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Stockport and Stretford and Urmston
Stockport is higher than Stretford and Urmston on 13 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 12 of 22 per resident and 12 of 22 in total.
On 3 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.
Per person in the age group
Stockport is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Stretford and Urmston 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
Stockport Stretford and Urmston
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higher£4,305£4,323£4,084
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,355£13,412£12,668Stretford and Urmston is higher£13,451£13,508£12,759
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport is higher£2,154£2,164£2,044
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,840£11,890£11,231Stretford and Urmston is higher£11,913£11,964£11,300
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£643£646£610Stretford and Urmston is higher£662£665£628
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£835£838£792Stretford and Urmston is higher£839£842£796
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£38£38£36Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£551£553£523Stockport is higher£497£499£471
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Stockport is higher£160£161£152
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£125£126£119Stockport is higher£111£111£105
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,980£1,988£1,878Stockport is higher£1,681£1,688£1,595
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£228£229£216Stretford and Urmston is higher£255£256£242
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£445£447£422Stockport is higher£345£346£327
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£9.09£9.13£8.62Stretford and Urmston is higher£9.80£9.85£9.30
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£7.69£7.72£7.29Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count£7.79£7.82£7.39
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.59£7.62£7.20Stretford and Urmston is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,041.3Stretford and Urmston is higher1,047.3
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
154.3Stockport is higher143.9
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
179.1Stockport is higherDepends on how you count174.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
83.8Stockport is higher75.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
232.3Stockport is higher200.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
27.8Stockport is higher24.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,495£4,514£4,264 | £4,305£4,323£4,084 | Stockport |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,355£13,412£12,668 | £13,451£13,508£12,759 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,567£2,578£2,435 | £2,154£2,164£2,044 | Stockport |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,840£11,890£11,231 | £11,913£11,964£11,300 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £643£646£610 | £662£665£628 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £835£838£792 | £839£842£796 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £38£38£36 | £37£37£35 | Stockport |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £551£553£523 | £497£499£471 | Stockport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £160£161£152 | Stockport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £125£126£119 | £111£111£105 | Stockport |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,980£1,988£1,878 | £1,681£1,688£1,595 | Stockport |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £255£256£242 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £445£447£422 | £345£346£327 | Stockport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £9.09£9.13£8.62 | £9.80£9.85£9.30 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £7.69£7.72£7.29 | £7.79£7.82£7.39 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.59£7.62£7.20 | £8.99£9.03£8.53 | Stretford and Urmston |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,041.3 | 1,047.3 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 154.3 | 143.9 | Stockport |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 179.1 | 174.2 | Stockport |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 83.8 | 75.3 | Stockport |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 232.3 | 200.6 | Stockport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 27.8 | 24.3 | Stockport |
Per resident
Stockport is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Stretford and Urmston on 10. 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 Stretford and Urmston
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higher£4,305£4,323£4,084
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,867£1,875£1,771Stretford and Urmston is higher£2,009£2,018£1,906
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,678£1,685£1,592Stockport is higher£1,375£1,381£1,305
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,655£1,663£1,570Stretford and Urmston is higher£1,779£1,787£1,688
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Stretford and Urmston is higher£99£99£94
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£117£117£111Stretford and Urmston is higher£125£126£119
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.26£5.28£4.99Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count£5.50£5.53£5.22
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£551£553£523Stockport is higher£497£499£471
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£163£164£155Stockport is higher£160£161£152
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£82£82£78Stockport is higher£71£71£67
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,295£1,300£1,228Stockport is higher£1,073£1,078£1,018
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£228£229£216Stretford and Urmston is higher£255£256£242
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£291£292£276Stockport is higher£220£221£209
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.95£5.97£5.64Stretford and Urmston is higher£6.26£6.29£5.94
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.03£5.05£4.77Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4.98£5.00£4.72
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.59£7.62£7.20Stretford and Urmston is higher£8.99£9.03£8.53
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
145.6Stretford and Urmston is higher156.4
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
21.6Stockport is higher21.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.1Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count26.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
