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Middlesbrough and Kingston upon Hull, City of

154,700 and 274,727 residents (mid-2024).

Middlesbrough is higher than Kingston upon Hull, City of on 11 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 15 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

Middlesbrough is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Hull, City of on 11. 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

Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull, City of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Kingston upon Hull, City of £4,885Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,885Middlesbrough: £5,133Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,905Middlesbrough: £5,155Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,633Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£4,885£4,905£4,633

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £12,850, Kingston upon Hull, City of £13,009Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13,009Middlesbrough: £12,850Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13,064Middlesbrough: £12,905Kingston upon Hull, City of: £12,339Middlesbrough: £12,189

    £12,850£12,905£12,189Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£13,009£13,064£12,339

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £3,124, Kingston upon Hull, City of £2,894Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,894Middlesbrough: £3,124Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,907Middlesbrough: £3,138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,745Middlesbrough: £2,964

    £3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£2,894£2,907£2,745

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £11,205, Kingston upon Hull, City of £11,332Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11,332Middlesbrough: £11,205Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11,380Middlesbrough: £11,253Kingston upon Hull, City of: £10,749Middlesbrough: £10,629

    £11,205£11,253£10,629Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£11,332£11,380£10,749

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £729, Kingston upon Hull, City of £763Kingston upon Hull, City of: £763Middlesbrough: £729Kingston upon Hull, City of: £766Middlesbrough: £732Kingston upon Hull, City of: £724Middlesbrough: £691

    £729£732£691Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£763£766£724

  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: Middlesbrough £874, Kingston upon Hull, City of £866Kingston upon Hull, City of: £866Middlesbrough: £874Kingston upon Hull, City of: £870Middlesbrough: £878Kingston upon Hull, City of: £822Middlesbrough: £829

    £874£878£829Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£866£870£822

  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: Middlesbrough £43, Kingston upon Hull, City of £47Kingston upon Hull, City of: £47Middlesbrough: £43Kingston upon Hull, City of: £48Middlesbrough: £43Kingston upon Hull, City of: £45Middlesbrough: £40

    £43£43£40Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£47£48£45

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Kingston upon Hull, City of £587Kingston upon Hull, City of: £587Middlesbrough: £692Kingston upon Hull, City of: £589Middlesbrough: £695Kingston upon Hull, City of: £556Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£587£589£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Kingston upon Hull, City of £194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £194Middlesbrough: £149Kingston upon Hull, City of: £195Middlesbrough: £150Kingston upon Hull, City of: £184Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£194£195£184

  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: Middlesbrough £194, Kingston upon Hull, City of £165Kingston upon Hull, City of: £165Middlesbrough: £194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £166Middlesbrough: £194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £157Middlesbrough: £184

    £194£194£184Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£165£166£157

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £2,450, Kingston upon Hull, City of £2,244Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,244Middlesbrough: £2,450Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,254Middlesbrough: £2,461Kingston upon Hull, City of: £2,129Middlesbrough: £2,324

    £2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£2,244£2,254£2,129

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Kingston upon Hull, City of £333Kingston upon Hull, City of: £333Middlesbrough: £289Kingston upon Hull, City of: £334Middlesbrough: £290Kingston upon Hull, City of: £316Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£333£334£316

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £457, Kingston upon Hull, City of £461Kingston upon Hull, City of: £461Middlesbrough: £457Kingston upon Hull, City of: £463Middlesbrough: £459Kingston upon Hull, City of: £437Middlesbrough: £433

    £457£459£433Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£461£463£437

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £7.59, Kingston upon Hull, City of £11Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11Middlesbrough: £7.59Kingston upon Hull, City of: £11Middlesbrough: £7.62Kingston upon Hull, City of: £10Middlesbrough: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£11£11£10

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £16, Kingston upon Hull, City of £13Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13Middlesbrough: £16Kingston upon Hull, City of: £13Middlesbrough: £16Kingston upon Hull, City of: £12Middlesbrough: £15

    £16£16£15Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£13£13£12

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Kingston upon Hull, City of £3.90Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.90Middlesbrough: £7.83Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.92Middlesbrough: £7.87Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.70Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough 1,008.0, Kingston upon Hull, City of 1,017.5Kingston upon Hull, City of: 1,017.5Middlesbrough: 1,008.0

