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Livingston and Chorley

106,305 and 104,093 residents (mid-2024).

Livingston is higher than Chorley on 19 of 21 measures per person in the age group, 15 of 21 per resident and 17 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

Livingston is higher on 19 of 21 measures, and Chorley 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

Livingston Chorley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Livingston £4,452, Chorley £4,315Chorley: £4,315Livingston: £4,452Chorley: £4,333Livingston: £4,471Chorley: £4,093Livingston: £4,223

    £4,452£4,471£4,223Livingston is higher£4,315£4,333£4,093

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £12,807, Chorley £12,712Chorley: £12,712Livingston: £12,807Chorley: £12,766Livingston: £12,861Chorley: £12,058Livingston: £12,148

    £12,807£12,861£12,148Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£12,712£12,766£12,058

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £2,051, Chorley £1,758Chorley: £1,758Livingston: £2,051Chorley: £1,765Livingston: £2,060Chorley: £1,668Livingston: £1,945

    £2,051£2,060£1,945Livingston is higher£1,758£1,765£1,668

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £11,635, Chorley £11,686Chorley: £11,686Livingston: £11,635Chorley: £11,736Livingston: £11,685Chorley: £11,085Livingston: £11,036

    £11,635£11,685£11,036Chorley is higher£11,686£11,736£11,085

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £467, Chorley £326Chorley: £326Livingston: £467Chorley: £327Livingston: £469Chorley: £309Livingston: £443

    £467£469£443Livingston is higher£326£327£309

  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: Livingston £679, Chorley £678Chorley: £678Livingston: £679Chorley: £681Livingston: £682Chorley: £643Livingston: £644

    £679£682£644Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£678£681£643

  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: Livingston £25, Chorley £22Chorley: £22Livingston: £25Chorley: £22Livingston: £25Chorley: £21Livingston: £24

    £25£25£24Livingston is higherDepends on how you count£22£22£21

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £635, Chorley £466Chorley: £466Livingston: £635Chorley: £468Livingston: £637Chorley: £442Livingston: £602

    £635£637£602Livingston is higher£466£468£442

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £201, Chorley £126Chorley: £126Livingston: £201Chorley: £126Livingston: £202Chorley: £119Livingston: £191

    £201£202£191Livingston is higher£126£126£119

  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: Livingston £120, Chorley £94Chorley: £94Livingston: £120Chorley: £95Livingston: £120Chorley: £90Livingston: £113

    £120£120£113Livingston is higher£94£95£90

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £1,475, Chorley £1,317Chorley: £1,317Livingston: £1,475Chorley: £1,323Livingston: £1,481Chorley: £1,250Livingston: £1,399

    £1,475£1,481£1,399Livingston is higher£1,317£1,323£1,250

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Livingston £192, Chorley £192Chorley: £192Livingston: £192Chorley: £193Livingston: £192Chorley: £182Livingston: £182

    £192£192£182Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £441, Chorley £336Chorley: £336Livingston: £441Chorley: £338Livingston: £443Chorley: £319Livingston: £418

    £441£443£418Livingston is higher£336£338£319

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £6.50, Chorley £5.63Chorley: £5.63Livingston: £6.50Chorley: £5.65Livingston: £6.53Chorley: £5.34Livingston: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Livingston is higher£5.63£5.65£5.34

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £9.16, Chorley £4.33Chorley: £4.33Livingston: £9.16Chorley: £4.35Livingston: £9.20Chorley: £4.11Livingston: £8.69

    £9.16£9.20£8.69Livingston is higher£4.33£4.35£4.11

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Livingston £6.59, Chorley £6.59Chorley: £6.59Livingston: £6.59Chorley: £6.62Livingston: £6.62Chorley: £6.25Livingston: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25No difference to show£6.59£6.62£6.25

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Livingston 1,022.5, Chorley 1,015.7Chorley: 1,015.7Livingston: 1,022.5

    1,022.5Livingston is higherDepends on how you count1,015.7

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Livingston 121.0, Chorley 89.3Chorley: 89.3Livingston: 121.0

    121.0Livingston is higher89.3

  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: Livingston 176.3, Chorley 146.1Chorley: 146.1Livingston: 176.3

