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Hartlepool and Sunderland

97,868 and 286,696 residents (mid-2024).

Hartlepool is higher than Sunderland on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 0 of 22 in total.

On 18 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 18 of 22 measures, and Sunderland on 4. 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 Sunderland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,878, Sunderland £5,529Sunderland: £5,529Hartlepool: £5,878Sunderland: £5,552Hartlepool: £5,903Sunderland: £5,244Hartlepool: £5,575

    £5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5,529£5,552£5,244

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £13,760, Sunderland £13,153Sunderland: £13,153Hartlepool: £13,760Sunderland: £13,209Hartlepool: £13,818Sunderland: £12,476Hartlepool: £13,052

    £13,760£13,818£13,052Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£13,153£13,209£12,476

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £3,327, Sunderland £2,771Sunderland: £2,771Hartlepool: £3,327Sunderland: £2,783Hartlepool: £3,341Sunderland: £2,628Hartlepool: £3,156

    £3,327£3,341£3,156Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,771£2,783£2,628

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £11,668, Sunderland £11,531Sunderland: £11,531Hartlepool: £11,668Sunderland: £11,581Hartlepool: £11,717Sunderland: £10,938Hartlepool: £11,067

    £11,668£11,717£11,067Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£11,531£11,581£10,938

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Hartlepool £746, Sunderland £636Sunderland: £636Hartlepool: £746Sunderland: £639Hartlepool: £749Sunderland: £604Hartlepool: £707

    £746£749£707Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£636£639£604

  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, Sunderland £944Sunderland: £944Hartlepool: £1,301Sunderland: £948Hartlepool: £1,307Sunderland: £895Hartlepool: £1,234

    £1,301£1,307£1,234Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£944£948£895

  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, Sunderland £42Sunderland: £42Hartlepool: £46Sunderland: £42Hartlepool: £46Sunderland: £39Hartlepool: £43

    £46£46£43Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£42£42£39

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £809, Sunderland £756Sunderland: £756Hartlepool: £809Sunderland: £760Hartlepool: £812Sunderland: £718Hartlepool: £767

    £809£812£767Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£756£760£718

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Sunderland £199Sunderland: £199Hartlepool: £170Sunderland: £200Hartlepool: £171Sunderland: £188Hartlepool: £161

    £170£171£161Sunderland is higher£199£200£188

  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, Sunderland £209Sunderland: £209Hartlepool: £234Sunderland: £210Hartlepool: £235Sunderland: £198Hartlepool: £222

    £234£235£222Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£209£210£198

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £2,661, Sunderland £2,066Sunderland: £2,066Hartlepool: £2,661Sunderland: £2,075Hartlepool: £2,673Sunderland: £1,960Hartlepool: £2,524

    £2,661£2,673£2,524Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,066£2,075£1,960

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £278, Sunderland £274Sunderland: £274Hartlepool: £278Sunderland: £275Hartlepool: £279Sunderland: £260Hartlepool: £263

    £278£279£263Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£274£275£260

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £412, Sunderland £469Sunderland: £469Hartlepool: £412Sunderland: £471Hartlepool: £414Sunderland: £445Hartlepool: £391

    £412£414£391Sunderland is higher£469£471£445

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £6.55, Sunderland £14Sunderland: £14Hartlepool: £6.55Sunderland: £14Hartlepool: £6.57Sunderland: £13Hartlepool: £6.21

    £6.55£6.57£6.21Sunderland is higher£14£14£13

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Hartlepool £13, Sunderland £13Sunderland: £13Hartlepool: £13Sunderland: £14Hartlepool: £13Sunderland: £13Hartlepool: £12

    £13£13£12Sunderland is higher£13£14£13

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £8.39, Sunderland £5.81Sunderland: £5.81Hartlepool: £8.39Sunderland: £5.83Hartlepool: £8.43Sunderland: £5.51Hartlepool: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5.81£5.83£5.51

  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, Sunderland 1,026.1Sunderland: 1,026.1Hartlepool: 1,036.6

    1,036.6Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count1,026.1

  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, Sunderland 165.9Sunderland: 165.9Hartlepool: 188.9

    188.9Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count165.9

  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: Hartlepool 261.4, Sunderland 193.7Sunderland: 193.7Hartlepool: 261.4

    261.4Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count193.7

  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, Sunderland 112.3Sunderland: 112.3Hartlepool: 120.9

    120.9Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count112.3

  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, Sunderland 258.3Sunderland: 258.3Hartlepool: 302.3

    302.3Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count258.3

  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, Sunderland 45.1Sunderland: 45.1Hartlepool: 50.4

