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Wigan and Ashfield

109,162 and 97,640 residents (mid-2024).

Wigan is higher than Ashfield on 10 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 7 of 22 per resident and 17 of 22 in total.

On 12 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

Wigan is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wigan Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,811, Ashfield £4,991Ashfield: £4,991Wigan: £4,811Ashfield: £5,013Wigan: £4,831Ashfield: £4,735Wigan: £4,563

    £4,811£4,831£4,563Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,991£5,013£4,735

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £13,156, Ashfield £12,728Ashfield: £12,728Wigan: £13,156Ashfield: £12,782Wigan: £13,212Ashfield: £12,073Wigan: £12,479

    £13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£12,728£12,782£12,073

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £2,336, Ashfield £2,461Ashfield: £2,461Wigan: £2,336Ashfield: £2,472Wigan: £2,346Ashfield: £2,335Wigan: £2,215

    £2,336£2,346£2,215Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,461£2,472£2,335

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £11,719, Ashfield £11,391Ashfield: £11,391Wigan: £11,719Ashfield: £11,439Wigan: £11,769Ashfield: £10,805Wigan: £11,116

    £11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£11,391£11,439£10,805

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £503, Ashfield £431Ashfield: £431Wigan: £503Ashfield: £433Wigan: £505Ashfield: £409Wigan: £477

    £503£505£477Wigan is higher£431£433£409

  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: Wigan £901, Ashfield £877Ashfield: £877Wigan: £901Ashfield: £881Wigan: £904Ashfield: £832Wigan: £854

    £901£904£854Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£877£881£832

  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: Wigan £33, Ashfield £29Ashfield: £29Wigan: £33Ashfield: £29Wigan: £33Ashfield: £27Wigan: £32

    £33£33£32Wigan is higher£29£29£27

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £603, Ashfield £663Ashfield: £663Wigan: £603Ashfield: £666Wigan: £605Ashfield: £629Wigan: £572

    £603£605£572Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£663£666£629

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £151, Ashfield £189Ashfield: £189Wigan: £151Ashfield: £190Wigan: £151Ashfield: £179Wigan: £143

    £151£151£143Ashfield is higher£189£190£179

  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: Wigan £145, Ashfield £184Ashfield: £184Wigan: £145Ashfield: £185Wigan: £145Ashfield: £175Wigan: £137

    £145£145£137Ashfield is higher£184£185£175

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £1,757, Ashfield £1,792Ashfield: £1,792Wigan: £1,757Ashfield: £1,800Wigan: £1,765Ashfield: £1,700Wigan: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,792£1,800£1,700

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £247, Ashfield £191Ashfield: £191Wigan: £247Ashfield: £192Wigan: £248Ashfield: £181Wigan: £234

    £247£248£234Wigan is higher£191£192£181

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £417, Ashfield £463Ashfield: £463Wigan: £417Ashfield: £465Wigan: £419Ashfield: £439Wigan: £396

    £417£419£396Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£463£465£439

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £11, Ashfield £9.93Ashfield: £9.93Wigan: £11Ashfield: £9.97Wigan: £11Ashfield: £9.42Wigan: £9.99

    £11£11£9.99Wigan is higher£9.93£9.97£9.42

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £6.09, Ashfield £12Ashfield: £12Wigan: £6.09Ashfield: £12Wigan: £6.12Ashfield: £11Wigan: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Ashfield is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.48, Ashfield £6.62Ashfield: £6.62Wigan: £4.48Ashfield: £6.65Wigan: £4.50Ashfield: £6.28Wigan: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Ashfield is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wigan 1,024.6, Ashfield 1,010.4Ashfield: 1,010.4Wigan: 1,024.6

    1,024.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count1,010.4

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wigan 135.1, Ashfield 114.6Ashfield: 114.6Wigan: 135.1

    135.1Wigan is higher114.6

  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: Wigan 187.6, Ashfield 181.0Ashfield: 181.0Wigan: 187.6

    187.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count181.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 91.5, Ashfield 94.6Ashfield: 94.6Wigan: 91.5

