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Wolverhampton North East and Leeds East
Wolverhampton North East is higher than Leeds East on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 11 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
Wolverhampton North East is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Leeds East on 6. 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 Leeds East
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,786£4,807£4,540Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£4,660£4,680£4,421
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£13,133£13,189£12,457Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£13,023£13,078£12,353
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,907£2,919£2,757Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£2,900£2,913£2,751
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£11,458£11,507£10,868Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£11,494£11,542£10,902
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£738£741£700Wolverhampton North East is higher£693£696£657
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£895£899£849Wolverhampton North East is higher£798£802£757
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25
£42£42£40Wolverhampton North East is higher£38£38£36
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£575£577£545Wolverhampton North East is higher£521£523£494
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146Wolverhampton North East is higher£136£136£129
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£182£183£173Wolverhampton North East is higher£145£146£138
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£2,338£2,348£2,217Leeds East is higher£2,350£2,360£2,229
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£221£222£209Leeds East is higher£266£267£252
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£363£364£344Leeds East is higher£388£389£368
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£11£11£10Wolverhampton North East is higher£8.53£8.57£8.09
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25
£13Wolverhampton North East is higher£9.14£9.18£8.67
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.18£5.20£4.91Leeds East is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
988.7Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count1,016.6
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
160.2Wolverhampton North East is higher152.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026
186.2Wolverhampton North East is higher169.2
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
82.5Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count80.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026
279.9Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count278.8
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026
40.5Wolverhampton North East is higher32.9
Show the numbers
| Measure | Wolverhampton North East | Leeds East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,786£4,807£4,540 | £4,660£4,680£4,421 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £13,133£13,189£12,457 | £13,023£13,078£12,353 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,907£2,919£2,757 | £2,900£2,913£2,751 | Wolverhampton North East |
| State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £11,458£11,507£10,868 | £11,494£11,542£10,902 | Leeds East |
| Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £738£741£700 | £693£696£657 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £895£899£849 | £798£802£757 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25 | £42£42£40 | £38£38£36 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £575£577£545 | £521£523£494 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £136£136£129 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £182£183£173 | £145£146£138 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £2,338£2,348£2,217 | £2,350£2,360£2,229 | Leeds East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £221£222£209 | £266£267£252 | Leeds East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £363£364£344 | £388£389£368 | Leeds East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £11£11£10 | £8.53£8.57£8.09 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25 | £13 | £9.14£9.18£8.67 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.18£5.20£4.91 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Leeds East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 988.7 | 1,016.6 | Leeds East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 160.2 | 152.5 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026 | 186.2 | 169.2 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 82.5 | 80.2 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026 | 279.9 | 278.8 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026 | 40.5 | 32.9 | Wolverhampton North East |
Per resident
Wolverhampton North East is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Leeds East on 6. 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 Leeds East
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£4,786£4,807£4,540Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£4,660£4,680£4,421
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£2,048£2,057£1,943Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£1,920£1,928£1,821
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£1,783£1,791£1,691Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count£1,813£1,821£1,720
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25
£1,787£1,795£1,695Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count£1,694£1,702£1,607
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25
£115£116£109Wolverhampton North East is higher£102£103£97
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£140£140£132Wolverhampton North East is higher£118£118£112
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£6.54£6.56£6.20Wolverhampton North East is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£575£577£545Wolverhampton North East is higher£521£523£494
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£154£155£146Wolverhampton North East is higher£136£136£129
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25
£112£112£106Wolverhampton North East is higher£91£91£86
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25
£1,434£1,440£1,360Leeds East is higher£1,469£1,475£1,393
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25
£221£222£209Leeds East is higher£266£267£252
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£222£223£211Leeds East is higher£242£243£230
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25
£6.57£6.60£6.23Wolverhampton North East is higher£5.33£5.36£5.06
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25
£8.10£8.13£7.68Wolverhampton North East is higher£5.71£5.74£5.42
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25
£5.18£5.20£4.91Leeds East is higher£5.35£5.37£5.07
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026
154.2Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count149.9
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026
25.0Wolverhampton North East is higher22.5
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
29.0Wolverhampton North East is higher25.0
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026
82.5Wolverhampton North East is higherDepends on how you count80.2
