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Waveney Valley and Skipton and Ripon

91,358 and 100,269 residents (mid-2024).

Waveney Valley is higher than Skipton and Ripon on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 21 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 7 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

Waveney Valley is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon 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

Waveney Valley Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Waveney Valley £4,960, Skipton and Ripon £4,504Skipton and Ripon: £4,504Waveney Valley: £4,960Skipton and Ripon: £4,524Waveney Valley: £4,981Skipton and Ripon: £4,273Waveney Valley: £4,705

    £4,960£4,981£4,705Waveney Valley is higher£4,504£4,524£4,273

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Waveney Valley £12,347, Skipton and Ripon £12,403Skipton and Ripon: £12,403Waveney Valley: £12,347Skipton and Ripon: £12,456Waveney Valley: £12,399Skipton and Ripon: £11,765Waveney Valley: £11,712

    £12,347£12,399£11,712Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£12,403£12,456£11,765

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Waveney Valley £1,487, Skipton and Ripon £1,178Skipton and Ripon: £1,178Waveney Valley: £1,487Skipton and Ripon: £1,183Waveney Valley: £1,494Skipton and Ripon: £1,118Waveney Valley: £1,411

    £1,487£1,494£1,411Waveney Valley is higher£1,178£1,183£1,118

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Waveney Valley £11,439, Skipton and Ripon £11,541Skipton and Ripon: £11,541Waveney Valley: £11,439Skipton and Ripon: £11,590Waveney Valley: £11,488Skipton and Ripon: £10,947Waveney Valley: £10,850

    £11,439£11,488£10,850Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£11,541£11,590£10,947

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Waveney Valley £258, Skipton and Ripon £232Skipton and Ripon: £232Waveney Valley: £258Skipton and Ripon: £233Waveney Valley: £259Skipton and Ripon: £220Waveney Valley: £245

    £258£259£245Waveney Valley is higher£232£233£220

  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: Waveney Valley £632, Skipton and Ripon £614Skipton and Ripon: £614Waveney Valley: £632Skipton and Ripon: £617Waveney Valley: £635Skipton and Ripon: £583Waveney Valley: £599

    £632£635£599Waveney Valley is higher£614£617£583

  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: Waveney Valley £18, Skipton and Ripon £16Skipton and Ripon: £16Waveney Valley: £18Skipton and Ripon: £17Waveney Valley: £18Skipton and Ripon: £16Waveney Valley: £17

    £18£18£17Waveney Valley is higher£16£17£16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £351, Skipton and Ripon £285Skipton and Ripon: £285Waveney Valley: £351Skipton and Ripon: £286Waveney Valley: £353Skipton and Ripon: £270Waveney Valley: £333

    £351£353£333Waveney Valley is higher£285£286£270

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £94, Skipton and Ripon £92Skipton and Ripon: £92Waveney Valley: £94Skipton and Ripon: £93Waveney Valley: £95Skipton and Ripon: £87Waveney Valley: £89

    £94£95£89Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£87

  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: Waveney Valley £98, Skipton and Ripon £68Skipton and Ripon: £68Waveney Valley: £98Skipton and Ripon: £68Waveney Valley: £99Skipton and Ripon: £64Waveney Valley: £93

    £98£99£93Waveney Valley is higher£68£68£64

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Waveney Valley £1,145, Skipton and Ripon £919Skipton and Ripon: £919Waveney Valley: £1,145Skipton and Ripon: £923Waveney Valley: £1,150Skipton and Ripon: £872Waveney Valley: £1,086

    £1,145£1,150£1,086Waveney Valley is higher£919£923£872

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Waveney Valley £129, Skipton and Ripon £119Skipton and Ripon: £119Waveney Valley: £129Skipton and Ripon: £120Waveney Valley: £129Skipton and Ripon: £113Waveney Valley: £122

    £129£129£122Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Waveney Valley £235, Skipton and Ripon £185Skipton and Ripon: £185Waveney Valley: £235Skipton and Ripon: £186Waveney Valley: £236Skipton and Ripon: £176Waveney Valley: £223

    £235£236£223Waveney Valley is higher£185£186£176

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Waveney Valley £5.07, Skipton and Ripon £4.56Skipton and Ripon: £4.56Waveney Valley: £5.07Skipton and Ripon: £4.58Waveney Valley: £5.09Skipton and Ripon: £4.33Waveney Valley: £4.81

    £5.07£5.09£4.81Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£4.56£4.58£4.33

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Waveney Valley £3.69, Skipton and Ripon £1.93Skipton and Ripon: £1.93Waveney Valley: £3.69Skipton and Ripon: £1.94Waveney Valley: £3.71Skipton and Ripon: £1.83Waveney Valley: £3.50

