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Livingston and Runcorn and Helsby

106,305 and 95,187 residents (mid-2024).

Livingston is higher than Runcorn and Helsby on 5 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 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.

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Per person in the age group

Livingston is higher on 5 of 22 measures, and Runcorn and Helsby on 17. 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 Runcorn and Helsby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Livingston £4,452, Runcorn and Helsby £5,259Runcorn and Helsby: £5,259Livingston: £4,452Runcorn and Helsby: £5,281Livingston: £4,471Runcorn and Helsby: £4,988Livingston: £4,223

    £4,452£4,471£4,223Runcorn and Helsby is higher£5,259£5,281£4,988

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £12,807, Runcorn and Helsby £13,025Runcorn and Helsby: £13,025Livingston: £12,807Runcorn and Helsby: £13,081Livingston: £12,861Runcorn and Helsby: £12,355Livingston: £12,148

    £12,807£12,861£12,148Runcorn and Helsby is higher£13,025£13,081£12,355

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £2,051, Runcorn and Helsby £2,551Runcorn and Helsby: £2,551Livingston: £2,051Runcorn and Helsby: £2,562Livingston: £2,060Runcorn and Helsby: £2,420Livingston: £1,945

    £2,051£2,060£1,945Runcorn and Helsby is higher£2,551£2,562£2,420

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £11,635, Runcorn and Helsby £11,744Runcorn and Helsby: £11,744Livingston: £11,635Runcorn and Helsby: £11,794Livingston: £11,685Runcorn and Helsby: £11,139Livingston: £11,036

    £11,635£11,685£11,036Runcorn and Helsby is higher£11,744£11,794£11,139

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £467, Runcorn and Helsby £474Runcorn and Helsby: £474Livingston: £467Runcorn and Helsby: £476Livingston: £469Runcorn and Helsby: £449Livingston: £443

    £467£469£443Runcorn and Helsby is higher£474£476£449

  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, Runcorn and Helsby £778Runcorn and Helsby: £778Livingston: £679Runcorn and Helsby: £781Livingston: £682Runcorn and Helsby: £738Livingston: £644

    £679£682£644Runcorn and Helsby is higher£778£781£738

  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, Runcorn and Helsby £30Runcorn and Helsby: £30Livingston: £25Runcorn and Helsby: £30Livingston: £25Runcorn and Helsby: £29Livingston: £24

    £25£25£24Runcorn and Helsby is higher£30£30£29

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £635, Runcorn and Helsby £668Runcorn and Helsby: £668Livingston: £635Runcorn and Helsby: £670Livingston: £637Runcorn and Helsby: £633Livingston: £602

    £635£637£602Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£668£670£633

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £201, Runcorn and Helsby £179Runcorn and Helsby: £179Livingston: £201Runcorn and Helsby: £180Livingston: £202Runcorn and Helsby: £170Livingston: £191

    £201£202£191Livingston is higher£179£180£170

  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, Runcorn and Helsby £167Runcorn and Helsby: £167Livingston: £120Runcorn and Helsby: £167Livingston: £120Runcorn and Helsby: £158Livingston: £113

    £120£120£113Runcorn and Helsby is higher£167£167£158

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £1,475, Runcorn and Helsby £1,978Runcorn and Helsby: £1,978Livingston: £1,475Runcorn and Helsby: £1,986Livingston: £1,481Runcorn and Helsby: £1,876Livingston: £1,399

    £1,475£1,481£1,399Runcorn and Helsby is higher£1,978£1,986£1,876

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Livingston £192, Runcorn and Helsby £231Runcorn and Helsby: £231Livingston: £192Runcorn and Helsby: £232Livingston: £192Runcorn and Helsby: £219Livingston: £182

    £192£192£182Runcorn and Helsby is higher£231£232£219

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £441, Runcorn and Helsby £389Runcorn and Helsby: £389Livingston: £441Runcorn and Helsby: £391Livingston: £443Runcorn and Helsby: £369Livingston: £418

