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Wolverhampton North East and Dudley

110,383 and 104,687 residents (mid-2024).

Wolverhampton North East is higher than Dudley on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 13 of 22 in total.

On 3 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

Wolverhampton North East is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 11. 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

Wolverhampton North East Dudley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £4,786, Dudley £4,770Dudley: £4,770Wolverhampton North East: £4,786Dudley: £4,790Wolverhampton North East: £4,807Dudley: £4,525Wolverhampton North East: £4,540

    £4,786£4,807£4,540Wolverhampton North East is higher£4,770£4,790£4,525

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton North East £13,133, Dudley £13,261Dudley: £13,261Wolverhampton North East: £13,133Dudley: £13,318Wolverhampton North East: £13,189Dudley: £12,579Wolverhampton North East: £12,457

    £13,133£13,189£12,457Dudley is higher£13,261£13,318£12,579

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton North East £2,907, Dudley £2,683Dudley: £2,683Wolverhampton North East: £2,907Dudley: £2,694Wolverhampton North East: £2,919Dudley: £2,544Wolverhampton North East: £2,757

    £2,907£2,919£2,757Wolverhampton North East is higher£2,683£2,694£2,544

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton North East £11,458, Dudley £11,629Dudley: £11,629Wolverhampton North East: £11,458Dudley: £11,678Wolverhampton North East: £11,507Dudley: £11,030Wolverhampton North East: £10,868

    £11,458£11,507£10,868Dudley is higher£11,629£11,678£11,030

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton North East £738, Dudley £639Dudley: £639Wolverhampton North East: £738Dudley: £642Wolverhampton North East: £741Dudley: £606Wolverhampton North East: £700

    £738£741£700Wolverhampton North East is higher£639£642£606

  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: Wolverhampton North East £895, Dudley £953Dudley: £953Wolverhampton North East: £895Dudley: £957Wolverhampton North East: £899Dudley: £904Wolverhampton North East: £849

    £895£899£849Dudley is higher£953£957£904

  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: Wolverhampton North East £42, Dudley £40Dudley: £40Wolverhampton North East: £42Dudley: £41Wolverhampton North East: £42Dudley: £38Wolverhampton North East: £40

    £42£42£40Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£40£41£38

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £575, Dudley £588Dudley: £588Wolverhampton North East: £575Dudley: £590Wolverhampton North East: £577Dudley: £557Wolverhampton North East: £545

    £575£577£545Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£557

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £154, Dudley £149Dudley: £149Wolverhampton North East: £154Dudley: £150Wolverhampton North East: £155Dudley: £141Wolverhampton North East: £146

    £154£155£146Wolverhampton North East is higher£149£150£141

  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: Wolverhampton North East £182, Dudley £196Dudley: £196Wolverhampton North East: £182Dudley: £197Wolverhampton North East: £183Dudley: £186Wolverhampton North East: £173

    £182£183£173Dudley is higher£196£197£186

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton North East £2,338, Dudley £2,122Dudley: £2,122Wolverhampton North East: £2,338Dudley: £2,131Wolverhampton North East: £2,348Dudley: £2,013Wolverhampton North East: £2,217

    £2,338£2,348£2,217Wolverhampton North East is higher£2,122£2,131£2,013

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £221, Dudley £197Dudley: £197Wolverhampton North East: £221Dudley: £198Wolverhampton North East: £222Dudley: £187Wolverhampton North East: £209

    £221£222£209Wolverhampton North East is higher£197£198£187

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton North East £363, Dudley £338Dudley: £338Wolverhampton North East: £363Dudley: £340Wolverhampton North East: £364Dudley: £321Wolverhampton North East: £344

    £363£364£344Wolverhampton North East is higher£338£340£321

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton North East £11, Dudley £15Dudley: £15Wolverhampton North East: £11Dudley: £15Wolverhampton North East: £11Dudley: £14Wolverhampton North East: £10

    £11£11£10Dudley is higher£15£15£14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton North East £13, Dudley £12Dudley: £12Wolverhampton North East: £13Dudley: £12Wolverhampton North East: £13Dudley: £11Wolverhampton North East: £13

