Compare constituencies · North West and South West
Wigan and Plymouth Moor View
Wigan is higher than Plymouth Moor View on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 4 of 22 per resident and 9 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.
Per person in the age group
Wigan is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Plymouth Moor View 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
Wigan Plymouth Moor View
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,811£4,831£4,563Plymouth Moor View is higher£5,165£5,187£4,899
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,156£13,212£12,479Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£12,606£12,659£11,957
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,336£2,346£2,215Plymouth Moor View is higher£2,655£2,667£2,519
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,719£11,769£11,116Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£11,350£11,399£10,766
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£503£505£477Wigan is higherDepends on how you count£499£501£473
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£901£904£854Wigan is higher£722£726£685
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£33£33£32Plymouth Moor View is higher£34£34£32
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£603£605£572Plymouth Moor View is higher£682£685£647
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£151£151£143Plymouth Moor View is higher£217£218£206
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£145£145£137Plymouth Moor View is higher£175£176£166
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£1,757£1,765£1,667Plymouth Moor View is higher£2,014£2,022£1,910
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£247£248£234Wigan is higher£214£215£203
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£417£419£396Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count£447£449£424
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£9.99Wigan is higher£5.60£5.62£5.31
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£6.09£6.12£5.78Plymouth Moor View is higher£13
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.48£4.50£4.25Plymouth Moor View is higher£8.04£8.08£7.63
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
1,024.6Wigan is higherDepends on how you count1,020.0
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
135.1Wigan is higherDepends on how you count129.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
187.6Wigan is higher155.4
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
91.5Plymouth Moor View is higher99.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
226.9Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count238.6
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
31.4Plymouth Moor View is higher36.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wigan | Plymouth Moor View | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,811£4,831£4,563 | £5,165£5,187£4,899 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,156£13,212£12,479 | £12,606£12,659£11,957 | Wigan |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,336£2,346£2,215 | £2,655£2,667£2,519 | Plymouth Moor View |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,719£11,769£11,116 | £11,350£11,399£10,766 | Wigan |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £503£505£477 | £499£501£473 | Wigan |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £901£904£854 | £722£726£685 | Wigan |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £33£33£32 | £34£34£32 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £603£605£572 | £682£685£647 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £151£151£143 | £217£218£206 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £145£145£137 | £175£176£166 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £1,757£1,765£1,667 | £2,014£2,022£1,910 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £247£248£234 | £214£215£203 | Wigan |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £417£419£396 | £447£449£424 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£9.99 | £5.60£5.62£5.31 | Wigan |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £6.09£6.12£5.78 | £13 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.48£4.50£4.25 | £8.04£8.08£7.63 | Plymouth Moor View |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 1,024.6 | 1,020.0 | Wigan |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 135.1 | 129.0 | Wigan |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 187.6 | 155.4 | Wigan |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 91.5 | 99.9 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 226.9 | 238.6 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 31.4 | 36.9 | Plymouth Moor View |
Per resident
Wigan is higher on 4 of 22 measures, and Plymouth Moor View on 18. 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 Plymouth Moor View
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,811£4,831£4,563Plymouth Moor View is higher£5,165£5,187£4,899
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,345£2,355£2,225Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count£2,440£2,451£2,315
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,460£1,467£1,385Plymouth Moor View is higher£1,604£1,611£1,522
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£2,089£2,098£1,982Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count£2,197£2,206£2,084
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£90£90£85Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count£97£97£92
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£161£161£152Wigan is higher£140£140£133
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£5.92£5.95£5.62Plymouth Moor View is higher£6.54£6.56£6.20
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£603£605£572Plymouth Moor View is higher£682£685£647
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£151£151£143Plymouth Moor View is higher£217£218£206
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£91£91£86Plymouth Moor View is higher£106£106£100
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,099£1,103£1,042Plymouth Moor View is higher£1,217£1,222£1,154
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£247£248£234Wigan is higher£214£215£203
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£261£262£247Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count£270£271£256
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.59£6.62£6.25Wigan is higher£3.38£3.40£3.21
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£3.81£3.82£3.61Plymouth Moor View is higher£8.01£8.05£7.60
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4.48£4.50£4.25Plymouth Moor View is higher£8.04£8.08£7.63
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
182.7Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count197.5
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.1Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count25.0
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
33.4Wigan is higher30.1