83.8Stockport is higher75.3
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
151.9Stockport is higher128.0
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
18.2Stockport is higher15.5
Show the numbers
| Measure | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,495£4,514£4,264 | £4,305£4,323£4,084 | Stockport |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,867£1,875£1,771 | £2,009£2,018£1,906 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,678£1,685£1,592 | £1,375£1,381£1,305 | Stockport |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,655£1,663£1,570 | £1,779£1,787£1,688 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £99£99£94 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £117£117£111 | £125£126£119 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.26£5.28£4.99 | £5.50£5.53£5.22 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £551£553£523 | £497£499£471 | Stockport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £163£164£155 | £160£161£152 | Stockport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £82£82£78 | £71£71£67 | Stockport |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,295£1,300£1,228 | £1,073£1,078£1,018 | Stockport |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £228£229£216 | £255£256£242 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £291£292£276 | £220£221£209 | Stockport |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.95£5.97£5.64 | £6.26£6.29£5.94 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.03£5.05£4.77 | £4.98£5.00£4.72 | Stockport |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.59£7.62£7.20 | £8.99£9.03£8.53 | Stretford and Urmston |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 145.6 | 156.4 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 21.6 | 21.5 | Stockport |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.1 | 26.0 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 83.8 | 75.3 | Stockport |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 151.9 | 128.0 | Stockport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 18.2 | 15.5 | Stockport |
Total
Stockport is higher on 12 of 22 measures, and Stretford and Urmston on 10. 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 Stretford and Urmston
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£487.4m£489.5m£462.3mStockport is higher£455.6m£457.5m£432.1m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£202.5m£203.3m£192.1mStretford and Urmston is higher£212.6m£213.5m£201.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£182.0m£182.8m£172.6mStockport is higher£145.5m£146.2m£138.0m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£179.5m£180.3m£170.3mStretford and Urmston is higher£188.3m£189.1m£178.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.8m£9.8m£9.2mStretford and Urmston is higher£10.5m£10.5m£9.9m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mStretford and Urmston is higher£13.3m£13.3m£12.6m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£59.8m£60.0m£56.7mStockport is higher£52.6m£52.8m£49.8m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport is higher£16.9m£17.0m£16.0m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStockport is higher£7.5m£7.5m£7.1m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£140.4m£141.0m£133.2mStockport is higher£113.6m£114.0m£107.7m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.7m£24.8m£23.4mStretford and Urmston is higher£27.0m£27.1m£25.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport is higher£23.3m£23.4m£22.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.64m£0.65m£0.61mStretford and Urmston is higher£0.66m£0.66m£0.63m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.54m£0.55m£0.52mStockport is higherDepends on how you count£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStretford and Urmston is higher£0.95m£0.96m£0.90m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
15,787Stretford and Urmston is higher16,553
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,339Stockport is higher2,274
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,716Stretford and Urmston is higherDepends on how you count2,754
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,083Stockport is higher7,972
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
16,467Stockport is higher13,549
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,974Stockport is higher1,642
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| Measure | Stockport | Stretford and Urmston | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £487.4m£489.5m£462.3m | £455.6m£457.5m£432.1m | Stockport |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £202.5m£203.3m£192.1m | £212.6m£213.5m£201.7m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £182.0m£182.8m£172.6m | £145.5m£146.2m£138.0m | Stockport |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £179.5m£180.3m£170.3m | £188.3m£189.1m£178.6m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.8m£9.8m£9.2m | £10.5m£10.5m£9.9m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.7m£12.0m | £13.3m£13.3m£12.6m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £59.8m£60.0m£56.7m | £52.6m£52.8m£49.8m | Stockport |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.7m£17.8m£16.8m | £16.9m£17.0m£16.0m | Stockport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.9m£8.9m£8.4m | £7.5m£7.5m£7.1m | Stockport |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £140.4m£141.0m£133.2m | £113.6m£114.0m£107.7m | Stockport |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.7m£24.8m£23.4m | £27.0m£27.1m£25.6m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £31.5m£31.7m£29.9m | £23.3m£23.4m£22.1m | Stockport |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.64m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.66m£0.66m£0.63m | Stretford and Urmston |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.54m£0.55m£0.52m | £0.53m£0.53m£0.50m | Stockport |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.82m£0.83m£0.78m | £0.95m£0.96m£0.90m | Stretford and Urmston |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 15,787 | 16,553 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,339 | 2,274 | Stockport |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,716 | 2,754 | Stretford and Urmston |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,083 | 7,972 | Stockport |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 16,467 | 13,549 | Stockport |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,974 | 1,642 | Stockport |
Sources
Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.
- 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.
- 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.