Who Gets What

Constituency in North West, England

Rochdale

In Rochdale, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 64% of constituencies in 2024-25.

108,019 residents (mid-2024) · Member of Parliament: Paul Waugh, Labour (Co-op), since 4 July 2024

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Rochdale on a map of the constituencies of Great Britain, one hexagon each
Prices

Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

At a glance

How does Rochdale compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the constituencies in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £4,722£4,742£4,479

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    226th of 631, higher than in 64% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £13,281£13,338£12,598

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    69th of 631, higher than in 89% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,966£2,979£2,814

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    64th of 632, higher than in 90% of constituencies

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Rochdale
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479226th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,281£13,338£12,59869th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,966£2,979£2,81464th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Rochdale's benefit money go?

People here received £510.0 million£512.2 million£483.8 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Rochdale, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £172.3m; Pension Credit £12.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.70m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £60.9m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.1m; Universal Credit £158.6m; Housing Benefit £30.5m; Employment and Support Allowance £29.4m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.53m; Income Support £0.67m; Other benefits £0.61mState Pension: £172.3mPension Credit: £12.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.70mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £60.9mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.1mUniversal Credit: £158.6mHousing Benefit: £30.5mEmployment and Support Allowance: £29.4mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.53mIncome Support: £0.67mOther benefits: £0.61m
Spending in Rochdale, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £173.0m; Pension Credit £12.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.9m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.70m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £61.2m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £19.3m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £12.2m; Universal Credit £159.3m; Housing Benefit £30.7m; Employment and Support Allowance £29.5m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.53m; Income Support £0.67m; Other benefits £0.61mState Pension: £173.0mPension Credit: £12.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.9mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.70mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £61.2mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £19.3mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £12.2mUniversal Credit: £159.3mHousing Benefit: £30.7mEmployment and Support Allowance: £29.5mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.53mIncome Support: £0.67mOther benefits: £0.61m
Spending in Rochdale, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £163.4m; Pension Credit £11.9m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £11.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.66m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £57.8m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.2m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £11.5m; Universal Credit £150.4m; Housing Benefit £29.0m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.50m; Income Support £0.63m; Other benefits £0.58mState Pension: £163.4mPension Credit: £11.9mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £11.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.66mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £57.8mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.2mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £11.5mUniversal Credit: £150.4mHousing Benefit: £29.0mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.50mIncome Support: £0.63mOther benefits: £0.58m
  1. State Pension£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m
  2. Pension Credit£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m
  8. Universal Credit£158.6m£159.3m£150.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
  12. Income Support£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
  13. Other benefits£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m
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Spending by benefit in Rochdale, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m34%Published
Pension Credit£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m2%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m12%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m4%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m2%Published
Universal Credit£158.6m£159.3m£150.4m31%Published
Housing Benefit£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m6%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m6%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m0.1%Published
All benefits£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m100%Total

More about Rochdale

How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of constituencies.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £4,722, expected £4,915, difference −£194

    Actual £4,722£4,742£4,479Expected £4,915£4,936£4,662Difference −£194−£195−£184

    Benefit spending per resident was £194 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £195 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £184 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 84% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £13,281, expected £13,160, difference +£121

    Actual £13,281£13,338£12,598Expected £13,160£13,216£12,483Difference +£121+£122+£115

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £121 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £122 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £115 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 39% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,966, expected £3,152, difference −£186

    Actual £2,966£2,979£2,814Expected £3,152£3,166£2,990Difference −£186−£187−£176

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £186 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £187 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £176 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all constituencies, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Rochdale
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,915£4,936£4,662−£194−£195−£184
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£13,281£13,338£12,598£13,160£13,216£12,483+£121+£122+£115
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,966£2,979£2,814£3,152£3,166£2,990−£186−£187−£176
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Rochdale received £2.51 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£1,742£1,723£1,590
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£4,365£4,318£3,984
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.51
51st of 631, higher than in 92% of constituencies

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Rochdale only with other areas in England.

Group 1 of 10 in England, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. English indices of deprivation 2025.14

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1524,301
  • Aged 16 to 6467,874
  • Aged 65978
  • Aged 66 and over14,866
  • All residents108,019
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,323 people in Rochdale receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    38%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    19%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    12%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    12%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    4%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    9%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Rochdale
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders3,56038%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)1,75219%19%
Neurological disease1,07912%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,13212%12%
Respiratory disease3574%4%
Malignant disease3374%3%
Cardiovascular disease2543%3%
Visual disease1522%2%
Endocrine disease1422%1%
Hearing disorders961%1%
Gastrointestinal disease1141%1%
Genitourinary disease1121%0.9%
Skin disease630.7%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)450.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract280.3%0.4%
Infectious disease230.2%0.4%
Haematological disease260.3%0.2%
Metabolic disease170.2%0.2%
Unknown or missing190.2%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age100.1%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Who was elected here in 2024?

General election, 4 July 2024

How did Rochdale vote in 2024?

