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Wallasey and St Helens South and Whiston

98,251 and 98,254 residents (mid-2024).

Wallasey is higher than St Helens South and Whiston on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 19 of 22 in total.

On 2 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

Wallasey is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and St Helens South and Whiston on 5. 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

Wallasey St Helens South and Whiston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wallasey £5,819, St Helens South and Whiston £5,323St Helens South and Whiston: £5,323Wallasey: £5,819St Helens South and Whiston: £5,346Wallasey: £5,844St Helens South and Whiston: £5,049Wallasey: £5,520

    £5,819£5,844£5,520Wallasey is higher£5,323£5,346£5,049

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wallasey £13,189, St Helens South and Whiston £13,117St Helens South and Whiston: £13,117Wallasey: £13,189St Helens South and Whiston: £13,173Wallasey: £13,245St Helens South and Whiston: £12,442Wallasey: £12,511

    £13,189£13,245£12,511Wallasey is higher£13,117£13,173£12,442

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £2,953, St Helens South and Whiston £2,647St Helens South and Whiston: £2,647Wallasey: £2,953St Helens South and Whiston: £2,658Wallasey: £2,965St Helens South and Whiston: £2,511Wallasey: £2,801

    £2,953£2,965£2,801Wallasey is higher£2,647£2,658£2,511

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wallasey £11,561, St Helens South and Whiston £11,541St Helens South and Whiston: £11,541Wallasey: £11,561St Helens South and Whiston: £11,590Wallasey: £11,611St Helens South and Whiston: £10,947Wallasey: £10,967

    £11,561£11,611£10,967Wallasey is higher£11,541£11,590£10,947

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wallasey £640, St Helens South and Whiston £539St Helens South and Whiston: £539Wallasey: £640St Helens South and Whiston: £541Wallasey: £643St Helens South and Whiston: £511Wallasey: £607

    £640£643£607Wallasey is higher£539£541£511

  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: Wallasey £949, St Helens South and Whiston £1,002St Helens South and Whiston: £1,002Wallasey: £949St Helens South and Whiston: £1,007Wallasey: £953St Helens South and Whiston: £951Wallasey: £900

    £949£953£900St Helens South and Whiston is higherDepends on how you count£1,002£1,007£951

  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: Wallasey £39, St Helens South and Whiston £35St Helens South and Whiston: £35Wallasey: £39St Helens South and Whiston: £35Wallasey: £39St Helens South and Whiston: £33Wallasey: £37

    £39£39£37Wallasey is higher£35£35£33

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £799, St Helens South and Whiston £713St Helens South and Whiston: £713Wallasey: £799St Helens South and Whiston: £716Wallasey: £803St Helens South and Whiston: £676Wallasey: £758

    £799£803£758Wallasey is higher£713£716£676

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £248, St Helens South and Whiston £195St Helens South and Whiston: £195Wallasey: £248St Helens South and Whiston: £196Wallasey: £249St Helens South and Whiston: £185Wallasey: £235

    £248£249£235Wallasey is higher£195£196£185

  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: Wallasey £189, St Helens South and Whiston £168St Helens South and Whiston: £168Wallasey: £189St Helens South and Whiston: £169Wallasey: £190St Helens South and Whiston: £159Wallasey: £179

    £189£190£179Wallasey is higher£168£169£159

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £2,177, St Helens South and Whiston £1,961St Helens South and Whiston: £1,961Wallasey: £2,177St Helens South and Whiston: £1,969Wallasey: £2,186St Helens South and Whiston: £1,860Wallasey: £2,065

    £2,177£2,186£2,065Wallasey is higher£1,961£1,969£1,860

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wallasey £296, St Helens South and Whiston £312St Helens South and Whiston: £312Wallasey: £296St Helens South and Whiston: £313Wallasey: £298St Helens South and Whiston: £296Wallasey: £281

    £296£298£281St Helens South and Whiston is higher£312£313£296

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £566, St Helens South and Whiston £497St Helens South and Whiston: £497Wallasey: £566St Helens South and Whiston: £499Wallasey: £568St Helens South and Whiston: £472Wallasey: £537

    £566£568£537Wallasey is higher£497£499£472

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £9.17, St Helens South and Whiston £9.97St Helens South and Whiston: £9.97Wallasey: £9.17St Helens South and Whiston: £10Wallasey: £9.21St Helens South and Whiston: £9.46Wallasey: £8.70