    176.3Livingston is higher146.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 101.3, Chorley 69.2Chorley: 69.2Livingston: 101.3

    101.3Livingston is higher69.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Livingston 197.3, Chorley 164.7Chorley: 164.7Livingston: 197.3

    197.3Livingston is higher164.7

  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: Livingston 30.9, Chorley 20.8Chorley: 20.8Livingston: 30.9

    30.9Livingston is higher20.8

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Livingston and Chorley, per person in the age group
MeasureLivingstonChorleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£4,315£4,333£4,093Livingston
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,807£12,861£12,148Shared outEstimated£12,712£12,766£12,058Livingston
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,060£1,945Shared outEstimated£1,758£1,765£1,668Livingston
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,685£11,036£11,686£11,736£11,085Chorley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£326£327£309Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£679£682£644Shared outEstimated£678£681£643Livingston
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24Shared outEstimated£22£22£21Livingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£466£468£442Livingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£126£126£119Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£113Shared outEstimated£94£95£90Livingston
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,475£1,481£1,399£1,317£1,323£1,250Livingston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£192£193£182Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£441£443£418£336£338£319Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£5.63£5.65£5.34Livingston
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.16£9.20£8.69£4.33£4.35£4.11Livingston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£6.59£6.62£6.25
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,015.7Livingston
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.089.3Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.3Shared out146.1Livingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out69.2Livingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.3164.7Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.9Shared outEstimated20.8Livingston

Per resident

Livingston is higher on 15 of 21 measures, and Chorley 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

Livingston Chorley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Livingston £4,452, Chorley £4,315Chorley: £4,315Livingston: £4,452Chorley: £4,333Livingston: £4,471Chorley: £4,093Livingston: £4,223

    £4,452£4,471£4,223Livingston is higher£4,315£4,333£4,093

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Livingston £2,104, Chorley £2,442Chorley: £2,442Livingston: £2,104Chorley: £2,453Livingston: £2,113Chorley: £2,316Livingston: £1,996

    £2,104£2,113£1,996Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£2,442£2,453£2,316

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Livingston £1,314, Chorley £1,083Chorley: £1,083Livingston: £1,314Chorley: £1,087Livingston: £1,319Chorley: £1,027Livingston: £1,246

    £1,314£1,319£1,246Livingston is higher£1,083£1,087£1,027

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Livingston £1,912, Chorley £2,245Chorley: £2,245Livingston: £1,912Chorley: £2,255Livingston: £1,920Chorley: £2,129Livingston: £1,813

    £1,912£1,920£1,813Chorley is higher£2,245£2,255£2,129

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Livingston £77, Chorley £63Chorley: £63Livingston: £77Chorley: £63Livingston: £77Chorley: £59Livingston: £73

    £77£77£73Livingston is higher£63£63£59

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £112, Chorley £130Chorley: £130Livingston: £112Chorley: £131Livingston: £112Chorley: £124Livingston: £106

    £112£112£106Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£130£131£124

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Livingston £4.16, Chorley £4.30Chorley: £4.30Livingston: £4.16Chorley: £4.32Livingston: £4.18Chorley: £4.08Livingston: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£4.30£4.32£4.08

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £635, Chorley £466Chorley: £466Livingston: £635Chorley: £468Livingston: £637Chorley: £442Livingston: £602

    £635£637£602Livingston is higher£466£468£442

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £201, Chorley £126Chorley: £126Livingston: £201Chorley: £126Livingston: £202Chorley: £119Livingston: £191

    £201£202£191Livingston is higher£126£126£119

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Livingston £77, Chorley £58Chorley: £58Livingston: £77Chorley: £58Livingston: £77Chorley: £55Livingston: £73

    £77£77£73Livingston is higher£58£58£55

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Livingston £945, Chorley £811Chorley: £811Livingston: £945Chorley: £815Livingston: £949Chorley: £770Livingston: £896

    £945£949£896Livingston is higher£811£815£770

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Livingston £192, Chorley £192Chorley: £192Livingston: £192Chorley: £193Livingston: £192Chorley: £182Livingston: £182

    £192£192£182Chorley is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Livingston £283, Chorley £207Chorley: £207Livingston: £283Chorley: £208Livingston: £284Chorley: £196Livingston: £268

