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Preston and Northampton North

124,602 and 133,743 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Northampton North on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 17 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 3 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 18 of 22 measures, and Northampton North on 4. 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 Northampton North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Northampton North £3,984Northampton North: £3,984Preston: £4,234Northampton North: £4,001Preston: £4,252Northampton North: £3,779Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Preston is higherDepends on how you count£3,984£4,001£3,779

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Northampton North £13,089Northampton North: £13,089Preston: £13,061Northampton North: £13,145Preston: £13,116Northampton North: £12,416Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Northampton North is higher£13,089£13,145£12,416

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Northampton North £2,240Northampton North: £2,240Preston: £2,530Northampton North: £2,249Preston: £2,541Northampton North: £2,125Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Preston is higher£2,240£2,249£2,125

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Northampton North £11,570Northampton North: £11,570Preston: £11,281Northampton North: £11,619Preston: £11,329Northampton North: £10,975Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Northampton North is higher£11,570£11,619£10,975

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Northampton North £705Northampton North: £705Preston: £855Northampton North: £708Preston: £858Northampton North: £669Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Preston is higher£705£708£669

  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, Northampton North £778Northampton North: £778Preston: £879Northampton North: £781Preston: £882Northampton North: £738Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Preston is higherDepends on how you count£778£781£738

  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, Northampton North £36Northampton North: £36Preston: £47Northampton North: £37Preston: £47Northampton North: £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, Northampton North £446Northampton North: £446Preston: £586Northampton North: £448Preston: £588Northampton North: £423Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£446£448£423

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Northampton North £105Northampton North: £105Preston: £122Northampton North: £105Preston: £123Northampton North: £99Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Preston is higher£105£105£99

  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, Northampton North £91Northampton North: £91Preston: £128Northampton North: £92Preston: £129Northampton North: £87Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Preston is higher£91£92£87

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Northampton North £1,832Northampton North: £1,832Preston: £2,011Northampton North: £1,840Preston: £2,019Northampton North: £1,738Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Preston is higher£1,832£1,840£1,738

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Northampton North £242Northampton North: £242Preston: £268Northampton North: £243Preston: £270Northampton North: £229Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Preston is higher£242£243£229

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Northampton North £300Northampton North: £300Preston: £377Northampton North: £302Preston: £379Northampton North: £285Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Preston is higher£300£302£285

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Northampton North £8.89Northampton North: £8.89Preston: £5.13Northampton North: £8.93Preston: £5.16Northampton North: £8.43Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Northampton North is higher£8.89£8.93£8.43

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Northampton North £6.89Northampton North: £6.89Preston: £8.32Northampton North: £6.92Preston: £8.35Northampton North: £6.54Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Preston is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Northampton North £4.85Northampton North: £4.85Preston: £5.63Northampton North: £4.87Preston: £5.65Northampton North: £4.60Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

  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, Northampton North 1,012.4Northampton North: 1,012.4Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Northampton North is higher1,012.4

  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, Northampton North 149.0Northampton North: 149.0Preston: 185.5

    185.5Preston is higher149.0

  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, Northampton North 162.4Northampton North: 162.4Preston: 174.9

    174.9Preston is higherDepends on how you count162.4

  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, Northampton North 63.5Northampton North: 63.5Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher63.5

  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, Northampton North 215.6Northampton North: 215.6Preston: 249.6

    249.6Preston is higher215.6

  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, Northampton North 20.7Northampton North: 20.7Preston: 29.3

    29.3Preston is higher20.7

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Preston and Northampton North, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonNorthampton NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£3,984£4,001£3,779Preston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£13,089£13,145£12,416Northampton North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,240£2,249£2,125Preston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£11,570£11,619£10,975Northampton North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£705£708£669Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£778£781£738Preston
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£446£448£423Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£105£105£99Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£91£92£87Preston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£1,832£1,840£1,738Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£242£243£229Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£300£302£285Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£8.89£8.93£8.43Northampton North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£6.89£6.92£6.54Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.85£4.87£4.60Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,012.4Northampton North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5149.0Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9162.4Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.863.5Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6215.6Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.320.7Preston

Per resident

Preston is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Northampton North on 5. 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 Northampton North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Northampton North £3,984Northampton North: £3,984Preston: £4,234Northampton North: £4,001Preston: £4,252Northampton North: £3,779Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Preston is higherDepends on how you count£3,984£4,001£3,779

