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Stalybridge and Hyde and Wigan

99,949 and 109,162 residents (mid-2024).

Stalybridge and Hyde is higher than Wigan on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 6 of 22 per resident and 4 of 22 in total.

On 6 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

Stalybridge and Hyde is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Wigan 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

Stalybridge and Hyde Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £4,719, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Stalybridge and Hyde: £4,719Wigan: £4,831Stalybridge and Hyde: £4,739Wigan: £4,563Stalybridge and Hyde: £4,476

    £4,719£4,739£4,476Wigan is higher£4,811£4,831£4,563

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stalybridge and Hyde £13,096, Wigan £13,156Wigan: £13,156Stalybridge and Hyde: £13,096Wigan: £13,212Stalybridge and Hyde: £13,151Wigan: £12,479Stalybridge and Hyde: £12,422

    £13,096£13,151£12,422Wigan is higher£13,156£13,212£12,479

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stalybridge and Hyde £2,469, Wigan £2,336Wigan: £2,336Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,469Wigan: £2,346Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,480Wigan: £2,215Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,342

    £2,469£2,480£2,342Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count£2,336£2,346£2,215

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stalybridge and Hyde £11,796, Wigan £11,719Wigan: £11,719Stalybridge and Hyde: £11,796Wigan: £11,769Stalybridge and Hyde: £11,846Wigan: £11,116Stalybridge and Hyde: £11,189

    £11,796£11,846£11,189Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count£11,719£11,769£11,116

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stalybridge and Hyde £508, Wigan £503Wigan: £503Stalybridge and Hyde: £508Wigan: £505Stalybridge and Hyde: £511Wigan: £477Stalybridge and Hyde: £482

    £508£511£482Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count£503£505£477

  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: Stalybridge and Hyde £758, Wigan £901Wigan: £901Stalybridge and Hyde: £758Wigan: £904Stalybridge and Hyde: £761Wigan: £854Stalybridge and Hyde: £719

    £758£761£719Wigan is higher£901£904£854

  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: Stalybridge and Hyde £33, Wigan £33Wigan: £33Stalybridge and Hyde: £33Wigan: £33Stalybridge and Hyde: £34Wigan: £32Stalybridge and Hyde: £32

    £33£34£32Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count£33£33£32

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £553, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Stalybridge and Hyde: £553Wigan: £605Stalybridge and Hyde: £556Wigan: £572Stalybridge and Hyde: £525

    £553£556£525Wigan is higher£603£605£572

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £177, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Stalybridge and Hyde: £177Wigan: £151Stalybridge and Hyde: £178Wigan: £143Stalybridge and Hyde: £168

    £177£178£168Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£151£151£143

  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: Stalybridge and Hyde £131, Wigan £145Wigan: £145Stalybridge and Hyde: £131Wigan: £145Stalybridge and Hyde: £132Wigan: £137Stalybridge and Hyde: £125

    £131£132£125Wigan is higher£145£145£137

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stalybridge and Hyde £1,916, Wigan £1,757Wigan: £1,757Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,916Wigan: £1,765Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,925Wigan: £1,667Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,818

    £1,916£1,925£1,818Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£1,757£1,765£1,667

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £238, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Stalybridge and Hyde: £238Wigan: £248Stalybridge and Hyde: £239Wigan: £234Stalybridge and Hyde: £226

    £238£239£226Wigan is higher£247£248£234

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stalybridge and Hyde £406, Wigan £417Wigan: £417Stalybridge and Hyde: £406Wigan: £419Stalybridge and Hyde: £408Wigan: £396Stalybridge and Hyde: £385

    £406£408£385Wigan is higher£417£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stalybridge and Hyde £8.68, Wigan £11Wigan: £11Stalybridge and Hyde: £8.68Wigan: £11Stalybridge and Hyde: £8.71Wigan: £9.99Stalybridge and Hyde: £8.23

    £8.68£8.71£8.23Wigan is higher£11£11£9.99

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stalybridge and Hyde £6.69, Wigan £6.09Wigan: £6.09Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.69Wigan: £6.12Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.72Wigan: £5.78Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.35

    £6.69£6.72£6.35Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£6.09£6.12£5.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £6.50, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.50Wigan: £4.50Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.53Wigan: £4.25Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stalybridge and Hyde 1,022.4, Wigan 1,024.6Wigan: 1,024.6Stalybridge and Hyde: 1,022.4

    1,022.4Wigan is higher1,024.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stalybridge and Hyde 136.3, Wigan 135.1Wigan: 135.1Stalybridge and Hyde: 136.3

