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Spen Valley and Bolton West

97,202 and 102,636 residents (mid-2024).

Spen Valley is higher than Bolton West on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 5 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

Spen Valley is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Bolton West on 12. 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

Spen Valley Bolton West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Spen Valley £4,439, Bolton West £4,266Bolton West: £4,266Spen Valley: £4,439Bolton West: £4,285Spen Valley: £4,458Bolton West: £4,047Spen Valley: £4,210

    £4,439£4,458£4,210Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,266£4,285£4,047

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Spen Valley £12,695, Bolton West £12,895Bolton West: £12,895Spen Valley: £12,695Bolton West: £12,950Spen Valley: £12,749Bolton West: £12,231Spen Valley: £12,041

    £12,695£12,749£12,041Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count£12,895£12,950£12,231

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Spen Valley £2,002, Bolton West £1,872Bolton West: £1,872Spen Valley: £2,002Bolton West: £1,880Spen Valley: £2,011Bolton West: £1,775Spen Valley: £1,899

    £2,002£2,011£1,899Spen Valley is higher£1,872£1,880£1,775

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Spen Valley £11,662, Bolton West £11,674Bolton West: £11,674Spen Valley: £11,662Bolton West: £11,723Spen Valley: £11,712Bolton West: £11,073Spen Valley: £11,062

    £11,662£11,712£11,062Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count£11,674£11,723£11,073

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Spen Valley £359, Bolton West £430Bolton West: £430Spen Valley: £359Bolton West: £431Spen Valley: £360Bolton West: £408Spen Valley: £340

    £359£360£340Bolton West is higher£430£431£408

  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: Spen Valley £649, Bolton West £765Bolton West: £765Spen Valley: £649Bolton West: £768Spen Valley: £651Bolton West: £725Spen Valley: £615

    £649£651£615Bolton West is higher£765£768£725

  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: Spen Valley £25, Bolton West £27Bolton West: £27Spen Valley: £25Bolton West: £27Spen Valley: £25Bolton West: £25Spen Valley: £23

    £25£25£23Bolton West is higher£27£27£25

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £463, Bolton West £438Bolton West: £438Spen Valley: £463Bolton West: £440Spen Valley: £465Bolton West: £416Spen Valley: £439

    £463£465£439Spen Valley is higher£438£440£416

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £119, Bolton West £122Bolton West: £122Spen Valley: £119Bolton West: £123Spen Valley: £120Bolton West: £116Spen Valley: £113

    £119£120£113Bolton West is higher£122£123£116

  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: Spen Valley £125, Bolton West £111Bolton West: £111Spen Valley: £125Bolton West: £112Spen Valley: £125Bolton West: £106Spen Valley: £118

    £125£125£118Spen Valley is higher£111£112£106

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Spen Valley £1,572, Bolton West £1,429Bolton West: £1,429Spen Valley: £1,572Bolton West: £1,435Spen Valley: £1,578Bolton West: £1,356Spen Valley: £1,491

    £1,572£1,578£1,491Spen Valley is higher£1,429£1,435£1,356

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Spen Valley £136, Bolton West £154Bolton West: £154Spen Valley: £136Bolton West: £154Spen Valley: £137Bolton West: £146Spen Valley: £129

    £136£137£129Bolton West is higher£154£154£146

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Spen Valley £291, Bolton West £319Bolton West: £319Spen Valley: £291Bolton West: £320Spen Valley: £292Bolton West: £302Spen Valley: £276

    £291£292£276Bolton West is higher£319£320£302

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Spen Valley £8.72, Bolton West £7.62Bolton West: £7.62Spen Valley: £8.72Bolton West: £7.65Spen Valley: £8.76Bolton West: £7.23Spen Valley: £8.27

    £8.72£8.76£8.27Spen Valley is higher£7.62£7.65£7.23

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Spen Valley £6.58, Bolton West £4.58Bolton West: £4.58Spen Valley: £6.58Bolton West: £4.59Spen Valley: £6.61Bolton West: £4.34Spen Valley: £6.24