    91.5Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count94.6

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wigan 226.9, Ashfield 231.9Ashfield: 231.9Wigan: 226.9

    226.9Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count231.9

  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: Wigan 31.4, Ashfield 39.1Ashfield: 39.1Wigan: 31.4

    31.4Ashfield is higher39.1

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Wigan and Ashfield, per person in the age group
MeasureWiganAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,811£4,831£4,563£4,991£5,013£4,735Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,156£13,212£12,479£12,728£12,782£12,073Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,336£2,346£2,215£2,461£2,472£2,335Ashfield
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,719£11,769£11,116£11,391£11,439£10,805Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£505£477£431£433£409Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£901£904£854£877£881£832Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£29£29£27Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£603£605£572£663£666£629Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£189£190£179Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£145£145£137£184£185£175Ashfield
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£1,792£1,800£1,700Ashfield
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£191£192£181Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£417£419£396£463£465£439Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£9.99£9.93£9.97£9.42Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£12£12£11Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.62£6.65£6.28Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.61,010.4Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.1114.6Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.6181.0Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.594.6Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026226.9231.9Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.439.1Ashfield

Per resident

Wigan is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and Ashfield on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Wigan Ashfield

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,811, Ashfield £4,991Ashfield: £4,991Wigan: £4,811Ashfield: £5,013Wigan: £4,831Ashfield: £4,735Wigan: £4,563

    £4,811£4,831£4,563Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£4,991£5,013£4,735

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wigan £2,345, Ashfield £2,436Ashfield: £2,436Wigan: £2,345Ashfield: £2,447Wigan: £2,355Ashfield: £2,311Wigan: £2,225

    £2,345£2,355£2,225Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,436£2,447£2,311

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wigan £1,460, Ashfield £1,505Ashfield: £1,505Wigan: £1,460Ashfield: £1,512Wigan: £1,467Ashfield: £1,428Wigan: £1,385

    £1,460£1,467£1,385Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£1,505£1,512£1,428

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wigan £2,089, Ashfield £2,180Ashfield: £2,180Wigan: £2,089Ashfield: £2,190Wigan: £2,098Ashfield: £2,068Wigan: £1,982

    £2,089£2,098£1,982Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£2,180£2,190£2,068

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wigan £90, Ashfield £83Ashfield: £83Wigan: £90Ashfield: £83Wigan: £90Ashfield: £78Wigan: £85

    £90£90£85Wigan is higher£83£83£78

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £161, Ashfield £168Ashfield: £168Wigan: £161Ashfield: £169Wigan: £161Ashfield: £159Wigan: £152

    £161£161£152Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£168£169£159

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wigan £5.92, Ashfield £5.55Ashfield: £5.55Wigan: £5.92Ashfield: £5.57Wigan: £5.95Ashfield: £5.26Wigan: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan is higher£5.55£5.57£5.26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £603, Ashfield £663Ashfield: £663Wigan: £603Ashfield: £666Wigan: £605Ashfield: £629Wigan: £572

    £603£605£572Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£663£666£629

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £151, Ashfield £189Ashfield: £189Wigan: £151Ashfield: £190Wigan: £151Ashfield: £179Wigan: £143

    £151£151£143Ashfield is higher£189£190£179

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wigan £91, Ashfield £113Ashfield: £113Wigan: £91Ashfield: £113Wigan: £91Ashfield: £107Wigan: £86

    £91£91£86Ashfield is higher£113£113£107

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wigan £1,099, Ashfield £1,096Ashfield: £1,096Wigan: £1,099Ashfield: £1,101Wigan: £1,103Ashfield: £1,040Wigan: £1,042

    £1,099£1,103£1,042Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£1,096£1,101£1,040

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £247, Ashfield £191Ashfield: £191Wigan: £247Ashfield: £192Wigan: £248Ashfield: £181Wigan: £234

    £247£248£234Wigan is higher£191£192£181

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wigan £261, Ashfield £283Ashfield: £283Wigan: £261Ashfield: £284Wigan: £262Ashfield: £269Wigan: £247