    136.3Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count135.1

  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: Stalybridge and Hyde 161.9, Wigan 187.6Wigan: 187.6Stalybridge and Hyde: 161.9

    161.9Wigan is higher187.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 85.9, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Stalybridge and Hyde: 85.9

    85.9Wigan is higher91.5

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stalybridge and Hyde 236.9, Wigan 226.9Wigan: 226.9Stalybridge and Hyde: 236.9

    236.9Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count226.9

  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: Stalybridge and Hyde 29.2, Wigan 31.4Wigan: 31.4Stalybridge and Hyde: 29.2

    29.2Wigan is higher31.4

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Stalybridge and Hyde and Wigan, per person in the age group
MeasureStalybridge and HydeWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,719£4,739£4,476£4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,096£13,151£12,422£13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,469£2,480£2,342£2,336£2,346£2,215Stalybridge and Hyde
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,796£11,846£11,189£11,719£11,769£11,116Stalybridge and Hyde
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£508£511£482£503£505£477Stalybridge and Hyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£758£761£719£901£904£854Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£34£32£33£33£32Stalybridge and Hyde
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£553£556£525£603£605£572Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£151£151£143Stalybridge and Hyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£131£132£125£145£145£137Wigan
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,916£1,925£1,818£1,757£1,765£1,667Stalybridge and Hyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£238£239£226£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£406£408£385£417£419£396Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£8.68£8.71£8.23£11£11£9.99Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.69£6.72£6.35£6.09£6.12£5.78Stalybridge and Hyde
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£4.48£4.50£4.25Stalybridge and Hyde
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.41,024.6Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.3135.1Stalybridge and Hyde
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026161.9187.6Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.991.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026236.9226.9Stalybridge and Hyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202629.231.4Wigan

Per resident

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

Stalybridge and Hyde Wigan

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £4,719, Wigan £4,811Wigan: £4,811Stalybridge and Hyde: £4,719Wigan: £4,831Stalybridge and Hyde: £4,739Wigan: £4,563Stalybridge and Hyde: £4,476

    £4,719£4,739£4,476Wigan is higher£4,811£4,831£4,563

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £2,191, Wigan £2,345Wigan: £2,345Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,191Wigan: £2,355Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,201Wigan: £2,225Stalybridge and Hyde: £2,079

    £2,191£2,201£2,079Wigan is higher£2,345£2,355£2,225

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £1,553, Wigan £1,460Wigan: £1,460Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,553Wigan: £1,467Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,559Wigan: £1,385Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,473

    £1,553£1,559£1,473Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count£1,460£1,467£1,385

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £1,974, Wigan £2,089Wigan: £2,089Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,974Wigan: £2,098Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,982Wigan: £1,982Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,872

    £1,974£1,982£1,872Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£2,089£2,098£1,982

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £85, Wigan £90Wigan: £90Stalybridge and Hyde: £85Wigan: £90Stalybridge and Hyde: £85Wigan: £85Stalybridge and Hyde: £81

    £85£85£81Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£90£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £127, Wigan £161Wigan: £161Stalybridge and Hyde: £127Wigan: £161Stalybridge and Hyde: £127Wigan: £152Stalybridge and Hyde: £120

    £127£127£120Wigan is higher£161£161£152

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £5.60, Wigan £5.92Wigan: £5.92Stalybridge and Hyde: £5.60Wigan: £5.95Stalybridge and Hyde: £5.62Wigan: £5.62Stalybridge and Hyde: £5.31

    £5.60£5.62£5.31Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£5.92£5.95£5.62

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £553, Wigan £603Wigan: £603Stalybridge and Hyde: £553Wigan: £605Stalybridge and Hyde: £556Wigan: £572Stalybridge and Hyde: £525

    £553£556£525Wigan is higher£603£605£572

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £177, Wigan £151Wigan: £151Stalybridge and Hyde: £177Wigan: £151Stalybridge and Hyde: £178Wigan: £143Stalybridge and Hyde: £168

    £177£178£168Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£151£151£143

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £83, Wigan £91Wigan: £91Stalybridge and Hyde: £83Wigan: £91Stalybridge and Hyde: £83Wigan: £86Stalybridge and Hyde: £78

    £83£83£78Wigan is higher£91£91£86

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £1,205, Wigan £1,099Wigan: £1,099Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,205Wigan: £1,103Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,210Wigan: £1,042Stalybridge and Hyde: £1,143

    £1,205£1,210£1,143Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£1,099£1,103£1,042

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £238, Wigan £247Wigan: £247Stalybridge and Hyde: £238Wigan: £248Stalybridge and Hyde: £239Wigan: £234Stalybridge and Hyde: £226