    £441£443£418Livingston is higher£389£391£369

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £6.50, Runcorn and Helsby £7.53Runcorn and Helsby: £7.53Livingston: £6.50Runcorn and Helsby: £7.56Livingston: £6.53Runcorn and Helsby: £7.14Livingston: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£7.53£7.56£7.14

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £9.16, Runcorn and Helsby £9.98Runcorn and Helsby: £9.98Livingston: £9.16Runcorn and Helsby: £10Livingston: £9.20Runcorn and Helsby: £9.47Livingston: £8.69

    £9.16£9.20£8.69Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£9.98£10£9.47

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Livingston £6.59, Runcorn and Helsby £7.40Runcorn and Helsby: £7.40Livingston: £6.59Runcorn and Helsby: £7.43Livingston: £6.62Runcorn and Helsby: £7.02Livingston: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Runcorn and Helsby is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 1,035.4Runcorn and Helsby: 1,035.4Livingston: 1,022.5

    1,022.5Runcorn and Helsby is higher1,035.4

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 119.9Runcorn and Helsby: 119.9Livingston: 121.0

    121.0Livingston is higherDepends on how you count119.9

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 159.6Runcorn and Helsby: 159.6Livingston: 176.3

    176.3Livingston is higherDepends on how you count159.6

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 99.0Runcorn and Helsby: 99.0Livingston: 101.3

    101.3Livingston is higher99.0

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 227.8Runcorn and Helsby: 227.8Livingston: 197.3

    197.3Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count227.8

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 36.1Runcorn and Helsby: 36.1Livingston: 30.9

    30.9Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count36.1

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Livingston and Runcorn and Helsby, per person in the age group
MeasureLivingstonRuncorn and HelsbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£5,259£5,281£4,988Runcorn and Helsby
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,807£12,861£12,148Shared outEstimated£13,025£13,081£12,355Runcorn and Helsby
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,060£1,945Shared outEstimated£2,551£2,562£2,420Runcorn and Helsby
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,685£11,036£11,744£11,794£11,139Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£474£476£449Runcorn and Helsby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£679£682£644Shared outEstimated£778£781£738Runcorn and Helsby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24Shared outEstimated£30£30£29Runcorn and Helsby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£668£670£633Runcorn and Helsby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£179£180£170Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£113Shared outEstimated£167£167£158Runcorn and Helsby
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,475£1,481£1,399£1,978£1,986£1,876Runcorn and Helsby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£231£232£219Runcorn and Helsby
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£441£443£418£389£391£369Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£7.53£7.56£7.14Runcorn and Helsby
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.16£9.20£8.69£9.98£10£9.47Runcorn and Helsby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£7.40£7.43£7.02Runcorn and Helsby
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,035.4Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.0119.9Livingston
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.3Shared out159.6Livingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out99.0Livingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.3227.8Runcorn and Helsby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.9Shared outEstimated36.1Runcorn and Helsby

Per resident

Livingston is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Runcorn and Helsby on 19. 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 Runcorn and Helsby

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Livingston £4,452, Runcorn and Helsby £5,259Runcorn and Helsby: £5,259Livingston: £4,452Runcorn and Helsby: £5,281Livingston: £4,471Runcorn and Helsby: £4,988Livingston: £4,223

    £4,452£4,471£4,223Runcorn and Helsby is higher£5,259£5,281£4,988

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Livingston £2,104, Runcorn and Helsby £2,619Runcorn and Helsby: £2,619Livingston: £2,104Runcorn and Helsby: £2,630Livingston: £2,113Runcorn and Helsby: £2,484Livingston: £1,996

    £2,104£2,113£1,996Runcorn and Helsby is higher£2,619£2,630£2,484

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Livingston £1,314, Runcorn and Helsby £1,554Runcorn and Helsby: £1,554Livingston: £1,314Runcorn and Helsby: £1,561Livingston: £1,319Runcorn and Helsby: £1,474Livingston: £1,246

    £1,314£1,319£1,246Runcorn and Helsby is higher£1,554£1,561£1,474

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Livingston £1,912, Runcorn and Helsby £2,362Runcorn and Helsby: £2,362Livingston: £1,912Runcorn and Helsby: £2,372Livingston: £1,920Runcorn and Helsby: £2,240Livingston: £1,813

