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Middlesbrough and Hyndburn

154,700 and 85,895 residents (mid-2024).

Middlesbrough is higher than Hyndburn on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 15 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 18 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn 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 Hyndburn

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Hyndburn £5,112Hyndburn: £5,112Middlesbrough: £5,133Hyndburn: £5,134Middlesbrough: £5,155Hyndburn: £4,849Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higher£5,112£5,134£4,849

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £12,850, Hyndburn £13,099Hyndburn: £13,099Middlesbrough: £12,850Hyndburn: £13,154Middlesbrough: £12,905Hyndburn: £12,425Middlesbrough: £12,189

    £12,850£12,905£12,189Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£13,099£13,154£12,425

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £3,124, Hyndburn £2,848Hyndburn: £2,848Middlesbrough: £3,124Hyndburn: £2,860Middlesbrough: £3,138Hyndburn: £2,701Middlesbrough: £2,964

    £3,124£3,138£2,964Middlesbrough is higher£2,848£2,860£2,701

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £11,205, Hyndburn £11,620Hyndburn: £11,620Middlesbrough: £11,205Hyndburn: £11,670Middlesbrough: £11,253Hyndburn: £11,023Middlesbrough: £10,629

    £11,205£11,253£10,629Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£11,620£11,670£11,023

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Middlesbrough £729, Hyndburn £579Hyndburn: £579Middlesbrough: £729Hyndburn: £582Middlesbrough: £732Hyndburn: £549Middlesbrough: £691

    £729£732£691Middlesbrough is higher£579£582£549

  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, Hyndburn £863Hyndburn: £863Middlesbrough: £874Hyndburn: £867Middlesbrough: £878Hyndburn: £819Middlesbrough: £829

    £874£878£829Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£863£867£819

  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, Hyndburn £36Hyndburn: £36Middlesbrough: £43Hyndburn: £36Middlesbrough: £43Hyndburn: £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, Hyndburn £637Hyndburn: £637Middlesbrough: £692Hyndburn: £639Middlesbrough: £695Hyndburn: £604Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higher£637£639£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Hyndburn £190Hyndburn: £190Middlesbrough: £149Hyndburn: £191Middlesbrough: £150Hyndburn: £180Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

  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, Hyndburn £162Hyndburn: £162Middlesbrough: £194Hyndburn: £163Middlesbrough: £194Hyndburn: £154Middlesbrough: £184

    £194£194£184Middlesbrough is higher£162£163£154

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £2,450, Hyndburn £2,221Hyndburn: £2,221Middlesbrough: £2,450Hyndburn: £2,231Middlesbrough: £2,461Hyndburn: £2,107Middlesbrough: £2,324

    £2,450£2,461£2,324Middlesbrough is higher£2,221£2,231£2,107

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Hyndburn £281Hyndburn: £281Middlesbrough: £289Hyndburn: £282Middlesbrough: £290Hyndburn: £266Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Middlesbrough is higher£281£282£266

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £457, Hyndburn £450Hyndburn: £450Middlesbrough: £457Hyndburn: £451Middlesbrough: £459Hyndburn: £426Middlesbrough: £433

    £457£459£433Middlesbrough is higher£450£451£426

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £7.59, Hyndburn £8.18Hyndburn: £8.18Middlesbrough: £7.59Hyndburn: £8.22Middlesbrough: £7.62Hyndburn: £7.76Middlesbrough: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£8.18£8.22£7.76

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Middlesbrough £16, Hyndburn £7.43Hyndburn: £7.43Middlesbrough: £16Hyndburn: £7.46Middlesbrough: £16Hyndburn: £7.05Middlesbrough: £15

    £16£16£15Middlesbrough is higher£7.43£7.46£7.05

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Hyndburn £6.84Hyndburn: £6.84Middlesbrough: £7.83Hyndburn: £6.87Middlesbrough: £7.87Hyndburn: £6.49Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higher£6.84£6.87£6.49

  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, Hyndburn 1,002.9Hyndburn: 1,002.9Middlesbrough: 1,008.0

