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Redcar and Hartlepool

95,623 and 98,180 residents (mid-2024).

Redcar is higher than Hartlepool on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 6 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

Redcar is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 19. 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

Redcar Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redcar £5,706, Hartlepool £5,852Hartlepool: £5,852Redcar: £5,706Hartlepool: £5,876Redcar: £5,730Hartlepool: £5,550Redcar: £5,413

    £5,706£5,730£5,413Hartlepool is higher£5,852£5,876£5,550

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £12,746, Hartlepool £13,792Hartlepool: £13,792Redcar: £12,746Hartlepool: £13,851Redcar: £12,801Hartlepool: £13,082Redcar: £12,091

    £12,746£12,801£12,091Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£13,792£13,851£13,082

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £2,972, Hartlepool £3,314Hartlepool: £3,314Redcar: £2,972Hartlepool: £3,328Redcar: £2,985Hartlepool: £3,143Redcar: £2,819

    £2,972£2,985£2,819Hartlepool is higher£3,314£3,328£3,143

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £11,256, Hartlepool £11,695Hartlepool: £11,695Redcar: £11,256Hartlepool: £11,745Redcar: £11,304Hartlepool: £11,093Redcar: £10,677

    £11,256£11,304£10,677Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,695£11,745£11,093

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Redcar £566, Hartlepool £747Hartlepool: £747Redcar: £566Hartlepool: £750Redcar: £568Hartlepool: £709Redcar: £537

    £566£568£537Hartlepool is higher£747£750£709

  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: Redcar £887, Hartlepool £1,304Hartlepool: £1,304Redcar: £887Hartlepool: £1,310Redcar: £891Hartlepool: £1,237Redcar: £841

    £887£891£841Hartlepool is higher£1,304£1,310£1,237

  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: Redcar £38, Hartlepool £46Hartlepool: £46Redcar: £38Hartlepool: £46Redcar: £38Hartlepool: £43Redcar: £36

    £38£38£36Hartlepool is higher£46£46£43

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £710, Hartlepool £794Hartlepool: £794Redcar: £710Hartlepool: £798Redcar: £713Hartlepool: £753Redcar: £674

    £710£713£674Hartlepool is higher£794£798£753

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £167, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £161Redcar: £158

    £167£167£158Hartlepool is higher£170£170£161

  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: Redcar £208, Hartlepool £233Hartlepool: £233Redcar: £208Hartlepool: £234Redcar: £209Hartlepool: £221Redcar: £198

    £208£209£198Hartlepool is higher£233£234£221

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £2,234, Hartlepool £2,651Hartlepool: £2,651Redcar: £2,234Hartlepool: £2,662Redcar: £2,243Hartlepool: £2,514Redcar: £2,119

    £2,234£2,243£2,119Hartlepool is higher£2,651£2,662£2,514

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redcar £279, Hartlepool £282Hartlepool: £282Redcar: £279Hartlepool: £283Redcar: £280Hartlepool: £267Redcar: £264

    £279£280£264Hartlepool is higher£282£283£267

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £506, Hartlepool £410Hartlepool: £410Redcar: £506Hartlepool: £412Redcar: £509Hartlepool: £389Redcar: £480

    £506£509£480Redcar is higher£410£412£389

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £7.11, Hartlepool £6.52Hartlepool: £6.52Redcar: £7.11Hartlepool: £6.54Redcar: £7.14Hartlepool: £6.18Redcar: £6.74

    £7.11£7.14£6.74Redcar is higher£6.52£6.54£6.18

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Redcar £16, Hartlepool £13Hartlepool: £13Redcar: £16Hartlepool: £13Redcar: £17Hartlepool: £12Redcar: £16

    £16£17£16Redcar is higher£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redcar £7.12, Hartlepool £7.82Hartlepool: £7.82Redcar: £7.12Hartlepool: £7.86Redcar: £7.15Hartlepool: £7.42Redcar: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Hartlepool is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redcar 1,009.3, Hartlepool 1,039.0Hartlepool: 1,039.0Redcar: 1,009.3

    1,009.3Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,039.0

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Redcar 151.8, Hartlepool 189.4Hartlepool: 189.4Redcar: 151.8

    151.8Hartlepool is higher189.4

  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: Redcar 189.3, Hartlepool 262.0Hartlepool: 262.0Redcar: 189.3

    189.3Hartlepool is higher262.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 106.8, Hartlepool 120.5Hartlepool: 120.5Redcar: 106.8

    106.8Hartlepool is higher120.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Redcar 275.1, Hartlepool 301.1Hartlepool: 301.1Redcar: 275.1

