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Rochdale and Leeds East

108,019 and 118,364 residents (mid-2024).

Rochdale is higher than Leeds East on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Rochdale is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Leeds East on 3. 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

Rochdale Leeds East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochdale £4,722, Leeds East £4,660Leeds East: £4,660Rochdale: £4,722Leeds East: £4,680Rochdale: £4,742Leeds East: £4,421Rochdale: £4,479

    £4,722£4,742£4,479Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,660£4,680£4,421

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £13,281, Leeds East £13,023Leeds East: £13,023Rochdale: £13,281Leeds East: £13,078Rochdale: £13,338Leeds East: £12,353Rochdale: £12,598

    £13,281£13,338£12,598Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£13,023£13,078£12,353

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £2,966, Leeds East £2,900Leeds East: £2,900Rochdale: £2,966Leeds East: £2,913Rochdale: £2,979Leeds East: £2,751Rochdale: £2,814

    £2,966£2,979£2,814Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£2,900£2,913£2,751

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £11,591, Leeds East £11,494Leeds East: £11,494Rochdale: £11,591Leeds East: £11,542Rochdale: £11,640Leeds East: £10,902Rochdale: £10,994

    £11,591£11,640£10,994Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£11,494£11,542£10,902

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Rochdale £845, Leeds East £693Leeds East: £693Rochdale: £845Leeds East: £696Rochdale: £849Leeds East: £657Rochdale: £802

    £845£849£802Rochdale is higher£693£696£657

  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: Rochdale £798, Leeds East £798Leeds East: £798Rochdale: £798Leeds East: £802Rochdale: £801Leeds East: £757Rochdale: £757

    £798£801£757Leeds East is higher£798£802£757

  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: Rochdale £47, Leeds East £38Leeds East: £38Rochdale: £47Leeds East: £38Rochdale: £47Leeds East: £36Rochdale: £44

    £47£47£44Rochdale is higher£38£38£36

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £564, Leeds East £521Leeds East: £521Rochdale: £564Leeds East: £523Rochdale: £566Leeds East: £494Rochdale: £535

    £564£566£535Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£521£523£494

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £178, Leeds East £136Leeds East: £136Rochdale: £178Leeds East: £136Rochdale: £179Leeds East: £129Rochdale: £169

    £178£179£169Rochdale is higher£136£136£129

  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: Rochdale £179, Leeds East £145Leeds East: £145Rochdale: £179Leeds East: £146Rochdale: £180Leeds East: £138Rochdale: £170

    £179£180£170Rochdale is higher£145£146£138

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £2,336, Leeds East £2,350Leeds East: £2,350Rochdale: £2,336Leeds East: £2,360Rochdale: £2,346Leeds East: £2,229Rochdale: £2,216

    £2,336£2,346£2,216Leeds East is higher£2,350£2,360£2,229

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochdale £283, Leeds East £266Leeds East: £266Rochdale: £283Leeds East: £267Rochdale: £284Leeds East: £252Rochdale: £268

    £283£284£268Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £433, Leeds East £388Leeds East: £388Rochdale: £433Leeds East: £389Rochdale: £435Leeds East: £368Rochdale: £411

    £433£435£411Rochdale is higher£388£389£368

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £7.82, Leeds East £8.53Leeds East: £8.53Rochdale: £7.82Leeds East: £8.57Rochdale: £7.86Leeds East: £8.09Rochdale: £7.42

    £7.82£7.86£7.42Leeds East is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Rochdale £9.83, Leeds East £9.14Leeds East: £9.14Rochdale: £9.83Leeds East: £9.18Rochdale: £9.87Leeds East: £8.67Rochdale: £9.32

    £9.83£9.87£9.32Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£9.14£9.18£8.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochdale £5.62, Leeds East £5.35Leeds East: £5.35Rochdale: £5.62Leeds East: £5.37Rochdale: £5.64Leeds East: £5.07Rochdale: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rochdale 1,030.0, Leeds East 1,016.6Leeds East: 1,016.6Rochdale: 1,030.0

    1,030.0Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count1,016.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Rochdale 181.4, Leeds East 152.5Leeds East: 152.5Rochdale: 181.4

    181.4Rochdale is higher152.5

  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: Rochdale 176.1, Leeds East 169.2Leeds East: 169.2Rochdale: 176.1

    176.1Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count169.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 86.4, Leeds East 80.2Leeds East: 80.2Rochdale: 86.4

    86.4Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count80.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Rochdale 302.2, Leeds East 278.8Leeds East: 278.8Rochdale: 302.2

