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Preston and Rotherham

124,602 and 114,818 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Rotherham on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 2 of 22 in total.

On 6 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 5 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 17. 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 Rotherham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Rotherham £5,176Rotherham: £5,176Preston: £4,234Rotherham: £5,198Preston: £4,252Rotherham: £4,909Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Rotherham is higher£5,176£5,198£4,909

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Rotherham £12,889Rotherham: £12,889Preston: £13,061Rotherham: £12,944Preston: £13,116Rotherham: £12,226Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Preston is higherDepends on how you count£12,889£12,944£12,226

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Rotherham £3,090Rotherham: £3,090Preston: £2,530Rotherham: £3,103Preston: £2,541Rotherham: £2,931Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Rotherham is higher£3,090£3,103£2,931

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Rotherham £11,241Rotherham: £11,241Preston: £11,281Rotherham: £11,289Preston: £11,329Rotherham: £10,663Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Preston is higherDepends on how you count£11,241£11,289£10,663

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Rotherham £659Rotherham: £659Preston: £855Rotherham: £662Preston: £858Rotherham: £625Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Preston is higherDepends on how you count£659£662£625

  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, Rotherham £946Rotherham: £946Preston: £879Rotherham: £950Preston: £882Rotherham: £897Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Rotherham is higher£946£950£897

  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, Rotherham £42Rotherham: £42Preston: £47Rotherham: £42Preston: £47Rotherham: £40Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Preston is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£40

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Rotherham £722Rotherham: £722Preston: £586Rotherham: £725Preston: £588Rotherham: £685Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Rotherham is higher£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Rotherham £201Rotherham: £201Preston: £122Rotherham: £202Preston: £123Rotherham: £191Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Rotherham is higher£201£202£191

  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, Rotherham £248Rotherham: £248Preston: £128Rotherham: £249Preston: £129Rotherham: £235Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Rotherham is higher£248£249£235

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Rotherham £2,364Rotherham: £2,364Preston: £2,011Rotherham: £2,374Preston: £2,019Rotherham: £2,242Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Rotherham is higher£2,364£2,374£2,242

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Rotherham £273Rotherham: £273Preston: £268Rotherham: £274Preston: £270Rotherham: £259Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Rotherham £454Rotherham: £454Preston: £377Rotherham: £456Preston: £379Rotherham: £431Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Rotherham is higher£454£456£431

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £5.13, Rotherham £10Rotherham: £10Preston: £5.13Rotherham: £10Preston: £5.16Rotherham: £9.66Preston: £4.87

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Rotherham is higher£10£10£9.66

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Rotherham £14Rotherham: £14Preston: £8.32Rotherham: £14Preston: £8.35Rotherham: £13Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Rotherham is higher£14£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Rotherham £7.21Rotherham: £7.21Preston: £5.63Rotherham: £7.24Preston: £5.65Rotherham: £6.84Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Rotherham is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

  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, Rotherham 1,015.9Rotherham: 1,015.9Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Rotherham is higher1,015.9

  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, Rotherham 164.5Rotherham: 164.5Preston: 185.5

    185.5Preston is higherDepends on how you count164.5

  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, Rotherham 191.7Rotherham: 191.7Preston: 174.9

    174.9Rotherham is higher191.7

  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, Rotherham 109.5Rotherham: 109.5Preston: 87.8

    87.8Rotherham is higher109.5

  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, Rotherham 295.1Rotherham: 295.1Preston: 249.6

    249.6Rotherham is higher295.1

  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, Rotherham 56.3Rotherham: 56.3Preston: 29.3

    29.3Rotherham is higher56.3

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Preston and Rotherham, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonRotherhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£5,176£5,198£4,909Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£12,889£12,944£12,226Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£3,090£3,103£2,931Rotherham
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£11,241£11,289£10,663Preston
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£659£662£625Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£946£950£897Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£42£42£40Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£722£725£685Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£201£202£191Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£248£249£235Rotherham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,364£2,374£2,242Rotherham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£273£274£259Rotherham
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£454£456£431Rotherham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£10£10£9.66Rotherham
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£14£14£13Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£7.21£7.24£6.84Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,015.9Rotherham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5164.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9191.7Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.8109.5Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6295.1Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.356.3Rotherham

Per resident

Preston is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 22. 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 Rotherham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Rotherham £5,176Rotherham: £5,176Preston: £4,234Rotherham: £5,198Preston: £4,252Rotherham: £4,909Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Rotherham is higher£5,176£5,198£4,909