    1,008.0Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count1,017.5

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough 174.3, Kingston upon Hull, City of 187.9Kingston upon Hull, City of: 187.9Middlesbrough: 174.3

    174.3Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count187.9

  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: Middlesbrough 182.5, Kingston upon Hull, City of 177.7Kingston upon Hull, City of: 177.7Middlesbrough: 182.5

    182.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count177.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 102.4, Kingston upon Hull, City of 90.0Kingston upon Hull, City of: 90.0Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count90.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough 291.4, Kingston upon Hull, City of 295.7Kingston upon Hull, City of: 295.7Middlesbrough: 291.4

    291.4Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher295.7

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough 42.2, Kingston upon Hull, City of 36.5Kingston upon Hull, City of: 36.5Middlesbrough: 42.2

    42.2Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count36.5

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Middlesbrough and Kingston upon Hull, City of, per person in the age group
MeasureMiddlesbroughKingston upon Hull, City ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£4,885£4,905£4,633Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,850£12,905£12,189£13,009£13,064£12,339Kingston upon Hull, City of
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,124£3,138£2,964£2,894£2,907£2,745Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,205£11,253£10,629£11,332£11,380£10,749Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£729£732£691£763£766£724Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£874£878£829£866£870£822Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£43£43£40£47£48£45Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£587£589£556Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£194£195£184Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£194£184£165£166£157Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,450£2,461£2,324£2,244£2,254£2,129Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£333£334£316Kingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£457£459£433£461£463£437Kingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£11£11£10Kingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£16£15£13£13£12Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£3.90£3.92£3.70Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.01,017.5Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.3187.9Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.5177.7Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.490.0Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026291.4295.7Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.236.5Middlesbrough

Per resident

Middlesbrough is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Hull, City of 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

Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull, City of

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Kingston upon Hull, City of £4,885Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,885Middlesbrough: £5,133Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,905Middlesbrough: £5,155Kingston upon Hull, City of: £4,633Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£4,885£4,905£4,633

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £2,024, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,896Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,896Middlesbrough: £2,024Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,904Middlesbrough: £2,032Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,799Middlesbrough: £1,920

    £2,024£2,032£1,920Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,896£1,904£1,799

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,971, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,871Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,871Middlesbrough: £1,971Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,879Middlesbrough: £1,979Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,775Middlesbrough: £1,870

    £1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,871£1,879£1,775

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,765, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,652Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,652Middlesbrough: £1,765Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,659Middlesbrough: £1,772Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,567Middlesbrough: £1,674

    £1,765£1,772£1,674Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,652£1,659£1,567

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £115, Kingston upon Hull, City of £111Kingston upon Hull, City of: £111Middlesbrough: £115Kingston upon Hull, City of: £112Middlesbrough: £115Kingston upon Hull, City of: £106Middlesbrough: £109

    £115£115£109Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£111£112£106

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £138, Kingston upon Hull, City of £126Kingston upon Hull, City of: £126Middlesbrough: £138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £127Middlesbrough: £138Kingston upon Hull, City of: £120Middlesbrough: £131

    £138£138£131Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£126£127£120

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £6.71, Kingston upon Hull, City of £6.89Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.89Middlesbrough: £6.71Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.92Middlesbrough: £6.73Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.54Middlesbrough: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£6.89£6.92£6.54

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Kingston upon Hull, City of £587Kingston upon Hull, City of: £587Middlesbrough: £692Kingston upon Hull, City of: £589Middlesbrough: £695Kingston upon Hull, City of: £556Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£587£589£556

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Kingston upon Hull, City of £194Kingston upon Hull, City of: £194Middlesbrough: £149Kingston upon Hull, City of: £195Middlesbrough: £150Kingston upon Hull, City of: £184Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£194£195£184

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £122, Kingston upon Hull, City of £107Kingston upon Hull, City of: £107Middlesbrough: £122Kingston upon Hull, City of: £107Middlesbrough: £123Kingston upon Hull, City of: £101Middlesbrough: £116

    £122£123£116Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£107£107£101

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,546, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1,451Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,451Middlesbrough: £1,546Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,457Middlesbrough: £1,552Kingston upon Hull, City of: £1,376Middlesbrough: £1,466

