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Hartlepool and Tameside

97,868 and 238,895 residents (mid-2024).

Hartlepool is higher than Tameside on 19 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 19 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 19 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

Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 3. 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

Hartlepool Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,878, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Hartlepool: £5,878Tameside: £4,863Hartlepool: £5,903Tameside: £4,593Hartlepool: £5,575

    £5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £13,760, Tameside £13,058Tameside: £13,058Hartlepool: £13,760Tameside: £13,113Hartlepool: £13,818Tameside: £12,386Hartlepool: £13,052

    £13,760£13,818£13,052Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£13,058£13,113£12,386

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £3,327, Tameside £2,617Tameside: £2,617Hartlepool: £3,327Tameside: £2,628Hartlepool: £3,341Tameside: £2,482Hartlepool: £3,156

    £3,327£3,341£3,156Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,617£2,628£2,482

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £11,668, Tameside £11,664Tameside: £11,664Hartlepool: £11,668Tameside: £11,714Hartlepool: £11,717Tameside: £11,064Hartlepool: £11,067

    £11,668£11,717£11,067Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,664£11,714£11,064

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £746, Tameside £561Tameside: £561Hartlepool: £746Tameside: £563Hartlepool: £749Tameside: £532Hartlepool: £707

    £746£749£707Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£561£563£532

  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: Hartlepool £1,301, Tameside £797Tameside: £797Hartlepool: £1,301Tameside: £801Hartlepool: £1,307Tameside: £756Hartlepool: £1,234

    £1,301£1,307£1,234Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£797£801£756

  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: Hartlepool £46, Tameside £35Tameside: £35Hartlepool: £46Tameside: £35Hartlepool: £46Tameside: £34Hartlepool: £43

    £46£46£43Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £809, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Hartlepool: £809Tameside: £583Hartlepool: £812Tameside: £551Hartlepool: £767

    £809£812£767Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Hartlepool: £170Tameside: £180Hartlepool: £171Tameside: £170Hartlepool: £161

    £170£171£161Tameside 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: Hartlepool £234, Tameside £136Tameside: £136Hartlepool: £234Tameside: £137Hartlepool: £235Tameside: £129Hartlepool: £222

    £234£235£222Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£136£137£129

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £2,661, Tameside £2,048Tameside: £2,048Hartlepool: £2,661Tameside: £2,057Hartlepool: £2,673Tameside: £1,943Hartlepool: £2,524

    £2,661£2,673£2,524Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,048£2,057£1,943

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £278, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Hartlepool: £278Tameside: £267Hartlepool: £279Tameside: £252Hartlepool: £263

    £278£279£263Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £412, Tameside £418Tameside: £418Hartlepool: £412Tameside: £419Hartlepool: £414Tameside: £396Hartlepool: £391

    £412£414£391Tameside is higher£418£419£396

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £6.55, Tameside £7.69Tameside: £7.69Hartlepool: £6.55Tameside: £7.72Hartlepool: £6.57Tameside: £7.29Hartlepool: £6.21

    £6.55£6.57£6.21Tameside is higher£7.69£7.72£7.29

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £13, Tameside £7.03Tameside: £7.03Hartlepool: £13Tameside: £7.06Hartlepool: £13Tameside: £6.67Hartlepool: £12

    £13£13£12Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£7.03£7.06£6.67

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £8.39, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Hartlepool: £8.39Tameside: £5.47Hartlepool: £8.43Tameside: £5.17Hartlepool: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5.45£5.47£5.17

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 1,036.6, Tameside 1,011.1Tameside: 1,011.1Hartlepool: 1,036.6

    1,036.6Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,011.1

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 188.9, Tameside 142.0Tameside: 142.0Hartlepool: 188.9

    188.9Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count142.0

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Hartlepool 261.4, Tameside 169.7Tameside: 169.7Hartlepool: 261.4

    261.4Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count169.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.9, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Hartlepool: 120.9

    120.9Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count87.2

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool 302.3, Tameside 249.2Tameside: 249.2Hartlepool: 302.3