    £3.69£3.71£3.50Waveney Valley is higher£1.93£1.94£1.83

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Waveney Valley £5.18, Skipton and Ripon £5.61Skipton and Ripon: £5.61Waveney Valley: £5.18Skipton and Ripon: £5.63Waveney Valley: £5.20Skipton and Ripon: £5.32Waveney Valley: £4.91

    £5.18£5.20£4.91Skipton and Ripon is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Waveney Valley 1,010.9, Skipton and Ripon 1,026.9Skipton and Ripon: 1,026.9Waveney Valley: 1,010.9

    1,010.9Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count1,026.9

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Waveney Valley 66.7, Skipton and Ripon 65.1Skipton and Ripon: 65.1Waveney Valley: 66.7

    66.7Waveney Valley is higher65.1

  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: Waveney Valley 128.9, Skipton and Ripon 131.0Skipton and Ripon: 131.0Waveney Valley: 128.9

    128.9Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count131.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 54.0, Skipton and Ripon 42.8Skipton and Ripon: 42.8Waveney Valley: 54.0

    54.0Waveney Valley is higher42.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Waveney Valley 144.7, Skipton and Ripon 110.2Skipton and Ripon: 110.2Waveney Valley: 144.7

    144.7Waveney Valley is higher110.2

  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: Waveney Valley 22.0, Skipton and Ripon 14.4Skipton and Ripon: 14.4Waveney Valley: 22.0

    22.0Waveney Valley is higher14.4

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Waveney Valley and Skipton and Ripon, per person in the age group
MeasureWaveney ValleySkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,960£4,981£4,705£4,504£4,524£4,273Waveney Valley
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,347£12,399£11,712£12,403£12,456£11,765Skipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,487£1,494£1,411£1,178£1,183£1,118Waveney Valley
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,439£11,488£10,850£11,541£11,590£10,947Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£258£259£245£232£233£220Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£632£635£599£614£617£583Waveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£18£18£17£16£17£16Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£351£353£333£285£286£270Waveney Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£92£93£87Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£98£99£93£68£68£64Waveney Valley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,145£1,150£1,086£919£923£872Waveney Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£119£120£113Waveney Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£235£236£223£185£186£176Waveney Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.07£5.09£4.81£4.56£4.58£4.33Waveney Valley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.69£3.71£3.50£1.93£1.94£1.83Waveney Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£5.61£5.63£5.32Skipton and Ripon
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,010.91,026.9Skipton and Ripon
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202666.765.1Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.9131.0Skipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.042.8Waveney Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.7110.2Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202622.014.4Waveney Valley

Per resident

Waveney Valley is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon on 1. 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

Waveney Valley Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Waveney Valley £4,960, Skipton and Ripon £4,504Skipton and Ripon: £4,504Waveney Valley: £4,960Skipton and Ripon: £4,524Waveney Valley: £4,981Skipton and Ripon: £4,273Waveney Valley: £4,705

    £4,960£4,981£4,705Waveney Valley is higher£4,504£4,524£4,273

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Waveney Valley £3,559, Skipton and Ripon £3,335Skipton and Ripon: £3,335Waveney Valley: £3,559Skipton and Ripon: £3,350Waveney Valley: £3,574Skipton and Ripon: £3,164Waveney Valley: £3,376

    £3,559£3,574£3,376Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,335£3,350£3,164

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Waveney Valley £821, Skipton and Ripon £667Skipton and Ripon: £667Waveney Valley: £821Skipton and Ripon: £670Waveney Valley: £825Skipton and Ripon: £633Waveney Valley: £779

    £821£825£779Waveney Valley is higher£667£670£633

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Waveney Valley £3,298, Skipton and Ripon £3,103Skipton and Ripon: £3,103Waveney Valley: £3,298Skipton and Ripon: £3,117Waveney Valley: £3,312Skipton and Ripon: £2,944Waveney Valley: £3,128

    £3,298£3,312£3,128Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£3,103£3,117£2,944

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Waveney Valley £74, Skipton and Ripon £62Skipton and Ripon: £62Waveney Valley: £74Skipton and Ripon: £63Waveney Valley: £75Skipton and Ripon: £59Waveney Valley: £71

    £74£75£71Waveney Valley is higher£62£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £182, Skipton and Ripon £165Skipton and Ripon: £165Waveney Valley: £182Skipton and Ripon: £166Waveney Valley: £183Skipton and Ripon: £157Waveney Valley: £173