    £9.17£9.21£8.70St Helens South and Whiston is higher£9.97£10£9.46

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wallasey £12, St Helens South and Whiston £11St Helens South and Whiston: £11Wallasey: £12St Helens South and Whiston: £11Wallasey: £12St Helens South and Whiston: £10Wallasey: £11

    £12£12£11Wallasey is higher£11£11£10

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wallasey £7.22, St Helens South and Whiston £9.94St Helens South and Whiston: £9.94Wallasey: £7.22St Helens South and Whiston: £9.98Wallasey: £7.25St Helens South and Whiston: £9.43Wallasey: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85St Helens South and Whiston is higher£9.94£9.98£9.43

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wallasey 1,034.6, St Helens South and Whiston 1,013.9St Helens South and Whiston: 1,013.9Wallasey: 1,034.6

    1,034.6Wallasey is higher1,013.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wallasey 156.4, St Helens South and Whiston 137.5St Helens South and Whiston: 137.5Wallasey: 156.4

    156.4Wallasey is higher137.5

  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: Wallasey 194.3, St Helens South and Whiston 200.0St Helens South and Whiston: 200.0Wallasey: 194.3

    194.3St Helens South and Whiston is higherDepends on how you count200.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 118.3, St Helens South and Whiston 108.2St Helens South and Whiston: 108.2Wallasey: 118.3

    118.3Wallasey is higher108.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wallasey 257.1, St Helens South and Whiston 239.8St Helens South and Whiston: 239.8Wallasey: 257.1

    257.1Wallasey is higher239.8

  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: Wallasey 39.9, St Helens South and Whiston 36.9St Helens South and Whiston: 36.9Wallasey: 39.9

    39.9Wallasey is higher36.9

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Wallasey and St Helens South and Whiston, per person in the age group
MeasureWallaseySt Helens South and WhistonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,819£5,844£5,520£5,323£5,346£5,049Wallasey
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,189£13,245£12,511£13,117£13,173£12,442Wallasey
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,953£2,965£2,801£2,647£2,658£2,511Wallasey
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,561£11,611£10,967£11,541£11,590£10,947Wallasey
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£640£643£607£539£541£511Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£949£953£900£1,002£1,007£951St Helens South and Whiston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£39£39£37£35£35£33Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£799£803£758£713£716£676Wallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£195£196£185Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£189£190£179£168£169£159Wallasey
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,177£2,186£2,065£1,961£1,969£1,860Wallasey
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£296£298£281£312£313£296St Helens South and Whiston
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£566£568£537£497£499£472Wallasey
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.17£9.21£8.70£9.97£10£9.46St Helens South and Whiston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£11£11£10Wallasey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£9.94£9.98£9.43St Helens South and Whiston
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,034.61,013.9Wallasey
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026156.4137.5Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026194.3200.0St Helens South and Whiston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.3108.2Wallasey
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026257.1239.8Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202639.936.9Wallasey

Per resident

Wallasey is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and St Helens South and Whiston on 3. 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

Wallasey St Helens South and Whiston

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wallasey £5,819, St Helens South and Whiston £5,323St Helens South and Whiston: £5,323Wallasey: £5,819St Helens South and Whiston: £5,346Wallasey: £5,844St Helens South and Whiston: £5,049Wallasey: £5,520

    £5,819£5,844£5,520Wallasey is higher£5,323£5,346£5,049

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wallasey £2,683, St Helens South and Whiston £2,439St Helens South and Whiston: £2,439Wallasey: £2,683St Helens South and Whiston: £2,449Wallasey: £2,695St Helens South and Whiston: £2,313Wallasey: £2,545

    £2,683£2,695£2,545Wallasey is higher£2,439£2,449£2,313

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wallasey £1,784, St Helens South and Whiston £1,655St Helens South and Whiston: £1,655Wallasey: £1,784St Helens South and Whiston: £1,662Wallasey: £1,792St Helens South and Whiston: £1,570Wallasey: £1,693

    £1,784£1,792£1,693Wallasey is higher£1,655£1,662£1,570

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wallasey £2,352, St Helens South and Whiston £2,146St Helens South and Whiston: £2,146Wallasey: £2,352St Helens South and Whiston: £2,155Wallasey: £2,362St Helens South and Whiston: £2,035Wallasey: £2,231

    £2,352£2,362£2,231Wallasey is higher£2,146£2,155£2,035

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wallasey £130, St Helens South and Whiston £100St Helens South and Whiston: £100Wallasey: £130St Helens South and Whiston: £101Wallasey: £131St Helens South and Whiston: £95Wallasey: £123

