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St Helens North and Barnsley North

102,642 and 107,727 residents (mid-2024).

St Helens North is higher than Barnsley North on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 14 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 8 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

St Helens North is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Barnsley North on 11. 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

St Helens North Barnsley North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Helens North £5,286, Barnsley North £5,028Barnsley North: £5,028St Helens North: £5,286Barnsley North: £5,049St Helens North: £5,309Barnsley North: £4,769St Helens North: £5,014

    £5,286£5,309£5,014St Helens North is higher£5,028£5,049£4,769

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: St Helens North £13,219, Barnsley North £12,929Barnsley North: £12,929St Helens North: £13,219Barnsley North: £12,984St Helens North: £13,275Barnsley North: £12,264St Helens North: £12,539

    £13,219£13,275£12,539St Helens North is higher£12,929£12,984£12,264

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £2,533, Barnsley North £2,533Barnsley North: £2,533St Helens North: £2,533Barnsley North: £2,543St Helens North: £2,544Barnsley North: £2,402St Helens North: £2,403

    £2,533£2,544£2,403St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£2,533£2,543£2,402

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: St Helens North £11,731, Barnsley North £11,459Barnsley North: £11,459St Helens North: £11,731Barnsley North: £11,508St Helens North: £11,781Barnsley North: £10,869St Helens North: £11,128

    £11,731£11,781£11,128St Helens North is higher£11,459£11,508£10,869

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: St Helens North £500, Barnsley North £532Barnsley North: £532St Helens North: £500Barnsley North: £534St Helens North: £502Barnsley North: £505St Helens North: £474

    £500£502£474Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£532£534£505

  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: St Helens North £955, Barnsley North £905Barnsley North: £905St Helens North: £955Barnsley North: £909St Helens North: £959Barnsley North: £859St Helens North: £906

    £955£959£906St Helens North is higher£905£909£859

  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: St Helens North £32, Barnsley North £33Barnsley North: £33St Helens North: £32Barnsley North: £33St Helens North: £32Barnsley North: £31St Helens North: £31

    £32£32£31Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£31

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: St Helens North £699, Barnsley North £712Barnsley North: £712St Helens North: £699Barnsley North: £715St Helens North: £702Barnsley North: £676St Helens North: £663

    £699£702£663Barnsley North is higher£712£715£676

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: St Helens North £196, Barnsley North £203Barnsley North: £203St Helens North: £196Barnsley North: £203St Helens North: £197Barnsley North: £192St Helens North: £186

    £196£197£186Barnsley North is higher£203£203£192

  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: St Helens North £184, Barnsley North £184Barnsley North: £184St Helens North: £184Barnsley North: £185St Helens North: £185Barnsley North: £175St Helens North: £175

    £184£185£175St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£184£185£175

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £1,855, Barnsley North £1,885Barnsley North: £1,885St Helens North: £1,855Barnsley North: £1,893St Helens North: £1,863Barnsley North: £1,788St Helens North: £1,760

    £1,855£1,863£1,760Barnsley North is higher£1,885£1,893£1,788

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Helens North £225, Barnsley North £184Barnsley North: £184St Helens North: £225Barnsley North: £185St Helens North: £226Barnsley North: £175St Helens North: £213

    £225£226£213St Helens North is higher£184£185£175

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £472, Barnsley North £447Barnsley North: £447St Helens North: £472Barnsley North: £449St Helens North: £474Barnsley North: £424St Helens North: £448

    £472£474£448St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£447£449£424

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £9.37, Barnsley North £6.25Barnsley North: £6.25St Helens North: £9.37Barnsley North: £6.28St Helens North: £9.41Barnsley North: £5.93St Helens North: £8.89

    £9.37£9.41£8.89St Helens North is higher£6.25£6.28£5.93

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: St Helens North £12, Barnsley North £10Barnsley North: £10St Helens North: £12Barnsley North: £10St Helens North: £12Barnsley North: £9.78St Helens North: £12

