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Preston and Sheffield Heeley

124,602 and 111,222 residents (mid-2024).

Preston is higher than Sheffield Heeley on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 0 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 13 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 Sheffield Heeley 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 Sheffield Heeley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Sheffield Heeley £5,072Sheffield Heeley: £5,072Preston: £4,234Sheffield Heeley: £5,094Preston: £4,252Sheffield Heeley: £4,811Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Sheffield Heeley is higher£5,072£5,094£4,811

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £13,061, Sheffield Heeley £12,918Sheffield Heeley: £12,918Preston: £13,061Sheffield Heeley: £12,973Preston: £13,116Sheffield Heeley: £12,253Preston: £12,389

    £13,061£13,116£12,389Preston is higherDepends on how you count£12,918£12,973£12,253

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,530, Sheffield Heeley £2,964Sheffield Heeley: £2,964Preston: £2,530Sheffield Heeley: £2,977Preston: £2,541Sheffield Heeley: £2,812Preston: £2,400

    £2,530£2,541£2,400Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£2,964£2,977£2,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £11,281, Sheffield Heeley £11,351Sheffield Heeley: £11,351Preston: £11,281Sheffield Heeley: £11,399Preston: £11,329Sheffield Heeley: £10,767Preston: £10,700

    £11,281£11,329£10,700Sheffield Heeley is higher£11,351£11,399£10,767

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Preston £855, Sheffield Heeley £699Sheffield Heeley: £699Preston: £855Sheffield Heeley: £702Preston: £858Sheffield Heeley: £663Preston: £811

    £855£858£811Preston is higherDepends on how you count£699£702£663

  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, Sheffield Heeley £825Sheffield Heeley: £825Preston: £879Sheffield Heeley: £829Preston: £882Sheffield Heeley: £783Preston: £833

    £879£882£833Preston is higherDepends on how you count£825£829£783

  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, Sheffield Heeley £43Sheffield Heeley: £43Preston: £47Sheffield Heeley: £43Preston: £47Sheffield Heeley: £41Preston: £45

    £47£47£45Preston is higherDepends on how you count£43£43£41

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Sheffield Heeley £633Sheffield Heeley: £633Preston: £586Sheffield Heeley: £636Preston: £588Sheffield Heeley: £601Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£633£636£601

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Sheffield Heeley £207Sheffield Heeley: £207Preston: £122Sheffield Heeley: £208Preston: £123Sheffield Heeley: £196Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Sheffield Heeley is higher£207£208£196

  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, Sheffield Heeley £190Sheffield Heeley: £190Preston: £128Sheffield Heeley: £191Preston: £129Sheffield Heeley: £181Preston: £122

    £128£129£122Sheffield Heeley is higher£190£191£181

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £2,011, Sheffield Heeley £2,245Sheffield Heeley: £2,245Preston: £2,011Sheffield Heeley: £2,255Preston: £2,019Sheffield Heeley: £2,130Preston: £1,907

    £2,011£2,019£1,907Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£2,245£2,255£2,130

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Sheffield Heeley £313Sheffield Heeley: £313Preston: £268Sheffield Heeley: £314Preston: £270Sheffield Heeley: £297Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Sheffield Heeley is higher£313£314£297

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £377, Sheffield Heeley £499Sheffield Heeley: £499Preston: £377Sheffield Heeley: £501Preston: £379Sheffield Heeley: £473Preston: £358

    £377£379£358Sheffield Heeley is higher£499£501£473

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

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

    £5.13£5.16£4.87Sheffield Heeley is higher£11

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Preston £8.32, Sheffield Heeley £18Sheffield Heeley: £18Preston: £8.32Sheffield Heeley: £18Preston: £8.35Sheffield Heeley: £17Preston: £7.89

    £8.32£8.35£7.89Sheffield Heeley is higher£18£18£17

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Sheffield Heeley £5.68Sheffield Heeley: £5.68Preston: £5.63Sheffield Heeley: £5.71Preston: £5.65Sheffield Heeley: £5.39Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£5.68£5.71£5.39