    £1,912£1,920£1,813Runcorn and Helsby is higher£2,362£2,372£2,240

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Livingston £77, Runcorn and Helsby £95Runcorn and Helsby: £95Livingston: £77Runcorn and Helsby: £96Livingston: £77Runcorn and Helsby: £90Livingston: £73

    £77£77£73Runcorn and Helsby is higher£95£96£90

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £112, Runcorn and Helsby £156Runcorn and Helsby: £156Livingston: £112Runcorn and Helsby: £157Livingston: £112Runcorn and Helsby: £148Livingston: £106

    £112£112£106Runcorn and Helsby 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: Livingston £4.16, Runcorn and Helsby £6.05Runcorn and Helsby: £6.05Livingston: £4.16Runcorn and Helsby: £6.08Livingston: £4.18Runcorn and Helsby: £5.74Livingston: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Runcorn and Helsby is higher£6.05£6.08£5.74

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £635, Runcorn and Helsby £668Runcorn and Helsby: £668Livingston: £635Runcorn and Helsby: £670Livingston: £637Runcorn and Helsby: £633Livingston: £602

    £635£637£602Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£668£670£633

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £201, Runcorn and Helsby £179Runcorn and Helsby: £179Livingston: £201Runcorn and Helsby: £180Livingston: £202Runcorn and Helsby: £170Livingston: £191

    £201£202£191Livingston is higher£179£180£170

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Livingston £77, Runcorn and Helsby £101Runcorn and Helsby: £101Livingston: £77Runcorn and Helsby: £102Livingston: £77Runcorn and Helsby: £96Livingston: £73

    £77£77£73Runcorn and Helsby is higher£101£102£96

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Livingston £945, Runcorn and Helsby £1,205Runcorn and Helsby: £1,205Livingston: £945Runcorn and Helsby: £1,210Livingston: £949Runcorn and Helsby: £1,143Livingston: £896

    £945£949£896Runcorn and Helsby is higher£1,205£1,210£1,143

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Livingston £192, Runcorn and Helsby £231Runcorn and Helsby: £231Livingston: £192Runcorn and Helsby: £232Livingston: £192Runcorn and Helsby: £219Livingston: £182

    £192£192£182Runcorn and Helsby is higher£231£232£219

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Livingston £283, Runcorn and Helsby £237Runcorn and Helsby: £237Livingston: £283Runcorn and Helsby: £238Livingston: £284Runcorn and Helsby: £225Livingston: £268

    £283£284£268Livingston is higher£237£238£225

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Livingston £4.16, Runcorn and Helsby £4.59Runcorn and Helsby: £4.59Livingston: £4.16Runcorn and Helsby: £4.61Livingston: £4.18Runcorn and Helsby: £4.35Livingston: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£4.59£4.61£4.35

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Livingston £5.87, Runcorn and Helsby £6.08Runcorn and Helsby: £6.08Livingston: £5.87Runcorn and Helsby: £6.11Livingston: £5.90Runcorn and Helsby: £5.77Livingston: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count£6.08£6.11£5.77

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Livingston £6.59, Runcorn and Helsby £7.40Runcorn and Helsby: £7.40Livingston: £6.59Runcorn and Helsby: £7.43Livingston: £6.62Runcorn and Helsby: £7.02Livingston: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Runcorn and Helsby is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 168.0, Runcorn and Helsby 208.2Runcorn and Helsby: 208.2Livingston: 168.0

    168.0Runcorn and Helsby is higher208.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 19.9, Runcorn and Helsby 24.1Runcorn and Helsby: 24.1Livingston: 19.9

    19.9Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count24.1

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 32.1Runcorn and Helsby: 32.1Livingston: 29.0

    29.0Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count32.1

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 99.0Runcorn and Helsby: 99.0Livingston: 101.3

    101.3Livingston is higher99.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 126.4, Runcorn and Helsby 138.8Runcorn and Helsby: 138.8Livingston: 126.4