    1,008.0Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count1,002.9

  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, Hyndburn 145.2Hyndburn: 145.2Middlesbrough: 174.3

    174.3Middlesbrough is higher145.2

  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, Hyndburn 179.7Hyndburn: 179.7Middlesbrough: 182.5

    182.5Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count179.7

  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, Hyndburn 97.3Hyndburn: 97.3Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higher97.3

  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, Hyndburn 283.0Hyndburn: 283.0Middlesbrough: 291.4

    291.4Middlesbrough is higher283.0

  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, Hyndburn 37.3Hyndburn: 37.3Middlesbrough: 42.2

    42.2Middlesbrough is higher37.3

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Middlesbrough and Hyndburn, per person in the age group
MeasureMiddlesbroughHyndburnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£5,112£5,134£4,849Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,850£12,905£12,189£13,099£13,154£12,425Hyndburn
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3,124£3,138£2,964£2,848£2,860£2,701Middlesbrough
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,205£11,253£10,629£11,620£11,670£11,023Hyndburn
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£729£732£691£579£582£549Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£874£878£829£863£867£819Middlesbrough
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£637£639£604Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£190£191£180Hyndburn
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£194£194£184£162£163£154Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,450£2,461£2,324£2,221£2,231£2,107Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£281£282£266Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£457£459£433£450£451£426Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£8.18£8.22£7.76Hyndburn
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£16£16£15£7.43£7.46£7.05Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£6.84£6.87£6.49Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,008.01,002.9Middlesbrough
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026174.3145.2Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026182.5179.7Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.497.3Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026291.4283.0Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202642.237.3Middlesbrough

Per resident

Middlesbrough is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn on 7. 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 Hyndburn

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £5,133, Hyndburn £5,112Hyndburn: £5,112Middlesbrough: £5,133Hyndburn: £5,134Middlesbrough: £5,155Hyndburn: £4,849Middlesbrough: £4,869

    £5,133£5,155£4,869Middlesbrough is higher£5,112£5,134£4,849

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £2,024, Hyndburn £2,232Hyndburn: £2,232Middlesbrough: £2,024Hyndburn: £2,242Middlesbrough: £2,032Hyndburn: £2,117Middlesbrough: £1,920

    £2,024£2,032£1,920Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£2,232£2,242£2,117

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,971, Hyndburn £1,765Hyndburn: £1,765Middlesbrough: £1,971Hyndburn: £1,773Middlesbrough: £1,979Hyndburn: £1,675Middlesbrough: £1,870

    £1,971£1,979£1,870Middlesbrough is higher£1,765£1,773£1,675

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,765, Hyndburn £1,980Hyndburn: £1,980Middlesbrough: £1,765Hyndburn: £1,989Middlesbrough: £1,772Hyndburn: £1,878Middlesbrough: £1,674

    £1,765£1,772£1,674Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£1,980£1,989£1,878

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £115, Hyndburn £99Hyndburn: £99Middlesbrough: £115Hyndburn: £99Middlesbrough: £115Hyndburn: £94Middlesbrough: £109

    £115£115£109Middlesbrough is higher£99£99£94

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £138, Hyndburn £147Hyndburn: £147Middlesbrough: £138Hyndburn: £148Middlesbrough: £138Hyndburn: £140Middlesbrough: £131

    £138£138£131Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£147£148£140

  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, Hyndburn £6.13Hyndburn: £6.13Middlesbrough: £6.71Hyndburn: £6.15Middlesbrough: £6.73Hyndburn: £5.81Middlesbrough: £6.36

    £6.71£6.73£6.36Middlesbrough is higher£6.13£6.15£5.81

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £692, Hyndburn £637Hyndburn: £637Middlesbrough: £692Hyndburn: £639Middlesbrough: £695Hyndburn: £604Middlesbrough: £656

    £692£695£656Middlesbrough is higher£637£639£604

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £149, Hyndburn £190Hyndburn: £190Middlesbrough: £149Hyndburn: £191Middlesbrough: £150Hyndburn: £180Middlesbrough: £142