  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, Sheffield Heeley 1,003.5Sheffield Heeley: 1,003.5Preston: 1,010.2

    1,010.2Preston is higherDepends on how you count1,003.5

  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, Sheffield Heeley 164.4Sheffield Heeley: 164.4Preston: 185.5

    185.5Preston is higherDepends on how you count164.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Preston 174.9, Sheffield Heeley 170.4Sheffield Heeley: 170.4Preston: 174.9

    174.9Preston is higherDepends on how you count170.4

  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, Sheffield Heeley 95.9Sheffield Heeley: 95.9Preston: 87.8

    87.8Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count95.9

  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, Sheffield Heeley 277.3Sheffield Heeley: 277.3Preston: 249.6

    249.6Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count277.3

  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, Sheffield Heeley 43.0Sheffield Heeley: 43.0Preston: 29.3

    29.3Sheffield Heeley is higher43.0

Show the numbers
Preston and Sheffield Heeley, per person in the age group
MeasurePrestonSheffield HeeleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£5,072£5,094£4,811Sheffield Heeley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,061£13,116£12,389£12,918£12,973£12,253Preston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,530£2,541£2,400£2,964£2,977£2,812Sheffield Heeley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,281£11,329£10,700£11,351£11,399£10,767Sheffield Heeley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£855£858£811£699£702£663Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£879£882£833£825£829£783Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£45£43£43£41Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£633£636£601Sheffield Heeley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£207£208£196Sheffield Heeley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£128£129£122£190£191£181Sheffield Heeley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,011£2,019£1,907£2,245£2,255£2,130Sheffield Heeley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£313£314£297Sheffield Heeley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£377£379£358£499£501£473Sheffield Heeley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.13£5.16£4.87£11Sheffield Heeley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.32£8.35£7.89£18£18£17Sheffield Heeley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£5.68£5.71£5.39Sheffield Heeley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.21,003.5Preston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026185.5164.4Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.9170.4Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.895.9Sheffield Heeley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026249.6277.3Sheffield Heeley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.343.0Sheffield Heeley

Per resident

Preston is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Heeley 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 Sheffield Heeley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Preston £4,234, Sheffield Heeley £5,072Sheffield Heeley: £5,072Preston: £4,234Sheffield Heeley: £5,094Preston: £4,252Sheffield Heeley: £4,811Preston: £4,016

    £4,234£4,252£4,016Sheffield Heeley is higher£5,072£5,094£4,811

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Preston £1,542, Sheffield Heeley £2,030Sheffield Heeley: £2,030Preston: £1,542Sheffield Heeley: £2,039Preston: £1,549Sheffield Heeley: £1,926Preston: £1,463

    £1,542£1,549£1,463Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£2,030£2,039£1,926

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Preston £1,710, Sheffield Heeley £1,884Sheffield Heeley: £1,884Preston: £1,710Sheffield Heeley: £1,892Preston: £1,717Sheffield Heeley: £1,787Preston: £1,622

    £1,710£1,717£1,622Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£1,884£1,892£1,787

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Preston £1,332, Sheffield Heeley £1,784Sheffield Heeley: £1,784Preston: £1,332Sheffield Heeley: £1,791Preston: £1,338Sheffield Heeley: £1,692Preston: £1,264

    £1,332£1,338£1,264Sheffield Heeley is higher£1,784£1,791£1,692

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Preston £101, Sheffield Heeley £110Sheffield Heeley: £110Preston: £101Sheffield Heeley: £110Preston: £101Sheffield Heeley: £104Preston: £96

    £101£101£96Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£110£110£104

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £104, Sheffield Heeley £130Sheffield Heeley: £130Preston: £104Sheffield Heeley: £130Preston: £104Sheffield Heeley: £123Preston: £98

