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Livingston and Widnes and Halewood

106,305 and 94,423 residents (mid-2024).

Livingston is higher than Widnes and Halewood on 3 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 3 of 22 per resident and 8 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 3 of 22 measures, and Widnes and Halewood 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 Widnes and Halewood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Livingston £4,452, Widnes and Halewood £5,110Widnes and Halewood: £5,110Livingston: £4,452Widnes and Halewood: £5,132Livingston: £4,471Widnes and Halewood: £4,847Livingston: £4,223

    £4,452£4,471£4,223Widnes and Halewood is higher£5,110£5,132£4,847

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £12,807, Widnes and Halewood £13,231Widnes and Halewood: £13,231Livingston: £12,807Widnes and Halewood: £13,287Livingston: £12,861Widnes and Halewood: £12,550Livingston: £12,148

    £12,807£12,861£12,148Widnes and Halewood is higher£13,231£13,287£12,550

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £2,051, Widnes and Halewood £2,529Widnes and Halewood: £2,529Livingston: £2,051Widnes and Halewood: £2,540Livingston: £2,060Widnes and Halewood: £2,399Livingston: £1,945

    £2,051£2,060£1,945Widnes and Halewood is higher£2,529£2,540£2,399

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £11,635, Widnes and Halewood £11,732Widnes and Halewood: £11,732Livingston: £11,635Widnes and Halewood: £11,782Livingston: £11,685Widnes and Halewood: £11,128Livingston: £11,036

    £11,635£11,685£11,036Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£11,732£11,782£11,128

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Livingston £467, Widnes and Halewood £554Widnes and Halewood: £554Livingston: £467Widnes and Halewood: £556Livingston: £469Widnes and Halewood: £525Livingston: £443

    £467£469£443Widnes and Halewood is higher£554£556£525

  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, Widnes and Halewood £910Widnes and Halewood: £910Livingston: £679Widnes and Halewood: £913Livingston: £682Widnes and Halewood: £863Livingston: £644

    £679£682£644Widnes and Halewood is higher£910£913£863

  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, Widnes and Halewood £36Widnes and Halewood: £36Livingston: £25Widnes and Halewood: £36Livingston: £25Widnes and Halewood: £34Livingston: £24

    £25£25£24Widnes and Halewood is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £635, Widnes and Halewood £710Widnes and Halewood: £710Livingston: £635Widnes and Halewood: £713Livingston: £637Widnes and Halewood: £673Livingston: £602

    £635£637£602Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£710£713£673

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £201, Widnes and Halewood £176Widnes and Halewood: £176Livingston: £201Widnes and Halewood: £177Livingston: £202Widnes and Halewood: £167Livingston: £191

    £201£202£191Livingston is higher£176£177£167

  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, Widnes and Halewood £151Widnes and Halewood: £151Livingston: £120Widnes and Halewood: £152Livingston: £120Widnes and Halewood: £144Livingston: £113

    £120£120£113Widnes and Halewood is higher£151£152£144

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £1,475, Widnes and Halewood £1,927Widnes and Halewood: £1,927Livingston: £1,475Widnes and Halewood: £1,936Livingston: £1,481Widnes and Halewood: £1,828Livingston: £1,399

    £1,475£1,481£1,399Widnes and Halewood is higher£1,927£1,936£1,828

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Livingston £192, Widnes and Halewood £232Widnes and Halewood: £232Livingston: £192Widnes and Halewood: £233Livingston: £192Widnes and Halewood: £220Livingston: £182

    £192£192£182Widnes and Halewood is higher£232£233£220

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £441, Widnes and Halewood £433Widnes and Halewood: £433Livingston: £441Widnes and Halewood: £435Livingston: £443Widnes and Halewood: £411Livingston: £418

    £441£443£418Livingston is higher£433£435£411

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £6.50, Widnes and Halewood £8.39Widnes and Halewood: £8.39Livingston: £6.50Widnes and Halewood: £8.43Livingston: £6.53Widnes and Halewood: £7.96Livingston: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Widnes and Halewood is higher£8.39£8.43£7.96

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Livingston £9.16, Widnes and Halewood £8.83Widnes and Halewood: £8.83Livingston: £9.16Widnes and Halewood: £8.87Livingston: £9.20Widnes and Halewood: £8.38Livingston: £8.69

    £9.16£9.20£8.69Livingston is higher£8.83£8.87£8.38

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Livingston £6.59, Widnes and Halewood £7.49Widnes and Halewood: £7.49Livingston: £6.59Widnes and Halewood: £7.52Livingston: £6.62Widnes and Halewood: £7.10Livingston: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Widnes and Halewood is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  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, Widnes and Halewood 1,040.6Widnes and Halewood: 1,040.6Livingston: 1,022.5