    £238£239£226Wigan is higher£247£248£234

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £256, Wigan £261Wigan: £261Stalybridge and Hyde: £256Wigan: £262Stalybridge and Hyde: £257Wigan: £247Stalybridge and Hyde: £242

    £256£257£242Wigan is higher£261£262£247

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £5.46, Wigan £6.59Wigan: £6.59Stalybridge and Hyde: £5.46Wigan: £6.62Stalybridge and Hyde: £5.48Wigan: £6.25Stalybridge and Hyde: £5.18

    £5.46£5.48£5.18Wigan is higher£6.59£6.62£6.25

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £4.21, Wigan £3.81Wigan: £3.81Stalybridge and Hyde: £4.21Wigan: £3.82Stalybridge and Hyde: £4.22Wigan: £3.61Stalybridge and Hyde: £3.99

    £4.21£4.22£3.99Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£3.81£3.82£3.61

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stalybridge and Hyde £6.50, Wigan £4.48Wigan: £4.48Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.50Wigan: £4.50Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.53Wigan: £4.25Stalybridge and Hyde: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Stalybridge and Hyde is higher£4.48£4.50£4.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 171.1, Wigan 182.7Wigan: 182.7Stalybridge and Hyde: 171.1

    171.1Wigan is higher182.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 22.8, Wigan 24.1Wigan: 24.1Stalybridge and Hyde: 22.8

    22.8Wigan is higherDepends on how you count24.1

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 27.1, Wigan 33.4Wigan: 33.4Stalybridge and Hyde: 27.1

    27.1Wigan is higher33.4

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 85.9, Wigan 91.5Wigan: 91.5Stalybridge and Hyde: 85.9

    85.9Wigan is higher91.5

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 149.0, Wigan 141.9Wigan: 141.9Stalybridge and Hyde: 149.0

    149.0Stalybridge and Hyde is higherDepends on how you count141.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stalybridge and Hyde 18.3, Wigan 19.6Wigan: 19.6Stalybridge and Hyde: 18.3

    18.3Wigan is higher19.6

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Stalybridge and Hyde and Wigan, per resident
MeasureStalybridge and HydeWiganHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,719£4,739£4,476£4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,191£2,201£2,079£2,345£2,355£2,225Wigan
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,553£1,559£1,473£1,460£1,467£1,385Stalybridge and Hyde
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,974£1,982£1,872£2,089£2,098£1,982Wigan
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£85£85£81£90£90£85Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£127£127£120£161£161£152Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.60£5.62£5.31£5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£553£556£525£603£605£572Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£177£178£168£151£151£143Stalybridge and Hyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£83£83£78£91£91£86Wigan
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,205£1,210£1,143£1,099£1,103£1,042Stalybridge and Hyde
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£238£239£226£247£248£234Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£256£257£242£261£262£247Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.46£5.48£5.18£6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£4.21£4.22£3.99£3.81£3.82£3.61Stalybridge and Hyde
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£4.48£4.50£4.25Stalybridge and Hyde
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026171.1182.7Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202622.824.1Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.133.4Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202685.991.5Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026149.0141.9Stalybridge and Hyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.319.6Wigan

Total

Stalybridge and Hyde is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Wigan on 18. 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

Stalybridge and Hyde Wigan

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £471.7m, Wigan £525.1mWigan: £525.1mStalybridge and Hyde: £471.7mWigan: £527.4mStalybridge and Hyde: £473.7mWigan: £498.1mStalybridge and Hyde: £447.4m

    £471.7m£473.7m£447.4mWigan is higher£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £219.0m, Wigan £256.0mWigan: £256.0mStalybridge and Hyde: £219.0mWigan: £257.1mStalybridge and Hyde: £220.0mWigan: £242.9mStalybridge and Hyde: £207.8m

    £219.0m£220.0m£207.8mWigan is higher£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £155.2m, Wigan £159.4mWigan: £159.4mStalybridge and Hyde: £155.2mWigan: £160.1mStalybridge and Hyde: £155.9mWigan: £151.2mStalybridge and Hyde: £147.2m

    £155.2m£155.9m£147.2mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £197.3m, Wigan £228.1mWigan: £228.1mStalybridge and Hyde: £197.3mWigan: £229.0mStalybridge and Hyde: £198.1mWigan: £216.3mStalybridge and Hyde: £187.1m

    £197.3m£198.1m£187.1mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £8.5m, Wigan £9.8mWigan: £9.8mStalybridge and Hyde: £8.5mWigan: £9.8mStalybridge and Hyde: £8.5mWigan: £9.3mStalybridge and Hyde: £8.1m