    £104£104£98Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£130£130£123

  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, Sheffield Heeley £6.77Sheffield Heeley: £6.77Preston: £5.55Sheffield Heeley: £6.80Preston: £5.57Sheffield Heeley: £6.42Preston: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£6.77£6.80£6.42

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £586, Sheffield Heeley £633Sheffield Heeley: £633Preston: £586Sheffield Heeley: £636Preston: £588Sheffield Heeley: £601Preston: £556

    £586£588£556Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£633£636£601

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Preston £122, Sheffield Heeley £207Sheffield Heeley: £207Preston: £122Sheffield Heeley: £208Preston: £123Sheffield Heeley: £196Preston: £116

    £122£123£116Sheffield Heeley is higher£207£208£196

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Preston £87, Sheffield Heeley £121Sheffield Heeley: £121Preston: £87Sheffield Heeley: £122Preston: £87Sheffield Heeley: £115Preston: £82

    £87£87£82Sheffield Heeley is higher£121£122£115

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Preston £1,359, Sheffield Heeley £1,427Sheffield Heeley: £1,427Preston: £1,359Sheffield Heeley: £1,433Preston: £1,365Sheffield Heeley: £1,354Preston: £1,289

    £1,359£1,365£1,289Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£1,427£1,433£1,354

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Preston £268, Sheffield Heeley £313Sheffield Heeley: £313Preston: £268Sheffield Heeley: £314Preston: £270Sheffield Heeley: £297Preston: £255

    £268£270£255Sheffield Heeley is higher£313£314£297

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Preston £255, Sheffield Heeley £317Sheffield Heeley: £317Preston: £255Sheffield Heeley: £318Preston: £256Sheffield Heeley: £301Preston: £242

    £255£256£242Sheffield Heeley is higher£317£318£301

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Preston £3.47, Sheffield Heeley £7.27Sheffield Heeley: £7.27Preston: £3.47Sheffield Heeley: £7.31Preston: £3.48Sheffield Heeley: £6.90Preston: £3.29

    £3.47£3.48£3.29Sheffield Heeley is higher£7.27£7.31£6.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Preston £5.62, Sheffield Heeley £12Sheffield Heeley: £12Preston: £5.62Sheffield Heeley: £12Preston: £5.64Sheffield Heeley: £11Preston: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Sheffield Heeley is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Preston £5.63, Sheffield Heeley £5.68Sheffield Heeley: £5.68Preston: £5.63Sheffield Heeley: £5.71Preston: £5.65Sheffield Heeley: £5.39Preston: £5.34

    £5.63£5.65£5.34Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£5.68£5.71£5.39

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Preston 119.3, Sheffield Heeley 157.7Sheffield Heeley: 157.7Preston: 119.3

    119.3Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count157.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 21.9, Sheffield Heeley 25.8Sheffield Heeley: 25.8Preston: 21.9

    21.9Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count25.8

  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, Sheffield Heeley 26.8Sheffield Heeley: 26.8Preston: 20.7

    20.7Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count26.8

  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, Sheffield Heeley 95.9Sheffield Heeley: 95.9Preston: 87.8

    87.8Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count95.9

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Preston 168.7, Sheffield Heeley 176.3Sheffield Heeley: 176.3Preston: 168.7

    168.7Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count176.3

  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, Sheffield Heeley 27.3Sheffield Heeley: 27.3Preston: 19.8