    £283£284£268Livingston is higher£207£208£196

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Livingston £4.16, Chorley £3.47Chorley: £3.47Livingston: £4.16Chorley: £3.48Livingston: £4.18Chorley: £3.29Livingston: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Livingston is higher£3.47£3.48£3.29

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Livingston £5.87, Chorley £2.67Chorley: £2.67Livingston: £5.87Chorley: £2.68Livingston: £5.90Chorley: £2.53Livingston: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Livingston is higher£2.67£2.68£2.53

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Livingston £6.59, Chorley £6.59Chorley: £6.59Livingston: £6.59Chorley: £6.62Livingston: £6.62Chorley: £6.25Livingston: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25No difference to show£6.59£6.62£6.25

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 168.0, Chorley 195.1Chorley: 195.1Livingston: 168.0

    168.0Chorley is higherDepends on how you count195.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 19.9, Chorley 17.2Chorley: 17.2Livingston: 19.9

    19.9Livingston is higher17.2

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 29.0, Chorley 28.1Chorley: 28.1Livingston: 29.0

    29.0Livingston is higher28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 101.3, Chorley 69.2Chorley: 69.2Livingston: 101.3

    101.3Livingston is higher69.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 126.4, Chorley 101.4Chorley: 101.4Livingston: 126.4

    126.4Livingston is higher101.4

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 19.8, Chorley 12.8Chorley: 12.8Livingston: 19.8

    19.8Livingston is higher12.8

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Livingston and Chorley, per resident
MeasureLivingstonChorleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£4,315£4,333£4,093Livingston
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,104£2,113£1,996Shared outEstimated£2,442£2,453£2,316Chorley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,314£1,319£1,246Shared outEstimated£1,083£1,087£1,027Livingston
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,912£1,920£1,813£2,245£2,255£2,129Chorley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£63£63£59Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106Shared outEstimated£130£131£124Chorley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95Shared outEstimated£4.30£4.32£4.08Chorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£466£468£442Livingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£126£126£119Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73Shared outEstimated£58£58£55Livingston
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£945£949£896£811£815£770Livingston
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£192£193£182Chorley
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£207£208£196Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£3.47£3.48£3.29Livingston
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£2.67£2.68£2.53Livingston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£6.59£6.62£6.25
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.0195.1Chorley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.917.2Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.0Shared out28.1Livingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out69.2Livingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.4101.4Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.8Shared outEstimated12.8Livingston

Total

Livingston is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Chorley on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Livingston Chorley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Livingston £473.2m, Chorley £449.2mChorley: £449.2mLivingston: £473.2mChorley: £451.1mLivingston: £475.2mChorley: £426.1mLivingston: £448.9m

    £473.2m£475.2m£448.9mLivingston is higher£449.2m£451.1m£426.1m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Livingston £223.7m, Chorley £254.2mChorley: £254.2mLivingston: £223.7mChorley: £255.3mLivingston: £224.6mChorley: £241.1mLivingston: £212.2m

    £223.7m£224.6m£212.2mChorley is higherDepends on how you count£254.2m£255.3m£241.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Livingston £139.7m, Chorley £112.7mChorley: £112.7mLivingston: £139.7mChorley: £113.2mLivingston: £140.2mChorley: £106.9mLivingston: £132.5m

    £139.7m£140.2m£132.5mLivingston is higher£112.7m£113.2m£106.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Livingston £203.2m, Chorley £233.7mChorley: £233.7mLivingston: £203.2mChorley: £234.7mLivingston: £204.1mChorley: £221.7mLivingston: £192.7m

    £203.2m£204.1m£192.7mChorley is higher£233.7m£234.7m£221.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Livingston £8.2m, Chorley £6.5mChorley: £6.5mLivingston: £8.2mChorley: £6.5mLivingston: £8.2mChorley: £6.2mLivingston: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mLivingston is higher£6.5m£6.5m£6.2m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Livingston £11.9m, Chorley £13.6mChorley: £13.6mLivingston: £11.9mChorley: £13.6mLivingston: £11.9mChorley: £12.9mLivingston: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mChorley is higherDepends on how you count£13.6m£13.6m£12.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Livingston £0.44m, Chorley £0.45mChorley: £0.45mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.45mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.43mLivingston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mChorley is higherDepends on how you count£0.45m£0.45m£0.43m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Livingston £67.5m, Chorley £48.5mChorley: £48.5mLivingston: £67.5mChorley: £48.7mLivingston: £67.7mChorley: £46.0mLivingston: £64.0m