    50.4Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count45.1

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Hartlepool and Sunderland, per person in the age group
MeasureHartlepoolSunderlandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,878£5,903£5,575£5,529£5,552£5,244Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,760£13,818£13,052£13,153£13,209£12,476Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,327£3,341£3,156£2,771£2,783£2,628Hartlepool
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,668£11,717£11,067£11,531£11,581£10,938Hartlepool
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£746£749£707£636£639£604Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£1,301£1,307£1,234£944£948£895Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£46£46£43£42£42£39Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£756£760£718Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£199£200£188Sunderland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£234£235£222£209£210£198Hartlepool
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,661£2,673£2,524£2,066£2,075£1,960Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£263£274£275£260Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£412£414£391£469£471£445Sunderland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.55£6.57£6.21£14£14£13Sunderland
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£13£13£12£13£14£13Sunderland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£5.81£5.83£5.51Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,036.61,026.1Hartlepool
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026188.9165.9Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026261.4193.7Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.9112.3Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026302.3258.3Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202650.445.1Hartlepool

Per resident

Hartlepool is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Sunderland 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

Hartlepool Sunderland

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £5,878, Sunderland £5,529Sunderland: £5,529Hartlepool: £5,878Sunderland: £5,552Hartlepool: £5,903Sunderland: £5,244Hartlepool: £5,575

    £5,878£5,903£5,575Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5,529£5,552£5,244

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,582, Sunderland £2,578Sunderland: £2,578Hartlepool: £2,582Sunderland: £2,589Hartlepool: £2,593Sunderland: £2,446Hartlepool: £2,449

    £2,582£2,593£2,449Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£2,578£2,589£2,446

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £2,031, Sunderland £1,716Sunderland: £1,716Hartlepool: £2,031Sunderland: £1,723Hartlepool: £2,040Sunderland: £1,628Hartlepool: £1,927

    £2,031£2,040£1,927Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,716£1,723£1,628

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Hartlepool £2,189, Sunderland £2,260Sunderland: £2,260Hartlepool: £2,189Sunderland: £2,270Hartlepool: £2,198Sunderland: £2,144Hartlepool: £2,076

    £2,189£2,198£2,076Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count£2,260£2,270£2,144

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £140, Sunderland £125Sunderland: £125Hartlepool: £140Sunderland: £125Hartlepool: £140Sunderland: £118Hartlepool: £133

    £140£140£133Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£125£125£118

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £244, Sunderland £185Sunderland: £185Hartlepool: £244Sunderland: £186Hartlepool: £245Sunderland: £176Hartlepool: £232

    £244£245£232Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£185£186£176

  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, Sunderland £8.15Sunderland: £8.15Hartlepool: £8.56Sunderland: £8.18Hartlepool: £8.60Sunderland: £7.73Hartlepool: £8.12

    £8.56£8.60£8.12Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£8.15£8.18£7.73

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £809, Sunderland £756Sunderland: £756Hartlepool: £809Sunderland: £760Hartlepool: £812Sunderland: £718Hartlepool: £767

    £809£812£767Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£756£760£718

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £170, Sunderland £199Sunderland: £199Hartlepool: £170Sunderland: £200Hartlepool: £171Sunderland: £188Hartlepool: £161

    £170£171£161Sunderland is higher£199£200£188

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Hartlepool £143, Sunderland £129Sunderland: £129Hartlepool: £143Sunderland: £130Hartlepool: £144Sunderland: £123Hartlepool: £136

    £143£144£136Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£129£130£123

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Hartlepool £1,625, Sunderland £1,279Sunderland: £1,279Hartlepool: £1,625Sunderland: £1,285Hartlepool: £1,632Sunderland: £1,213Hartlepool: £1,541

    £1,625£1,632£1,541Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£1,279£1,285£1,213

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Hartlepool £278, Sunderland £274Sunderland: £274Hartlepool: £278Sunderland: £275Hartlepool: £279Sunderland: £260Hartlepool: £263

    £278£279£263Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£274£275£260

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £252, Sunderland £290Sunderland: £290Hartlepool: £252Sunderland: £292Hartlepool: £253Sunderland: £275Hartlepool: £239

    £252£253£239Sunderland is higher£290£292£275

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Hartlepool £4.00, Sunderland £8.40Sunderland: £8.40Hartlepool: £4.00Sunderland: £8.44Hartlepool: £4.01Sunderland: £7.97Hartlepool: £3.79

    £4.00£4.01£3.79Sunderland is higher£8.40£8.44£7.97

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Hartlepool £8.00, Sunderland £8.33Sunderland: £8.33Hartlepool: £8.00Sunderland: £8.36Hartlepool: £8.04Sunderland: £7.90Hartlepool: £7.59