    £12St Helens North is higher£10£10£9.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Helens North £7.92, Barnsley North £6.27Barnsley North: £6.27St Helens North: £7.92Barnsley North: £6.30St Helens North: £7.95Barnsley North: £5.95St Helens North: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51St Helens North is higher£6.27£6.30£5.95

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: St Helens North 1,013.7, Barnsley North 1,026.2Barnsley North: 1,026.2St Helens North: 1,013.7

    1,013.7Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count1,026.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: St Helens North 124.9, Barnsley North 132.3Barnsley North: 132.3St Helens North: 124.9

    124.9Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count132.3

  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: St Helens North 193.8, Barnsley North 194.1Barnsley North: 194.1St Helens North: 193.8

    193.8Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count194.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 103.1, Barnsley North 106.8Barnsley North: 106.8St Helens North: 103.1

    103.1Barnsley North is higher106.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: St Helens North 224.5, Barnsley North 238.9Barnsley North: 238.9St Helens North: 224.5

    224.5Barnsley North is higher238.9

  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: St Helens North 39.4, Barnsley North 40.3Barnsley North: 40.3St Helens North: 39.4

    39.4Barnsley North is higher40.3

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St Helens North and Barnsley North, per person in the age group
MeasureSt Helens NorthBarnsley NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,286£5,309£5,014£5,028£5,049£4,769St Helens North
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,219£13,275£12,539£12,929£12,984£12,264St Helens North
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,533£2,544£2,403£2,533£2,543£2,402St Helens North
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,731£11,781£11,128£11,459£11,508£10,869St Helens North
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£500£502£474£532£534£505Barnsley North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£955£959£906£905£909£859St Helens North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£32£32£31£33£33£31Barnsley North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663£712£715£676Barnsley North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£203£203£192Barnsley North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£184£185£175£184£185£175St Helens North
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,855£1,863£1,760£1,885£1,893£1,788Barnsley North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£184£185£175St Helens North
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£472£474£448£447£449£424St Helens North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.37£9.41£8.89£6.25£6.28£5.93St Helens North
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£10£10£9.78St Helens North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£6.27£6.30£5.95St Helens North
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,013.71,026.2Barnsley North
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026124.9132.3Barnsley North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026193.8194.1Barnsley North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.1106.8Barnsley North
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026224.5238.9Barnsley North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.440.3Barnsley North

Per resident

St Helens North is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Barnsley North on 8. 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

St Helens North Barnsley North

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: St Helens North £5,286, Barnsley North £5,028Barnsley North: £5,028St Helens North: £5,286Barnsley North: £5,049St Helens North: £5,309Barnsley North: £4,769St Helens North: £5,014

    £5,286£5,309£5,014St Helens North is higher£5,028£5,049£4,769

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: St Helens North £2,603, Barnsley North £2,347Barnsley North: £2,347St Helens North: £2,603Barnsley North: £2,357St Helens North: £2,614Barnsley North: £2,226St Helens North: £2,469

    £2,603£2,614£2,469St Helens North is higher£2,347£2,357£2,226

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: St Helens North £1,556, Barnsley North £1,576Barnsley North: £1,576St Helens North: £1,556Barnsley North: £1,582St Helens North: £1,562Barnsley North: £1,495St Helens North: £1,476

    £1,556£1,562£1,476Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£1,576£1,582£1,495

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: St Helens North £2,310, Barnsley North £2,080Barnsley North: £2,080St Helens North: £2,310Barnsley North: £2,089St Helens North: £2,320Barnsley North: £1,973St Helens North: £2,191

    £2,310£2,320£2,191St Helens North is higher£2,080£2,089£1,973

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: St Helens North £98, Barnsley North £97Barnsley North: £97St Helens North: £98Barnsley North: £97St Helens North: £99Barnsley North: £92St Helens North: £93

    £98£99£93St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: St Helens North £188, Barnsley North £164Barnsley North: £164St Helens North: £188Barnsley North: £165St Helens North: £189Barnsley North: £156St Helens North: £178