    1,022.5Widnes and Halewood is higher1,040.6

  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, Widnes and Halewood 140.9Widnes and Halewood: 140.9Livingston: 121.0

    121.0Widnes and Halewood is higher140.9

  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, Widnes and Halewood 184.0Widnes and Halewood: 184.0Livingston: 176.3

    176.3Widnes and Halewood is higher184.0

  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, Widnes and Halewood 107.3Widnes and Halewood: 107.3Livingston: 101.3

    101.3Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count107.3

  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, Widnes and Halewood 227.4Widnes and Halewood: 227.4Livingston: 197.3

    197.3Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count227.4

  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, Widnes and Halewood 32.9Widnes and Halewood: 32.9Livingston: 30.9

    30.9Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count32.9

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Livingston and Widnes and Halewood, per person in the age group
MeasureLivingstonWidnes and HalewoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£5,110£5,132£4,847Widnes and Halewood
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,807£12,861£12,148Shared outEstimated£13,231£13,287£12,550Widnes and Halewood
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,051£2,060£1,945Shared outEstimated£2,529£2,540£2,399Widnes and Halewood
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,635£11,685£11,036£11,732£11,782£11,128Widnes and Halewood
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£467£469£443£554£556£525Widnes and Halewood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£679£682£644Shared outEstimated£910£913£863Widnes and Halewood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£25£25£24Shared outEstimated£36£36£34Widnes and Halewood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£710£713£673Widnes and Halewood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£176£177£167Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£120£120£113Shared outEstimated£151£152£144Widnes and Halewood
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,475£1,481£1,399£1,927£1,936£1,828Widnes and Halewood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£232£233£220Widnes and Halewood
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£441£443£418£433£435£411Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£8.39£8.43£7.96Widnes and Halewood
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.16£9.20£8.69£8.83£8.87£8.38Livingston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£7.49£7.52£7.10Widnes and Halewood
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,022.51,040.6Widnes and Halewood
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026121.0140.9Widnes and Halewood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026176.3Shared out184.0Widnes and Halewood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out107.3Widnes and Halewood
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026197.3227.4Widnes and Halewood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202630.9Shared outEstimated32.9Widnes and Halewood

Per resident

Livingston is higher on 3 of 22 measures, and Widnes and Halewood 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 Widnes and Halewood

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Livingston £4,452, Widnes and Halewood £5,110Widnes and Halewood: £5,110Livingston: £4,452Widnes and Halewood: £5,132Livingston: £4,471Widnes and Halewood: £4,847Livingston: £4,223

    £4,452£4,471£4,223Widnes and Halewood is higher£5,110£5,132£4,847

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Livingston £2,104, Widnes and Halewood £2,414Widnes and Halewood: £2,414Livingston: £2,104Widnes and Halewood: £2,424Livingston: £2,113Widnes and Halewood: £2,290Livingston: £1,996

    £2,104£2,113£1,996Widnes and Halewood is higher£2,414£2,424£2,290

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Livingston £1,314, Widnes and Halewood £1,571Widnes and Halewood: £1,571Livingston: £1,314Widnes and Halewood: £1,577Livingston: £1,319Widnes and Halewood: £1,490Livingston: £1,246

    £1,314£1,319£1,246Widnes and Halewood is higher£1,571£1,577£1,490

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Livingston £1,912, Widnes and Halewood £2,141Widnes and Halewood: £2,141Livingston: £1,912Widnes and Halewood: £2,150Livingston: £1,920Widnes and Halewood: £2,030Livingston: £1,813

    £1,912£1,920£1,813Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£2,141£2,150£2,030

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Livingston £77, Widnes and Halewood £101Widnes and Halewood: £101Livingston: £77Widnes and Halewood: £101Livingston: £77Widnes and Halewood: £96Livingston: £73

    £77£77£73Widnes and Halewood is higher£101£101£96

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £112, Widnes and Halewood £166Widnes and Halewood: £166Livingston: £112Widnes and Halewood: £167Livingston: £112Widnes and Halewood: £157Livingston: £106

    £112£112£106Widnes and Halewood is higher£166£167£157

  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, Widnes and Halewood £6.49Widnes and Halewood: £6.49Livingston: £4.16Widnes and Halewood: £6.52Livingston: £4.18Widnes and Halewood: £6.16Livingston: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Widnes and Halewood is higher£6.49£6.52£6.16