    302.3Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count249.2

  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: Hartlepool 50.4, Tameside 30.2Tameside: 30.2Hartlepool: 50.4

    50.4Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count30.2

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Hartlepool and Tameside, per person in the age group
MeasureHartlepoolTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,878£5,903£5,575£4,842£4,863£4,593Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,760£13,818£13,052£13,058£13,113£12,386Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,327£3,341£3,156£2,617£2,628£2,482Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,668£11,717£11,067£11,664£11,714£11,064Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£746£749£707£561£563£532Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,301£1,307£1,234£797£801£756Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£46£46£43£35£35£34Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£581£583£551Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£234£235£222£136£137£129Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,661£2,673£2,524£2,048£2,057£1,943Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£263£265£267£252Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£412£414£391£418£419£396Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.55£6.57£6.21£7.69£7.72£7.29Tameside
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£7.03£7.06£6.67Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£5.45£5.47£5.17Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,036.61,011.1Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026188.9142.0Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026261.4169.7Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.987.2Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026302.3249.2Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202650.430.2Hartlepool

Per resident

Hartlepool is higher on 19 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 3. 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

Hartlepool Tameside

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,878, Tameside £4,842Tameside: £4,842Hartlepool: £5,878Tameside: £4,863Hartlepool: £5,903Tameside: £4,593Hartlepool: £5,575

    £5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£4,842£4,863£4,593

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,582, Tameside £2,165Tameside: £2,165Hartlepool: £2,582Tameside: £2,175Hartlepool: £2,593Tameside: £2,054Hartlepool: £2,449

    £2,582£2,593£2,449Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,165£2,175£2,054

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,031, Tameside £1,646Tameside: £1,646Hartlepool: £2,031Tameside: £1,653Hartlepool: £2,040Tameside: £1,561Hartlepool: £1,927

    £2,031£2,040£1,927Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,646£1,653£1,561

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hartlepool £2,189, Tameside £1,934Tameside: £1,934Hartlepool: £2,189Tameside: £1,943Hartlepool: £2,198Tameside: £1,835Hartlepool: £2,076

    £2,189£2,198£2,076Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,934£1,943£1,835

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £140, Tameside £93Tameside: £93Hartlepool: £140Tameside: £93Hartlepool: £140Tameside: £88Hartlepool: £133

    £140£140£133Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£93£93£88

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £244, Tameside £132Tameside: £132Hartlepool: £244Tameside: £133Hartlepool: £245Tameside: £125Hartlepool: £232

    £244£245£232Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£132£133£125

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £8.56, Tameside £5.86Tameside: £5.86Hartlepool: £8.56Tameside: £5.89Hartlepool: £8.60Tameside: £5.56Hartlepool: £8.12

    £8.56£8.60£8.12Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5.86£5.89£5.56

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £809, Tameside £581Tameside: £581Hartlepool: £809Tameside: £583Hartlepool: £812Tameside: £551Hartlepool: £767

    £809£812£767Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£581£583£551

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Tameside £179Tameside: £179Hartlepool: £170Tameside: £180Hartlepool: £171Tameside: £170Hartlepool: £161

    £170£171£161Tameside 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: Hartlepool £143, Tameside £86Tameside: £86Hartlepool: £143Tameside: £86Hartlepool: £144Tameside: £81Hartlepool: £136

    £143£144£136Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£86£86£81

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £1,625, Tameside £1,288Tameside: £1,288Hartlepool: £1,625Tameside: £1,294Hartlepool: £1,632Tameside: £1,222Hartlepool: £1,541

    £1,625£1,632£1,541Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,288£1,294£1,222

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £278, Tameside £265Tameside: £265Hartlepool: £278Tameside: £267Hartlepool: £279Tameside: £252Hartlepool: £263

    £278£279£263Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£265£267£252

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £252, Tameside £263Tameside: £263Hartlepool: £252Tameside: £264Hartlepool: £253Tameside: £249Hartlepool: £239

