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Middlesbrough and Stoke-on-Trent

154,700 and 270,010 residents (mid-2024).

Middlesbrough is higher than Stoke-on-Trent on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 1 of 22 in total.

On 17 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 18 of 22 measures, and Stoke-on-Trent 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

Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Stoke-on-Trent £4,786Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Middlesbrough: £5,133Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Middlesbrough: £5,155Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£4,786£4,806£4,539

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £12,850, Stoke-on-Trent £13,194Stoke-on-Trent: £13,194Middlesbrough: £12,850Stoke-on-Trent: £13,250Middlesbrough: £12,905Stoke-on-Trent: £12,515Middlesbrough: £12,189

    £12,850£12,905£12,189Stoke-on-Trent is higher£13,194£13,250£12,515

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £3,124, Stoke-on-Trent £2,601Stoke-on-Trent: £2,601Middlesbrough: £3,124Stoke-on-Trent: £2,612Middlesbrough: £3,138Stoke-on-Trent: £2,467Middlesbrough: £2,964

    £3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£2,601£2,612£2,467

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £11,205, Stoke-on-Trent £11,745Stoke-on-Trent: £11,745Middlesbrough: £11,205Stoke-on-Trent: £11,795Middlesbrough: £11,253Stoke-on-Trent: £11,141Middlesbrough: £10,629

    £11,205£11,253£10,629Stoke-on-Trent is higher£11,745£11,795£11,141

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £729, Stoke-on-Trent £557Stoke-on-Trent: £557Middlesbrough: £729Stoke-on-Trent: £559Middlesbrough: £732Stoke-on-Trent: £528Middlesbrough: £691

    £729£732£691Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£557£559£528

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £855Stoke-on-Trent: £855Middlesbrough: £874Stoke-on-Trent: £859Middlesbrough: £878Stoke-on-Trent: £811Middlesbrough: £829

    £874£878£829Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£855£859£811

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £37Stoke-on-Trent: £37Middlesbrough: £43Stoke-on-Trent: £37Middlesbrough: £43Stoke-on-Trent: £35Middlesbrough: £40

    £43£43£40Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£37£37£35

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Stoke-on-Trent £604Stoke-on-Trent: £604Middlesbrough: £692Stoke-on-Trent: £606Middlesbrough: £695Stoke-on-Trent: £573Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£604£606£573

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Stoke-on-Trent £145Stoke-on-Trent: £145Middlesbrough: £149Stoke-on-Trent: £145Middlesbrough: £150Stoke-on-Trent: £137Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£145£145£137

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £153Stoke-on-Trent: £153Middlesbrough: £194Stoke-on-Trent: £154Middlesbrough: £194Stoke-on-Trent: £145Middlesbrough: £184

    £194£194£184Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£153£154£145

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £2,450, Stoke-on-Trent £1,994Stoke-on-Trent: £1,994Middlesbrough: £2,450Stoke-on-Trent: £2,002Middlesbrough: £2,461Stoke-on-Trent: £1,891Middlesbrough: £2,324

    £2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,994£2,002£1,891

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Stoke-on-Trent £281Stoke-on-Trent: £281Middlesbrough: £289Stoke-on-Trent: £283Middlesbrough: £290Stoke-on-Trent: £267Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£281£283£267

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £457, Stoke-on-Trent £434Stoke-on-Trent: £434Middlesbrough: £457Stoke-on-Trent: £436Middlesbrough: £459Stoke-on-Trent: £412Middlesbrough: £433

    £457£459£433Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£434£436£412

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £7.59, Stoke-on-Trent £11Stoke-on-Trent: £11Middlesbrough: £7.59Stoke-on-Trent: £11Middlesbrough: £7.62Stoke-on-Trent: £10Middlesbrough: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stoke-on-Trent 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, Stoke-on-Trent £9.18Stoke-on-Trent: £9.18Middlesbrough: £16Stoke-on-Trent: £9.22Middlesbrough: £16Stoke-on-Trent: £8.71Middlesbrough: £15

    £16£16£15Middlesbrough is higher£9.18£9.22£8.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Stoke-on-Trent £4.72Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Middlesbrough: £7.83Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Middlesbrough: £7.87Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 1,018.1Stoke-on-Trent: 1,018.1Middlesbrough: 1,008.0

    1,008.0Stoke-on-Trent is higher1,018.1

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 143.1Stoke-on-Trent: 143.1Middlesbrough: 174.3

