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Middlesbrough and Burnley

154,700 and 99,195 residents (mid-2024).

Middlesbrough is higher than Burnley on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 22 of 22 in total.

On 7 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 16 of 22 measures, and Burnley 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 Burnley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Burnley £5,077Burnley: £5,077Middlesbrough: £5,133Burnley: £5,098Middlesbrough: £5,155Burnley: £4,815Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higher£5,077£5,098£4,815

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £12,850, Burnley £12,874Burnley: £12,874Middlesbrough: £12,850Burnley: £12,928Middlesbrough: £12,905Burnley: £12,211Middlesbrough: £12,189

    £12,850£12,905£12,189Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£12,874£12,928£12,211

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £3,124, Burnley £2,965Burnley: £2,965Middlesbrough: £3,124Burnley: £2,978Middlesbrough: £3,138Burnley: £2,812Middlesbrough: £2,964

    £3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough is higher£2,965£2,978£2,812

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £11,205, Burnley £11,339Burnley: £11,339Middlesbrough: £11,205Burnley: £11,387Middlesbrough: £11,253Burnley: £10,755Middlesbrough: £10,629

    £11,205£11,253£10,629Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£11,339£11,387£10,755

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £729, Burnley £619Burnley: £619Middlesbrough: £729Burnley: £622Middlesbrough: £732Burnley: £587Middlesbrough: £691

    £729£732£691Middlesbrough is higher£619£622£587

  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, Burnley £880Burnley: £880Middlesbrough: £874Burnley: £884Middlesbrough: £878Burnley: £835Middlesbrough: £829

    £874£878£829Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£880£884£835

  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, Burnley £36Burnley: £36Middlesbrough: £43Burnley: £36Middlesbrough: £43Burnley: £34Middlesbrough: £40

    £43£43£40Middlesbrough is higher£36£36£34

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Burnley £616Burnley: £616Middlesbrough: £692Burnley: £619Middlesbrough: £695Burnley: £585Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higher£616£619£585

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Burnley £187Burnley: £187Middlesbrough: £149Burnley: £188Middlesbrough: £150Burnley: £177Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£187£188£177

  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, Burnley £179Burnley: £179Middlesbrough: £194Burnley: £180Middlesbrough: £194Burnley: £170Middlesbrough: £184

    £194£194£184Middlesbrough is higher£179£180£170

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £2,450, Burnley £2,364Burnley: £2,364Middlesbrough: £2,450Burnley: £2,374Middlesbrough: £2,461Burnley: £2,242Middlesbrough: £2,324

    £2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough is higher£2,364£2,374£2,242

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Burnley £257Burnley: £257Middlesbrough: £289Burnley: £258Middlesbrough: £290Burnley: £244Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Middlesbrough is higher£257£258£244

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £457, Burnley £410Burnley: £410Middlesbrough: £457Burnley: £412Middlesbrough: £459Burnley: £389Middlesbrough: £433

    £457£459£433Middlesbrough is higher£410£412£389

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £7.59, Burnley £4.89Burnley: £4.89Middlesbrough: £7.59Burnley: £4.91Middlesbrough: £7.62Burnley: £4.64Middlesbrough: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Middlesbrough is higher£4.89£4.91£4.64

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £16, Burnley £7.19Burnley: £7.19Middlesbrough: £16Burnley: £7.22Middlesbrough: £16Burnley: £6.82Middlesbrough: £15

    £16£16£15Middlesbrough is higher£7.19£7.22£6.82

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Burnley £5.96Burnley: £5.96Middlesbrough: £7.83Burnley: £5.98Middlesbrough: £7.87Burnley: £5.65Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  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, Burnley 990.5Burnley: 990.5Middlesbrough: 1,008.0

    1,008.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count990.5

  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, Burnley 143.3Burnley: 143.3Middlesbrough: 174.3

    174.3Middlesbrough is higher143.3

  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, Burnley 185.0Burnley: 185.0Middlesbrough: 182.5