    126.4Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count138.8

  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, Runcorn and Helsby 22.0Runcorn and Helsby: 22.0Livingston: 19.8

    19.8Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count22.0

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Livingston and Runcorn and Helsby, per resident
MeasureLivingstonRuncorn and HelsbyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£5,259£5,281£4,988Runcorn and Helsby
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,104£2,113£1,996Shared outEstimated£2,619£2,630£2,484Runcorn and Helsby
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,314£1,319£1,246Shared outEstimated£1,554£1,561£1,474Runcorn and Helsby
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,912£1,920£1,813£2,362£2,372£2,240Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£95£96£90Runcorn and Helsby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106Shared outEstimated£156£157£148Runcorn and Helsby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95Shared outEstimated£6.05£6.08£5.74Runcorn and Helsby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£668£670£633Runcorn and Helsby
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£179£180£170Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73Shared outEstimated£101£102£96Runcorn and Helsby
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£945£949£896£1,205£1,210£1,143Runcorn and Helsby
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£231£232£219Runcorn and Helsby
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£237£238£225Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£4.59£4.61£4.35Runcorn and Helsby
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£6.08£6.11£5.77Runcorn and Helsby
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£7.40£7.43£7.02Runcorn and Helsby
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.0208.2Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.924.1Runcorn and Helsby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.0Shared out32.1Runcorn and Helsby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out99.0Livingston
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.4138.8Runcorn and Helsby
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.8Shared outEstimated22.0Runcorn and Helsby

Total

Livingston is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Runcorn and Helsby 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

Livingston Runcorn and Helsby

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Livingston £473.2m, Runcorn and Helsby £500.6mRuncorn and Helsby: £500.6mLivingston: £473.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £502.7mLivingston: £475.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £474.8mLivingston: £448.9m

    £473.2m£475.2m£448.9mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£500.6m£502.7m£474.8m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Livingston £223.7m, Runcorn and Helsby £249.3mRuncorn and Helsby: £249.3mLivingston: £223.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £250.4mLivingston: £224.6mRuncorn and Helsby: £236.5mLivingston: £212.2m

    £223.7m£224.6m£212.2mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£249.3m£250.4m£236.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Livingston £139.7m, Runcorn and Helsby £147.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £147.9mLivingston: £139.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £148.6mLivingston: £140.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £140.3mLivingston: £132.5m

    £139.7m£140.2m£132.5mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£147.9m£148.6m£140.3m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Livingston £203.2m, Runcorn and Helsby £224.8mRuncorn and Helsby: £224.8mLivingston: £203.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £225.7mLivingston: £204.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £213.2mLivingston: £192.7m

    £203.2m£204.1m£192.7mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£224.8m£225.7m£213.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Livingston £8.2m, Runcorn and Helsby £9.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.1mLivingston: £8.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.1mLivingston: £8.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £8.6mLivingston: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£9.1m£9.1m£8.6m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Livingston £11.9m, Runcorn and Helsby £14.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £14.9mLivingston: £11.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £14.9mLivingston: £11.9mRuncorn and Helsby: £14.1mLivingston: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£14.9m£14.9m£14.1m

  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, Runcorn and Helsby £0.58mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLivingston: £0.44mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLivingston: £0.44mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.55mLivingston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Livingston £67.5m, Runcorn and Helsby £63.5mRuncorn and Helsby: £63.5mLivingston: £67.5mRuncorn and Helsby: £63.8mLivingston: £67.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £60.3mLivingston: £64.0m

    £67.5m£67.7m£64.0mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£63.5m£63.8m£60.3m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Livingston £21.4m, Runcorn and Helsby £17.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £17.1mLivingston: £21.4mRuncorn and Helsby: £17.1mLivingston: £21.5mRuncorn and Helsby: £16.2mLivingston: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mLivingston is higher£17.1m£17.1m£16.2m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Livingston £8.1m, Runcorn and Helsby £9.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.7mLivingston: £8.1mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.7mLivingston: £8.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £9.2mLivingston: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.2m£7.7mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Livingston £100.4m, Runcorn and Helsby £114.7mRuncorn and Helsby: £114.7mLivingston: £100.4mRuncorn and Helsby: £115.2mLivingston: £100.8mRuncorn and Helsby: £108.8mLivingston: £95.2m