    174.3Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count143.1

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 178.1Stoke-on-Trent: 178.1Middlesbrough: 182.5

    182.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count178.1

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 102.4, Stoke-on-Trent 86.3Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count86.3

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 262.6Stoke-on-Trent: 262.6Middlesbrough: 291.4

    291.4Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count262.6

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 34.3Stoke-on-Trent: 34.3Middlesbrough: 42.2

    42.2Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count34.3

Show the numbers
Middlesbrough and Stoke-on-Trent, per person in the age group
MeasureMiddlesbroughStoke-on-TrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£4,786£4,806£4,539Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,850£12,905£12,189£13,194£13,250£12,515Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,124£3,138£2,964£2,601£2,612£2,467Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,205£11,253£10,629£11,745£11,795£11,141Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£729£732£691£557£559£528Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£874£878£829£855£859£811Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£43£43£40£37£37£35Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£604£606£573Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£145£145£137Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£194£184£153£154£145Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,450£2,461£2,324£1,994£2,002£1,891Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£281£283£267Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£457£459£433£434£436£412Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£11£11£10Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£16£15£9.18£9.22£8.71Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£4.72£4.74£4.48Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.01,018.1Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.3143.1Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.5178.1Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.486.3Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026291.4262.6Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.234.3Middlesbrough

Per resident

Middlesbrough is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Stoke-on-Trent 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

Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Stoke-on-Trent £4,786Stoke-on-Trent: £4,786Middlesbrough: £5,133Stoke-on-Trent: £4,806Middlesbrough: £5,155Stoke-on-Trent: £4,539Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£4,786£4,806£4,539

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £2,024, Stoke-on-Trent £2,120Stoke-on-Trent: £2,120Middlesbrough: £2,024Stoke-on-Trent: £2,129Middlesbrough: £2,032Stoke-on-Trent: £2,011Middlesbrough: £1,920

    £2,024£2,032£1,920Stoke-on-Trent is higher£2,120£2,129£2,011

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,971, Stoke-on-Trent £1,631Stoke-on-Trent: £1,631Middlesbrough: £1,971Stoke-on-Trent: £1,638Middlesbrough: £1,979Stoke-on-Trent: £1,547Middlesbrough: £1,870

    £1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,631£1,638£1,547

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,765, Stoke-on-Trent £1,887Stoke-on-Trent: £1,887Middlesbrough: £1,765Stoke-on-Trent: £1,895Middlesbrough: £1,772Stoke-on-Trent: £1,790Middlesbrough: £1,674

    £1,765£1,772£1,674Stoke-on-Trent is higher£1,887£1,895£1,790

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £115, Stoke-on-Trent £89Stoke-on-Trent: £89Middlesbrough: £115Stoke-on-Trent: £90Middlesbrough: £115Stoke-on-Trent: £85Middlesbrough: £109

    £115£115£109Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£89£90£85

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £138, Stoke-on-Trent £137Stoke-on-Trent: £137Middlesbrough: £138Stoke-on-Trent: £138Middlesbrough: £138Stoke-on-Trent: £130Middlesbrough: £131

    £138£138£131Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£137£138£130

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £5.90Stoke-on-Trent: £5.90Middlesbrough: £6.71Stoke-on-Trent: £5.93Middlesbrough: £6.73Stoke-on-Trent: £5.60Middlesbrough: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£5.90£5.93£5.60

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Stoke-on-Trent £604Stoke-on-Trent: £604Middlesbrough: £692Stoke-on-Trent: £606Middlesbrough: £695Stoke-on-Trent: £573Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£604£606£573

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Stoke-on-Trent £145Stoke-on-Trent: £145Middlesbrough: £149Stoke-on-Trent: £145Middlesbrough: £150Stoke-on-Trent: £137Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£145£145£137

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £122, Stoke-on-Trent £96Stoke-on-Trent: £96Middlesbrough: £122Stoke-on-Trent: £96Middlesbrough: £123Stoke-on-Trent: £91Middlesbrough: £116

    £122£123£116Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£96£96£91

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,546, Stoke-on-Trent £1,250Stoke-on-Trent: £1,250Middlesbrough: £1,546Stoke-on-Trent: £1,256Middlesbrough: £1,552Stoke-on-Trent: £1,186Middlesbrough: £1,466

    £1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£1,250£1,256£1,186

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Stoke-on-Trent £281Stoke-on-Trent: £281Middlesbrough: £289Stoke-on-Trent: £283Middlesbrough: £290Stoke-on-Trent: £267Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£281£283£267