    182.5Burnley is higherDepends on how you count185.0

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 102.4, Burnley 95.0Burnley: 95.0Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higher95.0

  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, Burnley 297.5Burnley: 297.5Middlesbrough: 291.4

    291.4Burnley is higherDepends on how you count297.5

  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, Burnley 41.5Burnley: 41.5Middlesbrough: 42.2

    42.2Middlesbrough is higher41.5

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Middlesbrough and Burnley, per person in the age group
MeasureMiddlesbroughBurnleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£5,077£5,098£4,815Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,850£12,905£12,189£12,874£12,928£12,211Burnley
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,124£3,138£2,964£2,965£2,978£2,812Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,205£11,253£10,629£11,339£11,387£10,755Burnley
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£729£732£691£619£622£587Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£874£878£829£880£884£835Burnley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£43£43£40£36£36£34Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£616£619£585Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£187£188£177Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£194£184£179£180£170Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,450£2,461£2,324£2,364£2,374£2,242Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£257£258£244Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£457£459£433£410£412£389Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£4.89£4.91£4.64Middlesbrough
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£16£15£7.19£7.22£6.82Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£5.96£5.98£5.65Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.0990.5Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.3143.3Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.5185.0Burnley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.495.0Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026291.4297.5Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.241.5Middlesbrough

Per resident

Middlesbrough is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Burnley 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 Burnley

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Burnley £5,077Burnley: £5,077Middlesbrough: £5,133Burnley: £5,098Middlesbrough: £5,155Burnley: £4,815Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higher£5,077£5,098£4,815

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £2,024, Burnley £2,182Burnley: £2,182Middlesbrough: £2,024Burnley: £2,192Middlesbrough: £2,032Burnley: £2,070Middlesbrough: £1,920

    £2,024£2,032£1,920Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£2,182£2,192£2,070

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,971, Burnley £1,828Burnley: £1,828Middlesbrough: £1,971Burnley: £1,836Middlesbrough: £1,979Burnley: £1,734Middlesbrough: £1,870

    £1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough is higher£1,828£1,836£1,734

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,765, Burnley £1,922Burnley: £1,922Middlesbrough: £1,765Burnley: £1,930Middlesbrough: £1,772Burnley: £1,823Middlesbrough: £1,674

    £1,765£1,772£1,674Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£1,922£1,930£1,823

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £115, Burnley £105Burnley: £105Middlesbrough: £115Burnley: £105Middlesbrough: £115Burnley: £100Middlesbrough: £109

    £115£115£109Middlesbrough is higher£105£105£100

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £138, Burnley £149Burnley: £149Middlesbrough: £138Burnley: £150Middlesbrough: £138Burnley: £141Middlesbrough: £131

    £138£138£131Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£149£150£141

  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, Burnley £6.04Burnley: £6.04Middlesbrough: £6.71Burnley: £6.07Middlesbrough: £6.73Burnley: £5.73Middlesbrough: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Middlesbrough is higher£6.04£6.07£5.73

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Burnley £616Burnley: £616Middlesbrough: £692Burnley: £619Middlesbrough: £695Burnley: £585Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higher£616£619£585

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Burnley £187Burnley: £187Middlesbrough: £149Burnley: £188Middlesbrough: £150Burnley: £177Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Burnley is higherDepends on how you count£187£188£177

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £122, Burnley £111Burnley: £111Middlesbrough: £122Burnley: £111Middlesbrough: £123Burnley: £105Middlesbrough: £116

    £122£123£116Middlesbrough is higher£111£111£105

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,546, Burnley £1,457Burnley: £1,457Middlesbrough: £1,546Burnley: £1,463Middlesbrough: £1,552Burnley: £1,382Middlesbrough: £1,466

    £1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough is higher£1,457£1,463£1,382

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Burnley £257Burnley: £257Middlesbrough: £289Burnley: £258Middlesbrough: £290Burnley: £244Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Middlesbrough is higher£257£258£244

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £288, Burnley £253Burnley: £253Middlesbrough: £288Burnley: £254Middlesbrough: £289Burnley: £240Middlesbrough: £273