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £635, Widnes and Halewood £710Widnes and Halewood: £710Livingston: £635Widnes and Halewood: £713Livingston: £637Widnes and Halewood: £673Livingston: £602

    £635£637£602Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count£710£713£673

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Livingston £201, Widnes and Halewood £176Widnes and Halewood: £176Livingston: £201Widnes and Halewood: £177Livingston: £202Widnes and Halewood: £167Livingston: £191

    £201£202£191Livingston is higher£176£177£167

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Livingston £77, Widnes and Halewood £94Widnes and Halewood: £94Livingston: £77Widnes and Halewood: £94Livingston: £77Widnes and Halewood: £89Livingston: £73

    £77£77£73Widnes and Halewood is higher£94£94£89

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Livingston £945, Widnes and Halewood £1,197Widnes and Halewood: £1,197Livingston: £945Widnes and Halewood: £1,202Livingston: £949Widnes and Halewood: £1,135Livingston: £896

    £945£949£896Widnes and Halewood is higher£1,197£1,202£1,135

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Livingston £192, Widnes and Halewood £232Widnes and Halewood: £232Livingston: £192Widnes and Halewood: £233Livingston: £192Widnes and Halewood: £220Livingston: £182

    £192£192£182Widnes and Halewood is higher£232£233£220

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Livingston £283, Widnes and Halewood £269Widnes and Halewood: £269Livingston: £283Widnes and Halewood: £270Livingston: £284Widnes and Halewood: £255Livingston: £268

    £283£284£268Livingston is higher£269£270£255

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Livingston £4.16, Widnes and Halewood £5.21Widnes and Halewood: £5.21Livingston: £4.16Widnes and Halewood: £5.23Livingston: £4.18Widnes and Halewood: £4.94Livingston: £3.95

    £4.16£4.18£3.95Widnes and Halewood is higher£5.21£5.23£4.94

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Livingston £5.87, Widnes and Halewood £5.48Widnes and Halewood: £5.48Livingston: £5.87Widnes and Halewood: £5.51Livingston: £5.90Widnes and Halewood: £5.20Livingston: £5.57

    £5.87£5.90£5.57Livingston is higher£5.48£5.51£5.20

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Livingston £6.59, Widnes and Halewood £7.49Widnes and Halewood: £7.49Livingston: £6.59Widnes and Halewood: £7.52Livingston: £6.62Widnes and Halewood: £7.10Livingston: £6.25

    £6.59£6.62£6.25Widnes and Halewood is higher£7.49£7.52£7.10

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 168.0, Widnes and Halewood 189.9Widnes and Halewood: 189.9Livingston: 168.0

    168.0Widnes and Halewood is higher189.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 19.9, Widnes and Halewood 25.7Widnes and Halewood: 25.7Livingston: 19.9

    19.9Widnes and Halewood is higher25.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 29.0, Widnes and Halewood 33.6Widnes and Halewood: 33.6Livingston: 29.0

    29.0Widnes and Halewood is higher33.6

  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, Widnes and Halewood 107.3Widnes and Halewood: 107.3Livingston: 101.3

    101.3Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count107.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Livingston 126.4, Widnes and Halewood 141.2Widnes and Halewood: 141.2Livingston: 126.4

    126.4Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count141.2

  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, Widnes and Halewood 20.5Widnes and Halewood: 20.5Livingston: 19.8

    19.8Widnes and Halewood is higherDepends on how you count20.5

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Livingston and Widnes and Halewood, per resident
MeasureLivingstonWidnes and HalewoodHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,452£4,471£4,223Shared outEstimated£5,110£5,132£4,847Widnes and Halewood
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,104£2,113£1,996Shared outEstimated£2,414£2,424£2,290Widnes and Halewood
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,314£1,319£1,246Shared outEstimated£1,571£1,577£1,490Widnes and Halewood
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,912£1,920£1,813£2,141£2,150£2,030Widnes and Halewood
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73£101£101£96Widnes and Halewood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£112£112£106Shared outEstimated£166£167£157Widnes and Halewood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95Shared outEstimated£6.49£6.52£6.16Widnes and Halewood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£635£637£602Shared outEstimated£710£713£673Widnes and Halewood
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£201£202£191Shared outEstimated£176£177£167Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£77£77£73Shared outEstimated£94£94£89Widnes and Halewood
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£945£949£896£1,197£1,202£1,135Widnes and Halewood
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£192£192£182£232£233£220Widnes and Halewood
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£283£284£268£269£270£255Livingston
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.16£4.18£3.95£5.21£5.23£4.94Widnes and Halewood
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.87£5.90£5.57£5.48£5.51£5.20Livingston
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.59£6.62£6.25Shared outEstimated£7.49£7.52£7.10Widnes and Halewood
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026168.0189.9Widnes and Halewood
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202619.925.7Widnes and Halewood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202629.0Shared out33.6Widnes and Halewood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.3Shared out107.3Widnes and Halewood
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026126.4141.2Widnes and Halewood
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202619.8Shared outEstimated20.5Widnes and Halewood