    £130£131£123Wallasey is higher£100£101£95

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £193, St Helens South and Whiston £186St Helens South and Whiston: £186Wallasey: £193St Helens South and Whiston: £187Wallasey: £194St Helens South and Whiston: £177Wallasey: £183

    £193£194£183Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count£186£187£177

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wallasey £7.89, St Helens South and Whiston £6.48St Helens South and Whiston: £6.48Wallasey: £7.89St Helens South and Whiston: £6.51Wallasey: £7.92St Helens South and Whiston: £6.15Wallasey: £7.48

    £7.89£7.92£7.48Wallasey is higher£6.48£6.51£6.15

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £799, St Helens South and Whiston £713St Helens South and Whiston: £713Wallasey: £799St Helens South and Whiston: £716Wallasey: £803St Helens South and Whiston: £676Wallasey: £758

    £799£803£758Wallasey is higher£713£716£676

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wallasey £248, St Helens South and Whiston £195St Helens South and Whiston: £195Wallasey: £248St Helens South and Whiston: £196Wallasey: £249St Helens South and Whiston: £185Wallasey: £235

    £248£249£235Wallasey is higher£195£196£185

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wallasey £114, St Helens South and Whiston £105St Helens South and Whiston: £105Wallasey: £114St Helens South and Whiston: £105Wallasey: £115St Helens South and Whiston: £100Wallasey: £108

    £114£115£108Wallasey is higher£105£105£100

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wallasey £1,316, St Helens South and Whiston £1,226St Helens South and Whiston: £1,226Wallasey: £1,316St Helens South and Whiston: £1,231Wallasey: £1,321St Helens South and Whiston: £1,163Wallasey: £1,248

    £1,316£1,321£1,248Wallasey is higher£1,226£1,231£1,163

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wallasey £296, St Helens South and Whiston £312St Helens South and Whiston: £312Wallasey: £296St Helens South and Whiston: £313Wallasey: £298St Helens South and Whiston: £296Wallasey: £281

    £296£298£281St Helens South and Whiston is higher£312£313£296

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wallasey £342, St Helens South and Whiston £311St Helens South and Whiston: £311Wallasey: £342St Helens South and Whiston: £312Wallasey: £343St Helens South and Whiston: £295Wallasey: £324

    £342£343£324Wallasey is higher£311£312£295

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wallasey £5.55, St Helens South and Whiston £6.23St Helens South and Whiston: £6.23Wallasey: £5.55St Helens South and Whiston: £6.26Wallasey: £5.57St Helens South and Whiston: £5.91Wallasey: £5.26

    £5.55£5.57£5.26St Helens South and Whiston is higher£6.23£6.26£5.91

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wallasey £7.27, St Helens South and Whiston £6.91St Helens South and Whiston: £6.91Wallasey: £7.27St Helens South and Whiston: £6.93Wallasey: £7.31St Helens South and Whiston: £6.55Wallasey: £6.90

    £7.27£7.31£6.90Wallasey is higher£6.91£6.93£6.55

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wallasey £7.22, St Helens South and Whiston £9.94St Helens South and Whiston: £9.94Wallasey: £7.22St Helens South and Whiston: £9.98Wallasey: £7.25St Helens South and Whiston: £9.43Wallasey: £6.85

    £7.22£7.25£6.85St Helens South and Whiston is higher£9.94£9.98£9.43

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 210.5, St Helens South and Whiston 188.5St Helens South and Whiston: 188.5Wallasey: 210.5

    210.5Wallasey is higher188.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 31.8, St Helens South and Whiston 25.6St Helens South and Whiston: 25.6Wallasey: 31.8

    31.8Wallasey is higher25.6

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 39.5, St Helens South and Whiston 37.2St Helens South and Whiston: 37.2Wallasey: 39.5

    39.5Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count37.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 118.3, St Helens South and Whiston 108.2St Helens South and Whiston: 108.2Wallasey: 118.3

    118.3Wallasey is higher108.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 155.4, St Helens South and Whiston 150.0St Helens South and Whiston: 150.0Wallasey: 155.4

    155.4Wallasey is higher150.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wallasey 24.1, St Helens South and Whiston 23.1St Helens South and Whiston: 23.1Wallasey: 24.1