    £188£189£178St Helens North is higher£164£165£156

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: St Helens North £6.36, Barnsley North £5.97Barnsley North: £5.97St Helens North: £6.36Barnsley North: £5.99St Helens North: £6.38Barnsley North: £5.66St Helens North: £6.03

    £6.36£6.38£6.03St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£5.97£5.99£5.66

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: St Helens North £699, Barnsley North £712Barnsley North: £712St Helens North: £699Barnsley North: £715St Helens North: £702Barnsley North: £676St Helens North: £663

    £699£702£663Barnsley North is higher£712£715£676

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: St Helens North £196, Barnsley North £203Barnsley North: £203St Helens North: £196Barnsley North: £203St Helens North: £197Barnsley North: £192St Helens North: £186

    £196£197£186Barnsley North is higher£203£203£192

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: St Helens North £113, Barnsley North £115Barnsley North: £115St Helens North: £113Barnsley North: £115St Helens North: £114Barnsley North: £109St Helens North: £107

    £113£114£107Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: St Helens North £1,139, Barnsley North £1,173Barnsley North: £1,173St Helens North: £1,139Barnsley North: £1,178St Helens North: £1,144Barnsley North: £1,112St Helens North: £1,081

    £1,139£1,144£1,081Barnsley North is higher£1,173£1,178£1,112

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: St Helens North £225, Barnsley North £184Barnsley North: £184St Helens North: £225Barnsley North: £185St Helens North: £226Barnsley North: £175St Helens North: £213

    £225£226£213St Helens North is higher£184£185£175

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: St Helens North £290, Barnsley North £278Barnsley North: £278St Helens North: £290Barnsley North: £279St Helens North: £291Barnsley North: £264St Helens North: £275

    £290£291£275St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£278£279£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: St Helens North £5.76, Barnsley North £3.89Barnsley North: £3.89St Helens North: £5.76Barnsley North: £3.91St Helens North: £5.78Barnsley North: £3.69St Helens North: £5.46

    £5.76£5.78£5.46St Helens North is higher£3.89£3.91£3.69

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: St Helens North £7.60, Barnsley North £6.42Barnsley North: £6.42St Helens North: £7.60Barnsley North: £6.45St Helens North: £7.63Barnsley North: £6.09St Helens North: £7.21

    £7.60£7.63£7.21St Helens North is higher£6.42£6.45£6.09

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: St Helens North £7.92, Barnsley North £6.27Barnsley North: £6.27St Helens North: £7.92Barnsley North: £6.30St Helens North: £7.95Barnsley North: £5.95St Helens North: £7.51

    £7.92£7.95£7.51St Helens North is higher£6.27£6.30£5.95

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 199.6, Barnsley North 186.3Barnsley North: 186.3St Helens North: 199.6

    199.6St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count186.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 24.6, Barnsley North 24.0Barnsley North: 24.0St Helens North: 24.6

    24.6St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count24.0

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 38.2, Barnsley North 35.2Barnsley North: 35.2St Helens North: 38.2

    38.2St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 103.1, Barnsley North 106.8Barnsley North: 106.8St Helens North: 103.1

    103.1Barnsley North is higher106.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 137.9, Barnsley North 148.7Barnsley North: 148.7St Helens North: 137.9

    137.9Barnsley North is higher148.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: St Helens North 24.2, Barnsley North 25.1Barnsley North: 25.1St Helens North: 24.2

    24.2Barnsley North is higher25.1

Show the numbers
St Helens North and Barnsley North, per resident
MeasureSt Helens NorthBarnsley NorthHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,286£5,309£5,014£5,028£5,049£4,769St Helens North
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,603£2,614£2,469£2,347£2,357£2,226St Helens North
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,556£1,562£1,476£1,576£1,582£1,495Barnsley North
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,310£2,320£2,191£2,080£2,089£1,973St Helens North
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£98£99£93£97£97£92St Helens North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£178£164£165£156St Helens North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.36£6.38£6.03£5.97£5.99£5.66St Helens North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£699£702£663£712£715£676Barnsley North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£196£197£186£203£203£192Barnsley North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£113£114£107£115£115£109Barnsley North
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,139£1,144£1,081£1,173£1,178£1,112Barnsley North
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£225£226£213£184£185£175St Helens North
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£290£291£275£278£279£264St Helens North
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.76£5.78£5.46£3.89£3.91£3.69St Helens North
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.60£7.63£7.21£6.42£6.45£6.09St Helens North
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.92£7.95£7.51£6.27£6.30£5.95St Helens North
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026199.6186.3St Helens North
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.624.0St Helens North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202638.235.2St Helens North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026103.1106.8Barnsley North
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026137.9148.7Barnsley North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.225.1Barnsley North

