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Halton and Swale

131,247 and 158,754 residents (mid-2024).

Halton is higher than Swale on 18 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 10 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

Halton is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Swale 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

Halton Swale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halton £5,338, Swale £4,743Swale: £4,743Halton: £5,338Swale: £4,763Halton: £5,361Swale: £4,499Halton: £5,063

    £5,338£5,361£5,063Halton is higherDepends on how you count£4,743£4,763£4,499

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

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Halton £13,205, Swale £12,903Swale: £12,903Halton: £13,205Swale: £12,958Halton: £13,261Swale: £12,239Halton: £12,526

    £13,205£13,261£12,526Halton is higherDepends on how you count£12,903£12,958£12,239

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

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Halton £2,806, Swale £2,435Swale: £2,435Halton: £2,806Swale: £2,446Halton: £2,818Swale: £2,310Halton: £2,662

    £2,806£2,818£2,662Halton is higherDepends on how you count£2,435£2,446£2,310

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

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Halton £11,726, Swale £11,681Swale: £11,681Halton: £11,726Swale: £11,731Halton: £11,776Swale: £11,080Halton: £11,122

    £11,726£11,776£11,122Halton is higherDepends on how you count£11,681£11,731£11,080

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

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Halton £566, Swale £444Swale: £444Halton: £566Swale: £446Halton: £568Swale: £421Halton: £537

    £566£568£537Halton is higher£444£446£421

  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: Halton £877, Swale £750Swale: £750Halton: £877Swale: £753Halton: £881Swale: £711Halton: £832

    £877£881£832Halton is higherDepends on how you count£750£753£711

  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: Halton £36, Swale £28Swale: £28Halton: £36Swale: £28Halton: £36Swale: £26Halton: £34

    £36£36£34Halton is higher£28£28£26

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halton £756, Swale £518Swale: £518Halton: £756Swale: £521Halton: £760Swale: £492Halton: £717

    £756£760£717Halton is higher£518£521£492

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Halton £191, Swale £204Swale: £204Halton: £191Swale: £205Halton: £192Swale: £193Halton: £181

    £191£192£181Swale is higher£204£205£193

  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: Halton £172, Swale £177Swale: £177Halton: £172Swale: £177Halton: £173Swale: £168Halton: £163

    £172£173£163Swale is higher£177£177£168

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

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Halton £2,193, Swale £1,957Swale: £1,957Halton: £2,193Swale: £1,965Halton: £2,202Swale: £1,856Halton: £2,080

    £2,193£2,202£2,080Halton is higherDepends on how you count£1,957£1,965£1,856

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halton £253, Swale £188Swale: £188Halton: £253Swale: £189Halton: £254Swale: £178Halton: £240

    £253£254£240Halton is higher£188£189£178

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

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Halton £424, Swale £285Swale: £285Halton: £424Swale: £286Halton: £426Swale: £270Halton: £402

    £424£426£402Halton is higher£285£286£270

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

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Halton £7.67, Swale £7.90Swale: £7.90Halton: £7.67Swale: £7.93Halton: £7.71Swale: £7.49Halton: £7.28

    £7.67£7.71£7.28Swale is higher£7.90£7.93£7.49

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

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Halton £9.82, Swale £9.10Swale: £9.10Halton: £9.82Swale: £9.14Halton: £9.86Swale: £8.63Halton: £9.31

    £9.82£9.86£9.31Halton is higherDepends on how you count£9.10£9.14£8.63

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halton £7.65, Swale £6.07Swale: £6.07Halton: £7.65Swale: £6.10Halton: £7.69Swale: £5.76Halton: £7.26

    £7.65£7.69£7.26Halton is higher£6.07£6.10£5.76

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

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Halton 1,033.7, Swale 1,026.2Swale: 1,026.2Halton: 1,033.7

    1,033.7Halton is higherDepends on how you count1,026.2

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

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Halton 142.8, Swale 108.8Swale: 108.8Halton: 142.8

    142.8Halton is higher108.8

  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: Halton 177.6, Swale 158.7Swale: 158.7Halton: 177.6

    177.6Halton is higherDepends on how you count158.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halton 111.2, Swale 81.0Swale: 81.0Halton: 111.2

    111.2Halton is higher81.0

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

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Halton 251.4, Swale 212.3Swale: 212.3Halton: 251.4

    251.4Halton is higherDepends on how you count212.3

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Halton 37.3, Swale 40.2Swale: 40.2Halton: 37.3