    £6.58£6.61£6.24Spen Valley is higher£4.58£4.59£4.34

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Spen Valley £6.79, Bolton West £6.89Bolton West: £6.89Spen Valley: £6.79Bolton West: £6.92Spen Valley: £6.82Bolton West: £6.54Spen Valley: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Bolton West is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Spen Valley 1,010.3, Bolton West 1,010.7Bolton West: 1,010.7Spen Valley: 1,010.3

    1,010.3Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count1,010.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Spen Valley 95.5, Bolton West 102.7Bolton West: 102.7Spen Valley: 95.5

    95.5Bolton West is higher102.7

  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: Spen Valley 139.9, Bolton West 158.7Bolton West: 158.7Spen Valley: 139.9

    139.9Bolton West is higher158.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 71.4, Bolton West 67.3Bolton West: 67.3Spen Valley: 71.4

    71.4Spen Valley is higher67.3

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Spen Valley 194.4, Bolton West 188.3Bolton West: 188.3Spen Valley: 194.4

    194.4Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count188.3

  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: Spen Valley 28.3, Bolton West 25.2Bolton West: 25.2Spen Valley: 28.3

    28.3Spen Valley is higher25.2

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Spen Valley and Bolton West, per person in the age group
MeasureSpen ValleyBolton WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,439£4,458£4,210£4,266£4,285£4,047Spen Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,695£12,749£12,041£12,895£12,950£12,231Bolton West
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,002£2,011£1,899£1,872£1,880£1,775Spen Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,662£11,712£11,062£11,674£11,723£11,073Bolton West
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£359£360£340£430£431£408Bolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£649£651£615£765£768£725Bolton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£23£27£27£25Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£463£465£439£438£440£416Spen Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£122£123£116Bolton West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£125£118£111£112£106Spen Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,572£1,578£1,491£1,429£1,435£1,356Spen Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£154£154£146Bolton West
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£291£292£276£319£320£302Bolton West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.72£8.76£8.27£7.62£7.65£7.23Spen Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.58£6.61£6.24£4.58£4.59£4.34Spen Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.89£6.92£6.54Bolton West
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.31,010.7Bolton West
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202695.5102.7Bolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026139.9158.7Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.467.3Spen Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026194.4188.3Spen Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202628.325.2Spen Valley

Per resident

Spen Valley is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Bolton West on 9. 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

Spen Valley Bolton West

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Spen Valley £4,439, Bolton West £4,266Bolton West: £4,266Spen Valley: £4,439Bolton West: £4,285Spen Valley: £4,458Bolton West: £4,047Spen Valley: £4,210

    £4,439£4,458£4,210Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4,266£4,285£4,047

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Spen Valley £2,505, Bolton West £2,413Bolton West: £2,413Spen Valley: £2,505Bolton West: £2,423Spen Valley: £2,515Bolton West: £2,289Spen Valley: £2,376

    £2,505£2,515£2,376Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,413£2,423£2,289

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Spen Valley £1,209, Bolton West £1,133Bolton West: £1,133Spen Valley: £1,209Bolton West: £1,138Spen Valley: £1,214Bolton West: £1,074Spen Valley: £1,147

    £1,209£1,214£1,147Spen Valley is higher£1,133£1,138£1,074

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Spen Valley £2,301, Bolton West £2,185Bolton West: £2,185Spen Valley: £2,301Bolton West: £2,194Spen Valley: £2,311Bolton West: £2,072Spen Valley: £2,183

    £2,301£2,311£2,183Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2,185£2,194£2,072

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Spen Valley £71, Bolton West £80Bolton West: £80Spen Valley: £71Bolton West: £81Spen Valley: £71Bolton West: £76Spen Valley: £67

    £71£71£67Bolton West is higher£80£81£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £128, Bolton West £143Bolton West: £143Spen Valley: £128Bolton West: £144Spen Valley: £129Bolton West: £136Spen Valley: £121