    £13Wolverhampton North East is higher£12£12£11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £5.18, Dudley £6.95Dudley: £6.95Wolverhampton North East: £5.18Dudley: £6.98Wolverhampton North East: £5.20Dudley: £6.59Wolverhampton North East: £4.91

    £5.18£5.20£4.91Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton North East 988.7, Dudley 994.6Dudley: 994.6Wolverhampton North East: 988.7

    988.7Dudley is higher994.6

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Wolverhampton North East 160.2, Dudley 151.0Dudley: 151.0Wolverhampton North East: 160.2

    160.2Wolverhampton North East is higher151.0

  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: Wolverhampton North East 186.2, Dudley 190.1Dudley: 190.1Wolverhampton North East: 186.2

    186.2Dudley is higher190.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 82.5, Dudley 83.8Dudley: 83.8Wolverhampton North East: 82.5

    82.5Dudley is higherDepends on how you count83.8

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Wolverhampton North East 279.9, Dudley 261.9Dudley: 261.9Wolverhampton North East: 279.9

    279.9Wolverhampton North East is higher261.9

  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: Wolverhampton North East 40.5, Dudley 43.8Dudley: 43.8Wolverhampton North East: 40.5

    40.5Dudley is higher43.8

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Wolverhampton North East and Dudley, per person in the age group
MeasureWolverhampton North EastDudleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,807£4,540£4,770£4,790£4,525Wolverhampton North East
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,133£13,189£12,457£13,261£13,318£12,579Dudley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,907£2,919£2,757£2,683£2,694£2,544Wolverhampton North East
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,458£11,507£10,868£11,629£11,678£11,030Dudley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£738£741£700£639£642£606Wolverhampton North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£895£899£849£953£957£904Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£42£42£40£40£41£38Wolverhampton North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£588£590£557Dudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£149£150£141Wolverhampton North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£182£183£173£196£197£186Dudley
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,338£2,348£2,217£2,122£2,131£2,013Wolverhampton North East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£197£198£187Wolverhampton North East
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£363£364£344£338£340£321Wolverhampton North East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£11£11£10£15£15£14Dudley
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£12£12£11Wolverhampton North East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026988.7994.6Dudley
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026160.2151.0Wolverhampton North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026186.2190.1Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.583.8Dudley
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026279.9261.9Wolverhampton North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202640.543.8Dudley

Per resident

Wolverhampton North East is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and Dudley 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

Wolverhampton North East Dudley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £4,786, Dudley £4,770Dudley: £4,770Wolverhampton North East: £4,786Dudley: £4,790Wolverhampton North East: £4,807Dudley: £4,525Wolverhampton North East: £4,540

    £4,786£4,807£4,540Wolverhampton North East is higher£4,770£4,790£4,525

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £2,048, Dudley £2,171Dudley: £2,171Wolverhampton North East: £2,048Dudley: £2,180Wolverhampton North East: £2,057Dudley: £2,059Wolverhampton North East: £1,943

    £2,048£2,057£1,943Dudley is higher£2,171£2,180£2,059

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £1,783, Dudley £1,659Dudley: £1,659Wolverhampton North East: £1,783Dudley: £1,666Wolverhampton North East: £1,791Dudley: £1,574Wolverhampton North East: £1,691

    £1,783£1,791£1,691Wolverhampton North East is higher£1,659£1,666£1,574

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £1,787, Dudley £1,904Dudley: £1,904Wolverhampton North East: £1,787Dudley: £1,912Wolverhampton North East: £1,795Dudley: £1,806Wolverhampton North East: £1,695

    £1,787£1,795£1,695Dudley is higher£1,904£1,912£1,806

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £115, Dudley £105Dudley: £105Wolverhampton North East: £115Dudley: £105Wolverhampton North East: £116Dudley: £99Wolverhampton North East: £109

    £115£116£109Wolverhampton North East is higher£105£105£99

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £140, Dudley £156Dudley: £156Wolverhampton North East: £140Dudley: £157Wolverhampton North East: £140Dudley: £148Wolverhampton North East: £132

