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Wigan and Cannock Chase

109,162 and 104,088 residents (mid-2024).

Wigan is higher than Cannock Chase on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 22 per resident and 20 of 22 in total.

On 5 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 18 of 22 measures, and Cannock Chase on 4. 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 Cannock Chase

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,811, Cannock Chase £4,491Cannock Chase: £4,491Wigan: £4,811Cannock Chase: £4,510Wigan: £4,831Cannock Chase: £4,260Wigan: £4,563

    £4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan is higher£4,491£4,510£4,260

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £13,156, Cannock Chase £12,841Cannock Chase: £12,841Wigan: £13,156Cannock Chase: £12,896Wigan: £13,212Cannock Chase: £12,181Wigan: £12,479

    £13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£12,841£12,896£12,181

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £2,336, Cannock Chase £1,954Cannock Chase: £1,954Wigan: £2,336Cannock Chase: £1,962Wigan: £2,346Cannock Chase: £1,854Wigan: £2,215

    £2,336£2,346£2,215Wigan is higher£1,954£1,962£1,854

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £11,719, Cannock Chase £11,628Cannock Chase: £11,628Wigan: £11,719Cannock Chase: £11,677Wigan: £11,769Cannock Chase: £11,030Wigan: £11,116

    £11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£11,628£11,677£11,030

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wigan £503, Cannock Chase £411Cannock Chase: £411Wigan: £503Cannock Chase: £413Wigan: £505Cannock Chase: £390Wigan: £477

    £503£505£477Wigan is higher£411£413£390

  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, Cannock Chase £773Cannock Chase: £773Wigan: £901Cannock Chase: £777Wigan: £904Cannock Chase: £733Wigan: £854

    £901£904£854Wigan is higher£773£777£733

  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, Cannock Chase £29Cannock Chase: £29Wigan: £33Cannock Chase: £29Wigan: £33Cannock Chase: £28Wigan: £32

    £33£33£32Wigan is higher£29£29£28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £603, Cannock Chase £546Cannock Chase: £546Wigan: £603Cannock Chase: £548Wigan: £605Cannock Chase: £518Wigan: £572

    £603£605£572Wigan is higher£546£548£518

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £151, Cannock Chase £147Cannock Chase: £147Wigan: £151Cannock Chase: £148Wigan: £151Cannock Chase: £139Wigan: £143

    £151£151£143Wigan is higher£147£148£139

  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, Cannock Chase £148Cannock Chase: £148Wigan: £145Cannock Chase: £148Wigan: £145Cannock Chase: £140Wigan: £137

    £145£145£137Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£148£148£140

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £1,757, Cannock Chase £1,464Cannock Chase: £1,464Wigan: £1,757Cannock Chase: £1,471Wigan: £1,765Cannock Chase: £1,389Wigan: £1,667

    £1,757£1,765£1,667Wigan is higher£1,464£1,471£1,389

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £247, Cannock Chase £164Cannock Chase: £164Wigan: £247Cannock Chase: £164Wigan: £248Cannock Chase: £155Wigan: £234

    £247£248£234Wigan is higher£164£164£155

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £417, Cannock Chase £326Cannock Chase: £326Wigan: £417Cannock Chase: £328Wigan: £419Cannock Chase: £310Wigan: £396

    £417£419£396Wigan is higher£326£328£310

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £11, Cannock Chase £6.42Cannock Chase: £6.42Wigan: £11Cannock Chase: £6.45Wigan: £11Cannock Chase: £6.09Wigan: £9.99

    £11£11£9.99Wigan is higher£6.42£6.45£6.09

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wigan £6.09, Cannock Chase £9.30Cannock Chase: £9.30Wigan: £6.09Cannock Chase: £9.34Wigan: £6.12Cannock Chase: £8.82Wigan: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Cannock Chase is higher£9.30£9.34£8.82

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.48, Cannock Chase £5.62Cannock Chase: £5.62Wigan: £4.48Cannock Chase: £5.64Wigan: £4.50Cannock Chase: £5.33Wigan: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Cannock Chase is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

  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, Cannock Chase 1,012.9Cannock Chase: 1,012.9Wigan: 1,024.6

    1,024.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count1,012.9

  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, Cannock Chase 110.5Cannock Chase: 110.5Wigan: 135.1

    135.1Wigan is higher110.5

  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: Wigan 187.6, Cannock Chase 164.4Cannock Chase: 164.4Wigan: 187.6

    187.6Wigan is higher164.4

  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, Cannock Chase 79.4Cannock Chase: 79.4Wigan: 91.5

    91.5Wigan is higher79.4

  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, Cannock Chase 187.6Cannock Chase: 187.6Wigan: 226.9