    302.2Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count278.8

  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: Rochdale 40.6, Leeds East 32.9Leeds East: 32.9Rochdale: 40.6

    40.6Rochdale is higher32.9

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Rochdale and Leeds East, per person in the age group
MeasureRochdaleLeeds EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,660£4,680£4,421Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,281£13,338£12,598£13,023£13,078£12,353Rochdale
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,966£2,979£2,814£2,900£2,913£2,751Rochdale
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,591£11,640£10,994£11,494£11,542£10,902Rochdale
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£845£849£802£693£696£657Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£798£801£757£798£802£757Leeds East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£47£47£44£38£38£36Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£564£566£535£521£523£494Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£136£136£129Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£179£180£170£145£146£138Rochdale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,336£2,346£2,216£2,350£2,360£2,229Leeds East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£266£267£252Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£433£435£411£388£389£368Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.82£7.86£7.42£8.53£8.57£8.09Leeds East
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.83£9.87£9.32£9.14£9.18£8.67Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.35£5.37£5.07Rochdale
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,030.01,016.6Rochdale
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026181.4152.5Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.1169.2Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.480.2Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026302.2278.8Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.632.9Rochdale

Per resident

Rochdale is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Leeds East on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Rochdale Leeds East

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Rochdale £4,722, Leeds East £4,660Leeds East: £4,660Rochdale: £4,722Leeds East: £4,680Rochdale: £4,742Leeds East: £4,421Rochdale: £4,479

    £4,722£4,742£4,479Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£4,660£4,680£4,421

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Rochdale £1,828, Leeds East £1,920Leeds East: £1,920Rochdale: £1,828Leeds East: £1,928Rochdale: £1,836Leeds East: £1,821Rochdale: £1,734

    £1,828£1,836£1,734Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£1,920£1,928£1,821

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Rochdale £1,864, Leeds East £1,813Leeds East: £1,813Rochdale: £1,864Leeds East: £1,821Rochdale: £1,872Leeds East: £1,720Rochdale: £1,768

    £1,864£1,872£1,768Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£1,813£1,821£1,720

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Rochdale £1,595, Leeds East £1,694Leeds East: £1,694Rochdale: £1,595Leeds East: £1,702Rochdale: £1,602Leeds East: £1,607Rochdale: £1,513

    £1,595£1,602£1,513Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£1,694£1,702£1,607

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Rochdale £116, Leeds East £102Leeds East: £102Rochdale: £116Leeds East: £103Rochdale: £117Leeds East: £97Rochdale: £110

    £116£117£110Rochdale is higher£102£103£97

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £110, Leeds East £118Leeds East: £118Rochdale: £110Leeds East: £118Rochdale: £110Leeds East: £112Rochdale: £104

    £110£110£104Leeds East is higher£118£118£112

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Rochdale £6.45, Leeds East £5.63Leeds East: £5.63Rochdale: £6.45Leeds East: £5.65Rochdale: £6.48Leeds East: £5.34Rochdale: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Rochdale is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £564, Leeds East £521Leeds East: £521Rochdale: £564Leeds East: £523Rochdale: £566Leeds East: £494Rochdale: £535

    £564£566£535Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£521£523£494

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Rochdale £178, Leeds East £136Leeds East: £136Rochdale: £178Leeds East: £136Rochdale: £179Leeds East: £129Rochdale: £169

    £178£179£169Rochdale is higher£136£136£129

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Rochdale £112, Leeds East £91Leeds East: £91Rochdale: £112Leeds East: £91Rochdale: £113Leeds East: £86Rochdale: £107

    £112£113£107Rochdale is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Rochdale £1,468, Leeds East £1,469Leeds East: £1,469Rochdale: £1,468Leeds East: £1,475Rochdale: £1,474Leeds East: £1,393Rochdale: £1,393

    £1,468£1,474£1,393Leeds East is higher£1,469£1,475£1,393

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Rochdale £283, Leeds East £266Leeds East: £266Rochdale: £283Leeds East: £267Rochdale: £284Leeds East: £252Rochdale: £268

    £283£284£268Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£266£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Rochdale £272, Leeds East £242Leeds East: £242Rochdale: £272Leeds East: £243Rochdale: £274Leeds East: £230Rochdale: £258

    £272£274£258Rochdale is higher£242£243£230

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Rochdale £4.91, Leeds East £5.33Leeds East: £5.33Rochdale: £4.91Leeds East: £5.36Rochdale: £4.93Leeds East: £5.06Rochdale: £4.66