    £140£140£132Dudley is higher£156£157£148

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £6.54, Dudley £6.62Dudley: £6.62Wolverhampton North East: £6.54Dudley: £6.65Wolverhampton North East: £6.56Dudley: £6.28Wolverhampton North East: £6.20

    £6.54£6.56£6.20Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£6.62£6.65£6.28

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £575, Dudley £588Dudley: £588Wolverhampton North East: £575Dudley: £590Wolverhampton North East: £577Dudley: £557Wolverhampton North East: £545

    £575£577£545Dudley is higherDepends on how you count£588£590£557

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £154, Dudley £149Dudley: £149Wolverhampton North East: £154Dudley: £150Wolverhampton North East: £155Dudley: £141Wolverhampton North East: £146

    £154£155£146Wolverhampton North East is higher£149£150£141

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £112, Dudley £121Dudley: £121Wolverhampton North East: £112Dudley: £122Wolverhampton North East: £112Dudley: £115Wolverhampton North East: £106

    £112£112£106Dudley is higher£121£122£115

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £1,434, Dudley £1,312Dudley: £1,312Wolverhampton North East: £1,434Dudley: £1,318Wolverhampton North East: £1,440Dudley: £1,245Wolverhampton North East: £1,360

    £1,434£1,440£1,360Wolverhampton North East is higher£1,312£1,318£1,245

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £221, Dudley £197Dudley: £197Wolverhampton North East: £221Dudley: £198Wolverhampton North East: £222Dudley: £187Wolverhampton North East: £209

    £221£222£209Wolverhampton North East is higher£197£198£187

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £222, Dudley £209Dudley: £209Wolverhampton North East: £222Dudley: £210Wolverhampton North East: £223Dudley: £198Wolverhampton North East: £211

    £222£223£211Wolverhampton North East is higher£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £6.57, Dudley £9.00Dudley: £9.00Wolverhampton North East: £6.57Dudley: £9.04Wolverhampton North East: £6.60Dudley: £8.54Wolverhampton North East: £6.23

    £6.57£6.60£6.23Dudley is higher£9.00£9.04£8.54

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £8.10, Dudley £7.28Dudley: £7.28Wolverhampton North East: £8.10Dudley: £7.32Wolverhampton North East: £8.13Dudley: £6.91Wolverhampton North East: £7.68

    £8.10£8.13£7.68Wolverhampton North East is higher£7.28£7.32£6.91

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Wolverhampton North East £5.18, Dudley £6.95Dudley: £6.95Wolverhampton North East: £5.18Dudley: £6.98Wolverhampton North East: £5.20Dudley: £6.59Wolverhampton North East: £4.91

    £5.18£5.20£4.91Dudley is higher£6.95£6.98£6.59

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 154.2, Dudley 162.8Dudley: 162.8Wolverhampton North East: 154.2

    154.2Dudley is higher162.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 25.0, Dudley 24.7Dudley: 24.7Wolverhampton North East: 25.0

    25.0Wolverhampton North East is higher24.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 29.0, Dudley 31.1Dudley: 31.1Wolverhampton North East: 29.0

    29.0Dudley is higher31.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 82.5, Dudley 83.8Dudley: 83.8Wolverhampton North East: 82.5

    82.5Dudley is higherDepends on how you count83.8

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 171.7, Dudley 162.0Dudley: 162.0Wolverhampton North East: 171.7

    171.7Wolverhampton North East is higher162.0

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Wolverhampton North East 24.9, Dudley 27.1Dudley: 27.1Wolverhampton North East: 24.9