    £128£129£121Bolton West is higher£143£144£136

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £4.88, Bolton West £4.98Bolton West: £4.98Spen Valley: £4.88Bolton West: £5.00Spen Valley: £4.90Bolton West: £4.72Spen Valley: £4.63

    £4.88£4.90£4.63Bolton West is higher£4.98£5.00£4.72

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £463, Bolton West £438Bolton West: £438Spen Valley: £463Bolton West: £440Spen Valley: £465Bolton West: £416Spen Valley: £439

    £463£465£439Spen Valley is higher£438£440£416

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £119, Bolton West £122Bolton West: £122Spen Valley: £119Bolton West: £123Spen Valley: £120Bolton West: £116Spen Valley: £113

    £119£120£113Bolton West is higher£122£123£116

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Spen Valley £75, Bolton West £67Bolton West: £67Spen Valley: £75Bolton West: £68Spen Valley: £76Bolton West: £64Spen Valley: £71

    £75£76£71Spen Valley is higher£67£68£64

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Spen Valley £949, Bolton West £865Bolton West: £865Spen Valley: £949Bolton West: £869Spen Valley: £953Bolton West: £820Spen Valley: £900

    £949£953£900Spen Valley is higher£865£869£820

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Spen Valley £136, Bolton West £154Bolton West: £154Spen Valley: £136Bolton West: £154Spen Valley: £137Bolton West: £146Spen Valley: £129

    £136£137£129Bolton West is higher£154£154£146

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Spen Valley £175, Bolton West £193Bolton West: £193Spen Valley: £175Bolton West: £194Spen Valley: £176Bolton West: £183Spen Valley: £166

    £175£176£166Bolton West is higher£193£194£183

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Spen Valley £5.26, Bolton West £4.61Bolton West: £4.61Spen Valley: £5.26Bolton West: £4.63Spen Valley: £5.28Bolton West: £4.37Spen Valley: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Spen Valley is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Spen Valley £3.97, Bolton West £2.77Bolton West: £2.77Spen Valley: £3.97Bolton West: £2.78Spen Valley: £3.99Bolton West: £2.63Spen Valley: £3.77

    £3.97£3.99£3.77Spen Valley is higher£2.77£2.78£2.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Spen Valley £6.79, Bolton West £6.89Bolton West: £6.89Spen Valley: £6.79Bolton West: £6.92Spen Valley: £6.82Bolton West: £6.54Spen Valley: £6.44

    £6.79£6.82£6.44Bolton West is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 199.3, Bolton West 189.2Bolton West: 189.2Spen Valley: 199.3

    199.3Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count189.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 18.8, Bolton West 19.2Bolton West: 19.2Spen Valley: 18.8

    18.8Bolton West is higher19.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 27.6, Bolton West 29.7Bolton West: 29.7Spen Valley: 27.6

    27.6Bolton West is higher29.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 71.4, Bolton West 67.3Bolton West: 67.3Spen Valley: 71.4

    71.4Spen Valley is higher67.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 117.4, Bolton West 114.0Bolton West: 114.0Spen Valley: 117.4

    117.4Spen Valley is higherDepends on how you count114.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Spen Valley 17.1, Bolton West 15.3Bolton West: 15.3Spen Valley: 17.1

    17.1Spen Valley is higher15.3

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Spen Valley and Bolton West, per resident
MeasureSpen ValleyBolton WestHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,439£4,458£4,210£4,266£4,285£4,047Spen Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,505£2,515£2,376£2,413£2,423£2,289Spen Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,209£1,214£1,147£1,133£1,138£1,074Spen Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,301£2,311£2,183£2,185£2,194£2,072Spen Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£71£71£67£80£81£76Bolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£121£143£144£136Bolton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.88£4.90£4.63£4.98£5.00£4.72Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£463£465£439£438£440£416Spen Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£119£120£113£122£123£116Bolton West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£75£76£71£67£68£64Spen Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£949£953£900£865£869£820Spen Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£136£137£129£154£154£146Bolton West
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£175£176£166£193£194£183Bolton West
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£4.61£4.63£4.37Spen Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.97£3.99£3.77£2.77£2.78£2.63Spen Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.79£6.82£6.44£6.89£6.92£6.54Bolton West
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.3189.2Spen Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202618.819.2Bolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.629.7Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202671.467.3Spen Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026117.4114.0Spen Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202617.115.3Spen Valley