    £1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,451£1,457£1,376

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Kingston upon Hull, City of £333Kingston upon Hull, City of: £333Middlesbrough: £289Kingston upon Hull, City of: £334Middlesbrough: £290Kingston upon Hull, City of: £316Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£333£334£316

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £288, Kingston upon Hull, City of £298Kingston upon Hull, City of: £298Middlesbrough: £288Kingston upon Hull, City of: £299Middlesbrough: £289Kingston upon Hull, City of: £283Middlesbrough: £273

    £288£289£273Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£298£299£283

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £4.79, Kingston upon Hull, City of £7.04Kingston upon Hull, City of: £7.04Middlesbrough: £4.79Kingston upon Hull, City of: £7.07Middlesbrough: £4.81Kingston upon Hull, City of: £6.68Middlesbrough: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher£7.04£7.07£6.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Middlesbrough £10, Kingston upon Hull, City of £8.50Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.50Middlesbrough: £10Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.53Middlesbrough: £10Kingston upon Hull, City of: £8.06Middlesbrough: £9.71

    £10£10£9.71Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£8.50£8.53£8.06

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Kingston upon Hull, City of £3.90Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.90Middlesbrough: £7.83Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.92Middlesbrough: £7.87Kingston upon Hull, City of: £3.70Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higher£3.90£3.92£3.70

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 158.8, Kingston upon Hull, City of 148.3Kingston upon Hull, City of: 148.3Middlesbrough: 158.8

    158.8Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count148.3

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 27.5, Kingston upon Hull, City of 27.4Kingston upon Hull, City of: 27.4Middlesbrough: 27.5

    27.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count27.4

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 28.7, Kingston upon Hull, City of 25.9Kingston upon Hull, City of: 25.9Middlesbrough: 28.7

    28.7Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count25.9

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 102.4, Kingston upon Hull, City of 90.0Kingston upon Hull, City of: 90.0Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count90.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 183.8, Kingston upon Hull, City of 191.1Kingston upon Hull, City of: 191.1Middlesbrough: 183.8

    183.8Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher191.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 26.6, Kingston upon Hull, City of 23.6Kingston upon Hull, City of: 23.6Middlesbrough: 26.6

    26.6Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count23.6

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Middlesbrough and Kingston upon Hull, City of, per resident
MeasureMiddlesbroughKingston upon Hull, City ofHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£4,885£4,905£4,633Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,024£2,032£1,920£1,896£1,904£1,799Middlesbrough
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,971£1,979£1,870£1,871£1,879£1,775Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,765£1,772£1,674£1,652£1,659£1,567Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£111£112£106Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£126£127£120Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£6.89£6.92£6.54Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£587£589£556Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£194£195£184Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£107£107£101Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,552£1,466£1,451£1,457£1,376Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£333£334£316Kingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£298£299£283Kingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£7.04£7.07£6.68Kingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.71£8.50£8.53£8.06Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£3.90£3.92£3.70Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026158.8148.3Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.527.4Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.725.9Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.490.0Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026183.8191.1Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.623.6Middlesbrough

Total

Middlesbrough is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Kingston upon Hull, City of on 21. 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

Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull, City of

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Middlesbrough £794.1m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.3bnKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £794.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £797.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £753.2m

    £794.1m£797.5m£753.2mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Middlesbrough £313.1m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £520.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £520.9mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £523.2mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mKingston upon Hull, City of: £494.1mMiddlesbrough: £297.0m

    £313.1m£314.4m£297.0mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£520.9m£523.2m£494.1m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Middlesbrough £304.9m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £514.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £514.0mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £516.2mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £487.6mMiddlesbrough: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£514.0m£516.2m£487.6m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough £273.0m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £453.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £453.8mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £455.7mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £430.5mMiddlesbrough: £259.0m

    £273.0m£274.2m£259.0mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£453.8m£455.7m£430.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough £17.8m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £30.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £30.6mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £30.7mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.0mMiddlesbrough: £16.8m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£30.6m£30.7m£29.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £21.3m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £34.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £34.7mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £34.8mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mKingston upon Hull, City of: £32.9mMiddlesbrough: £20.2m