    £8.00£8.04£7.59Sunderland is higher£8.33£8.36£7.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Hartlepool £8.39, Sunderland £5.81Sunderland: £5.81Hartlepool: £8.39Sunderland: £5.83Hartlepool: £8.43Sunderland: £5.51Hartlepool: £7.96

    £8.39£8.43£7.96Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count£5.81£5.83£5.51

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 194.5, Sunderland 201.1Sunderland: 201.1Hartlepool: 194.5

    194.5Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count201.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 35.5, Sunderland 32.5Sunderland: 32.5Hartlepool: 35.5

    35.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count32.5

  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, Sunderland 38.0Sunderland: 38.0Hartlepool: 49.1

    49.1Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count38.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 120.9, Sunderland 112.3Sunderland: 112.3Hartlepool: 120.9

    120.9Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count112.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Hartlepool 184.5, Sunderland 160.0Sunderland: 160.0Hartlepool: 184.5

    184.5Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count160.0

  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, Sunderland 27.9Sunderland: 27.9Hartlepool: 30.8

    30.8Hartlepool is higherDepends on how you count27.9

Show the numbers
Hartlepool and Sunderland, per resident
MeasureHartlepoolSunderlandHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,878£5,903£5,575£5,529£5,552£5,244Hartlepool
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,582£2,593£2,449£2,578£2,589£2,446Hartlepool
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,031£2,040£1,927£1,716£1,723£1,628Hartlepool
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,189£2,198£2,076£2,260£2,270£2,144Sunderland
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£140£140£133£125£125£118Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£244£245£232£185£186£176Hartlepool
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£8.56£8.60£8.12£8.15£8.18£7.73Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£809£812£767£756£760£718Hartlepool
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£170£171£161£199£200£188Sunderland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£143£144£136£129£130£123Hartlepool
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,625£1,632£1,541£1,279£1,285£1,213Hartlepool
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£278£279£263£274£275£260Hartlepool
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£252£253£239£290£292£275Sunderland
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.00£4.01£3.79£8.40£8.44£7.97Sunderland
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£8.00£8.04£7.59£8.33£8.36£7.90Sunderland
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.39£8.43£7.96£5.81£5.83£5.51Hartlepool
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026194.5201.1Sunderland
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202635.532.5Hartlepool
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202649.138.0Hartlepool
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026120.9112.3Hartlepool
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026184.5160.0Hartlepool
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202630.827.9Hartlepool

Total

Hartlepool is higher on 0 of 22 measures, and Sunderland 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 Sunderland

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Hartlepool £575.2m, Sunderland £1.6bnSunderland: £1.6bnHartlepool: £575.2mSunderland: £1.6bnHartlepool: £577.7mSunderland: £1.5bnHartlepool: £545.6m

    £575.2m£577.7m£545.6mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Hartlepool £252.7m, Sunderland £739.2mSunderland: £739.2mHartlepool: £252.7mSunderland: £742.3mHartlepool: £253.7mSunderland: £701.2mHartlepool: £239.7m

    £252.7m£253.7m£239.7mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£739.2m£742.3m£701.2m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Hartlepool £198.8m, Sunderland £491.9mSunderland: £491.9mHartlepool: £198.8mSunderland: £494.0mHartlepool: £199.6mSunderland: £466.6mHartlepool: £188.6m

    £198.8m£199.6m£188.6mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£491.9m£494.0m£466.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool £214.2m, Sunderland £648.1mSunderland: £648.1mHartlepool: £214.2mSunderland: £650.8mHartlepool: £215.2mSunderland: £614.7mHartlepool: £203.2m

    £214.2m£215.2m£203.2mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£648.1m£650.8m£614.7m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool £13.7m, Sunderland £35.8mSunderland: £35.8mHartlepool: £13.7mSunderland: £35.9mHartlepool: £13.7mSunderland: £33.9mHartlepool: £13.0m

    £13.7m£13.7m£13.0mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£35.8m£35.9m£33.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £23.9m, Sunderland £53.0mSunderland: £53.0mHartlepool: £23.9mSunderland: £53.3mHartlepool: £24.0mSunderland: £50.3mHartlepool: £22.7m

    £23.9m£24.0m£22.7mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£53.0m£53.3m£50.3m

  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, Sunderland £2.3mSunderland: £2.3mHartlepool: £0.84mSunderland: £2.3mHartlepool: £0.84mSunderland: £2.2mHartlepool: £0.80m

    £0.84m£0.84m£0.80mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £79.1m, Sunderland £216.9mSunderland: £216.9mHartlepool: £79.1mSunderland: £217.8mHartlepool: £79.5mSunderland: £205.7mHartlepool: £75.1m