Total

Spen Valley is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Bolton West on 14. 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

Spen Valley Bolton West

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Spen Valley £431.4m, Bolton West £437.9mBolton West: £437.9mSpen Valley: £431.4mBolton West: £439.8mSpen Valley: £433.3mBolton West: £415.4mSpen Valley: £409.2m

    £431.4m£433.3m£409.2mBolton West is higherDepends on how you count£437.9m£439.8m£415.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Spen Valley £243.5m, Bolton West £247.7mBolton West: £247.7mSpen Valley: £243.5mBolton West: £248.7mSpen Valley: £244.5mBolton West: £234.9mSpen Valley: £230.9m

    £243.5m£244.5m£230.9mBolton West is higherDepends on how you count£247.7m£248.7m£234.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Spen Valley £117.5m, Bolton West £116.3mBolton West: £116.3mSpen Valley: £117.5mBolton West: £116.8mSpen Valley: £118.0mBolton West: £110.3mSpen Valley: £111.4m

    £117.5m£118.0m£111.4mSpen Valley is higher£116.3m£116.8m£110.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Spen Valley £223.7m, Bolton West £224.2mBolton West: £224.2mSpen Valley: £223.7mBolton West: £225.2mSpen Valley: £224.6mBolton West: £212.7mSpen Valley: £212.2m

    £223.7m£224.6m£212.2mBolton West is higherDepends on how you count£224.2m£225.2m£212.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Spen Valley £6.9m, Bolton West £8.3mBolton West: £8.3mSpen Valley: £6.9mBolton West: £8.3mSpen Valley: £6.9mBolton West: £7.8mSpen Valley: £6.5m

    £6.9m£6.9m£6.5mBolton West is higher£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Spen Valley £12.4m, Bolton West £14.7mBolton West: £14.7mSpen Valley: £12.4mBolton West: £14.8mSpen Valley: £12.5mBolton West: £13.9mSpen Valley: £11.8m

    £12.4m£12.5m£11.8mBolton West is higher£14.7m£14.8m£13.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Spen Valley £0.47m, Bolton West £0.51mBolton West: £0.51mSpen Valley: £0.47mBolton West: £0.51mSpen Valley: £0.48mBolton West: £0.48mSpen Valley: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mBolton West is higher£0.51m£0.51m£0.48m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Spen Valley £45.0m, Bolton West £45.0mBolton West: £45.0mSpen Valley: £45.0mBolton West: £45.2mSpen Valley: £45.2mBolton West: £42.6mSpen Valley: £42.7m

    £45.0m£45.2m£42.7mSpen Valley is higher£45.0m£45.2m£42.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Spen Valley £11.6m, Bolton West £12.5mBolton West: £12.5mSpen Valley: £11.6mBolton West: £12.6mSpen Valley: £11.6mBolton West: £11.9mSpen Valley: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.6m£11.0mBolton West is higher£12.5m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Spen Valley £7.3m, Bolton West £6.9mBolton West: £6.9mSpen Valley: £7.3mBolton West: £6.9mSpen Valley: £7.4mBolton West: £6.6mSpen Valley: £6.9m

    £7.3m£7.4m£6.9mSpen Valley is higher£6.9m£6.9m£6.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Spen Valley £92.2m, Bolton West £88.8mBolton West: £88.8mSpen Valley: £92.2mBolton West: £89.2mSpen Valley: £92.6mBolton West: £84.2mSpen Valley: £87.5m