    £4.91£4.93£4.66Leeds East is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Rochdale £6.18, Leeds East £5.71Leeds East: £5.71Rochdale: £6.18Leeds East: £5.74Rochdale: £6.20Leeds East: £5.42Rochdale: £5.86

    £6.18£6.20£5.86Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£5.71£5.74£5.42

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Rochdale £5.62, Leeds East £5.35Leeds East: £5.35Rochdale: £5.62Leeds East: £5.37Rochdale: £5.64Leeds East: £5.07Rochdale: £5.33

    £5.62£5.64£5.33Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count£5.35£5.37£5.07

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 141.8, Leeds East 149.9Leeds East: 149.9Rochdale: 141.8

    141.8Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count149.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 25.0, Leeds East 22.5Leeds East: 22.5Rochdale: 25.0

    25.0Rochdale is higher22.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 24.2, Leeds East 25.0Leeds East: 25.0Rochdale: 24.2

    24.2Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count25.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 86.4, Leeds East 80.2Leeds East: 80.2Rochdale: 86.4

    86.4Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count80.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 189.9, Leeds East 174.3Leeds East: 174.3Rochdale: 189.9

    189.9Rochdale is higherDepends on how you count174.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Rochdale 25.5, Leeds East 20.6Leeds East: 20.6Rochdale: 25.5

    25.5Rochdale is higher20.6

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Rochdale and Leeds East, per resident
MeasureRochdaleLeeds EastHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,722£4,742£4,479£4,660£4,680£4,421Rochdale
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,828£1,836£1,734£1,920£1,928£1,821Leeds East
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,864£1,872£1,768£1,813£1,821£1,720Rochdale
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,595£1,602£1,513£1,694£1,702£1,607Leeds East
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£116£117£110£102£103£97Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£118£118£112Leeds East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£5.63£5.65£5.34Rochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£564£566£535£521£523£494Rochdale
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£178£179£169£136£136£129Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£113£107£91£91£86Rochdale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,468£1,474£1,393£1,469£1,475£1,393Leeds East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£266£267£252Rochdale
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£272£274£258£242£243£230Rochdale
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.91£4.93£4.66£5.33£5.36£5.06Leeds East
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.18£6.20£5.86£5.71£5.74£5.42Rochdale
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.62£5.64£5.33£5.35£5.37£5.07Rochdale
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026141.8149.9Leeds East
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.022.5Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.225.0Leeds East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202686.480.2Rochdale
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026189.9174.3Rochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.520.6Rochdale

Total

Rochdale is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Leeds East 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

Rochdale Leeds East

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Rochdale £510.0m, Leeds East £551.6mLeeds East: £551.6mRochdale: £510.0mLeeds East: £554.0mRochdale: £512.2mLeeds East: £523.2mRochdale: £483.8m

    £510.0m£512.2m£483.8mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£551.6m£554.0m£523.2m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Rochdale £197.4m, Leeds East £227.2mLeeds East: £227.2mRochdale: £197.4mLeeds East: £228.2mRochdale: £198.3mLeeds East: £215.5mRochdale: £187.3m

    £197.4m£198.3m£187.3mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£227.2m£228.2m£215.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Rochdale £201.3m, Leeds East £214.6mLeeds East: £214.6mRochdale: £201.3mLeeds East: £215.5mRochdale: £202.2mLeeds East: £203.6mRochdale: £191.0m

    £201.3m£202.2m£191.0mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£214.6m£215.5m£203.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Rochdale £172.3m, Leeds East £200.6mLeeds East: £200.6mRochdale: £172.3mLeeds East: £201.4mRochdale: £173.0mLeeds East: £190.2mRochdale: £163.4m

    £172.3m£173.0m£163.4mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£200.6m£201.4m£190.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Rochdale £12.6m, Leeds East £12.1mLeeds East: £12.1mRochdale: £12.6mLeeds East: £12.1mRochdale: £12.6mLeeds East: £11.5mRochdale: £11.9m

    £12.6m£12.6m£11.9mRochdale is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochdale £11.9m, Leeds East £13.9mLeeds East: £13.9mRochdale: £11.9mLeeds East: £14.0mRochdale: £11.9mLeeds East: £13.2mRochdale: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mLeeds East is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Rochdale £0.70m, Leeds East £0.67mLeeds East: £0.67mRochdale: £0.70mLeeds East: £0.67mRochdale: £0.70mLeeds East: £0.63mRochdale: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mRochdale is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rochdale £60.9m, Leeds East £61.6mLeeds East: £61.6mRochdale: £60.9mLeeds East: £61.9mRochdale: £61.2mLeeds East: £58.5mRochdale: £57.8m