    £8.5m£8.5m£8.1mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £12.7m, Wigan £17.5mWigan: £17.5mStalybridge and Hyde: £12.7mWigan: £17.6mStalybridge and Hyde: £12.7mWigan: £16.6mStalybridge and Hyde: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mWigan is higher£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £0.56m, Wigan £0.65mWigan: £0.65mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.56mWigan: £0.65mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.56mWigan: £0.61mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.53m

    £0.56m£0.56m£0.53mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £55.3m, Wigan £65.8mWigan: £65.8mStalybridge and Hyde: £55.3mWigan: £66.1mStalybridge and Hyde: £55.5mWigan: £62.4mStalybridge and Hyde: £52.5m

    £55.3m£55.5m£52.5mWigan is higher£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £17.7m, Wigan £16.5mWigan: £16.5mStalybridge and Hyde: £17.7mWigan: £16.5mStalybridge and Hyde: £17.8mWigan: £15.6mStalybridge and Hyde: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStalybridge and Hyde is higher£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £8.3m, Wigan £9.9mWigan: £9.9mStalybridge and Hyde: £8.3mWigan: £9.9mStalybridge and Hyde: £8.3mWigan: £9.4mStalybridge and Hyde: £7.8m

    £8.3m£8.3m£7.8mWigan is higher£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £120.4m, Wigan £119.9mWigan: £119.9mStalybridge and Hyde: £120.4mWigan: £120.5mStalybridge and Hyde: £121.0mWigan: £113.8mStalybridge and Hyde: £114.2m

    £120.4m£121.0m£114.2mStalybridge and Hyde is higher£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £23.8m, Wigan £26.9mWigan: £26.9mStalybridge and Hyde: £23.8mWigan: £27.0mStalybridge and Hyde: £23.9mWigan: £25.5mStalybridge and Hyde: £22.6m

    £23.8m£23.9m£22.6mWigan is higher£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £25.5m, Wigan £28.5mWigan: £28.5mStalybridge and Hyde: £25.5mWigan: £28.6mStalybridge and Hyde: £25.6mWigan: £27.0mStalybridge and Hyde: £24.2m

    £25.5m£25.6m£24.2mWigan is higher£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £0.55m, Wigan £0.72mWigan: £0.72mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.55mWigan: £0.72mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.55mWigan: £0.68mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.52m

    £0.55m£0.55m£0.52mWigan is higher£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £0.42m, Wigan £0.42mWigan: £0.42mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.42mWigan: £0.42mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.42mWigan: £0.39mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mStalybridge and Hyde is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stalybridge and Hyde £0.65m, Wigan £0.49mWigan: £0.49mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.65mWigan: £0.49mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.65mWigan: £0.46mStalybridge and Hyde: £0.62m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.62mStalybridge and Hyde is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stalybridge and Hyde 17,100, Wigan 19,940Wigan: 19,940Stalybridge and Hyde: 17,100

    17,100Wigan is higher19,940

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stalybridge and Hyde 2,279, Wigan 2,629Wigan: 2,629Stalybridge and Hyde: 2,279

    2,279Wigan is higherDepends on how you count2,629

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde 2,707, Wigan 3,650Wigan: 3,650Stalybridge and Hyde: 2,707

    2,707Wigan is higher3,650

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde 8,582, Wigan 9,993Wigan: 9,993Stalybridge and Hyde: 8,582

    8,582Wigan is higher9,993

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stalybridge and Hyde 14,890, Wigan 15,487Wigan: 15,487Stalybridge and Hyde: 14,890

    14,890Wigan is higherDepends on how you count15,487

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stalybridge and Hyde 1,832, Wigan 2,142Wigan: 2,142Stalybridge and Hyde: 1,832

    1,832Wigan is higher2,142

Show the numbers
Stalybridge and Hyde and Wigan, total
MeasureStalybridge and HydeWiganHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£471.7m£473.7m£447.4m£525.1m£527.4m£498.1mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£219.0m£220.0m£207.8m£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£155.2m£155.9m£147.2m£159.4m£160.1m£151.2mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£197.3m£198.1m£187.1m£228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.5m£8.5m£8.1m£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£55.3m£55.5m£52.5m£65.8m£66.1m£62.4mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mStalybridge and Hyde
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.3m£8.3m£7.8m£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£120.4m£121.0m£114.2m£119.9m£120.5m£113.8mStalybridge and Hyde
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.55m£0.55m£0.52m£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mStalybridge and Hyde
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.62m£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mStalybridge and Hyde
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,10019,940Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,2792,629Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7073,650Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,5829,993Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,89015,487Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,8322,142Wigan

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.
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