    £100.4m£100.8m£95.2mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£114.7m£115.2m£108.8m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Livingston £20.4m, Runcorn and Helsby £22.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.0mLivingston: £20.4mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.1mLivingston: £20.5mRuncorn and Helsby: £20.9mLivingston: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£22.0m£22.1m£20.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Livingston £30.0m, Runcorn and Helsby £22.6mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.6mLivingston: £30.0mRuncorn and Helsby: £22.7mLivingston: £30.2mRuncorn and Helsby: £21.4mLivingston: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.2m£28.5mLivingston is higher£22.6m£22.7m£21.4m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Livingston £0.44m, Runcorn and Helsby £0.44mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.44mLivingston: £0.44mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.41mLivingston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Livingston £0.62m, Runcorn and Helsby £0.58mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLivingston: £0.62mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.58mLivingston: £0.63mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.55mLivingston: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£0.58m£0.58m£0.55m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Livingston £0.70m, Runcorn and Helsby £0.70mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.70mLivingston: £0.70mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.71mLivingston: £0.70mRuncorn and Helsby: £0.67mLivingston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mRuncorn and Helsby is higher£0.70m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Livingston 17,858, Runcorn and Helsby 19,818Runcorn and Helsby: 19,818Livingston: 17,858

    17,858Runcorn and Helsby is higher19,818

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Livingston 2,114, Runcorn and Helsby 2,295Runcorn and Helsby: 2,295Livingston: 2,114

    2,114Runcorn and Helsby is higherDepends on how you count2,295

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Livingston 3,079, Runcorn and Helsby 3,054Runcorn and Helsby: 3,054Livingston: 3,079

    3,079Livingston is higherDepends on how you count3,054

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Livingston 10,772, Runcorn and Helsby 9,422Runcorn and Helsby: 9,422Livingston: 10,772

    10,772Livingston is higher9,422

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Livingston 13,435, Runcorn and Helsby 13,213Runcorn and Helsby: 13,213Livingston: 13,435

    13,435Livingston is higherDepends on how you count13,213

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Livingston 2,103, Runcorn and Helsby 2,095Runcorn and Helsby: 2,095Livingston: 2,103

    2,103Livingston is higherDepends on how you count2,095

Show the numbers
Livingston and Runcorn and Helsby, total
MeasureLivingstonRuncorn and HelsbyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.2m£475.2m£448.9mShared outEstimated£500.6m£502.7m£474.8mRuncorn and Helsby
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimated£249.3m£250.4m£236.5mRuncorn and Helsby
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.7m£140.2m£132.5mShared outEstimated£147.9m£148.6m£140.3mRuncorn and Helsby
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.2m£204.1m£192.7m£224.8m£225.7m£213.2mRuncorn and Helsby
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£9.1m£9.1m£8.6mRuncorn and Helsby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mShared outEstimated£14.9m£14.9m£14.1mRuncorn and Helsby
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShared outEstimated£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mRuncorn and Helsby
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.5m£67.7m£64.0mShared outEstimated£63.5m£63.8m£60.3mLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mShared outEstimated£17.1m£17.1m£16.2mLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mShared outEstimated£9.7m£9.7m£9.2mRuncorn and Helsby
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m£114.7m£115.2m£108.8mRuncorn and Helsby
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£22.0m£22.1m£20.9mRuncorn and Helsby
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m£22.6m£22.7m£21.4mLivingston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mLivingston
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.58m£0.58m£0.55mLivingston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mShared outEstimated£0.70m£0.71m£0.67mRuncorn and Helsby
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,85819,818Runcorn and Helsby
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1142,295Runcorn and Helsby
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,079Shared out3,054Livingston
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,772Shared out9,422Livingston
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,43513,213Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,103Shared outEstimated2,095Livingston

Sources

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

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