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Widnes and Halewood and Worsley and Eccles
Widnes and Halewood is higher than Worsley and Eccles on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 20 of 22 per resident and 9 of 22 in total.
On 11 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
Widnes and Halewood is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Worsley and Eccles 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
Widnes and Halewood Worsley and Eccles
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,110£5,132£4,847Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£4,447£4,466£4,218
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,231£13,287£12,550Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£13,108£13,164£12,434
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,529£2,540£2,399Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£2,245£2,255£2,130
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,732£11,782£11,128Worsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£11,821£11,871£11,212
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£554£556£525Widnes and Halewood is higher£525£527£498
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£910£913£863Widnes and Halewood is higher£730£733£693
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£36£36£34Widnes and Halewood is higher£33£33£31
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£710£713£673Widnes and Halewood is higher£519£522£493
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£176£177£167Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£151£152£144Widnes and Halewood is higher£123£123£116
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,927£1,936£1,828Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£1,715£1,723£1,627
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£232£233£220Worsley and Eccles is higher£245£246£232
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£433£435£411Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£390£392£370
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.39£8.43£7.96Worsley and Eccles is higher£9.06£9.09£8.59
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£8.83£8.87£8.38Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£8.25£8.29£7.83
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.49£7.52£7.10Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£6.42£6.45£6.09
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,040.6Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count1,025.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
140.9Widnes and Halewood is higher129.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
184.0Widnes and Halewood is higher155.7
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
107.3Widnes and Halewood is higher79.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
227.4Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count210.9
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
32.9Widnes and Halewood is higher26.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Widnes and Halewood | Worsley and Eccles | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,110£5,132£4,847 | £4,447£4,466£4,218 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,231£13,287£12,550 | £13,108£13,164£12,434 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,529£2,540£2,399 | £2,245£2,255£2,130 | Widnes and Halewood |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,732£11,782£11,128 | £11,821£11,871£11,212 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £554£556£525 | £525£527£498 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £910£913£863 | £730£733£693 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £36£36£34 | £33£33£31 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £710£713£673 | £519£522£493 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £176£177£167 | £164£165£156 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £151£152£144 | £123£123£116 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,927£1,936£1,828 | £1,715£1,723£1,627 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £232£233£220 | £245£246£232 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £433£435£411 | £390£392£370 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.39£8.43£7.96 | £9.06£9.09£8.59 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £8.83£8.87£8.38 | £8.25£8.29£7.83 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | £6.42£6.45£6.09 | Widnes and Halewood |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,040.6 | 1,025.6 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 140.9 | 129.0 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 184.0 | 155.7 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 107.3 | 79.1 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 227.4 | 210.9 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 32.9 | 26.3 | Widnes and Halewood |
Per resident
Widnes and Halewood is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Worsley and Eccles on 2. 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
Widnes and Halewood Worsley and Eccles
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5,110£5,132£4,847Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£4,447£4,466£4,218
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,414£2,424£2,290Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£2,090£2,099£1,983
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,571£1,577£1,490Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£1,422£1,428£1,349
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,141£2,150£2,030Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£1,885£1,893£1,788
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£101£101£96Widnes and Halewood is higher£84£84£79
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£166£167£157Widnes and Halewood is higher£116£117£110
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.49£6.52£6.16Widnes and Halewood is higher£5.26£5.28£4.99
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£710£713£673Widnes and Halewood is higher£519£522£493
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£176£177£167Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£164£165£156
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£94£94£89Widnes and Halewood is higher£78£78£74
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,197£1,202£1,135Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£1,086£1,091£1,031
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£232£233£220Worsley and Eccles is higher£245£246£232
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£269£270£255Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£247£248£235
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£5.21£5.23£4.94Worsley and Eccles is higher£5.74£5.76£5.44
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£5.48£5.51£5.20Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£5.23£5.25£4.96
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£7.49£7.52£7.10Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£6.42£6.45£6.09
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