    £149£150£142Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£190£191£180

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Middlesbrough £122, Hyndburn £100Hyndburn: £100Middlesbrough: £122Hyndburn: £101Middlesbrough: £123Hyndburn: £95Middlesbrough: £116

    £122£123£116Middlesbrough is higher£100£101£95

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Middlesbrough £1,546, Hyndburn £1,377Hyndburn: £1,377Middlesbrough: £1,546Hyndburn: £1,383Middlesbrough: £1,552Hyndburn: £1,306Middlesbrough: £1,466

    £1,546£1,552£1,466Middlesbrough is higher£1,377£1,383£1,306

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Middlesbrough £289, Hyndburn £281Hyndburn: £281Middlesbrough: £289Hyndburn: £282Middlesbrough: £290Hyndburn: £266Middlesbrough: £274

    £289£290£274Middlesbrough is higher£281£282£266

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £288, Hyndburn £279Hyndburn: £279Middlesbrough: £288Hyndburn: £280Middlesbrough: £289Hyndburn: £264Middlesbrough: £273

    £288£289£273Middlesbrough is higher£279£280£264

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Middlesbrough £4.79, Hyndburn £5.07Hyndburn: £5.07Middlesbrough: £4.79Hyndburn: £5.09Middlesbrough: £4.81Hyndburn: £4.81Middlesbrough: £4.54

    £4.79£4.81£4.54Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count£5.07£5.09£4.81

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Middlesbrough £10, Hyndburn £4.61Hyndburn: £4.61Middlesbrough: £10Hyndburn: £4.63Middlesbrough: £10Hyndburn: £4.37Middlesbrough: £9.71

    £10£10£9.71Middlesbrough is higher£4.61£4.63£4.37

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Middlesbrough £7.83, Hyndburn £6.84Hyndburn: £6.84Middlesbrough: £7.83Hyndburn: £6.87Middlesbrough: £7.87Hyndburn: £6.49Middlesbrough: £7.43

    £7.83£7.87£7.43Middlesbrough is higher£6.84£6.87£6.49

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 158.8, Hyndburn 170.9Hyndburn: 170.9Middlesbrough: 158.8

    158.8Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count170.9

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 27.5, Hyndburn 24.7Hyndburn: 24.7Middlesbrough: 27.5

    27.5Middlesbrough is higher24.7

  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, Hyndburn 30.6Hyndburn: 30.6Middlesbrough: 28.7

    28.7Hyndburn is higherDepends on how you count30.6

  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, Hyndburn 97.3Hyndburn: 97.3Middlesbrough: 102.4

    102.4Middlesbrough is higher97.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Middlesbrough 183.8, Hyndburn 175.5Hyndburn: 175.5Middlesbrough: 183.8

    183.8Middlesbrough is higher175.5

  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, Hyndburn 23.1Hyndburn: 23.1Middlesbrough: 26.6

    26.6Middlesbrough is higher23.1

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Middlesbrough and Hyndburn, per resident
MeasureMiddlesbroughHyndburnHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,133£5,155£4,869£5,112£5,134£4,849Middlesbrough
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,024£2,032£1,920£2,232£2,242£2,117Hyndburn
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,971£1,979£1,870£1,765£1,773£1,675Middlesbrough
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,765£1,772£1,674£1,980£1,989£1,878Hyndburn
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£115£115£109£99£99£94Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£147£148£140Hyndburn
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.71£6.73£6.36£6.13£6.15£5.81Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£692£695£656£637£639£604Middlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£149£150£142£190£191£180Hyndburn
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£122£123£116£100£101£95Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,546£1,552£1,466£1,377£1,383£1,306Middlesbrough
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£289£290£274£281£282£266Middlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£288£289£273£279£280£264Middlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.79£4.81£4.54£5.07£5.09£4.81Hyndburn
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£10£10£9.71£4.61£4.63£4.37Middlesbrough
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.83£7.87£7.43£6.84£6.87£6.49Middlesbrough
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026158.8170.9Hyndburn
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.524.7Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.730.6Hyndburn
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026102.497.3Middlesbrough
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026183.8175.5Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202626.623.1Middlesbrough