    19.8Sheffield Heeley is higher27.3

Show the numbers
Preston and Sheffield Heeley, per resident
MeasurePrestonSheffield HeeleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,234£4,252£4,016£5,072£5,094£4,811Sheffield Heeley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,542£1,549£1,463£2,030£2,039£1,926Sheffield Heeley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,710£1,717£1,622£1,884£1,892£1,787Sheffield Heeley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,332£1,338£1,264£1,784£1,791£1,692Sheffield Heeley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£101£101£96£110£110£104Sheffield Heeley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£104£104£98£130£130£123Sheffield Heeley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£6.77£6.80£6.42Sheffield Heeley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£586£588£556£633£636£601Sheffield Heeley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£207£208£196Sheffield Heeley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£87£87£82£121£122£115Sheffield Heeley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,359£1,365£1,289£1,427£1,433£1,354Sheffield Heeley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£268£270£255£313£314£297Sheffield Heeley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£255£256£242£317£318£301Sheffield Heeley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.47£3.48£3.29£7.27£7.31£6.90Sheffield Heeley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£12£12£11Sheffield Heeley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.63£5.65£5.34£5.68£5.71£5.39Sheffield Heeley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026119.3157.7Sheffield Heeley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.925.8Sheffield Heeley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.726.8Sheffield Heeley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202687.895.9Sheffield Heeley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026168.7176.3Sheffield Heeley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.827.3Sheffield Heeley

Total

Preston is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Sheffield Heeley 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 Sheffield Heeley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Preston £527.6m, Sheffield Heeley £564.2mSheffield Heeley: £564.2mPreston: £527.6mSheffield Heeley: £566.6mPreston: £529.8mSheffield Heeley: £535.1mPreston: £500.4m

    £527.6m£529.8m£500.4mSheffield Heeley is higher£564.2m£566.6m£535.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Preston £192.2m, Sheffield Heeley £225.8mSheffield Heeley: £225.8mPreston: £192.2mSheffield Heeley: £226.7mPreston: £193.0mSheffield Heeley: £214.2mPreston: £182.3m

    £192.2m£193.0m£182.3mSheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£225.8m£226.7m£214.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Preston £213.0m, Sheffield Heeley £209.6mSheffield Heeley: £209.6mPreston: £213.0mSheffield Heeley: £210.4mPreston: £214.0mSheffield Heeley: £198.8mPreston: £202.1m

    £213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£209.6m£210.4m£198.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Preston £166.0m, Sheffield Heeley £198.4mSheffield Heeley: £198.4mPreston: £166.0mSheffield Heeley: £199.2mPreston: £166.7mSheffield Heeley: £188.2mPreston: £157.5m

    £166.0m£166.7m£157.5mSheffield Heeley is higher£198.4m£199.2m£188.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Preston £12.6m, Sheffield Heeley £12.2mSheffield Heeley: £12.2mPreston: £12.6mSheffield Heeley: £12.3mPreston: £12.6mSheffield Heeley: £11.6mPreston: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£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, Sheffield Heeley £14.4mSheffield Heeley: £14.4mPreston: £12.9mSheffield Heeley: £14.5mPreston: £13.0mSheffield Heeley: £13.7mPreston: £12.3m

    £12.9m£13.0m£12.3mSheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£14.4m£14.5m£13.7m

  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, Sheffield Heeley £0.75mSheffield Heeley: £0.75mPreston: £0.69mSheffield Heeley: £0.76mPreston: £0.69mSheffield Heeley: £0.71mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.69m£0.69m£0.66mSheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count£0.75m£0.76m£0.71m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston £73.0m, Sheffield Heeley £70.4mSheffield Heeley: £70.4mPreston: £73.0mSheffield Heeley: £70.7mPreston: £73.3mSheffield Heeley: £66.8mPreston: £69.2m

    £73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£70.4m£70.7m£66.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Preston £15.2m, Sheffield Heeley £23.0mSheffield Heeley: £23.0mPreston: £15.2mSheffield Heeley: £23.1mPreston: £15.3mSheffield Heeley: £21.8mPreston: £14.4m

    £15.2m£15.3m£14.4mSheffield Heeley is higher£23.0m£23.1m£21.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston £10.8m, Sheffield Heeley £13.5mSheffield Heeley: £13.5mPreston: £10.8mSheffield Heeley: £13.5mPreston: £10.9mSheffield Heeley: £12.8mPreston: £10.3m