    £182£183£173Waveney Valley is higher£165£166£157

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £5.19, Skipton and Ripon £4.44Skipton and Ripon: £4.44Waveney Valley: £5.19Skipton and Ripon: £4.46Waveney Valley: £5.21Skipton and Ripon: £4.21Waveney Valley: £4.92

    £5.19£5.21£4.92Waveney Valley is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £351, Skipton and Ripon £285Skipton and Ripon: £285Waveney Valley: £351Skipton and Ripon: £286Waveney Valley: £353Skipton and Ripon: £270Waveney Valley: £333

    £351£353£333Waveney Valley is higher£285£286£270

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £94, Skipton and Ripon £92Skipton and Ripon: £92Waveney Valley: £94Skipton and Ripon: £93Waveney Valley: £95Skipton and Ripon: £87Waveney Valley: £89

    £94£95£89Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£92£93£87

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Waveney Valley £54, Skipton and Ripon £38Skipton and Ripon: £38Waveney Valley: £54Skipton and Ripon: £38Waveney Valley: £54Skipton and Ripon: £36Waveney Valley: £51

    £54£54£51Waveney Valley is higher£38£38£36

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Waveney Valley £632, Skipton and Ripon £520Skipton and Ripon: £520Waveney Valley: £632Skipton and Ripon: £523Waveney Valley: £635Skipton and Ripon: £494Waveney Valley: £600

    £632£635£600Waveney Valley is higher£520£523£494

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Waveney Valley £129, Skipton and Ripon £119Skipton and Ripon: £119Waveney Valley: £129Skipton and Ripon: £120Waveney Valley: £129Skipton and Ripon: £113Waveney Valley: £122

    £129£129£122Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£119£120£113

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Waveney Valley £130, Skipton and Ripon £105Skipton and Ripon: £105Waveney Valley: £130Skipton and Ripon: £105Waveney Valley: £130Skipton and Ripon: £99Waveney Valley: £123

    £130£130£123Waveney Valley is higher£105£105£99

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Waveney Valley £2.80, Skipton and Ripon £2.58Skipton and Ripon: £2.58Waveney Valley: £2.80Skipton and Ripon: £2.59Waveney Valley: £2.82Skipton and Ripon: £2.45Waveney Valley: £2.66

    £2.80£2.82£2.66Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count£2.58£2.59£2.45

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Waveney Valley £2.03, Skipton and Ripon £1.09Skipton and Ripon: £1.09Waveney Valley: £2.03Skipton and Ripon: £1.09Waveney Valley: £2.04Skipton and Ripon: £1.03Waveney Valley: £1.93

    £2.03£2.04£1.93Waveney Valley is higher£1.09£1.09£1.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Waveney Valley £5.18, Skipton and Ripon £5.61Skipton and Ripon: £5.61Waveney Valley: £5.18Skipton and Ripon: £5.63Waveney Valley: £5.20Skipton and Ripon: £5.32Waveney Valley: £4.91

    £5.18£5.20£4.91Skipton and Ripon is higher£5.61£5.63£5.32

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 291.4, Skipton and Ripon 276.2Skipton and Ripon: 276.2Waveney Valley: 291.4

    291.4Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count276.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 19.2, Skipton and Ripon 17.5Skipton and Ripon: 17.5Waveney Valley: 19.2

    19.2Waveney Valley is higher17.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 37.2, Skipton and Ripon 35.2Skipton and Ripon: 35.2Waveney Valley: 37.2

    37.2Waveney Valley is higherDepends on how you count35.2

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 54.0, Skipton and Ripon 42.8Skipton and Ripon: 42.8Waveney Valley: 54.0

    54.0Waveney Valley is higher42.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 79.9, Skipton and Ripon 62.4Skipton and Ripon: 62.4Waveney Valley: 79.9

    79.9Waveney Valley is higher62.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Waveney Valley 12.1, Skipton and Ripon 8.2Skipton and Ripon: 8.2Waveney Valley: 12.1

    12.1Waveney Valley is higher8.2

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Waveney Valley and Skipton and Ripon, per resident
MeasureWaveney ValleySkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,960£4,981£4,705£4,504£4,524£4,273Waveney Valley
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,559£3,574£3,376£3,335£3,350£3,164Waveney Valley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£821£825£779£667£670£633Waveney Valley
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£3,298£3,312£3,128£3,103£3,117£2,944Waveney Valley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£74£75£71£62£63£59Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£182£183£173£165£166£157Waveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.19£5.21£4.92£4.44£4.46£4.21Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£351£353£333£285£286£270Waveney Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£94£95£89£92£93£87Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£54£54£51£38£38£36Waveney Valley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£632£635£600£520£523£494Waveney Valley
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£129£129£122£119£120£113Waveney Valley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£130£130£123£105£105£99Waveney Valley
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.80£2.82£2.66£2.58£2.59£2.45Waveney Valley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.03£2.04£1.93£1.09£1.09£1.03Waveney Valley
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£5.61£5.63£5.32Skipton and Ripon
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026291.4276.2Waveney Valley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.217.5Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202637.235.2Waveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202654.042.8Waveney Valley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202679.962.4Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.18.2Waveney Valley