Total

St Helens North is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Barnsley North on 11. 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

St Helens North Barnsley North

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: St Helens North £542.6m, Barnsley North £541.6mBarnsley North: £541.6mSt Helens North: £542.6mBarnsley North: £543.9mSt Helens North: £544.9mBarnsley North: £513.7mSt Helens North: £514.6m

    £542.6m£544.9m£514.6mSt Helens North is higher£541.6m£543.9m£513.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: St Helens North £267.2m, Barnsley North £252.8mBarnsley North: £252.8mSt Helens North: £267.2mBarnsley North: £253.9mSt Helens North: £268.3mBarnsley North: £239.8mSt Helens North: £253.4m

    £267.2m£268.3m£253.4mSt Helens North is higher£252.8m£253.9m£239.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: St Helens North £159.7m, Barnsley North £169.8mBarnsley North: £169.8mSt Helens North: £159.7mBarnsley North: £170.5mSt Helens North: £160.4mBarnsley North: £161.0mSt Helens North: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mBarnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£169.8m£170.5m£161.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: St Helens North £237.1m, Barnsley North £224.0mBarnsley North: £224.0mSt Helens North: £237.1mBarnsley North: £225.0mSt Helens North: £238.1mBarnsley North: £212.5mSt Helens North: £224.9m

    £237.1m£238.1m£224.9mSt Helens North is higher£224.0m£225.0m£212.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: St Helens North £10.1m, Barnsley North £10.4mBarnsley North: £10.4mSt Helens North: £10.1mBarnsley North: £10.4mSt Helens North: £10.2mBarnsley North: £9.9mSt Helens North: £9.6m

    £10.1m£10.2m£9.6mBarnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£10.4m£10.4m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Helens North £19.3m, Barnsley North £17.7mBarnsley North: £17.7mSt Helens North: £19.3mBarnsley North: £17.8mSt Helens North: £19.4mBarnsley North: £16.8mSt Helens North: £18.3m

    £19.3m£19.4m£18.3mSt Helens North is higher£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: St Helens North £0.65m, Barnsley North £0.64mBarnsley North: £0.64mSt Helens North: £0.65mBarnsley North: £0.65mSt Helens North: £0.66mBarnsley North: £0.61mSt Helens North: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.66m£0.62mSt Helens North is higherDepends on how you count£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: St Helens North £71.7m, Barnsley North £76.7mBarnsley North: £76.7mSt Helens North: £71.7mBarnsley North: £77.1mSt Helens North: £72.0mBarnsley North: £72.8mSt Helens North: £68.0m

    £71.7m£72.0m£68.0mBarnsley North is higher£76.7m£77.1m£72.8m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: St Helens North £20.1m, Barnsley North £21.8mBarnsley North: £21.8mSt Helens North: £20.1mBarnsley North: £21.9mSt Helens North: £20.2mBarnsley North: £20.7mSt Helens North: £19.1m

    £20.1m£20.2m£19.1mBarnsley North is higher£21.8m£21.9m£20.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: St Helens North £11.6m, Barnsley North £12.3mBarnsley North: £12.3mSt Helens North: £11.6mBarnsley North: £12.4mSt Helens North: £11.7mBarnsley North: £11.7mSt Helens North: £11.0m

    £11.6m£11.7m£11.0mBarnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: St Helens North £116.9m, Barnsley North £126.3mBarnsley North: £126.3mSt Helens North: £116.9mBarnsley North: £126.9mSt Helens North: £117.4mBarnsley North: £119.8mSt Helens North: £110.9m