    24.9Dudley is higher27.1

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Wolverhampton North East and Dudley, per resident
MeasureWolverhampton North EastDudleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,786£4,807£4,540£4,770£4,790£4,525Wolverhampton North East
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,048£2,057£1,943£2,171£2,180£2,059Dudley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,783£1,791£1,691£1,659£1,666£1,574Wolverhampton North East
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,787£1,795£1,695£1,904£1,912£1,806Dudley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£116£109£105£105£99Wolverhampton North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£140£140£132£156£157£148Dudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.54£6.56£6.20£6.62£6.65£6.28Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£575£577£545£588£590£557Dudley
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£146£149£150£141Wolverhampton North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106£121£122£115Dudley
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,434£1,440£1,360£1,312£1,318£1,245Wolverhampton North East
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£221£222£209£197£198£187Wolverhampton North East
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£222£223£211£209£210£198Wolverhampton North East
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£6.57£6.60£6.23£9.00£9.04£8.54Dudley
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.10£8.13£7.68£7.28£7.32£6.91Wolverhampton North East
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5.18£5.20£4.91£6.95£6.98£6.59Dudley
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026154.2162.8Dudley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.024.7Wolverhampton North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.031.1Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202682.583.8Dudley
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026171.7162.0Wolverhampton North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202624.927.1Dudley

Total

Wolverhampton North East is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and Dudley on 9. 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

Wolverhampton North East Dudley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Wolverhampton North East £528.3m, Dudley £499.4mDudley: £499.4mWolverhampton North East: £528.3mDudley: £501.5mWolverhampton North East: £530.6mDudley: £473.7mWolverhampton North East: £501.1m

    £528.3m£530.6m£501.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£499.4m£501.5m£473.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Wolverhampton North East £226.1m, Dudley £227.3mDudley: £227.3mWolverhampton North East: £226.1mDudley: £228.2mWolverhampton North East: £227.1mDudley: £215.6mWolverhampton North East: £214.5m

    £226.1m£227.1m£214.5mDudley is higher£227.3m£228.2m£215.6m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Wolverhampton North East £196.8m, Dudley £173.7mDudley: £173.7mWolverhampton North East: £196.8mDudley: £174.4mWolverhampton North East: £197.7mDudley: £164.7mWolverhampton North East: £186.7m

    £196.8m£197.7m£186.7mWolverhampton North East is higher£173.7m£174.4m£164.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Wolverhampton North East £197.3m, Dudley £199.3mDudley: £199.3mWolverhampton North East: £197.3mDudley: £200.1mWolverhampton North East: £198.1mDudley: £189.0mWolverhampton North East: £187.1m

    £197.3m£198.1m£187.1mDudley is higher£199.3m£200.1m£189.0m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Wolverhampton North East £12.7m, Dudley £11.0mDudley: £11.0mWolverhampton North East: £12.7mDudley: £11.0mWolverhampton North East: £12.8mDudley: £10.4mWolverhampton North East: £12.1m

    £12.7m£12.8m£12.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East £15.4m, Dudley £16.3mDudley: £16.3mWolverhampton North East: £15.4mDudley: £16.4mWolverhampton North East: £15.5mDudley: £15.5mWolverhampton North East: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.5m£14.6mDudley is higher£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East £0.72m, Dudley £0.69mDudley: £0.69mWolverhampton North East: £0.72mDudley: £0.70mWolverhampton North East: £0.72mDudley: £0.66mWolverhampton North East: £0.68m

    £0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East £63.4m, Dudley £61.5mDudley: £61.5mWolverhampton North East: £63.4mDudley: £61.8mWolverhampton North East: £63.7mDudley: £58.3mWolverhampton North East: £60.2m

    £63.4m£63.7m£60.2mWolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£61.5m£61.8m£58.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East £17.0m, Dudley £15.6mDudley: £15.6mWolverhampton North East: £17.0mDudley: £15.7mWolverhampton North East: £17.1mDudley: £14.8mWolverhampton North East: £16.1m

    £17.0m£17.1m£16.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£15.6m£15.7m£14.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East £12.4m, Dudley £12.7mDudley: £12.7mWolverhampton North East: £12.4mDudley: £12.7mWolverhampton North East: £12.4mDudley: £12.0mWolverhampton North East: £11.7m

    £12.4m£12.4m£11.7mDudley is higher£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Wolverhampton North East £158.3m, Dudley £137.4mDudley: £137.4mWolverhampton North East: £158.3mDudley: £138.0mWolverhampton North East: £159.0mDudley: £130.3mWolverhampton North East: £150.1m