Total

Waveney Valley is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and Skipton and Ripon on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Waveney Valley Skipton and Ripon

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Waveney Valley £453.1m, Skipton and Ripon £451.7mSkipton and Ripon: £451.7mWaveney Valley: £453.1mSkipton and Ripon: £453.6mWaveney Valley: £455.1mSkipton and Ripon: £428.4mWaveney Valley: £429.8m

    £453.1m£455.1m£429.8mWaveney Valley is higher£451.7m£453.6m£428.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Waveney Valley £325.2m, Skipton and Ripon £334.4mSkipton and Ripon: £334.4mWaveney Valley: £325.2mSkipton and Ripon: £335.9mWaveney Valley: £326.6mSkipton and Ripon: £317.2mWaveney Valley: £308.4m

    £325.2m£326.6m£308.4mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£334.4m£335.9m£317.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Waveney Valley £75.0m, Skipton and Ripon £66.9mSkipton and Ripon: £66.9mWaveney Valley: £75.0mSkipton and Ripon: £67.2mWaveney Valley: £75.3mSkipton and Ripon: £63.4mWaveney Valley: £71.2m

    £75.0m£75.3m£71.2mWaveney Valley is higher£66.9m£67.2m£63.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Waveney Valley £301.3m, Skipton and Ripon £311.2mSkipton and Ripon: £311.2mWaveney Valley: £301.3mSkipton and Ripon: £312.5mWaveney Valley: £302.5mSkipton and Ripon: £295.2mWaveney Valley: £285.8m

    £301.3m£302.5m£285.8mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£311.2m£312.5m£295.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Waveney Valley £6.8m, Skipton and Ripon £6.3mSkipton and Ripon: £6.3mWaveney Valley: £6.8mSkipton and Ripon: £6.3mWaveney Valley: £6.8mSkipton and Ripon: £5.9mWaveney Valley: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mWaveney Valley is higher£6.3m£6.3m£5.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Waveney Valley £16.6m, Skipton and Ripon £16.6mSkipton and Ripon: £16.6mWaveney Valley: £16.6mSkipton and Ripon: £16.6mWaveney Valley: £16.7mSkipton and Ripon: £15.7mWaveney Valley: £15.8m

    £16.6m£16.7m£15.8mWaveney Valley is higher£16.6m£16.6m£15.7m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Waveney Valley £0.47m, Skipton and Ripon £0.44mSkipton and Ripon: £0.44mWaveney Valley: £0.47mSkipton and Ripon: £0.45mWaveney Valley: £0.48mSkipton and Ripon: £0.42mWaveney Valley: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.48m£0.45mWaveney Valley is higher£0.44m£0.45m£0.42m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Waveney Valley £32.1m, Skipton and Ripon £28.6mSkipton and Ripon: £28.6mWaveney Valley: £32.1mSkipton and Ripon: £28.7mWaveney Valley: £32.2mSkipton and Ripon: £27.1mWaveney Valley: £30.4m

    £32.1m£32.2m£30.4mWaveney Valley is higher£28.6m£28.7m£27.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Waveney Valley £8.6m, Skipton and Ripon £9.2mSkipton and Ripon: £9.2mWaveney Valley: £8.6mSkipton and Ripon: £9.3mWaveney Valley: £8.6mSkipton and Ripon: £8.8mWaveney Valley: £8.2m

    £8.6m£8.6m£8.2mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£9.2m£9.3m£8.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Waveney Valley £5.0m, Skipton and Ripon £3.8mSkipton and Ripon: £3.8mWaveney Valley: £5.0mSkipton and Ripon: £3.8mWaveney Valley: £5.0mSkipton and Ripon: £3.6mWaveney Valley: £4.7m

    £5.0m£5.0m£4.7mWaveney Valley is higher£3.8m£3.8m£3.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Waveney Valley £57.8m, Skipton and Ripon £52.2mSkipton and Ripon: £52.2mWaveney Valley: £57.8mSkipton and Ripon: £52.4mWaveney Valley: £58.0mSkipton and Ripon: £49.5mWaveney Valley: £54.8m