    £116.9m£117.4m£110.9mBarnsley North is higher£126.3m£126.9m£119.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: St Helens North £23.1m, Barnsley North £19.8mBarnsley North: £19.8mSt Helens North: £23.1mBarnsley North: £19.9mSt Helens North: £23.2mBarnsley North: £18.8mSt Helens North: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mSt Helens North is higher£19.8m£19.9m£18.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: St Helens North £29.7m, Barnsley North £30.0mBarnsley North: £30.0mSt Helens North: £29.7mBarnsley North: £30.1mSt Helens North: £29.9mBarnsley North: £28.4mSt Helens North: £28.2m

    £29.7m£29.9m£28.2mBarnsley North is higherDepends on how you count£30.0m£30.1m£28.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: St Helens North £0.59m, Barnsley North £0.42mBarnsley North: £0.42mSt Helens North: £0.59mBarnsley North: £0.42mSt Helens North: £0.59mBarnsley North: £0.40mSt Helens North: £0.56m

    £0.59m£0.59m£0.56mSt Helens North is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: St Helens North £0.78m, Barnsley North £0.69mBarnsley North: £0.69mSt Helens North: £0.78mBarnsley North: £0.69mSt Helens North: £0.78mBarnsley North: £0.66mSt Helens North: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.78m£0.74mSt Helens North is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: St Helens North £0.81m, Barnsley North £0.68mBarnsley North: £0.68mSt Helens North: £0.81mBarnsley North: £0.68mSt Helens North: £0.82mBarnsley North: £0.64mSt Helens North: £0.77m

    £0.81m£0.82m£0.77mSt Helens North is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: St Helens North 20,487, Barnsley North 20,064Barnsley North: 20,064St Helens North: 20,487

    20,487St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count20,064

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: St Helens North 2,525, Barnsley North 2,587Barnsley North: 2,587St Helens North: 2,525

    2,525Barnsley North is higherDepends on how you count2,587

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: St Helens North 3,916, Barnsley North 3,794Barnsley North: 3,794St Helens North: 3,916

    3,916St Helens North is higherDepends on how you count3,794

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: St Helens North 10,586, Barnsley North 11,510Barnsley North: 11,510St Helens North: 10,586

    10,586Barnsley North is higher11,510

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: St Helens North 14,150, Barnsley North 16,015Barnsley North: 16,015St Helens North: 14,150

    14,150Barnsley North is higher16,015

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: St Helens North 2,486, Barnsley North 2,703Barnsley North: 2,703St Helens North: 2,486

    2,486Barnsley North is higher2,703

Show the numbers
St Helens North and Barnsley North, total
MeasureSt Helens NorthBarnsley NorthHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£542.6m£544.9m£514.6m£541.6m£543.9m£513.7mSt Helens North
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£267.2m£268.3m£253.4m£252.8m£253.9m£239.8mSt Helens North
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£169.8m£170.5m£161.0mBarnsley North
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£237.1m£238.1m£224.9m£224.0m£225.0m£212.5mSt Helens North
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.1m£10.2m£9.6m£10.4m£10.4m£9.9mBarnsley North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.3m£19.4m£18.3m£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mSt Helens North
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.66m£0.62m£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mSt Helens North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£71.7m£72.0m£68.0m£76.7m£77.1m£72.8mBarnsley North
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.1m£20.2m£19.1m£21.8m£21.9m£20.7mBarnsley North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.6m£11.7m£11.0m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mBarnsley North
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£116.9m£117.4m£110.9m£126.3m£126.9m£119.8mBarnsley North
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£19.8m£19.9m£18.8mSt Helens North
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.7m£29.9m£28.2m£30.0m£30.1m£28.4mBarnsley North
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mSt Helens North
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mSt Helens North
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.81m£0.82m£0.77m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mSt Helens North
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,48720,064St Helens North
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5252,587Barnsley North
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,9163,794St Helens North
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,58611,510Barnsley North
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,15016,015Barnsley North
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,4862,703Barnsley North

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.