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Stockport and Preston

108,432 and 124,602 residents (mid-2024).

Stockport is higher than Preston on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 7 of 22 in total.

On 4 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

Stockport is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Stockport Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Stockport: £4,495Preston: £4,252Stockport: £4,514Preston: £4,016Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,234£4,252£4,016

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £13,355, Preston £13,061Preston: £13,061Stockport: £13,355Preston: £13,116Stockport: £13,412Preston: £12,389Stockport: £12,668

    £13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport is higher£13,061£13,116£12,389

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £2,567, Preston £2,530Preston: £2,530Stockport: £2,567Preston: £2,541Stockport: £2,578Preston: £2,400Stockport: £2,435

    £2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£2,530£2,541£2,400

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £11,840, Preston £11,281Preston: £11,281Stockport: £11,840Preston: £11,329Stockport: £11,890Preston: £10,700Stockport: £11,231

    £11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport is higher£11,281£11,329£10,700

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £643, Preston £855Preston: £855Stockport: £643Preston: £858Stockport: £646Preston: £811Stockport: £610

    £643£646£610Preston is higher£855£858£811

  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: Stockport £835, Preston £879Preston: £879Stockport: £835Preston: £882Stockport: £838Preston: £833Stockport: £792

    £835£838£792Preston is higherDepends on how you count£879£882£833

  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: Stockport £38, Preston £47Preston: £47Stockport: £38Preston: £47Stockport: £38Preston: £45Stockport: £36

    £38£38£36Preston is higher£47£47£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Preston £586Preston: £586Stockport: £551Preston: £588Stockport: £553Preston: £556Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Preston is higher£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Preston £122Preston: £122Stockport: £163Preston: £123Stockport: £164Preston: £116Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport 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: Stockport £125, Preston £128Preston: £128Stockport: £125Preston: £129Stockport: £126Preston: £122Stockport: £119

    £125£126£119Preston is higher£128£129£122

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £1,980, Preston £2,011Preston: £2,011Stockport: £1,980Preston: £2,019Stockport: £1,988Preston: £1,907Stockport: £1,878

    £1,980£1,988£1,878Preston is higher£2,011£2,019£1,907

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Preston £268Preston: £268Stockport: £228Preston: £270Stockport: £229Preston: £255Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Preston is higher£268£270£255

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £445, Preston £377Preston: £377Stockport: £445Preston: £379Stockport: £447Preston: £358Stockport: £422

    £445£447£422Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£377£379£358

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £9.09, Preston £5.13Preston: £5.13Stockport: £9.09Preston: £5.16Stockport: £9.13Preston: £4.87Stockport: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Stockport is higher£5.13£5.16£4.87

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £7.69, Preston £8.32Preston: £8.32Stockport: £7.69Preston: £8.35Stockport: £7.72Preston: £7.89Stockport: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Preston is higher£8.32£8.35£7.89

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Stockport: £7.59Preston: £5.65Stockport: £7.62Preston: £5.34Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 1,041.3, Preston 1,010.2Preston: 1,010.2Stockport: 1,041.3

    1,041.3Stockport is higher1,010.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 154.3, Preston 185.5Preston: 185.5Stockport: 154.3

    154.3Preston is higher185.5

  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: Stockport 179.1, Preston 174.9Preston: 174.9Stockport: 179.1

    179.1Stockport is higher174.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Preston is higher87.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stockport 232.3, Preston 249.6Preston: 249.6Stockport: 232.3

    232.3Preston is higher249.6

  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: Stockport 27.8, Preston 29.3Preston: 29.3Stockport: 27.8

    27.8Preston is higher29.3

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Stockport and Preston, per person in the age group
MeasureStockportPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,234£4,252£4,016Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,355£13,412£12,668£13,061£13,116£12,389Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,567£2,578£2,435£2,530£2,541£2,400Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,840£11,890£11,231£11,281£11,329£10,700Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£855£858£811Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£838£792£879£882£833Preston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£47£47£45Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£586£588£556Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£122£123£116Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£128£129£122Preston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,980£1,988£1,878£2,011£2,019£1,907Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£268£270£255Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£377£379£358Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£5.13£5.16£4.87Stockport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£8.32£8.35£7.89Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.63£5.65£5.34Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,041.31,010.2Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.3185.5Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1174.9Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.887.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026232.3249.6Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.829.3Preston

Per resident

Stockport is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Stockport Preston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Preston £4,234Preston: £4,234Stockport: £4,495Preston: £4,252Stockport: £4,514Preston: £4,016Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,234£4,252£4,016

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,867, Preston £1,542Preston: £1,542Stockport: £1,867Preston: £1,549Stockport: £1,875Preston: £1,463Stockport: £1,771