    £288£289£273Middlesbrough is higher£253£254£240

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £4.79, Burnley £3.02Burnley: £3.02Middlesbrough: £4.79Burnley: £3.03Middlesbrough: £4.81Burnley: £2.86Middlesbrough: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Middlesbrough is higher£3.02£3.03£2.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Middlesbrough £10, Burnley £4.44Burnley: £4.44Middlesbrough: £10Burnley: £4.46Middlesbrough: £10Burnley: £4.21Middlesbrough: £9.71

    £10£10£9.71Middlesbrough is higher£4.44£4.46£4.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Burnley £5.96Burnley: £5.96Middlesbrough: £7.83Burnley: £5.98Middlesbrough: £7.87Burnley: £5.65Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higher£5.96£5.98£5.65

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 158.8, Burnley 167.9Burnley: 167.9Middlesbrough: 158.8

    158.8Burnley is higherDepends on how you count167.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 27.5, Burnley 24.3Burnley: 24.3Middlesbrough: 27.5

    27.5Middlesbrough is higher24.3

  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, Burnley 31.4Burnley: 31.4Middlesbrough: 28.7

    28.7Burnley is higherDepends on how you count31.4

  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, Burnley 95.0Burnley: 95.0Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higher95.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 183.8, Burnley 183.4Burnley: 183.4Middlesbrough: 183.8

    183.8Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count183.4

  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, Burnley 25.6Burnley: 25.6Middlesbrough: 26.6

    26.6Middlesbrough is higher25.6

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Middlesbrough and Burnley, per resident
MeasureMiddlesbroughBurnleyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£5,077£5,098£4,815Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,024£2,032£1,920£2,182£2,192£2,070Burnley
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,971£1,979£1,870£1,828£1,836£1,734Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,765£1,772£1,674£1,922£1,930£1,823Burnley
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£105£105£100Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£149£150£141Burnley
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£6.04£6.07£5.73Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£616£619£585Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£187£188£177Burnley
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£111£111£105Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,552£1,466£1,457£1,463£1,382Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£257£258£244Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£253£254£240Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£3.02£3.03£2.86Middlesbrough
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.71£4.44£4.46£4.21Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£5.96£5.98£5.65Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026158.8167.9Burnley
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.524.3Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.731.4Burnley
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.495.0Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026183.8183.4Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.625.6Middlesbrough

Total

Middlesbrough is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Burnley on 0. 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 Burnley

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Middlesbrough £794.1m, Burnley £503.6mBurnley: £503.6mMiddlesbrough: £794.1mBurnley: £505.7mMiddlesbrough: £797.5mBurnley: £477.7mMiddlesbrough: £753.2m

    £794.1m£797.5m£753.2mMiddlesbrough is higher£503.6m£505.7m£477.7m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Middlesbrough £313.1m, Burnley £216.5mBurnley: £216.5mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mBurnley: £217.4mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mBurnley: £205.3mMiddlesbrough: £297.0m

    £313.1m£314.4m£297.0mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£216.5m£217.4m£205.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Middlesbrough £304.9m, Burnley £181.3mBurnley: £181.3mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mBurnley: £182.1mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mBurnley: £172.0mMiddlesbrough: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mMiddlesbrough is higher£181.3m£182.1m£172.0m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough £273.0m, Burnley £190.7mBurnley: £190.7mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mBurnley: £191.5mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mBurnley: £180.9mMiddlesbrough: £259.0m

    £273.0m£274.2m£259.0mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£190.7m£191.5m£180.9m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough £17.8m, Burnley £10.4mBurnley: £10.4mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mBurnley: £10.5mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mBurnley: £9.9mMiddlesbrough: £16.8m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.8mMiddlesbrough is higher£10.4m£10.5m£9.9m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £21.3m, Burnley £14.8mBurnley: £14.8mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mBurnley: £14.9mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mBurnley: £14.0mMiddlesbrough: £20.2m

    £21.3m£21.4m£20.2mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£14.8m£14.9m£14.0m