    226.9Wigan is higher187.6

  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, Cannock Chase 31.6Cannock Chase: 31.6Wigan: 31.4

    31.4Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count31.6

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Wigan and Cannock Chase, per person in the age group
MeasureWiganCannock ChaseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,811£4,831£4,563£4,491£4,510£4,260Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,156£13,212£12,479£12,841£12,896£12,181Wigan
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,336£2,346£2,215£1,954£1,962£1,854Wigan
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,719£11,769£11,116£11,628£11,677£11,030Wigan
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£503£505£477£411£413£390Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£901£904£854£773£777£733Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£32£29£29£28Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£603£605£572£546£548£518Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£147£148£139Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£145£145£137£148£148£140Cannock Chase
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,757£1,765£1,667£1,464£1,471£1,389Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£164£164£155Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£417£419£396£326£328£310Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£9.99£6.42£6.45£6.09Wigan
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£9.30£9.34£8.82Cannock Chase
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£5.62£5.64£5.33Cannock Chase
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,024.61,012.9Wigan
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026135.1110.5Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026187.6164.4Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.579.4Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026226.9187.6Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202631.431.6Cannock Chase

Per resident

Wigan is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Cannock Chase on 7. 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 Cannock Chase

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wigan £4,811, Cannock Chase £4,491Cannock Chase: £4,491Wigan: £4,811Cannock Chase: £4,510Wigan: £4,831Cannock Chase: £4,260Wigan: £4,563

    £4,811£4,831£4,563Wigan is higher£4,491£4,510£4,260

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wigan £2,345, Cannock Chase £2,410Cannock Chase: £2,410Wigan: £2,345Cannock Chase: £2,420Wigan: £2,355Cannock Chase: £2,286Wigan: £2,225

    £2,345£2,355£2,225Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£2,410£2,420£2,286

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wigan £1,460, Cannock Chase £1,219Cannock Chase: £1,219Wigan: £1,460Cannock Chase: £1,224Wigan: £1,467Cannock Chase: £1,156Wigan: £1,385

    £1,460£1,467£1,385Wigan is higher£1,219£1,224£1,156

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wigan £2,089, Cannock Chase £2,182Cannock Chase: £2,182Wigan: £2,089Cannock Chase: £2,192Wigan: £2,098Cannock Chase: £2,070Wigan: £1,982

    £2,089£2,098£1,982Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£2,182£2,192£2,070

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wigan £90, Cannock Chase £77Cannock Chase: £77Wigan: £90Cannock Chase: £77Wigan: £90Cannock Chase: £73Wigan: £85

    £90£90£85Wigan is higher£77£77£73

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £161, Cannock Chase £145Cannock Chase: £145Wigan: £161Cannock Chase: £146Wigan: £161Cannock Chase: £138Wigan: £152

    £161£161£152Wigan is higher£145£146£138

  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, Cannock Chase £5.47Cannock Chase: £5.47Wigan: £5.92Cannock Chase: £5.49Wigan: £5.95Cannock Chase: £5.19Wigan: £5.62

    £5.92£5.95£5.62Wigan is higher£5.47£5.49£5.19

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £603, Cannock Chase £546Cannock Chase: £546Wigan: £603Cannock Chase: £548Wigan: £605Cannock Chase: £518Wigan: £572

    £603£605£572Wigan is higher£546£548£518

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wigan £151, Cannock Chase £147Cannock Chase: £147Wigan: £151Cannock Chase: £148Wigan: £151Cannock Chase: £139Wigan: £143

    £151£151£143Wigan is higher£147£148£139

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wigan £91, Cannock Chase £92Cannock Chase: £92Wigan: £91Cannock Chase: £92Wigan: £91Cannock Chase: £87Wigan: £86

    £91£91£86Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count£92£92£87

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wigan £1,099, Cannock Chase £913Cannock Chase: £913Wigan: £1,099Cannock Chase: £917Wigan: £1,103Cannock Chase: £866Wigan: £1,042

    £1,099£1,103£1,042Wigan is higher£913£917£866

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wigan £247, Cannock Chase £164Cannock Chase: £164Wigan: £247Cannock Chase: £164Wigan: £248Cannock Chase: £155Wigan: £234

    £247£248£234Wigan is higher£164£164£155

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wigan £261, Cannock Chase £204Cannock Chase: £204Wigan: £261Cannock Chase: £204Wigan: £262Cannock Chase: £193Wigan: £247

    £261£262£247Wigan is higher£204£204£193

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wigan £6.59, Cannock Chase £4.01Cannock Chase: £4.01Wigan: £6.59Cannock Chase: £4.02Wigan: £6.62Cannock Chase: £3.80Wigan: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan is higher£4.01£4.02£3.80