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Northampton North £1,699Northampton North: £1,699Preston: £1,542Northampton North: £1,706Preston: £1,549Northampton North: £1,612Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Northampton North is higher£1,699£1,706£1,612

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Northampton North £1,487Northampton North: £1,487Preston: £1,710Northampton North: £1,494Preston: £1,717Northampton North: £1,411Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Preston is higher£1,487£1,494£1,411

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Northampton North £1,502Northampton North: £1,502Preston: £1,332Northampton North: £1,508Preston: £1,338Northampton North: £1,425Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Northampton North is higher£1,502£1,508£1,425

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Northampton North £91Northampton North: £91Preston: £101Northampton North: £92Preston: £101Northampton North: £87Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Preston is higher£91£92£87

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Northampton North £101Northampton North: £101Preston: £104Northampton North: £101Preston: £104Northampton North: £96Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Preston is higherDepends on how you count£101£101£96

  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, Northampton North £4.72Northampton North: £4.72Preston: £5.55Northampton North: £4.74Preston: £5.57Northampton North: £4.48Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Preston is higher£4.72£4.74£4.48

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Northampton North £446Northampton North: £446Preston: £586Northampton North: £448Preston: £588Northampton North: £423Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Preston is higher£446£448£423

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Northampton North £105Northampton North: £105Preston: £122Northampton North: £105Preston: £123Northampton North: £99Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Preston is higher£105£105£99

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Northampton North £61Northampton North: £61Preston: £87Northampton North: £61Preston: £87Northampton North: £58Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Preston is higher£61£61£58

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Northampton North £1,217Northampton North: £1,217Preston: £1,359Northampton North: £1,222Preston: £1,365Northampton North: £1,154Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Preston is higher£1,217£1,222£1,154

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Northampton North £242Northampton North: £242Preston: £268Northampton North: £243Preston: £270Northampton North: £229Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Preston is higher£242£243£229

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Northampton North £200Northampton North: £200Preston: £255Northampton North: £200Preston: £256Northampton North: £189Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Preston is higher£200£200£189

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Northampton North £5.90Northampton North: £5.90Preston: £3.47Northampton North: £5.93Preston: £3.48Northampton North: £5.60Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Northampton North is higher£5.90£5.93£5.60

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Northampton North £4.58Northampton North: £4.58Preston: £5.62Northampton North: £4.59Preston: £5.64Northampton North: £4.34Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Preston is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Northampton North £4.85Northampton North: £4.85Preston: £5.63Northampton North: £4.87Preston: £5.65Northampton North: £4.60Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Preston is higher£4.85£4.87£4.60

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Northampton North 131.4Northampton North: 131.4Preston: 119.3

    119.3Northampton North is higher131.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Northampton North 19.3Northampton North: 19.3Preston: 21.9

    21.9Preston is higher19.3

  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, Northampton North 21.1Northampton North: 21.1Preston: 20.7

    20.7Northampton North is higherDepends on how you count21.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Preston 87.8, Northampton North 63.5Northampton North: 63.5Preston: 87.8

    87.8Preston is higher63.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Northampton North 143.2Northampton North: 143.2Preston: 168.7

    168.7Preston is higher143.2

  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, Northampton North 13.7Northampton North: 13.7Preston: 19.8

    19.8Preston is higher13.7

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Preston and Northampton North, per resident
MeasurePrestonNorthampton NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£3,984£4,001£3,779Preston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£1,699£1,706£1,612Northampton North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,487£1,494£1,411Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,502£1,508£1,425Northampton North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£91£92£87Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£101£101£96Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£4.72£4.74£4.48Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£446£448£423Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£105£105£99Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£61£61£58Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,217£1,222£1,154Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£242£243£229Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£200£200£189Preston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£5.90£5.93£5.60Northampton North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£4.58£4.59£4.34Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£4.85£4.87£4.60Preston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.3131.4Northampton North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.919.3Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.721.1Northampton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.863.5Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7143.2Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.813.7Preston