    37.3Swale is higher40.2

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Halton and Swale, per person in the age group
MeasureHaltonSwaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,338£5,361£5,063£4,743£4,763£4,499Halton
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,205£13,261£12,526£12,903£12,958£12,239Halton
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,806£2,818£2,662£2,435£2,446£2,310Halton
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,726£11,776£11,122£11,681£11,731£11,080Halton
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£566£568£537£444£446£421Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£877£881£832£750£753£711Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£36£36£34£28£28£26Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£518£521£492Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£204£205£193Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£172£173£163£177£177£168Swale
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,193£2,202£2,080£1,957£1,965£1,856Halton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£188£189£178Halton
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£424£426£402£285£286£270Halton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.67£7.71£7.28£7.90£7.93£7.49Swale
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.82£9.86£9.31£9.10£9.14£8.63Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.65£7.69£7.26£6.07£6.10£5.76Halton
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,033.71,026.2Halton
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026142.8108.8Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026177.6158.7Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.281.0Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026251.4212.3Halton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202637.340.2Swale

Per resident

Halton is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Swale 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

Halton Swale

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Halton £5,338, Swale £4,743Swale: £4,743Halton: £5,338Swale: £4,763Halton: £5,361Swale: £4,499Halton: £5,063

    £5,338£5,361£5,063Halton is higherDepends on how you count£4,743£4,763£4,499

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Halton £2,387, Swale £2,335Swale: £2,335Halton: £2,387Swale: £2,344Halton: £2,398Swale: £2,214Halton: £2,265

    £2,387£2,398£2,265Halton is higherDepends on how you count£2,335£2,344£2,214

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Halton £1,742, Swale £1,492Swale: £1,492Halton: £1,742Swale: £1,499Halton: £1,750Swale: £1,416Halton: £1,653

    £1,742£1,750£1,653Halton is higherDepends on how you count£1,492£1,499£1,416

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Halton £2,120, Swale £2,114Swale: £2,114Halton: £2,120Swale: £2,123Halton: £2,129Swale: £2,005Halton: £2,011

    £2,120£2,129£2,011Halton is higherDepends on how you count£2,114£2,123£2,005

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Halton £102, Swale £80Swale: £80Halton: £102Swale: £81Halton: £103Swale: £76Halton: £97

    £102£103£97Halton is higher£80£81£76

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Halton £159, Swale £136Swale: £136Halton: £159Swale: £136Halton: £159Swale: £129Halton: £150

    £159£159£150Halton is higherDepends on how you count£136£136£129

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Halton £6.50, Swale £5.03Swale: £5.03Halton: £6.50Swale: £5.05Halton: £6.53Swale: £4.77Halton: £6.17

    £6.50£6.53£6.17Halton is higher£5.03£5.05£4.77

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Halton £756, Swale £518Swale: £518Halton: £756Swale: £521Halton: £760Swale: £492Halton: £717

    £756£760£717Halton is higher£518£521£492

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Halton £191, Swale £204Swale: £204Halton: £191Swale: £205Halton: £192Swale: £193Halton: £181

    £191£192£181Swale is higher£204£205£193

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Halton £107, Swale £108Swale: £108Halton: £107Swale: £109Halton: £107Swale: £103Halton: £101

    £107£107£101Swale is higher£108£109£103

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Halton £1,362, Swale £1,199Swale: £1,199Halton: £1,362Swale: £1,204Halton: £1,367Swale: £1,138Halton: £1,292

    £1,362£1,367£1,292Halton is higherDepends on how you count£1,199£1,204£1,138

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Halton £253, Swale £188Swale: £188Halton: £253Swale: £189Halton: £254Swale: £178Halton: £240

    £253£254£240Halton is higher£188£189£178

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Halton £263, Swale £174Swale: £174Halton: £263Swale: £175Halton: £264Swale: £165Halton: £250

    £263£264£250Halton is higher£174£175£165

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Halton £4.77, Swale £4.84Swale: £4.84Halton: £4.77Swale: £4.86Halton: £4.79Swale: £4.59Halton: £4.52

    £4.77£4.79£4.52Swale is higher£4.84£4.86£4.59

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Halton £6.09, Swale £5.58Swale: £5.58Halton: £6.09Swale: £5.60Halton: £6.12Swale: £5.29Halton: £5.78