189.9Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count163.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.7Widnes and Halewood is higher20.6
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.6Widnes and Halewood is higher24.8
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
107.3Widnes and Halewood is higher79.1
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
141.2Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count133.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
20.5Widnes and Halewood is higher16.7
Show the numbers
| Measure | Widnes and Halewood | Worsley and Eccles | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5,110£5,132£4,847 | £4,447£4,466£4,218 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,414£2,424£2,290 | £2,090£2,099£1,983 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,571£1,577£1,490 | £1,422£1,428£1,349 | Widnes and Halewood |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,141£2,150£2,030 | £1,885£1,893£1,788 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £101£101£96 | £84£84£79 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £166£167£157 | £116£117£110 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.49£6.52£6.16 | £5.26£5.28£4.99 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £710£713£673 | £519£522£493 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £176£177£167 | £164£165£156 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £94£94£89 | £78£78£74 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,197£1,202£1,135 | £1,086£1,091£1,031 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £232£233£220 | £245£246£232 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £269£270£255 | £247£248£235 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £5.21£5.23£4.94 | £5.74£5.76£5.44 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £5.48£5.51£5.20 | £5.23£5.25£4.96 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £7.49£7.52£7.10 | £6.42£6.45£6.09 | Widnes and Halewood |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 189.9 | 163.5 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.7 | 20.6 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.6 | 24.8 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 107.3 | 79.1 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 141.2 | 133.6 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 20.5 | 16.7 | Widnes and Halewood |
Total
Widnes and Halewood is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Worsley and Eccles on 13. 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
Widnes and Halewood Worsley and Eccles
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£482.5m£484.6m£457.7mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£493.9m£496.0m£468.5m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£227.9m£228.9m£216.2mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£232.1m£233.1m£220.2m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£148.3m£148.9m£140.7mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£158.0m£158.7m£149.8m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£202.1m£203.0m£191.7mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£209.3m£210.2m£198.6m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mWidnes and Halewood is higher£9.3m£9.3m£8.8m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mWidnes and Halewood is higher£12.9m£13.0m£12.3m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mWidnes and Halewood is higher£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mWidnes and Halewood is higher£57.7m£57.9m£54.7m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£18.2m£18.3m£17.3m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mWidnes and Halewood is higher£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£113.0m£113.5m£107.2mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£120.7m£121.2m£114.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mWorsley and Eccles is higher£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£25.4m£25.5m£24.1mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£27.5m£27.6m£26.0m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mWorsley and Eccles is higher£0.64m£0.64m£0.60m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWorsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count£0.71m£0.72m£0.68m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,928Worsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count18,163
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,427Widnes and Halewood is higher2,284
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,170Widnes and Halewood is higher2,757
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
10,132Widnes and Halewood is higher8,789
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
13,335Worsley and Eccles is higherDepends on how you count14,837
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
1,931Widnes and Halewood is higher1,850
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| Measure | Widnes and Halewood | Worsley and Eccles | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £482.5m£484.6m£457.7m | £493.9m£496.0m£468.5m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £227.9m£228.9m£216.2m | £232.1m£233.1m£220.2m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £148.3m£148.9m£140.7m | £158.0m£158.7m£149.8m | Worsley and Eccles |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £202.1m£203.0m£191.7m | £209.3m£210.2m£198.6m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.5m£9.6m£9.1m | £9.3m£9.3m£8.8m | Widnes and Halewood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.7m£15.7m£14.9m | £12.9m£13.0m£12.3m | Widnes and Halewood |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.61m£0.62m£0.58m | £0.58m£0.59m£0.55m | Widnes and Halewood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £67.0m£67.3m£63.6m | £57.7m£57.9m£54.7m | Widnes and Halewood |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.6m£16.7m£15.8m | £18.2m£18.3m£17.3m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £8.9m£8.9m£8.4m | £8.6m£8.7m£8.2m | Widnes and Halewood |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £113.0m£113.5m£107.2m | £120.7m£121.2m£114.5m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £21.9m£22.0m£20.8m | £27.2m£27.3m£25.8m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £25.4m£25.5m£24.1m | £27.5m£27.6m£26.0m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.49m£0.49m£0.47m | £0.64m£0.64m£0.60m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.52m£0.52m£0.49m | £0.58m£0.58m£0.55m | Worsley and Eccles |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.71m£0.71m£0.67m | £0.71m£0.72m£0.68m | Worsley and Eccles |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,928 | 18,163 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,427 | 2,284 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,170 | 2,757 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 10,132 | 8,789 | Widnes and Halewood |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 13,335 | 14,837 | Worsley and Eccles |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 1,931 | 1,850 | Widnes and Halewood |
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.
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