    £261£262£247Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count£283£284£269

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wigan £6.59, Ashfield £6.07Ashfield: £6.07Wigan: £6.59Ashfield: £6.10Wigan: £6.62Ashfield: £5.76Wigan: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan is higher£6.07£6.10£5.76

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wigan £3.81, Ashfield £7.13Ashfield: £7.13Wigan: £3.81Ashfield: £7.16Wigan: £3.82Ashfield: £6.76Wigan: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Ashfield is higher£7.13£7.16£6.76

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.48, Ashfield £6.62Ashfield: £6.62Wigan: £4.48Ashfield: £6.65Wigan: £4.50Ashfield: £6.28Wigan: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Ashfield is higher£6.62£6.65£6.28

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 182.7, Ashfield 193.4Ashfield: 193.4Wigan: 182.7

    182.7Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count193.4

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 24.1, Ashfield 21.9Ashfield: 21.9Wigan: 24.1

    24.1Wigan is higher21.9

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 33.4, Ashfield 34.7Ashfield: 34.7Wigan: 33.4

    33.4Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count34.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 91.5, Ashfield 94.6Ashfield: 94.6Wigan: 91.5

    91.5Ashfield is higherDepends on how you count94.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 141.9, Ashfield 141.9Ashfield: 141.9Wigan: 141.9

    141.9Wigan is higherDepends on how you count141.9

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 19.6, Ashfield 23.9Ashfield: 23.9Wigan: 19.6

    19.6Ashfield is higher23.9

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Wigan and Ashfield, per resident
MeasureWiganAshfieldHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,811£4,831£4,563£4,991£5,013£4,735Ashfield
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,345£2,355£2,225£2,436£2,447£2,311Ashfield
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,460£1,467£1,385£1,505£1,512£1,428Ashfield
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,089£2,098£1,982£2,180£2,190£2,068Ashfield
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£83£83£78Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£168£169£159Ashfield
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£5.55£5.57£5.26Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£603£605£572£663£666£629Ashfield
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£189£190£179Ashfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£113£113£107Ashfield
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,099£1,103£1,042£1,096£1,101£1,040Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£191£192£181Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£261£262£247£283£284£269Ashfield
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£6.07£6.10£5.76Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£7.13£7.16£6.76Ashfield
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£6.62£6.65£6.28Ashfield
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.7193.4Ashfield
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.121.9Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.434.7Ashfield
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.594.6Ashfield
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.9141.9Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.623.9Ashfield

Total

Wigan is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Ashfield 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

Wigan Ashfield

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wigan £525.1m, Ashfield £487.4mAshfield: £487.4mWigan: £525.1mAshfield: £489.4mWigan: £527.4mAshfield: £462.3mWigan: £498.1m

    £525.1m£527.4m£498.1mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£487.4m£489.4m£462.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wigan £256.0m, Ashfield £237.9mAshfield: £237.9mWigan: £256.0mAshfield: £238.9mWigan: £257.1mAshfield: £225.6mWigan: £242.9m

    £256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£237.9m£238.9m£225.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wigan £159.4m, Ashfield £147.0mAshfield: £147.0mWigan: £159.4mAshfield: £147.6mWigan: £160.1mAshfield: £139.4mWigan: £151.2m

    £159.4m£160.1m£151.2mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£147.0m£147.6m£139.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wigan £228.1m, Ashfield £212.9mAshfield: £212.9mWigan: £228.1mAshfield: £213.8mWigan: £229.0mAshfield: £201.9mWigan: £216.3m

    £228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£212.9m£213.8m£201.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan £9.8m, Ashfield £8.1mAshfield: £8.1mWigan: £9.8mAshfield: £8.1mWigan: £9.8mAshfield: £7.6mWigan: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan is higher£8.1m£8.1m£7.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan £17.5m, Ashfield £16.4mAshfield: £16.4mWigan: £17.5mAshfield: £16.5mWigan: £17.6mAshfield: £15.5mWigan: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£16.4m£16.5m£15.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wigan £0.65m, Ashfield £0.54mAshfield: £0.54mWigan: £0.65mAshfield: £0.54mWigan: £0.65mAshfield: £0.51mWigan: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan £65.8m, Ashfield £64.7mAshfield: £64.7mWigan: £65.8mAshfield: £65.0mWigan: £66.1mAshfield: £61.4mWigan: £62.4m