  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, Burnley £0.60mBurnley: £0.60mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mBurnley: £0.60mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mBurnley: £0.57mMiddlesbrough: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.60m£0.60m£0.57m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £107.0m, Burnley £61.1mBurnley: £61.1mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mBurnley: £61.4mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mBurnley: £58.0mMiddlesbrough: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mMiddlesbrough is higher£61.1m£61.4m£58.0m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £23.1m, Burnley £18.5mBurnley: £18.5mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mBurnley: £18.6mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mBurnley: £17.6mMiddlesbrough: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£18.5m£18.6m£17.6m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough £18.9m, Burnley £11.0mBurnley: £11.0mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mBurnley: £11.0mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mBurnley: £10.4mMiddlesbrough: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mMiddlesbrough is higher£11.0m£11.0m£10.4m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough £239.1m, Burnley £144.5mBurnley: £144.5mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mBurnley: £145.2mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mBurnley: £137.1mMiddlesbrough: £226.8m

    £239.1m£240.2m£226.8mMiddlesbrough is higher£144.5m£145.2m£137.1m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Middlesbrough £44.7m, Burnley £25.5mBurnley: £25.5mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mBurnley: £25.6mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mBurnley: £24.2mMiddlesbrough: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mMiddlesbrough is higher£25.5m£25.6m£24.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £44.6m, Burnley £25.1mBurnley: £25.1mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mBurnley: £25.2mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mBurnley: £23.8mMiddlesbrough: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mMiddlesbrough is higher£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £0.74m, Burnley £0.30mBurnley: £0.30mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mBurnley: £0.30mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mBurnley: £0.28mMiddlesbrough: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.30m£0.30m£0.28m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Middlesbrough £1.6m, Burnley £0.44mBurnley: £0.44mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mBurnley: £0.44mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mBurnley: £0.42mMiddlesbrough: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.42m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Middlesbrough £1.2m, Burnley £0.59mBurnley: £0.59mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mBurnley: £0.59mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mBurnley: £0.56mMiddlesbrough: £1.1m

    £1.2m£1.2m£1.1mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.59m£0.59m£0.56m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough 24,560, Burnley 16,655Burnley: 16,655Middlesbrough: 24,560

    24,560Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count16,655

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough 4,246, Burnley 2,410Burnley: 2,410Middlesbrough: 4,246

    4,246Middlesbrough is higher2,410

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,446, Burnley 3,111Burnley: 3,111Middlesbrough: 4,446

    4,446Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count3,111

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 15,843, Burnley 9,424Burnley: 9,424Middlesbrough: 15,843

    15,843Middlesbrough is higher9,424

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough 28,438, Burnley 18,194Burnley: 18,194Middlesbrough: 28,438

    28,438Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count18,194

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,117, Burnley 2,535Burnley: 2,535Middlesbrough: 4,117

    4,117Middlesbrough is higher2,535

Show the numbers
Middlesbrough and Burnley, total
MeasureMiddlesbroughBurnleyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m£503.6m£505.7m£477.7mMiddlesbrough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m£216.5m£217.4m£205.3mMiddlesbrough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£181.3m£182.1m£172.0mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m£190.7m£191.5m£180.9mMiddlesbrough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m£10.4m£10.5m£9.9mMiddlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£14.8m£14.9m£14.0mMiddlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.60m£0.60m£0.57mMiddlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£61.1m£61.4m£58.0mMiddlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£18.5m£18.6m£17.6mMiddlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£11.0m£11.0m£10.4mMiddlesbrough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m£144.5m£145.2m£137.1mMiddlesbrough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£25.5m£25.6m£24.2mMiddlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m£25.1m£25.2m£23.8mMiddlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.30m£0.30m£0.28mMiddlesbrough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.44m£0.44m£0.42mMiddlesbrough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,56016,655Middlesbrough
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,2462,410Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4463,111Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,8439,424Middlesbrough
Universal Credittotal, May 202628,43818,194Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,1172,535Middlesbrough

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.
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