    275.1Hartlepool is higher301.1

  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: Redcar 45.3, Hartlepool 50.2Hartlepool: 50.2Redcar: 45.3

    45.3Hartlepool is higher50.2

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Redcar and Hartlepool, per person in the age group
MeasureRedcarHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,706£5,730£5,413£5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,746£12,801£12,091£13,792£13,851£13,082Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,972£2,985£2,819£3,314£3,328£3,143Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,256£11,304£10,677£11,695£11,745£11,093Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£566£568£537£747£750£709Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£887£891£841£1,304£1,310£1,237Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£46£46£43Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£710£713£674£794£798£753Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£170£170£161Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£208£209£198£233£234£221Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,234£2,243£2,119£2,651£2,662£2,514Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£282£283£267Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£506£509£480£410£412£389Redcar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.11£7.14£6.74£6.52£6.54£6.18Redcar
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£17£16£13£13£12Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.31,039.0Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026151.8189.4Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026189.3262.0Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.8120.5Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026275.1301.1Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202645.350.2Hartlepool

Per resident

Redcar is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Redcar Hartlepool

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Redcar £5,706, Hartlepool £5,852Hartlepool: £5,852Redcar: £5,706Hartlepool: £5,876Redcar: £5,730Hartlepool: £5,550Redcar: £5,413

    £5,706£5,730£5,413Hartlepool is higher£5,852£5,876£5,550

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Redcar £2,789, Hartlepool £2,573Hartlepool: £2,573Redcar: £2,789Hartlepool: £2,584Redcar: £2,800Hartlepool: £2,441Redcar: £2,645

    £2,789£2,800£2,645Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,573£2,584£2,441

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Redcar £1,755, Hartlepool £2,025Hartlepool: £2,025Redcar: £1,755Hartlepool: £2,033Redcar: £1,762Hartlepool: £1,921Redcar: £1,665

    £1,755£1,762£1,665Hartlepool is higher£2,025£2,033£1,921

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Redcar £2,463, Hartlepool £2,182Hartlepool: £2,182Redcar: £2,463Hartlepool: £2,191Redcar: £2,473Hartlepool: £2,070Redcar: £2,336

    £2,463£2,473£2,336Redcar is higherDepends on how you count£2,182£2,191£2,070

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Redcar £124, Hartlepool £139Hartlepool: £139Redcar: £124Hartlepool: £140Redcar: £124Hartlepool: £132Redcar: £117

    £124£124£117Hartlepool is higher£139£140£132

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £194, Hartlepool £243Hartlepool: £243Redcar: £194Hartlepool: £244Redcar: £195Hartlepool: £231Redcar: £184

    £194£195£184Hartlepool is higher£243£244£231

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Redcar £8.23, Hartlepool £8.54Hartlepool: £8.54Redcar: £8.23Hartlepool: £8.58Redcar: £8.27Hartlepool: £8.10Redcar: £7.81

    £8.23£8.27£7.81Hartlepool is higher£8.54£8.58£8.10

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £710, Hartlepool £794Hartlepool: £794Redcar: £710Hartlepool: £798Redcar: £713Hartlepool: £753Redcar: £674

    £710£713£674Hartlepool is higher£794£798£753

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Redcar £167, Hartlepool £170Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £170Redcar: £167Hartlepool: £161Redcar: £158

    £167£167£158Hartlepool is higher£170£170£161

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Redcar £123, Hartlepool £143Hartlepool: £143Redcar: £123Hartlepool: £143Redcar: £124Hartlepool: £135Redcar: £117

    £123£124£117Hartlepool is higher£143£143£135

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Redcar £1,319, Hartlepool £1,620Hartlepool: £1,620Redcar: £1,319Hartlepool: £1,626Redcar: £1,325Hartlepool: £1,536Redcar: £1,251

    £1,319£1,325£1,251Hartlepool is higher£1,620£1,626£1,536

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Redcar £279, Hartlepool £282Hartlepool: £282Redcar: £279Hartlepool: £283Redcar: £280Hartlepool: £267Redcar: £264

    £279£280£264Hartlepool is higher£282£283£267

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Redcar £299, Hartlepool £251Hartlepool: £251Redcar: £299Hartlepool: £252Redcar: £300Hartlepool: £238Redcar: £284

    £299£300£284Redcar is higher£251£252£238

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Redcar £4.20, Hartlepool £3.99Hartlepool: £3.99Redcar: £4.20Hartlepool: £4.00Redcar: £4.21Hartlepool: £3.78Redcar: £3.98