    £65.8m£66.1m£62.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£64.7m£65.0m£61.4m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wigan £16.5m, Ashfield £18.5mAshfield: £18.5mWigan: £16.5mAshfield: £18.5mWigan: £16.5mAshfield: £17.5mWigan: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.5m£15.6mAshfield is higher£18.5m£18.5m£17.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan £9.9m, Ashfield £11.0mAshfield: £11.0mWigan: £9.9mAshfield: £11.1mWigan: £9.9mAshfield: £10.4mWigan: £9.4m

    £9.9m£9.9m£9.4mAshfield is higher£11.0m£11.1m£10.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan £119.9m, Ashfield £107.0mAshfield: £107.0mWigan: £119.9mAshfield: £107.5mWigan: £120.5mAshfield: £101.5mWigan: £113.8m

    £119.9m£120.5m£113.8mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wigan £26.9m, Ashfield £18.7mAshfield: £18.7mWigan: £26.9mAshfield: £18.7mWigan: £27.0mAshfield: £17.7mWigan: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mWigan is higher£18.7m£18.7m£17.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wigan £28.5m, Ashfield £27.7mAshfield: £27.7mWigan: £28.5mAshfield: £27.8mWigan: £28.6mAshfield: £26.2mWigan: £27.0m

    £28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£27.7m£27.8m£26.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wigan £0.72m, Ashfield £0.59mAshfield: £0.59mWigan: £0.72mAshfield: £0.60mWigan: £0.72mAshfield: £0.56mWigan: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan is higher£0.59m£0.60m£0.56m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wigan £0.42m, Ashfield £0.70mAshfield: £0.70mWigan: £0.42mAshfield: £0.70mWigan: £0.42mAshfield: £0.66mWigan: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mAshfield is higher£0.70m£0.70m£0.66m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wigan £0.49m, Ashfield £0.65mAshfield: £0.65mWigan: £0.49mAshfield: £0.65mWigan: £0.49mAshfield: £0.61mWigan: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mAshfield is higher£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wigan 19,940, Ashfield 18,884Ashfield: 18,884Wigan: 19,940

    19,940Wigan is higherDepends on how you count18,884

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan 2,629, Ashfield 2,141Ashfield: 2,141Wigan: 2,629

    2,629Wigan is higher2,141

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan 3,650, Ashfield 3,383Ashfield: 3,383Wigan: 3,650

    3,650Wigan is higherDepends on how you count3,383

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan 9,993, Ashfield 9,232Ashfield: 9,232Wigan: 9,993

    9,993Wigan is higherDepends on how you count9,232

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan 15,487, Ashfield 13,851Ashfield: 13,851Wigan: 15,487

    15,487Wigan is higherDepends on how you count13,851

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan 2,142, Ashfield 2,334Ashfield: 2,334Wigan: 2,142

    2,142Ashfield is higher2,334

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Wigan and Ashfield, total
MeasureWiganAshfieldHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m£487.4m£489.4m£462.3mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m£237.9m£238.9m£225.6mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m£147.0m£147.6m£139.4mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m£212.9m£213.8m£201.9mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m£8.1m£8.1m£7.6mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£16.4m£16.5m£15.5mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m£64.7m£65.0m£61.4mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m£18.5m£18.5m£17.5mAshfield
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m£11.0m£11.1m£10.4mAshfield
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m£107.0m£107.5m£101.5mWigan
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£18.7m£18.7m£17.7mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m£27.7m£27.8m£26.2mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.59m£0.60m£0.56mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mAshfield
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mAshfield
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,94018,884Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6292,141Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6503,383Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9939,232Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,48713,851Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1422,334Ashfield

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 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.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 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.