    £67.5m£67.7m£64.0mLivingston is higher£48.5m£48.7m£46.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Livingston £21.4m, Chorley £13.1mChorley: £13.1mLivingston: £21.4mChorley: £13.1mLivingston: £21.5mChorley: £12.4mLivingston: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mLivingston is higher£13.1m£13.1m£12.4m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Livingston £8.1m, Chorley £6.1mChorley: £6.1mLivingston: £8.1mChorley: £6.1mLivingston: £8.2mChorley: £5.7mLivingston: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.2m£7.7mLivingston is higher£6.1m£6.1m£5.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Livingston £100.4m, Chorley £84.5mChorley: £84.5mLivingston: £100.4mChorley: £84.8mLivingston: £100.8mChorley: £80.1mLivingston: £95.2m

    £100.4m£100.8m£95.2mLivingston is higher£84.5m£84.8m£80.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Livingston £20.4m, Chorley £20.0mChorley: £20.0mLivingston: £20.4mChorley: £20.0mLivingston: £20.5mChorley: £18.9mLivingston: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£20.0m£20.0m£18.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Livingston £30.0m, Chorley £21.6mChorley: £21.6mLivingston: £30.0mChorley: £21.6mLivingston: £30.2mChorley: £20.4mLivingston: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.2m£28.5mLivingston is higher£21.6m£21.6m£20.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Livingston £0.44m, Chorley £0.36mChorley: £0.36mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.36mLivingston: £0.44mChorley: £0.34mLivingston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mLivingston is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Livingston £0.62m, Chorley £0.28mChorley: £0.28mLivingston: £0.62mChorley: £0.28mLivingston: £0.63mChorley: £0.26mLivingston: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mLivingston is higher£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Livingston £0.70m, Chorley £0.69mChorley: £0.69mLivingston: £0.70mChorley: £0.69mLivingston: £0.70mChorley: £0.65mLivingston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mLivingston is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Livingston 17,858, Chorley 20,311Chorley: 20,311Livingston: 17,858

    17,858Chorley is higherDepends on how you count20,311

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Livingston 2,114, Chorley 1,786Chorley: 1,786Livingston: 2,114

    2,114Livingston is higher1,786

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Livingston 3,079, Chorley 2,921Chorley: 2,921Livingston: 3,079

    3,079Livingston is higher2,921

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Livingston 10,772, Chorley 7,198Chorley: 7,198Livingston: 10,772

    10,772Livingston is higher7,198

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Livingston 13,435, Chorley 10,559Chorley: 10,559Livingston: 13,435

    13,435Livingston is higher10,559

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Livingston 2,103, Chorley 1,332Chorley: 1,332Livingston: 2,103

    2,103Livingston is higher1,332

Show the numbers
Livingston and Chorley, total
MeasureLivingstonChorleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.2m£475.2m£448.9mShared outEstimated£449.2m£451.1m£426.1mLivingston
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimated£254.2m£255.3m£241.1mChorley
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.7m£140.2m£132.5mShared outEstimated£112.7m£113.2m£106.9mLivingston
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.2m£204.1m£192.7m£233.7m£234.7m£221.7mChorley
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£6.5m£6.5m£6.2mLivingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mShared outEstimated£13.6m£13.6m£12.9mChorley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShared outEstimated£0.45m£0.45m£0.43mChorley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.5m£67.7m£64.0mShared outEstimated£48.5m£48.7m£46.0mLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mShared outEstimated£13.1m£13.1m£12.4mLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mShared outEstimated£6.1m£6.1m£5.7mLivingston
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m£84.5m£84.8m£80.1mLivingston
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£20.0m£20.0m£18.9mLivingston
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m£21.6m£21.6m£20.4mLivingston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mLivingston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.28m£0.28m£0.26mLivingston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mShared outEstimated£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mLivingston
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,85820,311Chorley
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1141,786Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,079Shared out2,921Livingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,772Shared out7,198Livingston
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,43510,559Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,103Shared outEstimated1,332Livingston

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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