    £57.8m£58.0m£54.8mWaveney Valley is higher£52.2m£52.4m£49.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Waveney Valley £11.8m, Skipton and Ripon £11.9mSkipton and Ripon: £11.9mWaveney Valley: £11.8mSkipton and Ripon: £12.0mWaveney Valley: £11.8mSkipton and Ripon: £11.3mWaveney Valley: £11.1m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.1mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£11.9m£12.0m£11.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Waveney Valley £11.9m, Skipton and Ripon £10.5mSkipton and Ripon: £10.5mWaveney Valley: £11.9mSkipton and Ripon: £10.6mWaveney Valley: £11.9mSkipton and Ripon: £10.0mWaveney Valley: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mWaveney Valley is higher£10.5m£10.6m£10.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Waveney Valley £0.26m, Skipton and Ripon £0.26mSkipton and Ripon: £0.26mWaveney Valley: £0.26mSkipton and Ripon: £0.26mWaveney Valley: £0.26mSkipton and Ripon: £0.25mWaveney Valley: £0.24m

    £0.26m£0.26m£0.24mSkipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count£0.26m£0.26m£0.25m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Waveney Valley £0.19m, Skipton and Ripon £0.11mSkipton and Ripon: £0.11mWaveney Valley: £0.19mSkipton and Ripon: £0.11mWaveney Valley: £0.19mSkipton and Ripon: £0.10mWaveney Valley: £0.18m

    £0.19m£0.19m£0.18mWaveney Valley is higher£0.11m£0.11m£0.10m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Waveney Valley £0.47m, Skipton and Ripon £0.56mSkipton and Ripon: £0.56mWaveney Valley: £0.47mSkipton and Ripon: £0.56mWaveney Valley: £0.47mSkipton and Ripon: £0.53mWaveney Valley: £0.45m

    £0.47m£0.47m£0.45mSkipton and Ripon is higher£0.56m£0.56m£0.53m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Waveney Valley 26,622, Skipton and Ripon 27,689Skipton and Ripon: 27,689Waveney Valley: 26,622

    26,622Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count27,689

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Waveney Valley 1,757, Skipton and Ripon 1,756Skipton and Ripon: 1,756Waveney Valley: 1,757

    1,757Waveney Valley is higher1,756

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Waveney Valley 3,394, Skipton and Ripon 3,533Skipton and Ripon: 3,533Waveney Valley: 3,394

    3,394Skipton and Ripon is higherDepends on how you count3,533

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Waveney Valley 4,930, Skipton and Ripon 4,296Skipton and Ripon: 4,296Waveney Valley: 4,930

    4,930Waveney Valley is higher4,296

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Waveney Valley 7,299, Skipton and Ripon 6,257Skipton and Ripon: 6,257Waveney Valley: 7,299

    7,299Waveney Valley is higher6,257

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Waveney Valley 1,108, Skipton and Ripon 818Skipton and Ripon: 818Waveney Valley: 1,108

    1,108Waveney Valley is higher818

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Waveney Valley and Skipton and Ripon, total
MeasureWaveney ValleySkipton and RiponHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£453.1m£455.1m£429.8m£451.7m£453.6m£428.4mWaveney Valley
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£325.2m£326.6m£308.4m£334.4m£335.9m£317.2mSkipton and Ripon
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£75.0m£75.3m£71.2m£66.9m£67.2m£63.4mWaveney Valley
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£301.3m£302.5m£285.8m£311.2m£312.5m£295.2mSkipton and Ripon
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£6.3m£6.3m£5.9mWaveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m£16.6m£16.6m£15.7mWaveney Valley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m£0.44m£0.45m£0.42mWaveney Valley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.1m£32.2m£30.4m£28.6m£28.7m£27.1mWaveney Valley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.6m£8.6m£8.2m£9.2m£9.3m£8.8mSkipton and Ripon
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.0m£5.0m£4.7m£3.8m£3.8m£3.6mWaveney Valley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£57.8m£58.0m£54.8m£52.2m£52.4m£49.5mWaveney Valley
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.1m£11.9m£12.0m£11.3mSkipton and Ripon
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3m£10.5m£10.6m£10.0mWaveney Valley
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.26m£0.26m£0.24m£0.26m£0.26m£0.25mSkipton and Ripon
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.19m£0.19m£0.18m£0.11m£0.11m£0.10mWaveney Valley
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.47m£0.47m£0.45m£0.56m£0.56m£0.53mSkipton and Ripon
State Pensiontotal, March 202626,62227,689Skipton and Ripon
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,7571,756Waveney Valley
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,3943,533Skipton and Ripon
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,9304,296Waveney Valley
Universal Credittotal, May 20267,2996,257Waveney Valley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,108818Waveney Valley

Sources

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

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