    £60.9m£61.2m£57.8mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Rochdale £19.2m, Leeds East £16.1mLeeds East: £16.1mRochdale: £19.2mLeeds East: £16.1mRochdale: £19.3mLeeds East: £15.2mRochdale: £18.2m

    £19.2m£19.3m£18.2mRochdale is higher£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochdale £12.1m, Leeds East £10.7mLeeds East: £10.7mRochdale: £12.1mLeeds East: £10.8mRochdale: £12.2mLeeds East: £10.2mRochdale: £11.5m

    £12.1m£12.2m£11.5mRochdale is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Rochdale £158.6m, Leeds East £173.9mLeeds East: £173.9mRochdale: £158.6mLeeds East: £174.6mRochdale: £159.3mLeeds East: £164.9mRochdale: £150.4m

    £158.6m£159.3m£150.4mLeeds East is higher£173.9m£174.6m£164.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Rochdale £30.5m, Leeds East £31.5mLeeds East: £31.5mRochdale: £30.5mLeeds East: £31.6mRochdale: £30.7mLeeds East: £29.8mRochdale: £29.0m

    £30.5m£30.7m£29.0mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£31.5m£31.6m£29.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Rochdale £29.4m, Leeds East £28.7mLeeds East: £28.7mRochdale: £29.4mLeeds East: £28.8mRochdale: £29.5mLeeds East: £27.2mRochdale: £27.9m

    £29.4m£29.5m£27.9mRochdale is higher£28.7m£28.8m£27.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Rochdale £0.53m, Leeds East £0.63mLeeds East: £0.63mRochdale: £0.53mLeeds East: £0.63mRochdale: £0.53mLeeds East: £0.60mRochdale: £0.50m

    £0.53m£0.53m£0.50mLeeds East is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Rochdale £0.67m, Leeds East £0.68mLeeds East: £0.68mRochdale: £0.67mLeeds East: £0.68mRochdale: £0.67mLeeds East: £0.64mRochdale: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Rochdale £0.61m, Leeds East £0.63mLeeds East: £0.63mRochdale: £0.61mLeeds East: £0.64mRochdale: £0.61mLeeds East: £0.60mRochdale: £0.58m

    £0.61m£0.61m£0.58mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Rochdale 15,312, Leeds East 17,738Leeds East: 17,738Rochdale: 15,312

    15,312Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count17,738

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Rochdale 2,697, Leeds East 2,661Leeds East: 2,661Rochdale: 2,697

    2,697Rochdale is higher2,661

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Rochdale 2,618, Leeds East 2,953Leeds East: 2,953Rochdale: 2,618

    2,618Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count2,953

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Rochdale 9,327, Leeds East 9,491Leeds East: 9,491Rochdale: 9,327

    9,327Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count9,491

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Rochdale 20,513, Leeds East 20,627Leeds East: 20,627Rochdale: 20,513

    20,513Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count20,627

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Rochdale 2,753, Leeds East 2,433Leeds East: 2,433Rochdale: 2,753

    2,753Rochdale is higher2,433

Show the numbers
Rochdale and Leeds East, total
MeasureRochdaleLeeds EastHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£510.0m£512.2m£483.8m£551.6m£554.0m£523.2mLeeds East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£197.4m£198.3m£187.3m£227.2m£228.2m£215.5mLeeds East
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£201.3m£202.2m£191.0m£214.6m£215.5m£203.6mLeeds East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£172.3m£173.0m£163.4m£200.6m£201.4m£190.2mLeeds East
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m£12.1m£12.1m£11.5mRochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mLeeds East
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m£0.67m£0.67m£0.63mRochdale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£60.9m£61.2m£57.8m£61.6m£61.9m£58.5mLeeds East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.2m£19.3m£18.2m£16.1m£16.1m£15.2mRochdale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.2m£11.5m£10.7m£10.8m£10.2mRochdale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£158.6m£159.3m£150.4m£173.9m£174.6m£164.9mLeeds East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m£31.5m£31.6m£29.8mLeeds East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.4m£29.5m£27.9m£28.7m£28.8m£27.2mRochdale
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m£0.63m£0.63m£0.60mLeeds East
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mLeeds East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.61m£0.61m£0.58m£0.63m£0.64m£0.60mLeeds East
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,31217,738Leeds East
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6972,661Rochdale
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6182,953Leeds East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,3279,491Leeds East
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,51320,627Leeds East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7532,433Rochdale

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.
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  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.
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