    £4.20£4.21£3.98Redcar is higher£3.99£4.00£3.78

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Redcar £9.70, Hartlepool £7.97Hartlepool: £7.97Redcar: £9.70Hartlepool: £8.00Redcar: £9.74Hartlepool: £7.56Redcar: £9.20

    £9.70£9.74£9.20Redcar is higher£7.97£8.00£7.56

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Redcar £7.12, Hartlepool £7.82Hartlepool: £7.82Redcar: £7.12Hartlepool: £7.86Redcar: £7.15Hartlepool: £7.42Redcar: £6.75

    £7.12£7.15£6.75Hartlepool is higher£7.82£7.86£7.42

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 220.8, Hartlepool 193.9Hartlepool: 193.9Redcar: 220.8

    220.8Redcar is higherDepends on how you count193.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 33.2, Hartlepool 35.3Hartlepool: 35.3Redcar: 33.2

    33.2Hartlepool is higher35.3

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 41.4, Hartlepool 48.9Hartlepool: 48.9Redcar: 41.4

    41.4Hartlepool is higher48.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 106.8, Hartlepool 120.5Hartlepool: 120.5Redcar: 106.8

    106.8Hartlepool is higher120.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 162.4, Hartlepool 184.0Hartlepool: 184.0Redcar: 162.4

    162.4Hartlepool is higher184.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Redcar 26.8, Hartlepool 30.7Hartlepool: 30.7Redcar: 26.8

    26.8Hartlepool is higher30.7

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Redcar and Hartlepool, per resident
MeasureRedcarHartlepoolHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,706£5,730£5,413£5,852£5,876£5,550Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,789£2,800£2,645£2,573£2,584£2,441Redcar
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,755£1,762£1,665£2,025£2,033£1,921Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,463£2,473£2,336£2,182£2,191£2,070Redcar
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£124£124£117£139£140£132Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£243£244£231Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.23£8.27£7.81£8.54£8.58£8.10Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£710£713£674£794£798£753Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£167£167£158£170£170£161Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£123£124£117£143£143£135Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,319£1,325£1,251£1,620£1,626£1,536Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£279£280£264£282£283£267Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£299£300£284£251£252£238Redcar
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.20£4.21£3.98£3.99£4.00£3.78Redcar
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£9.70£9.74£9.20£7.97£8.00£7.56Redcar
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.12£7.15£6.75£7.82£7.86£7.42Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8193.9Redcar
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202633.235.3Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202641.448.9Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026106.8120.5Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026162.4184.0Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.830.7Hartlepool

Total

Redcar is higher on 6 of 22 measures, and Hartlepool on 16. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Redcar Hartlepool

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Redcar £545.6m, Hartlepool £574.5mHartlepool: £574.5mRedcar: £545.6mHartlepool: £576.9mRedcar: £548.0mHartlepool: £544.9mRedcar: £517.6m

    £545.6m£548.0m£517.6mHartlepool is higher£574.5m£576.9m£544.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Redcar £266.7m, Hartlepool £252.7mHartlepool: £252.7mRedcar: £266.7mHartlepool: £253.7mRedcar: £267.8mHartlepool: £239.7mRedcar: £252.9m

    £266.7m£267.8m£252.9mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Redcar £167.8m, Hartlepool £198.8mHartlepool: £198.8mRedcar: £167.8mHartlepool: £199.6mRedcar: £168.5mHartlepool: £188.6mRedcar: £159.2m

    £167.8m£168.5m£159.2mHartlepool is higher£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Redcar £235.5m, Hartlepool £214.2mHartlepool: £214.2mRedcar: £235.5mHartlepool: £215.2mRedcar: £236.5mHartlepool: £203.2mRedcar: £223.4m

    £235.5m£236.5m£223.4mRedcar is higherDepends on how you count£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Redcar £11.8m, Hartlepool £13.7mHartlepool: £13.7mRedcar: £11.8mHartlepool: £13.7mRedcar: £11.9mHartlepool: £13.0mRedcar: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.9m£11.2mHartlepool is higher£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redcar £18.6m, Hartlepool £23.9mHartlepool: £23.9mRedcar: £18.6mHartlepool: £24.0mRedcar: £18.6mHartlepool: £22.7mRedcar: £17.6m

    £18.6m£18.6m£17.6mHartlepool is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Redcar £0.79m, Hartlepool £0.84mHartlepool: £0.84mRedcar: £0.79mHartlepool: £0.84mRedcar: £0.79mHartlepool: £0.80mRedcar: £0.75m

    £0.79m£0.79m£0.75mHartlepool is higher£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redcar £67.9m, Hartlepool £78.0mHartlepool: £78.0mRedcar: £67.9mHartlepool: £78.3mRedcar: £68.2mHartlepool: £74.0mRedcar: £64.4m