    £6.09£6.12£5.78Halton is higherDepends on how you count£5.58£5.60£5.29

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Halton £7.65, Swale £6.07Swale: £6.07Halton: £7.65Swale: £6.10Halton: £7.69Swale: £5.76Halton: £7.26

    £7.65£7.69£7.26Halton is higher£6.07£6.10£5.76

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Halton 186.9, Swale 185.7Swale: 185.7Halton: 186.9

    186.9Halton is higherDepends on how you count185.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halton 25.8, Swale 19.7Swale: 19.7Halton: 25.8

    25.8Halton is higher19.7

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halton 32.1, Swale 28.7Swale: 28.7Halton: 32.1

    32.1Halton is higherDepends on how you count28.7

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halton 111.2, Swale 81.0Swale: 81.0Halton: 111.2

    111.2Halton is higher81.0

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Halton 156.2, Swale 130.1Swale: 130.1Halton: 156.2

    156.2Halton is higherDepends on how you count130.1

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Halton 23.2, Swale 24.6Swale: 24.6Halton: 23.2

    23.2Swale is higher24.6

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Halton and Swale, per resident
MeasureHaltonSwaleHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,338£5,361£5,063£4,743£4,763£4,499Halton
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,387£2,398£2,265£2,335£2,344£2,214Halton
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,742£1,750£1,653£1,492£1,499£1,416Halton
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,120£2,129£2,011£2,114£2,123£2,005Halton
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£102£103£97£80£81£76Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£159£159£150£136£136£129Halton
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£6.50£6.53£6.17£5.03£5.05£4.77Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£756£760£717£518£521£492Halton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£191£192£181£204£205£193Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£107£107£101£108£109£103Swale
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,362£1,367£1,292£1,199£1,204£1,138Halton
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£253£254£240£188£189£178Halton
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£263£264£250£174£175£165Halton
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.77£4.79£4.52£4.84£4.86£4.59Swale
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£6.09£6.12£5.78£5.58£5.60£5.29Halton
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.65£7.69£7.26£6.07£6.10£5.76Halton
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026186.9185.7Halton
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202625.819.7Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202632.128.7Halton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026111.281.0Halton
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.2130.1Halton
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202623.224.6Swale

Total

Halton is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Swale on 14. 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

Halton Swale

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Halton £700.6m, Swale £753.0mSwale: £753.0mHalton: £700.6mSwale: £756.2mHalton: £703.6mSwale: £714.3mHalton: £664.5m

    £700.6m£703.6m£664.5mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£753.0m£756.2m£714.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Halton £313.3m, Swale £370.6mSwale: £370.6mHalton: £313.3mSwale: £372.2mHalton: £314.7mSwale: £351.5mHalton: £297.2m

    £313.3m£314.7m£297.2mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£370.6m£372.2m£351.5m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Halton £228.7m, Swale £236.9mSwale: £236.9mHalton: £228.7mSwale: £237.9mHalton: £229.7mSwale: £224.7mHalton: £216.9m

    £228.7m£229.7m£216.9mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£236.9m£237.9m£224.7m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Halton £278.2m, Swale £335.5mSwale: £335.5mHalton: £278.2mSwale: £337.0mHalton: £279.4mSwale: £318.3mHalton: £263.9m

    £278.2m£279.4m£263.9mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£335.5m£337.0m£318.3m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Halton £13.4m, Swale £12.7mSwale: £12.7mHalton: £13.4mSwale: £12.8mHalton: £13.5mSwale: £12.1mHalton: £12.7m

    £13.4m£13.5m£12.7mHalton is higher£12.7m£12.8m£12.1m

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halton £20.8m, Swale £21.5mSwale: £21.5mHalton: £20.8mSwale: £21.6mHalton: £20.9mSwale: £20.4mHalton: £19.8m

    £20.8m£20.9m£19.8mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£21.5m£21.6m£20.4m

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

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Halton £0.85m, Swale £0.80mSwale: £0.80mHalton: £0.85mSwale: £0.80mHalton: £0.86mSwale: £0.76mHalton: £0.81m

    £0.85m£0.86m£0.81mHalton is higher£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halton £99.3m, Swale £82.3mSwale: £82.3mHalton: £99.3mSwale: £82.6mHalton: £99.7mSwale: £78.1mHalton: £94.2m

    £99.3m£99.7m£94.2mHalton is higher£82.3m£82.6m£78.1m

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

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Halton £25.1m, Swale £32.3mSwale: £32.3mHalton: £25.1mSwale: £32.5mHalton: £25.2mSwale: £30.7mHalton: £23.8m