    £79.1m£79.5m£75.1mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£216.9m£217.8m£205.7m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool £16.7m, Sunderland £57.0mSunderland: £57.0mHartlepool: £16.7mSunderland: £57.2mHartlepool: £16.7mSunderland: £54.0mHartlepool: £15.8m

    £16.7m£16.7m£15.8mSunderland is higher£57.0m£57.2m£54.0m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool £14.0m, Sunderland £37.1mSunderland: £37.1mHartlepool: £14.0mSunderland: £37.3mHartlepool: £14.1mSunderland: £35.2mHartlepool: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool £159.0m, Sunderland £366.8mSunderland: £366.8mHartlepool: £159.0mSunderland: £368.3mHartlepool: £159.7mSunderland: £347.9mHartlepool: £150.8m

    £159.0m£159.7m£150.8mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£366.8m£368.3m£347.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Hartlepool £27.2m, Sunderland £78.4mSunderland: £78.4mHartlepool: £27.2mSunderland: £78.8mHartlepool: £27.3mSunderland: £74.4mHartlepool: £25.8m

    £27.2m£27.3m£25.8mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£78.4m£78.8m£74.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Hartlepool £24.6m, Sunderland £83.2mSunderland: £83.2mHartlepool: £24.6mSunderland: £83.6mHartlepool: £24.7mSunderland: £78.9mHartlepool: £23.3m

    £24.6m£24.7m£23.3mSunderland is higher£83.2m£83.6m£78.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Hartlepool £0.39m, Sunderland £2.4mSunderland: £2.4mHartlepool: £0.39mSunderland: £2.4mHartlepool: £0.39mSunderland: £2.3mHartlepool: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mSunderland is higher£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Hartlepool £0.78m, Sunderland £2.4mSunderland: £2.4mHartlepool: £0.78mSunderland: £2.4mHartlepool: £0.79mSunderland: £2.3mHartlepool: £0.74m

    £0.78m£0.79m£0.74mSunderland is higher£2.4m£2.4m£2.3m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Hartlepool £0.82m, Sunderland £1.7mSunderland: £1.7mHartlepool: £0.82mSunderland: £1.7mHartlepool: £0.82mSunderland: £1.6mHartlepool: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.82m£0.78mSunderland is higherDepends on how you count£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Hartlepool 19,034, Sunderland 57,665Sunderland: 57,665Hartlepool: 19,034

    19,034Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count57,665

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Hartlepool 3,469, Sunderland 9,324Sunderland: 9,324Hartlepool: 3,469

    3,469Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count9,324

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 4,800, Sunderland 10,887Sunderland: 10,887Hartlepool: 4,800

    4,800Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count10,887

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Hartlepool 11,830, Sunderland 32,185Sunderland: 32,185Hartlepool: 11,830

    11,830Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count32,185

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Hartlepool 18,060, Sunderland 45,860Sunderland: 45,860Hartlepool: 18,060

    18,060Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count45,860

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Hartlepool 3,013, Sunderland 8,008Sunderland: 8,008Hartlepool: 3,013

    3,013Sunderland is higherDepends on how you count8,008

Show the numbers
Hartlepool and Sunderland, total
MeasureHartlepoolSunderlandHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£575.2m£577.7m£545.6m£1.6bn£1.6bn£1.5bnSunderland
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£252.7m£253.7m£239.7m£739.2m£742.3m£701.2mSunderland
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£198.8m£199.6m£188.6m£491.9m£494.0m£466.6mSunderland
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£214.2m£215.2m£203.2m£648.1m£650.8m£614.7mSunderland
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.7m£13.7m£13.0m£35.8m£35.9m£33.9mSunderland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m£53.0m£53.3m£50.3mSunderland
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.84m£0.84m£0.80m£2.3m£2.3m£2.2mSunderland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£79.1m£79.5m£75.1m£216.9m£217.8m£205.7mSunderland
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£16.7m£16.7m£15.8m£57.0m£57.2m£54.0mSunderland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mSunderland
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£159.0m£159.7m£150.8m£366.8m£368.3m£347.9mSunderland
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£27.2m£27.3m£25.8m£78.4m£78.8m£74.4mSunderland
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£24.6m£24.7m£23.3m£83.2m£83.6m£78.9mSunderland
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mSunderland
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.79m£0.74m£2.4m£2.4m£2.3mSunderland
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.82m£0.78m£1.7m£1.7m£1.6mSunderland
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,03457,665Sunderland
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,4699,324Sunderland
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,80010,887Sunderland
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202611,83032,185Sunderland
Universal Credittotal, May 202618,06045,860Sunderland
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0138,008Sunderland

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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