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £288, Stoke-on-Trent £272Stoke-on-Trent: £272Middlesbrough: £288Stoke-on-Trent: £273Middlesbrough: £289Stoke-on-Trent: £258Middlesbrough: £273

    £288£289£273Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£272£273£258

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £4.79, Stoke-on-Trent £6.77Stoke-on-Trent: £6.77Middlesbrough: £4.79Stoke-on-Trent: £6.80Middlesbrough: £4.81Stoke-on-Trent: £6.42Middlesbrough: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Stoke-on-Trent is higher£6.77£6.80£6.42

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Middlesbrough £10, Stoke-on-Trent £5.76Stoke-on-Trent: £5.76Middlesbrough: £10Stoke-on-Trent: £5.78Middlesbrough: £10Stoke-on-Trent: £5.46Middlesbrough: £9.71

    £10£10£9.71Middlesbrough is higher£5.76£5.78£5.46

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Stoke-on-Trent £4.72Stoke-on-Trent: £4.72Middlesbrough: £7.83Stoke-on-Trent: £4.74Middlesbrough: £7.87Stoke-on-Trent: £4.48Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£4.72£4.74£4.48

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 158.8, Stoke-on-Trent 163.6Stoke-on-Trent: 163.6Middlesbrough: 158.8

    158.8Stoke-on-Trent is higher163.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 27.5, Stoke-on-Trent 23.0Stoke-on-Trent: 23.0Middlesbrough: 27.5

    27.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count23.0

  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, Stoke-on-Trent 28.6Stoke-on-Trent: 28.6Middlesbrough: 28.7

    28.7Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count28.6

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 102.4, Stoke-on-Trent 86.3Stoke-on-Trent: 86.3Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count86.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 183.8, Stoke-on-Trent 164.7Stoke-on-Trent: 164.7Middlesbrough: 183.8

    183.8Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count164.7

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 26.6, Stoke-on-Trent 21.5Stoke-on-Trent: 21.5Middlesbrough: 26.6

    26.6Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count21.5

Show the numbers
Middlesbrough and Stoke-on-Trent, per resident
MeasureMiddlesbroughStoke-on-TrentHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£4,786£4,806£4,539Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,024£2,032£1,920£2,120£2,129£2,011Stoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,971£1,979£1,870£1,631£1,638£1,547Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,765£1,772£1,674£1,887£1,895£1,790Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£89£90£85Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£137£138£130Middlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£5.90£5.93£5.60Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£604£606£573Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£145£145£137Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£96£96£91Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,552£1,466£1,250£1,256£1,186Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£281£283£267Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£272£273£258Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£6.77£6.80£6.42Stoke-on-Trent
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.71£5.76£5.78£5.46Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£4.72£4.74£4.48Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026158.8163.6Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.523.0Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.728.6Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.486.3Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026183.8164.7Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.621.5Middlesbrough

Total

Middlesbrough is higher on 1 of 22 measures, and Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Middlesbrough £794.1m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.3bnStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £794.1mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3bnMiddlesbrough: £797.5mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2bnMiddlesbrough: £753.2m

    £794.1m£797.5m£753.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bn

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Middlesbrough £313.1m, Stoke-on-Trent £572.5mStoke-on-Trent: £572.5mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mStoke-on-Trent: £574.9mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mStoke-on-Trent: £543.0mMiddlesbrough: £297.0m

    £313.1m£314.4m£297.0mStoke-on-Trent is higher£572.5m£574.9m£543.0m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Middlesbrough £304.9m, Stoke-on-Trent £440.3mStoke-on-Trent: £440.3mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mStoke-on-Trent: £442.2mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mStoke-on-Trent: £417.7mMiddlesbrough: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£440.3m£442.2m£417.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough £273.0m, Stoke-on-Trent £509.6mStoke-on-Trent: £509.6mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mStoke-on-Trent: £511.8mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mStoke-on-Trent: £483.4mMiddlesbrough: £259.0m

    £273.0m£274.2m£259.0mStoke-on-Trent is higher£509.6m£511.8m£483.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough £17.8m, Stoke-on-Trent £24.2mStoke-on-Trent: £24.2mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mStoke-on-Trent: £24.3mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mStoke-on-Trent: £22.9mMiddlesbrough: £16.8m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.8mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£24.2m£24.3m£22.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £21.3m, Stoke-on-Trent £37.1mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mStoke-on-Trent: £37.3mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mStoke-on-Trent: £35.2mMiddlesbrough: £20.2m