    £10.8m£10.9m£10.3mSheffield Heeley is higher£13.5m£13.5m£12.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Preston £169.3m, Sheffield Heeley £158.7mSheffield Heeley: £158.7mPreston: £169.3mSheffield Heeley: £159.4mPreston: £170.0mSheffield Heeley: £150.6mPreston: £160.6m

    £169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£158.7m£159.4m£150.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Preston £33.4m, Sheffield Heeley £34.8mSheffield Heeley: £34.8mPreston: £33.4mSheffield Heeley: £34.9mPreston: £33.6mSheffield Heeley: £33.0mPreston: £31.7m

    £33.4m£33.6m£31.7mSheffield Heeley is higher£34.8m£34.9m£33.0m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Preston £31.8m, Sheffield Heeley £35.3mSheffield Heeley: £35.3mPreston: £31.8mSheffield Heeley: £35.4mPreston: £31.9mSheffield Heeley: £33.4mPreston: £30.1m

    £31.8m£31.9m£30.1mSheffield Heeley is higher£35.3m£35.4m£33.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Preston £0.43m, Sheffield Heeley £0.81mSheffield Heeley: £0.81mPreston: £0.43mSheffield Heeley: £0.81mPreston: £0.43mSheffield Heeley: £0.77mPreston: £0.41m

    £0.43m£0.43m£0.41mSheffield Heeley is higher£0.81m£0.81m£0.77m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Preston £0.70m, Sheffield Heeley £1.3mSheffield Heeley: £1.3mPreston: £0.70mSheffield Heeley: £1.3mPreston: £0.70mSheffield Heeley: £1.2mPreston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mSheffield Heeley is higher£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Preston £0.70m, Sheffield Heeley £0.63mSheffield Heeley: £0.63mPreston: £0.70mSheffield Heeley: £0.63mPreston: £0.70mSheffield Heeley: £0.60mPreston: £0.67m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.67mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Preston 14,865, Sheffield Heeley 17,539Sheffield Heeley: 17,539Preston: 14,865

    14,865Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count17,539

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Preston 2,730, Sheffield Heeley 2,874Sheffield Heeley: 2,874Preston: 2,730

    2,730Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count2,874

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Preston 2,573, Sheffield Heeley 2,979Sheffield Heeley: 2,979Preston: 2,573

    2,573Sheffield Heeley is higherDepends on how you count2,979

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Preston 10,939, Sheffield Heeley 10,664Sheffield Heeley: 10,664Preston: 10,939

    10,939Preston is higherDepends on how you count10,664

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Preston 21,021, Sheffield Heeley 19,605Sheffield Heeley: 19,605Preston: 21,021

    21,021Preston is higherDepends on how you count19,605

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Preston 2,464, Sheffield Heeley 3,039Sheffield Heeley: 3,039Preston: 2,464

    2,464Sheffield Heeley is higher3,039

Show the numbers
Preston and Sheffield Heeley, total
MeasurePrestonSheffield HeeleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m£564.2m£566.6m£535.1mSheffield Heeley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m£225.8m£226.7m£214.2mSheffield Heeley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m£209.6m£210.4m£198.8mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m£198.4m£199.2m£188.2mSheffield Heeley
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£14.4m£14.5m£13.7mSheffield Heeley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m£0.75m£0.76m£0.71mSheffield Heeley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m£70.4m£70.7m£66.8mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m£23.0m£23.1m£21.8mSheffield Heeley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m£13.5m£13.5m£12.8mSheffield Heeley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m£158.7m£159.4m£150.6mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m£34.8m£34.9m£33.0mSheffield Heeley
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m£35.3m£35.4m£33.4mSheffield Heeley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m£0.81m£0.81m£0.77mSheffield Heeley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mSheffield Heeley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mPreston
State Pensiontotal, March 202614,86517,539Sheffield Heeley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7302,874Sheffield Heeley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5732,979Sheffield Heeley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,93910,664Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202621,02119,605Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4643,039Sheffield Heeley

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.
  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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