    £21.3m£21.4m£20.2mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£34.7m£34.8m£32.9m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Middlesbrough £1.0m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.8mMiddlesbrough: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £107.0m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £161.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £161.2mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £161.8mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £152.9mMiddlesbrough: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£161.2m£161.8m£152.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £23.1m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £53.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £53.2mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £53.5mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £50.5mMiddlesbrough: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£53.2m£53.5m£50.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough £18.9m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £29.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.3mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £29.4mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mKingston upon Hull, City of: £27.8mMiddlesbrough: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£29.3m£29.4m£27.8m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough £239.1m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £398.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £398.6mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £400.3mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £378.1mMiddlesbrough: £226.8m

    £239.1m£240.2m£226.8mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£398.6m£400.3m£378.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Middlesbrough £44.7m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £91.5mKingston upon Hull, City of: £91.5mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mKingston upon Hull, City of: £91.9mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £86.8mMiddlesbrough: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£91.5m£91.9m£86.8m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £44.6m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £81.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £81.8mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £82.2mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mKingston upon Hull, City of: £77.6mMiddlesbrough: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£81.8m£82.2m£77.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £0.74m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.9mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.9mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.8mMiddlesbrough: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mKingston upon Hull, City of is higher£1.9m£1.9m£1.8m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Middlesbrough £1.6m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £2.3mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mKingston upon Hull, City of: £2.2mMiddlesbrough: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mKingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count£2.3m£2.3m£2.2m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Middlesbrough £1.2m, Kingston upon Hull, City of £1.1mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.1mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.1mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mKingston upon Hull, City of: £1.0mMiddlesbrough: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mMiddlesbrough is higher£1.1m£1.1m£1.0m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough 24,560, Kingston upon Hull, City of 40,747Kingston upon Hull, City of: 40,747Middlesbrough: 24,560

    24,560Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count40,747

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough 4,246, Kingston upon Hull, City of 7,526Kingston upon Hull, City of: 7,526Middlesbrough: 4,246

    4,246Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count7,526

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,446, Kingston upon Hull, City of 7,117Kingston upon Hull, City of: 7,117Middlesbrough: 4,446

    4,446Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count7,117

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 15,843, Kingston upon Hull, City of 24,736Kingston upon Hull, City of: 24,736Middlesbrough: 15,843

    15,843Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count24,736

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough 28,438, Kingston upon Hull, City of 52,511Kingston upon Hull, City of: 52,511Middlesbrough: 28,438

    28,438Kingston upon Hull, City of is higher52,511

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,117, Kingston upon Hull, City of 6,484Kingston upon Hull, City of: 6,484Middlesbrough: 4,117

    4,117Kingston upon Hull, City of is higherDepends on how you count6,484

Show the numbers
Middlesbrough and Kingston upon Hull, City of, total
MeasureMiddlesbroughKingston upon Hull, City ofHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m£1.3bnKingston upon Hull, City of
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m£520.9m£523.2m£494.1mKingston upon Hull, City of
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£514.0m£516.2m£487.6mKingston upon Hull, City of
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m£453.8m£455.7m£430.5mKingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m£30.6m£30.7m£29.0mKingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£34.7m£34.8m£32.9mKingston upon Hull, City of
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£161.2m£161.8m£152.9mKingston upon Hull, City of
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£53.2m£53.5m£50.5mKingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£29.3m£29.4m£27.8mKingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m£398.6m£400.3m£378.1mKingston upon Hull, City of
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£91.5m£91.9m£86.8mKingston upon Hull, City of
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m£81.8m£82.2m£77.6mKingston upon Hull, City of
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£1.9m£1.9m£1.8mKingston upon Hull, City of
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£2.3m£2.3m£2.2mKingston upon Hull, City of
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.1m£1.1m£1.0mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,56040,747Kingston upon Hull, City of
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,2467,526Kingston upon Hull, City of
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4467,117Kingston upon Hull, City of
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,84324,736Kingston upon Hull, City of
Universal Credittotal, May 202628,43852,511Kingston upon Hull, City of
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,1176,484Kingston upon Hull, City of

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.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.