    24.1Wallasey is higher23.1

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Wallasey and St Helens South and Whiston, per resident
MeasureWallaseySt Helens South and WhistonHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,819£5,844£5,520£5,323£5,346£5,049Wallasey
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,683£2,695£2,545£2,439£2,449£2,313Wallasey
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,784£1,792£1,693£1,655£1,662£1,570Wallasey
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,352£2,362£2,231£2,146£2,155£2,035Wallasey
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£130£131£123£100£101£95Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£193£194£183£186£187£177Wallasey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.89£7.92£7.48£6.48£6.51£6.15Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£799£803£758£713£716£676Wallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£248£249£235£195£196£185Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£105£105£100Wallasey
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,316£1,321£1,248£1,226£1,231£1,163Wallasey
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£296£298£281£312£313£296St Helens South and Whiston
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£342£343£324£311£312£295Wallasey
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.55£5.57£5.26£6.23£6.26£5.91St Helens South and Whiston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.27£7.31£6.90£6.91£6.93£6.55Wallasey
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.22£7.25£6.85£9.94£9.98£9.43St Helens South and Whiston
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026210.5188.5Wallasey
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202631.825.6Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.537.2Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026118.3108.2Wallasey
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026155.4150.0Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.123.1Wallasey

Total

Wallasey is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and St Helens South and Whiston on 3. 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

Wallasey St Helens South and Whiston

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wallasey £571.7m, St Helens South and Whiston £523.0mSt Helens South and Whiston: £523.0mWallasey: £571.7mSt Helens South and Whiston: £525.2mWallasey: £574.2mSt Helens South and Whiston: £496.1mWallasey: £542.3m

    £571.7m£574.2m£542.3mWallasey is higher£523.0m£525.2m£496.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wallasey £263.6m, St Helens South and Whiston £239.6mSt Helens South and Whiston: £239.6mWallasey: £263.6mSt Helens South and Whiston: £240.6mWallasey: £264.8mSt Helens South and Whiston: £227.3mWallasey: £250.1m

    £263.6m£264.8m£250.1mWallasey is higher£239.6m£240.6m£227.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wallasey £175.3m, St Helens South and Whiston £162.6mSt Helens South and Whiston: £162.6mWallasey: £175.3mSt Helens South and Whiston: £163.3mWallasey: £176.1mSt Helens South and Whiston: £154.2mWallasey: £166.3m

    £175.3m£176.1m£166.3mWallasey is higher£162.6m£163.3m£154.2m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wallasey £231.1m, St Helens South and Whiston £210.8mSt Helens South and Whiston: £210.8mWallasey: £231.1mSt Helens South and Whiston: £211.7mWallasey: £232.1mSt Helens South and Whiston: £200.0mWallasey: £219.2m

    £231.1m£232.1m£219.2mWallasey is higher£210.8m£211.7m£200.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wallasey £12.8m, St Helens South and Whiston £9.8mSt Helens South and Whiston: £9.8mWallasey: £12.8mSt Helens South and Whiston: £9.9mWallasey: £12.8mSt Helens South and Whiston: £9.3mWallasey: £12.1m

    £12.8m£12.8m£12.1mWallasey is higher£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wallasey £19.0m, St Helens South and Whiston £18.3mSt Helens South and Whiston: £18.3mWallasey: £19.0mSt Helens South and Whiston: £18.4mWallasey: £19.1mSt Helens South and Whiston: £17.4mWallasey: £18.0m

    £19.0m£19.1m£18.0mWallasey is higherDepends on how you count£18.3m£18.4m£17.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wallasey £0.77m, St Helens South and Whiston £0.64mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.64mWallasey: £0.77mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.64mWallasey: £0.78mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.60mWallasey: £0.73m

    £0.77m£0.78m£0.73mWallasey is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wallasey £78.5m, St Helens South and Whiston £70.0mSt Helens South and Whiston: £70.0mWallasey: £78.5mSt Helens South and Whiston: £70.3mWallasey: £78.9mSt Helens South and Whiston: £66.4mWallasey: £74.5m

    £78.5m£78.9m£74.5mWallasey is higher£70.0m£70.3m£66.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wallasey £24.4m, St Helens South and Whiston £19.1mSt Helens South and Whiston: £19.1mWallasey: £24.4mSt Helens South and Whiston: £19.2mWallasey: £24.5mSt Helens South and Whiston: £18.2mWallasey: £23.1m

    £24.4m£24.5m£23.1mWallasey is higher£19.1m£19.2m£18.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wallasey £11.2m, St Helens South and Whiston £10.3mSt Helens South and Whiston: £10.3mWallasey: £11.2mSt Helens South and Whiston: £10.4mWallasey: £11.3mSt Helens South and Whiston: £9.8mWallasey: £10.6m