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wigan £3.81, Cannock Chase £5.80Cannock Chase: £5.80Wigan: £3.81Cannock Chase: £5.82Wigan: £3.82Cannock Chase: £5.50Wigan: £3.61

    £3.81£3.82£3.61Cannock Chase is higher£5.80£5.82£5.50

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wigan £4.48, Cannock Chase £5.62Cannock Chase: £5.62Wigan: £4.48Cannock Chase: £5.64Wigan: £4.50Cannock Chase: £5.33Wigan: £4.25

    £4.48£4.50£4.25Cannock Chase is higher£5.62£5.64£5.33

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 182.7, Cannock Chase 190.1Cannock Chase: 190.1Wigan: 182.7

    182.7Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count190.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 24.1, Cannock Chase 20.7Cannock Chase: 20.7Wigan: 24.1

    24.1Wigan is higher20.7

  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, Cannock Chase 30.9Cannock Chase: 30.9Wigan: 33.4

    33.4Wigan is higher30.9

  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, Cannock Chase 79.4Cannock Chase: 79.4Wigan: 91.5

    91.5Wigan is higher79.4

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 141.9, Cannock Chase 117.0Cannock Chase: 117.0Wigan: 141.9

    141.9Wigan is higher117.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wigan 19.6, Cannock Chase 19.7Cannock Chase: 19.7Wigan: 19.6

    19.6Cannock Chase is higherDepends on how you count19.7

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Wigan and Cannock Chase, per resident
MeasureWiganCannock ChaseHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,811£4,831£4,563£4,491£4,510£4,260Wigan
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,345£2,355£2,225£2,410£2,420£2,286Cannock Chase
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,460£1,467£1,385£1,219£1,224£1,156Wigan
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,089£2,098£1,982£2,182£2,192£2,070Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£77£77£73Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£161£161£152£145£146£138Wigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.92£5.95£5.62£5.47£5.49£5.19Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£603£605£572£546£548£518Wigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£151£151£143£147£148£139Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£91£91£86£92£92£87Cannock Chase
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,099£1,103£1,042£913£917£866Wigan
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£247£248£234£164£164£155Wigan
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£261£262£247£204£204£193Wigan
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25£4.01£4.02£3.80Wigan
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£3.81£3.82£3.61£5.80£5.82£5.50Cannock Chase
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4.48£4.50£4.25£5.62£5.64£5.33Cannock Chase
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026182.7190.1Cannock Chase
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202624.120.7Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202633.430.9Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202691.579.4Wigan
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026141.9117.0Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.619.7Cannock Chase

Total

Wigan is higher on 20 of 22 measures, and Cannock Chase 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

Wigan Cannock Chase

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wigan £525.1m, Cannock Chase £467.5mCannock Chase: £467.5mWigan: £525.1mCannock Chase: £469.5mWigan: £527.4mCannock Chase: £443.4mWigan: £498.1m

    £525.1m£527.4m£498.1mWigan is higher£467.5m£469.5m£443.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wigan £256.0m, Cannock Chase £250.9mCannock Chase: £250.9mWigan: £256.0mCannock Chase: £251.9mWigan: £257.1mCannock Chase: £238.0mWigan: £242.9m

    £256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£250.9m£251.9m£238.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wigan £159.4m, Cannock Chase £126.8mCannock Chase: £126.8mWigan: £159.4mCannock Chase: £127.4mWigan: £160.1mCannock Chase: £120.3mWigan: £151.2m

    £159.4m£160.1m£151.2mWigan is higher£126.8m£127.4m£120.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wigan £228.1m, Cannock Chase £227.2mCannock Chase: £227.2mWigan: £228.1mCannock Chase: £228.1mWigan: £229.0mCannock Chase: £215.5mWigan: £216.3m

    £228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£227.2m£228.1m£215.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan £9.8m, Cannock Chase £8.0mCannock Chase: £8.0mWigan: £9.8mCannock Chase: £8.1mWigan: £9.8mCannock Chase: £7.6mWigan: £9.3m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.3mWigan is higher£8.0m£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, Cannock Chase £15.1mCannock Chase: £15.1mWigan: £17.5mCannock Chase: £15.2mWigan: £17.6mCannock Chase: £14.3mWigan: £16.6m

    £17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan is higher£15.1m£15.2m£14.3m

  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, Cannock Chase £0.57mCannock Chase: £0.57mWigan: £0.65mCannock Chase: £0.57mWigan: £0.65mCannock Chase: £0.54mWigan: £0.61m

    £0.65m£0.65m£0.61mWigan is higher£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan £65.8m, Cannock Chase £56.8mCannock Chase: £56.8mWigan: £65.8mCannock Chase: £57.1mWigan: £66.1mCannock Chase: £53.9mWigan: £62.4m