Total

Livingston is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Widnes and Halewood on 14. 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 Widnes and Halewood

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Livingston £473.2m, Widnes and Halewood £482.5mWidnes and Halewood: £482.5mLivingston: £473.2mWidnes and Halewood: £484.6mLivingston: £475.2mWidnes and Halewood: £457.7mLivingston: £448.9m

    £473.2m£475.2m£448.9mWidnes and Halewood is higher£482.5m£484.6m£457.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Livingston £223.7m, Widnes and Halewood £227.9mWidnes and Halewood: £227.9mLivingston: £223.7mWidnes and Halewood: £228.9mLivingston: £224.6mWidnes and Halewood: £216.2mLivingston: £212.2m

    £223.7m£224.6m£212.2mWidnes and Halewood is higher£227.9m£228.9m£216.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Livingston £139.7m, Widnes and Halewood £148.3mWidnes and Halewood: £148.3mLivingston: £139.7mWidnes and Halewood: £148.9mLivingston: £140.2mWidnes and Halewood: £140.7mLivingston: £132.5m

    £139.7m£140.2m£132.5mWidnes and Halewood is higher£148.3m£148.9m£140.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Livingston £203.2m, Widnes and Halewood £202.1mWidnes and Halewood: £202.1mLivingston: £203.2mWidnes and Halewood: £203.0mLivingston: £204.1mWidnes and Halewood: £191.7mLivingston: £192.7m

    £203.2m£204.1m£192.7mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£202.1m£203.0m£191.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Livingston £8.2m, Widnes and Halewood £9.5mWidnes and Halewood: £9.5mLivingston: £8.2mWidnes and Halewood: £9.6mLivingston: £8.2mWidnes and Halewood: £9.1mLivingston: £7.7m

    £8.2m£8.2m£7.7mWidnes and Halewood is higher£9.5m£9.6m£9.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Livingston £11.9m, Widnes and Halewood £15.7mWidnes and Halewood: £15.7mLivingston: £11.9mWidnes and Halewood: £15.7mLivingston: £11.9mWidnes and Halewood: £14.9mLivingston: £11.3m

    £11.9m£11.9m£11.3mWidnes and Halewood is higher£15.7m£15.7m£14.9m

  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, Widnes and Halewood £0.61mWidnes and Halewood: £0.61mLivingston: £0.44mWidnes and Halewood: £0.62mLivingston: £0.44mWidnes and Halewood: £0.58mLivingston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mWidnes and Halewood is higher£0.61m£0.62m£0.58m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Livingston £67.5m, Widnes and Halewood £67.0mWidnes and Halewood: £67.0mLivingston: £67.5mWidnes and Halewood: £67.3mLivingston: £67.7mWidnes and Halewood: £63.6mLivingston: £64.0m

    £67.5m£67.7m£64.0mLivingston is higherDepends on how you count£67.0m£67.3m£63.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Livingston £21.4m, Widnes and Halewood £16.6mWidnes and Halewood: £16.6mLivingston: £21.4mWidnes and Halewood: £16.7mLivingston: £21.5mWidnes and Halewood: £15.8mLivingston: £20.3m

    £21.4m£21.5m£20.3mLivingston is higher£16.6m£16.7m£15.8m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Livingston £8.1m, Widnes and Halewood £8.9mWidnes and Halewood: £8.9mLivingston: £8.1mWidnes and Halewood: £8.9mLivingston: £8.2mWidnes and Halewood: £8.4mLivingston: £7.7m

    £8.1m£8.2m£7.7mWidnes and Halewood is higher£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Livingston £100.4m, Widnes and Halewood £113.0mWidnes and Halewood: £113.0mLivingston: £100.4mWidnes and Halewood: £113.5mLivingston: £100.8mWidnes and Halewood: £107.2mLivingston: £95.2m

    £100.4m£100.8m£95.2mWidnes and Halewood is higher£113.0m£113.5m£107.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Livingston £20.4m, Widnes and Halewood £21.9mWidnes and Halewood: £21.9mLivingston: £20.4mWidnes and Halewood: £22.0mLivingston: £20.5mWidnes and Halewood: £20.8mLivingston: £19.3m