    £1,867£1,875£1,771Stockport is higher£1,542£1,549£1,463

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,678, Preston £1,710Preston: £1,710Stockport: £1,678Preston: £1,717Stockport: £1,685Preston: £1,622Stockport: £1,592

    £1,678£1,685£1,592Preston is higherDepends on how you count£1,710£1,717£1,622

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stockport £1,655, Preston £1,332Preston: £1,332Stockport: £1,655Preston: £1,338Stockport: £1,663Preston: £1,264Stockport: £1,570

    £1,655£1,663£1,570Stockport is higher£1,332£1,338£1,264

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stockport £90, Preston £101Preston: £101Stockport: £90Preston: £101Stockport: £90Preston: £96Stockport: £85

    £90£90£85Preston is higher£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £117, Preston £104Preston: £104Stockport: £117Preston: £104Stockport: £117Preston: £98Stockport: £111

    £117£117£111Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£104£104£98

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stockport £5.26, Preston £5.55Preston: £5.55Stockport: £5.26Preston: £5.57Stockport: £5.28Preston: £5.26Stockport: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Preston is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Preston £586Preston: £586Stockport: £551Preston: £588Stockport: £553Preston: £556Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Preston is higher£586£588£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Preston £122Preston: £122Stockport: £163Preston: £123Stockport: £164Preston: £116Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport 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: Stockport £82, Preston £87Preston: £87Stockport: £82Preston: £87Stockport: £82Preston: £82Stockport: £78

    £82£82£78Preston is higher£87£87£82

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stockport £1,295, Preston £1,359Preston: £1,359Stockport: £1,295Preston: £1,365Stockport: £1,300Preston: £1,289Stockport: £1,228

    £1,295£1,300£1,228Preston is higher£1,359£1,365£1,289

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Preston £268Preston: £268Stockport: £228Preston: £270Stockport: £229Preston: £255Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Preston is higher£268£270£255

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stockport £291, Preston £255Preston: £255Stockport: £291Preston: £256Stockport: £292Preston: £242Stockport: £276

    £291£292£276Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£255£256£242

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stockport £5.95, Preston £3.47Preston: £3.47Stockport: £5.95Preston: £3.48Stockport: £5.97Preston: £3.29Stockport: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Stockport is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stockport £5.03, Preston £5.62Preston: £5.62Stockport: £5.03Preston: £5.64Stockport: £5.05Preston: £5.33Stockport: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Preston is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Preston £5.63Preston: £5.63Stockport: £7.59Preston: £5.65Stockport: £7.62Preston: £5.34Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 145.6, Preston 119.3Preston: 119.3Stockport: 145.6

    145.6Stockport is higher119.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 21.6, Preston 21.9Preston: 21.9Stockport: 21.6

    21.6Preston is higher21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 25.1, Preston 20.7Preston: 20.7Stockport: 25.1

    25.1Stockport is higher20.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Preston 87.8Preston: 87.8Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Preston is higher87.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 151.9, Preston 168.7Preston: 168.7Stockport: 151.9

    151.9Preston is higher168.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 18.2, Preston 19.8Preston: 19.8Stockport: 18.2

    18.2Preston is higher19.8

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Stockport and Preston, per resident
MeasureStockportPrestonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,234£4,252£4,016Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,867£1,875£1,771£1,542£1,549£1,463Stockport
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,678£1,685£1,592£1,710£1,717£1,622Preston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,655£1,663£1,570£1,332£1,338£1,264Stockport
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£101£101£96Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£104£104£98Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£5.55£5.57£5.26Preston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£586£588£556Preston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£122£123£116Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£87£87£82Preston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,295£1,300£1,228£1,359£1,365£1,289Preston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£268£270£255Preston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£291£292£276£255£256£242Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£3.47£3.48£3.29Stockport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£5.62£5.64£5.33Preston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.63£5.65£5.34Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026145.6119.3Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.621.9Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.120.7Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.887.8Preston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.9168.7Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.219.8Preston

Total

Stockport is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Preston 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

Stockport Preston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stockport £487.4m, Preston £527.6mPreston: £527.6mStockport: £487.4mPreston: £529.8mStockport: £489.5mPreston: £500.4mStockport: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.5m£462.3mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£527.6m£529.8m£500.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stockport £202.5m, Preston £192.2mPreston: £192.2mStockport: £202.5mPreston: £193.0mStockport: £203.3mPreston: £182.3mStockport: £192.1m