    £65.8m£66.1m£62.4mWigan is higher£56.8m£57.1m£53.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wigan £16.5m, Cannock Chase £15.3mCannock Chase: £15.3mWigan: £16.5mCannock Chase: £15.4mWigan: £16.5mCannock Chase: £14.5mWigan: £15.6m

    £16.5m£16.5m£15.6mWigan is higher£15.3m£15.4m£14.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan £9.9m, Cannock Chase £9.6mCannock Chase: £9.6mWigan: £9.9mCannock Chase: £9.6mWigan: £9.9mCannock Chase: £9.1mWigan: £9.4m

    £9.9m£9.9m£9.4mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan £119.9m, Cannock Chase £95.1mCannock Chase: £95.1mWigan: £119.9mCannock Chase: £95.5mWigan: £120.5mCannock Chase: £90.2mWigan: £113.8m

    £119.9m£120.5m£113.8mWigan is higher£95.1m£95.5m£90.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wigan £26.9m, Cannock Chase £17.0mCannock Chase: £17.0mWigan: £26.9mCannock Chase: £17.1mWigan: £27.0mCannock Chase: £16.2mWigan: £25.5m

    £26.9m£27.0m£25.5mWigan is higher£17.0m£17.1m£16.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wigan £28.5m, Cannock Chase £21.2mCannock Chase: £21.2mWigan: £28.5mCannock Chase: £21.3mWigan: £28.6mCannock Chase: £20.1mWigan: £27.0m

    £28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan is higher£21.2m£21.3m£20.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wigan £0.72m, Cannock Chase £0.42mCannock Chase: £0.42mWigan: £0.72mCannock Chase: £0.42mWigan: £0.72mCannock Chase: £0.40mWigan: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wigan £0.42m, Cannock Chase £0.60mCannock Chase: £0.60mWigan: £0.42mCannock Chase: £0.61mWigan: £0.42mCannock Chase: £0.57mWigan: £0.39m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.39mCannock Chase is higher£0.60m£0.61m£0.57m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wigan £0.49m, Cannock Chase £0.58mCannock Chase: £0.58mWigan: £0.49mCannock Chase: £0.59mWigan: £0.49mCannock Chase: £0.55mWigan: £0.46m

    £0.49m£0.49m£0.46mCannock Chase is higher£0.58m£0.59m£0.55m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wigan 19,940, Cannock Chase 19,787Cannock Chase: 19,787Wigan: 19,940

    19,940Wigan is higherDepends on how you count19,787

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wigan 2,629, Cannock Chase 2,159Cannock Chase: 2,159Wigan: 2,629

    2,629Wigan is higher2,159

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wigan 3,650, Cannock Chase 3,211Cannock Chase: 3,211Wigan: 3,650

    3,650Wigan is higher3,211

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wigan 9,993, Cannock Chase 8,262Cannock Chase: 8,262Wigan: 9,993

    9,993Wigan is higher8,262

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wigan 15,487, Cannock Chase 12,175Cannock Chase: 12,175Wigan: 15,487

    15,487Wigan is higher12,175

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wigan 2,142, Cannock Chase 2,054Cannock Chase: 2,054Wigan: 2,142

    2,142Wigan is higherDepends on how you count2,054

Show the numbers
Wigan and Cannock Chase, total
MeasureWiganCannock ChaseHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£525.1m£527.4m£498.1m£467.5m£469.5m£443.4mWigan
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£256.0m£257.1m£242.9m£250.9m£251.9m£238.0mWigan
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.4m£160.1m£151.2m£126.8m£127.4m£120.3mWigan
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£228.1m£229.0m£216.3m£227.2m£228.1m£215.5mWigan
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.3m£8.0m£8.1m£7.6mWigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.5m£17.6m£16.6m£15.1m£15.2m£14.3mWigan
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.65m£0.65m£0.61m£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mWigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£65.8m£66.1m£62.4m£56.8m£57.1m£53.9mWigan
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.5m£16.5m£15.6m£15.3m£15.4m£14.5mWigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.9m£9.9m£9.4m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mWigan
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.9m£120.5m£113.8m£95.1m£95.5m£90.2mWigan
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£26.9m£27.0m£25.5m£17.0m£17.1m£16.2mWigan
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.5m£28.6m£27.0m£21.2m£21.3m£20.1mWigan
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mWigan
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.39m£0.60m£0.61m£0.57mCannock Chase
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.49m£0.49m£0.46m£0.58m£0.59m£0.55mCannock Chase
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,94019,787Wigan
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,6292,159Wigan
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,6503,211Wigan
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,9938,262Wigan
Universal Credittotal, May 202615,48712,175Wigan
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,1422,054Wigan

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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