Total

Preston is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Northampton North on 7. 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 Northampton North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Northampton North £532.8mNorthampton North: £532.8mPreston: £527.6mNorthampton North: £535.1mPreston: £529.8mNorthampton North: £505.4mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mNorthampton North is higherDepends on how you count£532.8m£535.1m£505.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Northampton North £227.2mNorthampton North: £227.2mPreston: £192.2mNorthampton North: £228.2mPreston: £193.0mNorthampton North: £215.5mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mNorthampton North is higher£227.2m£228.2m£215.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Northampton North £198.9mNorthampton North: £198.9mPreston: £213.0mNorthampton North: £199.8mPreston: £214.0mNorthampton North: £188.7mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston is higher£198.9m£199.8m£188.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Northampton North £200.9mNorthampton North: £200.9mPreston: £166.0mNorthampton North: £201.7mPreston: £166.7mNorthampton North: £190.5mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mNorthampton North is higher£200.9m£201.7m£190.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Northampton North £12.2mNorthampton North: £12.2mPreston: £12.6mNorthampton North: £12.3mPreston: £12.6mNorthampton North: £11.6mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston is higher£12.2m£12.3m£11.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Northampton North £13.5mNorthampton North: £13.5mPreston: £12.9mNorthampton North: £13.6mPreston: £13.0mNorthampton North: £12.8mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mNorthampton North is higherDepends on how you count£13.5m£13.6m£12.8m

  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, Northampton North £0.63mNorthampton North: £0.63mPreston: £0.69mNorthampton North: £0.63mPreston: £0.69mNorthampton North: £0.60mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Northampton North £59.7mNorthampton North: £59.7mPreston: £73.0mNorthampton North: £59.9mPreston: £73.3mNorthampton North: £56.6mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston is higher£59.7m£59.9m£56.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Northampton North £14.0mNorthampton North: £14.0mPreston: £15.2mNorthampton North: £14.1mPreston: £15.3mNorthampton North: £13.3mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mPreston is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Northampton North £8.1mNorthampton North: £8.1mPreston: £10.8mNorthampton North: £8.2mPreston: £10.9mNorthampton North: £7.7mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston is higher£8.1m£8.2m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Northampton North £162.7mNorthampton North: £162.7mPreston: £169.3mNorthampton North: £163.4mPreston: £170.0mNorthampton North: £154.3mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston is higher£162.7m£163.4m£154.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Northampton North £32.3mNorthampton North: £32.3mPreston: £33.4mNorthampton North: £32.5mPreston: £33.6mNorthampton North: £30.7mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mPreston is higher£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Northampton North £26.7mNorthampton North: £26.7mPreston: £31.8mNorthampton North: £26.8mPreston: £31.9mNorthampton North: £25.3mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston is higher£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Northampton North £0.79mNorthampton North: £0.79mPreston: £0.43mNorthampton North: £0.79mPreston: £0.43mNorthampton North: £0.75mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mNorthampton North is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Northampton North £0.61mNorthampton North: £0.61mPreston: £0.70mNorthampton North: £0.62mPreston: £0.70mNorthampton North: £0.58mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPreston is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Northampton North £0.65mNorthampton North: £0.65mPreston: £0.70mNorthampton North: £0.65mPreston: £0.70mNorthampton North: £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, Northampton North 17,576Northampton North: 17,576Preston: 14,865

    14,865Northampton North is higher17,576

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Northampton North 2,586Northampton North: 2,586Preston: 2,730

    2,730Preston is higher2,586

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Northampton North 2,820Northampton North: 2,820Preston: 2,573

    2,573Northampton North is higherDepends on how you count2,820

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Northampton North 8,492Northampton North: 8,492Preston: 10,939

    10,939Preston is higher8,492

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Northampton North 19,151Northampton North: 19,151Preston: 21,021

    21,021Preston is higher19,151

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Northampton North 1,837Northampton North: 1,837Preston: 2,464

    2,464Preston is higher1,837

Show the numbers
Preston and Northampton North, total
MeasurePrestonNorthampton NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£532.8m£535.1m£505.4mNorthampton North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£227.2m£228.2m£215.5mNorthampton North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£198.9m£199.8m£188.7mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£200.9m£201.7m£190.5mNorthampton North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£12.2m£12.3m£11.6mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£13.5m£13.6m£12.8mNorthampton North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£59.7m£59.9m£56.6mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mPreston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£162.7m£163.4m£154.3mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£32.3m£32.5m£30.7mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£26.7m£26.8m£25.3mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mNorthampton North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.65m£0.65m£0.62mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86517,576Northampton North
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7302,586Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,820Northampton North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,9398,492Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02119,151Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4641,837Preston

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