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
91.5Plymouth Moor View is higher99.9
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
141.9Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count144.1
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
19.6Plymouth Moor View is higher22.3
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wigan | Plymouth Moor View | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,811£4,831£4,563 | £5,165£5,187£4,899 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,345£2,355£2,225 | £2,440£2,451£2,315 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,460£1,467£1,385 | £1,604£1,611£1,522 | Plymouth Moor View |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £2,089£2,098£1,982 | £2,197£2,206£2,084 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £90£90£85 | £97£97£92 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £161£161£152 | £140£140£133 | Wigan |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £5.92£5.95£5.62 | £6.54£6.56£6.20 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £603£605£572 | £682£685£647 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £151£151£143 | £217£218£206 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £91£91£86 | £106£106£100 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,099£1,103£1,042 | £1,217£1,222£1,154 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £247£248£234 | £214£215£203 | Wigan |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £261£262£247 | £270£271£256 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.59£6.62£6.25 | £3.38£3.40£3.21 | Wigan |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £3.81£3.82£3.61 | £8.01£8.05£7.60 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4.48£4.50£4.25 | £8.04£8.08£7.63 | Plymouth Moor View |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 182.7 | 197.5 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.1 | 25.0 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 33.4 | 30.1 | Wigan |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 91.5 | 99.9 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 141.9 | 144.1 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 19.6 | 22.3 | Plymouth Moor View |
Total
Wigan is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Plymouth Moor View 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
Wigan Plymouth Moor View
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£525.1m£527.4m£498.1mPlymouth Moor View is higher£526.0m£528.2m£498.9m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£256.0m£257.1m£242.9mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£248.5m£249.6m£235.7m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£159.4m£160.1m£151.2mPlymouth Moor View is higher£163.4m£164.0m£154.9m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£228.1m£229.0m£216.3mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£223.7m£224.7m£212.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£9.8m£9.8m£9.3mPlymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count£9.8m£9.9m£9.3m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.5m£17.6m£16.6mWigan is higher£14.2m£14.3m£13.5m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.65m£0.65m£0.61mPlymouth Moor View is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£65.8m£66.1m£62.4mPlymouth Moor View is higher£69.5m£69.8m£65.9m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£16.5m£16.5m£15.6mPlymouth Moor View is higher£22.1m£22.2m£20.9m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£9.9m£9.9m£9.4mPlymouth Moor View is higher£10.8m£10.8m£10.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£119.9m£120.5m£113.8mPlymouth Moor View is higher£123.9m£124.4m£117.5m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£26.9m£27.0m£25.5mWigan is higher£21.8m£21.9m£20.6m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£28.5m£28.6m£27.0mWigan is higherDepends on how you count£27.5m£27.6m£26.1m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWigan is higher£0.34m£0.35m£0.33m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.42m£0.42m£0.39mPlymouth Moor View is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.77m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.49m£0.49m£0.46mPlymouth Moor View is higher£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
19,940Plymouth Moor View is higherDepends on how you count20,108
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,629Wigan is higherDepends on how you count2,543
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,650Wigan is higher3,063
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,993Plymouth Moor View is higher10,173
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
15,487Wigan is higherDepends on how you count14,675
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,142Plymouth Moor View is higher2,271
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wigan | Plymouth Moor View | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £525.1m£527.4m£498.1m | £526.0m£528.2m£498.9m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £256.0m£257.1m£242.9m | £248.5m£249.6m£235.7m | Wigan |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £159.4m£160.1m£151.2m | £163.4m£164.0m£154.9m | Plymouth Moor View |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £228.1m£229.0m£216.3m | £223.7m£224.7m£212.2m | Wigan |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £9.8m£9.8m£9.3m | £9.8m£9.9m£9.3m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.5m£17.6m£16.6m | £14.2m£14.3m£13.5m | Wigan |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.65m£0.65m£0.61m | £0.67m£0.67m£0.63m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £65.8m£66.1m£62.4m | £69.5m£69.8m£65.9m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £16.5m£16.5m£15.6m | £22.1m£22.2m£20.9m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £9.9m£9.9m£9.4m | £10.8m£10.8m£10.2m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £119.9m£120.5m£113.8m | £123.9m£124.4m£117.5m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £26.9m£27.0m£25.5m | £21.8m£21.9m£20.6m | Wigan |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £28.5m£28.6m£27.0m | £27.5m£27.6m£26.1m | Wigan |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.72m£0.72m£0.68m | £0.34m£0.35m£0.33m | Wigan |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.42m£0.42m£0.39m | £0.82m£0.82m£0.77m | Plymouth Moor View |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.49m£0.49m£0.46m | £0.82m£0.82m£0.78m | Plymouth Moor View |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 19,940 | 20,108 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,629 | 2,543 | Wigan |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,650 | 3,063 | Wigan |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,993 | 10,173 | Plymouth Moor View |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 15,487 | 14,675 | Wigan |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,142 | 2,271 | Plymouth Moor View |
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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