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026
171.7Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count174.3
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026
24.9Wolverhampton North East is higher20.6
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| Measure | Wolverhampton North East | Leeds East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £4,786£4,807£4,540 | £4,660£4,680£4,421 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £2,048£2,057£1,943 | £1,920£1,928£1,821 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £1,783£1,791£1,691 | £1,813£1,821£1,720 | Leeds East |
| State Pensionper resident, 2024-25 | £1,787£1,795£1,695 | £1,694£1,702£1,607 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £115£116£109 | £102£103£97 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £140£140£132 | £118£118£112 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £6.54£6.56£6.20 | £5.63£5.65£5.34 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £575£577£545 | £521£523£494 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £154£155£146 | £136£136£129 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25 | £112£112£106 | £91£91£86 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25 | £1,434£1,440£1,360 | £1,469£1,475£1,393 | Leeds East |
| Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25 | £221£222£209 | £266£267£252 | Leeds East |
| Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £222£223£211 | £242£243£230 | Leeds East |
| Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25 | £6.57£6.60£6.23 | £5.33£5.36£5.06 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Income Supportper resident, 2024-25 | £8.10£8.13£7.68 | £5.71£5.74£5.42 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25 | £5.18£5.20£4.91 | £5.35£5.37£5.07 | Leeds East |
| State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 154.2 | 149.9 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 25.0 | 22.5 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 29.0 | 25.0 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026 | 82.5 | 80.2 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026 | 171.7 | 174.3 | Leeds East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026 | 24.9 | 20.6 | Wolverhampton North East |
Total
Wolverhampton North East is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Leeds East 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 Leeds East
All benefitstotal, 2024-25
£528.3m£530.6m£501.1mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£551.6m£554.0m£523.2m
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25
£226.1m£227.1m£214.5mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£227.2m£228.2m£215.5m
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25
£196.8m£197.7m£186.7mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£214.6m£215.5m£203.6m
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25
£197.3m£198.1m£187.1mLeeds East is higherDepends on how you count£200.6m£201.4m£190.2m
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25
£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£12.1m£12.1m£11.5m
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£15.4m£15.5m£14.6mWolverhampton North East is higher£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£0.72m£0.72m£0.68mWolverhampton North East is higher£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£63.4m£63.7m£60.2mWolverhampton North East is higher£61.6m£61.9m£58.5m
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£17.0m£17.1m£16.1mWolverhampton North East is higher£16.1m£16.1m£15.2m
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25
£12.4m£12.4m£11.7mWolverhampton North East is higher£10.7m£10.8m£10.2m
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25
£158.3m£159.0m£150.1mLeeds East is higher£173.9m£174.6m£164.9m
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25
£24.4m£24.5m£23.1mLeeds East is higher£31.5m£31.6m£29.8m
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£24.6m£24.7m£23.3mLeeds East is higher£28.7m£28.8m£27.2m
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25
£0.72m£0.73m£0.69mWolverhampton North East is higher£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25
£0.89m£0.90m£0.85mWolverhampton North East is higher£0.68m£0.68m£0.64m
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25
£0.57m£0.57m£0.54mLeeds East is higher£0.63m£0.64m£0.60m
State Pensiontotal, March 2026
17,023Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count17,738
Pension Credittotal, March 2026
2,758Wolverhampton North East is higher2,661
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026
3,206Wolverhampton North East is higher2,953
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026
9,107Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count9,491
Universal Credittotal, May 2026
18,950Leeds East is higherDepends on how you count20,627
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026
2,744Wolverhampton North East is higher2,433
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| Measure | Wolverhampton North East | Leeds East | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| All benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £528.3m£530.6m£501.1m | £551.6m£554.0m£523.2m | Leeds East |
| Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £226.1m£227.1m£214.5m | £227.2m£228.2m£215.5m | Leeds East |
| Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £196.8m£197.7m£186.7m | £214.6m£215.5m£203.6m | Leeds East |
| State Pensiontotal, 2024-25 | £197.3m£198.1m£187.1m | £200.6m£201.4m£190.2m | Leeds East |
| Pension Credittotal, 2024-25 | £12.7m£12.8m£12.1m | £12.1m£12.1m£11.5m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £15.4m£15.5m£14.6m | £13.9m£14.0m£13.2m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £0.72m£0.72m£0.68m | £0.67m£0.67m£0.63m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £63.4m£63.7m£60.2m | £61.6m£61.9m£58.5m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £17.0m£17.1m£16.1m | £16.1m£16.1m£15.2m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25 | £12.4m£12.4m£11.7m | £10.7m£10.8m£10.2m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Universal Credittotal, 2024-25 | £158.3m£159.0m£150.1m | £173.9m£174.6m£164.9m | Leeds East |
| Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25 | £24.4m£24.5m£23.1m | £31.5m£31.6m£29.8m | Leeds East |
| Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £24.6m£24.7m£23.3m | £28.7m£28.8m£27.2m | Leeds East |
| Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25 | £0.72m£0.73m£0.69m | £0.63m£0.63m£0.60m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Income Supporttotal, 2024-25 | £0.89m£0.90m£0.85m | £0.68m£0.68m£0.64m | Wolverhampton North East |
| Other benefitstotal, 2024-25 | £0.57m£0.57m£0.54m | £0.63m£0.64m£0.60m | Leeds East |
| State Pensiontotal, March 2026 | 17,023 | 17,738 | Leeds East |
| Pension Credittotal, March 2026 | 2,758 | 2,661 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 3,206 | 2,953 | Wolverhampton North East |
| Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026 | 9,107 | 9,491 | Leeds East |
| Universal Credittotal, May 2026 | 18,950 | 20,627 | Leeds East |
| Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026 | 2,744 | 2,433 | Wolverhampton North East |
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.
- 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.