    £252£253£239Tameside is higher£263£264£249

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £4.00, Tameside £4.83Tameside: £4.83Hartlepool: £4.00Tameside: £4.85Hartlepool: £4.01Tameside: £4.58Hartlepool: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Tameside is higher£4.83£4.85£4.58

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hartlepool £8.00, Tameside £4.42Tameside: £4.42Hartlepool: £8.00Tameside: £4.44Hartlepool: £8.04Tameside: £4.19Hartlepool: £7.59

    £8.00£8.04£7.59Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£4.42£4.44£4.19

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £8.39, Tameside £5.45Tameside: £5.45Hartlepool: £8.39Tameside: £5.47Hartlepool: £8.43Tameside: £5.17Hartlepool: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5.45£5.47£5.17

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 194.5, Tameside 167.7Tameside: 167.7Hartlepool: 194.5

    194.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count167.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 35.5, Tameside 23.5Tameside: 23.5Hartlepool: 35.5

    35.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count23.5

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 49.1, Tameside 28.1Tameside: 28.1Hartlepool: 49.1

    49.1Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count28.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.9, Tameside 87.2Tameside: 87.2Hartlepool: 120.9

    120.9Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count87.2

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 184.5, Tameside 156.7Tameside: 156.7Hartlepool: 184.5

    184.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count156.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 30.8, Tameside 19.0Tameside: 19.0Hartlepool: 30.8

    30.8Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count19.0

Show the numbers
Hartlepool and Tameside, per resident
MeasureHartlepoolTamesideHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,878£5,903£5,575£4,842£4,863£4,593Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,582£2,593£2,449£2,165£2,175£2,054Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,031£2,040£1,927£1,646£1,653£1,561Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,189£2,198£2,076£1,934£1,943£1,835Hartlepool
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£140£140£133£93£93£88Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£244£245£232£132£133£125Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.56£8.60£8.12£5.86£5.89£5.56Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£581£583£551Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£179£180£170Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£86£86£81Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,625£1,632£1,541£1,288£1,294£1,222Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£263£265£267£252Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£263£264£249Tameside
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£4.83£4.85£4.58Tameside
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.00£8.04£7.59£4.42£4.44£4.19Hartlepool
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£5.45£5.47£5.17Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.5167.7Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202635.523.5Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.128.1Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.987.2Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.5156.7Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.819.0Hartlepool

Total

Hartlepool is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Tameside on 22. 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

Hartlepool Tameside

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hartlepool £575.2m, Tameside £1.2bnTameside: £1.2bnHartlepool: £575.2mTameside: £1.2bnHartlepool: £577.7mTameside: £1.1bnHartlepool: £545.6m

    £575.2m£577.7m£545.6mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hartlepool £252.7m, Tameside £517.3mTameside: £517.3mHartlepool: £252.7mTameside: £519.5mHartlepool: £253.7mTameside: £490.7mHartlepool: £239.7m

    £252.7m£253.7m£239.7mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£517.3m£519.5m£490.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hartlepool £198.8m, Tameside £393.2mTameside: £393.2mHartlepool: £198.8mTameside: £394.9mHartlepool: £199.6mTameside: £373.0mHartlepool: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£393.2m£394.9m£373.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool £214.2m, Tameside £462.1mTameside: £462.1mHartlepool: £214.2mTameside: £464.1mHartlepool: £215.2mTameside: £438.3mHartlepool: £203.2m

    £214.2m£215.2m£203.2mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£462.1m£464.1m£438.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool £13.7m, Tameside £22.2mTameside: £22.2mHartlepool: £13.7mTameside: £22.3mHartlepool: £13.7mTameside: £21.1mHartlepool: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£22.2m£22.3m£21.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £23.9m, Tameside £31.6mTameside: £31.6mHartlepool: £23.9mTameside: £31.7mHartlepool: £24.0mTameside: £30.0mHartlepool: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£31.6m£31.7m£30.0m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Hartlepool £0.84m, Tameside £1.4mTameside: £1.4mHartlepool: £0.84mTameside: £1.4mHartlepool: £0.84mTameside: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.4m£1.4m£1.3m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £79.1m, Tameside £138.7mTameside: £138.7mHartlepool: £79.1mTameside: £139.3mHartlepool: £79.5mTameside: £131.6mHartlepool: £75.1m