    £20.4m£20.5m£19.3mWidnes and Halewood is higher£21.9m£22.0m£20.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Livingston £30.0m, Widnes and Halewood £25.4mWidnes and Halewood: £25.4mLivingston: £30.0mWidnes and Halewood: £25.5mLivingston: £30.2mWidnes and Halewood: £24.1mLivingston: £28.5m

    £30.0m£30.2m£28.5mLivingston is higher£25.4m£25.5m£24.1m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Livingston £0.44m, Widnes and Halewood £0.49mWidnes and Halewood: £0.49mLivingston: £0.44mWidnes and Halewood: £0.49mLivingston: £0.44mWidnes and Halewood: £0.47mLivingston: £0.42m

    £0.44m£0.44m£0.42mWidnes and Halewood is higher£0.49m£0.49m£0.47m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Livingston £0.62m, Widnes and Halewood £0.52mWidnes and Halewood: £0.52mLivingston: £0.62mWidnes and Halewood: £0.52mLivingston: £0.63mWidnes and Halewood: £0.49mLivingston: £0.59m

    £0.62m£0.63m£0.59mLivingston is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Livingston £0.70m, Widnes and Halewood £0.71mWidnes and Halewood: £0.71mLivingston: £0.70mWidnes and Halewood: £0.71mLivingston: £0.70mWidnes and Halewood: £0.67mLivingston: £0.66m

    £0.70m£0.70m£0.66mWidnes and Halewood is higher£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Livingston 17,858, Widnes and Halewood 17,928Widnes and Halewood: 17,928Livingston: 17,858

    17,858Widnes and Halewood is higher17,928

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Livingston 2,114, Widnes and Halewood 2,427Widnes and Halewood: 2,427Livingston: 2,114

    2,114Widnes and Halewood is higher2,427

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Livingston 3,079, Widnes and Halewood 3,170Widnes and Halewood: 3,170Livingston: 3,079

    3,079Widnes and Halewood is higher3,170

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Livingston 10,772, Widnes and Halewood 10,132Widnes and Halewood: 10,132Livingston: 10,772

    10,772Livingston is higherDepends on how you count10,132

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Livingston 13,435, Widnes and Halewood 13,335Widnes and Halewood: 13,335Livingston: 13,435

    13,435Livingston is higherDepends on how you count13,335

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Livingston 2,103, Widnes and Halewood 1,931Widnes and Halewood: 1,931Livingston: 2,103

    2,103Livingston is higherDepends on how you count1,931

Show the numbers
Livingston and Widnes and Halewood, total
MeasureLivingstonWidnes and HalewoodHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£473.2m£475.2m£448.9mShared outEstimated£482.5m£484.6m£457.7mWidnes and Halewood
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£223.7m£224.6m£212.2mShared outEstimated£227.9m£228.9m£216.2mWidnes and Halewood
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£139.7m£140.2m£132.5mShared outEstimated£148.3m£148.9m£140.7mWidnes and Halewood
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£203.2m£204.1m£192.7m£202.1m£203.0m£191.7mLivingston
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m£9.5m£9.6m£9.1mWidnes and Halewood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.9m£11.9m£11.3mShared outEstimated£15.7m£15.7m£14.9mWidnes and Halewood
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mShared outEstimated£0.61m£0.62m£0.58mWidnes and Halewood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£67.5m£67.7m£64.0mShared outEstimated£67.0m£67.3m£63.6mLivingston
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.4m£21.5m£20.3mShared outEstimated£16.6m£16.7m£15.8mLivingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.1m£8.2m£7.7mShared outEstimated£8.9m£8.9m£8.4mWidnes and Halewood
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£100.4m£100.8m£95.2m£113.0m£113.5m£107.2mWidnes and Halewood
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.4m£20.5m£19.3m£21.9m£22.0m£20.8mWidnes and Halewood
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£30.0m£30.2m£28.5m£25.4m£25.5m£24.1mLivingston
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m£0.49m£0.49m£0.47mWidnes and Halewood
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.62m£0.63m£0.59m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mLivingston
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.70m£0.70m£0.66mShared outEstimated£0.71m£0.71m£0.67mWidnes and Halewood
State Pensiontotal, March 202617,85817,928Widnes and Halewood
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,1142,427Widnes and Halewood
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,079Shared out3,170Widnes and Halewood
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,772Shared out10,132Livingston
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,43513,335Livingston
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,103Shared outEstimated1,931Livingston

Sources

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

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