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Rotherham £2,029Rotherham: £2,029Preston: £1,542Rotherham: £2,038Preston: £1,549Rotherham: £1,925Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£2,029£2,038£1,925

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Rotherham £1,943Rotherham: £1,943Preston: £1,710Rotherham: £1,951Preston: £1,717Rotherham: £1,843Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Rotherham is higher£1,943£1,951£1,843

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Rotherham £1,770Rotherham: £1,770Preston: £1,332Rotherham: £1,777Preston: £1,338Rotherham: £1,679Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£1,770£1,777£1,679

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Rotherham £104Rotherham: £104Preston: £101Rotherham: £104Preston: £101Rotherham: £98Preston: £96

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

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Rotherham £149Rotherham: £149Preston: £104Rotherham: £150Preston: £104Rotherham: £141Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Rotherham is higher£149£150£141

  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, Rotherham £6.65Rotherham: £6.65Preston: £5.55Rotherham: £6.68Preston: £5.57Rotherham: £6.31Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£6.65£6.68£6.31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Rotherham £722Rotherham: £722Preston: £586Rotherham: £725Preston: £588Rotherham: £685Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Rotherham is higher£722£725£685

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Rotherham £201Rotherham: £201Preston: £122Rotherham: £202Preston: £123Rotherham: £191Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Rotherham is higher£201£202£191

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Rotherham £156Rotherham: £156Preston: £87Rotherham: £157Preston: £87Rotherham: £148Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Rotherham is higher£156£157£148

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Rotherham £1,486Rotherham: £1,486Preston: £1,359Rotherham: £1,493Preston: £1,365Rotherham: £1,410Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Rotherham is higher£1,486£1,493£1,410

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Rotherham £273Rotherham: £273Preston: £268Rotherham: £274Preston: £270Rotherham: £259Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count£273£274£259

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Rotherham £286Rotherham: £286Preston: £255Rotherham: £287Preston: £256Rotherham: £271Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Rotherham is higher£286£287£271

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Rotherham £6.41Rotherham: £6.41Preston: £3.47Rotherham: £6.44Preston: £3.48Rotherham: £6.08Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Rotherham is higher£6.41£6.44£6.08

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Rotherham £8.51Rotherham: £8.51Preston: £5.62Rotherham: £8.54Preston: £5.64Rotherham: £8.07Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Rotherham is higher£8.51£8.54£8.07

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Rotherham £7.21Rotherham: £7.21Preston: £5.63Rotherham: £7.24Preston: £5.65Rotherham: £6.84Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Rotherham is higher£7.21£7.24£6.84

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Rotherham 159.9Rotherham: 159.9Preston: 119.3

    119.3Rotherham is higher159.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Rotherham 25.9Rotherham: 25.9Preston: 21.9

    21.9Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count25.9

  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, Rotherham 30.2Rotherham: 30.2Preston: 20.7

    20.7Rotherham is higher30.2

  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, Rotherham 109.5Rotherham: 109.5Preston: 87.8

    87.8Rotherham is higher109.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Rotherham 185.6Rotherham: 185.6Preston: 168.7

    168.7Rotherham is higher185.6

  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, Rotherham 35.4Rotherham: 35.4Preston: 19.8

    19.8Rotherham is higher35.4

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Preston and Rotherham, per resident
MeasurePrestonRotherhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£5,176£5,198£4,909Rotherham
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£2,029£2,038£1,925Rotherham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,943£1,951£1,843Rotherham
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,770£1,777£1,679Rotherham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£104£104£98Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£149£150£141Rotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£6.65£6.68£6.31Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£722£725£685Rotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£201£202£191Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£156£157£148Rotherham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,486£1,493£1,410Rotherham
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£273£274£259Rotherham
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£286£287£271Rotherham
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£6.41£6.44£6.08Rotherham
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£8.51£8.54£8.07Rotherham
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£7.21£7.24£6.84Rotherham
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.3159.9Rotherham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.925.9Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.730.2Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.8109.5Rotherham
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7185.6Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.835.4Rotherham