    £79.1m£79.5m£75.1mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£138.7m£139.3m£131.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £16.7m, Tameside £42.9mTameside: £42.9mHartlepool: £16.7mTameside: £43.1mHartlepool: £16.7mTameside: £40.7mHartlepool: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mTameside is higher£42.9m£43.1m£40.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool £14.0m, Tameside £20.5mTameside: £20.5mHartlepool: £14.0mTameside: £20.6mHartlepool: £14.1mTameside: £19.4mHartlepool: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£20.5m£20.6m£19.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool £159.0m, Tameside £307.8mTameside: £307.8mHartlepool: £159.0mTameside: £309.1mHartlepool: £159.7mTameside: £291.9mHartlepool: £150.8m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.8mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£307.8m£309.1m£291.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hartlepool £27.2m, Tameside £63.4mTameside: £63.4mHartlepool: £27.2mTameside: £63.7mHartlepool: £27.3mTameside: £60.1mHartlepool: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£63.4m£63.7m£60.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hartlepool £24.6m, Tameside £62.8mTameside: £62.8mHartlepool: £24.6mTameside: £63.0mHartlepool: £24.7mTameside: £59.5mHartlepool: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mTameside is higher£62.8m£63.0m£59.5m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hartlepool £0.39m, Tameside £1.2mTameside: £1.2mHartlepool: £0.39mTameside: £1.2mHartlepool: £0.39mTameside: £1.1mHartlepool: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mTameside is higher£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hartlepool £0.78m, Tameside £1.1mTameside: £1.1mHartlepool: £0.78mTameside: £1.1mHartlepool: £0.79mTameside: £1.0mHartlepool: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.79m£0.74mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hartlepool £0.82m, Tameside £1.3mTameside: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.82mTameside: £1.3mHartlepool: £0.82mTameside: £1.2mHartlepool: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mTameside is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool 19,034, Tameside 40,058Tameside: 40,058Hartlepool: 19,034

    19,034Tameside is higherDepends on how you count40,058

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool 3,469, Tameside 5,624Tameside: 5,624Hartlepool: 3,469

    3,469Tameside is higherDepends on how you count5,624

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 4,800, Tameside 6,721Tameside: 6,721Hartlepool: 4,800

    4,800Tameside is higherDepends on how you count6,721

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 11,830, Tameside 20,840Tameside: 20,840Hartlepool: 11,830

    11,830Tameside is higherDepends on how you count20,840

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool 18,060, Tameside 37,442Tameside: 37,442Hartlepool: 18,060

    18,060Tameside is higherDepends on how you count37,442

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool 3,013, Tameside 4,544Tameside: 4,544Hartlepool: 3,013

    3,013Tameside is higherDepends on how you count4,544

Show the numbers
Hartlepool and Tameside, total
MeasureHartlepoolTamesideHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£575.2m£577.7m£545.6m£1.2bn£1.2bn£1.1bnTameside
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m£517.3m£519.5m£490.7mTameside
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£393.2m£394.9m£373.0mTameside
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m£462.1m£464.1m£438.3mTameside
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£22.2m£22.3m£21.1mTameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£31.6m£31.7m£30.0mTameside
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£1.4m£1.4m£1.3mTameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£79.1m£79.5m£75.1m£138.7m£139.3m£131.6mTameside
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£42.9m£43.1m£40.7mTameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£20.5m£20.6m£19.4mTameside
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m£307.8m£309.1m£291.9mTameside
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£63.4m£63.7m£60.1mTameside
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£62.8m£63.0m£59.5mTameside
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1mTameside
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mTameside
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mTameside
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,03440,058Tameside
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4695,624Tameside
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,8006,721Tameside
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,83020,840Tameside
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,06037,442Tameside
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0134,544Tameside

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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