    £92.2m£92.6m£87.5mSpen Valley is higher£88.8m£89.2m£84.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Spen Valley £13.2m, Bolton West £15.8mBolton West: £15.8mSpen Valley: £13.2mBolton West: £15.8mSpen Valley: £13.3mBolton West: £14.9mSpen Valley: £12.5m

    £13.2m£13.3m£12.5mBolton West is higher£15.8m£15.8m£14.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Spen Valley £17.1m, Bolton West £19.8mBolton West: £19.8mSpen Valley: £17.1mBolton West: £19.9mSpen Valley: £17.1mBolton West: £18.8mSpen Valley: £16.2m

    £17.1m£17.1m£16.2mBolton West is higher£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Spen Valley £0.51m, Bolton West £0.47mBolton West: £0.47mSpen Valley: £0.51mBolton West: £0.48mSpen Valley: £0.51mBolton West: £0.45mSpen Valley: £0.49m

    £0.51m£0.51m£0.49mSpen Valley is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Spen Valley £0.39m, Bolton West £0.28mBolton West: £0.28mSpen Valley: £0.39mBolton West: £0.29mSpen Valley: £0.39mBolton West: £0.27mSpen Valley: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSpen Valley is higher£0.28m£0.29m£0.27m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Spen Valley £0.66m, Bolton West £0.71mBolton West: £0.71mSpen Valley: £0.66mBolton West: £0.71mSpen Valley: £0.66mBolton West: £0.67mSpen Valley: £0.63m

    £0.66m£0.66m£0.63mBolton West is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Spen Valley 19,376, Bolton West 19,414Bolton West: 19,414Spen Valley: 19,376

    19,376Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count19,414

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Spen Valley 1,831, Bolton West 1,973Bolton West: 1,973Spen Valley: 1,831

    1,831Bolton West is higher1,973

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Spen Valley 2,684, Bolton West 3,048Bolton West: 3,048Spen Valley: 2,684

    2,684Bolton West is higher3,048

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Spen Valley 6,940, Bolton West 6,904Bolton West: 6,904Spen Valley: 6,940

    6,940Spen Valley is higher6,904

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Spen Valley 11,408, Bolton West 11,699Bolton West: 11,699Spen Valley: 11,408

    11,408Bolton West is higherDepends on how you count11,699

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Spen Valley 1,658, Bolton West 1,568Bolton West: 1,568Spen Valley: 1,658

    1,658Spen Valley is higher1,568

Show the numbers
Spen Valley and Bolton West, total
MeasureSpen ValleyBolton WestHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£431.4m£433.3m£409.2m£437.9m£439.8m£415.4mBolton West
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£243.5m£244.5m£230.9m£247.7m£248.7m£234.9mBolton West
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£117.5m£118.0m£111.4m£116.3m£116.8m£110.3mSpen Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£223.7m£224.6m£212.2m£224.2m£225.2m£212.7mBolton West
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.9m£6.9m£6.5m£8.3m£8.3m£7.8mBolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m£14.7m£14.8m£13.9mBolton West
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.51m£0.51m£0.48mBolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£45.0m£45.2m£42.7m£45.0m£45.2m£42.6mSpen Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.6m£11.0m£12.5m£12.6m£11.9mBolton West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£7.3m£7.4m£6.9m£6.9m£6.9m£6.6mSpen Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£92.2m£92.6m£87.5m£88.8m£89.2m£84.2mSpen Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£13.2m£13.3m£12.5m£15.8m£15.8m£14.9mBolton West
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m£19.8m£19.9m£18.8mBolton West
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.51m£0.51m£0.49m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mSpen Valley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.28m£0.29m£0.27mSpen Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mBolton West
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,37619,414Bolton West
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,8311,973Bolton West
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,6843,048Bolton West
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20266,9406,904Spen Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 202611,40811,699Bolton West
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,6581,568Spen Valley

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.
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