    £25.1m£25.2m£23.8mSwale is higher£32.3m£32.5m£30.7m

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halton £14.0m, Swale £17.2mSwale: £17.2mHalton: £14.0mSwale: £17.3mHalton: £14.1mSwale: £16.3mHalton: £13.3m

    £14.0m£14.1m£13.3mSwale is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Halton £178.7m, Swale £190.4mSwale: £190.4mHalton: £178.7mSwale: £191.2mHalton: £179.5mSwale: £180.6mHalton: £169.5m

    £178.7m£179.5m£169.5mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£190.4m£191.2m£180.6m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Halton £33.2m, Swale £29.9mSwale: £29.9mHalton: £33.2mSwale: £30.0mHalton: £33.3mSwale: £28.3mHalton: £31.5m

    £33.2m£33.3m£31.5mHalton is higher£29.9m£30.0m£28.3m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Halton £34.6m, Swale £27.7mSwale: £27.7mHalton: £34.6mSwale: £27.8mHalton: £34.7mSwale: £26.3mHalton: £32.8m

    £34.6m£34.7m£32.8mHalton is higher£27.7m£27.8m£26.3m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Halton £0.63m, Swale £0.77mSwale: £0.77mHalton: £0.63mSwale: £0.77mHalton: £0.63mSwale: £0.73mHalton: £0.59m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.59mSwale is higher£0.77m£0.77m£0.73m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Halton £0.80m, Swale £0.88mSwale: £0.88mHalton: £0.80mSwale: £0.89mHalton: £0.80mSwale: £0.84mHalton: £0.76m

    £0.80m£0.80m£0.76mSwale is higherDepends on how you count£0.88m£0.89m£0.84m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Halton £1.0m, Swale £0.96mSwale: £0.96mHalton: £1.0mSwale: £0.97mHalton: £1.0mSwale: £0.91mHalton: £0.95m

    £1.0m£1.0m£0.95mHalton is higher£0.96m£0.97m£0.91m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Halton 24,528, Swale 29,476Swale: 29,476Halton: 24,528

    24,528Swale is higherDepends on how you count29,476

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Halton 3,389, Swale 3,126Swale: 3,126Halton: 3,389

    3,389Halton is higher3,126

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

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Halton 4,214, Swale 4,559Swale: 4,559Halton: 4,214

    4,214Swale is higherDepends on how you count4,559

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

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Halton 14,589, Swale 12,865Swale: 12,865Halton: 14,589

    14,589Halton is higher12,865

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Halton 20,494, Swale 20,655Swale: 20,655Halton: 20,494

    20,494Swale is higherDepends on how you count20,655

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

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Halton 3,038, Swale 3,909Swale: 3,909Halton: 3,038

    3,038Swale is higher3,909

Show the numbers
Halton and Swale, total
MeasureHaltonSwaleHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£700.6m£703.6m£664.5m£753.0m£756.2m£714.3mSwale
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£313.3m£314.7m£297.2m£370.6m£372.2m£351.5mSwale
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£228.7m£229.7m£216.9m£236.9m£237.9m£224.7mSwale
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£278.2m£279.4m£263.9m£335.5m£337.0m£318.3mSwale
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£13.4m£13.5m£12.7m£12.7m£12.8m£12.1mHalton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£20.8m£20.9m£19.8m£21.5m£21.6m£20.4mSwale
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.85m£0.86m£0.81m£0.80m£0.80m£0.76mHalton
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£99.3m£99.7m£94.2m£82.3m£82.6m£78.1mHalton
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£25.1m£25.2m£23.8m£32.3m£32.5m£30.7mSwale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£14.0m£14.1m£13.3m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mSwale
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£178.7m£179.5m£169.5m£190.4m£191.2m£180.6mSwale
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£33.2m£33.3m£31.5m£29.9m£30.0m£28.3mHalton
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£34.6m£34.7m£32.8m£27.7m£27.8m£26.3mHalton
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.59m£0.77m£0.77m£0.73mSwale
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.80m£0.76m£0.88m£0.89m£0.84mSwale
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£1.0m£1.0m£0.95m£0.96m£0.97m£0.91mHalton
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,52829,476Swale
Pension Credittotal, March 20263,3893,126Halton
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,2144,559Swale
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202614,58912,865Halton
Universal Credittotal, May 202620,49420,655Swale
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20263,0383,909Swale

Sources

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

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  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.