    £67.9m£68.2m£64.4mHartlepool is higher£78.0m£78.3m£74.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Redcar £15.9m, Hartlepool £16.7mHartlepool: £16.7mRedcar: £15.9mHartlepool: £16.7mRedcar: £16.0mHartlepool: £15.8mRedcar: £15.1m

    £15.9m£16.0m£15.1mHartlepool is higher£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redcar £11.8m, Hartlepool £14.0mHartlepool: £14.0mRedcar: £11.8mHartlepool: £14.1mRedcar: £11.8mHartlepool: £13.3mRedcar: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mHartlepool is higher£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Redcar £126.1m, Hartlepool £159.0mHartlepool: £159.0mRedcar: £126.1mHartlepool: £159.7mRedcar: £126.7mHartlepool: £150.8mRedcar: £119.6m

    £126.1m£126.7m£119.6mHartlepool is higher£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Redcar £26.7m, Hartlepool £27.6mHartlepool: £27.6mRedcar: £26.7mHartlepool: £27.8mRedcar: £26.8mHartlepool: £26.2mRedcar: £25.3m

    £26.7m£26.8m£25.3mHartlepool is higher£27.6m£27.8m£26.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Redcar £28.6m, Hartlepool £24.6mHartlepool: £24.6mRedcar: £28.6mHartlepool: £24.7mRedcar: £28.7mHartlepool: £23.4mRedcar: £27.1m

    £28.6m£28.7m£27.1mRedcar is higher£24.6m£24.7m£23.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Redcar £0.40m, Hartlepool £0.39mHartlepool: £0.39mRedcar: £0.40mHartlepool: £0.39mRedcar: £0.40mHartlepool: £0.37mRedcar: £0.38m

    £0.40m£0.40m£0.38mRedcar is higher£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Redcar £0.93m, Hartlepool £0.78mHartlepool: £0.78mRedcar: £0.93mHartlepool: £0.79mRedcar: £0.93mHartlepool: £0.74mRedcar: £0.88m

    £0.93m£0.93m£0.88mRedcar is higher£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Redcar £0.68m, Hartlepool £0.77mHartlepool: £0.77mRedcar: £0.68mHartlepool: £0.77mRedcar: £0.68mHartlepool: £0.73mRedcar: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.68m£0.65mHartlepool is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Redcar 21,115, Hartlepool 19,034Hartlepool: 19,034Redcar: 21,115

    21,115Redcar is higherDepends on how you count19,034

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Redcar 3,175, Hartlepool 3,469Hartlepool: 3,469Redcar: 3,175

    3,175Hartlepool is higher3,469

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Redcar 3,960, Hartlepool 4,800Hartlepool: 4,800Redcar: 3,960

    3,960Hartlepool is higher4,800

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Redcar 10,215, Hartlepool 11,830Hartlepool: 11,830Redcar: 10,215

    10,215Hartlepool is higher11,830

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Redcar 15,531, Hartlepool 18,060Hartlepool: 18,060Redcar: 15,531

    15,531Hartlepool is higher18,060

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Redcar 2,559, Hartlepool 3,013Hartlepool: 3,013Redcar: 2,559

    2,559Hartlepool is higher3,013

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Redcar and Hartlepool, total
MeasureRedcarHartlepoolHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£545.6m£548.0m£517.6m£574.5m£576.9m£544.9mHartlepool
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£266.7m£267.8m£252.9m£252.7m£253.7m£239.7mRedcar
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£167.8m£168.5m£159.2m£198.8m£199.6m£188.6mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£235.5m£236.5m£223.4m£214.2m£215.2m£203.2mRedcar
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.9m£11.2m£13.7m£13.7m£13.0mHartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.6m£18.6m£17.6m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mHartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m£0.84m£0.84m£0.80mHartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.9m£68.2m£64.4m£78.0m£78.3m£74.0mHartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.9m£16.0m£15.1m£16.7m£16.7m£15.8mHartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£14.0m£14.1m£13.3mHartlepool
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£126.1m£126.7m£119.6m£159.0m£159.7m£150.8mHartlepool
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.7m£26.8m£25.3m£27.6m£27.8m£26.2mHartlepool
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m£24.6m£24.7m£23.4mRedcar
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mRedcar
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.93m£0.93m£0.88m£0.78m£0.79m£0.74mRedcar
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.68m£0.65m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mHartlepool
State Pensiontotal, March 202621,11519,034Redcar
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1753,469Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9604,800Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,21511,830Hartlepool
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,53118,060Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,5593,013Hartlepool

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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