £29.4mHuddersfield: £29.4mPreston: £33.4mHuddersfield: £29.5mPreston: £33.6mHuddersfield: £27.8mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mPreston is higher£29.4m£29.5m£27.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Huddersfield £31.6mHuddersfield: £31.6mPreston: £31.8mHuddersfield: £31.8mPreston: £31.9mHuddersfield: £30.0mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.8m£30.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Huddersfield £0.83mHuddersfield: £0.83mPreston: £0.43mHuddersfield: £0.83mPreston: £0.43mHuddersfield: £0.79mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mHuddersfield is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Huddersfield £0.64mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.64mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.61mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.64m£0.61m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Huddersfield £0.65mHuddersfield: £0.65mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.65mPreston: £0.70mHuddersfield: £0.62mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Huddersfield 17,757Huddersfield: 17,757Preston: 14,865

    14,865Huddersfield is higher17,757

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Huddersfield 2,445Huddersfield: 2,445Preston: 2,730

    2,730Preston is higher2,445

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Huddersfield 2,647Huddersfield: 2,647Preston: 2,573

    2,573Huddersfield is higherDepends on how you count2,647

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Huddersfield 10,273Huddersfield: 10,273Preston: 10,939

    10,939Preston is higher10,273

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Huddersfield 20,174Huddersfield: 20,174Preston: 21,021

    21,021Preston is higherDepends on how you count20,174

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Huddersfield 2,492Huddersfield: 2,492Preston: 2,464

    2,464Huddersfield is higher2,492

Show the numbers
Preston and Huddersfield, total
MeasurePrestonHuddersfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£539.7m£542.0m£511.9mHuddersfield
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£223.6m£224.5m£212.1mHuddersfield
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£203.0m£203.9m£192.5mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£199.7m£200.5m£189.4mHuddersfield
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£68.9m£69.2m£65.4mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£14.2m£14.3m£13.5mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£11.1m£11.2m£10.6mHuddersfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£158.8m£159.4m£150.6mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£29.4m£29.5m£27.8mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£31.6m£31.8m£30.0mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mHuddersfield
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.64m£0.64m£0.61mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86517,757Huddersfield
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7302,445Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,647Huddersfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,93910,273Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02120,174Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4642,492Huddersfield

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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  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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