    £11.2m£11.3m£10.6mWallasey is higher£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wallasey £129.3m, St Helens South and Whiston £120.4mSt Helens South and Whiston: £120.4mWallasey: £129.3mSt Helens South and Whiston: £121.0mWallasey: £129.8mSt Helens South and Whiston: £114.3mWallasey: £122.6m

    £129.3m£129.8m£122.6mWallasey is higher£120.4m£121.0m£114.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wallasey £29.1m, St Helens South and Whiston £30.6mSt Helens South and Whiston: £30.6mWallasey: £29.1mSt Helens South and Whiston: £30.8mWallasey: £29.3mSt Helens South and Whiston: £29.1mWallasey: £27.6m

    £29.1m£29.3m£27.6mSt Helens South and Whiston is higher£30.6m£30.8m£29.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wallasey £33.6m, St Helens South and Whiston £30.5mSt Helens South and Whiston: £30.5mWallasey: £33.6mSt Helens South and Whiston: £30.7mWallasey: £33.7mSt Helens South and Whiston: £29.0mWallasey: £31.9m

    £33.6m£33.7m£31.9mWallasey is higher£30.5m£30.7m£29.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wallasey £0.54m, St Helens South and Whiston £0.61mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.61mWallasey: £0.54mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.62mWallasey: £0.55mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.58mWallasey: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mSt Helens South and Whiston is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wallasey £0.71m, St Helens South and Whiston £0.68mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.68mWallasey: £0.71mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.68mWallasey: £0.72mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.64mWallasey: £0.68m

    £0.71m£0.72m£0.68mWallasey is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wallasey £0.71m, St Helens South and Whiston £0.98mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.98mWallasey: £0.71mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.98mWallasey: £0.71mSt Helens South and Whiston: £0.93mWallasey: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mSt Helens South and Whiston is higher£0.98m£0.98m£0.93m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wallasey 20,680, St Helens South and Whiston 18,522St Helens South and Whiston: 18,522Wallasey: 20,680

    20,680Wallasey is higher18,522

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wallasey 3,126, St Helens South and Whiston 2,512St Helens South and Whiston: 2,512Wallasey: 3,126

    3,126Wallasey is higher2,512

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wallasey 3,883, St Helens South and Whiston 3,654St Helens South and Whiston: 3,654Wallasey: 3,883

    3,883Wallasey is higherDepends on how you count3,654

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wallasey 11,623, St Helens South and Whiston 10,626St Helens South and Whiston: 10,626Wallasey: 11,623

    11,623Wallasey is higher10,626

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wallasey 15,267, St Helens South and Whiston 14,734St Helens South and Whiston: 14,734Wallasey: 15,267

    15,267Wallasey is higher14,734

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wallasey 2,370, St Helens South and Whiston 2,266St Helens South and Whiston: 2,266Wallasey: 2,370

    2,370Wallasey is higher2,266

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Wallasey and St Helens South and Whiston, total
MeasureWallaseySt Helens South and WhistonHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£571.7m£574.2m£542.3m£523.0m£525.2m£496.1mWallasey
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£263.6m£264.8m£250.1m£239.6m£240.6m£227.3mWallasey
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£175.3m£176.1m£166.3m£162.6m£163.3m£154.2mWallasey
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£231.1m£232.1m£219.2m£210.8m£211.7m£200.0mWallasey
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.8m£12.8m£12.1m£9.8m£9.9m£9.3mWallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.0m£19.1m£18.0m£18.3m£18.4m£17.4mWallasey
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.77m£0.78m£0.73m£0.64m£0.64m£0.60mWallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£78.5m£78.9m£74.5m£70.0m£70.3m£66.4mWallasey
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m£19.1m£19.2m£18.2mWallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.2m£11.3m£10.6m£10.3m£10.4m£9.8mWallasey
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£129.3m£129.8m£122.6m£120.4m£121.0m£114.3mWallasey
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£29.1m£29.3m£27.6m£30.6m£30.8m£29.1mSt Helens South and Whiston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£33.6m£33.7m£31.9m£30.5m£30.7m£29.0mWallasey
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mSt Helens South and Whiston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m£0.68m£0.68m£0.64mWallasey
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.98m£0.98m£0.93mSt Helens South and Whiston
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,68018,522Wallasey
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,1262,512Wallasey
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,8833,654Wallasey
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,62310,626Wallasey
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,26714,734Wallasey
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,3702,266Wallasey

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.
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