    £202.5m£203.3m£192.1mStockport is higher£192.2m£193.0m£182.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stockport £182.0m, Preston £213.0mPreston: £213.0mStockport: £182.0mPreston: £214.0mStockport: £182.8mPreston: £202.1mStockport: £172.6m

    £182.0m£182.8m£172.6mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£213.0m£214.0m£202.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stockport £179.5m, Preston £166.0mPreston: £166.0mStockport: £179.5mPreston: £166.7mStockport: £180.3mPreston: £157.5mStockport: £170.3m

    £179.5m£180.3m£170.3mStockport is higher£166.0m£166.7m£157.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport £9.8m, Preston £12.6mPreston: £12.6mStockport: £9.8mPreston: £12.6mStockport: £9.8mPreston: £11.9mStockport: £9.2m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.2mPreston is higher£12.6m£12.6m£11.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport £12.7m, Preston £12.9mPreston: £12.9mStockport: £12.7mPreston: £13.0mStockport: £12.7mPreston: £12.3mStockport: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stockport £0.57m, Preston £0.69mPreston: £0.69mStockport: £0.57mPreston: £0.69mStockport: £0.57mPreston: £0.66mStockport: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mPreston is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport £59.8m, Preston £73.0mPreston: £73.0mStockport: £59.8mPreston: £73.3mStockport: £60.0mPreston: £69.2mStockport: £56.7m

    £59.8m£60.0m£56.7mPreston is higher£73.0m£73.3m£69.2m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stockport £17.7m, Preston £15.2mPreston: £15.2mStockport: £17.7mPreston: £15.3mStockport: £17.8mPreston: £14.4mStockport: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport is higher£15.2m£15.3m£14.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport £8.9m, Preston £10.8mPreston: £10.8mStockport: £8.9mPreston: £10.9mStockport: £8.9mPreston: £10.3mStockport: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mPreston is higher£10.8m£10.9m£10.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport £140.4m, Preston £169.3mPreston: £169.3mStockport: £140.4mPreston: £170.0mStockport: £141.0mPreston: £160.6mStockport: £133.2m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.2mPreston is higher£169.3m£170.0m£160.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stockport £24.7m, Preston £33.4mPreston: £33.4mStockport: £24.7mPreston: £33.6mStockport: £24.8mPreston: £31.7mStockport: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mPreston is higher£33.4m£33.6m£31.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stockport £31.5m, Preston £31.8mPreston: £31.8mStockport: £31.5mPreston: £31.9mStockport: £31.7mPreston: £30.1mStockport: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mPreston is higherDepends on how you count£31.8m£31.9m£30.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stockport £0.64m, Preston £0.43mPreston: £0.43mStockport: £0.64mPreston: £0.43mStockport: £0.65mPreston: £0.41mStockport: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mStockport is higher£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stockport £0.54m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mStockport: £0.54mPreston: £0.70mStockport: £0.55mPreston: £0.66mStockport: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mPreston is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stockport £0.82m, Preston £0.70mPreston: £0.70mStockport: £0.82mPreston: £0.70mStockport: £0.83mPreston: £0.67mStockport: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stockport 15,787, Preston 14,865Preston: 14,865Stockport: 15,787

    15,787Stockport is higher14,865

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport 2,339, Preston 2,730Preston: 2,730Stockport: 2,339

    2,339Preston is higher2,730

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport 2,716, Preston 2,573Preston: 2,573Stockport: 2,716

    2,716Stockport is higher2,573

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport 9,083, Preston 10,939Preston: 10,939Stockport: 9,083

    9,083Preston is higher10,939

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport 16,467, Preston 21,021Preston: 21,021Stockport: 16,467

    16,467Preston is higher21,021

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport 1,974, Preston 2,464Preston: 2,464Stockport: 1,974

    1,974Preston is higher2,464

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Stockport and Preston, total
MeasureStockportPrestonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m£527.6m£529.8m£500.4mPreston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m£192.2m£193.0m£182.3mStockport
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m£213.0m£214.0m£202.1mPreston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m£166.0m£166.7m£157.5mStockport
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m£12.6m£12.6m£11.9mPreston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£12.9m£13.0m£12.3mPreston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.69m£0.69m£0.66mPreston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m£73.0m£73.3m£69.2mPreston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.2m£15.3m£14.4mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£10.8m£10.9m£10.3mPreston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m£169.3m£170.0m£160.6mPreston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£33.4m£33.6m£31.7mPreston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£31.8m£31.9m£30.1mPreston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mStockport
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mPreston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.70m£0.70m£0.67mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,78714,865Stockport
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3392,730Preston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7162,573Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,08310,939Preston
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,46721,021Preston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9742,464Preston

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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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