    £21.3m£21.4m£20.2mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£37.1m£37.3m£35.2m

  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, Stoke-on-Trent £1.6mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5mMiddlesbrough: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £107.0m, Stoke-on-Trent £163.0mStoke-on-Trent: £163.0mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mStoke-on-Trent: £163.7mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mStoke-on-Trent: £154.6mMiddlesbrough: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£163.0m£163.7m£154.6m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £23.1m, Stoke-on-Trent £39.1mStoke-on-Trent: £39.1mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mStoke-on-Trent: £39.3mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mStoke-on-Trent: £37.1mMiddlesbrough: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£39.1m£39.3m£37.1m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough £18.9m, Stoke-on-Trent £25.9mStoke-on-Trent: £25.9mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mStoke-on-Trent: £26.0mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mStoke-on-Trent: £24.6mMiddlesbrough: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£25.9m£26.0m£24.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough £239.1m, Stoke-on-Trent £337.6mStoke-on-Trent: £337.6mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mStoke-on-Trent: £339.0mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mStoke-on-Trent: £320.2mMiddlesbrough: £226.8m

    £239.1m£240.2m£226.8mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£337.6m£339.0m£320.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Middlesbrough £44.7m, Stoke-on-Trent £76.0mStoke-on-Trent: £76.0mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mStoke-on-Trent: £76.3mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mStoke-on-Trent: £72.1mMiddlesbrough: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £44.6m, Stoke-on-Trent £73.5mStoke-on-Trent: £73.5mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mStoke-on-Trent: £73.8mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mStoke-on-Trent: £69.7mMiddlesbrough: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£73.5m£73.8m£69.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £0.74m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.8mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mStoke-on-Trent: £1.8mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mStoke-on-Trent: £1.7mMiddlesbrough: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mStoke-on-Trent is higher£1.8m£1.8m£1.7m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Middlesbrough £1.6m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.6mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mStoke-on-Trent: £1.6mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mStoke-on-Trent: £1.5mMiddlesbrough: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mMiddlesbrough is higher£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Middlesbrough £1.2m, Stoke-on-Trent £1.3mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.3mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mStoke-on-Trent: £1.2mMiddlesbrough: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mStoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count£1.3m£1.3m£1.2m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough 24,560, Stoke-on-Trent 44,177Stoke-on-Trent: 44,177Middlesbrough: 24,560

    24,560Stoke-on-Trent is higher44,177

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough 4,246, Stoke-on-Trent 6,210Stoke-on-Trent: 6,210Middlesbrough: 4,246

    4,246Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count6,210

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,446, Stoke-on-Trent 7,726Stoke-on-Trent: 7,726Middlesbrough: 4,446

    4,446Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count7,726

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 15,843, Stoke-on-Trent 23,312Stoke-on-Trent: 23,312Middlesbrough: 15,843

    15,843Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count23,312

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough 28,438, Stoke-on-Trent 44,457Stoke-on-Trent: 44,457Middlesbrough: 28,438

    28,438Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count44,457

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,117, Stoke-on-Trent 5,808Stoke-on-Trent: 5,808Middlesbrough: 4,117

    4,117Stoke-on-Trent is higherDepends on how you count5,808

Show the numbers
Middlesbrough and Stoke-on-Trent, total
MeasureMiddlesbroughStoke-on-TrentHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m£1.3bn£1.3bn£1.2bnStoke-on-Trent
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m£572.5m£574.9m£543.0mStoke-on-Trent
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£440.3m£442.2m£417.7mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m£509.6m£511.8m£483.4mStoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m£24.2m£24.3m£22.9mStoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£37.1m£37.3m£35.2mStoke-on-Trent
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mStoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£163.0m£163.7m£154.6mStoke-on-Trent
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£39.1m£39.3m£37.1mStoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£25.9m£26.0m£24.6mStoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m£337.6m£339.0m£320.2mStoke-on-Trent
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£76.0m£76.3m£72.1mStoke-on-Trent
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m£73.5m£73.8m£69.7mStoke-on-Trent
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£1.8m£1.8m£1.7mStoke-on-Trent
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£1.6m£1.6m£1.5mMiddlesbrough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m£1.2mStoke-on-Trent
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,56044,177Stoke-on-Trent
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,2466,210Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4467,726Stoke-on-Trent
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,84323,312Stoke-on-Trent
Universal Credittotal, May 202628,43844,457Stoke-on-Trent
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,1175,808Stoke-on-Trent

Sources

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

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