    £158.3m£159.0m£150.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£137.4m£138.0m£130.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Wolverhampton North East £24.4m, Dudley £20.6mDudley: £20.6mWolverhampton North East: £24.4mDudley: £20.7mWolverhampton North East: £24.5mDudley: £19.5mWolverhampton North East: £23.1m

    £24.4m£24.5m£23.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£20.6m£20.7m£19.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Wolverhampton North East £24.6m, Dudley £21.9mDudley: £21.9mWolverhampton North East: £24.6mDudley: £22.0mWolverhampton North East: £24.7mDudley: £20.8mWolverhampton North East: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mWolverhampton North East is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Wolverhampton North East £0.72m, Dudley £0.94mDudley: £0.94mWolverhampton North East: £0.72mDudley: £0.95mWolverhampton North East: £0.73mDudley: £0.89mWolverhampton North East: £0.69m

    £0.72m£0.73m£0.69mDudley is higher£0.94m£0.95m£0.89m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Wolverhampton North East £0.89m, Dudley £0.76mDudley: £0.76mWolverhampton North East: £0.89mDudley: £0.77mWolverhampton North East: £0.90mDudley: £0.72mWolverhampton North East: £0.85m

    £0.89m£0.90m£0.85mWolverhampton North East is higher£0.76m£0.77m£0.72m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Wolverhampton North East £0.57m, Dudley £0.73mDudley: £0.73mWolverhampton North East: £0.57mDudley: £0.73mWolverhampton North East: £0.57mDudley: £0.69mWolverhampton North East: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mDudley is higher£0.73m£0.73m£0.69m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Wolverhampton North East 17,023, Dudley 17,045Dudley: 17,045Wolverhampton North East: 17,023

    17,023Dudley is higher17,045

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Wolverhampton North East 2,758, Dudley 2,588Dudley: 2,588Wolverhampton North East: 2,758

    2,758Wolverhampton North East is higher2,588

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East 3,206, Dudley 3,258Dudley: 3,258Wolverhampton North East: 3,206

    3,206Dudley is higher3,258

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East 9,107, Dudley 8,770Dudley: 8,770Wolverhampton North East: 9,107

    9,107Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count8,770

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Wolverhampton North East 18,950, Dudley 16,957Dudley: 16,957Wolverhampton North East: 18,950

    18,950Wolverhampton North East is higher16,957

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Wolverhampton North East 2,744, Dudley 2,837Dudley: 2,837Wolverhampton North East: 2,744

    2,744Dudley is higher2,837

Show the numbers
Wolverhampton North East and Dudley, total
MeasureWolverhampton North EastDudleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£528.3m£530.6m£501.1m£499.4m£501.5m£473.7mWolverhampton North East
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£226.1m£227.1m£214.5m£227.3m£228.2m£215.6mDudley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£196.8m£197.7m£186.7m£173.7m£174.4m£164.7mWolverhampton North East
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£197.3m£198.1m£187.1m£199.3m£200.1m£189.0mDudley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mWolverhampton North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mDudley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.72m£0.68m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mWolverhampton North East
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£63.4m£63.7m£60.2m£61.5m£61.8m£58.3mWolverhampton North East
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.0m£17.1m£16.1m£15.6m£15.7m£14.8mWolverhampton North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.4m£12.4m£11.7m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mDudley
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£158.3m£159.0m£150.1m£137.4m£138.0m£130.3mWolverhampton North East
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.4m£24.5m£23.1m£20.6m£20.7m£19.5mWolverhampton North East
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mWolverhampton North East
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.72m£0.73m£0.69m£0.94m£0.95m£0.89mDudley
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.89m£0.90m£0.85m£0.76m£0.77m£0.72mWolverhampton North East
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.73m£0.73m£0.69mDudley
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,02317,045Dudley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,7582,588Wolverhampton North East
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,2063,258Dudley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,1078,770Wolverhampton North East
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,95016,957Wolverhampton North East
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,7442,837Dudley

Sources

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

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  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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