Shares of the 39,688 valid votes.18

Winning party
Labour
Paul Waugh
Majority
1,440
3.6% of valid votes
Turnout
54.7%
Valid votes as a share of the 72,507 people registered to vote
  • Labour13,027
  • Workers Party of Britain11,587
  • Reform UK6,773
  • Conservative4,273
  • Liberal Democrat2,816
  • Green Party1,212

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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General election results in Rochdale, 4 July 2024
PartyCandidateVotesShare
LabourPaul Waugh13,02732.8%
Workers Party of BritainGeorge Galloway11,58729.2%
Reform UKMichael Howard6,77317.1%
ConservativePaul Ellison4,27310.8%
Liberal DemocratAndy Kelly2,8167.1%
Green PartyMartyn Savin1,2123.1%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 constituencies most like Rochdale

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. RochdaleThis area£4,722£4,742£4,479
  2. Nottingham North and Kimberley0.58£5,322£5,345£5,048Compare
  3. Dewsbury and Batley0.61£4,359£4,378£4,135Compare
  4. Peterborough0.67£4,543£4,563£4,310Compare
  5. Wythenshawe and Sale East0.68£4,915£4,935£4,662Compare
  6. Leeds East0.70£4,660£4,680£4,421Compare
  7. Oldham East and Saddleworth0.72£4,740£4,760£4,496Compare
  8. Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.74£5,465£5,488£5,184Compare
  9. Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton0.77£4,590£4,610£4,354Compare
  10. Bradford South0.80£4,925£4,946£4,672Compare
  11. Luton South and South Bedfordshire0.82£3,773£3,789£3,579Compare
  12. Heywood and Middleton North0.85£4,990£5,012£4,734Compare
  13. Derby South0.85£4,671£4,691£4,431Compare
  14. Birmingham Erdington0.88£5,611£5,635£5,322Compare
  15. Wolverhampton South East0.88£4,804£4,824£4,556Compare
  16. Walsall and Bloxwich0.89£4,940£4,961£4,686Compare
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Areas most like Rochdale
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Rochdale£4,722£4,742£4,479
Nottingham North and Kimberley0.58£5,322£5,345£5,048
Dewsbury and Batley0.61£4,359£4,378£4,135
Peterborough0.67£4,543£4,563£4,310
Wythenshawe and Sale East0.68£4,915£4,935£4,662
Leeds East0.70£4,660£4,680£4,421
Oldham East and Saddleworth0.72£4,740£4,760£4,496
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough0.74£5,465£5,488£5,184
Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton0.77£4,590£4,610£4,354
Bradford South0.80£4,925£4,946£4,672
Luton South and South Bedfordshire0.82£3,773£3,789£3,579
Heywood and Middleton North0.85£4,990£5,012£4,734
Derby South0.85£4,671£4,691£4,431
Birmingham Erdington0.88£5,611£5,635£5,322
Wolverhampton South East0.88£4,804£4,824£4,556
Walsall and Bloxwich0.89£4,940£4,961£4,686
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The local authorities that overlap Rochdale

Each share is the part of Rochdale's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Rochdale, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the constituencies of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m188th of 631£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479226th of 631£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£197.4m£198.3m£187.3m520th of 631£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,836£1,734496th of 631£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,281£13,338£12,59869th of 631£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£201.3m£202.2m£191.0m98th of 632£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,864£1,872£1,76876th of 632£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,966£2,979£2,81464th of 632£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m521st of 631£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,595£1,602£1,513495th of 631£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,591£11,640£10,994257th of 631£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m126th of 632£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110140th of 632£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£845£849£802109th of 632£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m466th of 632£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104458th of 632£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£798£801£757212th of 632£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m124th of 632£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12125th of 632£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£4495th of 632£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m151st of 632£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£564£566£535160th of 632£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m93rd of 632£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169100th of 632£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m75th of 632£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£10769th of 632£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£17072nd of 632£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£158.6m£159.3m£150.4m106th of 632£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,468£1,474£1,39386th of 632£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,336£2,346£2,21674th of 632£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m153rd of 632£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268143rd of 632£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m99th of 632£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£272£274£25896th of 632£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£433£435£41199th of 632£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m257th of 632£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66271st of 632£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42276th of 632£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m128th of 632£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86120th of 632£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.83£9.87£9.32124th of 632£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m393rd of 632£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33407th of 632£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.5151st of 631£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,312522nd of 63212,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.8497th of 632181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.097th of 6321,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,697150th of 6321,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.0145th of 63220.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.4102nd of 632114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,618435th of 6321,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.2428th of 63228.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.1156th of 632155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,327142nd of 6324,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.4143rd of 63268.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,51371st of 6328,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026189.941st of 632121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026302.236th of 632192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,75367th of 6321,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.561st of 63216.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.664th of 63225.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£185.2m£183.2m£169.0m604th of 632£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£1,742£1,723£1,590603rd of 632£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.5151st of 631£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25−£194−£195−£184492nd of 625£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£121£122£115209th of 625−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25−£186−£187−£176499th of 626£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Rochdale

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Results of the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout is valid votes as a share of the people registered to vote. The majority is the winner's lead over the second candidate, as votes and as a share of valid votes. By-elections and changes of party since then are not shown. The MP named at the top of the page is the current one.

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