Total

Middlesbrough is higher on 22 of 22 measures, and Hyndburn 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 Hyndburn

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Middlesbrough £794.1m, Hyndburn £439.1mHyndburn: £439.1mMiddlesbrough: £794.1mHyndburn: £441.0mMiddlesbrough: £797.5mHyndburn: £416.5mMiddlesbrough: £753.2m

    £794.1m£797.5m£753.2mMiddlesbrough is higher£439.1m£441.0m£416.5m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Middlesbrough £313.1m, Hyndburn £191.7mHyndburn: £191.7mMiddlesbrough: £313.1mHyndburn: £192.6mMiddlesbrough: £314.4mHyndburn: £181.9mMiddlesbrough: £297.0m

    £313.1m£314.4m£297.0mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£191.7m£192.6m£181.9m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Middlesbrough £304.9m, Hyndburn £151.6mHyndburn: £151.6mMiddlesbrough: £304.9mHyndburn: £152.3mMiddlesbrough: £306.2mHyndburn: £143.8mMiddlesbrough: £289.2m

    £304.9m£306.2m£289.2mMiddlesbrough is higher£151.6m£152.3m£143.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Middlesbrough £273.0m, Hyndburn £170.1mHyndburn: £170.1mMiddlesbrough: £273.0mHyndburn: £170.8mMiddlesbrough: £274.2mHyndburn: £161.3mMiddlesbrough: £259.0m

    £273.0m£274.2m£259.0mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£170.1m£170.8m£161.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough £17.8m, Hyndburn £8.5mHyndburn: £8.5mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mHyndburn: £8.5mMiddlesbrough: £17.8mHyndburn: £8.0mMiddlesbrough: £16.8m

    £17.8m£17.8m£16.8mMiddlesbrough is higher£8.5m£8.5m£8.0m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £21.3m, Hyndburn £12.6mHyndburn: £12.6mMiddlesbrough: £21.3mHyndburn: £12.7mMiddlesbrough: £21.4mHyndburn: £12.0mMiddlesbrough: £20.2m

    £21.3m£21.4m£20.2mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£12.6m£12.7m£12.0m

  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, Hyndburn £0.53mHyndburn: £0.53mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mHyndburn: £0.53mMiddlesbrough: £1.0mHyndburn: £0.50mMiddlesbrough: £0.98m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.98mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.53m£0.53m£0.50m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £107.0m, Hyndburn £54.7mHyndburn: £54.7mMiddlesbrough: £107.0mHyndburn: £54.9mMiddlesbrough: £107.5mHyndburn: £51.9mMiddlesbrough: £101.5m

    £107.0m£107.5m£101.5mMiddlesbrough is higher£54.7m£54.9m£51.9m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough £23.1m, Hyndburn £16.3mHyndburn: £16.3mMiddlesbrough: £23.1mHyndburn: £16.4mMiddlesbrough: £23.2mHyndburn: £15.5mMiddlesbrough: £21.9m

    £23.1m£23.2m£21.9mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£16.3m£16.4m£15.5m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough £18.9m, Hyndburn £8.6mHyndburn: £8.6mMiddlesbrough: £18.9mHyndburn: £8.7mMiddlesbrough: £19.0mHyndburn: £8.2mMiddlesbrough: £17.9m

    £18.9m£19.0m£17.9mMiddlesbrough is higher£8.6m£8.7m£8.2m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough £239.1m, Hyndburn £118.3mHyndburn: £118.3mMiddlesbrough: £239.1mHyndburn: £118.8mMiddlesbrough: £240.2mHyndburn: £112.2mMiddlesbrough: £226.8m

    £239.1m£240.2m£226.8mMiddlesbrough is higher£118.3m£118.8m£112.2m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Middlesbrough £44.7m, Hyndburn £24.1mHyndburn: £24.1mMiddlesbrough: £44.7mHyndburn: £24.2mMiddlesbrough: £44.9mHyndburn: £22.9mMiddlesbrough: £42.4m