Total

Preston is higher on 2 of 22 measures, and Rotherham on 20. 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 Rotherham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Rotherham £594.2mRotherham: £594.2mPreston: £527.6mRotherham: £596.8mPreston: £529.8mRotherham: £563.7mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mRotherham is higher£594.2m£596.8m£563.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Rotherham £233.0mRotherham: £233.0mPreston: £192.2mRotherham: £234.0mPreston: £193.0mRotherham: £221.0mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£233.0m£234.0m£221.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Rotherham £223.1mRotherham: £223.1mPreston: £213.0mRotherham: £224.0mPreston: £214.0mRotherham: £211.6mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mRotherham is higher£223.1m£224.0m£211.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Rotherham £203.2mRotherham: £203.2mPreston: £166.0mRotherham: £204.1mPreston: £166.7mRotherham: £192.8mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£203.2m£204.1m£192.8m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Rotherham £11.9mRotherham: £11.9mPreston: £12.6mRotherham: £12.0mPreston: £12.6mRotherham: £11.3mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston £12.9m, Rotherham £17.1mRotherham: £17.1mPreston: £12.9mRotherham: £17.2mPreston: £13.0mRotherham: £16.2mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mRotherham is higher£17.1m£17.2m£16.2m

  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, Rotherham £0.76mRotherham: £0.76mPreston: £0.69mRotherham: £0.77mPreston: £0.69mRotherham: £0.72mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mRotherham is higherDepends on how you count£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Rotherham £82.9mRotherham: £82.9mPreston: £73.0mRotherham: £83.3mPreston: £73.3mRotherham: £78.6mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mRotherham is higher£82.9m£83.3m£78.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Rotherham £23.1mRotherham: £23.1mPreston: £15.2mRotherham: £23.2mPreston: £15.3mRotherham: £21.9mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mRotherham is higher£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Rotherham £17.9mRotherham: £17.9mPreston: £10.8mRotherham: £18.0mPreston: £10.9mRotherham: £17.0mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mRotherham is higher£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Rotherham £170.7mRotherham: £170.7mPreston: £169.3mRotherham: £171.4mPreston: £170.0mRotherham: £161.9mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mRotherham is higher£170.7m£171.4m£161.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Rotherham £31.3mRotherham: £31.3mPreston: £33.4mRotherham: £31.5mPreston: £33.6mRotherham: £29.7mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£31.3m£31.5m£29.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Rotherham £32.8mRotherham: £32.8mPreston: £31.8mRotherham: £32.9mPreston: £31.9mRotherham: £31.1mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mRotherham is higher£32.8m£32.9m£31.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Rotherham £0.74mRotherham: £0.74mPreston: £0.43mRotherham: £0.74mPreston: £0.43mRotherham: £0.70mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mRotherham is higher£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Rotherham £0.98mRotherham: £0.98mPreston: £0.70mRotherham: £0.98mPreston: £0.70mRotherham: £0.93mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mRotherham is higher£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Rotherham £0.83mRotherham: £0.83mPreston: £0.70mRotherham: £0.83mPreston: £0.70mRotherham: £0.79mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mRotherham is higher£0.83m£0.83m£0.79m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Rotherham 18,364Rotherham: 18,364Preston: 14,865

    14,865Rotherham is higher18,364

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Rotherham 2,974Rotherham: 2,974Preston: 2,730

    2,730Rotherham is higherDepends on how you count2,974

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Rotherham 3,465Rotherham: 3,465Preston: 2,573

    2,573Rotherham is higher3,465

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Rotherham 12,571Rotherham: 12,571Preston: 10,939

    10,939Rotherham is higher12,571

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Rotherham 21,307Rotherham: 21,307Preston: 21,021

    21,021Rotherham is higher21,307

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Rotherham 4,062Rotherham: 4,062Preston: 2,464

    2,464Rotherham is higher4,062

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Preston and Rotherham, total
MeasurePrestonRotherhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£594.2m£596.8m£563.7mRotherham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£233.0m£234.0m£221.0mRotherham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£223.1m£224.0m£211.6mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£203.2m£204.1m£192.8mRotherham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m£17.1m£17.2m£16.2mRotherham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mRotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£82.9m£83.3m£78.6mRotherham
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£23.1m£23.2m£21.9mRotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£17.9m£18.0m£17.0mRotherham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£170.7m£171.4m£161.9mRotherham
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£31.3m£31.5m£29.7mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£32.8m£32.9m£31.1mRotherham
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.74m£0.74m£0.70mRotherham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.98m£0.98m£0.93mRotherham
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.83m£0.83m£0.79mRotherham
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86518,364Rotherham
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7302,974Rotherham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5733,465Rotherham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,93912,571Rotherham
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02121,307Rotherham
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4644,062Rotherham

Sources

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

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  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.
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