    £44.7m£44.9m£42.4mMiddlesbrough is higher£24.1m£24.2m£22.9m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £44.6m, Hyndburn £23.9mHyndburn: £23.9mMiddlesbrough: £44.6mHyndburn: £24.0mMiddlesbrough: £44.8mHyndburn: £22.7mMiddlesbrough: £42.3m

    £44.6m£44.8m£42.3mMiddlesbrough is higher£23.9m£24.0m£22.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Middlesbrough £0.74m, Hyndburn £0.44mHyndburn: £0.44mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mHyndburn: £0.44mMiddlesbrough: £0.74mHyndburn: £0.41mMiddlesbrough: £0.70m

    £0.74m£0.74m£0.70mMiddlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Middlesbrough £1.6m, Hyndburn £0.40mHyndburn: £0.40mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mHyndburn: £0.40mMiddlesbrough: £1.6mHyndburn: £0.38mMiddlesbrough: £1.5m

    £1.6m£1.6m£1.5mMiddlesbrough is higher£0.40m£0.40m£0.38m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Middlesbrough £1.2m, Hyndburn £0.59mHyndburn: £0.59mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mHyndburn: £0.59mMiddlesbrough: £1.2mHyndburn: £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, Hyndburn 14,680Hyndburn: 14,680Middlesbrough: 24,560

    24,560Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count14,680

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Middlesbrough 4,246, Hyndburn 2,125Hyndburn: 2,125Middlesbrough: 4,246

    4,246Middlesbrough is higher2,125

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,446, Hyndburn 2,631Hyndburn: 2,631Middlesbrough: 4,446

    4,446Middlesbrough is higherDepends on how you count2,631

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Middlesbrough 15,843, Hyndburn 8,357Hyndburn: 8,357Middlesbrough: 15,843

    15,843Middlesbrough is higher8,357

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Middlesbrough 28,438, Hyndburn 15,070Hyndburn: 15,070Middlesbrough: 28,438

    28,438Middlesbrough is higher15,070

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Middlesbrough 4,117, Hyndburn 1,988Hyndburn: 1,988Middlesbrough: 4,117

    4,117Middlesbrough is higher1,988

Show the numbers
Middlesbrough and Hyndburn, total
MeasureMiddlesbroughHyndburnHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£794.1m£797.5m£753.2m£439.1m£441.0m£416.5mMiddlesbrough
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£313.1m£314.4m£297.0m£191.7m£192.6m£181.9mMiddlesbrough
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£304.9m£306.2m£289.2m£151.6m£152.3m£143.8mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£273.0m£274.2m£259.0m£170.1m£170.8m£161.3mMiddlesbrough
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£17.8m£17.8m£16.8m£8.5m£8.5m£8.0mMiddlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£21.3m£21.4m£20.2m£12.6m£12.7m£12.0mMiddlesbrough
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.98m£0.53m£0.53m£0.50mMiddlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£107.0m£107.5m£101.5m£54.7m£54.9m£51.9mMiddlesbrough
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£23.1m£23.2m£21.9m£16.3m£16.4m£15.5mMiddlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.9m£19.0m£17.9m£8.6m£8.7m£8.2mMiddlesbrough
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£239.1m£240.2m£226.8m£118.3m£118.8m£112.2mMiddlesbrough
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£44.7m£44.9m£42.4m£24.1m£24.2m£22.9mMiddlesbrough
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£44.6m£44.8m£42.3m£23.9m£24.0m£22.7mMiddlesbrough
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mMiddlesbrough
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£1.6m£1.6m£1.5m£0.40m£0.40m£0.38mMiddlesbrough
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£0.59m£0.59m£0.56mMiddlesbrough
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,56014,680Middlesbrough
Pension Credittotal, March 20264,2462,125Middlesbrough
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,4462,631Middlesbrough
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202615,8438,357Middlesbrough
Universal Credittotal, May 202628,43815,070Middlesbrough
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20264,1171,988Middlesbrough

Sources

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

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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